Who hasn’t told a little white lie? It’s often harmless and leaves us looking more mysterious to folks. But when this tiny fib blossoms into a full blown scandal, you have to make a choice - do you double down, or do you come clean? This week, we discuss the controversy over Hilaria Baldwin’s made up accent and her podcast, which is pretty good. This is Easy Listening, a podcast about podcasts, serving up samples of our favorite shows of the week. Gina Grad and Teresa Strasser welcome you to the show.

It’s been said that Neil Diamond is the Pope of the Jews. And if that is true, it follows that Ira Glass is the Pope of podcasters, the OG, the chairman of the sound board, and the Adam from which all of us have borrowed a rib of truth and earnestness. His show just turned 25, and to celebrate, he plays clips of himself at 25. What was he like? What were we like? It’s a look back at quarter century crises on Easy Listening, a podcast about podcasts. Teresa Strasser and Gina Grad welcome you to the show!

Breaking up is hard to do. Just ask Neil Sedaka. But what about when a break up isn’t a pop song, but instead the conceit for a podcast that delves into real issues of interpersonal significance? On My Best Break Up, for example, Hannah Gadsby waxes about her bittersweet break, not from a lover, but from a bad habit, self-deprecation. This is Easy Listening, a podcast about podcasts, where we serve up samples of our favorite shows of the week. Teresa Strasser and Gina Grad welcome you to the show!

If you could borrow the warmest earth mother type, sweet bubbe, big sister bestie, rabbi and perfect buttered scone of a human being -- if this person could whisper in your ear for a day, you’d find eternal peace or so it seems. Sylvia Boorstein is one of dozens of enlightened guests that sit down with Krista Tippett for some hushed toned talks about the meaning of life.  Today, we talk Tippet. This is Easy Listening, a podcast about podcasts. Teresa Strasser and Gina Grad welcome you!

The secret lives of tyrants can be downright fascinating, from their semi-kidnapped full-time sushi chefs, to their meth dealing, to their breeding of giant dog sized bunnies.  One podcast shares behind the scenes looks at many of humanity’s very worst people. This week on Easy Listening - a podcast about podcasts - we introduce you to the series “Real Dictators” -- it’s real interesting. Teresa Strasser and Gina Grad welcome you to the show!

So, I guess the fortune teller’s right. Should've seen just what was there and not some holy light. But you crawled beneath my veins and now. I don't care, I had no luck.I don't miss it all that much. There's just so many things. That I can touch, I'm torn, between which episode of my 90s playlist I like the most. But I’m not out of faith that you will love this podcast, too. Some Outkast, some TLC, some Natalie Umbruglia, and some light banter for our heavy times. This week on easy listening - a podcast about podcasts - we introduce you to My 90s Playlist on Easy Listening, a podcast about podcasts.

This week we introduce you to a podcast host so sensitive, so comforting, so empathetic -- he’s to “active listening” what Kyler Murray is to scrambling in the pocket. He’s a natural. And he changes the game. This guy is so tuned in, he makes Harry Styles seem like Dirty Harry. Do you feel lucky? Yes. Because in times like these, sometimes you just want to hear a show like Beautiful/Anonymous – with a host who actually seems to reset your nervous system. This is Easy Listening, a podcast about podcasts.

Is products liability litigation sexy? If you read The Informant, or watched the film, you know that an investigation about the global price fixing of food additives can actually be quite riveting. So it is with this case about talcum powder. Today, we introduce you to the lawyer who took on Johnson & Johnson to help bring down the man, keep talc out of your panties and keep greed out of our personal care choices. 

She’s sophisticated and crass. She’s glamorous and yet she mostly wears a hoodie and sneakers. She’s sharp and edgy.  She’s dedicated to helping the underdog, and she once wore blackface on TV, a moment she says she’ll be working to undo for the rest of her life. She’s high brow and low brow -- she’s always been easy on the eyes and now, she’s in our ears. Sarah Silverman has a new podcast!  This is Easy Listening, a podcast about podcasts. Teresa Strasser and Gina Grad welcome you to the show.