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Calling all true crime podcast fans. Podcast Live has just announced a special two night event featuring some of Britain\u2019s biggest true crime podcasts, from Unheard:The Fred and Rose West Tapes<\/a> to Drunk Women Solving Crime<\/a> and RedHande<\/a>d<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Podcast Live: Crime<\/a> will be at the famous Wilton Music Hall in London on April 7th and April 8th, but with 350 tickets only available each night, it is likely to sell out very quickly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For pricing and ticket information, just head to their website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here are some shows worth looking at over the next week: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dogcast with Clare Balding<\/a> – It\u2019s a podcast about dogs. Do I need to say more? (My editor says that I actually *do* need to say more).

Clare Balding<\/strong> presents this new series looking at the different ways dogs enrich our lives and how we can best care for them. But this podcast is not just for owners, it\u2019s also for those who don\u2019t have dogs but are interested in one day having their own. The first episode looks at how to choose the right dog breed that compliments your lifestyle, featuring an interview with dog expert Jessica Holm<\/strong>, who comes out with this rather hilarious anecdote: \u201cFrench bulldogs don\u2019t do personal space at all. They will literally sit on your face.<\/em>\u201d 

Future episodes will feature David Blunkett <\/strong>talking about his guide dogs and Si King<\/strong> from The Hairy Bikers on the practicalities of taking a dog on long haul flights. Oh by the way, if you hear a dog barking in the podcast theme tune it\u2019s Archie, Clare\u2019s Tibetan Terrier. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My Mate Bought A Toaster<\/a> – Having a scroll through someone\u2019s Amazon purchase history is like stepping directly into their soul. That\u2019s the takeaway from listening to this inspired podcast idea by Tom Price<\/strong> and Samantha Baines<\/strong>, who get their celebrity guest to actively scroll through all their recent Amazon purchases alongside them. You know, those purchases you make at 3am, those purchases that look frankly weird without context. The joy is the guest\u2019s defence on all the reasons why that purchase was not that bad. The first series has just wrapped up, but there\u2019s a great series one highlights episode just out that you can get into.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Behind The Scenes at the Museum<\/a> – An interesting podcast looking at subjects and controversies currently being addressed in the cultural world, hosted by Tiffany Jenkins<\/strong>. Their most recent episode looks at censorship and self-censorship in the arts, why it is happening and the impact and risks it poses to our national culture. Rather interestingly, censorship and self-censorship is a much more complicated issue than you first think it is, and the discussion that takes place into the reasons within the episode is not a typical for\/against discussion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Making a Monster: The Tapes<\/a> – An accompaniment to the recent TV show on Crime+Investigation, this podcast series looks at well known true crime murders from the perspectives of psychologists, pathologists, forensic psychiatrists and other experts within criminology. Focusing on a different serial killer each episode, the series goes right into a murderers mind and how trauma from childhood can influence killers as adults. For those who are interested in getting into true crime but not from the perspective of just hearing gruesome detail after gruesome detail, this is a good place to start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If there is a podcast that you think this newsletter should be looking at, let us know<\/a> and it might feature in a forthcoming newsletter!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s some of the big guests on podcasts this week: 
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