Podcast Playlist

Fall debuts worth sharing

Podcasts that pair well with (or without) pumpkin spice latte.
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Podcasts featured this week:

Full Canadian Broadcast Version:

1. The Fridge Light

Join top food writer Chris Nuttall-Smith for an obsessive, fascinating journey through the hidden stories of the things we eat. Like the importance of yeast in our diet. Full episode link.

2. Showcase: Ways of Hearing

The surprising ways digital audio has affected our sense of timing. Full Episode Link.

3. Conversations with People Who Hate Me

Dylan Marron makes popular social justice videos for the Internet, so he gets a lot of hate in the comments. He speaks with Chris, a man who sent him a hurtful message. Full episode link.

4. 36 Questions

In this podcast musical, a couple attempts to bring their marriage back from the brink of divorce using 36 revealing questions designed to make strangers fall in love. Starring Tony-nominee Jonathan Groff and breakout talent Jessie Shelton. Full episode link.

5. Within the Wires

"Museum Audio Tours," tells its fictional story in the guise of ten audio museum guides. Over the course of a decade, these audio tours reveal the clues to a mysterious disappearance. Full episode link.

6. Venturing Out

To make it in the music industry you also have to have some entrepreneurial know how. Musician Jann Arden shares the practical lessons she learned along the way. Full episode link.


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