The Memory Palace :: Jackie Mitchell
The story of the first woman to play on a professional baseball team, most famous for pitching in an exhibition game against the New York Yankees and striking out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig.
Hidden Brain :: Radically Normal: How Gay Rights Activists Changed The Minds Of Their Opponents
The acceptance of LGBTQ people in the United States has improved radically in a short period of time. Hidden Brain explores what brought about the change in attitudes, and questions why other groups discriminated against have not seen as much positive change.
Twenty Thousand Hertz :: Birdsong
Why do birds suddenly appear every time you are near? Perhaps because they have something important to say.
99% Invisible :: Froebel’s Gifts
The origins of kindergarten date to the late 18th-century when Friedrich Froebel came up with the idea of teaching young children through the structured use of educational toys.
Running tally of Podcast of the Week appearances:
- Afropop Worldwide – 1
- The Anthropocene Reviewed – 1
- BackStory – 1
- Best of the Left– 1
- Code Switch – 2
- Decoder Ring – 1
- Fresh Air – 2
- Hidden Brain – 2
- Hit Parade – 1
- Household Name – 1
- Hub History – 1
- Memory Palace – 2
- More Perfect – 1
- 99% Invisible – 7
- The New Yorker Radio Hour – 1
- On the Media – 2
- Planet Money – 1
- Planet Money: The Indicator – 1
- Re:Sound – 1
- Radiolab – 1
- Radio Boston – 2
- 60 Second Science – 1
- Smithsonian Sidedoor – 2
- This American Life – 1
- Throughline – 4
- To the Best of Our Knowledge – 1
- Tomorrow Society – 1
- The Truth – 2
- Twenty Thousand Hertz – 2
- The War on Cars – 1
- WBUR News – 2
- We Need Some Milk – 1
- What Next – 1
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