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]]>Could you whittle your favourite podcasts down to a top 5? We asked Nikesh Shukla – Author, Screenwriter and Host of the Brown Baby podcast – to do just that. Here’s his selection…
1. BROWN HISTORY PODCAST
Spinning out of the .Brown History Instagram account, these are in-depth interviews with South Asian academics, thinkers, artists and historians about South Asian diaspora history. Listen now >>
2. GOOD ONE: A PODCAST ABOUR JOKES
The host plays a comedy routine from a comedy writer or performer, and then sits down with them to discuss how they wrote the piece, giving us a real insight into how comedy is written and formed. Listen to Taika Waititi talk about his scripting of Thor Ragnarok. Listen now >>
3. INTO THE ZONE
Novelist Hari Kunzru is a master of super specific research that forms the majority of his work. And here he presents the research as investigations into opposites and borders, taking us on a sometimes trippy journey into fascinating topics like punk rock and stasi, Stonehenge, the originators of MP£ and more. Listen now >>
4. LITERARY FRICTION
Hosts Carrie Plitt and Olivia Bright have in-depth discussions with writers about their books, and find deeper truths in words. These are also followed by booklists related to the main interview. An engaging listen. Listen now >>
5. OFFICE LADIES
I love the US The Office, and any excuse for rewatching it. So this re-watch podcast is hosted by Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey who played Pan and Angela on the show, and each week, they deconstruct an episode, talk about how it was written and filmed, and gives us an insight to the making of the best sitcom that ever was. Listen now >>
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We hope you enjoy these podcasts recommended by Nikesh Shukla. Read more For The Love of Pod articles in the Pod Bible magazine, which you can read online or buy in our shop.
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The Team at Pod Bible have been looking through the magazine back catalogue with more than a hint of nostalgia. With so many great articles and interviews, we thought it was time to make our archive accessible by sharing them here on the website. Here is a For The Love of Pod article from Issue #007 of the Pod Bible magazine.
Which podcast do our favourite celebrities listen to? We asked actor and comedian Tez Ilyas for the 5 podcasts he could not live without.
THE ARGUMENT
The New York Times podcast sees a liberal, a centrist and a conservative have an engaging, articulate and balanced debate on two of the big US news stories of the week. It’s massively informative and leaves you feeling optimistic about our ability to engage with each other despite our differences. A must listen. Listen now on Spotify >>>
QUOTAS FULL
In a medium that lacks diversity, I present to you Quotas Full. A brilliant no-holds-barred pod, that sees a group of comedians (who are good friends) get together to discuss everything from racial injustice to wedding etiquette in a hilarious way, completely infiltered. Bonus: I’m on it occasionally! Listen now on Spotify >>>
IN THE DARK
My favourite true crime pod. and that’s saying something because I love that genre! The second season in particular is spectacular and leave you in awe of just how corrupt the American justice system is, but also how amazing investigative journalism can be. Listen now on Spotify >>>
SLEEP WITH ME
Okay… so this one is specifically for insomniacs, or anyone who has trouble sleeping for any reason. It sees our narrator drone on in the most monotonous of voices for about an hour. I rarely get past 15 mins before I’m asleep. It works! Listen now on Spotify >>>
TEZ TALKS
Ok, this one is mine. It’s my BBC Radio 4 stand-up show. Am I biased? Yes. But… it’s bloody good. There’s sixteen 15-min episodes, split over 3 series and I couldn’t be more proud of them. I satirise and poke fun at a range of different subjects and everyone who’s heard it raves about it. Let me know what you think! Listen now on Spotify >>>
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We hope you enjoy these podcasts recommended by Tez Ilyas. Read more For The Love of Pod articles in the Pod Bible magazine, which you can read online or buy in our shop.
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TOP FLIGHT TIME MACHINE
Sam Delaney and Athletico Mince’s Andy Dawson are a fabulous partnership. What started as a funny football chat has morphed into the brilliant existential musings of two middle aged blokes who still have something insightful and hilarious about them. And trust me, as a 50 something man myself, that’s refreshing.
THE ALL NEW ANGELOS AND BARRY PODCAST
Please forgive me for listing a show that I’m 50% responsible for, but I know it would make me laugh if I wasn’t doing it. Angelos Epithemiou from Shooting Stars and Barry from Watford from Radio 2 improvise for ages. A bit like Derek and Clive without the poison.
WTF with MARC MARON
I am sure everyone has stuck this down before but I don’t care. He is so stingfully engaging. His opening monologue has been pretty painful to listen to for a while since the death of his partner, but god it’s honest. That sense of genuine honesty with his audience is carried throughout. He also interviews performers which is fascinating without it being the usual LA pretension.
LIFE GOALS WITH THEO DELANEY
A brilliant idea where celebs and media types who can talk list the football goals that changed their life or in some way reflected a poignant time in their life. Desert Island Discs but with goals. Superb.
BRIAN AND ROGER
Dan Skinner and Harry Peacock in a beautifully crafted sitcom/soap where the format is two blokes leaving messages on each other’s phones. Such a simple format, which leaves a lot to the audience’s imagination as all the best writing does.
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Listen to Alex Lowe’s own podcasts, Clinton Baptiste’s Paranormal Podcast and Barry from Watford. Read more FOR THE LOVE OF POD articles in the Pod Bible magazine, which you can read online or buy in our shop.
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