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A series exploring the wide open world of podcasts. Guardian staff will share our favourite shows, tell you why they're great, recommend episodes, and sometimes even interview the host(s). You can share your favourite podcasts in the comments for a chance to have them featured, too
  • Jacob Wetterling

    Jacob Wetterling podcast: 'This case changed American childhood'

    In The Dark tackled one of America’s most famous unsolved crimes, but after the case was cracked the question became why did it take law enforcement 27 years?
  • To go with US-literature-people-King,FEATURE by Helen Rowe US author Stephen King poses for photographers before a book signing event dedicated to the release of his new book “Doctor Sleep” on November 13, 2013, in Paris. Don’t ask horror writer Stephen King where he gets his ideas from. He doesn’t know. AFP PHOTO / KENZO TRIBOUILLARDKENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP/Getty Images

    The week's best podcasts: Stephen King, BoJack Horseman, Werner Herzog

    The horror meister delves into Batman and Robin – and with a plethora of political podcasts, there’s plenty of real-world listening to alarm us as well
  • Snoop Dogg in concert at the Perfect Vodka Amphitheatre, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA - 20 Jul 2016<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by Larry Marano/REX/Shutterstock (5778005l) Snoop Dogg

    The week's best podcasts: Rio, Star Trek Beyond and drunken Snoop

    There’s an impressive array of podcasts tackling the Olympics, plus a perfect show for Trekkers and the chance to hear the Doggfather after a few pints
  • Film and Television<br>No Merchandising. Editorial Use Only. No Book Cover Usage. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Moviestore/REX Shutterstock (1586232a) Enter The Dragon, Bruce Lee Film and Television

    The week's best podcasts: Bruce Lee, gourmet trips and placenta pills

    The martial arts star’s daughter investigates his philosophy, Slate’s new podcast gets off to a strong start, and the latest unappetising celebrity fad is road tested
  • Bill Maher Tony Schwartz<br>In this July 20, 2016 photo released by HBO, Bill Maher, left, appears with Tony Schwartz, co-author of Donald Trump’s book, :The Art of the Deal,” during a special broadcast of “Real Time with Bill Maher” in Los Angeles. Maher is hosting special editions of his political commentary show to recap events from the political conventions. (Janet Van Ham/HBO via AP)

    The week's best podcasts: politics, parody and pop music

    Donald Trump’s The Art of the Deal ghostwriter continues to excoriate him, while Malcolm Gladwell looks at philanthopy in the week’s most absorbing podcasts
  • AOL Build, Makers and Sony Celebrate Women Creators Panel<br>NEW YORK, NY - JULY 11: Journalist Katie Couric attends the AOL Build, Makers and Sony Celebrate Women Creators Panel at Paley Center For Media on July 11, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for AOL)

    This week's best podcasts: from Katie Couric to West Wing Weekly and more

    As the conventions kick into gear, politics are all over the podcast airwaves – and there’s also a welcome return for raunchy and hilarious My Dad Wrote a Porno
  • ***BESTPIX*** Protests Continue In Baton Rouge After Police Shooting Death Of Alton Sterling<br>BATON ROUGE, LA -JULY 09: Demonstrators gather after marching at the Louisiana Capitol to protest the shooting of Alton Sterling on July 9, 2016 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Alton Sterling was shot by a police officer in front of the Triple S Food Mart in Baton Rouge on July 5th, leading the Department of Justice to open a civil rights investigation. (Photo by Mark Wallheiser/Getty Images) ***BESTPIX***

    This week's best podcasts: Code Switch and The Stakes tackle police shootings

    Fake the Nation’s Beyoncé for Vice President and Travels in Music offer some comic relief in a week that otherwise likely will focus on police shootings
  • Serial

    This week's best podcasts: Serial's impact, Vox Tablet ends, FOUND begins

    Thousands will perhaps listen to Syed’s new trial; one of the longest running podcasts stops at 500 episodes; scraps of paper inspire heartfelt stories
  • Turned Out a Punk Damian Abraham Fucked Up

    This week's best podcasts: compelling ads, Strange Fruit and talking music

    Gimlet tries out sponsored content while Strange Fruit tackles pop culture from a black gay perspective and Turned Out a Punk takes a personal look at the genre
  • LAKE ELOA VIGIL PULSE VICTIMS<br>Bryan Manley and Greg Mitchell, both of Orlando, Fla., who lost their best friend in the Pulse nightclub shooting, join a candlelight vigil at Lake Eola Park in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, June 19, 2016. (Craig Rubadoux/Florida Today via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

    The week's best podcasts: unsolved murders and Code Switch on Orlando

    There’s a somber tone to this week’s offerings – with wrongful convictions investigated and stories from those reeling after the mass shooting at Pulse
  • STAR TREK<br>ZACHARY QUINTO &amp; CHRIS PINE Character(s): Spock &amp; James T. Kirk Film ‘STAR TREK’ (2009) Directed By J.J. ABRAMS 06 May 2009 SSU80065 Allstar Collection/PARAMOUNT **WARNING** This photograph can only be reproduced by publications in conjunction with the promotion of the above film. A Mandatory Credit To PARAMOUNT is Required. For Printed Editorial Use Only, NO online or internet use.1111z@yx

    The week's best podcasts: from Star Trek to a Serial-style whodunnit

    There’s a wonderfully geeky Star Trek fest; Malcolm Gladwell takes a fresh look at history; Untold attempts to unravel the mystery of the murder of a private eye
  • WWE Tough Enough - Season 1<br>WWE TOUGH ENOUGH -- Season 1 -- Pictured: Stone Cold Steve Austin -- (Photo by: Per Bernal/USA/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

    The week's best podcasts: Steve Austin wants a word with you about wrestling

    Embedded goes global and John Oliver leaves the Bugle – but the comings and goings offer plenty of options from history to heartwarming tales
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    Are Minions Latino? The podcasts you should listen to this weekend

    A hilarious look at Minion roots, a performance artist fighting crime on Skid Row – and a renegade obituary writer speaks out. What are you listening to?
  • Post Premiere Party<br>13th October 1954: German actor Marlene Dietrich (1901 - 1992) laughs as she dances with Turkish-born film director Elia Kazan (1909 - 2003) at the after-premiere party for director George Cukor's film, 'A Star is Born,' hosted by film executive and producer Jack L Warner, Cocoanut Grove, Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) white;format portrait;male;female;Film;film actress;film director;Personality;German;Turkish;North America;G2346/093; outonthefloor

    The week's best podcasts: You Must Remember This, Embedded, Radiolab

    There’s a wealth of listening pleasure this week, including a look at McCarthy-era Hollywood, Nickleodeon lifting the lid and good news on Another Round
  • Joanna Newsom

    Joanna Newsom, Jeff Daniels and the new Serial – the podcasts you should listen to this weekend

    Are you a Serial fan? We have your next fix … plus Jeff Daniels opens up about getting sober and Joanna Newsom talks death, harps and hippies. Let us know what you’re listening to in the comments
  • 2016 Winter TCA Portraits<br>Carly Rae Jepsen of FOX's 'Grease Live!' poses in the Getty Images Portrait Studio at the 2016 Winter Television Critics Association press tour at the Langham Hotel on January 15, 2016 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Maarten de Boer/Getty Images Portraits)

    This week in podcasts: There Goes the Neighborhood, Invisibilia and Weiner

    From WNYC’s new show about gentrification to Carly Rae Jepson explaining how she crafts pure pop, this week is a bumper time for all things podcast
  • Another Round hosts

    The podcasts you should listen to this weekend

    From the 11-year-old collecting books with black girl characters to the writer seeking spiritual enlightenment on a 21-day fast, here are four must-listens. Let us know what you’re listening to in the comments
  • Hamm from the movie "Howl" poses for a portrait during the 2010 Sundance Film Festival in Park City<br>Cast member Jon Hamm from the movie "Howl" poses for a portrait during the 2010 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah in this January 22, 2010 file photo. Hamm was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series for his role in 'Mad Men' for the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards, announced July 8, 2010. Picture taken January 22, 2010.  REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/Files  (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT PROFILE HEADSHOT)

    Small Town Horror provides radio scares while Code Switch gets its own podcast

    This week in the world of podcasts Jon Hamm gets grilled at SketchFest 2016, and NPR’s popular race-based column becomes a podcast in late May
  • Another Round hosts

    Another Round podcast may end, while Nerdette takes on Game of Thrones

    The much-loved BuzzFeed podcast could soon be calling it a day, while You Must Remember This tells the little-known story of actor Judy Holliday
  • Louis CK makes paedophile jokes during monologue on Saturday Night Live

    Listen to this: Louis CK and Julia Louis Dreyfus visit Marc Maron's WTF podcast

    In other podcast news, Pee Wee star Paul Reubens and Kid Cudi chat on Talkhouse Film, Buzzfeed launches a new political podcast and two horror podcasts will become TV shows
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