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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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Nish Kumar says there are still comedians at large ‘who are the subject of open secrets’

Former host of ‘The Mash Report’ said ‘we can’t name [them]’ due to the ‘threat of lawsuits’

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Rose Matafeo on Starstruck, body image and babies: ‘I’ve got a spreadsheet of celebrities who don’t have kids’

The Kiwi comic and ‘Taskmaster’ regular has returned to the Edinburgh Fringe with more tales of millennial woe, and will soon unveil series three of her smash hit romcom subversion ‘Starstruck’. She speaks to Isobel Lewis

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The Guide #92: From Lana Del Rey to Nova Twins, Glastonbury insiders on their must-see sets

In this week’s newsletter: We asked Guardian writers and those performing to pick the acts they can’t wait to watch this weekend

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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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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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Tennent's coffin aims to 'put a smile on faces of grieving families'

A SCOTTISH funeral parlour says it aims to put smiles on people’s faces on the darkest days with their “wacky” coffin designs – including…

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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

The Guardian - UK

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

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

The Guardian - UK

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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Dominic Raab ‘called me a ‘silly b****’, lawyer who took government to court over Brexit claims

Gina Miller, who challenged the government’s Brexit plans in the Supreme Court, claimed Mr Raab abused her while the pair shared a lift after appearing on the BBC’s Today show in 2016

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Gary Lineker receives huge support after Match Of The Day return is confirmed

Presenter Dan Walker, ex-Manchester United star Gary Neville and Labour MPs were among those reacting to the news of Lineker’s return.

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The venue’s no joke but Just for Laughs’ London festival delivered megastar standups

A new sibling to Montreal’s big comedy shindig has launched in the UK and despite the corporate guff there was a lot to laugh about

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The Wrestling at Indigo2 review: glorious chaos as comedians swapped punchlines for punches

Wrestling is as close to showbiz as it is to sport, so it is unsurprising that it comes naturally to comedians

Evening Standard

Mark Evans’ Bleak Expectations set to make West End debut – Stephen Fry, Jo Brand, Jack Dee, Lee Mack to star

A packed cast of guest stars are set to be joining the hilarious adaptation

The Independent UK

‘He can’t tell Asians apart’: Raab in retreat as comedian Nish Kumar backs Gina Miller

Deputy PM fails to deny bullying claim – and Independent revelation could be part of official inquiry

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Moment Nish Kumar calls out Raab on TV after deputy prime minister mistook him for another ‘brown guy’

The comedian said Mr Raab confused him with Gary Marlowe, the brother of anti-Brexit campaigner Gina Miller

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Official investigation into Dominic Raab could look at allegations he ‘bullied’ anti-Brexit activist

The official investigation into Dominic Raab’s behaviour could look at allegations he launched an “abusive attack” on a prominent anti-Brexit activist.

The Independent UK

Dominic Raab faces claims he ‘bullied and demeaned’ leading anti-Brexit campaigner

A source close to the deputy prime minister said the claims are ‘baseless and malicious’

Belfast Live

Comedians take to the water in Co Fermanagh for Sky series

Nish Kumar and Josh Widdicombe cross paths with Adrian Dunbar while working a stint at Farming Life

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: crashes and ketamine in Cambridge’s major trauma centre

A striking new BBC medical series. Plus: Nish Kumar and Josh Widdicombe turn their hands to journalism. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

Men reporting badly! Nish Kumar and Josh Widdicombe find being hacks is no joke

The comedians chase local paper scoops in their new TV series Hold the Front Page. But many of their stories were destined for what reporters call the spike …

Belfast Live

Fermanagh and Adrian Dunbar to feature in new Sky comedy series

Josh Widdicombe and Nish Kumar star in Hold the Front Page

The Guardian - UK

The best comedy shows of 2022

From dazzling comic debuts at the Edinburgh fringe to occult sketches, soul-searching standup and deeply strange revelations, it was a top year for laughing matters

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