I know the weather assumes that it isn\u2019t, but trust me on this, it is<\/em> August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Let\u2019s have a quick look at some podcasts that do walking tours in original or enlightening ways. The Ladies Who London<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>podcast is presented by two qualified London Blue Badge tourist guides, Alex and Emily. Episodes include a history of the mail train<\/a> that ran underground in Clerkenwell and a tribute to Whitechapel Bell Foundry<\/a>, which made bells for The Houses of Parliament and the London 2012 Olympics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meanwhile Fun Kids Family Walks<\/strong><\/a> provide handy podcast walking tours around the City of London if you are out with the kids. In a nice twist, you\u2019re told to pause and play as you take a specific route, just like when you are on a tour in a museum. The Tipsy Tourism<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>podcast does what it says on the tin by having both of the guests, James and Chelsea, visit popular attractions after a couple of drinks. There\u2019s Portmeirion \u2026 with a Port<\/a> and Harrods \u2026 with a WKD<\/a>, but the podcast is not about being obnoxious or a nuisance whilst being tipsy at these attractions, it is more about being frank and honest about whether these attractions are good or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you\u2019re stuck on things to do out and about this month, why not go to a live podcast show at Udderbelly Festival. Scroll down to the bottom of this email for more details.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n STAR 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 Conversations with Annalisa Barbieri<\/strong><\/a> – <\/strong>Self-help guides have always been popular in podcasting, but few feature conversations with psychotherapists and specialists on why people experience these issues in the first place. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This excellent self-funded podcast, by journalist and broadcaster Annalisa Barbieri, consists of just that. She asks an expert about their work, asking all of the questions you might have if you ever met them yourself. Such conversations include one with Jo Stubley<\/a>, a consultant psychiatrist, about all of the ways we can experience trauma and how it can have a long term effect. There\u2019s an exploration of the teenage brain with adolescent psychotherapist<\/a> Rachel Melville-Thomas, helping you understand what changes in the brain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Not only does it leave you with practical advice, it also helps reduce stigma in approaching an expert if you ever encounter an issue.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n She Said, They Said<\/strong><\/a> – <\/strong>Alex Woolhouse and Shivani Dave are the hosts of this fantastic, fresh and insightful new podcast by Mermaids, a charity that supports transgender, gender diverse and non-binary youth. Each episode features both the presenters and a guest reflecting on the week\u2019s news and trans issues, but with a lightness that allows them to chat about other things that come up along the way. And with such great chemistry between Woolhouse and Dave, you don\u2019t mind when they do. In fact, it is one of the podcast\u2019s strengths when they go down such rabbit holes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At a time when trans and non-binary issues a common talking point on the news (and on Twitter), amplifying the right voices are all the more important. This podcast helps to ensure that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Atlantic: A Scottish Story<\/strong><\/a> – <\/strong>You might not be that familiar with St Kilda, a cluster of islands located in the far Outer Hebrides. It was once home to one of the most resilient and self-sufficient communities in the Europe, having to handle a remote way of life whilst also frequently battling extreme and unpredictable weather. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This new eight part musical drama, a partnership between musical theatre Noisemaker and The Big Light Network, shines a light on the people who lived there and the factors that resulted in the island\u2019s abandonment at the start of the 1930s. Credit to them for providing a slice of history in an interesting and engaging form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s The Economy<\/strong><\/a> – <\/strong>In previous newsletters we have featured handy explainer podcasts on global conflicts and philosophy (even a philosophy explainer aimed at kids<\/a>!). <\/p>\n\n\n\n Now there\u2019s this handy podcast, hosted by Nicola Walton, explaining the economic laws that impact all of our lives, using the simplest words possible. It means you actually understand the concepts you hear in news stories all the time, from stories about interest rates to GDP. It doesn\u2019t mean that you\u2019ll be flicking open the Financial Times and making big risks in the stock market any time soon, but it will make you feel more aware of stories that might, in the long run, affect how you spend your money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is a relief to see podcasting events get back up and running again, now that lockdown restrictions are starting to ease. Podcasting events have been, and will continue to be, hugely important in helping podcasts grow. Underbelly Festival, which this year takes place from Cavendish Square in London, is hosting a number of special podcast shows this and next month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It starts with Rosie Wilby\u2019s The Breakup Monologues<\/strong><\/a>, which is taking place *checks watch* TODAY<\/strong> at 5pm, with guests Maisie Adam and Felicity Ward. The next event is Fun Kids Science Weekly – Live<\/strong><\/a> on the 27th August, with lots of wild and ridiculous experiments for the little ones to see onstage. I know the weather assumes that it isn\u2019t, but trust me on this, it is August. Let\u2019s have a quick look at some podcasts that do walking tours in original or enlightening ways. The Ladies Who London podcast is presented by two qualified London Blue Badge tourist guides, Alex and Emily. Episodes include a history […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":921,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Other events include A Gay and a NonGay<\/strong><\/a>, Drunk Women Solving Crime<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>and cult favourite Have a Word<\/strong><\/a> with Dan Nightingale and Adam Rowe. For more details just head to their website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"