WORKING: September 2025 podcast playlist
What can we learn from someone else’s job? Work takes up most of our waking hours, yet we rarely get to hear what other people’s jobs are really like. This podcast playlist explores work from the perspective of the people doing it. We hear from brain surgeons and New York City movers, garment workers and podcast hosts, switchboard telephone operators and press agents. Each story reveals the hidden complexities, surprises, and human moments that make every job unique.
TWINS: July 2024 podcast playlist
Twins captivate our curiosity because they embody the intrigue of nature’s genetic lottery. From identical twins, who share the same DNA and often exhibit uncanny similarities in appearance and behavior, to fraternal twins with distinct genetic makeup yet a unique bond forged from shared experiences in the womb, each pair offers a glimpse into the […]
TIME: October 2022 podcast playlist
A podcast playlist that explores the concept of time – from time travel to time zones to daylight savings time and beyond.
Hidden Brain producer, Rhaina Cohen
An interview with with Rhaina Cohen. Rhaina is the producer on the Hidden Brain episode, “Fake News: An Origin Story,” which we listened to as part of our listening list on Disinformation & Fake News.
Planet Money host, Sarah Gonzalez
In this interview, Jenna (chapter leader of the virtual chapter of PBC) chats with Sarah Gonzalez, host and reporter on the Planet Money podcast. The theme for the December PBC playlist was Homelessness and we listened to an episode of Planet Money titled “#913: Counting the Homeless,” which looked at ways communities are helping the homeless.
Homelessness: December 2019 Listening List
Homelessness and houselessness rates are reaching historic highs worldwide. Every city or region takes its own approach to solving homelessness, each attempt as unique as the local population. This month, we highlight some of the struggles and solutions communities are using to tackle these humanitarian crises.
Understanding China – June 2019 Playlist
6,000 years of history, 1.5 billion people, 56 ethnic groups, where football was invented, and not where the fortune cookie was invented! How much do you know about China? This month, let’s take a glimpse into the history, economy, and culture of China.
Robert Smith, reporter on Planet Money [Episode 24]
Adela chats with Robert Smith, one of the reporters from Planet Money that worked on the episode “The Dollar at the Center of the World” that we listened to as part of the podcast listening list on Money. Check out the other podcasts in this Money playlist mini-series, including the Money Playlist Roundup and the Interview […]
Money: Podcast Playlist
It’s been called bacon, benjamins, cheddar, coin, dinero, dough, moolah, scratch and slug… but we all know it best as money.
Passports & Citizenship: Podcast Playlist
This podcast playlist on “Passports & Citizenship” was curated by Kathy Pulkrabek, co-host of the XX Will Travel podcast, which is a podcast for independent women travelers. Kathy is also a card-carrying member of the PBC-Chicago chapter. As an American traveler, I’ve never really had to think about my citizenship or passport – one has […]
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