“I haven’t met a politician ready to do what it takes”: Greta Thunberg and Björk in conversation
The world’s leading voice for climate action and its most original singer-songwriter discuss greenwashing, fame, Cop27, music and the matriarchy.
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The podcast Hoaxed packages suburban trauma as grim entertainment
No matter how well researched, an investigation into a fake satanic conspiracy can’t help but seem salacious.
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Mind-reading for TikTok teens
The podcast Influenced with Joel M pulls off an impossible trick: an illusionist show in an audio format.
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From Jeffrey Dahmer to Adnan Syed: can true crime as entertainment ever be ethical?
Real life crime stories have long been treated as entertainment, but with the rise of global phenomenons like Serial and…
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True crime’s legal pay-offs give it a righteous gloss – but it’s still only shallow, manipulative entertainment
The thrill of the genre is that it lends a factual story a dramatic twist. In fact, it is as…
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What Emily Maitlis did next
The News Agents sees former BBC presenters finding their voice – and also their feet – in the world of…
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Iain Dale’s Diary: My week at the Edinburgh Fringe, and a spellbinding chat with Angela Rayner
Still recovering from a bad fall, I hosted live podcast shows at the festival wearing a rather magnificent burgundy suit.
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“We’re losing the war against disinformation”: This American Life’s Ira Glass
The host of the influential radio programme and podcast on the success of his show – and competing with Joe…
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Life Goals is a joyous journey through our desert island kicks
On this podcast Theo Delaney, an ardent Spurs fan, deep-dives into his guests’ relationship with football.
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Power Corrupts is back – with a third series about a billion-dollar island
The podcast deals in unscrupulous politicians, villains hiding in plain sight, and stories of exploitation so sensational you’ll struggle to…
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What can be done to challenge Lukasheko’s regime in Belarus?
Emily Tamkin in Washington, DC and Ido Vock in Berlin host the New Statesman’s weekly global affairs podcast, World Review
Could Brexit have been stopped?
Could the Brexit referendum have been run differently to avoid a Remain defeat?
Fiction podcast Soft Voice explores the anxiety of decision-making
Soft Voice tells the anxious 25-year-old estate agent Lydia what to wear, what to say and which yoghurt to eat…
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Bored in the USA: Bruce Springsteen and Barack Obama’s new podcast is hair-tearingly dull
Barack Obama, one volume into his epic memoir, is busy trying to shape his legacy. Bruce Springsteen has been spinning…
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