Podworld

Time for some spookies! For the first episode of season 2, Louise and DMR switch the lights off to search for and recommend the horror podcasts that you should be listening to. Not sure how they'd search with the lights off... but anyway... Louise also has a chat with actor and podcaster Stevie Webb, the creator of Brainrot, and we finish off the episode with podcast recommendations from you!

Follow us on Twitter and Insta (@podpodworld) and send us feedback or any suggestions on what genres we should be covering next! Also, record your recommendations and send them to us as voice notes and we might include them in a future episode!

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Here’s a list of all the podcasts that we recommend and talk about in this episode (in order of when we mention them):

Intro (the podcasts we mention right at the start of thew show):

Killt (Louise Blain); The Final Girls; Don't Point That Horror at Me; From the Oasthouse (Audible); Teach Me a Lesson (BBC Radio 5 Live); Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster (Plosive).

Part 1 (Podworld’s top 4 horror podcasts):

The No Sleep Podcast (David Cummings); Lore (Aaron Mahnke and Grim & Mild); Unexplained (Richard MacLean Smith); The Magnus Archives (Rusty Quill).

Part 2 (guest interview):

For this episode, our guest is Stevie Webb, actor, podcaster and the host of Brainrot - An 80s Horror Podcast. Stevie mentions the following podcasts: My Favorite Murder (Exactly Right); RedHanded (RedHanded); The Evolution of Horror (Mike Muncer); The Corpse Club (Daily Dead), My Dad Wrote a Porno (My Dad Wrote a Porno).

You can follow Brainrot and get the merch on the Brainrot website and follow Stevie on Twitter and Instagram (@SteviesBrainRot).

Listener recommendations:

Podworld is back! And we're brimming with podcast recommendations to help you work out which podcasts you should be listening to next. This season we're going to kick off with Horror, self care and educational podcasts... and that's just the start.

Tune in every other Tuesday for a new episode and make sure you send us your podcast recommendations and any comments on the show. You can find us on email [email protected], on Instagram and Twitter (@podpodworld) or on our website (podworld.fm).

Not been able to travel over the last 18 months? Fear not... we have the next best thing as Louise and DMR search for and recommend some of the best travel podcasts. And they also have a chat with special guest Richie Firth, one of the co-hosts of the Travel Hacker podcast, and we finish off the episode (and the series) with podcast recommendations from you, our wonderful listeners!

Follow us on Twitter and Insta (@podpodworld) and send us feedback or any suggestions on what genres we should be covering next! Also, record your recommendations and send them to us as voice notes and we might include them in a future episode!

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Here’s a list of all the podcasts that we recommend and talk about in this episode (in order of when we mention them):

Intro (the podcasts we mention right at the start):

CoasterRadio.com (CoasterRadio.com); The Theme Park Duo (The Theme Park Duo); The Vaping Fix (Wondery); Grounded (Ruby Wax episode) (BBC Radio 4); Smartless (Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, Will Arnett); Teach Me a Lesson (BBC Radio 5 Live).

Part 1 (Podworld’s top 4 travel podcasts):

The Travel Diaries (Holly Rubenstein); Let's Go Together (Travel + Leisure); The Radio Vagabond - English version (Palle Bo); Armchair Explorer (Aaron Millar).

Part 2 (guest interview):

For this episode, our guest is Richie Firth, the host of Richie Firth: Travel Hacker and Absolute Radio presenter.

You can follow Richie on Twitter and Instagram (@richiefirth).

Listener recommendations:

Books and Travel (Jo Frances Penn); Well... That's Interesting (Jill ChaCha); Paname (Amber Minogue);

Food, glorious food! Join Louise and DMR as they stuff their ears with food-related podcasts and recommend the shows you should be listening to... whilst munching on a delicious snack. We also meet and chat with the hosts of Gastropod, Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley. And we finish off the episode with extra podcast recommendations we found during our search plus we share recommendations from some of our listeners.

Follow us on Twitter and Insta (@podpodworld) or check out our website and send us feedback or any suggestions on what genres we should be covering next! Also, record your recommendations and send them to us as voice notes and we might include them in a future episode!

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Here’s a list of all the podcasts that we recommend and talk about in this episode (in order of when we mention them):

Part 1 (Podworld’s top 4 food podcasts): 

Future Food (Louisa Burwood-Taylor); Table Manners with Jessie Ware (Jessie Ware); Desert Island Dishes (Margie Nomura); Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster (Plosive Productions)

Part 2 (guest interview):

For this episode, our guests are Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley, the hosts of Gastropod. During the interview, Cynthia and Nicky recommend the following podcasts: RadioLab (WNYC Studios); Planet Money (NPR) and they also recommended a book called Consider the Fork by Bee Wilson.

You can follow Gastropod on Twitter and Insta (@gastropodcast) or keep up to date via their website (www.gastropod.com).

Part 3 (extras):

Out to Lunch with Jay Rayner (Somethin' Else); Home Cooking (Samin Nosrat & Hrishikesh Hirway); The Food Programme (BBC Radio 4); Christopher Kimball's Milk Street...

Here's a special treat for you! In our last episode (on podcasts that make the world a better place) we talked to Edie Lush about her podcast the GlobalGoalsCast. Unfortunately, we did have to edit the interview to fit into the regular show. But Edie had so many good stories to tell we decided to give you the full interview in this bonus episode. Enjoy!

Follow us on Twitter and Insta (@podpodworld) or check out our website and send us feedback or any suggestions on what genres we should be covering next! Also, record your recommendations and send them to us as voice notes and we might include them in a future episode!

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Edie is a the executive producer and co-host of GlobalGoalsCast. Global GoalsCast is a podcast that inspires and empowers listeners to make the world a better place by sharing the stories individuals, companies, and organisations that are advancing and achieving a more sustainable world.

You can follow Edie on Twitter and Insta (@edielush) or keep up to date on the podcast again on Twitter and Insta (@globalgoalscast).

During the interview, Edie recommends the following podcasts: The Daily (The New York Times); RadioLab (WNYC Studios), EarHustle (Ear Hustle & Radiotopia); Reply All (Gimlet).

Credits: This episode of Podworld was produced and edited by Louise Blain (@shiny_demon) and David Maher Roberts (@dmrpod). Graphics by Dylan Channon. Research by Ella Maher Roberts. Theme music by Dan Phillipson (via Premiumbeat) additional music via Artlist.io. Podworld is supported by Dialect - a full-service, digital marketing agency that engages tech and gaming audience for global brands.

Fed up with the negativity and are looking to be inspired to do some good? Well, join Louise and DMR as they celebrate the podcasts that try to make the world a better place. We also meet and chat with the executive producer and co-host of GlobalGoalsCast, Edie Lush. She has so many amazing stories to share. And we finish off the episode with extra podcast recommendations we found during our search plus we share recommendations from some of our listeners.

Follow us on Twitter and Insta (@podpodworld) or check out our website and send us feedback or any suggestions on what genres we should be covering next! Also, record your recommendations and send them to us as voice notes and we might include them in a future episode!

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Here’s a list of all the podcasts that we recommend and talk about in this episode (in order of when we mention them):

Part 1 (Podworld’s top 4 nature podcasts): 

Reasons to be Cheerful (Cheerful); Unlocking Us with Brené Brown (Parcast Network); Mothers of Invention (Doc Society); The TED Radio Hour (NPR); TED Talks Daily (TED).

Part 2 (guest interview):

For this episode, our guest is Edie Lush. Edie is a the executive producer and co-host of GlobalGoalsCast. Global GoalsCast is a podcast that inspires and empowers listeners to make the world a better place by sharing the stories individuals, companies, and organisations that are advancing and achieving a more sustainable world. 

You can follow Edie on Twitter and Insta (@edielush) or keep up to date on the podcast again on Twitter and Insta (@globalgoalscast).

During the interview, Edie recommends the following podcasts: The Daily (The New York Times); RadioLab (WNYC Studios), EarHustle (Ear Hustle & Radiotopia); Reply All (Gimlet).

Part 3 (extras):

TED Ed (TED); TED Health(TED);

For this bonus episode, we call Toronto and chat with author, comedian and activist Jordan Power about his relationship with podcasts and ask about his favourite podcast. This is a very personal route to giving you a podcast recommendation... a great way to discover a show you may not have considered otherwise.

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Here’s some additional info on our guest and his all time fave podcast.

Jordan first gained notoriety as co-host of the podcast Shame On You. His book Famous Anus is available on Amazon and his new podcast Unmentionable is available on all podcast platforms.

You can follow him on Instagram (@jpowercomedy) and Twitter (@jpowercomedy).

Jordan's favourite podcast is The Jimmy Dore Show.

Craving nature after months of lockdown? Join Louise and DMR as they celebrate the podcasts that connect us to the natural world. We also meet and chat with ecologist, documentary filmmaker and podcast host, Chris Morgan. What a top bloke! And we finish off the episode with a load of extra podcast recommendations we found during our search plus we add some listener recommendations to top it all off.

Follow us on Twitter and Insta (@podpodworld) or check out our new website and send us feedback or any suggestions on what genres we should be covering next!

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Here’s a list of all the podcasts that we recommend and talk about in this episode (in order of when we mention them):

Part 1 (Podworld’s top 4 nature podcasts): 

Stubborn Light of Things (Melissa Harrison); Ologies with Alie Ward (Alie Ward); 39 Ways to Save the Planet (BBC Radio 4); BBC Earth Podcast (BBC Earth)

Part 2 (guest interview):

For this episode, our guest is Chris Morgan. Chris is an ecologist, a documentary filmmaker and he is also the host of The Wild with Chris Morgan podcast (a co-production with KUOW in Seattle) and you can follow him on Twitter (@MorganWildlife) or keep up to date on the podcast via the podcast website.

During the interview, Chris recommends the BBC Earth Podcast and Tooth and Claw (by Tooth and Claw).

Part 3 (extras):

BBC Countryfile Magazine (Immediate Media); National Trust Podcast (National Trust); Scotland Outdoors (BBC Radio Scotland); Overheard at National Geographic (National Geographic); Outside In (New Hampshire Public Radio); Origin stories (The Leakey Foundation); Call of the Wild (WWF);