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As podcast producers and educators, hosts Katey Psencik Outka and Robert Quigley are on a mission to help you discover good podcasts. To do that, the two friends and coworkers check out podcasts from all genres and analyze them for you. Listen to Katey and Quigley discuss a different show each episode and help you decide …should you check out this podcast?   

Katey and Quigley discuss an episode of “Huberman Lab,” a science-driven podcast hosted by Stanford neurobiologist Andrew Huberman. In the “Huberman Lab” episode, two scientists discuss the value of a good night’s sleep. Katey and Quigley talk about their own struggles with keeping a steady sleep schedule and whether this podcast is able to boil down all of its scientific intricacies into terms we all can understand. Huberman is a highly complex science podcast. Does it speak to people who don’t know science? Should you check it out?  Listen to the "Huberman Lab" episode we talked about here!

Katey and Quigley listen to an episode of “Strike Force Five”. This podcast is brought to you by “rival” late night hosts Seth Meyers, John Oliver, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert to raise money for their staffs that are out of office due to the Writer’s Guild of America strike. The hosts of “Strike Force Five” talk about things they’ve encountered as late night hosts, taking kids to college, Colbert’s mother sleeping with a murderer, and much more. Does this podcast prove that even incredibly famous funny guys still need writers? See for yourself and listen to Katey and Quigley check it out! Listen to the "Strike Force Five" episode we discussed here!

Katey and Quigley discuss the “Recalculating” episode of the popular podcast “Twenty Thousand Hertz”. This podcast is hosted by Dallas Taylor, and as hinted in the episode name, this episode is about the voices that live inside our cars, phones, computers and everything else. Taylor is the creative director of DEFACTO SOUND which specializes in high profile sound design projects, and now you can help Katey and Quigley decide if they live up to the hype. See for yourself and check it out! Listen to the Twenty Thousand Hertz episode we discussed here!  

This is a spooky episode of “Check Out This Podcast”! Katey and Quigley listen to an episode of “Spooked.” “Spooked” is from the folks behind “Snap Judgement” and is hosted by Glynn Washington, a lover of the supernatural. In “Spooked: The Sinkhole,” listeners hear from a man named Moses about a supernatural surprise that he finds in his lawn. See for yourself whether this episode is spooky or not and check it out! Listen to this episode of "Spooked" here!  

Let’s address the elephant in the room…oh wait, that’s just Quigley! Katey and Quigley listen to an episode of “Overheard at National Geographic” from "National Geographic." This podcast takes listeners behind the scenes to the interesting conversations overheard at their headquarters. Listen to Quigley do his best elephant impression, and he and Katey will let you know whether or not to check out this podcast! Listen to this episode of "Overheard at National Geographic!"

Katey and Quigley listen to an episode of “Normal Gossip,” which is actually the podcast that started this whole podcast! Kelsey McKinney, the host of “Normal Gossip,” takes listeners through some of the most fun stories with the best “utterly banal gossip.” This is one of Katey’s favorite podcasts, so listen as she tries to win Quigley over, and they will let you know whether or not to check it out!

Katey and Quigley listen to an episode of “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend,” which follows long-time late-night television host Conan O’Brien on his journey to make long lasting friendships. Trigger warning: Quigley does make an attempt at doing celebrity impressions in this episode, and it may be hard to listen to. Listen along as Katey and Quigely decide whether or not you should check this out!  

Katey and Quigley are checking out the 48 Hours podcast this week! This episode follows the case of Alex Murdgaugh, the prominent lawyer from South Carolina who had a fall from grace after being convicted of double murder charges. Help Katey and Quigley decide whether this episode is really a podcast or whether they decided to cut a few corners. You decide and check it out!  

Happy New Year! For this episode, Katey and Quigley wanted to find something inspiring to ring in the new year. They are sitting down to listen to Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ podcast “Wiser Than Me”. Louis-Dreyfus sits down with older women who are always – wiser than her. We chose this episode specifically because Quigley is a Darlene Love super fan, so what better way to kick off 2024 than hearing some badass advice from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame singer.  Listen to 'Wiser Than Me'

Do you love murder with your husband? Oh wait, not doing murder, but listening to “Murder With My Husband” on all your podcast apps. Katey and Quigley are sitting down to listen to the telling of a bed and breakfast massacre in a small Maine town told by “Murder With My Husband” hosts, Payton and Garrett Moreland. She loves it, he hates it, and it’s your job to figure out – should you even check it out?

“A story involving two brides and one turd.” Who wouldn’t  want to check that out? Katey and Quigley are sitting down to listen to the first episode in the series “Who Shat on the Floor at My Wedding”. Bridesmaids will be put to the test, there will be polygraphs involved, and you can help Katey and Quigley decide if this true crime story actually happened. Give it a listen and check it out!

You know it’s yo girl! In honor of Black History Month we wanted to highlight a podcast created and hosted by a rockin’ Black woman. “Baby, This is Keke Palmer” gets INTO IT with guest Yvonne Orji about culture shock, Keke and her mom listen to guest voicemails and Quigley and Katey let you know whether or not you should check it out!

To start off Women’s History Month, we work to answer the age-old question: are women from Mars, and men are from Venus? This week, Katey and Quigley listen to the podcast “If Books Could Kill.” This episode talks about John Gray’s book from 1992 that tackles the so-called common relationship problems between the sexes. Whether you’re from Earth, Mars, Venus or anywhere else, listen to Katey and Quigley decide whether or not you should check this out!

This week Katey and Quigley listen to an episode of “Hidden Brain.” The episode focuses on how we rely on our memory to understand the world around us. Katey and Quigley talk about their own lapses in memory, the episode’s controversial guest and whether or not you should check out this podcast!  

Did someone say chocolate? No, this is not a chocolate themed episode, but this week Katey and Quigley are listening to “The Rest Is History.” The hosts of this podcast, Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland(no, not that one), take listeners through the history of chocolate. Whether you are more of a savory or sweet person it does not matter, but give it a listen and check out this podcast!

Have you ever succumbed and written a Yelp review? Or maybe are you a regular writer? This week Katey and Quigley are listening to “Beach Too Sandy, Water Too Wet” where hosts Xandy and Christine Schiefer read off the best reviews they can find. This episode featured reviews on fad water bottles, so settle in and check out this podcast!

Sea monkeys may have been all the rage in the 70s and 80s, but today we are revisiting them and their creator. This week Katey and Quigley are listening to the podcast “American Hysteria.” They recount their own memories with the tiny, loveable brine shrimp and discuss the podcast as a whole so go give it a listen and check out this podcast!

Katey and Quigley are listening to Anderson Cooper’s podcast, “All There Is” this week. This podcast, and episode, is filled with touching stories about grief, loss and what we can learn from that. Katey and Quigley share their own personal stories with loss and talk about what they took from the podcast that everyone should think about, so give it a listen and check out this podcast. 

Believe it or not, Katey actually started listening to the Kelce brothers’ podcast *before* Travis Kelce started dating Taylor Swift. In this episode, she and Quigley listen to “football’s funniest family duo” (self-proclaimed) – Travis and Jason Kelce, who host “New Heights,” an immensely popular and beloved podcast. In this episode of “New Heights” the Kelce brothers interview Arnold Schwarzenegger, who shares stories from bodybuilding and movie-making, and Katey and Quigley discuss their favorite Arnold films, so check out this podcast!