Podcast Club 👂- What are you listening to?
What podcasts are you listening to at the moment? As I get heavier in to my pregnancy, I'm spending more time laid down with my earphones in.
Here are my top 5 for this week:-
1.Wanging On With Graham Norton & Maria McErlane
2.Jamie Laing's Good Company
3.Begin Again With Davina McCall
4.Mayim Bialik's Breakdown
5.Kathy Griffin - Talk Your Head Off
Talk your head off is a great podcast. Kathy Griffin has a great whit about her in the way she tells stories. Her recent podcast talked about her 'un-cancellation'. In 2018, she was investigated by the FBI and placed on the 'No-Fly List' after posting a graphic picture of a mock up face that seemed to represent President Trump. Kathy's tour was immediately cancelled and as she says "the phone stopped ringing". After being released of all charges and recovering from a serious health issue, Kathy is back to creating content and recently embarked on another tour.
Mayim Bialik's Breakdown is an insightful show that focuses on a miscellaneous collection of topics, ranging from showbusiness to psychology, to spiritualism and religion. The Big Bang Theory star hosts with her hot new boyfriend Jonathan Cohen, a producer and therapist. Recently, they released an episode on life after death and Jonathan received a psychic medium reading. He also opened up on his brother's tragic accident when young and how it's affected his family's life since then. Mayim also revealed that the house is haunted, but doesn't seem phased at all by this.
Begin Again With Davina McCall is Davina's new podcast, where she discusses and shares life stories with a vast array of celebrities. In the latest episode, Davina speaks to X-Factor judge and musician Tulisa. Tulisa was set up in a drugs scandal and had to fight to defend her name and avoid jail. Last year, she appeared in I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here, where she described herself as being a 'demisexual'.
Jamie Laing's Good Company is a refreshingly positive show which features an array of celebrity guests. This week featured Professor Green, who discussed his relationship with Made In Chelsea star Millie Mackintosh and his battles with mental health. He also mentions his taste in music and what his guilty (or not) pleasures are.
Wanging On is a new podcast that's light-hearted and pleasantly outrageous! It's slightly topical not in a newscast style. I'd not heard of Maria McErlane before the podcast but she seems to be quite an interesting character. Her puppy is adorable as well. The format is similar to the Sh*gged, Married Annoyed podcast by Chris & Rosie Ramsey, with letters from listeners read out. Graham Norton has a great humour without being pathetically woke. It's hard to believe he works for the BBC.
Critical Spotlight
I've stopped listening to Giovanna Fletcher's Happy Mum Happy Baby. It's a pure misery fest. Recent guests include Natalie Cassidy who opens up about grief (her mother sadly passed away when she was aged just 19) and body image struggles. It's not entertainment to listen to people's misfortunes in life. Though I feel sympathy for them, nothing is to be gained from hearing their tragedies re-told on a commercial podcast. For a podcast that has the word happy twice* in the title, I expected something more uplifting. I listen to podcasts to unwind from the troubles of life, not listen to someone else's.
What About You....?
Post your thoughts on the podcasts that you've been listening to below and share your opinions. What are your favourites? What can you not stand?