Pod Trawlers Episode 1 - Dolly, Grief, The Berlin Wall, Life Altering Trauma, FGM, Genetics & MORE

THIS WEEK VERONIKA'S FAVOURITE PODCASTS WERE:
 

Dolly Parton’s America

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-part journey into the Dollyverse.

https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/dolly-partons-america

Tunnel 29 - a BBC Podcast and part of the Intrigue series

Helena Merriman tells the extraordinary true story of a man who dug a tunnel right under the feet of Berlin Wall border guards to help friends, family and strangers escape.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04sj2pt

Other interesting links related to this podcast:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/extra/Od4dL9Lip2/tunnel_29

https://inews.co.uk/news/world/berlin-wall-fall-anniversary-when-1989-map-facts-what-east-germany-explained-853492

 

Sam Harris’ podcast "Making Sense" where he interviews Richard Dawkins

This is from his Podcast website:

Join Sam Harris—neuroscientist, philosopher, and best-selling author—as he explores some of the most important questions about the human mind, society, and current events.

And this is a Wikipedia blurb about Richard Dawkins:

Dawkins is known as an outspoken atheist. He is well known for his criticism of creationism and intelligent design. In The Blind Watchmaker (1986), he argues against the watchmaker analogy, an argument for the existence of a supernatural creator based upon the complexity of living organisms. Instead, he describes evolutionary processes as analogous to a blind watchmaker, in that reproduction, mutation, and selection are unguided by any designer. In The God Delusion (2006), Dawkins contends that a supernatural creator almost certainly does not exist and that religious faith is a delusion.

https://samharris.org/podcast/

THIS WEEK VIC'S FAVOURITE PODCASTS WERE:

Outside Podcast - Adventures in Audio

This is the story of Outside Podcast host's canyoning accident and epic effort by search and rescue teams to get him out of there.

https://www.outsideonline.com/podcasts


Griefcast - funny people talking about death and grief
Winner of the Podcast of the Year 2018 Award.

The episode Vic listened to was stand-up comedian Carmen Lynch talking about her experience during the 9/11 terrorist attack in New York, where she was working at the time.

https://play.acast.com/s/griefcast


Outlook - BBC World Service Podcast - Extraordinary first person stories from around the world

This is a daily podcast. The episodes are quite short. So it's easy to catch up every day.

The episode Vic listened to was about Somali-born Ifrah Ahmed, who went through FGM as an 8-year-old, and now fights to ban the practice in Somalia and around the world


https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02s5rx