Celebrate America Right With the 5 Best Podcast Episodes of the Week
Time for some aural fireworks. Light ’em up, people!
Are you stuck in traffic on your way home from the long weekend? Staring up at the stars after the last firework? Maybe you're back on that morning grind to the office, in which case you have our condolences. No matter where you're listening this week, though, we've got you covered—from a hidden kitchen in San Francisco to a murder mystery across the pond, to soundscapes recorded on the rings of Saturn. Turn on, tune in, pod out.
The HeardHow to Be a Girl, “Bathroom Bill”
On *How to Be a Girl*, a single mom and her eight-year-old daughter, a self-described “girl with a penis,” talk about what it’s like to grow up trans. Having a loved one who's nonbinary can change one's understanding of gender in an immediate and fundamental way---and *How to Be a Girl* proves the intimate, personal power of podcasts. In this episode, Marlo Mack goes to town halls and protests in Seattle about the bill that would prohibit transgender people, including her child, from using the bathroom they identify with. [Listen here.](http://www.howtobeagirlpodcast.com/episodes/episode-xi-bathroom-bill)
BBCUntold: The Daniel Morgan Murder, “Luckiest Mugging in the World”
In 1987, private investigator Daniel Morgan told friends that he had found evidence of corruption within London’s Metropolitan Police. A few days later, he was brutally murdered with an axe. The case has gone unsolved for almost 30 years, but in *Untold*—which is topping the British iTunes charts—Peter Jukes reexamines the case, the methodologies of police officers in the initial investigation, and the culture of the South London neighborhood where it all happened. Start with episode one, "Luckiest Mugging in the World," and catch up with a few hours of British intrigue. [Listen here.](https://soundcloud.com/user-441226646/1-luckiest-mugging-in-the-world)
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Charley Locke writes about growing up and growing old for publications including The Atlantic, The New York Times Magazine, and WIRED. ... Read More
