Past Due: 100 Years of Central Library

Past Due: 100 Years of Central Library

Aug 28: Newsworthy - History

Past Due: 100 Years of Central Library is new from the Los Angeles Public Library. The podcast got a feature on CBS News.

Unstoppable Success Podcast

Unstoppable Success Podcast

Aug 27: Newsworthy - Business

The Unstoppable Success Podcast is celebrating reaching 100,000 downloads - attracting more than 60,000 in the last thirty days. The indie podcast is hosted by leadership and business relationship expert Jaclyn Strominger of Leap to Your Success.

I Love Rugby

I Love Rugby

Aug 27: Newsworthy - Sports

In Australia, I Love Rugby has signed with Tapt Media for ad sales. It's a new weekly podcast hosted by international rugby legends George Gregan and John Smit.

Roots and Branches JJC Alumni Podcast

Roots and Branches JJC Alumni Podcast

Aug 27: New Season - Education

The Roots and Branches JJC Alumni Podcast has returned for a third season featuring alumni adventures, standout academic programs, community partnerships, and inspiring stories from across the JJC community. It's hosted by Jen Davis, Director of Institutional Advancement and Alumni Relations, and we're promised fresh conversations with the people who make JJC extraordinary.

Dish

Dish

Aug 26: Newsworthy - Arts

A podcast - in the Royal Opera House? Dish did it last year, and has just announced plans to do it again: this time on Sunday Nov 1. Last year the live show had special guest Jack Whitehall joined by a surprise appearance from national treasure Dame Mary Berry. This year's guests are yet to be announced; tickets go on sale next Wednesday.

Simple English News Daily

Simple English News Daily

Aug 26: Newsworthy - Education

Simple English News Daily has switched to Supercast for its subscription service, rather than running its own membership. That now allows ad-free and bonus episodes. The show did more than 630,000 downloads last month.

The Dash

The Dash

Aug 26: New Podcast - Society & Culture

The Dash is new today from Lemonada Media. A brand-new original podcast from longtime friends, entrepreneurs, and media personalities, Elizabeth Chambers and Marissa Hermer, the show celebrates women while challenging outdated myths about aging, divorce, motherhood, entrepreneurship, sex, and dating.

Dolly Parton’s America

Dolly Parton’s America

Aug 26: Newsworthy - Music

In a polarised world, one of the few things everyone liked was Dolly Parton, who died yesterday — but why? That simple question leads to a deeply personal, historical, and musical rethinking of one of America’s great icons. From 2019, WNYC's Dolly Parton’s America won plenty of awards and plaudits.

The Vic Mensa Show

The Vic Mensa Show

Aug 26: New Podcast - Music

From his viral, Webby-winning Orange Tree Series, The Vic Mensa Show is new, premiering today. Fellow Chicago artist Chance the Rapper joins Vic as the first guest, with a season one lineup also featuring Durand Bernarr, Rapsody, Lena Waithe, Aja Monet, Van Lathan Jr. and more.

Fault Line: Haditha

Fault Line: Haditha

Aug 25: New Podcast - True Crime

For twenty years, the United States Marine Corps has tried to bury the truth about Haditha. In 2005, 24 civilians were killed by a squad of United States Marines in the Iraqi city of Haditha, a massacre that became one of the most notorious and controversial incidents of the war. Fault Line: Haditha is new this week from iHeartPodcasts: Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Michael Epstein delivers a gripping investigative series that finally reveals the truth about the Haditha Massacre and the government cover-up that followed.

Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders

Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders

Aug 25: New Season - Business

In the start-up tech leaders podcast Code Story this week, the show kicks off Season 13 featuring Dave Garcia, Co-CEO of Pensero, telling us all about why the AI token winter is coming.

Call 'Em Like Museum with Eric Johnson

Call 'Em Like Museum with Eric Johnson

Aug 25: New Podcast - History

Call 'Em Like Museum with Eric Johnson debuts this week with a provocative question: What's the point of going to a museum? Historian Susan Crane talks about how museums & their visitors have been changed by technology, why the Mona Lisa only got famous after it was stolen, and what you need to understand about the Trump administration's efforts to censor the Smithsonian.

I Need A Miracle

I Need A Miracle

Aug 25: Newsworthy - Fiction

Ella Watts (Doctor Who: Redacted, Camlann, Eliza: A Robot Story) and Naomi Clarke (The Secret of St Kilda) join the writers’ room for I Need A Miracle season 2, if the production can hit its crowdfunding goal by 1 October. Also on board to write episodes for the second season are Bel Lazarus (Radio San Lazaro), Rhys Lawton (star of Ethics Town and writer of the experimental flash fiction series Paddleboat), and improviser and horror storyteller Fiona K.T. Howat.

Toy Heart with Tom Power (A Podcast About Bluegrass)

Toy Heart with Tom Power (A Podcast About Bluegrass)

Aug 25: Newsworthy - Music

On Toy Heart, CBC radio host Tom Power ("q") presents conversations with with bluegrass greats like Del McCoury, Alice Gerrard, and Jerry Douglas. In a special episode, Power welcomes modern bluegrass legend Billy Strings in front of a live audience at IBMA World of Bluegrass in Chattanooga, TN. Strings talks openly about poverty, addiction in his family, and the role music played as a coping mechanism and survival tactic.

Funny You Should Ask

Funny You Should Ask

Aug 24: New Podcast - Arts

Funny You Should Ask is a new podcast from GOLD Comedy, hosted by founder Lynn Harris. It unlocks GOLD's members-only vault of conversations with your favorite funny people, all chatting candidly about making a living making people laugh. It launches today with Maria Bamford, then runs weekly through a season that includes Judy Gold, Jeff Hiller, Jonterri Gadson, and Shaun Cassidy.

Jane Austen Stories

Jane Austen Stories

Aug 24: New Season - Fiction

In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun. Finding fun once more in Jane Austen's words, Dame Julie Andrews returns to narrate more Jane Austen Stories - this time, the original text of Emma. The show is a Noiser production, and launches tomorrow.

Secrets From a Coach -  Debbie Green & Laura Thomson’s Podcast

Secrets From a Coach - Debbie Green & Laura Thomson’s Podcast

Aug 21: Newsworthy - Business

Secrets From a Coach is celebrating its 300th episode. The show has got more than 72,000 downloads; 78% of listeners live outside the UK and 81% listen via their mobile phones - the weekly show focuses on positive actions to help you thrive and maximise your potential in the ever-evolving workplace, and in life.

Podnews Weekly Review

Podnews Weekly Review

Aug 21: Newsworthy - News

The Podnews Weekly Review this week doesn't have Sam Sethi on it. But the good news is - it's got Liam Heffernan as a guest co-host. There's some good news in there somewhere, too, honest.

Parent Unplugged

Parent Unplugged

Aug 21: Newsworthy -

After just over a year, Parent Unplugged has reached #1 in Apple Podcasts' Parenting chart, and been long-listed for some awards. The show has built a community of more than 80,000 people.

Hello, Puzzlers!

Hello, Puzzlers!

Aug 21: Newsworthy - Leisure

Good news: Hello, Puzzlers! recently had NYT Puzzle Editor Will Shortz on the show. Lex Friedman tells us it was "lovely".