From a gripping six-part podcast about Stephen Lawrence to Peter 2.0, Comedians vs The News and Freezing Time, this week’s top podcasts
Stephen Lawrence: The Murder That Shamed Britain
In this gripping six-part podcast, the Daily Mail’s veteran crime writer Stephen Wright sheds light on the attitudes that led to the murder of Stephen Lawrence in 1993, and the miscarriages of justice that followed it.
In this gripping six-part podcast, the Daily Mail’s veteran crime writer Stephen Wright sheds light on the attitudes that led to the murder of Stephen Lawrence (above) in 1993
Wright revisits a case he has covered for almost three decades, speaking to eyewitnesses, politicians and police.
Peter 2.0
When scientist Peter Scott-Morgan discovered he had motor neurone disease, he set about trying to rewire his body with cutting-edge tech to allow him to live as normal a life as possible.
When scientist Peter Scott-Morgan discovered he had motor neurone disease, he set about trying to rewire his body with cutting-edge tech to allow him to live as normal a life as possible
This podcast charts his race against time, as he uses all his ingenuity to outwit his degenerative condition. The exploration of the frontier of science is fascinating, but it’s also a brilliant human story about how we face up to death.
Comedians vs The News
Putting a new spin on global news Every week seems to herald a new podcast hosted by two people in a relationship. This World Service show is presented by Eman El-Husseini and Jess Salomon, a self-described ‘Jewish-Palestinian-Muslim lesbian married couple’ from New York, who collar peppy comedians each week to parse through global news with jokey updates from countries such as Mexico and Nigeria.
Freezing Time
Writer Sophia Money-Coutts is 35, single, and wants children. In this groundbreaking new podcast she invites listeners to follow her progress as she freezes her eggs. Her candour and lack of squeamishness are a tonic.
Writer Sophia Money-Coutts (above) is 35, single, and wants children. In this groundbreaking new podcast she invites listeners to follow her progress as she freezes her eggs
Along the way, she talks to experts about everything from the supposed ‘fertility cliff’ to how best to go about choosing a clinic. It’s informative, intelligent and unexpectedly funny.