Off Menu - guests get interviewed over their dream food meal menus
Song Exploder - singers, composers, musicians are interviewed about a specific song that they wrote/created/performed. It’s broken down into sections of the work and then the whole song is played at the end of the episode.
James Acaster’s Perfect Sounds - guests are given an album from 2016 that they listen to before the podcast recording, then they are interviewed on their opinions and thoughts about the album.
I am eternally sad about Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me and Ask Me Another going off the air.
There has been a decline in third places. There was a decline before the pandemic but the pandemic made it worse. Here’s an article about the decline in America specifically and the newer ways people are trying to connect. It won’t help you make more friends, but will help get perspective of one of the reasons things have changed.
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Your genetics play a role in how you metabolize opioids. Here’s the study: www.acsh.org