Easy listening
PODCASTS are the new road-trip MIX TAPE, with a wealth of options ready to be BINGED, from trivial facts you have to know to a FASHION moment in time to MURDER most foul.
Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me
This quiz from US broadcaster NPR (National Public Radio) marries the news stories of the moment with a weekly roster of comedians to seriously funny effect.
Atlas Obscura Podcast
Host Dylan Thuras traverses the world in search of weird and wondrous places, then explores the histories and stories that make them so unique.
TED Radio Hour
Some of the world’s greatest thinkers explore the big questions to help us learn more about ourselves and the world we all live in.
Newcomers
Comedians Lauren Lapkus and Nicole Byer deep dive into celebrated pop culture staples that passed them by the first time around, from Star Wars to the Fast &
Furious franchise.
My Favorite Murder
If you like your true crime with a side of humour, then Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark’s hit podcast is the one for you. Its popularity has even spawned a passionate interactive ‘Murderino’ fan base and sold-out world tours.
In Vogue: The 1990s
Hosted by Anna Wintour, with sound bites from the likes of fashion designers Tom Ford, Miuccia Prada and Marc Jacobs, this podcast explores the fashion era of supermodels, streetwear, glamour and grunge.
Conversations
ABC Radio’s daily interview show has accumulated an impressive roster of interviewees that you can dip into, from prime ministers to astronauts, all led through their compelling personal journey by hosts Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski.
How Did That Get Made?
Hosts Paul Scheer, June Diane Raphael and Jason Mantzoukas deconstruct truly dreadful movies, trying to make sense of nonsensical plots, reading painfully honest reviews and finding the good in the bad.
Criminal
This award-winning true-crime podcast investigates the crimes, the criminals, the victims and the US legal system that stands in judgement of it all; NZ prime minister Jacinda Ardern is apparently a fan.
The Hamish & Andy Podcast
What’s not to love about Australia’s favourite cheeky chaps? The dynamic between the two comedians and friends and the random subjects covered makes for the perfect ‘no-need-to-think-toohard’ listening.
The Orchard
A podcast in the style of an old-school radio drama, actor Eric Bana inhabits the role of detective Adam Durwood who is tasked with investigating the death of a teenage boy in an orchard in rural Victoria.
The Imperfects
Hugh van Cuylenburg, co-founder of The Resilience Project, teams up with his brother Josh and comedian Ryan Shelton to chat with guests about their perfectly imperfect lives.
Stuff You Should Know
Affable hosts Chuck Bryant and Josh Clark save you the Google search, exploring the facts behind everything from El Niño to the history of Champagne to chaos theory to the life of US activist Rosa Parks.
Morbid: A True Crime Podcast
Feed your morbid obsession for the grisly, gruesome and spooky with this semi-serious true crime podcast hosted by an autopsy technician and hairstylist.