By Recommendation

By Bradyn Malee and Anna Young

By Recommendation is a podcast where Bradyn and Anna, decade-old friends, can get together and suggest new things for each other and the audience to check out. The recommendations change from week to ... more

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The podcast currently has 16 episodes available.

By Recommendation episodes:

April 06, 2025 Episode 16 - Juggling (feat. Hatsune Miku)
Do you enjoy aliens in drag? How about the perils of translating English into Japanese hiragana? Do you ever start out saying something as a joke, only for it to entirely change your brain chemistry?
If you answered yes to any of these, enroll in a grad program, or listen to this episode of the By Recommendation podcast!
This week's recommendation: Listen to (and/or watch) The Ballad of Jane Doe (https://open.spotify.com/track/49qujGctHLuEXF35sWwG2c?si=40a0b98608714282 and/or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qUQ-YSW6Do)
Twitter: @byrecpod
Email: [email protected]
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February 20, 2025 Episode 15 - The Lumps Got Me Worried (the Japan Episode)
Do you enjoy getting rowdy at the barbarian ren faire? How about standing in the rain while little Japanese deer bite your legs? Do you ever realize you have free will and somehow still choose going through TSA over laying on the beach in Honolulu?
If you answered yes to any of these, get outta your mind, or listen to this episode of the By Recommendation podcast!
This week's recommendation: Learn to juggle!
Twitter: @byrecpod
Email: [email protected]
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46min
October 31, 2024 Episode 14 - Trenchgoat (Takk, Рахмат)
Do you enjoy eating handfuls of dry dog food? How about lauding the many uses of the humble yardstick? Do you ever forget taking high school biology with your podcast cohost, but remember trying to create a Prince Rupert's drop?
If you answered yes to any of these, reflect on the simple joys of life, or listen to this episode of the By Recommendation podcast!
This week's recommendation: Send a handwritten letter to someone you've never sent a letter to before!
Twitter: @byrecpod
Email: [email protected]
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37min
October 04, 2024 Episode 13 - Ice Merchants
Do you enjoy emo boys and orphans? How about killing Tyranids with your Space Marine brothers? Do you ever remember an old commercial jingle and have no choice but to edit it into your podcast?
If you answered yes to any of these, remember to take your Adderall, or listen to this episode of the By Recommendation podcast!
This week's recommendation: Learn how to say "thank you" and "you're welcome" in an obscure language!
Twitter: @byrecpod
Email: [email protected]
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31min
August 29, 2024 Episode 12 - Phone a Friend
Do you enjoy talking to robots about your stolen identity? How about fighting to the death over lentil chili? Do you ever dream of sending rude customers to the gulag?
If you answered yes to any of these, try to escape the dystopian realm you live in, or listen to this episode of the By Recommendation podcast!
This week's recommendation: Watch "Ice Merchants" by Joao Gonzalez - https://youtu.be/VUDXQUUKNEY?feature=shared
Twitter: @byrecpod
Email: [email protected]
Get your identity back: identitytheft.gov
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38min
August 17, 2024 Episode 11 - Paper Cranes
Do you enjoy crafting digital wares? How about reflecting on the nonlinear nature of time? Do you ever indulge so much in your favorite media that you no longer recognize yourself as a person?
If you answered yes to any of these, escape the matrix, or listen to this episode of the By Recommendation podcast!
This week's recommendation: Call a friend you haven't talked to in a while!
Twitter: @byrecpod
Email: [email protected]
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35min
July 25, 2024 Episode 10 - Mexican Popsicles
Double digits! We made it and we're so very exhausted!
Do you enjoy street-style folf? How about making Hallmark cards, possibly for the KGB? Do you ever fail to complete a very simple recommendation and have to live with that guilt for the rest of your life?
If you answered yes to any of these, watch your back, or listen to this episode of the By Recommendation podcast!
This week's recommendation: Make a paper crane. Go on, do it. It's easy.
Twitter: @byrecpod
Email: [email protected]
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33min
July 11, 2024 Episode 09 - Big Jilm
Do you enjoy eating paint? How about getting lost at sea? Do you ever tell your friend Chris to skip to minute 20:23.5 for a very special roast?
If you answered yes to any of these, have some self respect, or listen to this episode of the By Recommendation podcast!
This week's recommendation: Try a new flavor of ice cream (or sorbet, or whatever won't make you ill).
Twitter: @byrecpod
Email: [email protected]
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33min
July 11, 2024 Episode 08 - Memes (But Mostly Shadow of the Erdtree)
Do you enjoy manipulative demigods? How about naked, headless mannequins? Do you ever buy a figurine of your favorite waifu to save her from a terrible fate?
If you answered yes to any of these, get a membership at Hot Topic, or listen to this episode of the By Recommendation podcast!
This week's recommendation: "Big Jilm" by Ween https://open.spotify.com/track/6ef1r87ttW4zEmbYTTODrF?si=2f13152d9c5d4d0c
Twitter: @byrecpod
Email: [email protected]
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36min
June 20, 2024 Episode 07 - Taylor Swift
Do you enjoy clickbait titles? How about ultra-rare Hatsune Miku merch? Have you ever [redacted for spoilers]?
If you answered yes to any of these, start an exclusive Patreon account, or listen to this episode of the By Recommendation podcast!
"LAND OF THE LUSTROUS" SPOILERS: 1:05 to 18:05
This week's recommendation: make a wholesome meme. Something real nice. If you'd like, you can even send it to us at [email protected].
Follow us on Twitter/X (TwiX?) @byrecpod
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39min

FAQs about By Recommendation:

How many episodes does By Recommendation have?

The podcast currently has 16 episodes available.