Freshest and Bestest Vol.2 : Even Fresher

New and excellent podcasts you need to hear right now.

1. Strong Opinions Loosely Held

"What's the obsession with the way women speak? If it's not vocal fry, it's upspeak." — Elisa Kreisinger on Just Shut Up.

The outrage regarding 'upspeak' is sexist. Here's why.

2. Hyphen

"Sometimes I've been nicknamed things like Parthenon or Parth-er like the character from PBS."  — Parth Shah, on Standard Out Cue

Your name is a set of sounds used to set you apart. But what happens if your sounds are too hard for some people to pronounce?

3. Embedded

"In criminal court, you're innocent until proven guilty. But in immigration court, the rules are different." — Reporter Caitlin Dickerson, on The Immigrant

One man and his family attempt to navigate the world of prisons, courts, judges and prosecutors. Otherwise known as the immigration system.

4. Invisibilia

"Rig culture back then: not for sissies." — Hanna Rosin, on The New Norm

It took a 64-year-old one-eyed French woman to turn a struggling oil rig team around.

5. UpTalk

"My Instinct is to go deep with you right away, because I don't know that Cheryl Strayed does small talk." — Rachel Giese on Episode 1: Cheryl Strayed talks fidelity, regrets

In the first episode from this new podcast from Chatelaine, host Rachel Giese digs into motherhood, regret and infidelity with the amazing Cheryl Strayed.

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