REVIEWS

UniPodFest took place at Birmingham City University on Wednesday 5th June. We asked freelance writer, Saskia Masaun, to give us a review of her experience at the festival… As a podcast enthusiast, attending UniPodFest at Birmingham City University and immersing myself in the world of storytelling was a particularly enjoyable experience and one that will continue to inspire me throughout...

Crossed Wires: The Podcast Festival took place across various venues in Sheffield on Friday 31st May to Sunday 2nd June. We asked freelance writer, Chella Quint, to attend on behalf of Pod Bible and to give us her honest thoughts… Sheffield’s brand new podcast festival, Crossed Wires, has had an excellent inaugural outing. Sheffield’s strong track record with events like...

COLD TAPES: Winter Over is a gripping murder mystery set in the depths of the Antarctic winter, told through a cache of meticulously crafted audio files. As I’ve gotten older and my friends have started going out less, we’ve begun to swap boozy nights out for increasingly bizarre murder mystery parties. Usually, an industrious volunteer will choose a theme (space...

Ghost Story was my podcast of the year in 2023 so I could barely contain myself when they announced a live show. To recap, Ghost Story is journalist Tristan Redman’s investigation into the haunting from his childhood, a murder in the house next door and a hunt for answers beyond the veil. An instant global hit, the show captured the...

A brand-new collaboration between Social Broadcasts, Scenery Studios and food entrepreneur Petra Barran, Lowlines is intense soundscape escapism… Described as a ‘sonic scrapbook and a passport to roam’ Lowlines follows Petra Barran as she travels solo through the Americas. What pulled me to listen to the series was the production process – the original audio was recorded on the fly...

Heirs of Enslavement is a new podcast from Persephonica exploring the history and social repercussions of the Transatlantic slave trade. At it’s core, it is telling the story of two individuals – Clive Lewis MP and Laura Trevelyan – who are both heirs of enslavement. Clive is a descendent of the enslaved, and Laura, of the enslaver. In fact, Clive’s...

Catherine Renton gives us a peak at the latest podcast from Wondery to focus on a scandal in the UK… Podcasts based on scandals are so ubiquitous that it takes a juicy story to stand out nowadays. Thankfully, Wondery has really upped the ante with Hooked on Freddie, the true story of a dolphin sex scandal set in a sleepy...

The concept of the Nomono Sound Capsule is undeniably innovative. When I first tried it out, the ease of recording blew me away but I’ve been using a demo model for just under a month (I will be returning it to the company) and can now identify more clearly the features that I love and those that didn’t quite work...

It’s been a week since The Podcast Show 2023 took place in London, and we think we’re finally rested after trying to see all that was on offer! We asked one of our freelance writers, Takudzwa Mudiwa, to give us her honest thoughts on her own visit… The Podcast Show 2023 took place at The Business Design Centre, London from...

Takudzwa Mudiwa reviews the live launch of the new season of the Shade Podcast – called Interludes – an immersive audio experience that took place on 26th October. In Hauser & Wirth London, Axel Kacoutié and Lou Mensah sit in front of a Amy Sherald painting titled “For love, and for country” (2022). The piece is part of an exhibition...

In the first season of Dr Rae Wynn-Grant’s Nature on PBS’s Going Wild, we were given an insight to what it is like being a scientist in the field, and what obstacles Rae faces specifically being a black, female scientist. Rae shared anecdotes of what they don’t teach you at university. We followed her battle with both e-coli and imposter...

Carrie Morrison gives us a real taste of what it was like at the Drunk Women Caught RedHanded live show for London Podcast Festival… At the London Podcast Festival, the cast of Drunk Women Solving Crime (Hannah George, Catie Wilkins and Taylor Glenn) and RedHanded (Hannah Maguire and Suruthi Bala) head to the stage with bottles of Waitrose-branded Cava. This...

Global Pillage is a panel show podcast that pillages the globe for the best idiom, culture, customs and norms – and then turns it into comedy. In the wrong hands, such a concept could become very offensive, very quickly. Global Pillage avoids this simply: the guests have also been sourced from around the globe, and are introduced with a tongue-in-cheek...

Facing Evil is the latest offering from the hosts of the popular true crime podcast, Root of Evil. Writer and Podcaster Diana Safieh takes a listen… For those of you who missed Root of Evil, this 2019 hit saw hosts and sisters Rasha Pecoraro and Yvette Gentile unravel their own family secrets. They set about exploring their grandfather Dr George...

Here at Pod Bible we’re regularly asked for our advice on podcasting equipment. With the market expanding quickly, a huge range of options have become available for every budget, whether it’s a lapel mic to plug into your phone or a full recording studio setup for your home. The problem is, it’s often hard to tell what’s actually worth purchasing...