Which podcasts do you listen to

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Am trying to get into listening to podcasts and wondered what people listen to and would recommend

I’m a recent convert to podcasts and started with recent episodes of Rest is Politics. I’ve gone back to episode 1 and am now listening to them all (all 400 & something). Interesting to listen to 4 + years ago and what’s subsequently unfolded

These.

I try to keep up with these:
Quiet Riot
Sherlock & Co
The Rest is Politics
Alex Andreu's Podyssey

And I dip into these when I have time and am in the mood:
The Rest is History
You:re Dead to Me
All about Agatha
Zoe
Decoder Ring
Empire
Shedunnit
Help, I Sexted my Boss
The Irish Passport
Welcome to Hell

And I really enjoyed My Dad Wrote a Porno, The Magnus Archives, Portentous Peril's Adventures in the 23rd Century and Mockery Manor - they have all finished, but are fine to listen to now.

It’s called ‘Electoral Dysfunction’
‘The Rest is Politics’ is with Rory Stewart and Alistair Campbell
I listen to both and would recommend

Thank you! I've done a few of those but not all. Cheers 😃

Kermode & Mayo’s Take
Running is Bullshit
Bald Move
This is History
The Bechdel Cast
With Me Now
Stuff You Should Know
Creature Feature
Simon Mayo’s Book of the Year
Bone & Joint Journal - yeah so this might be a bit niche

I love Teen Commandments at the moment.
Also listen to Miss Me (Miquita and Lily Allen).

Used to love Shagged, Married Annoyed but stopped listening recently.

Older and Wider with Jenny Eclair

It can be a bit hit and miss, lots of grandchildren chat which can be a bit tedious and her Co host can be a bit sycophantic
‘ooh I know, I know you do, I know just what you mean…..’ but it can be amusing

Re Shagged Married Annoyed, I think they’re running out of steam and just phoning it in now

And another case of tight diamond shoes

The Rest is Politics
The Missing Crytoqueen
Rabbit Hole (NY Times)
Stalked (BBC Sounds)
What’s Up Docs

Today in Focus - current events
Betwixt the Sheets - social history
More or Less - investigating stats claimed in the news
SciShow Tangents - science trivia panel show
Lateral - panel show
No Such Thing as a Fish - fun trivia by QI elves
Reading Glasses - about reading as a hobby
Wine & Crime - true crime
Sentimental Garbage - reflecting on the pop culture of our youth
An Old Timey Podcast - historical deep dives
Ologies - experts on variety of niche subjects explain their area of study
Escape This Podcast - audio escape rooms
This Podcast Will Kill You - history of medicine
Sounds Like a Cult - pop culture trends and obsessions
Court Junkie - true crime
Let’s Learn Everything - fun podcast where a group of friends educate each other on a range of subjects
Maintenance Phase - debunking health trends
History is Sexy - historical deep dives
Uncharted - Hannah Fry explaining things about maths, algorithms etc
Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics - humorous look at classical history
Bad People - true crime and psychology
Sliced Bread - investigating trendy wonder products
The News Quiz - current events panel show
The Inquiry - current events deep dives/explained
Your Dead to Me - history explained to a comedian by Horrible Histories writer and an expert
Crowd Science - listener questions about how the world works answered
The Unbelievable Truth - panel show, comedians try to call each other out on lies in a presentation about various subjects

I listen to podcasts all day at work, in the car and at night before bed. I've split them into categories.

News/ informative:
The smart 7, (quick news update)
The rest is entertainment/ money and politics
Infinite monkey cage
Political currency
The bugle
Myths and legends

Chilling/ creepy:
Uncanny
Dark history
Murder mystery and makeup
Carrie Jade doesn't exist.

Silly/ funny podcasts:
Three bean salad
Off Menu
Help I sexted my boss
We're here to help
Smartless
Shagged married annoyed
Toni and ryan

I like a lot of radio edit podcasts:
John Robins and Elis James 5live
Ed Gamble and Mathew Crosby Radio X
Johnny Vaughn 4-7 thang
Jason Manford absolute radio

Zoe
Feel Better Live More
Uncanny
Tortoise Investigates
My Dad Wrote a Porno - the funniest thing I've ever heard. Had to stop listening to it on my walk to work as I kept laughing out loud so much!

I love real-life storytelling, so I tend towards:

• This American Life: the Big Daddy of podcasts. Usually 3 stories brilliantly produced and told around a central theme. Most of their best episodes are in the back catalogue on their website rather than on the apps

• The Moth: Again, stories told around a theme - often people's names picked from a hat at live events

• Risk: it's mostly NSFW but brilliant if you like this kind of thing

• Love + Radio: The episode 'The Living Room' is one of my favourite podcast episodes of all time

• Heavyweight: A dorky host helps people address things that are hanging over them from their past by going to talk to the other people involved. They're doing a retrospective season at the moment but the originals are incredible

• Everything Is Alive: Interviews with inanimate objects, improvised live as they record with actors. Sounds really weird but is utterly enchanting

• Ear Hustle: Podcast made in San Quentin prison. Little told stories of what it's like to be incarcerated in America

• Beautiful Stories From Anonymous People: Random anonymous callers spend 1 hour on the phone with Chris Gethard sharing stories about their lives. You get a peek into so many different lifestyles and topics you'd never otherwise hear about, it's fascinating.

• Criminal: Not your standard crime podcast, and Phoebe Judge's voice is like a snuggly hug

• Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel: Again, the early seasons were the best - listening in to a one-off couples therapy session with the G.O.A.T

Crime writers on..
Answer me this (best podcast of all time)
Stuff you should know
Stuff they don't want you to know.

I listen to others as well but these ones I listen to the most.

Second anything with Lucy Worsely, she’s brilliant!

Rest is Entertainment, Ladykillers by lucy worsley is good, and DISH although i watch that rather than listen,

Oh yes of course it is (brain hiccup)! Thanks for noticing. I also listen to The Rest is Politics, but not as much as I used to.

The Archers
Uncanny
Murder They Wrote
How to be 60

Normal Gossip
What did you do yesterday
Parenting Hell
Teen Commandments
Fi and Jane

If I’m into a particular programme I’ll try and find a podcast for it. HBO do good ones.

Monica Dolan was on Desert Island Discs yesterday... She's been on Call The Midwife, Sherwood and Mr Bates v TPO. She was very interesting... 💕

the infinite monkey cage
The liver health podcast
abroad in Japan

Oh I like her, I dip in and out of Desert island discs, but I will listen to hers.

@SinisterBumFacedCat I LOVED The Ballad of Billy Balls and The Apology Line – listened to both on a 5-day hike and was completely immersed!

Might have to revisit those soon... thanks for the reminder!

I’ve recently found “what’s my age again” with Katherine Ryan.

Guest celebs who have a blood test and discover their chronological age compared to their biological age. They discuss lifestyle before revealing the age …. really interesting and a lot of athletes fared worse than ‘normal’ people.