Looking Behind Walls

Looking Behind Walls

June 11, 2021

Featuring five episodes on a theme, each week curated by a different person

Looking Behind Walls

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Curator: 

Why did you choose this theme? 

Our production company, Rococo Punch, loves podcasts that take us somewhere we could never go on our own. These pods feel like journeys and experiences not only for the subject of the show but for the listeners, too. It's such a unique feeling to feel transported by a story, a feeling that is completely irresistible to me.

Podcast Picks:

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The Turning: The Sisters Who LeftNo Turning Back

Everyone knows about Mother Teresa. But what is it like to work alongside a living saint? We get a look inside the Missionaries of Charity, Mother Teresa's fiercely private religious order. In this episode, sisters learn what it is really like be "the spouse of Jesus."

Into the ZoneNever Mind the StasiThis episode looks behind a literal wall, the Berlin Wall. It's a great story about a teenage punk rocker who finds himself in a Stasi interrogation cell. The choice is simple: inform on his friends, or go to prison.

Love and RadioThe Living Room

How many times have you realized that you think you know someone, but actually have no idea what their lives are about? A woman observes a couple who lives across the street, watching their relationship develop, evolve, and eventually dissolve. This story is so beloved that it was translated into a short film, “The Neighbor’s Window,” which won an Academy Award in 2020.

Snap Judgement12 Pageant Queens, 1000 Snakes

Host Anna Sussman does an incredible job transporting us to a deadly, terrifying carnival in Sweetwater, Texas.

ScatteredThe End

Host Chris Garcia takes listeners on an epic family adventure, returning his late father's ashes to his native country: Cuba. It's anything but easy, yet Chris' humor, honesty, and vulnerability keep us hooked. Despite airport security, a few police stops, and possible surveillance, will he really be able to grant his father's final wish?

SPONSORED:

Houses on The Moon Theater Company presents the Houses on the Moon Podcast, an eight-episode series using storytelling to amplify the unheard voice. On the show you'll listen to some remarkable true accounts from parents of gender-expansive children, people impacted by gun violence, undocumented immigrants, and more. 

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OUR PODCAST:

This Week on Feedback with EarBuds...We're speaking with 

Sam Dingman and Adrien Behn. Sam and Adrien host a podcast together called

. It’s a rewatch podcast of the show Six Feet Under. They’re also individual podcast hosts as well: Sam hosts the show

and Adrien hosts

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CLASSIFIEDS:

😂 The Commercial Break Podcast: In early 2020 Bryan Green asked his best friend Krissy Hoadley to help him fulfill a life long dream: Create a mediocre comedy podcast! This pod takes an irreverent and humorous look at this crazy world and those who inhabit it. No ground sacred!  It's just two friends, making one show with zero rules! 

COMMUNITY:

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PODCAST SPOTLIGHT: For the month of June, we're spotlighting podcasts from LGBTQIA+ creators. You can email Maya to submit a podcast you love.

Food 4 ThotDennis, Fran, Joseph, and Tommy forged a beautiful friendship over their shared love of literature, rosé, and butt-stuff. This round-table podcast is a recipe from all their brains, discussing (and sometimes disagreeing) on everything at the intersection of queerness and brownness. It’s like The View, but not terrible. 

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