More or Less :: The world’s busiest shipping lanes
Have you ever wondered about shipping lanes? Me neither. But it turns out the management that goes into making them work smoothly is quite fascinating.
Lost at the Smithsonian :: The Original Muppets
Jim Henson’s Muppets redefined puppetry and the possibilities of television entertainment. The Smithsonian holds 30 early Muppets that help the story of Henson and his colleagues. Includes an interview by Aasif Mandvi with Frank Oz!
Hit Parade :: Rolling in God’s Royal Uptown Road Edition
Chris Molanphy expertly and entertainingly breaks down the trends in hit songs that charted in the 2010s. The episode made me oddly nostalgic for the decade that hasn’t even ended yet. Although, after having it broken down, I think I liked the hit music from the first half of the decade better than the second half.
Running tally of 2019 Podcast of the Week appearances:
- Afropop Worldwide – 1
- AirSpace – 1
- The Anthropocene Reviewed – 1
- BackStory – 6
- Best of the Left– 5
- Code Switch – 5
- Decoder Ring – 4
- Dolly Parton’s America – 2
- Fresh Air – 8
- Futility Closet – 1
- Have You Heard? – 1
- Hidden Brain – 2
- Hit Parade – 6
- Household Name – 1
- Hub History – 7
- Lost at the Smithsonian – 3
- Lost Notes – 1
- Memory Palace – 6
- More or Less – 4
- More Perfect – 2
- The Moth – 1
- 99% Invisible – 13
- The New Yorker Radio Hour – 1
- Next Left – 1
- On the Media – 4
- Planet Money – 3
- Planet Money: The Indicator – 1
- Re:Sound – 1
- Radiolab – 3
- Radio Boston – 3
- The Report – entire series
- Science Talk – 1
- 1619 Project – 4
- 60 Second Science – 1
- Smithsonian Sidedoor – 3
- Sound Opinions – 4
- StoryCorps – 2
- 30 for 30 Podcasts – 2
- This American Life – 4
- Tiny Desk Concert – 1
- Throughline – 8
- To the Best of Our Knowledge – 1
- Tomorrow Society – 1
- Travel with Rick Steves – 1
- The Truth – 3
- Twenty Thousand Hertz – 5
- The War on Cars – 4
- WBUR News – 6
- We Need Some Milk – 1
- Wedway Radio – 1
- What Next – 1
- You Must Remember This – entire 6-part series on Song of the South
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