Our Favorite Podcast Moments

Hark Editors and Contributors selected their favorite Hark clips for this eclectic list of fascinating, fun, and heart-warming moments.

Hark Editors and Contributors selected their favorite Hark clips for this eclectic list... more

Curated byHark Editors

11 CLIPS15 HR 44 MINS

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Devendra, the Robot Who Writes Poetry

What happens when an artificial intelligence chatbox named Devendra starts to become a little too human? From the podcast, Invisibilia.

Invisibilia

5 MINS

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The Worst McDonald’s Ad Ever

The story behind the ridiculously bad McDonald's jingle "Random Red Couch" and how it came to be. From the podcast, Heavyweight.

Heavyweight

2 MINS

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Michelle Obama on Gas in the Whitehouse and How She Avoided Becoming a Meme

Michelle Obama talks farting, the secret service, and what she thinks about when walking to the podium. From the podcast, Two Dope Queens.

Michelle Obama on Gas in the Whitehouse and How She Avoided Becoming a Meme

2 Dope Queens

2 MINS

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The Amazing Origin of “Stealing My Thunder”

The remarkable story behind the phrase “stealing my thunder." From The Allusionist podcast.

The Amazing Origin of “Stealing My Thunder”

The Allusionist

2 MINS

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The Story Behind the Recording of "Louie Louie"

The unlikely story behind the recording of one of rock and roll’s most famous songs, “Louie Louie.” From the podcast Lost Notes.

The Story Behind the Recording of "Louie Louie"

Lost Notes

1 MIN

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Homeless Woman Call Hotline to Find Shelter and Reaches Her Cousin

Rashana works for Oakland’s essential community services hotline or 2-1-1. One day she gets a call from someone who sounds familiar. It’s her cousin in need of a home. From the podcast According to Need.

Homeless Woman Call Hotline to Find Shelter and Reaches Her Cousin

99% Invisible

7 MINS

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Mel Blanc Is Rescued by Bugs Bunny

Noal Blanc on how his father, Looney Tunes voice actor Mel Blanc, was brought out of a coma by a cartoon character. From the podcast Twenty Thousand Hertz.

Twenty Thousand Hertz

1 MIN

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What the Pandemic Teaches About Race, Consciousness, and Compassion

Actor and storyteller Mehcad Brooks talks about what the pandemic can teach us about compassion and the nature of the universe. From the podcast The Duncan Trussell Family Hour.

What the Pandemic Teaches About Race, Consciousness, and Compassion

The John Batchelor Show

5 MINS

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Martin Luther King Jr’s Birmingham Jail Letter

Pulitzer Prize winning writer, Taylor Branch, explains the importance of Dr. King’s Birmingham letter on the Civil rights movement, followed by Stephon Ferguson’s reading of Dr. King’s words.

Martin Luther King Jr’s Birmingham Jail Letter

Capehart

3 MINS

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A Contact Tracer’s Bond with the Man She Has to Trace

Most people don’t want to be called by a contact tracer. But when Tracey called Tyrone, they immediately hit it off and their connection grew when Tyrone became ill. From Story Collider.

A Contact Tracer’s Bond with the Man She Has to Trace

The Story Collider

15 HR 11 MINS

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Hitchhiker’s Nightmare

Storyteller Paul Teodo faces down danger in an Oldsmobile. (Warning: some profanities are used in this story.)

The Moth

5 MINS

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Our Favorite Podcast Moments

Devendra, the Robot Who Writes Poetry

Invisibilia

The Worst McDonald’s Ad Ever

Heavyweight

Michelle Obama on Gas in the Whitehouse and How She Avoided Becoming a Meme

2 Dope Queens

The Amazing Origin of “Stealing My Thunder”

The Allusionist

The Story Behind the Recording of "Louie Louie"

Lost Notes

Homeless Woman Call Hotline to Find Shelter and Reaches Her Cousin

99% Invisible

Mel Blanc Is Rescued by Bugs Bunny

Twenty Thousand Hertz

What the Pandemic Teaches About Race, Consciousness, and Compassion

The John Batchelor Show

Martin Luther King Jr’s Birmingham Jail Letter

Capehart

A Contact Tracer’s Bond with the Man She Has to Trace

The Story Collider

Hitchhiker’s Nightmare

The Moth

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