Recommend a Podcast

I would imagine the book would be quite biased as it is written by the founder so everything will be portrayed in a favorable light. The podcast focuses on the stories of those on the ground - "The BBC has released a podcast series, The Good Ship BrewDog, which over the course of six episodes tackles everything from the bro culture at HQ to allegations of bullying and harassment."

I've become a huge fan of anything spy/espionage related and recently finished The Agent. Really fascinating podcast.

"The Agent is the remarkable true story of Jack Barsky, the longest-surviving known member of the KGB illegals program operated during the height of the Cold War. Barsky hid in plain sight in America for years, all the while leading dual lives on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean."

The Newsagents, prob originally recommended here but def worth a listen,

yer wan Emily Maitlis (formerly BBC) and 2 co hosts with a nightly news cast, lots of UK politics here but the other stories can be of interest too

good interviews too.

^^^^^^ this is series 2 of I Am Not A Monster. BBC Sounds have rereleased the full series 1 which covered the story of Sam Sally, an American who went to Syria and ISIS with her husband. It’s even better than Series 2. I guarantee you’ll binge listen.

Josh Baker made both series and his journalism in this first series is unreal. He puts himself in series danger to find Sam, he visits an abandoned ISIS prison in Syria in a spine chilling episode and he tracks down witnesses to her story all over the Middle East.

Can you recommend a good podcast app for android? I was using Overcast on iPhone but they don't have an android app.

The main feature I'm looking for is queued playlist. Overcast had a feature where you could scroll through the podcasts and when you spotted an episode you were really interested in listening to, you could add it to the playlist. So you could just play your queued playlist and add to it whenever you saw an episode you wanted to listen to.

Any suggestions?

Sound. I looked at the description and it seems to have the playlist feature I'm looking for. I'll download ot and give it a go later.

I really miss the playlist feature on Overcast. I could have multiple playlists. One for sport, one for news, one for history and one for everyththat has been dowoaded in order and one for queued podcasts to play next.

So the same episodes were in a couppe of playlists but when you listened to it it was deleted from all playlists so it was really organised.

I am really mixed on this to be honest, the fella from OTB (Hannon - that looks like Charles Stuart Parnell reincarnated) comes across like a bit of plank at the best of times. He did not acquit himself well here - his approach came across as nasty and sensationalist.

As for Harrington she did not come across well either, as she desperately tried to cover herself as best she could, by avoiding an answer. Which gave the impression that she had something to hide.

There is a pair of them in it is my final verdict. Spilt decision.

I get the sense that there is no current or planned functionality to consume ad free podcasts outside of the app. It's a bit of a pain. I subscribe to the public feed in PocketCasts to keep track of episodes I want to listen to but then go to the app itself to listen to them.

What did they say?

I'm probably mega late to the party but only recently discovered "The Rest is History" (while searching for Oppenheimer content)

I've tried various history pods over the years but always find them either too serious/boring or trying and failing to be too funny.

But this one seems to find the sweet spot, covers all the details without taking itself too seriously

The Scandal Mongers has a few interesting episodes, well worth a listen.

Great recommendation, tragic story.

I don't know but if you find one let us know.

LISK Long Island serial killer podcast might be the best one.

Not usually a fan of true crime, but "Your Own Backyard" is worth a listen imho.

Yep currently listening to it. Final episode is out next week I believe.

It's... Good but personally I am not a fan of the podcast style. I'm still hooked enough to listen each week though.

It is not entirely wedding themed by the way! The subject of the podcast has scammed people in various ways and industries.

I feel its worth a listen but I was debating if I'd add it here as a recommendation.

Good recommendation. Very easy to listen to and would never have found it without reading about it here.