Podworld

We have a chat with filmmaker, writer and actor Jo Roueiheb about her relationship with podcasts and ask her about her favourite podcasts. This is a very personal route to getting a podcast recommendation... a great way to discover a show you may not have found otherwise.

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

Jo Roueiheb is an award-winning filmmaker. She has a pilot show called I Adore Dolores (watch it on YouTube).

Jo is also is the co-host of the Going There podcast with Matt Pallotta and LeJon Woods - where they discuss taboo subjects.

Jo's favourite podcasts are What's This Tao all About (Tod Perry) and The Need to Fail with Don Fanelli (Forever Dog).

If you're in desperate need of LOLs, this episode is for you! Louise and DMR go in search of the podcast recommendations that will make you laugh. We also have a chat with author, radio host and comedian Danny Wallace and finish up the episode with shout outs for comedy shows that we found in our search plus some listener recommendations. Enjoy!

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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 Comedy podcasts): 

My Dad Wrote a Porno (My Dad Wrote a Porno); Drunk Women Solving Crime (Drunk Women Solving Crime); Scam Goddess (Earwolf & Laci Mosley); Sue Perkins: An Hour or so With (Audioboom); bonus recommendation mentioned by Louise: Dear Joan and Jericha (Hush Ho and Pepperdine Productions).

Part 2 (guest interview):

Our guest for this episode is non other than author and comedian Danny Wallace whose new book, The Day the Screens Went Blank (Simon & Schuster) has just been released (March 18, 2021). Danny’s podcasts include Danny Wallace’s Important Broadcast (Global Media & Entertainment), What You Talkin’ About, Wallace? (Audible Original) and F*** You Very Much.

In the interview, Danny recommends Early Work with Rhys James (Radio X), The Socially Distant Sports Bar (Nata Media); My Mate Bought a Toaster (Great Big Owl).

Part 3 (extras):

My Favorite Murder (Exactly Right); Last Podcast on the Left (Spotify Exclusive, The Last Podcast Network);

Whether you are new to true crime or are a little bit obsessed, Louise and DMR pick out and recommend the true crime shows you should be listening to. In part 2, Louise chats with Robert Murphy, ITV News crime correspondent and the producer of Catching Melanie's Killer and No Strings Attached. And in our end section (which we like to call our 'Extras' section) we give you a truck load more true crime recommendations that we came across whilst researching for this episode... and we read out some recommendations from our listeners. You will not leave this podcast empty handed!

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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 True Crime podcasts): 

Conning the Con (Emma Ferris & Sarah Ferris); Uncover Series 6: Satanic Panic (CBC Podcasts); The Missing (Podimo); The Missing Crypto Queen (BBC Radio)

Part 2 (guest interview):

Our guest for this True Crime episode is Robert Murphy, producer of Catching Melanie’s Killer and No Strings Attached. In his interview, Robert recommended Tenfold More Wicked (by Exactly Right) and Power: The Maxwells (by Somethin’ Else).

Part 3 (extras):

And here’s a list of all the other great True Crime podcasts that we mentioned on the episode and that we found whilst searching: My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark (Exactly Right); Real Crime Profile (Wondery); Crime Analyst (Laura Richards); The Dream (Little Everywhere & Witness Docs); Hunting Warheads (CBC Podcasts); The Clearing (Pineapple Street Media & Gimlet); Serial (This...

There are many paths to finding a wonderful podcast recommendation. In this short bonus episode we chat with Tim Tucker, the author of the werewolf trilogy ,The Cornishe Chronicles, about his all time favourite podcast.

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

T.M. Tucker is the author of the Cornishe Chronicles, the first two books Above the Circle of the Moon and Beneath the Silent Moon are available on Amazon Kindle.

Tim also is the co-host of Stay At Homer - a podcast about The Simpsons. And Tim’s all time favourite podcast is I am the Eggpod.

Credits: Podworld is 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). Podworld is supported by Dialect - a full-service digital marketing agency for tech and gaming brands from around the world.

History is one of the richest categories in terms of podcasts. Louise and DMR go digging for the History shows you should be listening to and they are joined by Ellie Cawthorne, the host of The History Extra podcast, from the makers of BBC History Magazine.

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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): You’re Dead to Me (BBC Radio 4, presented by Greg Jenner); The Memory Palace (Nate DiMeo); Making Gay History (Eric Marcus); Flex’s Semi Factual History Lessons (Spotify Studios, presented by Flex Mami)

Part 2 (guest interview): Our special guest for the History episode is Ellie Cawthorne from the History Extra Podcast (from the makers of BBC History Magazine). Ellie recommends the following podcasts: the Tunnel 29 mini series from the Intrigue podcast (BBC Radio 4, presented by Helena Merriman), 13 Minutes to the Moon (BBC World Service), Stuff You Should Know (iHeartRadio) and You’re Wrong About (Michael Hobbes & Sarah Marshall).

Part 3 (extras): Aaron Mahnke’s Cabinet of Curiosities (iHeartRadio and Grim & Mild); Our Fake History (PodcasOne); Gastropod (Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley); Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History (Dan Carlin); Someone Know Something (CBC Podcasts); Criminal (Criminal & Radiotopia, presented by Phoebe Judge); You Must Remember This (Karina Longworth); You Must Remember Manson (Karina Longworth); Lore (Aaron Mahnke and Grim & Wild)

Listener recommendations: Sidedoor...

For our very first episode, Podworld co-hosts Louise Blain and David Maher Roberts dive into a treasure trove of TV & Film podcasts and recommend the shows you should be listening to.

Podworld is a podcast about the podcasts you should be listening to. Each episode we delve into a specific genre (like true crime, history, food, comedy) and we pick out some of the best shows out there for you to discover and savour.

Follow us on Twitter or Instagram (@podpodworld) and send us your recommendations!

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Here's a list of all of the podcasts that we recommend and discuss in this episode:

Part 1: Mayo and Kermode’s Film Review (BBC Radio 5 Live), The West Wing Weekly (Joshua Malina & Hirshikesh Hirway), You Must Remember This (Karina Longworth) and Real Crime Profile (with Jim Clemente, Laura Richards and Lisa Zambetti)

Part 2: Our guest podcaster was Mike Muncer creator of The Evolution of Horror. Mike also recommended the following podcasts: Slash Film Daily (SlashFilm.com), The Empire Film Podcast (Empire Magazine), Film Spotting (Kempenaar & Larsen), Gaylords of Darkness (Stacie Ponder).

Part 3: We Hate Movies (Headgum), Inside Jaws (Wondery), Too Long Didn’t Watch (OBB Sound).

Listener recommendations: WTF (Marc Maron), The Rewatchables (The Ringer & Bill Simmons)

Credits: This episode of Podworld was produced and edited by Louise Blain and David Maher Roberts (a.k.a. DMR). Design and graphics by Dylan Channon. Research by Ella Maher Roberts. Theme music by Dan Phillipson (via Premiumbeat). Big thank you to the team at Dialect for their never-ending support.

Introducing Podworld - the podcast about the podcasts you be should be listening to next.

The first episode, which is about the TV & Film genre, drops on Tuesday February 9th.

In the meantime, follow us on twitter @podpodworld and let us know what your fave podcasts are.