This week’s podcasts explore celebrity childhoods, a CIA mystery and the Spice Girls
This week's podcast recommendations span Kerry Washington's celebrity interview series, a family mystery investigation, a Spice Girls history, a space documentary and coverage of a high-profile trial.
– Kerry Washington's web series becomes a weekly podcast with guests discussing their childhood homes; Ben Affleck's debut episode covers his Massachusetts upbringing, parents' divorce and being mugged at knifepoint at 14 – Hunter Hill's parenting podcast evolves into investigating his own family history, uncovering whether his grandfather was a secret CIA operative – Rosie Ramsey presents a BBC podcast celebrating the Spice Girls with trivia (the group's personas were inspired by Friends) and interviews featuring music manager Chris Herbert and Jade Thirlwall – Maggie Aderin's space podcast examines the Hubble Space Telescope's launch flaw: a mirror curvature off by approximately one-fiftieth of a human hair's width. A zero-gravity repair mission fixed it. – Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty reports daily from Southwark Crown Court covering Russell Brand's trial, where he denies rape and sexual assault allegations, whilst exploring social media's impact on high-profile trials
- Ben Affleck discusses his childhood in Massachusetts on Kerry Washington's new podcast series.
- Hunter Hill investigates his family's secrets, including a possible CIA operative grandfather.
- Russell Brand's trial coverage begins, raising questions about social media in high-profile cases.
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Podcasts are audio programmes that listeners can access on demand through streaming platforms or downloads, allowing them to listen at their own pace and return to them as they choose. They have become a major source of entertainment and information, covering everything from current affairs to comedy to investigative journalism.
Podcast recommendations have become a regular part of media coverage as the number and popularity of shows has grown substantially. These roundups help audiences navigate the expanding range of content and discover programmes that match their interests.
The format's broad appeal stems from its flexibility and the depth of exploration it allows compared to traditional broadcast schedules. Podcasts can sustain complicated investigations, extended interviews and detailed educational content in ways that other media formats often cannot.
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Originally published by The Guardian as “Kerry Washington takes A-listers back to the streets they grew up on: best podcasts of the week”.