A New MLB Show, YouTube Monks, and 3 More Must-Hear Podcasts
This week's best podcasts also include true crime, access to the Internet, and female professional baseball players reviewing 'Pitch'.
Tommy Garcia
Looking for some stories to get you through the next week of commuting? Listen to a digital consultant for monks, two female professional baseball players reviewing Pitch, and a woman who found the person who stole her identity in a place very close to home. This week's best podcasts also feature a true crime investigation from the Cincinnati Enquirer and discussions of whether Internet should be a public utility. Turn on and tune in!
NPRThe Specialist, "Digital Missioner"
Kyle Oliver has a strange profession: He’s a digital consultant to monks. On this episode of *The Specialist*, Oliver explains how he helps an order of monks engage with people through YouTube, and why their comment section is one you should actually read. [Listen here.](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-specialist/id1022242019)
SlatePlacemakers, “Internet for All”
Chattanooga, Tennessee is trying to brand itself as a city friendly to startups—but in some neighborhoods, only one in five households have Internet access, despite a citywide publicly-run broadcast network built on top of utility providers. *Placeholders* takes a look at public Internet programs, and whether Internet access should be a basic utility. [Listen here.](http://www.slate.com/podcasts/placemakers/can_chattanooga_tennessee_bridge_its_digital_divide.html)
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