{"id":1166,"date":"2022-08-14T10:37:42","date_gmt":"2022-08-14T09:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greatbritishpodcasts.com\/?p=1166"},"modified":"2022-08-21T10:33:49","modified_gmt":"2022-08-21T09:33:49","slug":"edinburgh-fringe-live-podcasts-plus-jon-ronson-dr-julie-smith-and-namulanta-kombo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greatbritishpodcasts.com\/picks\/edinburgh-fringe-live-podcasts-plus-jon-ronson-dr-julie-smith-and-namulanta-kombo\/","title":{"rendered":"Edinburgh Fringe Live Podcasts! Plus<\/i> Jon Ronson, Dr Julie Smith and Namulanta Kombo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
After two years off (I mean, pretty much everything has had two years off<\/em>) the Edinburgh Fringe Festival has returned. It\u2019s time to empty our wallet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The podcast \u200b\u200b<\/strong>Nobody Panic<\/strong><\/a>, presented by Stevie Martin and Tessa Coates (behind the inspired named fringe show Get Your Tessa Coates You\u2019ve Pulled<\/em>) have released a survival guide episode to the Edinburgh Fringe. It\u2019s a worthwhile listen before you head up there. Tips include booking several shows (but having flexibility throughout the day in case you get dragged into something). Also, avoid the main Fringe guide and instead go for magazines like Fest, because they provide more in-depth reviews and profiles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The most handy tip I found from the episode is this: \u201cDo not stress that you\u2019re going to make mistakes because you simply will and that is part of the experience,\u201d says Tessa. \u201cYou just have to leap into it wholeheartedly and don\u2019t try and get this right<\/em>. It\u2019s just going to be whatever your Fringe show was this year. There is no right. There is no wrong. That’s the <\/em>magic [of it].\u201d The Nobody Panic <\/strong>are also recording a live episode of their podcast on the 19th and 21st August and tickets are on sale<\/a> here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n They\u2019re not the only ones recording live podcast episodes. A number of famous podcasts (and podcasters) are releasing live episodes during the course of the Fringe and there\u2019s tickets out now if you want to be in the audience. These podcasts include Matt Forde\u2019s The Political Party<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>(click the link to purchase tickets<\/a>), Richard Herring: RHLSTP<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>(tickets<\/a>) and The Guilty Feminist<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>(tickets<\/a>), My Seven Wonders with Clive Anderson<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>(tickets<\/a>) and A Gay and a NonGay<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>(tickets<\/a>). Iain Dale is also doing a special set of interview podcasts with politicians, from Ruth Davidson<\/a> to Jess Phillips<\/a>. There\u2019s also MenKind<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>Live, with Michael Chakraverty and Mark Watson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n NOTABLE NAMES ON PODCASTS THIS WEEK<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n If you have listened to a great guest on a podcast, let us know by filling in <\/strong>this form<\/strong><\/a> and it might get featured in an upcoming newsletter.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Here are our podcast picks for the week ahead<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n If you want your podcast featured, or you have a great recommendation, all you need to do is fill in this <\/strong>simple form<\/strong><\/a> and might get featured in a future newsletter.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Dot Com: The Hacking<\/strong><\/a> – <\/strong>Last year this newsletter featured an unexpectedly delightful and in-depth documentary series from Dot Com, exploring Wikipedia and the people who spend a considerable amount of time writing out the entries we all read everyday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n They have now come back with a new series looking at a dark side of the internet: cybercriminals and hacking. \u201cI want to know what is going on,\u201d says host Katie Puckrik. \u201cWhy is the cyberwar hotting up? Who is behind these attacks and why?\u201d An appeal of this series is that, with such a complex topic, they go out of their way to explain the topic in terms we all understand, without sounding patronising either. They also talk about the human consequences of hacking, such as how an entire hospital was brought to its knees due to a ransomware email attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Wittering Whitehalls<\/strong><\/a> – Michael Whitehall hardly needs an introduction. For several years he\u2019s been the cantankerous plus one to his son Jack Whitehall\u2019s television series, most notably the adventure show Travels with My Father. <\/em>His unpredictable and sarcastic commentary has clearly built a fanbase, so he\u2019s launched a new podcast with his wife Hilary Whitehall, where they both respond to reader letters and requests. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Part of the enjoyment (rather than the frustration!) are the ridiculously niche things that both the Whitehall’s end up talking about and the unapologetic way they talk about things too. It\u2019s a bit like being locked up with a witty relative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n