I thought I’d release this every Sunday night. I listen to podcasts every day and don’t want to bombard you with posts every day so I’ll do a weekly post. I get all my podcasts from the Podcast Player app, which I find an easy interface to use, and you can search for podcasts. So for example, I typed in ‘environment’ and found loads that I wouldn’t have come across otherwise! I also use the Global Player app, and BBC Sounds. I will be forever grateful that being housebound and unable to work gives me time to listen to stuff and read articles.
This week in podcasts (read on for what I’ve been watching and reading)…
Monday
It’s my daily dose of current affairs. It’s hosted by Emily Maitless (you might remember her from her from her interview with the then Prince Andrew on Newsnight in 2019… You can watch it here – it’s disgusting how easily he lies), Jon Sopel and Lewis Goodall. All excellent journalists and every weekday they drop a new episode.
Tuesday
Wednesday
The Rest Is Science – I love this podcast. Professor Hannah Fry and Michael Stevens (you can watch his YouTube channel here) geeking out on science and maths. It’s right up my street. I just love hearing people talk about these things and I love a new thing to learn – every day’s a school day! I don’t listen to them when they come out but then get a few episodes to catch up on.
Thursday
The Rest Is Politics – I love this podcast. Alistair Campbell and Rory Stewart talk global issues. Politics, nature, and history, and everything in between. They do two episodes a week.
Friday
The News Agents – I really loved this interview. Natalie Fleet MP is just an amazing person.
The Rest Is Politics – Alistair is talking to someone about the Antarctic, and how now the ice is melting there’s a lot of land grab going on. It’s so sad that a massive climate emergency is happening and all people can think about is money.
What I’ve been watching
I love a bit of history, and have been watching a Titanic series on BBC iPlayer. I can’t imagine how terrifying it would have been.
On YouTube I watched The Entire History of London which was 30 minutes of London. It was really good. I’m waiting for one to come out about Bristol, where I lived for 13 years. It was built on slavery. I loved the city vibes and lived there for most of my 20s, when I was fit and able. I had the best years of my life there. So many experiences; so many good people.
I really enjoyed Guy Martin’s House Without Bills on Channel 4. Passive houses have got to be the way forward. We need to look forwards – children will grow up in the world we leave them. Climate change is real and it’s happening now. You can see it for yourself. It’s been raining here for what seems like months. For every 1°C that the Earth warms, the atmosphere holds 7% more water, so there’s going to be more rainfall. Anything we can do to reduce the impact is a win in my eyes.
I also watched The Night Manager on BBC iPlayer which was really good. If you like a spy drama then this is for you! Would highly recommend.
I enjoyed Safe on Netflix. I love a good plot twist and there’s plenty in there.
I’m also watching Our Oceans on Netflix which is narrated by Barack Obama, and honestly I could listen to that man talk all day.
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