The Listener

In the Listener: a dive into a corruption scandal of the sport biathlon, on becoming a District Attorney & a critique of the Princess Royal's living room. Featuring: @DAaronovitch @NoahRFeldman & @sophierobinsons thelistener.co/free/ski-court…

In the Listener: the origins of American reality television, all about Cuban-American culture and history, & strategies for keeping your hoard of supplies under control. Featuring: @neonhummedia, @teikirisipod, & @kidethnic thelistener.co/free/drama-cub…

In the Listener: Short monologues about the curiosities found on Wikipedia, a look at the Atlantic sugar trade & an unabridged reading of the 1922 short story 'The Garden Party'. Featuring: @WikiWalksPod, @negahistory, @BBCRadio4 thelistener.co/free/loop-swee…

Via @_thelistener: an interview with political cartoonist Peter Brookes (@BrookesTimes), about his work at the London Times & how a cartoonist's art is "assassination without the blood": listennotes.com/podcasts/stori… (27m57s)

In the Listener: Exploring Wikipedia's A-Z musical theatre shows list, why lonely people are attracted to diners & a gradual production of audio mixes for every year of recorded sound. Featuring: @show_show_pod, @NewsPegReports, @Centuries_Sound thelistener.co/theatre-diner-…

In the Listener: A thriller about finding a killer whilst finding yourself, a seminal work by Inazō Nitobe, & snakes that climb trees as part of their survival techniques. Featuring: @BBCSounds, @writlargepod, & @herphighlights thelistener.co/free/code-soul…

From @_thelistener's "Best of 2020" roundup: Semisonic lead singer Dan Wilson takes apart their 1998 hit "Closing Time" layer by layer, explaining all of the creative decisions & emotional storyline that led it to sound as it does: songexploder.net/semisonic (@songexploder | 25m05s)

In the Listener: personal stories from the researchers behind scientific publications, a history of the indie bands @joydivision & @neworder, all about the politics of Central Asia. Featuring: @parsingscience, Transmissions, @RFERL thelistener.co/gene-fan-fraud…

In the Listener: interview with an Egyptian army officer who became an FBI informant, friends discuss what gives them hope, a profile of the late Ray Godbold. Featuring @WNYCStudios, @aqqapod, Better Off Dead thelistener.co/spy-hope-end/

In the Listener: a show about the Oklahoma panhandle, interviews about 'the ones that got away', the fear of investing in BlackPlanet.com. Featuring: Gone Ramblin', Stories of the Ones that Got Away, @voxmediapods. thelistener.co/ranch-one-dot/

In the Listener: an 18th century campaigner for the abolition of slavery, a short selling investing strategy to achieve good, and all about collecting film props. Featuring: Search History, @WDIPpodcast, The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of thelistener.co/portrait-evil-…

In the Listener: a deep dive into 19th century American political intrigue, reading of a poem by William Carlos Williams & the hidden occult details in the film Hocus Pocus. Featuring: @constantpodcast, @POETSorg, The Witch Daily Show thelistener.co/war-grey-witch/

In The Listener: all about the project run by the Royal Society for the protection of birds in the UK, retelling of a hostage crisis in Manila, and fast talking trivia on dinosaurs. Featuring @Natures_Voice, @afterdarkph, @ryanbudds thelistener.co/puffin-hijack-…

In the Listener today: Pop music and movie credits, a chat with the creators of The Negro Motorist Green Book, Cameo accounts with Flava Flav, Spencer Pratt and Debbie Gibson. Featuring @BBCSounds, @mac_podcasts, @greenbookpod thelistener.co/score-car-fan/

Rebroadcast of a conversation with the late US Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, interview with the director of @CircusBooksDoc @rachelmasonart, Alan Moore's role in the building of Milton Keynes. @aspenideas, @supdocpodcast, @drbramwell thelistener.co/bench-film-sun/

Recommendations in The Listener: A scientist living in a floating city, obscure characters from The Simpsons, and investigating Pablo Escobar. Featuring: @ZeroHoursPod, @thesharkdeck & @unstructuredp thelistener.co/sky-rod-law/

Recommendations in The Listener: A podcast of poetry from Ireland, how the pandemic could impact American ideas of the family, and all you need to know about the thyroid gland. Featuring: @LightlyWords, @theintercept & @qldhealthnews thelistener.co/poet-unit-glan…

This week @UriBram , Publisher of The Browser, chats with @egarreau , Writer of May I Recommend, about the art of recommendation and curation. radiobrowser.libsyn.com/recommendation…

In this episode, Nontsi and @lindelanimbatha discuss intelligence in the African context. This conversation was inspired by the article titled “Are Humans Intelligent?” by @arram. radiobrowser.libsyn.com/african-intell…

Recommendations in The Listener today: How the lack of touch affects the medical sphere, the world's abandoned places, and Apple's intervention in pop culture morality. Featuring:@thenocturnists, @byuradio, and @WildWildTechPod thelistener.co/handshake-city…