Audio Always creates bedtime story for bed company Dreams

a place to call home

Audio Always has created a special bedtime story for Dreams as part of the bed company’s partnership with housing and homelessness charity Shelter.

A Place To Call Home, aims to shine a light on the realities of children living in temporary accommodation.

The story was crafted by Audio Always’ Becky Green and follows the true story of a family who experienced homelessness, and their time living in temporary accommodation.

New podcast This is Not a Drill explains world’s urgent issues

this is not a drill

This Is Not A Drill is a podcast bringing geopolitics out of the sterile think tank world to explain urgent issues affecting us today.

Presented by veteran BBC foreign reporter Gavin Esler and guest journalists, the podcast from Podmasters examines great power rivalries, corruption, disinformation, climate upheavals and raw realpolitik that could be pushing our world to the brink of disaster.

FREENOW renews Time Out London podcast sponsorship for second season

love thy neighbourhood

Time Out London’s Love Thy Neighbourhood podcast is to be sponsored by FREENOW for a second season.

The podcast sees Time Out London editor Joe Mackertich invite famous Londoners to show him around their favourite part of the city and share their tales and anecdotes about the spots they love. Season one featured Derren Brown in Hoxton, Bimini in Bankside, Sophie Duker in Dalston and many more.

Story of One Direction told by Maddie Grace Jepson in new podcast

one direction a fan story

The impact boy-band sensation One Direction and their millions of fans had on cultural history is told in a new BBC Radio 1 podcast.

Influencer and comedy content creator, Maddie Grace Jepson who rose to fame on TikTok and now boasts an audience of over 1.7million followers, hosts the eight-part series, One Direction: A Fan Story.

Maddie speaks to the people who witnessed the obsession in real time

Patrick Bamford and Joe Wilkinson host 5 Live sport and comedy podcast

my mates a footballer patrick bamford jos wilkinson

A new BBC Radio 5 Live podcast with footballer Patrick Bamford and comedian Joe Wilkinson is a sport and comedy podcast with a difference.

Joe Wilkinson says that he has always wanted a professional footballer as a mate and fortunately for him, Leeds United striker Patrick Bamford is prepared to find out if the pair can really become true friends.

Oona Chaplin hosts podcast on how grandfather was on Hollywood blacklist

hollywood exiles

A new BBC World Service and CBC podcast tells how Charlie Chaplin was embroiled in an FBI campaign aimed at rooting out communism from Hollywood.

Hollywood Exiles, hosted by Charlie’s granddaughter Oona Chaplin, describes the events that led to the notorious House Un-American Activities Committee hearings and the era of the infamous “Hollywood blacklist.”

The extent and impact of the FBI’s investigation into Charlie Chaplin and others in the film industry, is revealed in the podcast.

New podcast asks if DNA evidence got it wrong 15 years later

trace of doubt podcast

A new Audible original centres around the 1985 murder in California of a British DNA scientist, Dr Helena Greenwood.

Trace of Doubt investigates the murder, which was solved 15 years later using DNA science. The dead woman had pointed at her killer from the grave… or had she?

Author and journalist Samantha Weinberg has been following the case since 2000.

Andrew Fitzsimons and Erica-Cody launch brand-new podcast

unapologetic andrew fitzsimons erica cody

Irish stars Erica-Cody and Andrew Fitzsimons have launched a podcast discussing listener questions, pop culture and growing up in a multicultural Ireland.

Unapologetic with Andrew Fitzsimons and Erica-Cody is a weekly show as part of the Acast Creator Network.

iHeartMedia and Global sign multi-year podcast partnership deal

iheart global dax partnership

Global and iHeartMedia have signed a deal to license, distribute and represent each other’s chart-topping podcast portfolios.

In the UK iHeartPodcasts, will be available on Global Player and via DAX, Global’s digital advertising exchange. iHeartPodcasts adds millions of downloads to Global Player and the DAX network.

iHeartPodcasts publishes more than 800 podcasts across a wide variety of genres, that span every category

New podcast taking a stand against ageism launches

ageism is never in style

Ageism Is Never In Style is a new podcast committed to pioneering age inclusivity and addressing ageism across the worlds of fashion, beauty, design, media, acting, the workplace and more. 

Hosted by the founder of Ageism Is Never In Style® and trailblazing ageism-fighter in her own right, Jacynth Bassett, the weekly podcast will feature guests delving deeper into the world of ageism