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Katherine Ryan, Penny Lancaster and Madonna led a week of raw confessions about menopause, depression, and spiritual transformation.

Thirty years after Sense and Sensibility, Emma Thompson revisits the Dashwoods — this time as both star and executive producer of a new sequel for Audible.

Coining It – Lewis Goodall, a household name from his contributions on The News Agents, has launched his own engaging and well crafted investigative series. It looks at the story of James Parker, a man on benefits from Blackpool who stumbled across a glitch on a website connected to the digital currency Bitcoin, that could…

Who took home the big awards?

MUBI Podcast – MUBI is a platform that supports the cinema industry. And with that, comes a detailed and informative podcast that explores and celebrates some of the most celebrated films. With each new series there’s a hook and their most recent one is all about Twin Peaks and the ‘Ladies of Lynch’ who helped…

Grand Designs: Deconstructed – You know it is Autumn when you are watching a couple standing outside a skip agonisingly awaiting for their windows to arrive. It’s Grand Designs of course. A new series returned to Channel 4 earlier this week and with that is a new visualised podcast where Greg James and Kevin McCloud…

Pottering with Tom Allen – To say that Tom Allen is a keen gardener is an understatement. At the end of a TV awards show once I watched Tom Allen saving all the flowers before they were destined for the bin, which he then displayed in his garden the following morning. In this new podcast…

The new international drama opens with a killing in the Baltic archipelago that spirals into espionage, betrayal and unlikely romance

From knickerbockers to now

Timed with Jane Austen’s 250th birthday, a 25-part audio adaptation brings the classic novel to listeners in Julie Andrews’ unmistakable voice.

Pop legends, former Prime Ministers, and sports icons dominated conversations this week, sharing stories of addiction recovery, political leadership, and rebuilding after public setbacks.

Ever since Tortoise bought The Observer there’s been a closer tie-in with their long-running slate of investigative and news podcasts, such as The News Meeting. From this week however, they are branching out with a new podcast exploring culture, hosted by fellow audio critic Miranda Sawyer and the writer and journalist Liv Little. In each…

Romesh Ranganathan is no stranger to podcasting as a guest or presenter, but the fact that he’s now got his own interview series is a real treat. His first guest is an interview with the actor Michael Sheen. It’s some of the best audio I’ve heard all week, as Sheen talks about the decision and…

“I didn’t ever think at 32 years old I would be diagnosed with breast cancer,” says Strictly professional dancer Amy Dowden at the start of this new podcast. Amy’s openness throughout her cancer journey has won her many plaudits, and she is continuing an awareness campaign with this new series alongside Dr Naren Basu, who…

Professor Brian Cox is the host of this engaging discussion series by The Francis Crick Institute, the renowned biomedical laboratory. It has a straightforward premise. Each episode takes a big topic, such as whether we can cure cancer or whether we can live forever, and then features a panel talking about said issue in all…

Welcome to this week’s Recommendation Engine from Podcast Rex, rounding up the week in podcast reviews. Get this in an email each week by signing up to be a supporter of Podcast Rex from £3.99. Platforms Apple Podcasts: New Shows The Romesh Ranganathan Show (Listen) The Good, The Bad and the Football (Folding Pocket) Model…

The tournament starts today

Celebrities, staff and young superfans join Tim Dunn to celebrate London’s transport network, from the Olympics to Oyster cards.

The antidote to rise-and-grind business rhetoric?