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News

Official website: https://electoral-dysfunction.captivate.fm

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Last week saw the launch of Electoral Dysfunction, a new podcast from Sky News in the UK with Sky News Political Editor Beth Rigby, Labour MP Jess Phillips and former leader of the Scottish Conservatives Ruth Davidson. Billed as a challenge to all the male-led politics podcasts in the UK, it comes as the country heads to another election anytime soon.

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News

Official website: https://www.aptnnews.ca/theplacethatthaws/

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What do Indigenous communities in Canada's High Arctic do when ice fishing is no longer guaranteed? New from APTN News, The Place That Thaws is a look at how our rapidly warming planet is changing their way of life. Written by journalist Danielle Paradis, it features immersive storytelling and intimate conversations with locals.

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Kids & Family

Official website: https://www.sciencepodcastforkids.com/

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_From Airwave:_ Tumble Science Podcast for Kids is a science podcast created to be enjoyed by the entire family. It's co-hosted by Lindsay Patterson, a science teacher who is the founder and producer of the show, who also co-founded Kids Listen, an advocacy organization for podcasts for kids.

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Society & Culture

Official website: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/series/blackbox

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Black Box, a Guardian investigative podcast series, has revealed the names connected to a deepfake photo app that is inviting users to “undress anyone using AI”. (It's even more concerning than it sounds).

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True Crime

Official website: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-the-girlfriends-118226591/

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Novel and iHeartRadio are bringing back The Girlfriends for a second series - with a bonus episode released today. It's back from May 6, working to try and find the true identity of an unidentified woman uncovered in the first season.

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Kids & Family

Official website: https://audioboom.com/channels/5123907-dad-v-girls-after-hours

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The YouTuber-presented Dad V Girls After Hours has hit "1.5mn audio downloads and full episode YouTube views" in its first month since launch. It hit #1 in Spotify and #1 trending worldwide on YouTube on launch. It's produced by The Fellas Studios, a video podcasting company targeting 16-35 year-olds.

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TV & Film

Official website: https://homicidelifeontheset.com/

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Thirty years after the TV show first hit the airwaves on NBC, Homicide: Life On The Set is a new podcast focusing on creators and crew of _Homicide: Life On The Street_ - a different-looking TV show that won an Emmy Award.

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History

Official website: https://www.southerngothicmedia.com/

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_From Airwave:_ Step into the world of the unknown and unravel the dark history, and infamous legends of the American South in Southern Gothic. Expect stories like the Bell Witch of Tennessee and the haunted Waverly Hills Sanatorium; this show uncovers the truth behind classic tales of the paranormal.

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True Crime

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Violence. Retaliation. Disappearances. Spotify's Stolen has returned for its third season, Trouble in Sweetwater, this week. The Navajo Nation is 27,000 square miles of remote terrain with just over 200 tribal police officers. Connie Walker looks into the cases of two missing women, taking her on a search for justice in a place where people say you can get away with murder. The first season made history last year when it won a Pulitzer Prize and Peabody Award in the same year. Notably, it's lost its Gimlet branding.

True Crime

Official website: https://lab3.amsterdam/cookie-conspiracy/

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A unique true-crime podcast, Cookie Conspiracy explores the mysterious disappearance of a beloved cookie, the "Midnight Macaroon," and its baker, set in the quaint town of Starbridge Hollow. It's a fresh take on true crime shows, produced in the Netherlands by Lab³.

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