![]() ![]() I'm not just saying that." The ConflictĪmid the deluge of horrific news from Israel and Gaza, podcasts are proving to be an "invaluable, and nimble, source of measured reporting", said Charlotte Runcie in The Daily Telegraph. What sets it apart from other political podcasts is that it's funny, with a bit of a "Have I Got News for You" vibe. Chorley sets a buoyant fast pace Finkelstein brings his "political mega-brain" to proceedings Mackenzie has a quick wit and Mandelson slots in as a "drier, downbeat presence". The panel is made up of a trio of election strategists from the three main parties: Daniel Finkelstein, who has worked with several Tory leaders, Polly Mackenzie, who worked alongside Nick Clegg in Downing Street, and Labour's Peter Mandelson. ![]() But it would be perverse and "foolish" to ignore " How to Win an Election", the terrific new politics podcast by The Times chaired by Matt Chorley, timed to lead us into an election year. Featuring some stellar interviewees (Run DMC, Queen Latifah, Chuck D, Rick Rubin), this is a fascinating account of the era when rap broke through to the mainstream.Īs an "ethically minded" critic, said James Marriott in The Times, I try to avoid reviewing shows by my "splendid and charming" colleagues. Instead, there's "laughter and warmth", and a mix of gossipy anecdotes – such as the time Smith went on a date with Pepa from Salt-N-Pepa – and more serious reflections on "what it felt like to be called a sellout". Listening to his "tremendous" new podcast series about the music of that era, " Class of '88", there's no trace of the troubled actor. ![]() But before Smith even turned to acting he was a hip-hop star, one half of DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince ("Smith was the Fresh Prince, young 'uns"). These days, Will Smith is known as the man who "wrecked the biggest moment of his life", said Miranda Sawyer in The Observer – pivoting in an instant from "beloved Oscar winner to out-and-out loser" by assaulting Chris Rock on stage at the Academy Awards ceremony last year. Sayers." The podcast has many narrative strands, and features a series of jaw-dropping coincidences and connections, yet to his great credit, Redman holds it all together to create a "hopelessly addictive" treat. "I hesitate to reveal more, though I can tell you that there is a spy subplot and a cameo from the crime writer Dorothy L. She was shot in the face, supposedly by her brother, who had returned from the First World War with shrapnel in his brain. But it is also a real-life murder mystery: Redman discovers that in 1937 his wife's great-grandmother, Naomi Dancy, was killed in the house next door. It's a haunted-house story, in that it begins with a Victorian house in London – Redman's childhood home – and sightings of a ghostly faceless woman. The journalist Tristan Redman's new podcast has an "unremarkable" title, but the tale " Ghost Story" tells is astonishing and gripping, said Fiona Sturges in the Financial Times. Terri White: Finding Britain's Ghost Children Martin Wolf on saving democratic capitalismĪrchive on 4: Charles – the Making of a King ![]()
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