BBC Radio 4’s Conspiracies is a deep, broad consideration of conspiratorial thinking
Phil Tinline digs through history, journalism, fiction and film to try to understand why the idea of being “in on”…
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Between Ourselves With Marian Keyes: breezy, mischievous radio
This four-episode series mixes winking chats between Keyes and Tara Flynn, with readings from Keyes’s non-fiction work.
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Bored in the USA: Bruce Springsteen and Barack Obama’s new podcast is hair-tearingly dull
Barack Obama, one volume into his epic memoir, is busy trying to shape his legacy. Bruce Springsteen has been spinning…
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A new podcast promises to provide insight into Gen Z life – but proves an infuriating, outdated listen
Although it covers important and sensitive issues, Chloe Combi’s “You Don’t Know Me” can feel exploitative in its approach.
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A new BBC Radio 4 series seeks to take “a fresh look” at Thomas Hardy’s novels through the eyes of his women
In this three-part adaptation of Tess of the D’Urbervilles, Tess relates her own story in a series of first-person monologues.…
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Matthew Syed’s Sideways takes a second look at Stockholm Syndrome
Is it just a sexist trope?
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Who Cares: BBC Radio Four’s moving verbatim drama about young carers
This is at times a hard listen, but it also has a breezy directness, and a striking lack of self-pity.
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Life Skills by Rookie is a sensitive self-help podcast
This eight-episode series is aimed specifically at former readers of Rookie magazine and hosted by a variety of former contributors.…
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