In the past, I have recommended many podcasts from the Freaknonomics network such as Freakonomics, People I Mostly Admire, and No Stupid Questions. The newest podcast to be released under their network is called Freakonomics, M.D. Freakonomics, M.D. is hosted by Bapu Jena, who has one of the more interesting (and impressive backgrounds) you will…
Land of the Giants is a podcast series that I have mentioned before with Land of the Giants: Delivery Wars; however, there is also a series called Land of the Giants: The Google Empire. In the Google series, Vox goes into detail about what makes Google so special and different as a company (looking back…
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Food delivery is an industry that has seen massive growth during the pandemic, and it is almost assuredly going to be a major part of people’s lives in the future. However, it is also a controversial industry, and one that benefits certain players more than others. In the podcast “Land of the Giants Delivery Wars”,…
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Planet Money is a long-running podcast from NPR, with its original release being in September of 2008. This means that there are now hundreds, if not thousands of episodes available to listen to. Planet Money episodes cover a variety of topics, but they all have something to do with the economy, economics, or money (or…
Conan O’Brien is most well known for his late night talk show, but he also has a very successful podcast called Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend. I am not really into late night talk shows, and I have actually never watched O’Brien’s show. However, it is clear that his time as a TV host has…
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Sports, and the NBA in particular, are a significant interest of mine, and the podcast Whistleblower did a good job of investigating one of the biggest NBA scandals of all time. Tim Donaghy is a former NBA ref most famous for being the ref charged with manipulating the results of the NBA games. He manipulated…
March 11th, 2020 is a day that I will always remember. I remember that I was in Japan at the time, and I was really excited for major events such as baseball season, March Madness, and F1 season to start. However, the whole world changed on March 11th after Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19.…
While it may seem like baseball season just ended, the 2021 MLB season is starting again on April 1st. This year, there is going to be a full season (if everything goes as planned) of 162 games, compared to the 60 game sprint that happened last year. While baseball is not my favorite sport to…
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NBA Top Shot is a world I have really been diving into recently, and the marketplace can be an incredibly complex place to try and understand. Since I was relatively late to finding out about NBA Top Shot, there is a lot of terminology and information that I have to catch up on. While there…
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One of my favorite shows on TV used to be the CBS show Survivor. For those who have not watched the show before, Survivor puts a bunch of people on a random island and has them compete in physical and mental challenges. There is a ton of strategy involved, and it is one of the…
Read more Favorite Podcast Episodes: People I Mostly Admire January 29th Episode (Yul Kwon)
