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Audible Feast's Best Podcast Episodes of 2018

A curated episode list by
Audiblefeast

Creation Date December 26th, 2018
Updated Date Updated November 15th, 2021
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Here are the best podcast episodes I heard in 2018. I listened to over 2600 individual episodes, and preference on this list goes to non-serialized shows. These are the episodes that I'm still thinking about months later, that just left a mark. See my website, AudibleFeast.com, for an additional list of the best podcast series of 2018. A tremendous amount of creativity and passion went in to making these podcasts - thank you so much to the creators for all you have done.
  1. Reply All

    #130 The Snapchat Thief

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    76Nov 8th, 20181h 11m
    This week, a new Super Tech Support: after Lizzie's Snapchat gets hacked, things start getting really creepy. Alex investigates. Michael Bazzell's Podcast The complete Security and Privacy Podcast Steps Michael Bazzell Gave Alex to Protect Hims
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    Audiblefeast

    This was one of the best podcast episodes I heard all year. It's classic Reply All investigation - which they are so good at. It was genius to first go through everything Alex needed to protect his identity given the type of people he might be exposing (and who would potentially go after him) - it painted the picture so clearly of how serious this hacking is and how it can mess up your life. Then, Alex finds and confronts (with Lizzie) the hackers, who are astonishingly willing to talk on the record.
  2. Other Men Need Help

    She Makes More

    1Nov 7th, 201829m 52s
    Your partner makes more money than you. What do you do? Mark meets a few men to learn about their economic insecurities and looks for some answers, as he fights to keep his own series of numbers a mystery. SPOILER ALERT - it does not go well.
  3. Love Me

    In The Distance

    1Nov 13th, 201821m
    Sara collects sounds of her son, her second child, during the first year of his life. Laughter, cries, shrieks of joy... Her first child never made much sound and died three days after she was born. The story explores Sara's connection to both
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  4. Scene on Radio

    S3 E10: The Juggernaut

    1Nov 14th, 201854m 53s
    Writer Ben James and his wife Oona are raising their sons in a progressive and “queer-friendly” New England town. They actively encourage the boys to be themselves, never mind those traditional gender norms around “masculinity” and “femininity.
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    This was a very heavy, you-need-to-look-in-the-mirror-as-a-parent episode of the MEN series - it hit so close to home. Celeste and John begin by talking about how John remembers using "you're such a woman" as an insult to another boy as a kid, and how that was wrapped up in some desire to be perceived as masculine. Ben James then tells his parenting story about wanting so desperately to raise woke and tolerant kids, but realizing he can't force them to be anyone but who they're going to be. I've written about this many times - I have two boys, am raising them with an atmosphere of tolerance, and try to show them examples of how to accept people who are different from them and to value individual worth. But I will have to accept that I can't control them; I am only one influence in their lives, and society still has so many messages to boys and young men about what it means to be a "man." The worst is to be a mama's boy. But that has to change; I want to raise independent, strong individuals, but I also want them to realize people of any gender have valid feelings and emotions are critical to have, share, and work through. I guess I could write an entire essay on this topic (or at least a multi-page journal entry) but I just want to say - please listen to this series.
  5. Today, Explained

    The $43,000 phone booth

    Scott Pruitt, the embattled head of the Environmental Protection Agency, is facing a host of new scandals: a $43,000 soundproof phone booth, a security detail to Disneyland, and even using a siren on his car to get to a restaurant faster. But V
  6. The Brain Candy Podcast

    A Very Special Brain Candy--Sarah's Story

    We thought today's show was going to bring a joyful surprise, but instead it is a difficult one. Hear what's been going on with Sarah, and why she hasn't been herself lately. We also discuss crazy news stories like the woman who was embalmed al
  7. PLAYLIST

    3.2 Changes

    Featuring: Amanda (Wine & Crime), Dan (Podcast Meander), Hannah (Film Roast), and Jason (The Binge Movie Podcast)Today we're sharing the songs that changed the ways we listened to music. And as Jason says, 'This whole tracklist is totally fucke
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    PLAYLIST sometimes makes me feel sort of mushy, nostalgic for a song I haven't heard in years or that is one of my all time faves. This was the case in this episode. I had totally forgotten about how much Tori Amos changed the way I listen to music and what I hear in music, because it was about 20 years ago that I started listening to her. Two picks in the playlist this week were Tori songs, and I felt myself immediately transported back to a tumultuous time in my life when I was going through much change myself.
  8. The Allusionist

    79. Queer

    Strange or obtuse; a stinging homophobic slur; a radical political rejection of normativity; a broad term encompassing every and any variation on sexual orientation and gender identity: the word ‘queer’ has a multifarious past and complicated p
  9. We Came to Win

    4. The Rise and Fall of Diego Maradona

    The retired Argentine midfielder Diego Armando Maradona is regarded by many soccer fans as the greatest player who ever lived. They’ll say he was creative, surprising, masterful—a gift to the game. But there are others who will tell you the opp
  10. Help I Sexted My Boss

    Help I Don’t Wash My Gym Kit

    William and Jordan share very different advice as they help you navigate the struggles of going to the gym. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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