S3-E7 Podcast Reviews and Recommendations: Autistics and Telepathy; Teen TikTokers Solve Crime; Soap Operas and the Podverse; Long Lost Podcast Returns; Much More!

Today , I'll be covering new podcasts and others that you won't want to miss .

Just a sampling of this week's show there's one new science-based podcast that confirms what special ed teachers , parents and even some scientists have known for years about autism , how soap operas have found their niche in the podcast universe , why right and left are so important in the minds of certain podcast creators , and the return of an amazing podcast that has

been on hiatus since 2023 . Of course , there's so much more ,

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. Our next segment is all about news , updates and highlights . Are you a soap opera fan or do you know ? People who are A lot of people must still be watching them , because the Bold and the Beautiful , the Young and the Restless and General Hospital are still airing on broadcast TV and Days of Our Lives is alive and well on Peacock .

I'm going to be honest with you . I've never purposely watched a soap opera in my life , but I have been held hostage while they played on TV at someone else's home or in college dorms . I actually had a deja vu moment about a week ago when I went to the doctor for a wellness checkup .

I was taken to a waiting area where a TV was airing a soap opera of all things , with no remote control in sight to turn it off . Speaking only for myself , there's something torturous about soap operas , but I also recognize that many people either love them or have fond memories of watching them with their mother or even friends and college roommates .

So I wanted to let you know that soaps are also part of the podcast universe . In fact , there are multitudes of soap opera talk shows and even after shows where hosts and guests reminisce about their favorite soaps . Even the Soap Opera Digest that used to be displayed at every checkout counter has a podcast . Who knew ? I didn't .

If you want to get your soap opera fix by learning who's died and come back as their long-lost twin brother or who's seducting the neighborhood bombshell , go to Google and type in quote podcasts , soap operas , and dozens of podcast listings will pop up .

Now , with that said , there is one that won't pop up when you do your search because , honestly , folks , it's a soap opera in disguise . It's called the Royals of Malibu , which is now in its third season .

Season three begins with teenager and orphan Ella Sinclair's world being turned upside down after her deceased father suddenly reappears alive and well and only offers a vague explanation of why he didn't stay dead .

It's billed as a romantic rags to riches saga but , honestly , the bubbling plot gives it away , deviating from my usual format , I am not gonna have a great episode to share with you today for our epic episode segment , but also the entire podcast

. If you have a child , a friend or a relative who has been diagnosed with autism , you're part of a growing segment of our society .

The Telepathy Tapes explores the profound abilities of non-speakers with autism , of non-speakers with autism individuals who have long been misunderstood and frequently underestimated In a world that often dismisses the extraordinary as mere fantasy .

The Telepathy Tapes explores the profound abilities of non-speakers with autism , individuals who have long been misunderstood and underestimated . In fact , a growing number of scientists have found that some of these silent communicators possess gifts that defy conventional understanding , including telepathy and other worldly perceptions .

As the evidence mounts , the time has finally come to reveal what parents , educators and involved scientists say has been hiding in plain sight . Season 1 of the Telepathy Tapes is a limited 10-episode series that is now complete .

Since its inception , the scope of the podcast has expanded to also include other non-speaking conditions , including Alzheimer's disease and even telepathic communications between humans and animals . This podcast is a rare blend of social and scientific information , making the entire series engaging to everyone who's interested in mental communications .

I had to pick a single episode from the series to feature today , and I did , but it was hard to choose which one I liked the most . The Telepathy Tapes is a series of separate stories , with each one building the foundation for the next episode .

That's why I recommend listening to this series from the beginning and also why I'm sharing just a little bit of Season 1 , episode 1 , unveiling the Hidden World of Telepathic Communication in a Silenced Community .

The clip begins in the middle of the episode because I wanted to share one of the fascinating tests that was done with an autistic teenager who has an uncanny ability to communicate silently with her mother .

Because there's almost nothing in the cabinets , I make the assumption that the house is mostly used for Airbnb and film rentals . There's a large living room and that's where we've set up . We've removed almost all the furniture from the room except for a gray fabric couch where we will position Mia and her mother for the tests .

Before we get going , I do a little meeting with the crew and Dr Powell . So just technically , like we have a camera here , this is going to be a wide shot on the family . This will be like a kind of a close-up that will row between the three of you .

We need to make sure the GoPro can see over her shoulder so we can see the number , and sure the GoPro can see over her shoulder so we can see the number .

And then , every time that you have your cue , I'll just bring a divider and put it between Ileana and Mia , the flashcards that I had the numbers only go up to 10 , which that's not statistically probably that great . So we were talking about is using a random number generator . So , dr Powell , what numbers do you want to put in there ?

There was always someone generating the cue that was given to Dr Powell , which then she would give to the parent .

The crew myself and Dr Powell were meticulous about making sure this test was bulletproof . So there'll be a blindfold on Mia . The other thing we're gonna do is put a divider up every time that she sees the cue .

And I was so happy it was Michael who decided to try it on , in addition to Dr Powell , because , as I noted previously , he's my resident skeptic and had he not tried it on , I think he always would have been questioning about the efficacy of the tests . Just to set the scene here , dr Powell hit a random number into the random number generator .

Then we asked her to hit it again and again , so we made sure it was super random . So we're going to go for this number , okay , and then show Michael's camera and then show Ileana , and Ileana stared at it for a while . There's a blindfold on Mia and she's on the other side of a partition from her mother .

I got frustrated with myself when I rewatched this for injecting myself too much in this moment , because I was concerned that if Ileana didn't see the number for long enough , maybe the telepathy wouldn't work . Let her stare at it for just another second . The number that was generated was 698 .

Dr Powell has just shown all the cameras in the room and she shows Ileana . Dr Powell is putting the iPad face down . We're taking away the partition and Mia is going to take off her blindfold so she can type . Okay , all right , and she wants to take it off . Now she can . Se puede quitar , se puede quitar , I'm at 6 . Mm-hmm .

When Ileana landed on a page , we'd ask Mia the page number and she would correctly state the page number that she'd flipped to . Sometimes we'd point to a word on a page that we just opened to and she would correctly spell out the word . We do this a few times with both Ileana opening up the book and some of the crew opening up the book .

Now , with the number , the numeral on the page Say it with the number you have .

Again , the book is facing clearly away from Mia . She cannot see it at all . She clearly types P-I-R-A-T-A , which spells pirate in Spanish . At this point everyone in the room had had their mind blown . If someone on the crew wasn't won over by the random flashcards or the random number generator or the popsicle stick test , they were by this book test .

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This is not an explicit review . Armchair detectives are often the bane of police , but sometimes just sometimes they're the reason that crimes are solved . The my Friend Daisy podcast details one of those rare cases . In 2021 , 19-year-old Daisy DeLao was excited about life .

She was about to start a new job and fulfill her dreams of becoming a makeup artist and a tattoo artist . But , in a cruel twist of fate , her dreams were shattered one fateful night after receiving a text message while watching TV with her family , she told them she'd be right back and stepped outside .

Tragically , it was the last time her family ever saw her alive . But as heart-wrenching as her murder was to everyone who loved her and the world around her , something extraordinary also came out of her cruel death .

The police investigated but were unable to solve the case , and as new cases appeared that demanded their attention , it became unlikely that Daisy's murder would ever be solved , but her friends weren't about to give up . Who killed Daisy and what could they do to ensure their friend got the justice she deserved ?

While they were young and inexperienced , they were expert in one thing . In true Gen Z-er style , they turned to TikTok to solve Daisy's case . My Friend Daisy is a 10-part series by London Radio and iHeart Radio and is produced by Paris Hilton . I binged all six available episodes and I'm waiting with bated breath to finish this story .

Here's a clip from the show .

I get a phone call from our office that wanted to transfer a phone call to me , some comandante from some police in Mexico .

That's when it kind of clicked oh man , I'm Paris Hilton , executive producer of my Friend Daisy , a gripping new true crime podcast that uncovers the shocking murder of 19-year-old Daisy DeLo and the teenage detectives who refused to let her case go cold .

Make sure to have a little time on your hands when you tune into my Friend Daisy . And now it's time for two more podcast reviews

. The first one is called A Conduit's Diary . I was absolutely inconsolable when A Conduit's Diary went silent in November 2023 . It was supposed to be a hiatus , so I was prepared for a break . So I waited , checked back on the podcast , waited some more , checked back on the podcast and then finally , about a year later , I gave up .

But then in January because thankfully I had it on a notification that during the coldest month of the year , I swear , the clouds parted and a warm ray of sunshine broke through . Well , you know , metaphorically speaking , a conduit's diary returned without missing a beat and once again returned without missing a beat and once again , all was well in the podverse .

Just for clarification before we get going , a psychic conduit is someone who acts as a channel or a bridge to connect the living with spirits . Or , in the case of A Conduit's Diary , it also includes ghosts , demons , ghouls and other creepy things that haven't been given a name yet .

The show is lighthearted , personable and over a time you get well acquainted with our Conduit's family , friends , allies and foes . Rachel , who's the conduit and heroine of this podcast , takes us along as she goes about her work by making short work of spirits that are haunting people's homes , as well as in a variety of other fantastical and humorous situations .

Along the way , rachel shares her insecurities . Along the way , rachel shares her insecurities , social shyness and her work at an area rescue center for animals .

When you check out A Conduit's Diary , I suggest you start with Episode 1 , season 1 , and listen chronologically as Rachel's quirks , her minimalist ambitions and inherited abilities play out in outrageous situations . Here is a clip from A Conduit's Diary . Trigger warning there may be some cussing in this clip .

Rachel tends to let him fly every now and then , so you have been warned . Each episode of A Conduit's Diary has some type of case that Rachel is working on or an encounter .

This one begins with an early morning shopping trip to the market and ends up being a lesson on the proper way to handle chain mail , and I'm not talking about the type you wear , I'm talking about the ones you receive .

Send this to four people , or something bad's going to happen to you , or send it to 20 of your best friends , and you will receive a bundle of money within three days .

I like a bit of gossip if it doesn't involve me , but otherwise I try to stay out of the business of others . I didn't want to try to corner the woman in a store and ask her what was going on . Maybe I could catch the eye of a store clerk to intervene . I didn't even know where to start .

I was considering pulling the girl aside to ask if she was okay when I realized I was staring again . We were in line to check out at the register . The woman and girl were in front of me . My gaze was focused on the back of the girl's head , frowning as I stared intently at her .

The woman finished putting her items on the conveyor and turned to look at me and let out a gasp . I realized then that I was staring and averted my eyes to the ceiling instead . Shit , this was awkward . Fortunately the woman didn't bring it up . She paid and hurried out of the store the little girl close at her heels . That was weird , I told the cashier .

She grunted some response , not looking nearly as worried as I was . They probably saw all sorts of weird shit . I was loading up my car when a woman stepped in front of me , her arms crossed over her chest . Who are you ? She barked . I blinked and looked around as if she could be talking to anyone else . Uh , rachel , who are you , jenna ?

She said , her gaze steady on me . Look , I don't want to cause trouble , I just . I was trying to figure out if she's your daughter or sister and why isn't she wearing shoes . I was rambling . I realized , and my rambling racketed up as Jenna's face transformed into shock . You're right , it's none of my business .

I was just curious because she's not really dressed for this weather . You're right , none of my . You can see her , she breathed . My eyes darted down to the little girl behind her . Now that she was standing closer , I could see her face and I realized my mistake . This was not a child . This was something entirely different . My eyes darting back to jenna .

See who ? I asked weakly . Jenna shook her head , her arms uncrossing . You're shitting me . You are absolutely r Rachel . You said oh Rachel , we're gonna have a talk . Jenna , at least let me unload my groceries before I went to her house . She wanted to come to my house , but I told her absolutely not .

I wasn't about to bring a client there , much less whatever the fuck creepy thing was following her around .

Mail , am I in trouble ? My last review for today is the Left Right Game . It's a horror fiction show created by Q-Code that follows a journalist named Alice Sharman as she investigates a paranormal game that leads to an alternate reality .

She is attracted to the game , almost as if she's going on a lark , but that quickly changes as it becomes a real game of survival . Who will make it through and who will not ?

When I first listened to this podcast , my imagination was wrapped around my headphones , and when I listened to it again a few months later , all the nuances that I had missed became significant details that enriched the storyline . The Left Right Game is actually a legendary show in the podcast horror genre .

If you haven't listened to it yet , you are in for a ride is actually a legendary show in the podcast horror genre . If you haven't listened to it yet , you are in for a ride , and if you have , you can enrich your experience by doing what I did and listen to it a second time . Here's a clip to whet your appetite for this fascinating show .

Were you in the area on February , the 7th of this year ? Did you meet or speak with a girl called Alice Sharman ?

You know we love you . See you next week .