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The 20 best podcasts of 2023

From fake porn stars to staggering environmental exposés, it’s been a year of extraordinary audio – not least the ‘poodunnit’. It’s our top pods of the year!

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Why is smoking back? Could one reason be loneliness?

More young people are taking up the habit, and one reason may be a need for the comfort of connection, says Coco Khan, a Guardian commissioning editor

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London was apparently too woke for the billboard-covered orb. Why not try the Tory heartlands instead?

The company responsible has said it will seek more ‘forward-thinking’ nations to build its three-dimensional migraine, says writer Coco Khan

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I long to destroy self-checkout machines – and at last, there’s a glimmer of hope

Supermarket chain Booths is getting rid of self-service tills. Perhaps my one-woman boycott is finally paying off, says writer Coco Khan

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Chain restaurants are the melting pots of society – here’s what we can learn from Wagamama and Zizzi

A new study has identified US chains as the best place to find people from different socioeconomic classes mixing. How did we get here, asks Guardian columnist Coco Khan

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Coffee is nudging tea aside in the UK’s affections. What can this civilisational shift mean?

Is it the extra caffeine hit? The appeal of coffee shops? The array of options? Maybe it’s not even about the drink itself, says writer Coco Khan

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‘I haven’t been so gripped by a podcast, ever’: your favourite listens of 2023 so far

From riotously funny dating tales to jaw-dropping journalism, Guardian readers think it’s been an incredible year for podcasts. Here is their pick of the best

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Call it the Rod Stewart manoeuvre. Who hasn’t had to dump a really appalling friend?

The rock star used to be firm friends with Donald Trump but says his wife put a stop to it. Call it spousal cover, says Guardian writer Coco Khan

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The best podcasts of 2023 so far

Rylan Clark discusses how to be a man, Daisy May Cooper is unreceptive to classic novels and Jon Ronson investigates a debutante turned neo-Nazi in the pick of the year to date

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Sounds of the city: should urban dwellers expect noise?

Italy’s Supreme Court has ruled that nightlife noise can harm health and infringe on citizens’ right to peace and quiet in a landmark verdict that has widespread implications.

The Week

Autocorrect can be ‘ducking’ annoying, but we’ll miss its accidental poetry when it’s gone

Apple’s AI-powered upgrade will stop its phones changing ‘Aperol’ to ‘a peril’ – and end an innocent, hilarious blip in time, says Guardian columnist Coco Khan

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The week in audio: Iran’s Hit Squads; Pod Save the UK; Frontlines of Journalism and more

Paul Caruana Galizia studies the dangers of being Iranian in the UK; a British version of the hit US show tries too hard, Jeremy Bowen probes BBC impartiality and more

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Political firebrand Nish Kumar: ‘I can’t be both problematic and an irrelevance’

After The Mash Report was cancelled by the BBC, comedian Nish Kumar is back with a new and uncompromising political podcast. He talks to Nick Curtis about receiving death threats, starting therapy and staying optimistic

Evening Standard

Monday briefing: How the Hollywood writers’ strike will change the future of TV

In today’s newsletter: In echoes of the strike of 2007-8, TV and film writers have downed pens over poor pay and insecure jobs – and the looming spectre of AI-written scripts

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Nish Kumar: ‘Tony Blair increasingly resembles the supervillain in an 80s action film’

The comedian on his new podcast about political activism, the symbolism of Sunak and Braverman, and rowdy post-pandemic audiences

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Best podcasts of the week: What really happened when Elon Musk took over Twitter

In this week’s newsletter: Why has the social network been in total chaos since the world’s richest man took control? Flipping the Bird investigates. Plus: five of the best podcasts about planet Earth

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Noise pollution is a health risk that few can escape

Letters: From aircraft to selfish neighbours, noise pollution seems unavoidable even in the countryside, and the government is moving at a glacial pace to tackle it, say our readers

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Shout it from the rooftops: the noise pollution in towns and cities is killing us

The din of Britain’s conurbations affects poorer people disproportionately, blighting lives in cheaply built homes, says Guardian columnist Coco Khan

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‘Smart’ tech is being weaponised by domestic abusers, and women are experiencing the worst of it

Access to doorbells, heaters and watches means that vindictive partners can control and torment wives and girlfriends, says the Guardian writer Coco Khan

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Dance like no one’s watching – and six more ways to recapture childhood fun

It’s never too late to attempt an activity you might have missed out on as a kid. Learning to dance, skip, swim, blow bubbles, play football, or go to a funfair can bring you unexpected joy, as our writers discover

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