10/10 The dangerous hunt for the leader of a large people-smuggling gang by BBC journalist and aid-worker and a powerful and compassionate investigation into a booming trade that profits from vulnerable people who risk everything for the chance of a better life.
#tocatchascorpion
#podcast

9/10 A brilliant biopic by @afuahirsch.bsky.social and @peterfrankopan.bsky.social into the
Godfather of Christmas, Shakespeare of novelists, passionate advocate of social reform, profligate spender and man with a very complicated personal life, Charles Dickens.

8/10 Chloe Fox interviews famous octogenarians on four topics best avoided in polite company: sex, religion, politics and money. Fox’s warmth and her gently probing interviewing style draw out honest reflections on life and the odd major revelation from her guests.

7/10 Does Elon Musk the self-proclaimed "free speech absolutist" use private investigators and surveillance to target his critics? Alexi Mostrous from @tortoisemedia.bsky.social investigates how Musk seeks to shape his own reality behind the scenes when no one else is looking.
#podcast

6/10 The fantastically irreverent @kathyburke.bsky.social invites celebrity guests to plan their funeral as they’d plan a wedding. The results are hilarious, dark and moving. The episode with @mrmarksteel.bsky.social is a classic.
#podcast

5/10 The untold story of a gay police officer's murder in Belfast in 1997. In piecing together why Darren was murdered, Jordan Dunbar finds stories of bigotry and betrayal but also of love and bravery during the Troubles.
#bloodonthedancefloor

4/10 A meticulous BBC investigation by @catrinnye.bsky.social into a mysterious life-coaching company. Shocking revelations over how the company takes over people's lives, tears families apart and intimidates those who try to leave.
#podcast
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

3/10 A business podcast that deep-dives into the story of a company's journey to the top. The hosts' excitement is contagious and their research phenomenal. The Hermès episode is one of the best pieces of storytelling I’ve listened to this year.
@ben-gilbert.bsky.social
www.acquired.fm

2/10 The story of how a scandal involving a performance-enhancing broom rocked the normally convivial world of curling in 2015. A tale brilliantly retold by
@cullenoncurling.bsky.social
#podcast
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/broomgate-a-curling-scandal-episode-1-the-mystery-broom-id144295390

1/10 Gripping tale of love, politics and identity from the 2011 Arab Spring. When a young gay revolutionary blogger is abducted on the streets of Damascus her followers launch a desperate search but find far more than they bargained for. #podcasts @smohyeddin.bsky.social

Podcast gold! Great to see that it's getting lots of coverage.