February Podcast Recommendations
There are so many podcasts to choose from nowadays so we decided to ask our audience for their top recommendations to help point you in the right direction. The below suggestions cover a variety of topics, so you can spend less time searching for the one that’s right for you.
The High Low
A weekly pop-culture / news podcast brought to you by Dolly Alderton & Pandora Sykes – the former co-hosts of The Pandolly Podcast.
Listen to it HERE.
Dolly Parton's America
In this intensely divided moment, one of the few things everyone still seems to agree on is Dolly Partonโbut why? That simple question leads to a deeply personal, historical, and musical rethinking of one of Americaโs great icons. Join us for a 9-episode journey into the Dollyverse.
Listen to it HERE.
How To Fail with Elizabeth Day
How To Fail With Elizabeth Day is a podcast that celebrates the things that havenโt gone right. Every week, a new interviewee explores what their failures taught them about how to succeed better.
Listen to it HERE.
Happy Place by Fearne Cotton
Fearne Cotton talks to incredible people about life, love, loss, and everything in-between as she reveals what happiness means to them.
Listen to it HERE.
So Lucky with Dawn O'Porter
Often we only get to see one version of someone โ and usually only the best.
In this fast, funny, frank new podcast series, Dawn OโPorter dives in with a variety of guests to exploreย allย the sides to their stories. Each week, interviewees such as Matt Haig, Sara Pascoe and Scarlett Curtis open up about their highs and lows, their hopes and fears, and their lucky and unlucky moments.
Listen to it HERE.
The Pat Divilly Podcast
Join me every week for your dose of ideas, insights and inspiration to upgrade all areas of life! I’ll be chatting with friends old and new who have incredible stories, experiences, lessons and strategies to share.
Listen to it HERE.
The Guilty Feminist
Ever felt like you should be better at feminism?
Join comedian Deborah Frances-White and her guests for this comedy podcast, recorded in front of a live audience. Each week they discuss topics “all 21 first century feminists agree on” while confessing their insecurities, hypocrisies and fears that underlie their lofty principles.
Deborah Frances-White is the 2016 Writers’ Guild Award Winner for Best Radio Comedy for her hit BBC Radio 4 series Deborah Frances-White Rolls the Dice. She is an Edinburgh Fringe regular, a screenwriter and is in huge demand for her corporate seminars.
Listen to it HERE.
Modern Love
Modern Love features top actors performing true stories of love, loss, and redemption. It has included performances by Kate Winslet, Uma Thurman, Angela Bassett, Jake Gyllenhaal, Sterling K. Brown, and more. A collaboration between WBUR and The New York Times.
Listen to it HERE.
The Goop Podcast
Gwyneth Paltrow and goop’s Chief Content Officer Elise Loehnen chat with leading thinkers, culture changers, and industry disruptorsโfrom doctors to creatives, CEOs to spiritual healersโabout shifting old paradigms and starting new conversations.
Listen to it HERE.
Oprah's SuperSoul Conversations
Awaken, discover and connect to the deeper meaning of the world around you with SuperSoul. Hear Oprahโs personal selection of her interviews with thought-leaders, best-selling authors, spiritual luminaries, as well as health and wellness experts. All designed to light you up, guide you through lifeโs big questions and help bring you one step closer to your best self.
Listen to it HERE.
The Good Glow
The Good Glow podcast will hear how Georgie Crawford put her life back together after a breast cancer diagnosis that changed her perspective on everything. Georgie feels there is a need for people to have more in depth conversations about our health and well being in order to drive awareness of self care. Georgie speaks to wellness advocates and inspirational people whose stories will motivate you to make positive change.
Listen to it HERE.
Mens Rea: A True Crime Podcast
Mens Rea is the legal principle of intent that must be proved in a number of crimes, such as murder. It means literally, “guilty mind”.
Mens Rea Podcast explores the most notorious crimes from Ireland and the UK and the court cases that followed. Join your host, Sinead, every fortnight when a new case is discussed.
Listen to it HERE.
The Diary of a CEO by Steven Bartlett
A few years ago I was a broke, university dropout, living in one of the worst parts of the country, alone, with nothing but a laptop & a dream. Fast forward a few years, Iโm the 27 year old CEO of one of the UKโs fastest growing companies. That company is called Social Chain. My world is intense, sometimes crazy, always challenging and always unpredictable. This podcast is simple, every week Iโm going to share my personal diary with you and I want to give you an insight into what itโs like behind the scenes, being an entrepreneur, the deep, dark thoughts that nobody else will share with you and anything else thatโs playing on my mind. This is not scripted, this is off the top of my head and this is direct from my diary. This is the diary of a CEO, Iโm Steven Bartlett. I hope nobody is listening, but if you areโฆ keep this to yourself.
Listen to it HERE.
Real Health with Karl Henry
The show that cuts through the nonsense about healthy living and tells you what you need to be doing to live healthier each and every day.
Join Karl each week for tips and practical advice to help your real health journey. Plus, find out the science behind the advice and get some inspirational and honest stories for healthy living.
The Real Health podcast is in association with Laya Healthcare.
Listen to it HERE.
Beautiful Stories From Anonymous People
1 phone call. 1 hour. No names. No holds barred. Thats the premise behind Beautiful Stories from Anonymous People, hosted by comedian Chris Gethard (the Chris Gethard Show, Broad City, This American Life, and one of Time Outs 10 best comedians of 2015). Every week, Chris opens the phone line to one anonymous caller, and he cant hang up first, no matter what. From shocking confessions and family secrets to philosophical discussions and shameless self-promotion, anything can and will happen! Theme song by Shellshag.
Listen to it HERE.
Sh**ged Married Annoyed
The only way Rosie and Chris Ramsey can have a conversation without being interrupted by a toddler or ending up staring at their phones is by doing a podcast. Theyโll be chatting all about life, relationships, arguments, annoyances, parenting, growing up and everything in between. Each week they will answer questions from the public and a secret celebrity.
Listen to it HERE.
Happy Mum Happy Baby
In the Happy Mum, Happy Baby Podcast, Giovanna Fletcher continues the conversation about motherhood she began in her bestselling book of the same title. In a series of frank and warm conversations with other high-profile mums and dads, Gi discusses all aspects of parenthood – the highs, the lows, the challenges and rewards. There is no such thing as the perfect parent, and weโre all simply doing our best, something Giovanna fully encourages. Itโs time to stop comparing ourselves and champion each other instead. Each episode is truly unique yet unifying. No topic is out of bounds, therefore this podcast is essential listening for any parent seeking solidarity and support. A Pixiu production.
Listen to it HERE.
Happy listening everyone!
Laura x