• On Drugs — Since the dawn of time, drugs have profoundly influenced human existence. They’ve helped us beat cancer and become the gender we were born to be. They’ve made us more open to art and they’ve stirred our creative juices. They’ve also caused irreparable damage. In this show, CBC journalist Geoff Turner explores all the ways that drugs have impacted our lives.
• Radio Atlas —  If you only speak English and you want to read a book written in another language or watch a foreign film, there are likely translation options available to you. But what about audio? If you don’t speak the language, it’s unlikely you’d listen. Until now. Radio Atlas is a podcast that translates foreign language audio stories into English text-only videos. So it’s like a foreign film with no moving pictures.
• “I Survived Domestic Violence. Now I’m Drawn To True Crime Podcasts” — In this New York Times op-ed, writer Jes Skolnik explains how survivors of violent crime can find true crime podcasts to be cathartic and healing. It seems counterintuitive, but Skolnik’s consumption of true crime podcasts is ostensibly exposure therapy, which is commonly used to treat PTSD. Knowing you can control the violence with the tap of a button is empowering. Since writing the op-ed, Skolnik has found a whole community of survivors who find therapeutic benefits from true crime podcasts.
• Very attractive listener recommendations: Cross-Examined Life and Human Race

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