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The Brian Badonde Bodcast
Fonejacker and Facejacker prankster Kayvan Novak is back with this very silly, very Marmite series, in which he revives one of his most infamous personas: the bungling art critic Brian Badonde. Interviewees include “bodcaster” Adam Buxton and singer Ella Eyre, who – in spite of her interviewer’s shtick and inability to correctly pronounce any words that don’t start with a b – offers a candid account of her time in the music industry. Hannah J Davies
Widely available, episodes weekly
Family Secrets
Fans of the likes of Esther Perel and Oprah will surely appreciate Dani Shapiro’s long-running podcast. Part interview, part therapy session, it sees the US author unpack the things families keep hidden. Among others, her latest series features an actor who concealed his Arab heritage in the wake of 9/11 and pretended he was Black. HJD
Widely available, episodes weekly
How to Be an Actor and Not Lose Your Sh*t
“One minute you’re in the makeup chair getting ready for a new TV show,” says actor Shvorne Marks (The Baby, Three Little Birds) of her dream profession, “the next you’re crying into your pillow broke and jobless.” In this series, she speaks to fellow actors (Pearl Mackie, Stacey Dooley) about navigating such a chaotic industry. Hollie Richardson
Widely available, episodes weekly
World of Secrets: The Child Cancer Scam
The BBC’s investigative podcast is au fait with heavy subjects and this is no exception, featuring cases of sick children and their families, whose stories were co-opted to extract money from people online. Simi Jolaoso’s reporting is careful but compelling, as she delves into this multimillion-dollar con. HJD
Widely available, episodes weekly
War Hall: A Theatre of the Mind
Appropriately for a show that bills itself as “a story about sound, and the science of sound”, this history of Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London is a slickly produced, immersive delight of a listen. It’s co-hosted by cinema legend Angela Allen (who was Ava Gardner’s body double and used to go car shopping with Clark Gable) and historian Prof John Thomas. Alexi Duggins
Widely available, episodes weekly
