LISTEN TO THIS | The Jerk Store Called

I’m a pod­cast junkie, and LISTEN TO THIS is a recap of my favorite tid­bits, sound­bites and short bursts of bril­liance that I have to share with every­one who will lis­ten. After digest­ing hours and hours of pod­casts, here’s the best 9 min­utes from this week.

BAD IS STRONGER THAN GOOD

FREAKONOMICS RADIO | Legacy of a Jerk

Pre­sent­ing a col­lec­tion of fas­ci­nat­ing sto­ries about jerks, this episode slices up the topic and presents lit­tle bite-sized nuggets for easy con­sump­tion. Add in the high-quality pro­duc­tion value of Freako­nom­ics Radio and that makes the entire 43 min­utes worth a lis­ten. But if you want to sam­ple just a taste, select the treat at 16:30 where Kath­leen Vohs explains her find­ings from the study Bad is Stronger than Good.

A DIFFERENT COLOR OF DUMB

BULLSEYE WITH JESSE THORN | Lisa Kudrow, Eric Andre, and Danielle Colby

Lisa Kudrow has nav­i­gated a fas­ci­nat­ing career. She’s an intel­li­gent per­son who has por­trayed plenty of not-so-bright char­ac­ters. At 42:14 in the pod­cast, Lisa shares how she ended up on this uncon­ven­tional path, and I love how she describes these roles as hav­ing trou­ble see­ing their own blind spots.

JOHN PHILIP SOUSA WAS IN A HUFF

RODERICK ON THE LINE | Ep. 38: “With My Mind Bullets”

Mer­lin Mann and John Roderick’s pod­cast is a won­der­ful exam­ple of 1+1=3. Each is funny on his own, but put the two together and you mul­ti­ply the laughs. They feed off each other and pro­pel them­selves fur­ther than either would go alone. Not only are they clever and witty, but they frame thoughts and ideas in unique per­spec­tives. At 1:14:00, Mer­lin shares the story of how John Philip Sousa resisted the change of recorded music.

“These talk­ing machines are going to ruin the artis­tic devel­op­ment of music in this coun­try.” ~ John Philip Sousa

It’s a great illus­tra­tion to use for any­one hav­ing to com­mu­ni­ca­tion a mes­sage of change and who doesn’t have to do that these days.

Pod­cast Test Drives:

I’m going to con­tinue to explore the Max­i­mum Fun net­work and lis­ten to Kasper Hauser and Stop Pod­cast­ing Your­self.

Unsub­scrib­ing from:

Social Pros Pod­cast — It’s a good pod­cast, but I’m get­ting my fill of social media/PR con­tent from For Imme­di­ate Release, Mar­ket­ing over Cof­fee, and Six Pix­els of Sep­a­ra­tion.

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What about you? What pod­casts did you enjoy this week and what do you rec­om­mend? Leave your favorites in the com­ments below.