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Anyone got any good podcasts for long journey with 19 year old?

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METR0NOMY · 25/04/2025 11:54

Anything interesting really, she is curious about the world and radio 4 is usually good call

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Maraudingmarauders · 25/04/2025 19:54

I love the Food Programme on BBC sounds. They’re usually shorter snippets but really interesting topics especially if she’s at all interested in food, drinks, cultural themes or the environment. Often have episodes about sustainability and what that looks like in different industries etc

wellingtonsandwaffles · 25/04/2025 19:55

“The rest is entertainment” for bitesize fun insights about how TV, Movies and the industry works - with Richard Osman. super interesting, but skip the many ads!

British Scandal is fun - true stories retold dramatically by comedians - particularly recommend “the canoe con” (series 6), “race to ruin” (38) as non sexual but crazy story ones! They are 3 x 1hr episode each plus a bonus interview episode.

Loved “price of paradise” about a family from Essex who buy an island and move in to many a disaster - all documented by a film crew

Serial if you’ve not done it before - there’s several good series. The original is a murder investigation, the most recent about freeing Free Willy whale “the good whale” but I skipped the musical episode!

OilyTussle · 25/04/2025 19:59

I have really enjoyed SNAFU.
The first series is about how close we came to accidental nuclear war in the 80’s.
The second series is about how a group of protestors managed to break into an FBI office, steal documents and get away with it.

MyCarHasBrokenDownAgain · 25/04/2025 20:03

A Fair Cop ... always hilarious but also informative ...

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b060fj66

Davros · 25/04/2025 20:09

More or Less
Sliced Bread
inside Health
Meet David Sedaris
Alexei Sayle’s Imaginary Sandwich Bar
I’d also look at the dramas that are available on R4. Charles Paris is great, Thursday Murder Club, The Great Gatsby

CillaDog · 25/04/2025 20:33

Any if the Serial productions
Heavyweight
Modern Love
British Scandal

DuckbilledSplatterPuff · 26/04/2025 09:35

Davros · 25/04/2025 20:09

More or Less
Sliced Bread
inside Health
Meet David Sedaris
Alexei Sayle’s Imaginary Sandwich Bar
I’d also look at the dramas that are available on R4. Charles Paris is great, Thursday Murder Club, The Great Gatsby

Charles Paris... really funny.
And Cabin Pressure ( but I don't know how many episodes are still up) .

Recently discovered that if you have Spotify family>?Premium? (not sure which) you get 16 hours a month of free audiobook, Don't do what I do and fall asleep without the timer on, as if you have to go back to re listen, you'll find you've used up your hours to finish the book!

lljkk · 26/04/2025 09:43

Cautionary Tales, Tim Hartford is the presenter, I think.

Iudncuewbccgrcb · 26/04/2025 09:43

No Such Thing As A Fish

PopThatBench · 26/04/2025 09:46

METR0NOMY · 25/04/2025 11:54

Anything interesting really, she is curious about the world and radio 4 is usually good call

Crime Junkie, two females cover true crime, they got me through Covid 😂 it’s so good!

mewkins · 26/04/2025 09:56

I like Rob Brydon &
Also The rest is entertainment (if you like film a d TV )

Motherknowsrest · 26/04/2025 10:03

Again, BBC sounds;

It's a fair cop
Good bad billionaire .

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