Three Podcasts You Should Start Listening To

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Podcasts are a great tool because they give you an amazing amount of information without really having to do much work. You can listen to them on your way to work, while you exercise, or while you do chores around the house. Plus, you really do learn a wide range of information, so if you’re interested, give these three a listen.

The Splendid Table

This food podcast goes beyond just talking about food, they also cook on the air! Even though you don’t get to see what’s happening, hearing all the sounds and listening to someone go the experience is really fun. The Splendid Table also talks to many different people every episode on the subject, so you really get a good perspective on the topic.

Revisionist History

Hosted by famous journalist Malcolm Gladwell, Revisionist History explores different social theories and historical events and gets to the heart and truth of them. Malcolm uncovers things from the past that you thought you knew that completely flip you on your head.

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Revisionist History, Ep. The Lady Vanishes. (33 minutes). In the late 19th, a painting by a virtually unknown artist took England by storm: The Roll Call but after that brilliant first effort, the artist all but disappeared. Why? The Lady Vanishes explores the world of art and politics to examines the strange phenomenon of the “token”—the outsider whose success serves not to alleviate discrimination but perpetuate it. If a country elects a female president, does that mean the door is now open for all women to follow? Or does that simply give the status quo the justification to close the door again? I LOVE the show notes for the podcast – so many great resources are provided! Also, Malcolm Gladwell, the host, skillfully brings the topic from the female painter, to Julia Gillard (former prime minister of Australia) and on to Hillary Clinton. Then he talks about how we often think that someone who votes for Barack Obama would be more likely to not hold racist opinions in the future, but how that vote can actually have the opposite effect – and free the voter to hold questionable racial opinions. The same is true for feminism. A little egalitarian behavior does not lead to more egalitarian behavior. #revisionisthistory #malcolmgladwell #revisionisthistorypodcast #historypodcast #podcast #whatimlisteningto #earjams

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Two Dope Queens

Phoebe Robinson and Jessica Williams are two hilarious comedians that bring to life the social problems of the present in a way that will make you roll on the floor with laughter.