Author: Podcast News
Last updated July 25, 2024 – 4:14 p.m. A brand new podcast has been launched with the aim of helping creative people get away from their social media feeds and discover new artistic and cultural references. From Amy Winehouse to Island Records, Blue Velvet to Baby Reindeer, creative legends including DJ Jill Peterson, WeTransfer co-founder Damian Bradfield and fashion publicist Mesh Chhibber discuss the cultural reference points and lifelong passions that have driven them in New References, a new podcast from creative agency We Are Pi. In each episode, We Are Pi founder and CEO Alex Bennett-Grant interviews a…
Lily Allen & Mikita Oliver, Gary Lineker, Rob Barrow CBE, Emily Maitlis, Annie McManus and Gabby Logan are among the nominees for the 2024 UK Podcast Awards. Winners will be announced at a star-studded awards ceremony on Thursday 26th September at HERE, The Outernet London. This year, more than 180 nominees across 25 categories will compete for the coveted trophy. Miss Me? starring Lily Allen and Mikita Oliver, Springleaf starring James Akerster and Where There's a Will, There's a Wake starring Kathy Burke are nominated for Best Entertainment. The Spotlight Award recognizes hit shows that have more than 100,000 downloads…
Last updated on July 25, 2024 – 10:01 AM Olivia Atwood's So Wrong It's Right has launched its second season with a sleeker format and new celebrity guests. The latest series will see the Love Island star and documentary maker chatting with guests including Katie Price, Jameela Jamil and her husband Bradley Dack. In the first episode of the new season, her friend, groomsman and fellow Love Island alum Ronnie Vint talks about his expletive-filled speech at Olivia and Bradley's wedding and his “mistakes” on Love Island. Showing a whole new side to Olivia, “So Wrong It's Right” hit…
Last updated July 24, 2024 – 4:31pm The BBC World Service will launch new seasons of Amazing Sports Stories and Mostanad with The Legend of Takti in English and Farsi. The BBC World Service English and BBC News Persian are collaborating on a podcast telling the story of Gholamreza Takhti, the iconic Iranian wrestler whose sudden death in 1968 shocked the country. This is the personal journey of presenter Rana Rakhimpour, who tells the story of an athlete who was the first Iranian wrestler to win a medal in an international competition. He was also an Olympic and World…
Last updated July 24, 2024 – 3:54 p.m. “Ways to Feel More Human” is a new podcast from Susanna Taylor about how to survive in the modern world and get back to doing what we do best as humans. Susanna is an editor, content creator, stylist, journalist and brand consultant with over 20 years' experience in the beauty and wellness sector. She has been the Beauty and Wellness Editor for Vogue and Glamour, has contributed columns to The Telegraph and Grazia, and launched getthegloss.com in the UK. Speaking about the new podcast, Susanna said: “The world of wellbeing is…
Last updated July 24, 2024 – 3:22pm Spotify is rebranding its self-service advertising platform, Spotify Ad Studio, as Spotify Ads Manager. With a new look and feel, Spotify Ads Manager offers enhanced advertising capabilities to advertisers of all types and sizes, providing the user experience, tools and ad formats to effectively reach their target audience and track results on Spotify. This follows the release of Spotify's second-quarter earnings report, which showed advertising revenue grew 13% year-over-year. The company says it has seen significant revenue growth from its self-service ad platform, and the new Spotify Ads Manager is one way…
Last updated on July 24, 2024 – 10:50 AM A new podcast charts the rise and fall of E. Gary Gygax, co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons and co-founder of TSR Hobbies, the company that produced the game. When We Were Wizards tells us how success can have a negative impact on friendships and family, especially when it is marred by greed, lust, and human stupidity. This year marks the role-playing game's 50th anniversary, but it's still as popular as ever: According to publisher Wizards of the Coast, more than 13 million people currently play the game, and more than…
Last updated on July 9, 2024 – 10:42 AM Radio presenter Matt Spracklen (aka Rock and Roll Birder) is back with a second series of his podcast. In each episode of the new series of the Rock 'n Roll Birder podcast, Matt visits beautiful locations and nature reserves across the UK. His wife, producer Sarah Spracklen, will be joined by expert guests including BBC Springwatch wildlife researcher Jack Badhams, John Carter from the British Ornithological Society, Naomi Johns from the Birds of Prey Project, James Cook (@WildlifeWithCookie) and Paul Bennett from RSPB Coombs Valley and Consult Woods. Matt says:…
Last updated July 23, 2024 – 3:50 p.m. From the creators of “QI” and “No Such Thing As A Fish” comes a brand new podcast, “Quite A Good Sport.” Hosted by James Harkin and Anna Ptaszynski, this podcast covers the fascinating side of sports and, launched to coincide with the Olympics, aims to entertain everyone, from sports aficionados to weather buffs. Not only will it be full of unlikely, fascinating and entertaining stories, but it will also feature interviews with world-class athletes, conversations with people working behind the scenes and highly amateur live-action sports competitions. Anna and James are…
Last updated July 23, 2024 – 2:24 p.m. The Electoral Dysfunction Podcast will be heading out on tour this September with a series of special live shows across the UK. This follows the success of Sky News' podcast, which launched earlier this year and achieved more than two million downloads, and which regularly appears at the top of the podcast charts. The live show will be co-hosted by Labour MP Jess Phillips, who is now a Minister, Sky News Political Editor Beth Rigby and Conservative Member of the House of Lords Ruth Davidson, along with a…