podcasts 🎙️
Podcasts and radio shows I’ve enjoyed recently
The Political Party Show 203 - Margaret Beckett
Radio 4 - Soul Music - Ghost Town
Living through the Troubles History Extra podcast ·
The Last Bus Home Hancock’s Half HourSeries 6 Episode 3 of 14
Political Party - Philip Hammond
Episode 153 : Lloyd Bradley on Black London + Tina Turner + Steve Barrow audio - Rock’s Back Pages
Dancing in the Dark - Bruce Springsteen -Soul Music - BBC
Desert Island Discs - Peter Hennessy
Nick Heyward reboots ‘the fragrance of rock’ - Word in Your Ear
Caesar is assassinated - You are there -
There’s a list going back years here: mattypenny.micro.blog/podcast-e…
Recommended podcast: Origin Story
I’ve only discovered this podcast recently, but it seems very good
The blurb says
“[Lynsky and Dunt] “focus their attention on exploring a single over-used (and over-abused) word or phrase. Through a combination of historical, etymological and contextual analysis, they unmask the true meaning of our most popular misinterpreted expressions—giving listeners keen insight into the murky nature of political and societal communication.”
…but it’s an awful lot more entertaining, and usually less heavy than that
Origin Story - www.podmasters.co.uk/origin-st…
Origin Story - open.spotify.com/show/5Aog…
Good podcast: The Hated and the Dead
The blurb says: “Kissinger said that ninety percent of politicians give the other ten percent a bad name. Each week, a guest and I discuss the life and legacy of one politician from recent times. Some are well-known, others obscure; all have left an indelible mark on our world, and often for the worse. Join me, Tom Leeman, in a journey through the corruptible and the controversial.”
I’d say: My young friend Tom interviews academics, politicians and journalists about figures from political history. It’s similar in tone to the BBC’s In Our TIme…but for me it’s more interesting
Link: The Hated and the Dead - Listen on Spotify - Linktree