Arts & Culture
When we had watched everything worth watching on Netflix and Prime, here are some of the podcasts that helped us beat… the content drought.
By Polly Coleman
Grounded with Louis Theroux
Popular journalist and documentary filmmaker Louis Theroux uses the lockdown as a chance to get back in contact with some high-profile people he’s been longing to chat to. Together, Louis and his guest talk through a large selection of topics in each episode; From Frankie Boyle on his comedy career and his views on ‘cancel-culture’ to Leah Remini on her life in the Church of Scientology and Helena Bonham-Carter speaking about her childhood, acting and her ex-husband Tim Burton.
This podcast truly showcases a wide variety of different topics.
Previous guests have included:
Lenny Henry, Boy George, Miriam Margolyes, Sia, Riz Ahmed, Chris O’Dowd, Rylan Clark-Neal, Gail Porter…
Listen on BBC Sounds here
Life Changing with Jane Garvey
In this interview-style podcast, available on BBC Sounds, Radio Presenter Jane Garvey sits down each week with people who have lived through extraordinary, life-changing events. Together, they talk about how these moments reshaped their lives in the most unpredictable ways.
In the podcast, Jane and her guest talk in depth about near death experiences, gambling addiction, memory issues, vitiligo and many other topics.
Listen on BBC Sounds here
Sh**ged Married Annoyed
Chris and Rosie Ramsey host this hugely popular weekly podcast where they chat about life, relationships, arguments, annoyances, parenting, growing up and everything in between. Each week, they answer questions from the public and a secret celebrity.
The podcast is also going on a live tour at the end of 2021 with tickets available to be bought from their website www.shaggedmarriedannoyed.com
Perfect podcast for:
Comedy fans
Listen on Apple Podcasts here
Renegades: Born in the USA
In this new weekly podcast, former President Barack Obama and musician Bruce Springsteen sit down together to talk about their lives, fatherhood and how their friendship began, as well as their shared love of music and America.
The pair discuss a variety of societal issues as well as their early musical influences and favourite artists, growing up with income-inequality, their early experiences with race and racism and what it was like growing up as teenagers in the 1960s and 70s.
Listen on Spotify here
Incredible Women
Incredible Women is presented by luxury fashion brand NET-A-PORTER. Launched in November 2020 and running in weekly 30-minute episodes, Incredible Women talks personally with women making progressive, historical change across the world.
Featuring a great line-up of powerful women, the podcast delves into personal conversations of both success and struggle in a heart-warming way, giving listeners a true fly-on-the-wall view of the fascinating conversations.
Previous guests have included:
Sandra Choi, Ashley Graham, Lisa Joy, Carey Mulligan, Emerald Fennell…
Listen on Apple Podcasts here
Table Manners
Jessie Ware hosts alongside her mum, Lennie, in which they dine and discuss with a special guest about all things food, love and family, direct from her very own dinner table.
The popular podcast (now in its ninth series) feels more like an informal, cozy catch up with friends rather than the standard, formal interview.
Previous guests have included:
Charlotte Tilbury MBE, Michelle Keegan, Alan Carr, Sadiq Khan, Stacey Dooley, Dermot O’Leary, Ed Sheeran…
Listen on Apple Podcasts here