Top Society & Culture Podcasts

The Tezlyn Figaro Podcast with U.S. Air Force veteran, Juris Doctor candidate, small business owner, and educator Tezlyn Figaro, M.Ed., is where preparation meets power. This is not a podcast built on commentary alone—it is a classroom designed to deliver step-by-step solutions.

Using her signature framework—Prepare. Position. PUSH (Push Until Something Happens) Tezlyn breaks down real-world strategies for civic engagement, workplace readiness, leadership, and professional growth. Each episode functions as a practical training session, equipping listeners with clear tools, actionable guidance, and implementation strategies that move beyond awareness and into results.

This is a space for learning, accountability, and execution, where conversations become skills and ideas become measurable change.

FICTION

There’s the family you grew up with:  your mom, your dad, your siblings.  And then, there’s the family you carry around in your head for the rest of your life.  This show is about that second family, the one that lives within.

From Mermaid Palace, Sharon Mashihi brings you Appearances, a one woman audio show that straddles the line between fiction and truth.  Appearances brings to life an Iranian American family and community through the real and fantastical mental machinations of Melanie Barzadeh. Melanie is in her mid 30’s and desires nothing more than to become a mother. The difficulty of finding the right partner seems to be directly connected to the struggles witnessed in her home throughout her entire childhood. As Sharon Mashihi voice-acts all the characters in one family, the depth of the love, pain, and struggle is felt with honesty and humour at every turn.

Midwest Latinxs Maria Isa & Jessica Lopez Lyman cover everything from current events, race, and gender to edutainment, chisme y musica, all in one Spanglish podcast.

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