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.

Podcasts getting laughs out of grisly crimes, that’s nothing new, but the Scam Goddess is getting giggles out of grifts, including the lady who scammed George Washington University into thinking she was African American. This week on Easy Listening - a podcast about podcasts - we give you a taste of Scam Goddess, the show that just this week joined Conan O’Brien and Team Coco. Teresa Strasser and Gina Grad welcome you to Easy Listening

There’s no business like show business. Everything about it is appealing, except the part where the barriers to entry are so high and wide you might find yourself in a Jakarta taxi with your heart in your throat and your passport in your bra. This week, we introduce you to our favorite new true crime pod, “Chameleon, Hollywood Con Queen.” Teresa Strasser and Gina Grad bring you this week’s Easy Listening, a podcast about podcasts. Welcome to the show!

If it’s been a minute since you’ve been part of an intelligent conversation, don’t worry, Gina and I aren’t gonna have one -- but you know who will? Jeopardy champ Ken Jennings, and Freakonomics writer Steve Levitt. Two of the smartest guys in pop culture, are going to change the way you think about memory. We are Teresa Strasser and Gina Grad, and what is this you ask? This is a podcast about podcasts. We kibbitz. We play clips. What is START THE SHOW NOW?

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Have you ever thought of a joke so dark that if you ever shared it with someone else they might seriously reconsider all they know about you? Congratulations! You’re a genius. We will explain. And if this pandemic has you snacking while doomscrolling and binge watching, you know it’s bad, but once you hear of the science of snacking while multitasking, you may just put down that Skinny Pop. This is a podcast about podcasts for people who love podcasts with Teresa Strasser and Gina Grad. It’s Easy Listening.