Two friends casually discuss history while weaving in current pop culture and personal anecdotes

Pull up a chair at a sumptuous soirée where Deborah Wastell is joined by a guest co-host who selects an enticing guest list packed with women who’ve given them food for thought.

A look at the best and worst moments of unscripted TV history, from cult documentaries to trashy early 2000s reality tv. High-brow analysis of the low-brow trash we love.

Welcome to The Dinner Party Download, a fast and funny hour of culture, food and conversation: “public radio’s arts & leisure section.” In every episode you’ll learn a joke; bone up on an odd bit of history and then wash it down with a themed cocktail recipe; meet artists of note; have your burning etiquette questions answered; savor an emerging food trend; and hear your new favorite song. Plus, unconventional wisdom from hosts Rico Gagliano and Brendan Francis Newnam.

Creative Ventures by Mike History

Explore world history through the small things that have shaped it.

Life at work can be funny, challenging, ridiculous, and -- yes, even satisfying. Here at Safe For Work, we're all about helping you find balance and happiness in your career. After all, many of us spend more time with our co-workers and clients than with our friends and family. Hosts Liz Dolan and Rico Gagliano give advice on everything from how to avoid burnout on the job to how to fake an illness when you're calling in sick. We also talk to experts about those moments at the office that ca ...

Famous scandals, true crime, celeb dramas, conspiracy theories, politics, amazing people throughout history... if it's an incredible story, hilarious hosts comedian Rosie Waterland and Jacob Stanley will tell you about it without bogging you down with any of the boring bits. You'll get just the gist of what you need to know - only get the juiciest, most entertaining details (you know, the ones that make you look very smart and interesting when you repeat them at a dinner party).

A book podcast hosted by writing partners Amy Helmes and Kim Askew. Guests include biographers, journalists, authors, and cultural historians discussing lost classics by women writers.

Bitcoin. Crypto. Blockchain. Familiar words, but what do they ACTUALLY mean? And why so much hype? What are the big-picture ramifications for the world? Is blockchain, the tech behind Bitcoin, really the most incredible innovation since the Internet? Become the cryptocurrency expert with this FREE AUDIOBOOK PODCAST! Learn the tech, the history, and the economic theory that underpins it all. Maxim Beatty is a trained economist & investor, in the crypto community since 2013, building, organisi ...

Food intersects with our lives in more ways than we think. Food52's Burnt Toast podcast chases those stories to give listeners the perfect pieces of snackable dinner-party fodder—all inside of a commute's time.

Who has time for lengthy history lessons? Not us! That's why we created Surface Knowledge, the podcast that delivers just enough info to impress your friends and family (or at least get you through those awkward social events). Join award-winning journalist and podcast presenter Max Kurton as he shares his vast (surface) knowledge on everything from the wildest hoaxes in history to the secret languages of flowers. With Surface Knowledge, you'll never be caught off guard at a dinner party aga ...

In Season 2 of the series we will share a new collection of surprising and unusual stories from the history of science. In each episode we will feature two seemingly unrelated stories from the past. Then, Dan Riskin will connect the dots between those stories and offer insight into how that history impacts modern medical research. We are learning from the past so we can understand the present, and inform the future. Along the way we will learn how a professor at Stanford turned mild mannered ...

Finding balance in a chaotic world, 2 best friends wanted to bring a little laughter and fun... Join Betty B. (aka BB) and Betty V. (aka V) every Monday as they take you on a magical journey of knowledge and some of the most random conversations in between. Politically incorrect and totally badass (at least in their own minds). The Bettys are 2 self proclaimed experts in absolutely nothing! Whether you grew up in a well-rounded home with the full “American Dream”, a totally dysfunctional hom ...