Picks of the week
Performing for Others Presents …
Broadly accessible, episodes weekly
Supporting charities that assist theatre employees, this collection pairs actors to have a great previous chat. First up is the adorably theatrical Judi Dench and Olly Alexander, who attraction one another as they veer from one factor to the following. “You had been just a bit boy actor once I met you,” Dench says, earlier than speaking about getting a tattoo at 81 and grilling him about his band Years & Years splitting up. Future pairings embody Miriam Margolyes and Derek Jacobi. Hannah Verdier
Nailing It
Spotify, episodes weekly
Wunmi Bello, Priscilla Anyabu and Adesayo Talabi are your new favorite unfiltered podcasters with their irresistible overheard-in-the-nail-salon type. Whether or not the trio are passing judgment on US TV host Nick Cannon’s non-monogamous methods or getting actual about courting throughout the price of residing disaster, the trio are sharp, sensible and unafraid to talk their reality. HV
Forbidden Historical past
Broadly accessible, episodes weekly
Within the case of this podcast, based mostly on the TV collection of the identical title, “forbidden” is an understatement. The primary episode, Hitler’s Niece: Suicide Or Homicide, is a murky affair that explores the life and demise of Geli Raubal, who was discovered lifeless with a gunshot wound to her chest. The arguments for and towards a cover-up proceed. HV
Sexiled
Broadly accessible, episodes weekly
A marriage dilemma looms massive when two buddies bunking in a resort room collectively in Prague are torn aside by lust on this deliciously understated podcast drama. Newly single Ronan will get booted out of the room when his greatest pal, Sydney, hooks up – however will a wander by town with a playboy kind he meets on the wedding ceremony deliver him his personal love story? HV
Consolation Consuming With Grace Dent
Broadly accessible, episodes weekly from 18 Oct
The Guardian’s restaurant critic returns along with her moreish podcast wherein celebrities dish out admissions of their deepest, darkest secret meals fixes. What do Malorie Blackman, Graham Norton and Adam Kay gorge on behind closed doorways? Earlier than we discover out, Daybreak O’Porter is the primary visitor to disclose all. Hollie Richardson
There’s a podcast for that
This week, Hannah Verdier chooses 5 tales of rock’n’roll extra, from nation scandals to girls ageing adventurously
Disgraceland
“We wish our rock stars to be dangerous,” says Jake Brennan, sounding just like the lovechild of Elvis and Decide Judy as he dives into some legendary hellraising. When Tupac Shakur and Suge Knight aren’t the most important troublemakers featured on a podcast, you recognize you’re in for a salacious deal with. From charting the hedonism of British stars resembling The Intercourse Pistols and Oasis to asking if Jerry Lee Lewis acquired away with homicide, no stone is unturned. Newer episodes on Britney Spears and Taylor Swift show that even stars who attempt to stay away from scandal might be dragged into it by household and followers.
Cocaine and Rhinestones
If you would like over-the-top tales, strive Tyler Mahan Coe’s podcast on the historical past of nation music, by way of moonshine, gun battles and medicines. Together with linchpins of the scene resembling Bobbie Gentry and Loretta Lynn, Coe additionally options much less extensively identified figures resembling George “No Present” Jones, whose story is forensically advised, along with his marriage to Tammy Wynette, issues with alcohol, and wrestle with the strain of fame all recalled. In actual fact, Jones has a lot of a backstory, Coe takes a wonderful 30 hours to inform it.
The Final Bohemians
One of many nice issues about this podcast is that it proves maverick girls don’t slowly flip into feeble cardi-wearers who’ve forgotten all about intercourse, lust and LSD. There’s a lot to be discovered from Kate Hutchinson’s unapologetic lineup, who had been comfortable to become involved in the identical shenanigans as their male counterparts. The adventures of survivors resembling PP Arnold are a pleasure to hearken to. “Did you and Jimi (Hendrix) ever write any songs collectively?” asks Hutchinson. “No. We simply made a lotta love collectively,” replies Arnold.
Mogul
Music stars don’t come extra rock’n’roll than 2 Dwell Crew, the parent-scaring rap phenomenon of the 80s. It wasn’t simply their express lyrics that prompted ethical panic, as we uncover when Brandon Jenkins takes a take a look at their origins in Miami and what sparked their notoriety. When a Florida decide decreed that the Crew’s lyrics had been obscene, it led to member Luther Campbell’s arrest. Nonetheless, in making hip-hop and “sooner and more durable and nastier” he additionally fought for freedom of speech, paving the way in which for a lot of of right this moment’s artists.
The Line-Up with Shaun Keaveny
Ordering brown rice and greens for a pageant lunch may not appear to be the punkest transfer, however, in Bobby Gillespie’s case, it’s the mark of a person who’s survived his personal “capsules and powder” model of hedonism. Keaveny’s podcast options a big library of stars speaking about their fantasy pageant line-ups, which inevitably embody nods to wilder occasions. One other survivor is mild-mannered former hedonist Tim Burgess, who now prefers meditation and low, however hasn’t forgotten the times when different bands would head for The Charlatans’s dressing room as a result of “we had the very best medication and essentially the most booze.”
Why not strive …
Footballing enjoyable in speak radio parody Sports activities Horn.
A homage to black LGBTQIA+ tradition in Black and Homosexual, Again within the Day.
Discover the sudden hyperlinks between songs and topics as diversified as human consciousness and pc programming in Sing for Science.
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