Pod-Alization: Basketball, Halloween, Stoicism & Hip Hop

 Here are three podcasts I recommend for this weekend before you gear up for Halloween. You can listen while you make that last-minute drive to CVS to pick up more overpriced candy to give out, since your kids discovered your candy stash and already devoured all the Snickers bars and Almond Joys. 

First, 3 on 3, a basketball podcast in which NCAA champion and WNBA star DiDi Richards, Emmy-nominated sportscaster Chris Williamson, and multimedia mogul Terrika Foster-Brasby join forces to form the Big 3.

See what they did there?

iHeartPodcasts says of the show, "Each Wednesday, they’re shooting from the hip to let their perspectives fly on the three biggest stories across the NBA, WNBA and college basketball. This talented trio is always wide open, and most definitely dangerous."

I like the show because it's not another bro sports show. 

Next up is 13 Days of Halloween: Penance.  Another iHeart show, the producers say, "Spooky season is back, and with it comes a new season of the show guaranteed to send shivers down your spine."

 With new episodes daily until Halloween, the narrative podcast stars Natalie Morales and follows the story of Sayuri, who has been locked up in the Pendleton Rehabilitation Center with no one willing or able to tell her why. But is the Pendleton really a prison, or something else? Follow along to find out.

For me, anything with Natalie Morales is worth watching or listening to.

Finally, The Street Stoic is a daily podcast that invites listeners in for their daily shot of inspiration by combining Hip Hop lyrics with ancient Stoic philosophy.

Hosted by Dramos, whose voice has been heard from “The Breakfast Club” to New York’s Z100 and most recently his “Life as a Gringo” podcast, the show creates a practical approach on how to live a happier and more fulfilled life.

Now this is a cool combo. The Stoic philosophy of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius and Hip Hop lyrics.

What's next for iHeart? A new podcast that combines easy listening music with Sun Tzu and The Art Of War?