Hit Parade :: La Vida Loca Edición
A history of Spanish-language hit songs on the Billboard Top 100 from the 1960s to the present with a special emphasis on Latin crossover artists Ricky Martin, Jennifer Lopez, and Shakira.
Memory Palace :: Stories to Wash Hands By
Twenty stories of historical events that last twenty seconds each, the perfect length of time to wash your hands. Whether or not this is practical (I mean if you push play on your device before your hands are clean it will be contaminated, no) the stories are all very interesting tidbits of history.
Radiolab :: Every Day is Ignaz Semmelweis Day
The story of the Viennese doctor who determined that medical professionals should wash their hands to prevent the spread of deadly infections long before germ theory was even understood.
The mindblowing adventures of Virginia Hall who worked as a spy in occupied France during World War II, helping establish resistance networks.
60 Second Science :: Bird Fossil Shared Earth with T. rex
Scientists discover evidence of the earliest modern bird, the Wonderchicken.
Running Tally of Podcast of the Week Appearances in 2020
- Anthropocene Reviewed – 2
- Afropop Worldwide – 1
- BackStory – 3
- Best of the Left – 2
- Decoder Ring – 2
- Fresh Air – 3
- Futility Closet – 2
- Have You Heard – 1
- Hidden Brain – 2
- Hit Parade – 2
- Hub History – 1
- LeVar Burton Reads – 1
- Memory Palace – 2
- More Than Enough – 4
- 99% Invisible – 1
- 60-Second Science – 2
- Radio Boston – 1
- Radiolab – 1
- Risk! – 1
- Science Talk – 2
- Smithsonian Sidedoor – 2
- This American Life – 1
- Throughline – 6
- The Tomorrow Society – 1
- Twenty Thousand Hertz – 2
- Wedway Radio – 1
- What Next – 2
