Tag: Skimm’d from The Couch

This Week in Podcasts: The power of Las Vegas, the Ezra Klein/Sam Harris debate and crying with the cast of “This is Us” (#9)

Post author By Michael Yessis
Post date April 13, 2018

It’s Friday again and I’ve got tacos in my future. All is well. Thanks for reading! 8 Pod Takes: Provocative Thoughts From This Week’s Podcasts 1) “What happens when the thing that you’re really good at is the thing that is killing your soul.” Listen: Pop Culture Happy Hour: Barry (7:05) That’s Eric Deggans, who adds, […]

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This Week in Podcasts: Sister Jean, a new true crime binge and the benefits of not listening to your mother (#7)

Post author By Michael Yessis
Post date March 30, 2018

Greetings from Chicago, where I’m feeling the city’s love for Sister Jean. Look for her in the newsletter — and for a few format tweaks. I’m still calibrating based on your feedback. Send any suggestions, thoughts, etc. for future newsletters my way. Thanks for reading! 8 Pod Takes: Provocative Thoughts From This Week’s Podcasts 1) […]

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This Week in Podcasts: Atlanta Monster’s finale, beautiful trash and debating Jay-Z’s travel preference (#6)

Post author By Michael Yessis
Post date March 23, 2018

Happy Friday. It’s a landmark newsletter today: We’ve used our first umlaut, along with the usual great takes and binge recommendations. Also, our new section debuts: Podcast reviews and recommendations. Thanks for reading! 10 Pod Takes: Provocative Thoughts From This Week’s Podcasts 1) “The real lesson … is just how beautiful something that’s seen as […]

Tags 99% Invisible, Anna Faris is Unqualified, Atlanta Monster, Bon Appetit Foodcast, Bookworm, Bullseye with Jesse Thorn, Comedy Bang! Bang!, Culture Gabfest, Edge of Fame, Endless Thread, Freakonomics Radio, Great Debates, House of Carbs, How I Built This with Guy Raz, How to Be Amazing with Michael Ian Black, How to Keep Your Day Job, I Have to Ask, ID10T, It’s Been a Minute with Sam Sanders, Let’s Talk Bitcoin!, Maltin on Movies, Oprah's SuperSoul Conversations, Pod Save America, Recode Decode, Recode Media with Peter Kafka, Skimm’d from The Couch, Sound Opinions, StartUp, Ted Talks Daily, The Adam Carolla Show, The Bill Simmons Podcast, The Bob Lefsetz Podcast, The Moment With Brian Koppelman, The New Yorker Radio Hour, The PosCast, The Rewatchables, The Watch, This Movie Changed Me, This Week in Travel, Today Explained, WorkLife with Adam Grant, WTF with Marc Maron

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This Week in Podcasts: Seeing mom while in prison, dad on the Millennium Falcon, and the most compelling pod of 2018 (#5)

Post author By Michael Yessis
Post date March 16, 2018

10 Pod Takes 1) “I don’t know how to hug my mom.” Ear Hustle: Firsts, March 14 (7:31) The heartbreaking words of Adnan Khan, before greeting his mother the first time she visits him in prison. He’d been locked up for 10 years. It’s the centerpiece story of an incredible first episode of Ear Hustle’s second season. 2) […]

Tags All Songs Considered, American History Tellers, Another Mother Runner, Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard, Bookworm, Dear Hank & John, Ear Hustle, Eater Upsell, Freakonomics Radio, Fresh Air, Heaven's Gate, Here’s the Thing with Alec Baldwin, Hidden Brain, I Have to Ask, ID10T, If Then, Invisibilia, It’s Been a Minute with Sam Sanders, Longform Podcast, Pardon My Take, Planet Fútbol with Grant Wahl, Pod Save America, Pop Culture Happy Hour, Punch Up the Jam, Recode Decode, Skimm’d from The Couch, The Adam Carolla Show, The Bill Simmons Podcast, The Bob Lefsetz Podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, The Moment With Brian Koppelman, The Rewatchables, The Sporkful, The Wolf Den, Trumpcast, Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, WTF with Marc Maron

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This Week in Podcasts: Information warfare, food fights and romantic ideas of New Jersey (#4)

Post author By Michael Yessis
Post date March 9, 2018

10 Pod Takes 1) “I, for one, am very excited to stay at the Trump Pyongyang.” Pod Save America: “Give Ruth a Break.” (LIVE from Houston, March 9 (6:05) Jon Lovett senses a motive in President Trump’s acceptance of Kim Jong Un’s invitation to talk. 2) “We all need to cultivate a more relaxed attitude about […]

Tags All Songs Considered, Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard, Bullseye with Jesse Thorn, Celebration Rock, Deviate with Rolf Potts, Falling Uphill, Forked Up, Fresh Air, Happy Hour, I Am Rapaport, Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air, Lovett or Leave It, Pardon My Take, Planet Fútbol with Grant Wahl, Pod Save America, Recode Decode, Rockin' the Suburbs, Skimm’d from The Couch, Stay Tuned with Preet, Still Processing, The Axe Files with David Axelrod, The Bill Simmons Podcast, The Ezra Klein Show, The Goop Podcast, The J.J. Redick Podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, The Moment With Brian Koppelman, The New Yorker Radio Hour, The Nod, The PosCast, The Sporkful, The Tim Ferriss Show, The Watch, This Movie Changed Me, This Week in Travel, WTF with Marc Maron

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This Week in Podcasts: Dissecting the Netflix effect, Afrofuturism and mutant bears (#2)

Post author By Michael Yessis
Post date February 23, 2018

Subscribe to This Week in Podcasts! Enter your email below and every Friday I’ll email you a skimmable recap of the week’s podcasts, highlighting provocative takes, great binges, new pods and a comprehensive list of notable podcast guests. 10 Pod Takes 1) “When you get crushed and you live to fight another day, you realize […]

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This Week in Podcasts: Black Panther, the beauty of simplicity, horrific guys in the White House and more (#1)

Post author By Michael Yessis
Post date February 16, 2018

10 Pod Takes 1) “The one problem you have at the Trump White House is you are surrounded 100 percent by people who would work at the Trump White House.” Pod Save America: “The worst Cirque du Soleil ever.” (LIVE from Las Vegas), Feb. 12 (9:42) Says Jon Lovett. What ever could he be talking […]