Pod, Actually

Catherine Harris

A podcast about people's favourite podcasts.

  1. Javier ❤️ The School of Greatness

    1 DAY AGO

    Javier ❤️ The School of Greatness

    In this episode of Pod, Actually, Catherine speaks with Javier, a startup investor and innovator based in Murcia in southeastern Spain, about his favorite podcast, The School of Greatness with Lewis Howes. Javier listens for the personal development, the long and curious interviews, and the way Lewis approaches guests with openness rather than instant judgment. For Javier, the show is not really about work, even if it sometimes feeds his work with clients. It is more about the phase of life he is in now, and his ongoing interest in growth, self-care, finance, longevity, curiosity, and becoming a better person. The conversation touches on what it means to admire a podcast host, whether we should meet our heroes, the danger of discovering that openness might be a performance, and why staying curious matters in a polarized world. Javier also reflects on his father, who taught him the value of openness, and realizes during the conversation that Lewis Howes reminds him of his father in ways he had not previously considered. Learn more about Javier here:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/javierfernandezgallardo/ 🎙 Javier's Top 5 Podcasts:  The School of Greatness Morning Brew Daily Bob Baker Affirmation Meditation Podcast  Lateral The Rest is Classified🔗 Links Read the companion piece on Substack: https://podactually.substack.comSupport Pod, Actually on Patreon: https://patreon.com/PodActuallyFollow Pod, Actually on Instagram: www.instagram.com/podactuallypodcast📩 Tell us about the podcast you love: podactuallypodcast@gmail.com

    16 min
  2. Parthena ❤️ Wiser Than Me

    28 APR

    Parthena ❤️ Wiser Than Me

    In this episode of Pod, Actually, Catherine is joined by Parthena — a salesperson, arts lover, and self-confessed podcast sponge — to talk about the show that keeps her walking longer and thinking harder: Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Parthena explains why the podcast’s focus on older women’s lived experience feels both rare and necessary, and shares the moment from Jane Fonda’s episode that genuinely stopped her in her tracks. Along the way, Parthena reveals her binge-listening habits, her Hollywood-adjacent past, and her deep skepticism of male podcast hosts who just can’t help talking about themselves. 🎙 Parthena's Top 5 Podcasts:  Wiser Than Me The Tim Ferriss Show Call Her Daddy SmartLess  On Purpose🔗 Links Read the companion piece on Substack: https://podactually.substack.comSupport Pod, Actually on Patreon: https://patreon.com/PodActuallyFollow Pod, Actually on Instagram: www.instagram.com/podactuallypodcast📩 Tell us about the podcast you love: podactuallypodcast@gmail.com

    16 min
  3. Felix ❤️ In Our Time

    21 APR

    Felix ❤️ In Our Time

    In this episode of Pod, Actually, Felix, a public speaker and moonshot strategist living in London, talks about his favorite podcast: In Our Time. This is a show that can spend an hour on the sun, mitochondria, or the Sri Lankan revolution and somehow leave him feeling steadier, cleverer, and more interested in being alive. Which is no small thing.  🎙 Felix's Top 5 Podcasts:  In Our Time  Pod Save America  The Rest Is History  Today in Focus  ItalianPod101 🔗 Links Learn more about Felix here: www.felixriley.comAnd here: www.brilliant-thinking.comRead the companion piece on Substack: https://podactually.substack.comSupport Pod, Actually on Patreon: https://patreon.com/PodActuallyFollow Pod, Actually on Instagram: www.instagram.com/podactuallypodcast📩 Tell us about the podcast you love: podactuallypodcast@gmail.com

    19 min
  4. Ines ❤️ Radio Ambulante

    14 APR

    Ines ❤️ Radio Ambulante

    In this episode of Pod, Actually,  Catherine talks with Ines, a writer and translator living in Lima, Peru, about her favorite podcast: Radio Ambulante. Ines describes the show as something like This American Life for a Spanish-speaking Latin American audience: a beautifully produced program that tells stories from across the region with intelligence, nuance, and care. She talks about discovering the show through her admiration for writer Daniel Alarcón, and explains why its regional outlook matters so much to her. 🎙 Ines's Top 5 Podcasts: 1. Radio Ambulante 2. The Viall Files 3) The Slowdown 4) Normal Gossip 5) Dying for Sex 🔗 Links Read Ines' newsletter on Substack: The Cranky GuideFind Ines on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ines.bellina/Read the companion piece on Substack: https://podactually.substack.comSupport Pod, Actually on Patreon: https://patreon.com/PodActuallyFollow Pod, Actually on Instagram: www.instagram.com/podactuallypodcast📩 Tell us about the podcast you love: podactuallypodcast@gmail.com

    19 min
  5. Andrew ❤️ Past Present Future

    7 APR

    Andrew ❤️ Past Present Future

    In this episode of Pod, Actually,  Catherine talks with Andrew, a professor of politics at the University of Melbourne, about the podcast he’s loving right now: Past Present Future. Drawing on his life in political thought, Andrew explains why he’s drawn to a show that steps back from the daily frenzy of the news and instead asks deeper questions about history, ideas, and how we make sense of the present. 🎙 Andrew's Top 5 Podcasts: 1. Past Present Future 2. Easy French 3. Ones & Tooze 4. The Long Game (Jake Sullivan and Jon Finer) 5. Social Science Bites 🔗 Links Read the companion piece on Substack: https://podactually.substack.comSupport Pod, Actually on Patreon: https://patreon.com/PodActuallyFollow Pod, Actually on Instagram: www.instagram.com/podactuallypodcast📩 Tell us about the podcast you love: podactuallypodcast@gmail.com

    19 min
  6. Patricia ❤️ Cracks (Con Oso Trava)

    31 MAR

    Patricia ❤️ Cracks (Con Oso Trava)

    In this episode of Pod, Actually,  Catherine speaks with Patricia—a Mexico City–based nonprofit consultant and founder of Secret Cool Mexico—about her favorite podcast: Cracks, hosted by Mexican entrepreneur Oso Trava. What starts as a conversation about a business podcast becomes something deeper: a window into power, culture, and the minds shaping modern Mexico. 🎙 Patricia’s Top 6 Podcasts: 1. Cracks (con Oso Trava) 2. The Telepathy Tapes 3. Sorry, Partner ⁠⁠4. Psicóloga Pau 5. ⁠⁠La Burra Arisca 6. Es Lo Que Hay 🔗 Links Learn more about Patricia's travel business, Secret Cool Mexico: www.secretcoolmexico.comLearn more about Patricia's non-profit: www.pontis.mxRead the companion piece on Substack: https://podactually.substack.comSupport Pod, Actually on Patreon: https://patreon.com/PodActuallyFollow Pod, Actually on Instagram: www.instagram.com/podactuallypodcast📩 Tell us about the podcast you love: podactuallypodcast@gmail.com

    20 min
  7. Doug ❤️ News In Slow Spanish

    24 MAR

    Doug ❤️ News In Slow Spanish

    On this episode of Pod, Actually, Doug, a social studies teacher in San Francisco, talks about learning Spanish, not through textbooks, but through podcasts. His current favorite? News in Slow Spanish: a gentle, bite-sized way to stay connected to the world while building language skills. What emerges is something deeper: a conversation about learning, identity, and the quiet ways podcasts shape how we move through the world. Doug listens on his short commute, not to chase headlines, but to absorb language, rhythm, and culture—finding in the process a softer, more manageable way to engage with the news.  🎙 Doug’s Top 5 Podcasts: 1. Throughline 2. The Daily 3. Radiolab 4. Radio Ambulante 5. Freakonomics Radio 🔗 Links Read the companion piece on Substack: https://podactually.substack.comSupport Pod, Actually on Patreon: https://patreon.com/PodActuallyFollow Pod, Actually on Instagram: www.instagram.com/podactuallypodcast📩 Tell us about the podcast you love: podactuallypodcast@gmail.com

    13 min
  8. Trisha ❤️ Witness History

    15 MAR

    Trisha ❤️ Witness History

    On this episode of Pod, Actually, Trisha, a London-based current affairs writer talks about the podcast she listens to most: the BBC’s Witness History. Each episode is just nine minutes long, yet it captures a moment from history through the memories of someone who lived it. For Trisha, the brevity is part of the appeal — but the deeper attraction is something else entirely. In a media world built around hyper-curated playlists and endless choice, Witness History offers something rare: random discovery. In just nine minutes a day, it offers a glimpse into the past — and a reminder that even turbulent moments eventually become history. Trisha's top five podcasts: 1. Witness History 2. The Globalist 3. Taiwan This Week 4. The Rest Is Classified  5. Empire: World History 🔗 Links Learn more about Trisha here: www.trishadeborchgrave.comRead the companion piece on Substack: https://podactually.substack.comSupport Pod, Actually on Patreon: https://patreon.com/PodActuallyFollow Pod, Actually on Instagram: www.instagram.com/podactuallypodcast📩 Tell us about the podcast you love: podactuallypodcast@gmail.com

    19 min
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A podcast about people's favourite podcasts.

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    Catherine Harris
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