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Shaping Opinion host, Tim O’Brien

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10/09/20 • 40 min

A discussion with Tim O’Brien, the creator behind Shaping Opinion. Podcast Brunch Club members worldwide listened to and discussed “The 1st Amendment: 45 Words that Shaped America” from Shaping Opinion in September 2020 when the theme of the podcast listening list was FREEDOM OF SPEECH.

Find the full show notes on the web at: https://podcastbrunchclub.com/shaping-opinion-tim-obrien

This is what they talked about:

Freedom of Speech listening list from Podcast Brunch Club
Two of Tim’s favorite episodes of Shaping Opinion: “Story of a Song: Play That Funky Music” and “Nashville’s Bluebird Café”
Tim’s podcast pick: Within the Realm
Getting in touch with Tim: website, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn

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Audio editing and production by Katie DeFiore. Music included in this episode was “Rainbow” by Chad Crouch and “Paradise” by Misael Gauna.

Current Supporters include:

Podbean – use the code “pbc” for one month free on podcast hosting
70 Million – documentary podcast that investigates how locals are addressing the role of jails in their backyards
Critical Frequency – “a podcast network for everyone else”
Podkite – Chart Analytics and Marketing Attribution for Podcasters
Future Hindsight – a podcast seeking to spark civic engagement, inspire hope, and reinvigorate our social contract
How to Do the Pot – a podcast that answers women’s questions about cannabis
How Do We Fix It? – a solutions-oriented podcast exploring the world’s problems
Podchaser – “the IMDb of podcasts”
Podyssey – an online community for podcast lovers (aka “the Goodreads for podcasts”)
Bullhorn – podcast listening any way you want it
Listen Notes – “the best podcast search engine”

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Freedom of Speech Listening List Roundup

Podcast Brunch Club

10/23/20 • 32 min

On this roundup episode, Adela is joined by Paul Kondo, creator behind Podcast Gumbo (a weekly podcast discovery newsletter and a quick fun weekly podcast). Paul also curated the podcast listening list for PBC in September on the theme of Freedom of Speech.

Find the full show notes on the web at: https://podcastbrunchclub.com/freedomofspeech-roundup

This is what they talked about:

Freedom of Speech podcast listening list
Join the global virtual chapter meetings
Podcast Brunch Club listening list on Language
Hurt Your Brain newsletter
70 Million podcast (sponsored advertisement)
Paul’s podcast picks:
- 80 Percent: a 6-episode serialized podcast about a man’s experience with prostate cancer
- Driving the Green Book: a broadcaster and activist “drive from Detroit to New Orleans, collecting stories about how Black Americans used the historic travel guide The Negro Motorist’s Green Book during the height of segregation as a vital resource to quell fears, find safe havens, and travel with dignity.”
Recommendations from the PBC Facebook Group community:
- The Bible Project: “the casual style makes complex topics super approachable and easy to listen to”
- Real Ass Affirmations: “a hilarious, firey, short podcast with some good advice that we all know deep down inside but need a little kick in the a** to be reminded of.”
- Meet Cute: “creates 15-minute scripted rom-com stories to escape into”
- Uncover Season 7: Dead Wrong. “It’s about a man who is falsely accused of murder and the absolute travesty of justice that follows. I was absolutely shocked. Troubling and revealing.”
- Unjust & Unsolved: “Journalist Maggie Freleng tells a different story every week about a person who was convicted of a crime they possibly did not commit. It’s pretty early in their run but I think it’s really good and interesting so far.”
October theme for Podcast Brunch Club: Navigating Uncertainty

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Audio editing and production by Katie DeFiore. Music included in this episode was “Rainbow” by Chad Crouch and “Paradise” by Misael Gauna.

Current Supporters include:

70 Million – documentary podcast that investigates how locals are addressing the role of jails in their backyards
Critical Frequency – “a podcast network for everyone else”
Podkite – Chart Analytics and Marketing Attribution for Podcasters
Future Hindsight – a podcast seeking to spark civic engagement, inspire hope, and reinvigorate our social contr...

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Future Hindsight host and executive producer, Mila Atmos

Podcast Brunch Club

08/29/20 • 32 min

A discussion with Mila Atmos, the host and executive producer of Future Hindsight. Podcast Brunch Club members worldwide listened to and discussed “The New Conspiracism: Nancy Rosenblum” from Future Hindsight in July 2020 when the theme of the podcast listening list was CONSPIRACY.

Find the full show notes on the web at: https://podcastbrunchclub.com/future-hindsight-mila-atmos

This is what they talked about:

Conspiracy listening list from Podcast Brunch Club
Episode from Future Hindsight on Conspiracism.
Season 10 of Future Hindsight focused on Post-Truth
“The Risks of Fake News: Travis I. Trammell & Elisabeth Paté-Cornell” episode of Future Hindsight.
Season 11 of Future Hindsight focuses on the US election and building political power.
Future Hindsight interview with Scott Warren, who is the founder of Generation Citizen, which teaches civic engagement to middle- and high schoolers.
“Reimagining Civic Learning: Louise Dubé” episode of Future Hindsight highlights iCivics, a gaming platform to help people learn about creating campaigns and civic engagement.
Mila’s podcast recommendation: Das Coronavirus-Update, a German podcast that shares scientific information about the pandemic.

Follow Mila Atmos on Twitter at @milaatmos.

Follow Future Hindsight on Twitter at @ futur_hindsight and on Instagram at @future__hindsight and on Facebook.

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Audio editing and production by Katie DeFiore. Music included in this episode was “Rainbow” by Chad Crouch and “Paradise” by Misael Gauna.

Current Supporters include:

Podyssey – an online community for podcast lovers (aka “the Goodreads for podcasts”)
Bullhorn – podcast listening any way you want it
Listen Notes – “the best podcast search engine”
Podbean – use the code “pbc” for one month free on podcast hosting
70 Million – documentary podcast that investigates how locals are addressing the role of jails in their backyards
Critical Frequency – “a podcast network for everyone else”

Therapy Listening List Roundup

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06/30/20 • 27 min

A discussion of the June PBC podcast listening list on Therapy. We also share a few podcast recommendations.

Find the full show notes on the web at: https://podcastbrunchclub.com/therapy-roundup

This is what they talked about:

Therapy podcast listening list
- Sara’s interview with Hilary Jacobs Hendel, author of It’s Not Always Depression.
Hilarious World of Depression podcast
Sara’s podcast picks:
- She seconds Adela’s earlier podcast pick, Wind of Change (a podcast that explores a rumor that the CIA wrote the song “Wind of Change” by the Scorpions, which is a song that is associated with the end of the Cold War).
- In-depth current events podcasts: Pod Save the People and Code Switch.
- Sara wrote up a blog post on Audible Feast, “27 Podcasts to Educate about Race, Law Enforcement, and Community Discussion in America.”
- In Recovery podcast episode, “Racism is an Addiction”
Adela’s podcast episode picks:
- Back to Biz with Katie and Boz episode, “Bishop T.D. Jakes and Opal Tometi on the way out of our American crisis”
- Rough Translation episode, “The Global Legacy of George Floyd”
- Scene on Radio did a season called “Seeing White”
PBC theme for July is Conspiracy

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Audio editing and production by Katie DeFiore. Music included in this episode was “Rainbow” by Chad Crouch and “Paradise” by Misael Gauna.

Current Supporters include:

How to Do the Pot – a podcast that answers women’s questions about cannabis
Podchaser – “the IMDb of podcasts”
Podyssey – an online community for podcast lovers (aka “the Goodreads for podcasts”)
Bullhorn – podcast listening any way you want it
Listen Notes – “the best podcast search engine”

Chapter Choice Roundup

Podcast Brunch Club

06/08/20 • 33 min

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’s podcast pick: NPR’s Life Kit: episodes about parenting that brought in characters from Sesame Street.
Adela’s podcast pick: Wind of Change: A podcast that explores a rumor that the CIA wrote the song “Wind of Change” by the Scorpions, which is a song that is associated with the end of the Cold War.
Phoebe Judge’s podcast pick: Everything is Alive (episode recommendation: “Tami & Ed, Sharpie”)
Michael Ian Black’s podcast pick: Hardcore History (episode recommendations: “Episode 50: Blueprint for Armageddon I,” “Episode 51: Blueprint for Armageddon II,” and “Episode 52: Blueprint for Armageddon III.”
Other PBC News:
- Q&A with Conor Powell: “Long Shots shines a light on political outsiders and underdogs”
- Theme for June is THERAPY

Support PBC:

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Audio editing and production by Katie DeFiore. Music included in this episode was “Rainbow” by Chad Crouch and “Paradise” by Misael Gauna.

Current Supporters include:

Podkite – chart analytics and marketing attribution for podcasters
Future Hindsight – a podcast seeking to spark civic engagement, inspire hope, and reinvigorate our social contract
How to Do the Pot – a podcast that answers women’s questions about cannabis
Podchaser – “the IMDb of podcasts”
Podyssey – an online community for podcast lovers (aka “the Goodreads for podcasts”)

Conversation Listening List Roundup

Podcast Brunch Club

05/25/20 • 22 min

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 at: https://podcastbrunchclub.com/conversation-roundup

This is what they talked about:

Conversation listening list
Sara’s podcast picks:
- This is Love: From Phoebe Judge, known for being the host of Criminal. This is Love just launched is fourth season and it’s dedicated to animals.
  - ”Episode 20: Michael and Roselle” is a beautiful story about a blind man who found himself on the 78^th floor of the North Tower of the World Trade Center with his service dog, Roselle.
  - “Something Large and Wild” tells the story of a woman who swam in the Pacific Ocean every morning and was joined by a lost baby whale one morning.
Adela’s podcast picks:
- The Nocturnists: A podcast that usually features stories told by healthcare workers at their live storytelling events. Recently, though, they’ve started featuring selected clips from audio diaries submitted by healthcare workers on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  - “Stories From A Pandemic: Virus”
  - “The Lazarus Effect”
- Dead Eyes: A combination of Missing Richard Simmons (without the weird voyeurism) and Heavyweight. “Actor/comedian Connor Ratliff embarks upon a quest to solve a very stupid mystery that has haunted him for two decades: why Tom Hanks fired him from a small role in the 2001 HBO mini-series, Band Of Brothers.”
PBC News:

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Audio editing and production by Katie DeFiore. Music included in this episode was “Rainbow” by Chad Crouch and “Paradise” by Misael Gauna.

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Mohamed El Abed, creator of the Secrets Series on Showcase from Radiotopia

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08/28/19 • 19 min

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 six-part series weaves this story throughout all of its episodes, but also uses each episode to tell the standalone story of another person’s secret.

Here’s a quick hit list of the things they talked about:

Podcast Brunch Club listening list on Secrets
Secrets series of Showcase by Radiotopia
Mohamed’s podcast picks:
- Running from Cops – “investigates COPS – the longest running reality show in TV history – and its cultural impact on policing in America.”
- Mystery Show – the now canceled show from Gimlet Media
Get in touch with Mohamed:
- Mohamed’s Instagram: @mohamedelabed
- Mohamed’s Twitter: @mohamedelabed
- Soundtelling.com – Mohamed’s production studio

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Audio editing and production by Stevie Zampanti of Conceptual Podcasting. Music included in this episode was “Rainbow” by Chad Crouch and “Paradise” by Misael Gauna.

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Audioboom – originals that are funny, inspiring, entertaining and thought-provoking
Listen Notes – “the best podcast search engine”
Podbean – use the code “pbc” for one month free on podcast hosting
The Venn – a weekly list of handpicked, unbiased political podcasts
Lantigua Williams & Co – the production team behind podcasts like Latina to Latina, 70 Million, & Feeling My Flo

Nuclear Power Listening List Roundup

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03/05/20 • 28 min

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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 Coronavirus
Q & A with Akilah Hughes, co-host of What A Day podcast
Podcast Picks for the month:
- Thread the Needle: a monthly podcast that explores the meeting place between feminist ideals and the realities of women’s lives. Sara really enjoyed were “Hot Moms—Motherhood Sexuality & the Public Gaze” and “Why Won’t He Do the Dishes? The Politics of Housework”
- Catch and Kill Podcast with Ronan Farrow: a podcast about the hidden heroes behind the breaking of the Harvey Weinstein story
- Partners: a podcast by Hrishikesh Hirway about the bond between people who have made something together. In each episode, two partners tell their shared story.

Get involved in the podcast discussion! Find out how Podcast Brunch Club works.

Join PBC: newsletter, in-person chapter, Facebook Group, twitter, instagram, subreddit

Audio editing and production by Katie DeFiore. Music included in this episode was “Rainbow” by Chad Crouch and “Paradise” by Misael Gauna.

Support Podcast Brunch Club

Current Supporters include:

Bullhorn – podcast listening any way you want it
Listen Notes – “the best podcast search engine”
Podbean – use the code “pbc” for one month free on podcast hosting
The Venn – a weekly list of handpicked, unbiased political podcasts
Lantigua Williams & Co – the production team behind podcasts like Latina to Latina, 70 Million, & Feeling My Flo
Critical Frequency – “a podcast network for everyone else”
How to Do the Pot – a podcast that answers women’s...

Roundup of the Breaking the News playlist

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08/10/19 • 28 min

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 communities
- Feeling My Flo: a reported podcast where menstruation is an event that happens to all types of bodies across the gender spectrum.
- Latina to Latina: an interview series hosted by Alicia Menendez who talks to remarkable Latinas.
The Venn Media (another PBC sponsor) puts out a weekly nonpartisan podcast playlist about the issues surrounding the 2020 US election
Pod Save America’s democratic candidate interviews
Embedded mini-series on Mitch McConnell
Soul Music episode “Back to Black” about Amy Winehouse’s song Back to Black
Little Tiny podcast: 10 minute episodes that explore world history via the small things that have shaped it
60-Second Science from Scientific American: quick reports and commentaries on the world of science
Overheard at National Geographic: conversations with National Geographic’s explorers, photographers, and scientists
The Wild: explores wildlife and the complex web of ecosystems they inhabit and tells the stories of people working in and protecting the wild around us