{"id":1402,"date":"2023-06-11T10:23:33","date_gmt":"2023-06-11T09:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greatbritishpodcasts.com\/?p=1402"},"modified":"2023-06-11T10:23:36","modified_gmt":"2023-06-11T09:23:36","slug":"birding-scandal-and-chipping-plus-ruby-wax-city-girl-in-nature-aka-kwesia-and-louis-theroux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greatbritishpodcasts.com\/picks\/birding-scandal-and-chipping-plus-ruby-wax-city-girl-in-nature-aka-kwesia-and-louis-theroux\/","title":{"rendered":"Birding, Scandal and Chipping <i>plus<\/i> Ruby Wax, City Girl in Nature (aka. 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She talks about her writing process and how she couldn\u2019t accept the success that she received from Tracy Beaker.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pod.fo\/e\/181f9c\"><strong>Tony Britten<\/strong><\/a>, who composed the Champions League anthem, is on the <a href=\"https:\/\/podfollow.com\/1637153162\"><strong>Unsung<\/strong><\/a> podcast, which amplifies unsung heroes within the sporting world.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The journalist <a href=\"https:\/\/pod.fo\/e\/18139b\"><strong>Laura Barton<\/strong><\/a> is on <a href=\"https:\/\/podfollow.com\/1634072674\"><strong>The Failing Writers Podcast<\/strong><\/a>, a podcast that is all about the process of getting published.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pod.fo\/e\/1821f5\"><strong>Ruby Wax<\/strong><\/a>, comedian and mental health campaigner, is on <a href=\"https:\/\/podfollow.com\/1626354833\"><strong>Dish with Nick Grimshaw and Angela Harnett<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>this week.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Here are our podcast picks for the week ahead<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If you want your podcast featured, or you have an excellent recommendation, all you need to do is fill in this <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdgDagkwxdVVir0u_oBs9jRBTpEJ1dHAftHL6_3GK7_ErKZbg\/viewform\"><strong>simple form<\/strong><\/a><strong>. It might get featured in this newsletter!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/podfollow.com\/1290769207\"><strong>Unfiltered with Oli Dugmore<\/strong><\/a><strong> &#8211; <\/strong>A great little interview podcast has just started a new series. Oli Dugmore from the website Joe.co.uk asks guests about the major events that shaped their life, with their most recent guest Niall Horan talking about how being part of One Direction was a whirlwind, but had its pitfalls: \u201cI literally packed a suitcase fourteen and never went home.\u201d The band\u2019s fame also caused him to become what he says was something of a recluse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other episodes include conversations with the broadcaster James O\u2019Brien,\u00a0 the film director Spike Lee and the editor Alan Rusbridger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-podfollow wp-block-embed-podfollow\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Unfiltered with James O&#039;Brien\" width=\"100%\" sandbox=\"allow-popups allow-top-navigation\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/podfollow.com\/1290769207\/embed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.audible.co.uk\/pd\/White-Smoke-Americas-Chemsex-Killer-Podcast\/B0C37X1XWB\"><strong>White Smoke: America\u2019s Chemsex Killer<\/strong><\/a><strong> &#8211; <\/strong>A powerful investigative series by iNews journalist and Special Correspondent Patrick Strudwick, looking at why a rich donor to the Democratic Party in the United States was not initially arrested after a body had been recovered from his apartment, then 18 months later when it happened a second time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The series explores this lack of justice and the wider issue of chemsex, where people engage in sexual activity whilst under the influence of drugs. \u201cWe\u2019ll be uncovering an entire hidden world that people escape into, revealing the layers of stigma and shame that drive people there and then keep them silent,\u201d says Strudwick. This podcast is available on Audible, which means that it is only available for subscribers, but will not use any of your existing credits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/podfollow.com\/1681826152\"><strong>The Global Jigsaw <\/strong><\/a><strong>&#8211;<\/strong> The BBC has a monitoring department, which analyses mass media from around the world in more than 100 languages. Why? Because the media of a country says a lot about the country itself. And in autocratic or non-democratic countries, the media may be the mouthpiece of the government, so monitoring its media can help make sense of what it is thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This new podcast by BBC Monitoring, presented by Krassi Twigg, looks at international affairs reflected through their media, throwing up interesting stories along the way. 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