A curated playlist of the best new podcast episodes that our system uncovers each week. We include our short summaries for each episode. For more information: www.the-syllabus.com
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Podcast: Fresh Air Episode: Miss America ‘68, women’s lib, and the politics of beauty Pub date: 2026-08-03 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/1248ec1bfdf64867a96b859f9f54cebc/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from NPR, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: Talking History with Patrick Geoghegan Episode: The History of the Masquerade Pub date: 2026-08-05 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/fb1fd69bd0ea498bbd8ce32c71cc77f1/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Newstalk, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: The Kitchen Sisters Present Episode: Cigar Stories: He Who Reads Pub date: 2026-08-04 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/f9767376106c4dceb7336bffafa28f79/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The Kitchen Sisters & Radiotopia, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: Mountain Money Episode: Sidewalk roulette: Who should pay for our public spaces? Pub date: 2026-08-03 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/12b7761e6c0c48b080dc5cfcae6706a9/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Roger Goldman, Kevin Kennedy, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: Future Knowledge Episode: Vanishing Culture #6: What We've Learned with Vida Vojić & Alice Bridgwood Pub date: 2026-08-05 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/3a4189854ef14519b96749ba3a8b964b/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Internet Archive & Authors Alliance, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: Past Present Future Episode: The History of Bad Ideas: The Romantic Hero Pub date: 2026-08-02 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/2bf38fcc3cf541a4ae03275087c0231a/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from David Runciman, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: London Review Bookshop Podcast Episode: Daniel Trilling & William Davies: If We Tolerate This Pub date: 2026-08-01 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/9d7fb8e65bc443e0a5b02b571408985b/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from London Review Bookshop, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: Hagley History Hangout Episode: Supplying Extraction: DuPont and the Chemistry of Mining in Chile with Ángela Vergara Pub date: 2026-08-02 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/0dfe2f78b5f84f67b36b405e5542da41/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Hagley Museum and Library, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: Working Class History Episode: E125: Riot dogs - Negro Matapacos Pub date: 2026-08-05 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/16048206c6564d2f8f6186f4a4e99c5b/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Working Class History, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: The History-Politics Podcast: Putting the Past to Work Episode: Trump, Populism, and the End of the Neoliberal Order Pub date: 2026-08-05 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/a88d589ec40045b9a3607d92f457ce8b/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from UCLA Luskin Center for History and Policy, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: This Machine Kills Episode: 467. Industrial Policy by Other Means (ft. Matt Haugen, Jesse Goldenstein) Pub date: 2026-07-24 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/a2ac715954da4982aeaa7ed402e77e17/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from This Machine Kills, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: Cultures of Energy Episode: 260 - Pipeline Cinema (feat. Mona Damluji) Pub date: 2026-07-26 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/9e6f5504647e4181a435851e994dea4a/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Dominic Boyer and Cymene Howe, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: Reveal Episode: The Rapid Rise of Right-Wing Militias Pub date: 2026-07-29 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/fdafda087fe64771b5e1db5d4b0719af/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The Center for Investigative Reporting and PRX, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: KQED's Forum Episode: Inside Silicon Valley's Race to Build a Home Robot Pub date: 2026-07-24 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/02d04871d375444588d6e1e7ce87423c/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from KQED, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: Think from KERA Episode: The cultural evolution of your face Pub date: 2026-07-28 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/db616bc30e774cd394d48a24e12cce70/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from KERA, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: Conspirituality Episode: 319: Climate Conspirituality Pub date: 2026-07-30 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/ec35076fe11f429d9caed7c9a5e1e85b/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Derek Beres, Matthew Remski, Julian Walker, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: Last Born In The Wilderness Episode: 406 / Martial Arts as Liberation / Sam, LMA Pub date: 2026-07-25 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/0477614ccfed461a9fe6548406ec3e47/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Patrick Farnsworth, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: The Deeper Thinking Podcast Episode: The System Cannot See Itself - The Deeper Thinking Podcast Pub date: 2026-07-25 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/a77b545fb8b3488d83471e249b7af875/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The Deeper Thinking Podcast, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: City Road Podcast Episode: Airbnb's growing impact in the Global South: Inside Airbnb's Murray Cox joins City Road Pub date: 2026-07-29 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/ec47a025db414e04aa421bfbdf214bb1/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Stories about cities and urban life, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: Flux Podcasts (Formerly Theory of Change) Episode: How corporations took over the federal courts Pub date: 2026-07-22 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/6df0bcf7fd7f46a4be42d5a45e0024d3/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Flux Community Media, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: Throughline Episode: The Chinafication of Walmart Pub date: 2026-07-21 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/340d5883acb34414a3534601beee718c/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from NPR, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: Dissens Episode: #343 "Dark Socialism": Kohei Saito on surviving (and thriving) within the ruins of disaster capitalism Pub date: 2026-07-22 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/6f8c3611acb84865bb014f65e6b0d257/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Lukas Ondreka, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: Macro N Cheese Episode: The Legal Nature of Money and the History of the Federal Reserve with Rohan Grey Pub date: 2019-09-21 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/45cf2be9adf24b5ab4ea2f5f6b3abe3e/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Steven D Grumbine, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: Dan Snow's History Hit Episode: A Short History of The Airport Pub date: 2026-07-23 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/e38e8c311f9e47a2bb48f493fb52c4ca/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from History Hit, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: New Books Network Episode: Ian J. McNiven, "Sentient Seas: Archaeologies of Seascapes and Maritime Rituals" (UP Florida, 2026) Pub date: 2026-07-20 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/f6a0e8cf925b47539751558b1a8247a7/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from New Books, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
