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MY ALL TIME FAVOURITE PODCASTS.

Podcasts are one of my favourite forms of entertainment and in my opinion they are grossly under appreciated by the masses. Whatever your interests are you will more than likely be able to find a podcast discussing topics related to what you like, you’d also be surprised to find that a lot of celebrities have their own podcasts as well. 

In this post I’m going to give you a list of my all time favourite podcasts separated into categories so you can skip to the topics that interest you. 

All of the podcasts I’m mentioning in this post can be found in the iTunes podcast app. 

VEGANISM 

Not Your Milk - This podcast is hosted by a vegan friend of mine, Jamie, where he dedicates each episode to different vegan activists and speaks to them about certain topics relating to veganism and their activism. He’s had people like Earthling Ed, Sorsha Morava, James Aspey, Henya Mania and Bite Sized Vegan feature on his show. 

Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack - This podcast is hosted by two friends Callie (who’s been vegan since 2009) and Nichole (who’s been vegan since 2013). They pitch their podcast as being for vegans, not people who are looking to become vegan and they discuss really important topics within the movement such as single issue campaigns, whether or not vegans should have compassion for non-vegans, ally theatre and activism. They have over 100 episodes so there’s loads to choose from. 

LIFESTYLE 

Call Your Girlfriend - This is one of the first podcasts I ever listened to and it’s still one of my all time favourites. This podcast is hosted by Ann Friedman and Aminatou Sow, two friends that live on opposite ends of America from one another that come together once a week to have a phone call like conversation about popular culture, self care and politics. I would thoroughly recommend this, if not for anything else then at least for the theme song at the beginning alone.

Another Round - This is a Buzzfeed podcast hosted by two women of colour named Heben and Tracy, this is quite similar to Call Your Girlfriend in tone where the hosts discuss topics of pop culture etc but they will also discuss issues affecting women of colour and how to be a better ally to minority groups. This show is really entertaining and educational, it has opened my eyes so much to the daily struggles that people of colour face that I might not have even thought of or appreciated before. 

Guys We F****d - This podcast is hosted by two female comedians, Corinne and Krystyna, where they essentially interview men that they have slept with about a whole manner of different topics from their home lives to the jobs that they do and life experiences, but they have recently branched out to giving listeners advice in response to emails they get sent in and they have also started inviting other female comedians on the show to discuss important feminist topics. This show is really hilarious and interesting to listen to, I definitely don’t listen to every episode, but the ones I do listen to are extremely entertaining, this is a show you can definitely pick and choose with.

TRUE CRIME 

I have left the best ‘til last. I LOVE true crime podcasts, it combines my two main passions into the one thing. Below I have listed all of the best true crime podcasts I have ever listened to. 

The Generation Why - This is the first ever true crime podcast I ever fully listened to and I began with the Oklahoma Girl Scouts Murders episode. The podcast is hosted by Aaron and Justin where they cover a mix of unsolved mysteries, serial killers and conspiracy theories. My all time favourite episodes would have to be The Original Night Stalker Case (not to be confused with Richard Romirez - I genuinely couldn’t sleep after hearing about this serial killer), JonBenet Ramsay, Charlie Brandt, Dennis Rader, Scott Peterson and the Lulu Lemon Murder. 

True Crime Garage - I only recently started getting into this podcast but it is honestly amazing, I love how thorough they are about cases and the way they edit their episodes is really good. It’s hosted by Nick and The Captain, they don’t have all of their episodes on the podcast app anymore but from the ones available the ones I’d recommend include Ed Gein, West Memphis 3 (a 3 part series), Emma Fillipoff, Aurora Theatre Shooter and the Jacob Wetterling 2 part case.

Thinking Sideways - This podcast is hosted by Devin, Joe and Steve. It deals entirely with unsolved cases but there are so many episodes I can’t think back to all of the really interesting ones that I’ve heard but some of the best cases I’ve learned about come from this podcast so I recommend just going through and reading the descriptions and choosing whatever you think sounds interesting. 

Last Podcast on the Left - Again, really similar to Thinking Sideways where this podcast deals with numerous different topics but mainly true crime, conspiracy theories and paranormal activity. Hosted by Ben, Henry and Marcus they definitely put a dark twist of humour onto these different cases. Their 9/11 episode was particularly interesting and the JonBenet Ramsay episodes also gave a different spin on what I thought about the case previously from other podcasts and information I’d seen.

They Walk Among Us - This is a relatively new podcast with only 9 episodes published so far, this podcast deals entirely with UK based true crime stories. I’d recommend episodes 6, 8 and 9. 

My Favourite Murder - This is probably my favourite true crime podcast, it’s hosted by Georgia and Karen and is absolutely hilarious and relatable, the reason why I’ve left it at the bottom of the list is because you need to have previous knowledge of true crime before listening to it, they’re not exactly thorough with their details and it’s more about their own reactions to cases rather than actual facts. Every week they talk about a case each that they deem as one of their favourite murders and they also release a mini episode every week which is dedicated to the home town murders of listeners (where listeners will send in their own accounts of murders that have happened in their home towns). 

Hopefully this article has given you some inspiration to listen to podcasts more often, they’re great especially for long commutes or when you need to give your room a deep clean and don’t have the concentration to have the TV on at the same time.

Any and all recommendations for more podcasts are encouraged, I want more listening material ASAP.

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