Final Thoughts: Jerry Springer (Audible) - “Neyfakh’s series is unfortunately timed, coming months after a Netflix documentary on the same topic. But where the TV series gives only cursory attention to the ethics and long-term impact of The Jerry Springer Show, Final Thoughts digs deeper, contemplating, among other things, the repercussions of children coming home from school to watch families throwing chairs at one another on TV.”

Patricia Nicol in the Sunday Times

Diddy on Trial (BBC Sounds) - “Mutanda-Dougherty’s podcast is certainly not boring. Less than three years out of university, she emerges as a strikingly capable star in the making as she unfolds Diddy’s backstory, concisely and clearly explaining the latest manoeuvres in what she legitimately claims may be ‘the trial of the decade.’”

James Marriott in the Times

Making Sense with Sam Harris (ind.) - “He has established himself as a kind of Rogan for centrist dads — long conversations covering politics, self-help, wokeness and psychology, but not, crucially, aliens. Harris’s politics are liberal but nondogmatic. He can be prolix, edgy and wrong, but, crucially, he tries to stay grounded in fact.”

★★★★☆

Lucy White in the Irish Independent

Mel and Sue Should Know By Now (Audible) - “Go for the sisterly ‘advice’ and ‘facts’, but stay for the banter and excellent showbiz anecdotes, such as the time Mel woke up in besmirched sheets after a wild Bake Off wrap party (due to a drunken midnight chocolate snack, she insists).”
The Apple and the Tree (Daily Mail) - “A thoughtful podcast in which an adult child and their parent ask each other questions about their shared history, prompting queries on identity, relationships, addiction, faith, shame and grief.”
Three People (Unlocked) - “‘Who are the three people who changed your life?’ It’s a simple but effective idea.