{"id":581,"date":"2020-07-26T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-26T09:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greatbritishpodcasts.com\/?p=581"},"modified":"2020-08-08T15:46:47","modified_gmt":"2020-08-08T14:46:47","slug":"podcasts-featuring-joe-wicks-kelsey-lu-michael-palin-and-caitlin-moran-and-much-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greatbritishpodcasts.com\/picks\/podcasts-featuring-joe-wicks-kelsey-lu-michael-palin-and-caitlin-moran-and-much-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcasts featuring Joe Wicks, Kelsey Lu, Michael Palin and Caitlin Moran and much more....."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Let\u2019s start this week\u2019s newsletter by highlighting two more recent winners from the British Podcast Awards (supported by Acast<\/a><\/u>). <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first is Today in Focus<\/a>. The Guardian\u2019s daily news podcast was the winner of the Current Affairs category, silver in the best interview award and silver in the best daily podcast. It was praised by our judges for having \u201cauthoritative, intelligent and incisive analysis combined with warm, accessible presentation.\u201d  <\/em>The news agenda may seem slower compared to the last few months, but there are some big stories coming through. Recent episodes have looked at the upcoming Ghislaine Maxwell trial<\/a> and the recent election in Poland<\/a>.

Where is My Mind?<\/a> created by Niall Breslin<\/strong>, won the Creativity Award. The podcast looks at how the outside world can create huge pressure on ourselves (very true in recent months) and the importance of remaining present in the moment, even featuring meditations at the end of episodes. The judges said that \u201cit demonstrated how you can take a well-trodden subject but ensure every item surprises and enlightens the listener.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n


Emma Ratyal-Brooks<\/strong>, one of the organisers of the British Podcast Awards<\/strong>, has been in touch with an important message:

\u201cThe British Podcast Awards have had a busy year working on our branch giving grant schemes. We have been running 
The Pulse Award<\/a> in partnership with Wellcome<\/a> where we have been able to fund 11 podcasters with \u00a350,000 in grant money to create podcast content that engaged with science and health research. 

\u201cAlongside this we have been working in partnership with 
The Social Mobility Commission<\/a> offering an opportunity for previous nominees and winners of the awards to pitch briefs that engage with social mobility topics, so far we have been able to award \u00a310,000 as part of this project.  
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\u201cIf you work with an organisation that would get value partnering with UK podcasters for public good, please do get in <\/em>
contact with us<\/u><\/em><\/a>.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are some worthwhile guests on podcasts this week:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n