Classic Podcast Episodes from the Podcast Archives

CELEBRITY CATCH UP JERRY SPRINGER // MAR 2023

Recently named Independent Podcast of the Year at the inaugural Independent Podcast Awards, Celebrity Catch Up celebrates pre millennium film, music and TV and chats to prominent stars from the era. For this episode, host Genevieve Hassan chatted to Jerry Springer for what ended up being his final ever interview. The pair reminisce about the beginnings of The Jerry Springer Show and how it became one of the most popular, outrageous and controversial talk shows in TV history.

NAPOLEON PART 1 // THE HUMBLE CORSICAN // AUG 2022

If you’ve been swept up in Ridley Scott’s biopic of Napoleon Bonaparte, this is a thorough six-hour telling of his rise from obscurity as a second lieutenant to the master of Europe, with the soothing tones of history doc don Paul McGann. It’s a part of Noiser’s long-running Real Dictators strand, and whether Napoleon deserves his place alongside Kim Jong-il and Hitler in that series is debatable, but it’s as comprehensive and well put together an introduction to Le Petit Corporal’s life as you could hope for.

THE GUILTY FEMINIST GETTING OLDER WITH JENNY ECLAIR // JUN 2017

The Guilty Feminist's sold out live shows are well known for their electric atmosphere, and this episode from 2017 makes you feel like part of the audience as Jenny Eclair brings her intoxicating humour to the Kings Place stage. Jenny is joined by co-hosts Deborah Frances-White and Sindhu Vee for a deep dive into the good, the bad and the ugly aspects of growing older, with plenty of irreverent and hilarious tangents along the way.

LOCKED TOGETHER

EP 2 // JENNIFER SAUNDERS & DAWN FRENCH // APR 2020

The Audible Original Locked Together featured intimate conversations recorded during lockdown between a variety of double acts or famous friends. Jennifer Saunders & Dawn French's episode paved the way for their ongoing Audible show Titting About, so this makes for a nice origin story. From discussions about cutting their own hair to trying to avoid alcohol until Pointless is on, Jennifer and Dawn have the kind of conversation so many of us became accustomed to during the pandemic.

30 FOR 30 OUT OF THE WOODS // NOV 2019

World-class biathlete Kari Swenson was on an afternoon trail run in the mountains near Big Sky, Montana in July 1984 when two men blocked her path and forever altered the trajectory of her life. An incredible story transformed into a gripping audio documentary from the makers of the acclaimed ESPN 30 for 30 TV series. Warning, the story centres around an act of violence and the resulting trauma, but if you're open to it you'll be rewarded with an expertly crafted and sensitive telling of Kari's story.

BROKEN RECORD RUN THE JEWELS // MAR 2020

Broken Record features open ended conversations with musicians from a wide range of genres and is the brainchild of journalist Malcolm Gladwell and super producer Rick Rubin. Recorded while finishing work on their most recent album, El-P and Killer Mike from Run The Jewels shoot the breeze with Rubin at his world famous Shangri-La studio. The duo discuss the music that informed their childhoods, the imperfections that make each recording so special and much more, all expertly guided by a clearly intrigued Rubin.

HAPPY MUM HAPPY BABY CHRIS & ROSIE RAMSEY // May 2019

In the Happy Mum, Happy Baby Podcast, Giovanna Fletcher hosts a series of eye opening, funny and thoughtful conversations with high-profile parents to discuss all aspects of parenthood - the highs, the lows, the challenges and rewards. This episode with Chris & Rosie Ramsey (cover stars of Pod Bible issue #004!) stands out not only because of the couple's humour but also their honesty when discussing subjects including breastfeeding and how they coped with a miscarriage before the birth of their son, Robin.