Maatschappij & cultuur – Verenigd Koninkrijk – Populaire podcasts

  • What makes you a heretic? Journalist Andrew Gold believes that, in an age of group-think and tribes, we need heretics - those who use unconventional wisdom to speak out against their own groups, from cancelled comedians and radical feminists to cult defectors and vigilantes hunting deviants.

    Learn from my guests how to rebel, think differently and resist social contagion. From Triggernometry's Francis Foster and the world's most cancelled man Graham Linehan to ex-Hasidic Jew Julia Haart and gender critical atheist Richard Dawkins. These are the people living with the weight of their own community's disappointment on their shoulders.

  • This show is dedicated to empowering people to embrace midlife as their most transformative era yet. Davina’s guests will share stories of growth and rediscovery, letting you in on their own life journeys - many of which have challenged outdated narratives and ideas. Whether it's through expert insights, candid discussions, or real-life inspiration, Begin Again will be a supportive community for everyone to explore the revitalising second act of life. Davina wants everyone to know that midlife is not the start of the end; instead, it's the perfect opportunity and time to Begin Again.
    Instagram: @beginagain
    LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/davina-mccall-82204a19b/

  • Will Sharpe (The White Lotus) hosts a mind-bending real-life story of reincarnation and a spooky tale of family secrets. In 1950s England, milkman John Pollock makes a sensational prophecy: His dead daughters will be reborn. At first, even his own wife says heโ€™s a crank. But then she gives birth to twin girls who have uncanny similarities to their sisters who died. Suddenly, the world sits up and takes notice. Pollockโ€™s prophecy attracts the attention of a serious American scientist who crosses the Atlantic countless times to study the twins. And his conclusion is astonishing. So, what if death is only the beginning? Extrasensory goes in search of the two people who know the truthโ€”the twins themselves. 

    Extrasensory is an Apple Original podcast produced by Blanchard House. Follow and listen on Apple Podcasts.

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  • When someone says to you 'we need to talk', how does that make you feel?
    The hardest conversations to have are also the most important. Paul C Brunson, the world’s most influential matchmaker and TV star, brings his insightful commentary on how to create and sustain successful relationships through vulnerability, connection and understanding.
    From weekly conversations with industry experts and familiar faces, Paul promises to support your personal growth, provide practical insights, and deliver actionable advice that will add value to your relationships.
    Ready to deepen those connections? Then you’re in the right place.
    Instagram: @paulcbrunson
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulcbrunson

  • A few years ago I was a broke, university dropout, at 18 I built an industry leading social media marketing company, and at 27 I resigned as CEO. At 28 I co-founded Flight Story – a marketing and communications company, and thirdweb - a software platform, making it easy to build web3 applications. I then launched private equity fund, Flight Fund, to accelerate the next generation of European unicorns. During this time I decided to launch 'The Diary Of A CEO' podcast with the simple mission of providing an unfiltered journey into the remarkable stories and untold dimensions of the world’s most influential people, experts and thinkers. Thank you for listening.
    My New Book: https://g2ul0.app.link/DOAC
    IG: https://www.instagram.com/steven
    LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenbartlett-123

  • In a country obsessed with gossip, the great and the good fear one thing more than any other - scandal.

    British scandals change the course of history. They bring down governments, overthrow the rich and cause the mighty to fall. Some are about sex, others about money. In the end, theyโ€™re all about power. 

    But often at the heart of a scandal, there are ordinary human stories. Stories of those caught up in the swirl of outrage. 

    Who was really to blame for what happened? Why did they do it? And when all is said and done, did anything really change?   

    From the creators of Business Wars, American Scandal and Ghost Story, comes British Scandal. Each week, hosts Alice Levine and Matt Forde delve into the murkier side of the British elite, from Phone Hacking to Profumo to the short-lived premiership of Liz Truss. Because sometimes the truth doesnโ€™t set everyone freeโ€ฆ

    Listen to British Scandal on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. You can listen early and ad-free on Wondery+. Join Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Start your free trial by visiting wondery.com/links/british-scandal/ now.

  • Without us realising, an enormous DNA database has been created online. It holds the secrets of your true identity and promises to reveal untold family connections. But what happens when online ancestry tests reveal more than you had bargained for?

    Across two series, Jenny Kleeman meets the men and women whose lives changed forever after they opened a box that contained a DNA test. Exposing scandals, upending identities, solving mysteries and delivering life-changing news - Jenny investigates what happens when genealogy, technology and identity collide.

  • How To Fail with Elizabeth Day is a podcast that celebrates the things in life that haven’t gone right and what we might learn from them along the way. Every week, Elizabeth’s guest explores three failures, and what these failures have taught them about how to grow and succeed, better.

    We’d love to hear from you! Get in touch with Elizabeth to share your failures, problems or questions - anonymously or otherwise. She'll go through these each week with the help of her very special guests. And remember: a fail shared is a fail halved. https://forms.sonymusicfans.com/campaign/how-to-fail-uk-2023/


    An Elizabeth Day and Sony Music Entertainment Original Production.
    Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow @sonypodcasts
    To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email [email protected]

  • Welcome to High Performance. Through fascinating conversations with remarkable guests, Jake Humphrey and Damian Hughes uncover the secrets behind High Performance and explore how we can all become the best version of ourselves.


    We focus on uncovering the learnings from top performers in every field, from sport to entertainment, business, health and wellness.โ€‹ No matter where our guests have excelled, they all have first-hand experiences and lessons to share.


    On High Performance we find out what non-negotiable behaviours they employed to get them to the top and keep them there.


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    Want to get the most from High Performance? Download the new High Performance app for FREE to access every episode, enjoy exclusive documentary and masterclass content. 


    Youโ€™ll get instant access to insights from the worldโ€™s best, will receive daily motivational boosts and can create your own personalised High Performance playlists.


    Simply click here or search High Performance in the App store to get started.


  • If you could champion a Game Changer, someone helping transform the UK, who would YOU choose?  


    Aimee Fuller โ€“ two-time Olympian, author and broadcaster โ€“ presents Season 3 of The National Lottery 'Game Changersโ€™ podcast.โ€ฏ โ€ฏ

     

    This extra special series celebrates the 30th birthday of The National Lottery, as Aimee travels the UK to hear from exceptional individuals who have been transforming communities over the last three decades, with a little help from The National Lottery.


    Including the music initiative providing a launchpad for artists like chart-topper Rizzle Kicks and supported by Rag โ€˜Nโ€™ Bone Man. Thereโ€™s also Alice Dearing, the first black woman to swim for Team GB at an Olympic Games.โ€ฏ Meanwhile, at Jodrell Bank the universe is revealed in bold new ways to the public with the help of a pioneering physicist, remarkable things also emerge from the earth thanks to the brains behind the Eden Project.โ€ฏ 


    Hear too from well-known names like Sir Tony Robinson, Adele Roberts and Clare Balding, and why they areโ€ฏchampioning our Game Changers and their incredible work.โ€ฏ 


    Be inspired. Follow to catch every episode.โ€ฏ 


    Game Changers is brought to you by National Lottery players, who raise ยฃ30 million each week for good causes across the UK. For more information about projects that help ordinary people, visit:โ€ฏhttps://www.lotterygoodcauses.org.ukโ€ฏ 


    A Listen production for The National Lottery.โ€ฏ 


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  • America through the looking glass - enter a world where nothing is as it seems.

    As America heads into a presidential election, Gabriel Gatehouse dives back into the labyrinthine rabbit warren of American conspiracy culture. Whilst liberals across the world worry about a possible return of Donald Trump, millions of Americans are convinced that their democracy has already been highjacked - by a sinister Deep State cabal. How did this happen? And who is behind it? That's the story that Gabriel Gatehouse is investigating in this series of The Coming Storm.

    The search for the origins of this story takes Gabriel inside a paranoid political group that tried to build its own Deep State during the Cold War, now back in fashion in the conservative backwaters of western mountain states. Gabriel meets the January 6 rioters running for office who see their detention as political imprisonment in gulags, and the militia men convinced the CIA and FBI are working against the American people. In the background lurk the tech utopian ideologues, using their vast wealth and power to fund conspiracy flavoured content as they work to create sovereign states free of all government control. And online, amateur finance bros foment distrust of government, central banks and giant financial institutions to millions of followers.

    What were once fringe ideas have burst into the mainstream. Conspiracy theories have become central planks of Trump's Republican Party, while Democrats run on dark warnings about the end of democracy. With both sides convinced the other is an existential threat, what are the prospects for the survival of the American political system?

  • Welcome to the Therapy Crouch! The smash hit podcast from Abbey Clancy and Peter Crouch. Join us on our weekly episodes where we will be exploring the trials and tribulations experienced by us, and you the listener, as we navigate our way through complex relationships.


    Enter into our safe space where nothing is off limits and expect some tears, tantrums and plenty of laughs along the way.


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  • Rory Stewart with a radical take on the concepts that shape our lives.

  • Football hooliganism is a dirty phrase in England. Say it and people will think of the 80s โ€“ the dark old days. Today, those terraces look very different. But the stories โ€“ of organised fights, of pub brawls, of banning orders โ€“ havenโ€™t gone away.


    We see them everywhere on our social media timelines: a steady stream of violence swallowed by smartphones and regurgitated for hungry eyes online. This series digs deeper โ€“ beyond the stereotypes and tabloid headlines โ€“ to understand this violent subculture and why itโ€™s forced its way back into our society in 2024.


    Embedded in our national sport, this is a story of class consciousness, rebellion, and adventure turning to embittered violence, tribalism, and greed. It is a story of what happens when society disenfranchises its people, dismantles its social structures, and pits them against one another.


    This is the untold story of The English Disease.


    From Stak, this is Season Two of the award-winning Legacy. Extraordinary sporting stories that really matter.


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  • New episodes available to watch & listen EVERY Wednesday. Hosted by the vivacious GK Barry, each episode is a rollercoaster of emotions as Grace shares wild tales from her university escapades to the laugh-out-loud moments she encounters in her daily life. Expect the unexpected, laugh a little louder, and find solace in shared experiences.


    If you'd like to work with us, email the studio on [email protected]


    A part of The Fellas Studios network.


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  • Join ADHDer, Dr Mine Conkbayir and husband, the BAFTA award-winning comedy actor, Paul Whitehouse (Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing, The Fast Show) as they explore ADHD with diverse celebrity ADHDer guests, professors and specialists in this brand new Podcast series.

    Given the recent 'explosion’ in diagnoses, particularly within the world of comedy, Paul Whitehouse represents the archetypal sceptic. He’s there to challenge the very concept of ADHD. Dr. Mine provides theoretical and research insights, counter arguments and her own lived experience, creating a conversational and highly accessible space to explore this much misunderstood topic.

    Each episode they’ll chat to a guest who’ll share their experience of ADHD, whether from the point of view of being diagnosed themselves, as a parent or a specialist in the field. Fellow ADHDer guests include Rory Bremner, Denise Welch, Gemma Styles, Dr Alex George, Shaparak Khorshandi, Shaun Ryder and many more.

    A Pixiu Production

    Instagram: @‌imadhdnoyourenot

    TikTok: @‌imadhdnoyourenot

    Email: [email protected]

    Producer: Connor Morrin

    Executive Producers: Nicky Waltham & Alex Feldman

    Artwork: @redbellyboy

  • Join Vogue Williams & Joanne McNally for a weekly chat with 100% honesty guaranteed."My Therapist Ghosted Me" is the result of Joanne's therapist doing just that! Ignoring her calls, refusing to answer the door at the clinic, or speak to her after she'd tracked him down at Enfield crematorium as he scattered his Aunt's ashes. Despite it all, itโ€™s often said that friends give the best therapy so Vogue & Joanne have teamed up to do exactly that (alongside a generous helping of laughter as that too is said to be the best form of therapy). Together they will give 100% unqualified, unsubstantiated but up front and honest advice on the plethora of issues they and many others continue to grapple with.If you'd like to get in touch, you can send an email to [email protected] live shows, merch and more, visit mytherapistghostedme.comPlease review Global's Privacy Policy: https://global.com/legal/privacy-policy/For advertising opportunities on this podcast email: [email protected]

  • Legendary British writer, broadcaster, ex-MP and TV star Gyles Brandreth hosts “Rosebud”, in which he talks to famous and fascinating people about their first memories and first experiences.
    Expect laughter, nostalgia, memorable stories, revelations and, of course, the odd name-drop from Gyles. 
     
    We want to hear about your first memories - email us at [email protected]

    And you can follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @therosebudpod
     
    Artwork: Freya Betts.
    Music: Phil Lepherd.
    Producer: Harriet Jaine.

    Rosebud is a 'Plain Jaine' / 'Keep It Light Media' Production
     
    Creator: Gyles Brandreth/Plain Jaine Productions

  • Eight tracks, a book and a luxury: what would you take to a desert island? Guests share the soundtrack of their lives.

  • Hannah Fry follows the numbers on thrilling journeys of data and discovery. Along the way we meet the remarkable people who dug into the data and unearthed something extraordinary.

  • Joe Marler used to hate people, but then he met Tom Fordyce, and a load of ordinary people doing extraordinary things, and a podcast was born that changed his mind forever. It might just change your life too.
     
    Because everyone is interesting if you ask the right questions. And this is a show about all the weird and wonderful things people do.
     
    Together, Joe and Tom meet astronauts, teachers, marine biologists, cheesemakers, prison guards and everyone in between. Along the way, they’ve learned things that have blown their minds, heard stories that have made them laugh until it hurts, and – well, felt a whole lot better about the world around them and the people that fill it.
     
    To be on the show, fill in this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1rfSo3PVJgtBRZHCCAZndem-iyy2EdvGcEYDqycsM2aQ/viewform?ts=62602129&edit_requested=true

    To come and watch the show be recorded live at London’s iconic Clapham Grand, click here: https://linktr.ee/thingspeopledopod
     
    Hit follow, and tell a friend to #growtheshow.