The Vardø Witch Trials
Oct 16: Newsworthy - HistoryThe Vardø Witch Trials, an independent English-language documentary about Norway’s deadliest witch hunt, is No. 1 in both History and Top Series on Apple Podcasts in Norway. The series was made independently by Lisa Williams, with sound design by Craig Edmondson (The Pitcairn Trials), and its audience has been driven largely by women in both Norway and the UK.
The Greg Laurie Show
Oct 16: Newsworthy - Religion & SpiritualityIn a special episode of The Greg Laurie Show, Rick Rubin, the legendary producer behind Johnny Cash, Adele, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, just flipped the script and interviewed Pastor Greg Laurie. They dig into where music and faith collide, from the Jesus Movement to today's music scene, and what may have been lost along the way.
Pacific Dark
Oct 16: New Podcast - ComedyNew comedy podcast Pacific Dark from RNZ, dives headfirst into the stories that keep people awake at night, and the ones you probably shouldn't Google at 2am. Hosted by Pasifika comedians UceGang (Simeon Fiapule) and Just the Norms (Regan Foa’i), they investigate supernatural encounters, haunted locations and Pacific urban legends laced with fictional elements, letting loose with their jokes, turning some truly wacky stories into crack-up sessions.
Reckoning with Mary Gauthier
Oct 16: New Podcast - MusicReckoning with Mary Gauthier is a nine-episode journey into the stories, songwriting craft, and deeper meaning behind the songs on Mary Gauthier’s new album of the same name. Mary sits down with her co-writers (including Vince Gill, Lori McKenna, Aaron Lee Tasjan, Beth Nielsen Chapman, and more) to explore how songs come to life and the deeply personal and universal subjects at its heart.
Artifacts: Stories from the Emotional History of the Internet
Oct 16: New Season - Society & CultureThe Zune. LaserDisc. The Game Boy Camera. Some pieces of technology never got the future they deserved, but they left a mark on the people who used them. Artifacts: Stories from the Emotional History of the Internet returns today for Season Three, as award-winning host Danny Brown revisits forgotten gadgets, lost formats and the curious corners of tech culture that still live rent-free in our memories.
Commons Healthcare
Oct 15: New Podcast - BusinessCommons Healthcare is a new narrative journalism podcast that skips the interview format to tell reported stories about the people who run healthcare. In the first episode, you’ll follow reporter Britta Lokting inside Zocdoc to profile CEO Oliver Kharraz, from the five bookings in the company’s first month to the car crash that changed how he thinks about succession.
3 Finger Salute
Oct 15: New Podcast - Society & Culture3 Finger Salute launches today, Conflict Resolution Day, bringing together three US TV journalists as the connector, the cynic and the wildcard. Joined by a guest each episode, they tackle subjects from tipping and psychics to see whether they can find any middle ground. They often disagree, occasionally agree to disagree, but never disrespect.
Women in the driving seat
Oct 15: New Season - NewsWomen in the driving seat from Autotrader is back - with a new voice: Vicki Butler-Henderson, a TV and radio presenter and racing driver, who joins Erin Baker. The show offers an unvarnished, authentic look at life as women navigating the automotive world.
The Late Bloomer Actor
Oct 15: Newsworthy - ArtsThe Late Bloomer Actor, hosted by David John Clark from Adelaide SA, Australia, is celebrating five years of the show. He's produced over 50 monthly episodes of insightful interviews with actors, Directors, Casting Directors and a myriad of other industry guests. The special anniversary episode revisits the journey of the podcast from the last five years, and is also ended with some testimonials of previous guests.
Business for Good Podcast
Oct 15: Newsworthy - BusinessCan a business make more money by giving it away? Business for Good marks its 200th episode today with Peter Singer, considered one of the world’s most influential living philosophers, to discuss Profit for Good - his new initiative encouraging companies to donate at least 10% of their profits. And after more than 50 years trying to change how people think about money, animals, and morality, what does Singer believe actually changes the world?
The Ancients
Oct 15: Newsworthy - History2,000 years ago, centuries before the Vikings, there was another Scandinavia. An Iron Age world. In The Ancients, Tristan Hughes uncovers the deep roots of the seafaring North, journeying through a forgotten world of elite halls, Roman encounters, and ancient burial rites.
White Smoke - Pope Leo XIV the American Pope
Oct 14: Newsworthy - NewsWhite Smoke - Pope Leo XIV the American Pope White Smoke, from Caloroga Media, is covering Pope Leo’s lung cancer diagnosis and recovery. New episodes break down the surgery at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, what the diagnosis means, how the Vatican keeps running while the Pope is hospitalized, and the worldwide outpouring of prayer. The show explains papal news and history in plain terms for a general audience, with new episodes as the story develops.
PlaceKnowing with Dr. Ted Jojola
Oct 14: New Season - EducationHow can Indigenous design and planning methodologies change the world around you? PlaceKnowing with Dr. Ted Jojola has returned for a third season to engage with the architects, designers, and Pueblo leaders whose work grounded in cultural sovereignty continues to shape 20th- and 21st-century design.
Designed in California
Oct 14: New Season - BusinessDesigned in California, the Apple history podcast that raised $311,236 on Kickstarter returns on October 14th. With the 25th anniversary of the iPod coming up, hosts Jason Snell and Myke Hurley explain how the device remade Apple, built its modern ecosystem, and paved the way for the iPhone.
Irish Books
Oct 14: New Season - ArtsIrish Books returns for a second season this week. The Independent Podcast Awards nominated show brings academics, writers and curators together to discuss contemporary literature, building your reading list one episode at a time.
CRADLE PODCAST
Oct 14: New Season - Health & FitnessBaby loss is something that rarely gets openly talked about, but if you've experienced it or know someone who has, you'll know that the silence that surrounds it can be as devastating as the loss itself. The Cradle Podcast exists to start the conversation around baby loss, and offer support to those people it affects.
Baby, this is Keke Palmer
Oct 14: Newsworthy - ComedyBaby, this is Keke Palmer was joined by former Vice President Kamala Harris - discussing life after the White House, midterms, 202, what Democrats may be missing, voting rights, Black voters and what has surprised her about Trump.
Lucky to Be Here: Building Lives & Careers Abroad
Oct 14: New Season - Society & CultureSeason 2 of Lucky to Be Here: Building Lives & Careers Abroad starts this week. The podcast showcases those who took the leap to build lives and careers across countries: sharing their stories, their lessons, and their advice to show us what it means, and what it takes, to build a life and career abroad. This season, you will hear stories of immigrants who built more than lives and careers abroad: they also built businesses, communities and resources to support one another.
Priced Out with David Pralong
Oct 14: New Podcast - NewsPriced Out with David Pralong is for anyone who can't afford to live in the city they work in. You'll hear a property investor with 20 years in European development explain how housing got this expensive, and set out his five-part plan to fix it. Then you'll hear him put it to the test with people like the chair of the City of London's planning committee and to investors from the likes of Patron Capital and others.
Are We There Yet ? with Kathryn Thomas
Oct 13: New Season - Health & FitnessThe Onic Originals hit series Are We There Yet? with Kathryn Thomas returns for a 3rd season. Upcoming guests include Marco Pierre White, Mary Lou McDonald, Kyla Cobbler and many more. It's also in video, too. Expect inspirational guests, exploring their life-changing moments and the occasional wrong turn.