The Rest Is Science (Goalhanger) - "You don’t really care about the hopping about. There is just so much fun in this charming podcast.”
Gangster Presents… Sex Drugs & Cell Block Parties (BBC Sounds) - “Meet Amy, who was working as a therapist in HMP Lindholme in north Yorkshire when she found herself falling for one of the inmates, Joe, a “cheeky chappy” from Bradford, who ends up being a little trickier than that sounds. We meet Joe’s parents, who are sweet, if resigned. ‘I said to him many times, you’re not any good at being a criminal so why don’t you pack it in?’ says his dad.”

Gerard O’Donovan in the Daily Telegraph

The Bomb (BBC World Service) - “Moves us forward into the Cold War struggle for nuclear supremacy and the terrifying story of how the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear annihilation in 1962.”
The History Podcast: The Arrest (BBC Radio 4) - “Gripping.”
Defiant (Stak) - “A six-part podcast relating how boxing helped Iraq War veteran Eric Morante overcome amputation, PTSD and addiction.”
That’s Not How It Went Down (ind.) - “A special episode finds the ‘based on a true story’ spotlight turn on possibly the greatest dance film ever made, Saturday Night Fever.”
Life Changing (BBC Radio 4) - “Another absorbing edition.”
Aftershock: The War on Terror (London Review of Books) - “Engrossing.”

The Comedy Bureau (ind.) - “An academically inclined but accessible podcast in which she and her former university tutor, Dr Oliver Double, discuss the history and theories behind comedy. At a time when the artform is keeping theatres open but struggling for government recognition and financial support, it’s a fond exploration that demands laughter be taken seriously. Equally, it respects comedy’s mystery and magic, never dissecting the metaphorical frog so strenuously that it dies.” ★★★★☆

Lucy White in the Irish Independent

The Rest Is Science (Goalhanger) - “An entertaining and cerebral double act.”
The Green Alliance Podcast (ind.) - “The Green Alliance may be a UK think-tank but its areas of study are universal; likewise conversations around how AI can help and hinder the climate crisis, carbon capture, disposable vapes, rewilding and media messaging.”
Media Storm (ind.) - “An investigative current affairs series that looks beyond the clickbait.”