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There’s a podcast for everyone to listen to this week.
1. Two women talking
Streaming Platform: All Streaming Platforms and YouTube
Style: relations
If you’re looking for insightful conversations that dive deep into everything from menopause to the empty nest, Two Women Chatting is the go-to podcast for all things midlife.
This week, host Michelle Ford sits down with presenter, counselor and podcast powerhouse Anna Williamson to unpack the weird and wonderful world of midlife relationships – from family dynamics to dating.
Many will recognize Williamson’s infectious energy from his role as Agent channel Her co-host appearances on 4K’s Celebs Go Dating show as well as Luanna: The Podcast and her trademark openness shines throughout this episode making her more relatable than ever.
Through Ford’s thoughtful questions on rekindling romance and resolving family tensions, Williamson shares practical, actionable advice on communication, boundary-setting and managing difficult relationships – wisdom that feels particularly timely as we enter the holiday season and into the New Year.
Whether you’re a devoted listener of LuAnna, sensitive to Celebs Go Dating, or just want some really useful relationship advice, this episode is worth a listen.
,by Camilla Foster,
2. Experience is Everything by Saga
Streaming Platform: all streaming platforms
Style: society and culture
It’s that time of year that’s all about reflection, and The Experience Is Everything by Saga podcast is based on the former Radio 4 broadcaster and Daily Mail columnist. jenny murray Sits down with a national treasure to hear about the biggest lessons of his life.
In this week’s episode, Murray meets the legendary Tony Blackburn – the first voice of Radio 1 – as he reflects on his extraordinary broadcasting career and the highs and lows of the glittering world of showbiz.
Blackburn talks candidly about his childhood, his early days in pirate radio, and the failures and successes that shaped his journey, including his infamous moment of over-sharing about his divorce on air.
The two-time Radio Academy Lifetime Achievement Award winner also made history as the first winner of I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here.
Open, honest, and deeply informative, this conversation offers a rare glimpse into Blackburn’s life beyond the radio studio, revealing how gratitude and kindness helped drive her success while also keeping her grounded.
If you grew up listening to Tony Blackburn and want the inside scoop, take a moment to listen to this podcast amid the hustle and bustle of Christmas.
(by Camilla Foster)
3. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Streaming Platform: audible
Style: Book
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is now on Audible and is a full-cast audio version of the best-selling novel.
This captivating audiobook brings listeners straight into the book, with narration from the British actress and author Kush JumboAnd actors Frankie Treadaway speaking as Harry Potter, Max Lester speaking as Ron Weasley and Game of Thrones.’ kit harington Featuring Gilderoy Lockhart.
It is the second novel in the book series as it follows Harry Potter as he faces another challenging year at Hogwarts, beginning with life under the strict care of the Dursleys and the mysterious first appearance of the house elf Dobby, who quickly becomes essential to the plot.
Overall, the actors do an amazing job at looking exactly like the original cast and bringing us into the world of Hogwarts and magic.
Whether listening on a walk or as an alternative to a movie, this is a great choice for Harry Potter fans.
(by Sarah Keenan)
4. Ruthie’s Table 4
Streaming Platform: All Streaming Platforms and YouTube
Style: Eat
Celebrity food podcasts are hardly rare. Off Menu and Table Manners with Jesse and Lenny Ware are something that firmly dominates the genre.
And if they’re up your street, Rooties Table 4 should be in your next game. Hosted by restaurateur and co-founder of The River Café Ruth Rogers, the podcast follows a fluid conversation between Rogers and a celebrity sitting at a table in her restaurant, making it feel like you’re listening to an after-dinner conversation between two friends.
In the latest episode, Pulitzer Prize-winning critic and curator Hilton Als reflects on growing up in New York, the city’s food culture, and the sensibilities that inform both her writing and her life.
Furthermore, being famous for his cultural criticism at The New Yorker creates an intellectual appetite for a more surface-level conversation about breakfast and food habits.
Yes, there are anecdotes about jet-lag munchies and eighties Manhattan’s electric food scene, but behind these are real insights into how place, memory and identity shape the way we eat and think.
Rogers’ style is friendly, loose and clean, meaning it’s easy and enjoyable listening for food and culture lovers alike.
(By Lara Owen)
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5. World of Secrets: Child Cancer Scam
Streaming Platform: All Streaming Platforms and YouTube
Style: documentary
Some investigations are shocking on a large scale; Others through destructive intimacy.
The latest series of the BBC World Service’s podcast World of Secrets, The Child Cancer Scam, succeeds in doing both.
What begins as a suspicious online fundraising advertisement carefully exposes a global scam that has exploited some of the most vulnerable people: children with cancer and their families.
The reporting, led by the BBC Eye team, is unabashedly forensic. Over six episodes, the series explores how emotional videos of sick children – often filmed without the families’ consent – were used to mobilize millions of people who never reached the people they were meant to help. The details are deeply uncomfortable: the staged crisis, the shaved heads, the written pleas for survival.
The podcast opposes sensationalism. Instead, it allows the human cost to slowly emerge – the confused parents who are betrayed and grieving and the donors who are unwittingly complicit. What resonates is not just outrage but a painful discomfort with how easily compassion can be manipulated online.
It sounds impressive but definitely disturbing, and probably not for the faint of heart.
(By Lara Owen)