Podcast recommendations

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Over the years there have been one or two topics on individual podcasts, but I think we need a category for recommendations (like films and TV shows)

This is not my recommendation, but from friends to me as I’m looking for suggestions

Rosebud by Gyles Brandreth. I think he’s an absolute twit, but they reassure me he is proving to be a very good interviewer and has some excellent people on his podcasts (my friends mentioned) eg Gary Oldman, Lynda La Plante, Brian Cox, Grayson Perry … mainly “luvvies” and the like so perhaps not serious enough for some of you, but I’m looking forward to something interesting but fairly easy listening.

Any podcasts that you particularly enjoy?

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Available from all sorts of places.

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I quite like these

The Rest Is History - The Rolling Stones: Satanic Majesties of Sixties Rebellion (Part 2) - BBC Sounds. (The rolling stones was an atypical episode)

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I find these entertaining and informative:

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The Infinite Monkey Cage with Brian Cox (scientist not actor) is very good.

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I’m a huge fan of podcasts, subscribing to over 30 currently.

My 3 favourites are not everyone’s cup of tea. I’m fascinated by international relations and politics, in particular, but not exclusively concerning the US, be it its foreign policies, its domestic politics, intelligence agencies, and the major societal issues that regularly send tremors through that country. My podcast choices reflect this fascination…

The 3 are:-

  1. The Daily, of the New York Times. For me this is the gold standard of high quality podcasts, coming out every weekday.

  2. L’heure du Monde. This is Le Monde’s high class version of The Daily, focusing on French and international issues, and is excellent. Also weekdays only.

  3. Le monde devant soi, produced by Slate involves two vastly experienced foreign editors, one of whom was previously the distinguished editor of Le Monde itself. Effortless, quite world weary analysis of events, weekly.

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