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Last updated June 9, 2024 – 11:44 AM BBC Africa's flagship podcast, Focus on Africa, provides insightful debate and diverse perspectives on the pressing issues facing the continent. Hosted by the award-winning team of Audrey Brown and Richard Kagoe, the show explores the political landscape, healthcare developments, socio-political challenges and vibrant cultures from the perspectives of Africa's key contributors and experts, including politicians, business leaders, activists and artists. Now celebrating its first anniversary, the podcast has aired groundbreaking interviews over the past 12 months, including an exclusive interview with former Senegalese President Macky Sall and a conversation with music…
Last updated June 8, 2024 – 11:17am “Killing Justice” explores how one man's death has impacted India's increasingly polarized politics. The series from Crooked Media and The Branch begins with the mysterious death of Judge Brijgopal Loya, who suddenly dies of a heart attack shortly after refusing to accept a bribe from Modi's right-hand man, Amit Shah, but his family refuses to accept the mysterious explanation. Two years later, his niece approached journalists and narrated a different story, in which the circumstances surrounding Justice Brijgopal Loya's death had led the family to question the official version. Following the reporting…
Last updated June 7, 2024 – 9:40am The Times and Sunday Times are working with News Corp Australia on an international investigation into the global cocaine trade. Cocaine Inc is a new eight-part podcast, video and editorial series. Over the past year, The Times's chief reporter Fiona Hamilton, The Sunday Times' northern editor David Collins and News Corp Australia reporter Stephen Drill have worked to uncover the truth behind a global cocaine industry whose profits run into millions and whose losses run into murder. Tim Revell, head of podcasts at The Times, said: “This investigation and podcast series demonstrates…
Last updated June 6, 2024 – 2:52 pm HistoryExtra Podcast has launched a new three-part series titled “D-Day: Land, Air, Sea,” with the final episode released today on the 80th anniversary of D-Day. This podcast tells the story of the Allied invasion of Normandy from the perspective of the soldiers, sailors and airmen who served. Featuring interviews and eyewitness testimony from World War II experts Saul David, Nick Hewitt and Giles Milton, the episode covers the key events of 6 June 1944 and their impact today. Also released today is a bonus episode about Churchill and…
Last updated June 6, 2024 – 9:49am Edison Research has revealed the top 25 podcasts in the UK, based on reach among weekly podcast listeners aged 15+ in Q1 2024. “The Joe Rogan Experience,” “The Diary of a CEO with Steven Bartlett,” and “Sh**ged Married Annoyed” remain in the top three from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. New to the top five are TikTok-turned-podcaster GK Barry's Saving Grace, who enjoyed a successful sold-out tour in February and Barry was featured in Cosmopolitan in January. ShxtsNGigs enters the top 10 for the first time; the show is…
Last updated June 5, 2024 – 2:57 pm “Come By Chance” is a folklore-inspired tale about what it means to be part of a family, how fate can change our lives, and how stories are passed down within a community. What would it be like to one day realize that you were destined to be born into a completely different family? How would that have affected you? Hosted by Newfoundland native Luke Quinton, the series is set on the atmospheric island and exposes the scandal that shocked this close-knit community almost a decade ago. When two men born on…
Last updated June 5, 2024 – 11:40am Colgate has launched its first UK podcast advertising campaign with Stephen Bartlett's “Diary of a CEO.” The collaboration, in a deal coordinated through Colgate's media agencies Wavemaker UK and Adelicious, is part of the brand's strategy to expand its reach to consumers in more diverse ways. Colgate partnered with the podcast due to its significant impact, attracting a demographically balanced audience of millions each week who prioritize personal development and wellness. The six-month campaign will position Colgate Total as a superior toothpaste to prevent oral care issues and will also introduce the…
Last updated June 5, 2024 – 10:21am The latest season of Sony Music's hit investigative podcast series, exploring shocking tales of crime and deception, has begun: “Smoke Screen: My Friend, The Serial Killer.” Journalist and host Steve Fishman tells the story of serial killer Robert F. Carr III and, with the help of the killer's daughter, investigates Carr's decade-long crime spree and his personal connections. Fishman tries to understand the man he met briefly just months before he confessed to multiple rapes and murders. The killer picked him up as a hitchhiker but somehow let him get away. The…
This interview is dedicated to the memory of Alan Richardson, who passed away suddenly and tragically on 27 July 2021, aged 65. He was much loved and greatly missed by all his family and many friends. of Channel Islands It is an archipelago located in the English Channel off the coast of French Normandy. Isle of Man is located in the Irish Sea. Although these islands form part of the British Isles geographically, each functions more or less as its own independent country.The Channel Islands consist of the Doctrine of Jersey and the Doctrine of Guernsey (the latter including all…
Wondery is expanding into UK sports podcasts with its first original UK sports show, Everything To Play For. The company also signed a distribution and advertising sales agency deal for the award-winning podcast, The Socially Distant Sports Bar. Wondery and Crowd Network's Everything To Play For launches on June 10th, with Countdown presenter Colin Murray and comedian, actor and presenter Ellis James co-hosting for the first time. The first two episodes are available across all podcast platforms and the full series on Wayne Rooney is available on Wondery+. The podcast will tell the stories behind the iconic moments, the greatest…