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Ghost in the Machine is back with a final episode digging deeper into the potential motor-doping epidemic. “Tomorrow, if we have a case of cheating with a motor in the bike, [I’m] sorry but it will destroy our sport.” – head of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), David Lappartient. Cycling fever is heating up with the Tour de France just...

Every issue, Jason Reed from Leap UK & the Stop and Search podcast speak to the people behind podcasts from the charity and causes sector. The Good Samaritan of Issue #021 was a recent winner of the new UKAN Audio Awards, Lou Mensah from Shade. This interview was first published in June 2022. JR: Lou Mensah’s list of achievements in...

Comedian Jacob Hawley was around at the launch of BBC Sounds, with his podcast Jacob Hawley: On Drugs. In this feature he reflects on his experiences in podcasting over the years, and gives advice for what he would do differently if he were to do it all again… In 2018 The BBC launched BBC Sounds, a new audio platform to...

It’s Mental Health Awareness Week in the UK, and we’re returning to an interview for Issue #022 of the magazine. Jason Reed talks to Tom Davies from the Proper Mental podcast in The Good Samaritan… The inspiration for starting a podcast is intrinsically personal – Tom Davies has used his own journey as the foundation for his highly regarded Proper...

Celebrating podcasters is a common occurrence, but in this modern world being a solid, grade-A guest is something that needs celebrating. Our Podcast Prophet for Issue #016 is Diane Morgan! Diane Morgan may be best known as the queen of deadpan Philomena Cunk or for her roles as Liz in Motherland and Cath in Afterlife, but it’s easy to forget...

In this first feature from our one of our Partners for 2024, we learn more about Podshop: Your Podcasting Partner Welcome to Podshop, your go to destination for professional podcast production services. We offer a comprehensive range of solutions, from audio editing to end-to-end launch strategies, all designed to elevate your content and amplify your message. With access to cutting-edge...

In our new Industry Spotlight column, Ross Adams from Acast gives us an insight to podcasting. This month he’s looking at podcast connections to Artificial Intelligence and asks – yayI or nayI? The Pod Bible team has given me a monthly column to discuss everything behind the scenes in the podcast industry. Calling it an “industry” still feels weird to...

Our Where To Start series aims to give you a point of entry into the shows you’ve heard of, but never heard… This time, Suchandrika Chakrabarti is inducting new listeners into the universe of Three Bean Salad! Plus we find out Benjamin Partridge’s Top 5 Three Bean Salad jingles… Three Bean Salad is a phenomenon. At last year’s London Podcast Festival,...

Are motors used in competitive cycling more than we think? Ghost in the Machine peers behind the curtain in a new podcast from Stak. January 2016. It’s the Cyclo-cross World Championships in Belgium and 19-year-old cyclist Femke Van den Driessche is waiting at the starting line of the Under 23 Women’s race. As the tension starts to mount, with the...

Long before she hosted Cuddle Club, Lou Sanders has been a darling in the podcast scene. To celebrate our Issue #030 coverstar, we’re revisiting the Podcast Prophet for issue #004 of the magazine, and celebrating the top guest appearances of Lou Sanders! Lou Sanders is a recognisable face on our TVs, often stealing the show. Seemingly out of nowhere she...

How do we make podcasting futureproof? What needs to be done to challenge the industry to innovate and produce daring content? In this column titled “Revelations”, Meera Kumar pokes and prods the audio industry and its creations before revealing the shows worth listening to and their place in the zeitgeist… The podcast waters have been especially choppy in the past...

Our Where To Start series aims to give you a point of entry into the shows you’ve heard of, but never heard… This time, Tom Nicholson is  recommending episodes from our Issue #029 cover stars Dish! Far be it from us to start gushing about high street supermarkets, and obviously other high street supermarkets are available, but everything Waitrose does comes...

What IS the greatest podcast of all time? In a new feature, we ask podcasters to tell us the podcast they call the G.O.A.T. To start the debate, Tom Davies from Proper Mental declares Heavyweight to be ‘The Greatest of All Time’ and tells you why you should think so too… We all have a moment from our past that...

POP OFF IS HERE TO KEEP YOU UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST SCANDALS! Summer 2023 may be coming to an end, but there’s no shortage of excitement in the world of pop culture. The Taylor Swift ticket frenzy has subsided, a Kardashian is pregnant, and Love Island has wrapped up its latest season. So what now?…Fear not, because Pop...

Every issue, Jason Reed from Leap UK & the Stop and Search podcast speak to the people behind podcasts from the charity and causes sector. The Good Samaritan of  Issue #023 was Gigi Robinson of Everything You Need Is Within JR: At the age of 14 Gigi Robinson was diagnosed with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, but Gigi has used her experience...