INTERVIEWS

Podcasting is a very friendly business, and you often get to hear your favourite podcasters on the other side of the mic when they guest on other shows (including ours!). So you may wonder if you need another podcast exclusively for interviewing podcasters. When the interviewer is a robot called V asking existential questions, the answer is definitely yes! You...

What happens when two experts with very different views go head-to-head over the key issues surrounding young people today?  Tension!? – disbelief!? Shouting?! Or a truly entertaining and thought-provoking podcast. Are You Convinced? is the podcast from UK Youth where Ndidi Okezie (CEO of UK Youth) and Laura McInerney (Co-founder of Teacher Tapp) take turns to persuade each other to...

Over the past 6 years The Guilty Feminist has grown into a podcasting juggernaut, producing engaging episodes week in, week out while building a loyal live audience. We spoke to host, Deborah Frances-White, about pivoting to online recording, the podcasts that inspire her and her dreams of returning to the Royal Albert Hall. From Issue #013 of the magazine, this...

The Offensive is a mockumentary football podcast that follows the trials and tribulations of fictional Premier League club Ashwood City FC throughout the season. Launched by podcast production network Stak in 2018, The Offensive has since grown to over 1.6 million listens and has been awarded a bronze prize for ‘Best Fiction’ in the 2019 British Podcast Awards. From rogue...

This is Let There Be Pod in Association with Acast. In each issue of the magazine, our partner Acast – home of the UK’s BEST podcasters – sits down for a chat with one of its creators to hear what they love about making podcasts. In this interview, from issue #016, Acast speaks the queen of the dance floor, and host...

Have You Heard? is where the Pod Bible team meet the people behind the podcasts you may not have heard of yet. While the Oh. My. Pod. section in the magazine gives a quick shout out to shows of that ilk, Have You Heard? aims to go deeper in an effort to spread awareness for shows that deserve more exposure!...

Kitchens is a documentary podcast series exploring the past, present and potential future of…you guessed it…the kitchen! Produced by Lucy Dearlove, it’s a companion show to her award-winning food podcast Lecker, and it takes a look at the history and architecture of the room often called ‘the heart of the home’. We spoke to her to find out all about...

Many people have found solace in travel podcasts whilst travel has been curtailed during the pandemic. But one travel podcast has resonated with many listeners (35,000+ a week in fact) through its mix of nostalgia for special places and the familiarity of celebrities we feel we know. As it recently hit a 2 year podcast birthday, we spoke to Holly...

Have You Heard? is where the Pod Bible team meet the people behind the podcasts you may not have heard of yet. While the Oh. My. Pod. section in the magazine gives a quick shout out to shows of that ilk, Have You Heard? aims to go deeper in an effort to spread awareness for shows that deserve more exposure!...

Podcasts are particularly well placed to experiment with audio in a risk-free way. Martin Zaltz Austwick (Answer Me This, Maddie’s Sound Explorers and Song by Song) and Jeff Emtman (Here Be Monsters, The Outer Reach) have certainly had fun experimenting with their latest project. Neutrinowatch is a fiction podcast that follows John Welles, a scientist studying neutrinos in Western Antarctica....

The Takedown is a 2-part story streaming on Spotify’s Crime Show that starts off like Rocky, and ends up like Scarface. It tells the tale of Lee Murray, a promising UFC fighter who masterminded one of the biggest and most audacious heists in history. The Takedown was reported by Gimlet Media’s Matthew Nelson (Mogul, We Came to Win) and mashes...

Whether you are new to podcasting or a seasoned pro, you’re probably happy to talk about podcasts and podcasting all the time. But the chances to socialise and network with others in the podcast industry can be few and far between at the moment. Wouldn’t it be great if there was another way to connect with new people in podcasting?...

Are you looking for a podcast to entertain and – if possible – educate your kids over the summer holidays? We recently spoke to comedian and writer Babatúndé Aléshé about a new children’s podcast from Puffin books, Mission Imagination. Who are you and what’s your podcast about? I’m Babatunde Aléshé, and I’m a stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. I’m currently...

Have You Heard? is where the Pod Bible team meet the people behind the podcasts you may not have heard of yet. While the Oh. My. Pod. section in the magazine gives a quick shout out to shows of that ilk, Have You Heard? aims to go deeper in an effort to spread awareness for shows that deserve more exposure!...

If you’ve read the New Podcasts To Listen To In July article, you will have seen one podcast that has really pushed the boat out with the immensity of the project. THAT PODCAST is a magazine-style podcast that features more than 100 collaborators, with 23 commissions, performances from some of the UK’s most exciting names, and testimonies from the public....