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What we’ve been listening to this week

In which Samuel L. Jackson enters (and then immediately exits) podcasting

It's been a corker of a week for podcasting.

Each week we keep a keen eye on our preferred podcast apps to bring you the best guests and conversations from across the podcast landscape in the UK and beyond.

Here's some of our favourite conversations from this week.

Actor Samuel L Jackson is on Mad, Sad and Bad with Paloma Faith in what he says is his first - and last - podcast interview. He speaks about his films, achievements and the need of balancing work with family time.

Chef and author Jamie Oliver is on Lessons In Dyslexic Thinking with Kate Griggs this week, talking about his upcoming Channel 4 documentary on his dyslexia and why it has been pivotal to this work.

Rapper Little Simz is on The Louis Theroux Podcast, which inevitably leads to Louis rapping at one point of the interview.

A special live episode of Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster features the musician Self Esteem this week.

Writer and comedian Suzi Ruffell is on Mo Gilligan: Beginning Middle and End.

Comedian Chris McCausland is on Joe Marler’s Things People Do speaking about what he did before he was famous.

Celebs Go Dating and podcast host Anna Williamson is on Pack Your Bags with Russell Kane.

Former Dragon’s Den entrepreneur Piers Linney is on How Do We Manage? talking about the power of AI.

Diver Tom Daley is on When Life Gives You Lemons speaking about his journey through adversity.

Singer Chesney Hawkes is on Sliding Doors speaking about how he nearly threw out The One and Only.

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