2020’s Best Moments

Lauren shares her favorite podcast moments from 2020.

Curated byLauren Passell, Hark Editor

33 CLIPS2 HR 9 MINS

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Arlie Adlington’s The Toilets At Home Are All Gender Neutral

Short Cuts

5 MINS

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A Protest in Washington

Endless Thread

3 MINS

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“I Refuse to Flush My Mother’s Ashes Down the Toilet at Walt Disney World”

On the Judge John Hodgman podcast, Cookie expresses her wishes to have her ashes flushed down the toilet at Walt Disney World, but her daughter Lauren hates the idea. Judge John Hodgman tries to settle the dispute.

“I Refuse to Flush My Mother’s Ashes Down the Toilet at Walt Disney World”

Judge John Hodgman

3 MINS

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A Wardrobe Full of Ways to Refute the Deniers of the Singular “They”

The Allusionist

3 MINS

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How Pan Am Flight Attendants Helped the Troops in Vietnam

During the Vietnam War, Pan Am flew troops in and out of an active war zone on rest and recuperation trips. The flight attendants on these flights tried to bring some happiness to the soldiers. From the podcast Brought To You By...

How Pan Am Flight Attendants Helped the Troops in Vietnam

Brought to you by...

4 MINS

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The Donner Party Wasn’t That Hungry

On Lizard People, Lauren makes a compelling scientific argument that before resorting to cannibalism, the Donner Party was only hungry, not starving to death.

Lizard People: Comedy and Conspiracy Theories

9 MINS

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On The Phone with a Contact Tracer

On Story Collider, Tracey Segarra tells a story about being laid off from her corporate job during the pandemic and becoming a contract tracer. One of her calls made a huge impact on her.

The Story Collider

6 MINS

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Michael Malloy: The Man Who Just Wouldn’t Die

In an unbelievable murder story, a gang in 1932 takes out a life insurance policy on a friend Michael Malloy and tries to coerce him to drink himself to death. He drinks a bar out of alcohol. The problem? He just won’t die. From the podcast Criminal.

Michael Malloy: The Man Who Just Wouldn’t Die

Criminal

3 MINS

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The Biggest Mistake in Maria Hinojosa’s Journalism Career

Latino USA’s Maria Hinojosa, for the first time, confessed to the biggest mistake she made in her journalism career. From the podcast The Confessional.

The Biggest Mistake in Maria Hinojosa’s Journalism Career

The Confessional with Nadia Bolz-Weber

7 MINS

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“The Good Guy Never Dies”

On a new podcast, Vice News Reports goes inside a training program that teaches teachers how to arm themselves at school. Angie, an Ohio elementary school teacher with almost no firearm experience, goes through several training scenarios.

VICE News Reports

4 MINS

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The Fastest, Smartest Wolf Yellowstone Has Ever Seen

Doug Smith of the Yellowstone Wolf Project tells the story of 06, a wolf who was the alpha of her pack and the fastest, smartest wolf Yellowstone had ever seen. From the podcast Snap Judgment.

The Fastest, Smartest Wolf Yellowstone Has Ever Seen

Snap Judgment

6 MINS

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The Donor

Nice White Parents

1 MIN

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Sending Messages into the Universe

Douglas Vakoch, president of Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence (METI) argues that we should be transmitting messages to aliens now—Stephen Hawking would disagree. From the podcast Wild Thing.

Wild Thing

4 MINS

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Missy Elliott’s Afrofuturism

Cultural critic Ivie Ani breaks down Missy Elliott’s song Work It, and explains how it is an example of afrofuturism and emblematic of Elliot’s work.

Switched on Pop

3 MINS

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An 11-Year-Old’s Quarantine in a Pizzeria

An 11-year-old has to go to work with her dad at the family pizzeria during COVID. She shares an audio diary of her day. From the podcast Radio Diaries.

An 11-Year-Old’s Quarantine in a Pizzeria

Radio Diaries

5 MINS

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One 72-Year-Old Man’s Gardening Tweets Go Viral

How a 72-year-old man in the UK makes his gardening tweets go viral. From the podcast This Is Love.

One 72-Year-Old Man’s Gardening Tweets Go Viral

This is Love

1 MIN

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Disney World For Adults

Greetings From Somewhere’s Zach Mack traveled to Disney World for the first time as an adult to see if it lives up to the hype, and talks to Disney World journalist Carlye Wisel about why it’s the perfect place for grown-ups.

Greetings from Somewhere | A Travel Show

2 MINS

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The Little Mermaid as Queer Allegory

A closeted Hans Christian Andersen wrote The Little Mermaid after the love of his life, a Duke he could not be with named Edvart Collin, married a woman. How the story reflects Andersen’s experience of not being able to be his true self. From Femlore

Femlore Podcast (formally Feminist Folklore)

3 MINS

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Relative Unknown: The Beginning

Relative Unknown

3 MINS

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Julia finds a boyfriend in COVID, and experiences “skin hunger” because she can’t be with him physically.

Telescope

1 MIN

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"Bear Witness with Love and Humor" - George Saunders

George Saunders' letter to his students on the work of a writer in times of crisis. From the podcast, Sugar Calling.

"Bear Witness with Love and Humor" - George Saunders

Sugar Calling

4 MINS

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Amy-Jo Perry, a Black writer for the new Saved By the Bell, talks about watching Lisa Turtle on the original series.

Zack to the Future

3 MINS

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Lauren Gets Banned From Election Profit Makers

As an anniversary gift, Justin requested that the hosts of Election Profit Makers ban her from listening to future EPM episodes.

Election Profit Makers

15 SECS

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Phoebe Robinson talks about the disheartening way Black women are treated and undervalued in America.

I Weigh with Jameela Jamil

3 MINS

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The Visitor

My mom tells a ghost story on Monsters Among Us (and I’m in it.)

Monsters Among Us

3 MINS

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Richard, David, and Wolfgang Puck Lunch in LA

Welcome to LA

6 MINS

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A Woman on the Danger of Leaving a White Nationalist Group

Sounds Like Hate

1 MIN

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World of Warcraft virus

Imaginary Worlds

4 MINS

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The Real Reason White Homeless People May Receive More Help Than POC

Margot Kushel, who researches homelessness at UCSF, tells Katie Mingle about one surprising reason white homeless people are more likely to receive aid than homeless people of color. From 99% Invisible’s Series According To Need.

The Real Reason White Homeless People May Receive More Help Than POC

99% Invisible

2 MINS

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Recreational Policing, Then and Now

The Gatekeepers

4 MINS

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A New York Times science reporter describes “The Hammer and The Dance,” a metaphor for emerging from COVID.

The Daily

1 MIN

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Richard investigates the origins of the Michelada, the popular Mexican beer cocktail.

Richard's Famous Food Podcast

1 MIN

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How Roman Mars Got Into Radio and Podcasting

99% Invisible’s Roman Mars tells Jesse Thorn how he got into radio and podcasting. From the podcast Bullseye.

How Roman Mars Got Into Radio and Podcasting

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

5 MINS

Curated byLauren Passell

33 CLIPS2 HR 9 MINS

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2020’s Best Moments

Arlie Adlington’s The Toilets At Home Are All Gender Neutral

Short Cuts

A Protest in Washington

Endless Thread

“I Refuse to Flush My Mother’s Ashes Down the Toilet at Walt Disney World”

Judge John Hodgman

A Wardrobe Full of Ways to Refute the Deniers of the Singular “They”

The Allusionist

How Pan Am Flight Attendants Helped the Troops in Vietnam

Brought to you by...

The Donner Party Wasn’t That Hungry

Lizard People: Comedy and Conspiracy Theories

On The Phone with a Contact Tracer

The Story Collider

Michael Malloy: The Man Who Just Wouldn’t Die

Criminal

The Biggest Mistake in Maria Hinojosa’s Journalism Career

The Confessional with Nadia Bolz-Weber

“The Good Guy Never Dies”

VICE News Reports

The Fastest, Smartest Wolf Yellowstone Has Ever Seen

Snap Judgment

The Donor

Nice White Parents

Sending Messages into the Universe

Wild Thing

Missy Elliott’s Afrofuturism

Switched on Pop

An 11-Year-Old’s Quarantine in a Pizzeria

Radio Diaries

One 72-Year-Old Man’s Gardening Tweets Go Viral

This is Love

Disney World For Adults

Greetings from Somewhere | A Travel Show

The Little Mermaid as Queer Allegory

Femlore Podcast (formally Feminist Folklore)

Relative Unknown: The Beginning

Relative Unknown

Julia finds a boyfriend in COVID, and experiences “skin hunger” because she can’t be with him physically.

Telescope

"Bear Witness with Love and Humor" - George Saunders

Sugar Calling

Amy-Jo Perry, a Black writer for the new Saved By the Bell, talks about watching Lisa Turtle on the original series.

Zack to the Future

Lauren Gets Banned From Election Profit Makers

Election Profit Makers

Phoebe Robinson talks about the disheartening way Black women are treated and undervalued in America.

I Weigh with Jameela Jamil

The Visitor

Monsters Among Us

Richard, David, and Wolfgang Puck Lunch in LA

Welcome to LA

A Woman on the Danger of Leaving a White Nationalist Group

Sounds Like Hate

World of Warcraft virus

Imaginary Worlds

The Real Reason White Homeless People May Receive More Help Than POC

99% Invisible

Recreational Policing, Then and Now

The Gatekeepers

A New York Times science reporter describes “The Hammer and The Dance,” a metaphor for emerging from COVID.

The Daily

Richard investigates the origins of the Michelada, the popular Mexican beer cocktail.

Richard's Famous Food Podcast

How Roman Mars Got Into Radio and Podcasting

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

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