30 h. ago The host of one of TV’s finest foodie shows does a podcast: best listens of the week

Samin Nosrat from Netflix’s Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat creates an essential resource for food heads. Plus, a Grey’s Anatomy character goes under the microscope in a super-fun show about dubious people called Elizabeth Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Russell Kane cosies up to a hamster: best podcasts of the week

The comedian returns with a spin-off of his hit series about evilness – now applied to animals. Plus, Tracy Beaker actor Dani Harmer spills the tea on the magical Jacqueline Wilson“Is this creature a misunderstood marvel or a furry little psychopath?” That’s what comedian Russell Kane is asking in this animal-themed spin-off series from his hit Evil Genius podcast. He’s starting (dangerously) small with the hamster. Helping him to decide whether they are “pet shop pin-ups or nugget-size narcissists” are fellow funny woman Laura Smyth and zoologist and hamster expert Jules Howard. Hollie Richardson Widely available, episodes weekly Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘I’m the one to beat’: is Taylor Swift’s Showgirl era set to take h to even greater heights?

Just-announced album already looks like it will make singer and partner Travis Kelce hysterically famous at a new level – and that may be precisely their planTaylor Swift’s podcast interview with her American football player boyfriend, Travis Kelce, this week yielded plenty of tidbits for fans. Across two hours of loose chat on New Heights, the show Kelce helms with his brother Jason – also a football player – Swift revealed she was obsessed with sourdough and lurked on baking blogs. The couple spent the summer with her family, caring for her 73-year-old father, Scott, after he had a quintuple heart bypass. She gave Kelce a lesson on Hamlet and taught him how to avoid internalising speculation about their two-year relationship. You could call them the tentpoles of the 35-year-old pop star’s brand: literary passions and professional self-awareness.One surprising revelation came near the end. Until the record-breaking 149-date Eras tour that Swift mounted from 2023-24, she said she ha...

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2 w. ago ‘I’m the one to beat’: is Taylor Swift’s Showgirl era set to take her to even greater heights?

Just-announced album already looks like it will make singer and partner Travis Kelce hysterically famous at a new level – and that may be precisely their planTaylor Swift’s podcast interview with her American football player boyfriend, Travis Kelce, this week yielded plenty of tidbits for fans. Across two hours of loose chat on New Heights, the show Kelce helms with his brother Jason – also a football player – Swift revealed she was obsessed with sourdough and lurked on baking blogs. The couple spent the summer with her family, caring for her 73-year-old father, Scott, after he had a quintuple heart bypass. She gave Kelce a lesson on Hamlet and taught him how to avoid internalising speculation about their two-year relationship. You could call them the tentpoles of the 35-year-old pop star’s brand: literary passions and professional self-awareness.One surprising revelation came near the end. Until the record-breaking 149-date Eras tour that Swift mounted from 2023-24, she said she ha...

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2 w. ago Chiefs’ Travis Kelce admits he ‘slipped a little bit’ given off

Tight end says last two seasons ‘not to my standard’Says off-field acting and hosting drew focus from NFLKC star motivated to ‘show up’ for Chiefs this seasonKansas City Chiefs star tight end Travis Kelce is the first to admit that his past two seasons haven’t been up to par. His statistics, while still impressive, back that up when considering the standard Kelce set in his previous seven Pro Bowl seasons.As the world knows, Kelce’s life has been in a brighter spotlight given his highly publicized relationship with Taylor Swift – you’ve likely heard of her – and a slate of off-field ventures. The 35-year-old has hosted Saturday Night Live, landed a role in Ryan Murphy’s Grotesquerie, appeared in Happy Gilmore 2 alongside Adam Sandler, and taken on a hosting gig for Amazon’s Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity? He also keeps busy with the New Heights podcast he co-hosts with his brother, Jason, where Swift this week announced her new album. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Myleene Klass' revenge wardrobe: Expert reveals how star is sending secret fashion signals amid Rochelle Humes 'feud' and cheating accusations: 'She knows exactly what she's doing'

Myleene Klass sent shockwaves through the celebrity world last week when she spoke candidly on a podcast.

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3 w. ago Miranda Sawyer does a deep dive into 90s nostalgia: best podcasts of the week

The broadcaster kicks off her retro-fest of a podcast by looking at a certain pair of guitar-loving Mancunian brothers. Plus, Jon Hamm, Bob Odenkirk and John Waters team up for fantasy fictionMiranda Sawyer gets into full-on nostalgia mode in this series dedicated to the days of Cool Britannia, Girl Power, Trainspotting and much more. If you’ve not had your fill of Oasis yet, her first episode is a loving deep dive into fandom and how one Mancunian outfit went where no 90s band had gone before. Says former Q editor Ted Kessler, it all came down to the Gallaghers’ undeniable strain of “electricity chaos and anarchy”. Hannah J DaviesWidely available, episodes weekly Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Siobhán McSweeney tells a truly surreal tale: best podcasts of the week

What is a ‘zombie vibe’? And what does it mean when it crops up on your Carribbean-bound cruise ship? The Derry Girls star tells all, while Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty digs deep into allegations against Kanye WestFor this spin-off of the BBC World Service’s unusual life stories series, Derry Girls and Amandaland actor Siobhán McSweeney narrates the tale of a crew who found themselves confined to a Caribbean-bound cargo ship during the Covid pandemic in 2020. It takes a little while to warm up but, once it gets going, the tale of ship cook Giulia and the “zombie vibe” that she encountered at sea becomes increasingly surreal. Hannah J DaviesWidely available, episodes weekly Continue reading...

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