Sara and Adela discuss the episodes on the PBC Chapter Leaders Favorite Episodes list and we hear from our chapter leaders in Moscow, San Francisco, Nairobi, New York, and Ames about what their chapter chose to do this month. We also get podcast recommendations from Phoebe Judge and Michael Ian Black! Find the full show notes on the web at: https://podcastbrunchclub.com/chapterchoice-roundup This is what they talked about: * PBC Chapter Leaders Favorite Episodes listening list *...

Sara and Adela discuss the Conversation listening list, which was curated for the PBC community by the one-and-only Adam Grant! The episodes included on the list were from Invisibilia, How’s Work? With Esther Perel, The Upgrade by Lifehacker, Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard, and WorkLife with Adam Grant. The episodes all had a theme of vulnerability and confrontation running through them. Then, they diverge to talk about other podcast recommendations. Find the full show notes on the web...

Jenna interviews Wendy Zukerman, the host of the amazing Science Vs podcast. Science Vs has been on a number of PBC listening lists, including our recent supplemental listening on Coronavirus, Nuclear Power, and Migration & Immigration. In normal days, Science Vs looks at fads and trends from the lens of science to help listeners suss out what is evidence-based. Since January 2020, meaning in these pandemic times, Science Vs has done some fantastic reporting on Coronavirus and upped...

Support PBC: * Become a monthly Patreon member (and get some bonus content) * Make a one-time donation via Paypal Sara and Adela discuss the Happiness listening list, which offers perspectives on what we can do as individuals to achieve happiness, what governments can do, and how happiness has become an industry. This is what they talked about: * Happiness listening list * Choir! Choir! Choir! * Some Good News by John Krasinski * “The Geography of Bliss” (book...

Support PBC: * Become a monthly Patreon member (and get some bonus content) * Make a one-time donation via Paypal In this episode, we’re joined by Andi Paradise, the former leader of our chapter in Santa Cruz, California. Back in January, we learned that Andi was diagnosed with terminal cancer and was given 6-24 months to live. To honor Andi and her contribution to PBC, we dedicated our March 2020 listening list on Happiness to her. In this episode, we talk to Andi about her life,...

Support PBC: * Become a monthly Patreon member (and get some bonus content) * Make a one-time donation via Paypal In this episode, we’re joined by Heather Welch, the leader of our chapter in Wellington, New Zealand. Heather and other members of the Wellington chapter curated our listening list on Nuclear Power. For the last 8 years, Heather has lived off the grid and documents her off-grid journey on her podcast, Sunshine & PowerCuts. She also organizes the semi-annual Sunshine...

Support PBC: * Become a monthly Patreon member (and get some bonus content) * Make a one-time donation via Paypal Sara and Adela discuss the Nuclear Power listening list, which offers an overview of nuclear power and raises the question of its future. They also veer off topic to discuss other podcasts they're enjoying lately. This is what they talked about: * Nuclear Power listening list * PBS “Command and Control” documentary * Supplementary listening list on...

In this interview, Stevie (chapter leader of our Minneapolis chapter) talks with Rhaina Cohen. Rhaina is the producer on the Hidden Brain episode, “Fake News: An Origin Story,” which we listened to as part of our listening list on Disinformation & Fake News. Rhaina’s podcast picks: * Patient Zero from New Hampshire Public Radio: “Patient Zero investigates the spaces where people and pathogens collide. It is a story about Lyme disease, but it is also a story about uncertainty, and...

Support PBC: * Become a monthly Patreon member (and get some bonus content) * Make a one-time donation via Paypal In this interview, Jenna (chapter leader of the virtual chapter of PBC) chats with Anil Dash, host of the Function with Anil Dash podcast. Here are the notes: * Theme for the January PBC playlist was Disinformation & Fake News. * We listened to an episode of Function with Anil Dash titled “How To Save the 2020 Election: Stopping Fake News.” In the episode,...

Support PBC: * Become a monthly Patreon member (and get some bonus content) * Make a one-time donation via Paypal We hand over the mic to Jenna (chapter leader of our virtual chapter) and Stevie (the PBC podcast audio editor and leader of our Minneapolis chapter) to take over this month’s roundup discussion. They discuss the Disinformation & Fake News listening list, which gets into the history, current landscape, and possible solutions around disinformation and fake news. They...

Adela and Sara discuss the Homelessness listening list, which highlight some of the struggles and solutions communities are using to tackle the issue of homelessness.  They also veer off topic to discuss other podcasts they're enjoying lately, including Finding Fred, Scattered, and Last Day. This is what we talked about: * Homelessness podcast listening list * Sara and Adela’s other podcast recommendations: * Finding Fred: a show about Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, a...

In this interview, Stevie (chapter leader of the Minneapolis chapter) chats with Matt Levin, co-host of the Gimme Shelter: The California Housing Crisis Podcast, which we was included in our December PBC playlist on Homelessness. PBC members worldwide listened to an episode “L.A., Houston mayors on housing and homelessness,” which was a collection of interviews with big city mayors on housing and homelessness. Gimme Shelter is produced by CalMatters, a nonpartisan, nonprofit journalism...

In this interview, Jenna (chapter leader of the virtual chapter of PBC) chats with Sarah Gonzalez, host and reporter on the Planet Money podcast. The theme for the December PBC playlist was Homelessness and we listened to an episode of Planet Money titled “#913: Counting the Homeless,” which looked at ways communities are helping the homeless. Sarah’s podcast picks: * Throughline - aims to explain the present day by looking back at history * Rough Translation – looks at the things...

Adela chats with a guest co-host, Zachary Davis, about the Free Will podcast listening list, which featured episodes that explore free will through various lenses, including science, philosophy, religion, and stories. This is what we talked about: * Free Will podcast listening list * Lyceum – an educational audio platform * Zach’s podcast picks: * The Constant: A History of Getting Things Wrong by Mark Chrisler * Words for Granted (on etymology) by Ray Belli This...

In this interview, Jenna (chapter leader of the virtual chapter of PBC) chats with Jay Acunzo, the host of the Unthinkable podcast. The theme for the October PBC playlist was “Disruption” and we listened to an episode of Unthinkable titled “How to Reinvent Live Music,” which highlights Sofar Sounds as a new way to experience music. Here’s a quick hit list of the things they talked about: * Podcast Brunch Club listening list on Disruption * Sofar Sounds * Hidden Connection...

Adela and Sara discuss the Disruption listening list, which explored the concept of disruption in both the business and the personal realms. This is what we talked about: * Disruption podcast listening list * “Disruptive Innovation” Wikipedia article * Episode where Adela interviews Whitney Johnson * Sound Education conference * The Allusionist live shows * Lyceum – a revolution in audio learning * Moonface – audiofiction about a young Korean man who wants to come...

In this interview, Adela chats with Whitney Johnson, the host of the Disrupt Yourself podcast. The theme for the October PBC playlist was “Disruption” and we listened to an episode of Disrupt Yourself with Whitney Johnson titled “#100: Take the Right Kinds of Risks.” Whitney is an absolute powerhouse. She is ranked on the Thinkers50 list, which is a global ranking of the 50 leading management thinkers and she’s an expert on disruptive innovation and personal disruption, a framework she...

Adela and Sara discuss the G series from Radiolab, which explored the concept of intelligence. They then diverge, as usual, to talk about other podcast recommendations. This is what we talked about: * Radiolab G series podcast listening list * Sara’s Audible Feast newsletter is back! * Passenger List: audio fiction from Radiotopia that tells the story of a woman whose brother is on a plane that disappears over the ocean and tries to find out what happened * Still Processing...

This is a special bonus episode that features the first episode of the Inside Podcasting podcast. Skye Pillsbury, the editor of the Inside Podcasting newsletter, is now the host of their new podcast. We're featuring the entirety of their first episode, which is an interview with Ian Chillag, the host of Everything is Alive. Get involved in the podcast discussion! Find out how Podcast Brunch Club works. * Join PBC: newsletter, in-person chapter, Facebook Group, twitter,...

Adela and Sara discuss the podcast playlist on Secrets, which included episodes from TED Radio Hour, The Tip Off, Family Secrets, and Showcase from Radiotopia. The playlist was curated by Becca Bryers, who hosts a podcast Multi Story. We talked about: * Secrets podcast listening list * Stevie’s interview with Maeve McClenaghan, the host of The Tip Off, in which she recommends another episode, “Burnt,” which tells the story of a reporter who follows a tip about a person involved in...

In this interview, Stevie chats with the creator behind Secrets series that appeared on the Showcase from Radiotopia podcast, Mohamed El Abed. Podcast Brunch Club members worldwide listened to the first episode in the Secrets series that ran on Showcase as part of our podcast listening list on the theme of Secrets. The episode, entitled “Secrets #1 – Discover a Secret,” begins to tell the story of Mohamed’s search to connect with his half-sister, who had been kept a secret for decades. The...

In this interview, Stevie (PBC chapter leader in Minneapolis) chats with the creator behind The Tip Off, Maeve McClenaghan. Podcast Brunch Club members worldwide listened to an episode of The Tip Off as part of our podcast listening list on the theme of Secrets. The episode, entitled “Ep. 18 All the President’s Club Men,” tells the story of Madison Marriage, a journalist for the Financial Times, who went undercover at an exclusive fundraising event to expose its sleazy underbelly. Here’s a...

Adela and Sara discuss the podcast playlist on Breaking the News, which included episodes from Crazy/Genius, After the Fact, Recode Decode, and The NewsWorthy. We talked about: * Breaking the News podcast listening list * PBC Virtual Chapter meets by videoconference every month * Lantigua Williams & Co is a new sponsor and produces some amazing podcasts including * 70 Million: a documentary podcast that tells the stories of how locals are addressing the role of jails in their...

In this interview, Adela chats with the founder of PostSecret, Frank Warren. PostSecret is a project that allows people to send in anonymous, decorated postcards with a secret on it. Frank gave a TED Talk in 2012 called “Half a Million Secrets,” which told the story of the PostSecret project and the impact of sharing a secret with a stranger. The TED Talk was featured on a recent TED Radio Hour episode called “Keeping Secrets” which the Podcast Brunch Club community is listening to as part of...

This interview is hosted by Steve, the leader of our Minneapolis chapter. Steve talks to Dan LeDuc, the host of After the Fact from The Pew Charitable Trusts. We featured an episode of After the Fact entitled “Finding Facts” on the podcast listening list on Breaking the News. Some of the things they talked about: * The Pew Charitable Trusts latest Trend journal feature on “The Future of Water” * Dan’s favorite episode of After the Fact is “Scientists at Work: 'The Jane Goodall of...