Let\u2019s have a quick round-up of new pop culture and arts based podcasts to kick off the month of November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pop Culture with Chant\u00e9 Joseph<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>kicked off this week. Produced by The Guardian, the series will explore pop culture and why certain aspects of it continue to resonate so much with us. It starts with a deep dive into Rhianna\u2019s influence and her comeback after six years away from creating music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n View from My Sofa<\/strong><\/a>, a new series by Radio Times, delves into the TV habits of some of the most interesting people in the UK today. Presented by Kelly-Anne Taylor, recent episodes include Helen Fielding, Stephen Fry and Louis Theroux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Acting for Others Presents\u2026<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>is a new series where stars of the stage and screen interview each other to talk about the theatre. And just look at the cast! It features Noma Dumezweni, Sir Derek Jacobi, David Tennant and Dame Judi Dench. The podcast is also an initiative to raise money for 14 different charities relating to the theatre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The official Eurovision Song Contest Podcast<\/strong><\/a> has also started up again, which of course will be of interest to many as the competition is going to be held in Liverpool next year. Listen out for Steve Holden\u2019s updates on how preparations for the 2022 Contest, held in honour of Ukraine, are coming together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Also before we crack on with the rest of this week\u2019s recommendations, just to quickly mention the Story Quest<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>podcast. They are now bringing kids’ stories to life by asking children to tell them their story concepts, which they then produce each week.<\/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 Disaster Trolls<\/strong><\/a> – What is it like to have been involved in a traumatic event, such as a terrorist attack or shooting, and then be faced with people who think that the event you have been through was fake and that you were an actor in a government conspiracy?<\/p>\n\n\n\n This is a troubling growing trend in the US, with the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones recently being sued by nearly a billion dollars over false claims about the Sandy Hook school shooting. But disturbingly, it also appears to be a growing trend in the UK too, with victims of the Manchester concert bombings also being contacted by such trolls. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Hot off the heels of the successful War on Truth<\/strong><\/a> podcast, the BBC\u2019s disinformation and social media correspondent Marianna Spring investigates the additional hurt this causes victims and why people end up believing such conspiracy theories. And what, if anything, can be done about it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ghoul Guide with Rachel Fairburn<\/strong><\/a> – <\/strong>Yes, Halloween is now behind us, but that doesn\u2019t mean that you can\u2019t get into listening to something rather spooky. In a genius idea for a podcast, supernatural enthusiast Rachel Fairburn is told three different spooky stories whilst staying somewhere that has been claimed to be haunted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The twist is that only one of the stories is actually true, the other two spooky stories have been totally made up. She has to guess which one is the real one, based on her gut feelings and superstitions from staying there. The series plays on our gut feelings, fears and second guessing. Her observations are also pretty damn hilarious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Away From Home<\/strong><\/a> – <\/strong>A new series from The Athletic launching Monday 7th November (that is the day after this podcast newsletter arrives in your inboxes) looks into Shakhtar Donetsk, the Ukrainian football team that are in the Champions League. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The team have not been able to play in Ukraine during the Russian Invasion but have been capturing the imagination and hopes of millions by representing their country and continuing to play in Warsaw. Journalists Adam Crafton and Joey D\u2019Urso have unprecedented access to the team, who are all balancing sport commitments whilst coping with the personal impact of war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lateral with Tom Scott <\/strong><\/a>– <\/strong>You might recognise Tom Scott from his fascinating fact based YouTube videos<\/a> filmed all over the world (or the parodies of the introduction to his videos from all over the world<\/a>.) He\u2019s now got a new podcast, a quiz one, which leans on his strengths by providing questions that have a sideways <\/em>answer, basically a lateral one. Think of it as a mixture between Only Connect, QI and University Challenge. Subscribe to the newsletter<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Let\u2019s have a quick round-up of new pop culture and arts based podcasts to kick off the month of November. Pop Culture with Chant\u00e9 Joseph kicked off this week. 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If you\u2019re on the lookout for more podcasts, listen out for Podcast Radio Hour<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>on BBC Radio 4 Extra. It\u2019s the last ever episode, so Amanda Litherland, Chris Pearson and Laura Grimshaw have pulled out all the stops to highlight some of their favourite podcasts and guests over the 250+ episodes they have recorded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n