Anna's Top 5 Podcasts
/In our work as realtors, we spend a lot of time driving, and podcasts are my favorite way to spend that time. Whether it’s entertaining, educational, evocative, or some combo thereof, I love listening to and engaging w/podcasts in between client appointments.
All of these are episodic, so you can jump in anywhere, but I share some of my faves or recommended starting eps for each:
Call Your Girlfriend - This “podcast for long-distance besties everywhere” is especially timely right now when all of us are feeling the distance. Hosts Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman - originators of “shine theory” - talk to each other (and guests) about all the things, from pop culture and book recos to politics, finance, and so much more.
A few of my faves are ep 50 on JOMO, 135 on shine theory, and 190 on scammers.
Good Ancestor - Host Layla F. Saad, bestselling author & antiracism educator, interviews thought leaders on how they’re living a life in service of liberation and leaving a legacy as a “good ancestor.”
I highly recommend starting with episodes one and two, which feature activist Rachel Cargle and author Austin Channing Brown, respectively.
You’re Wrong About - Journalist hosts Mike and Sarah dig into the oft untold details behind public stories of people and events. With equal doses of reverence and humor, they uncover what so many of us got wrong about popular phenomena, all of which leads to revelatory cognitive dissonance (especially for 80s & 90s babies like me).
My faves include the episodes on homelessness, D.A.R.E., Anna Nicole Smith, and their D.C. Sniper series.
Journey to Launch - Financial educator & money coach Jamila Souffrant hosts this educational pod on all things financial freedom. Through interviews with others and the sharing of her own experiences, Jamila educates listeners to empower us toward financial savvy & independence. Depending on your financial goals, check out episodes on cultivating generational wealth, debt payoff, student loans, HSAs, investing, and entrepreneurship.
True Crime Obsessed - Fellow theater geeks Gillian Pensavalle & Patrick Hinds host this true crime/comedy podcast where they recap (eh - tear apart) true crime documentaries. With unwavering reverence for the victims of crime & injustice, the humor focuses more on the absurdity of the docus and supporting players themselves.
You don’t have to have watched the docus to enjoy, and a few stand-outs are “Tickled,” “Tabloid,” and “The Death and Life of Marsha P Johnson.”
**This pains me to narrow to five because I spend so much time listening to pods, so honorable mentions to Code Switch, These Are Their Stories, Noble Blood, The New Day: Feel the Power, & MFM. Let me know your favorites in the comments or feel free to reach out to me!
