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5 new parenting-themed podcasts to listen to this week

These are our top picks ahead of the school summer holidays.

The Independent UK · Jul 9

Strung review – far-fetched thriller awkwardly mixes Blumhouse and Tyler Perry

There are flashes of low-rent fun to be had here but a busy script makes it feel like a limited series inelegantly cut down to movie length

The Guardian - US · Jun 26

‘I killed hundreds of people’: Meet the children forced to wage endless war in the DRC

IN FOCUS: For decades, children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have been recruited to serve as cannon fodder in the protracted and bloody conflicts riddling the east of the country. As rights groups warn of one of the world’s most severe recruitment crises, The Independent speaks to children…

The Independent UK · Mar 26

Chicago P.D.’s Fall Finale Delivered Something I’ve Been Missing From One Chicago Lately, But I Have Big Questions About Ruzek

This was exciting, but where's Ruzek?

Cinemablend · Nov 13, 2025

Ahead Of NBC's Chicago P.D. Losing A Member Of Team, I Really Missed One Star From The Latest Episode

Change is coming.

Cinemablend · Oct 29, 2025

‘I spent a month sleeping in a cupboard’: comedians on the true cost of the Fringe

Performing at one of these showcases is famously ruinously expensive – but can you at least attend one for free? Our writer ditches his wallet to find out, and meets the comedians doing their best on an ever-tightening budget

The Guardian - UK · Jul 27, 2025

The ‘sacramental shame’ many LGBTQ+ conservative Christians wrestle with – and how they find healing

Kai found Jesus as a teenager. A person of white and Hawaiian descent, Kai now goes by gender-neutral pronouns and identifies as “māhū,” the traditional Hawaiian term for someone in-between masculine and feminine. But when they first became Christian, the high-schooler identified as gay – and was committed to celibacy.

The Conversation · Apr 29, 2025

Being a librarian was already hard. Then came the Trump administration

Already facing burnout and book bans, librarians face a ‘catastrophe’ for institutions deemed central to democracy

The Guardian - US · Apr 7, 2025

You be the judge: should my brother stick to his promises to lend me money?

Julius thinks his high-earning brother is tight. Fred says Julius needs to get a grip on his spending. Which one is talking financial sense?

The Guardian - UK · Sep 8, 2023

You be the judge: should I let my girlfriend’s sister move in with us?

Imani loves the idea, Lex says there isn’t space. You decide whether three’s a crowd

The Guardian - UK · Sep 1, 2023