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What We’re Listening To These Summer Days, 2018

June 7, 2018 by Joy the Baker 48 Comments

Hey friends!

I get my best podcast suggestions from friends and since WE’RE FRIENDS (newsflash), I thought now would be a good time to get all of our summer listening sorted in hopes of lots of summer travel adventures and road trips. Here’s what I’m listening to and what’s on my radar for the next few months.  

What are you listening to? Are you holding out on any podcast secrets!? Share them in the comments below and tell us why you’re listening.  We’ll build ourselves a solid list!  

In food news: I made this Tomato Cobbler with Blue Cheese Biscuits from the waaay back archives and they did not disappoint! 

Enjoy today!  Here’s my offering: 

•  I love each episode of Ologies with Alie Ward more than the next.  It’s a great combination of a curious, relatable mind (GO ALIE!) and a knowledgable science podcast.  It’s smart (so smart) and somehow irreverent.  I’ve found myself deeply interested in topics I never thought I’d give a second thought. 

•  I’m just starting 10 Percent Happier with Dan Harris and so far I appreciate the positivity and motivation! It’s super thoughtful! 

•  This podcast is about human love relationships – very raw and honest and thoughtful:  Where Should We Begin is hosted by psychotherapist and explores some really intimate moments between people.  Just like we all live! I appreciate it very much. 

•  Caliphate  is a deeply lived and reported podcast by The New York Times and Rachmini Callimachi.  It’s upsetting because the world is a upsetting place.  But it’s very well done, very important, and a view we most often would prefer to set aside. 

•  I’ve just started this podcast about life of Mars:  The Habitat.  Well, pseudo life on Mars with six pseudo astronauts living in a bubble at the base of a mountain in Hawaii.  What?  Yea… 

•  I know I’ve already mentioned this latest 30 for 30 series about Bikram Yoga.  It’s worth mentioning again.  Compelling and surprising.  Well-researched and well-produced.  I listened to this on a longer than usual travel day from New Orleans to Savannah and was completely engrossed and moderately (ok more than moderately) disgusted.  Suffice it to say, I ordered plane wine. 

•  By now you know I LOVE my housewives (Real Housewives, that is) and watch, well… all of them, and then follow up each episode with a podcast about it.  Bitch Sesh: a real housewives breakdown is so deeply funny. It’s everything I ever wanted in throwing shade and spilling tea. 

•  Our friend (she feels like our friend) Jen Gotch of Ban-do is basically our Instagram mental health advocate – she has a new podcast and I’m excited about it.  Three episodes in and let’s go! Jen Gotch Is OK Sometimes (there’s an iTunes link here)

•  An audiobook:  Calypso by David Sedaris  There is nothing quite like David Sedaris recounting stories of family, the nuances of life and relationships, mortality, and well… the beach.  I laugh so loud in public I surely look crazy and it’s worth it. 

•  Another audiobook:  Braving the Winderness by Brene Brown.  A vulnerable, honest, resounding pep-talk just when we need it, read by the author which really makes me feel like I can tackle life and self uncertainties.  Raise your hand if you’ve all but memorized her Ted Talk.  I’m raising my hand / (I be you are too).  

•  And one more audiobook: I’ll Be Gone In The Dark by Michelle McNamara and listen… you’ll never sleep again but that’s fine right? 

•  A song:  Amos Lee has a new album coming out and there’s a preview song that’s beautiful out here.  

•  And I’ve made another Spotify playlist for summer thriving.  It’ll grow but here’s where it’s at now. 

More soon!  Bye-bye for now!

xo Joy

 

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  1. Lauren

    June 25, 2018 at 12:34 pm

    Loving the summer playlist. Vulfpeck is one of my FAVORITES!

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  2. Jen

    June 18, 2018 at 11:40 am

    I just read a best of list somewhere and found one called the Rewatchables. I’m hooked. They talk about movies from the 80s and 90s (and some more current) that they watch over and over again and come up with different interesting info about them. Who might have played the lead character, etc. It’s great.

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  3. Debra

    June 17, 2018 at 7:09 am

    Hello Humans is another: https://hellohumans.co/
    Sam Lamott has some kick ass and thought provoking conversations with a whole lot of people

    Reply
  4. Whitney

    June 15, 2018 at 8:45 pm

    I’ve been so curious–is the Amos you dedicate your brunch cookbook to Amos Lee?

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  5. Whitney

    June 15, 2018 at 1:51 pm

    Love this! Podcasts get me through all the chores and driving. My current favorites are Death, Sex, and Money, The Moth, Code Switch, Young House Love Has a Podcast, Pod Save the People, Nancy. I loved all the older episodes of the Longest Shortest Time, but the newer ones aren’t my favorites. I’ve also been keeping my 3 year old occupied with the “But Why?” podcast.

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  6. Colby

    June 13, 2018 at 2:48 pm

    Agreed, great podcast. I also enjoy WSJ Secrets of Wealthy Women, Stuff You Missed in History Class, NPR How I Built This and Food 52 Burnt Toast

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    • Colby

      June 13, 2018 at 2:48 pm

      Forever35 is what I was agreeing to, sigh.

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  7. Allison Crerand

    June 12, 2018 at 9:51 am

    Unladylike! It’s sooooo good! The women who created it described their vision of this podcast as “If Samantha Bee and Amy Poehler hosted ‘This American Life'” — so, yeah, it’s THAT good.

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  8. Caitlin

    June 11, 2018 at 8:19 am

    That playlist is ????? Making my Monday way better!

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  9. Jen

    June 10, 2018 at 5:10 pm

    Love the podcasts Call Your Girlfriend, Here’s the Thing with Alec Baldwin, WTF with Marc Maron, Levar Burton Reads, Pardon My French with Garance Dore. Thanks for the recs!

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  10. Becky

    June 9, 2018 at 9:32 pm

    Natch Beaut (Stay Sexy and Keep Your Fringe Fresh!), Still Processing, Glowing Up. and Cardi B’s and Neko Case’s new album on repeat all summer long!

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