Author: Podcast News

Last updated October 28, 2024 – 2:30 p.m. Disney+ has launched a companion podcast to its show “Rivals,” based on Dame Jilly Cooper’s novels. The podcast features cast members and special guests in exclusive conversation with Pandora Sykes, as part of the eight-part television adaptation. Set in 1980s Britain, Rivals follows the ruthless competition of power struggles, ambition and shocking social antics in British independent television. The podcast features Alex Hassell (Rupert Campbell-Black), Vera MacLean (Tuggy O'Hara), Danny Dyer (Freddie Jones), Nafessa Williams (Cameron Cooke) and Emily Atack (Sarah Stratton). , Gary Lamont (Charles Fairbairn), Lara Peek (Dacey Butler).…

Last updated October 28, 2024 – 12:00 PM Actress, comedian, and viral sensation Angel Raketa Moore hosts a new podcast that delves into life's untold issues. Can't Keep It In, launched by incontinence brand TENA, explores topics such as parenting, aging, and romance with humor and honesty. Each episode approaches the ups and downs of life with a candid and comedic touch, inviting guests from all walks of life to share their personal stories. This podcast highlights important conversations about physical and emotional changes that are experienced by many but rarely talked about. “We wanted to create a space…

Last updated October 25, 2024 – 2:01 PM The Bunny Trap is a new 10-part investigative series that follows a multi-year investigation into troubling allegations in the glamor industry. The podcast, hosted by investigative journalist Ellie Flynn, investigates allegations against self-proclaimed “Playboy photographer” Luis Gomez, who allegedly used his position to abuse numerous models. Ellie Flynn is known for her work exposing exploitation and abuse, and this podcast is the latest in Novel's long-form narrative podcast series. After receiving tips from about a dozen British models who had allegedly suffered abuse at the hands of Gomez, Flynn and the…

Last updated October 24, 2024 – 3:05 PM Tricia Duffy has announced the third series of her podcast, In Ten Years Time: How to live a creative life. This follows the podcast winning Best Arts & Design Podcast at the 2024 Women In Podcasting Awards in October this year. In Ten Years Time aims to encourage everyone to find the creative balance that works for them. Primarily aimed at an audience over 40, but inspiring for all ages, its philosophy combines long-term, powers-of-10 thinking with small, everyday steps to create a more fulfilling life. It is a combination of…

Last updated October 24, 2024 – 2:16 p.m. Over 300 people from the independent podcast community gathered in London last night for the Independent Podcast Awards 2024. Held at King's Place and hosted by Chiny Ukata and Astrid Madimba, It's a Continent was named overall independent podcast of the year after winning the Best History and Best Education: World, Business and Finance Podcast categories. The award was launched in 2023 by whynow Media and Verbal Diorama to celebrate independent podcasts that are not funded by a major brand or fronted by a celebrity. With a total of 28 categories,…

Last updated October 24, 2024 – 12:10 PM The fifth installment of the Everything You Know About Me series has begun starring former police detective and whistleblower Maggie Oliver. This hit show details the trials, triumphs, and defining moments in the lives of some of today's most fascinating people. Told over multiple episodes, each season features celebrity guests who tell us about their lives in their own words, going behind-the-scenes and inside. Oliver is a former Detective Constable with Greater Manchester Police. She is known as a whistleblower who exposed the poor handling of the Rochdale…

Last updated October 24, 2024 – 10:11am A new weekly personal finance podcast, Feel Better About Money, is launched by The Times and The Sunday Times. Hosted by Holly Mead and Lucy Andrews from The Times and The Sunday Times Money Team, this new podcast combines expert financial advice with a fresh, forward-thinking approach. Each episode, like the Times Money section, provides an informative, entertaining, and supportive perspective on personal finance. Holly Meade is deputy money editor at The Times and The Sunday Times. An award-winning journalist, she covers everything from investing and insurance to mortgages, savings and even…

Last updated October 24, 2024 – 7:35am BBC Sounds was played 622 million times between July and September across all its radio, podcast and music mix content, according to the latest audience figures released today. That's an increase of 14 million quarter-over-quarter and more than 3% year-over-year as digital listening continues to grow. In the third quarter of 2024, there were 10.8 million sign-ins to BBC Sounds accounts, with an average of 4.7 million weekly users across mobile apps, websites, TVs and voice-activated devices, according to industry body RAJAR. That's it. Data shows that on-demand radio and podcast content…

Last updated October 15, 2024 – 5:40 p.m. In our new podcast, The Art of Deciding, award-winning journalist Bruce Whitfield meets with a variety of decision makers to talk about how they make their decisions. Decisions shape our lives, but how much do we know about the decision-making process? And how can we make the right choices? Bruce speaks with a variety of guests, from criminal investigators to successful entrepreneurs to one of the most commercially successful authors of all time and a champion poker player. They discuss the most important decisions they've made, how they made them, their…

Last updated October 23, 2024 – 4:15 p.m. Startup media company Pac is launching a podcast hosted by Dylan Byers, the company's founding partner and senior correspondent. The Grill Room is named as an homage to the Four Seasons New York's fine dining room, where generations of media executives traded deals and gossip, and is produced in partnership with Audacity Podcast. The series covers what's happening in the media industry, featuring the day's headline-grabbing TV personalities, media moguls, political pundits and industry executives. Past guests include Brian Williams, David Zaslav, Jim VandeHei, Emma Tucker, Don Lemon and many other…