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Last updated on September 25, 2024 – 10:26 AM “The World With Richard Engel And Yalda Hakim” is a brand new podcast about global affairs, launched in collaboration with Sky News and NBC News. Hosted by Sky News chief world news presenter Yalda Hakim and NBC News chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel, the podcast will include eyewitness reports from around the world as well as in-depth analysis and interviews. “These are times of heightened conflict and polarization, so we hope this podcast can act as a kind of port in the storm,” Yalda Hakim said. “The launch of this…
Last updated on September 25, 2024 – 9:24am Ahead of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, Dr Stacey Wentworth has launched a new podcast called Less Radical. The six-part series tells the story of an unlikely hero from Pittsburgh, Dr. Fisher, who overcame the barriers of anti-Semitism to get into medical school and make revolutionary advances in cancer treatment. But his success came at a tragic price: public, performative congressional hearings that unfairly tarnished his reputation and haunted him until his death. Host Dr. Wentworth takes listeners into operating rooms, the halls of Congress and the laboratory to explore…
Last updated September 20, 2024 – 3:23 PM American multinational food, snack and beverage company PepsiCo launches a new podcast, Future Back Thinking. Hosted by Dr. Athina Caniola, the company's first chief strategy and transformation officer, this 10-episode podcast explores the innovative approaches that many futurists and leaders have taken to lead organizations and people into the future. We are making use of some “Future Back Thinking.'' . This process involves considering the company's potential future by examining the trends and drivers of change that could lead to different future scenarios. With an extensive background in…
New research findings highlight the opportunity sports podcast listening presents for brands and marketing teams. Research from Sport Social Podcast Network and Kantar shows that sports podcasts are more trusted than other channels. Sport Social’s 2024 Listener Research Report explores how sports podcasts compare to digital channels like X, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube when it comes to advertising habits and preferences. The data was collected from Kantar's TGI GB data and listeners of the Sports Social Podcast Network in collaboration with market research firm Mindfield. Sports podcast listeners are 2.3 times more likely to trust ads in podcasts compared…
The English Disease is a brand new documentary podcast written and hosted by football writer Sam Diss which follows the football hooliganism movement through British culture. Sixty years ago, scholars viewed football hooligans as Marxist freedom fighters. Forty years ago, they were the devils of the British people. Twenty years ago, they were said to be gone, and now, in 2024, we realise they're not going anywhere. The media portrays football hooligans as the most deviant and dangerous elements of British society, but who are hooligans and why do some fans behave the way they do? If we dig a…
Last updated on September 24, 2024 – 11:49 AM Proper Tasty Pub Quiz is a new weekly podcast hosted by award-winning chef Tom Kerridge and presenter Chris Stark. Each episode sees Tom invite a celebrity guest into his pub, The Butcher's Tap and Grill in Chelsea, for a quick quiz, and like all good pub quizzes, there's a mix of silly and serious questions, plenty of laughs and great food. Guests including Jamie Redknapp, Jill Scott and Pixie Lott can expect to have their knowledge put to the test across four rounds. The show is produced by the award-winning…
Last updated on September 24, 2024 – 10:40 AM Louis Theroux was interviewed by Adam Buxton onstage at Spotify in London last night to celebrate the launch of season 3 of The Louis Theroux Podcast. In our conversation with Adam, he talks about the “Heaven's Gate” UFO cult, whose members committed mass suicide just days after his team set up an interview, how he doesn't want to be “unnecessarily intrusive” to vulnerable guests on his podcast, and why he thinks he can make a difference in the crowded podcast market. Speaking about UFO cults, Lewis said that when he…
Last updated on September 24, 2024 – 9:19 AM “34 Fairview Road” is a new limited series podcast that explores the January 2022 death of Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe. “Crossing the Line,” presented by M. William Phelps in association with Mom's Basement Media, is a 10-episode investigation into the arrest of O'Keefe's girlfriend, 44-year-old Karen Reed, her high-profile murder trial and the impact a blogger and free speech activist who goes by the name Turtleboy had on the case. Also included is an exclusive story from Turtleboy's Aidan Carney (who goes from high school teacher to felon serving…
Last updated September 23, 2024 – 4:59pm “From Now On” is a podcast hosted by Lisa Phillips, a former model and talent scout who has navigated the complexities of the entertainment industry. The series goes beyond the headlines to offer personal stories of surviving abuse and life afterward. As Lisa shares her own story of survival, she invites other survivors and experts to educate others on how to recognize warning signs and advocate for themselves, holding the power of abuse accountable. Aiming to be more than just a podcast, “From Now On” is part of a…
Last updated September 23, 2024 – 1:38 p.m. Kill List is a new series that tells the story of a multi-year true crime investigation centered around the dark web, but with real-world implications and victims from all over the world. This Wondery and Novel podcast is hosted by Carl Miller, author, technology journalist, and founder of think tank Demos' digital research team CASM. The story follows Karl's journey until he first makes the disturbing discovery of a secret kill list targeting hundreds of innocent people on a murder-for-hire website on the dark web. With the police deciding not to…