Best Jad Podcasts (2020)
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Radiolab is one of the most beloved podcasts and public radio shows in the world. The show is known for its deep-dive journalism and innovative sound design. Created in 2002 by host Jad Abumrad, the program began as an exploration of scientific inquiry. Over the years it has evolved to become a platform for long-form journalism and storytelling. Radiolab is co-hosted by Lulu Miller and Latif Nasser.
 
In this intensely divided moment, one of the few things everyone still seems to agree on is Dolly Parton—but why? That simple question leads to a deeply personal, historical, and musical rethinking of one of America’s great icons. Join us for a 9-episode journey into the Dollyverse. Hosted by Jad Abumrad, creator of Radiolab and More Perfect. Dolly Parton’s America is co-produced by WNYC Studios, home to great podcasts like Snap Judgement, Death, Sex & Money, and Nancy.
 
Sex therapist Shaunte discusses sex/relationship lifestyles with spunky married mom, Alison; free-spirited single actress, Leah; and culturally refined gay monogamous Oscar over selected bottles of red wine every other Wednesday. Wine expert Grace discusses each selection and shares wine facts and tips. Live Tweet with us during recordings and Call in from 8:30-9:30pm CST to participate in the discussion or ask questions or for advice. Phone number revealed on our Twitter account @redwinethe ...
 
Radiowaves is a show that takes you into the studios and behind the mics of the renowned voices of public radio and podcasting. Through long-form and intimate conversations, Radiowaves explores the minds of the likes of Ira Glass, Jad Abumrad, Amy Goodman, Peter Sagal, and many other radio greats. From their professional origins and the secrets of their craft to their views on politics and the media landscape: if you have ever been curious to learn more about the voices you listen to, this i ...
 
Some of the world's greatest artists, designers, photographers and architects showcase their work and visions onstage at the TED conference, TEDx events and partner events around the world. You can also download these and many other videos free on TED.com, with an interactive English transcript and subtitles in up to 80 languages. TED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading.
 
CNN chief international correspondent Clarissa Ward is a world-renowned conflict journalist who has reported from the Syrian border, the frontlines of Ukraine’s war against Russia, and, most recently, on the COVID-19 pandemic vaccine trials. She chronicles her experiences as a journalist in hot zones across the world in her new memoir, On All Fronts: The Education of a Journalist. In the latest installment of our “Full Bio” series, we take an in-depth look into the life of America’s longest- ...
 
Join The Newplex every week for what an alien scholar studying humanity might describe as "popular culture-based bants". We're talking movies, TV, comics, wrestling, music, and more all within a tight 60 mins(ish) of obscure references, heart palpitation-inducing rants, and unearned in-jokes from your fave supportive kings.
 
We are "Welofi" not "WeLoFi", please. Welofi is a music community and record label from Saint Petersburg, Russia. https://welofi.bandcamp.com/merch/welofi-from-russia-with-love-t-shirt RUSSIAN HOUSE HOOD For any collaborations / PREMIERES / demos please write art@welofi.com https://open.spotify.com/playlist/38ZMuWeglDL5Wd64uzhXDI @artemjka (RUS) A&R @Adam_bfd (FR) @Moodrich aka Mdmaxel (GER) @BADBADLUV (RUS) @Javier-Persabal (MEX) @Frrra (RUS) @NOTHING-WORKS (RUS) @BOYCHI (UA) @Zou_bisou (RU ...
 
We surprise some of the world's brightest minds with ideas they're not at all prepared to discuss. With host Jason Gots and special guests Neil Gaiman, Alan Alda, Salman Rushdie, Mary-Louise Parker, Richard Dawkins, Margaret Atwood, Sam Harris, Daniel Dennett, Saul Williams, Henry Rollins, Bill Nye, George Takei, Maria Popova, and many more . . . You've got 10 minutes with Einstein. What do you talk about? Black holes? Time travel? Why not gambling? The Art of War? Contemporary parenting? So ...
 
Do you live outside the world of straight white males (or aspire to)? From Hirah Media, each episode of Sample Space is a collection of narratives centered around a theme, like This American Life, for non-white folks. These are our stories, sad and sweet, funny and dramatic, familiar and strange. They are the stories of our lives, the stories of color, gender, abilities, culture ethnicity, age, and poverty. Ideas? Comments? Burning desire to be featured? Reach out at info@hirahmedia.com
 
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Host and co-creator of Radiolab, More Perfect, Dolly Parton’s America, and more, Jad Abumrad has inspired the sounds of thousands of podcasts and radio shows around the world (Kerning Cultures Network shows included). In this episode, he opens up about being raised in a Lebanese household in Tennessee, curious about the intersection of music and st…
 
Andy Panayi / Alien Recordings Tribute Show selected by https://soundcloud.com/luenfreeA² - Seriously (Alien Recordings 2019)A² - Feel The Rhythm (Alien Recordings 2019)A² - Take Me (Pantone Records 1993)Juno Lazermachine - Svetlana Savitskaya (Alien Imprints 2020)Marcus Coya & Cosmonaut - Ultimatum (Alien Imprints 2020)Stopouts - Ahead Of Us (Groo…
 
🍫 Mid-Day Squares is the producer of nutrition bars intended to serve a healthy afternoon snack. In only three years, Mid-Day Squares grew from an idea into a startup with over $2.7 Million in VC funding. The brains and co-founders behind Mid-Day Squares are Lezlie Karls, Jake Karls, and Nick Saltarelli. You can learn more about the company on http…
 
Melissa del Bosque is an investigative journalist covering the U.S.-Mexico border. “What I really want people to know is the context within which this traumatic event is happening. It doesn’t have to happen. It’s happening because certain people made certain decisions. Or they made a decision to do nothing. … There are laws, there are policies on t…
 
Actor Robin Lord Taylor (You, Gotham) performs a story about a single mom with two unruly sons. And later in the podcast, host Aparna Nancherla talks to Sarah Thyre about how she chose this story for a night at Selected Shorts. Join and give!: https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/symphonyspacenyc?code=SplashpageSee omnystudio.com/listener for priva…
 
Let me level with you: It's been a slow news week in the nerd culture world, and we were worried we'd have nothing to talk about in this ep - so we decided to wing it. In the event, we had *so* much to talk about it took us 20 mins to get onto the Nerdlines... So this week we're talking the CW/Arrowverse of DC TV shows, James Gunn & John Cena's upc…
 
Fresh one part of our podcast by Gofreeze -----Producer, DJ from Moscow who synthesizes sounds and rhythmics, experiments with various styles of electronic music. Also head of independent label @froufroufrourecordshttps://soundcloud.com/goodboyfrostyhttps://www.facebook.com/gbf.sound-----Podcast HQ download is available only for true house pirates …
 
Ghizlan Guenez always loved fashion. But, as she entered the corporate world, Ghizlan could never find modest yet fashionable clothing to suit her style and the women around her. In 2017, she founded The Modist, the first online luxury site for modest fashion. This episode was produced by Hebah Fisher and Alex Atack with editorial support by Dana B…
 
Reggie Ugwu is an arts reporter for The New York Times. “I find that even though I talk to celebrities or popular artists, I’m not all that interested in celebrity. I’m pretty uninterested in celebrity. But I’m really interested in creativity.” Thanks to Mailchimp for sponsoring this week's episode. Show notes: @uugwuu Ugwu on Longform Ugwu's New Y…
 
What if someone asked you to get infected with the COVID-19 virus, deliberately, in order to speed up the development of a vaccine? Would you do it? Would you risk your life to save others? For months, dozens of companies have been racing to create coronavirus vaccines. Finally, three have done it. But according to the experts, we’re not out of the…
 
Nicholas Pilkington is the CTO at DroneDeploy, a San Francisco based software drone company. DroneDeploy is a leading cloud software platform for commercial drones and is making the power of aerial data accessible and productive for everyone. You can learn more about DroneDeploy on: https://www.dronedeploy.com/…
 
Menagerie - Free ThingCarl Bert & The Cimarons - Slipping Into DarknessOYOBI - Don't Let It Go To Your HeadThe Urban Cru - Go (Chez Damier Classic Mix)Olsen - Radiant OmenDJ Maphorisa - Amantombazane (ft Samthing Soweto)IZCO and PK - Ps InDJ Q - All That I CouldRohan G - GTeno Afrika - Lerato La BassMara TK - Met At The River (ft Xenia Manasseh)Lar…
 
You may know Bernard Khoury from Johnnie Walker advertisements. He is the man behind some of Lebanon’s most iconic structures. Bernard takes us back to his childhood and the beginning of his architecture career, with his first major project, B 018, an underground nightclub that made global headlines, and tells us the impact that fame had on his wor…
 
Stephanie McCrummen is a national enterprise reporter at The Washington Post. “I do have to psych myself up. There’s always something awkward about it and that never goes away. … No matter how long I do this job, that part of it doesn’t get any easier. It’s always a bit awkward and you’re always sort of humbled when someone actually is willing to t…
 
Vivas Kumar is a global business leader and engineer who's worked at Tesla as a former Global Supply Chain Negotiator. He is earning his MBA at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and is simultaneously a Principal with Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, a leader in data and advisory services in Lithium-Ion battery and electric vehicle (EV) supply…
 
We've returned to lockdown, so this week the pod is being recorded from home (just like old times). Please forgive the sound of creaky doors, ice cream vans, or the industrial woodcutter as we navigate our new setup - but the takes are hot and the memes are hotter, don't you worry. This week: who will replace (if anyone) Johnny Depp as Grindelwald?…
 
Mona Ataya, a serial entrepreneur, started early by selling chewing gum in grade school. Now, she runs the region’s largest online baby store, Mumzworld. She talks about the balancing act of being a mom and running a leading e-commerce company and how her Palestinian background contributed to her entrepreneurial spirit. This episode was produced by…
 
Olivia Nuzzi is the White House correspondent for New York. “I don’t think that, broadly speaking, this a group of redeemable people. … But I do think there is tremendous value, in this first draft of history, trying to understand why the fuck they are like this. … There is value in understanding why these people are like this because they are the …
 
Sass Peress is the President and Founder at iSun Energy LLC. In 1988, at the age of 28, he founded ICP Solar Technologies, which would go on to become Quebec's first-ever solar panel manufacturer. Following an exit from ICP Solar in 2009, Sass help co-found a company that earned investments of over US$12M from General Motors and other venture capit…
 
VARIOUS ARTISTSThe Russian speaking mates still alive with our third big compilation titled "Whatever" - full of atmospheric music. What we got? - 27 strong bangers, let's see:Tracks by Moscow stars as Tagi and Dasha Ignatova under the strong bass line of rising DJBOEING flavored with deepest underground vibes from Mramora and Ftrmnk. UrbnMowgli's …
 
The highly anticipated podcast by Aniket Dabholkar a.k.a. @full-motion-disasterHe is primarily known for being the head honcho of Filth Inc (@filth-inc-official). Groovie music label & wellknown promotional channel from Mumbai, India.-----https://www.instagram.com/filth.inc/https://www.facebook.com/groups/363809177908627/-----Also, podcast HQ downl…
 
In this hour, moments and memories that mold the future. Life or death choices made in an instant, bygone mistakes, and letting go of grudges and guilt. This hour is hosted by Moth Senior Director Meg Bowles. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media. Hosted by: Meg Bowles Storytellers: Julie Pryor, Madele…
 
https://soundcloud.com/jad-leeZen In Space - Caterpillar Dub (Midnight Tenderness Remix)Youandewan - ColaDJ Metatron - A Perfect MissionGlenn Astro - Homespun (w. Ajnascent)Badmath - Ode To The HustleFantastic Man - Mazes ft. Memphis LKEluize - HideawayRoute 8 - Tomorrow Comes Today ft QuailsCarlinhos Santos e Grupo Céu - NagôVels Trio - Yellow Och…
 
Baboon troops. We all know they’re hierarchical. There’s the big brutish alpha male who rules with a hairy iron fist, and then there’s everybody else. Which is what Meg Crofoot thought too, before she used GPS collars to track the movements of a troop of baboons for a whole month. What she and her team learned from this data gave them a whole new u…
 
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