![]() ![]() ![]() It’s a deep dive into YouTube, and features CEO Susan Wojcicki, superstar creator PewDiePie and those who were “radicalised” by the platform. Available on Spotify and Apple Podcastsįans of the Netflix doc The Social Dilemma can find more insights into the internet’s mind-warping effects in this highly unnerving New York Times series. This show about connections shines at a time when we’ve been pondering them the most. It is powerful, often emotional and unapologetically inclusive. Available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts 15 The HeartĪn “audio art project about power and love” from US/Canadian podcasters Mermaid Palace, The Heart is where you’re as likely to hear personal tales from transgender creators and consumers of porn as you are a monologue on holiday romance from a queer Asian man or a miniseries about tackling white supremacy. What we said: Teasing music, intricate sound design and an old cassette tape of one of the police interviews set the scene nicely. Rumours, suspicions, and new evidence come together in a thoroughly researched crime saga. Available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts 16 The Nobody ZoneĪ grim listen, this co-production between Ireland’s national broadcaster RTÉ and Denmark’s Third Ear podcast unpicks the story of Kieran Patrick Kelly, the “London Underground serial killer” who preyed on some of society’s most vulnerable people – fellow members of south London’s homeless community. This year, David O’Doherty indulged in canal-dredged chowder, Romesh Ranganathan got his Gobi 65 fix and Jo Brand feasted on Birds Eye potato waffle coleslaw, their foodie fantasies invariably accompanied by a hearty side of banter. In 2020, James Acaster and Ed Gamble’s dream restaurant – a place where guests can magically summon their favourite three-course meal – was among the few culinary establishments consistently open, tirelessly churning out dishes ridiculous and sublime. This year saw the pair supplement their weekly BBC Radio 5 Live broadcast with extra podcast episodes that drilled down into the tedium, melancholy and anxiety of lockdown with kindness and giddy humour – public service broadcasting at its most restorative. Honesty has long been the policy of this charmingly filterless show from standups Elis James and John Robins – and it paid dividends during the pandemic. Photograph: Emmanuel Robert 18 The Isolation Tapes
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