Fatiha El-Ghorri : Homeless Shelters, Two Divorces, BUT Still Laughing
Cancer. Homeless shelters. Forced Menopause. Two divorces. And somehow, STILL laughing. Comedian Fatiha El-Ghorri has been through more than her fair share. She lost her dad at just six years old, has faced homelessness and found herself in a women's shelter. But no matter what life throws at her, she always finds a way to laugh. Now turning heads on the red carpet with her BAFTA glamour, Fatiha joins Katherine Ryan to get real about the experiences behind the punchlines. She's had to grow up fast, navigated difficult relationships AND poverty as well as being diagnosed with endometrial cancer, undergoing a radical hysterectomy and being plunged into forced menopause. In an instant, her body and her world changed BUT finding the time to slow down isn’t part of her to-do list. She’s got the glamour, the humor and the survival instincts. But after everything life has thrown at her, what will her biological age reveal? We have her blood… let's find out! What's My Age Again? is Sponsored by wayfair.co.ukThey've got everything you need to make sure that as you grow and mature, your space does too! Shop now at Wayfair.co.uk.
28 Oct
Marina Hyde and Jesse Armstrong, Live in Brighton
Described by Phoebe Waller-Bridge as “the most lethal, vital, screamingly funny truth-teller of our time”, Marina Hyde has become one of Britain’s most popular columnists and podcasters. A Sunday Times bestselling author and co-host of the smash hit podcast The Rest is Entertainment, she has an unrivalled talent for making sense of our stranger-than-fiction times. In September 2026 Hyde came to the Intelligence Squared stage in Brighton, marking the launch of her new book 'What A Time To Be Alive!'. From lambasting the Trump presidency, to the increasing popularity of Nigel Farage's Reform, from the spectacle of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez’s Venice wedding to the Beckham family feud, she is chief chronicler of our gloriously chaotic age. Hyde was joined live on stage award-winning screenwriter and producer Jesse Armstrong. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
26 Oct
Ashley Walters: “I Thought I Was God!” Turning Setbacks Into Success
Ashley Walters is one of the best examples of someone who’s consistently got stuck, and unstuck.He pivoted from being an MC, to an actor, and is now about to release his debut feature length film as a director. But along the way he’s faced struggles; going to prison, battling with alcoholism, and overcoming anxiety and self doubt.Tim and Ashley discuss how he made the jump from one career to the other, what he did to avoid getting stuck, and what you can do to turn your setbacks into successes. They also discuss: Finding the positives in tough situations Ashley’s journey battling addiction What he learned from his early career god complex The advice he got from Daniel Kaluuya His pivot to becoming a director Ashley’s relationship with Stephen Graham Why he makes his mistakes visible Credits: Podcast Content Producer - Jon Weeks AV Technical Manager - Ayo Ige AV Technical Manager - Tom Shaw Social Lead - Yasmin Coonjah Senior Social Producer - Laura Laughlan Social Producer - Demi Brockway Talent Booker - Jo Sheinman Designers - Ben Watkins & Krisna Cumandrai Production Coordinator - Poppy Thompson Production Manager - Sarah Nicholls Mix Engineer - John Scott Executive Producer - Finn Ryan Head of Production - Cat Moran Chief Creative Officer - Lucie Cave
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Remembering Sir Patrick Stewart
Agents Scott and Cam raise a hot cup of Earl Grey to Sir Patrick Stewart and reflect on his incredible career and legacy. You can stream Stewart's Love Boat: The Next Generation SNL sketch on Vimeo. Become a SpyHards Patron and gain access to top secret "Agents in the Field" bonus episodes, movie commentaries and more! Social media: @spyhards Purchase the latest exclusive SpyHards merch at Redbubble. View the NOC List and the Disavowed List at Letterboxd.com/spyhards Podcast artwork by Michael Overton. Theme music by Doug Astley. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Season 3, Episode 1
A Private Matter, Episode 1
A Christmas tree farmer with dementia named Jay Hickey vanishes from his small town in rural New Hampshire. Jay's wife Patty never reports him missing. A tipster claims "a lot of strangeness is starting to emerge" – and they're right. To hear this season of Bear Brook ad-free, click here to become a member of our Patreon. Bear Brook is a production of the Document team at New Hampshire Public Radio. If you have tips or more information, email us at bearbrook@nhpr.org. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Season 24, Episode 1
The dials of belief | Spiral Ep 1
Jim asks an AI chatbot a simple question about how to earn some extra cash. He ends up in a psychiatric ward. Patricia Clarke investigates how design choices made by AI labs can lead to human delusions. Reported by Patricia Clarke Produced by Katie Gunning Sound design by Hannah Varrall Development production by Jess Swinburne and Owen Thomas Artwork by Jon Hill and Michelle Thompson Narrative editor is Gary Marshall Executive producers are Jasper Corbett and Basia Cummings Spiral is a 4 part original series from Tortoise Investigates and The Observer. To binge listen to all episodes today, ad-free, subscribe to The Observer. Or subscribe to Observer+ on Apple Podcasts or Spotify to listen to all our podcasts, including this one, without any ads. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Global investigations from the BBC. Gripping stories from around the world – delve into a World of Secrets. Latest season: Dr Skin. Retinol is all over social media, beauty shelves, advertising. But its early origins were much uglier than most people know. Previously on World of Secrets: Catching My Teacher: When students from a network of boarding schools in Indonesia hear about a dark secret at the heart of a national institution, they set out to find the truth. Death in Dubai: A woman falls from a tower block and her name starts trending. But behind the online rumours lies an even darker reality. Al Fayed, Predator at Harrods: Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Al Fayed - then owner of one of the most famous shops in the world - is accused of rape and attempted rape by women who worked for him. And The Abercrombie Guys: Investigating sexual exploitation claims against the former CEO of fashion giant Abercrombie & Fitch.
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Heists, Scams & Lies is a brilliant series from the makers of The Trial. Each series takes you on a journey through an incredible story all based around either, yup you guessed it - a heist, scam or lie. Our intrepid reporters travel the world chasing diamond robbers, cads, scammers and all round bad eggs to bring you eye-popping stories you'll never forget. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sundays are terrifying. The weekend’s nearly over. Your screen time is humiliating. Fortunately, Bash Croft and his friends are on hand to wrap up the week, and make your Sunday suck that little bit less. Each week, Bash is joined by special guests to catch-up on highlights from the past week, talk through their anxieties, and nominate any flops or slays. Bash and his friends will also press play on the answerphone machine to advise on listeners’ problems from the week, dilemmas and personal wins, before finally ‘ditching the dread’ and looking forward (or not) to the week ahead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Your home for everything snow. Almost award-winning presenters Ed Leigh and Tim Warwood bring you all the ski and snowboard action from across the world. It’s always winter somewhere... Your best clips, tricks, crashes and hilarious stories are shared in our commentary booth - with all the latest news, snow forecasts, interviews, gear guides, and much more. Tune in every Wednesday for a new show, and join our Patreon FOR FREE to get behind the scenes clips, tickets to exclusive events, as well as extended interviews, and chat with fellow Snow Globers. Send your favourite stories and clips from the slopes to edandtim@snowglobe.world
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When The Observer’s Technology Editor, Patricia Clarke began investigating a new phenomenon initially dubbed ‘AI psychosis’, she found lives upended by long, intimate conversations with chatbots. But as she followed the evidence from a psychiatric ward in Bristol to the safety teams in Silicon Valley, a far darker story emerged. Guided by AI industry whistleblowers, grieving families and hundreds of pages of chatbot transcripts, Spiral exposes how big tech is running an unprecedented experiment on the human mind. To binge listen to all episodes today, ad-free, subscribe to The Observer and use the code AUDIO50 for 50% off an annual digital subscription. You'll get access to: This series and all our podcasts before anyone elseAd-free listeningA daily edition, curated by our editors 7 days a weekPuzzles from the inventors of the cryptic crosswordRecipes for every occasionFree tickets to join Observer events in our newsroom or online Or subscribe to Observer+ on Apple Podcasts and Spotify for access to this series and ad-free listening to Observer podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Max Fosh is a silly boy with more silly ideas than he knows what’s to do with. From the surreal to the sublime, Max’s imagination knows no bounds. Each week, Max invites a special guest onto the show to help him take those ideas and attempt to workshop them into a reality. No idea is too big, too bold or too bonkers, because on this show, there are ‘No Bad Ideas’. New episodes every Monday. Here's an idea: subscribe so you don't miss one. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Imagine if your Dad wrote a dirty book. Most people would try to ignore it and pretend it had never happened - but not Jamie Morton. Instead, he's decided to read it to the world in this award-winning comedy podcast. With the help of his friends, James Cooper and Alice Levine, Jamie will be reading a chapter each episode and discovering more about his father than he ever bargained for. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Comedians Ed Gamble and James Acaster invite special guests into their magical restaurant to each choose their favourite starter, main course, side dish, dessert and drink. Ever wanted to eat your dream meal? It's time to order Off Menu. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The official channel for the show about everything: four dorks discuss the most amazing facts they’ve learned over the last seven days. The multi award-winning, globe-travelling, 600-million-download phenomenon. Hosted by Dan Schreiber, James Harkin, Andrew Hunter Murray and Anna Ptaszynski.
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Design is everywhere in our lives, perhaps most importantly in the places where we've just stopped noticing. 99% Invisible is a weekly exploration of the process and power of design and architecture. From award winning producer Roman Mars. Learn more at 99percentinvisible.org.
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NEW from the BBC’s space podcast: A revolutionary telescope and the tiny flaw that almost destroyed the dream. Hubble transformed our understanding of the universe. Maggie Aderin tells the dramatic story of one of the most ambitious scientific instruments ever built - and how it almost ended in disaster. Already delayed by years and millions of dollars over budget, the Hubble Space Telescope is finally ready to launch and change history. It has been heralded as a window on the universe, and promises to answer the most fundamental questions ever asked: How did it all begin? Where are we going? Are we alone? But little does Nasa know that the curvature of one of its mirrors is off by the equivalent of one-fiftieth of the width of a human hair. The result? Blurry images. It will need to be repaired – in space! Theme music by Hans Zimmer and Christian Lundberg and produced by Russell Emanuel, for Bleeding Fingers Music. 13 Minutes is the space podcast from the BBC World Service, telling epic space stories. It’s produced by the BBC Audio Science Unit. Previous seasons: Season 1: 13 Minutes to the Moon. The first Moon landing. In the final dramatic 13-minute descent to the Moon, the Apollo 11 mission came close to going badly wrong. Communication was breaking down, technology was failing and fuel was running out. This is the story of how the first Moon landing was saved. Presented by Kevin Fong. Season 2: Apollo 13. Apollo 13 should have been the third Moon landing, but after an explosion, it almost ended in tragedy. Told by the people who flew it and saved it. Presented by Kevin Fong. Season 3: The Space Shuttle. A sci-fi dream that changed spaceflight forever. From the boldest test flight in history to one of Nasa’s darkest days – the Challenger disaster. Space scientist Maggie Aderin tells the awe-inspiring story of the programme that brought triumph and tragedy. Season 4: Artemis II. Artemis and the return to the Moon. As Nasa returned to the Moon for the first time in more than half a century, we followed the mission with a new episode every day. Four astronauts – on a spacecraft called Orion - looped around the Moon. They went further from Earth than any human in history. The story of Artemis II is told by space scientist Maggie Aderin, British astronaut Tim Peake, and US space journalist Kristin Fisher.
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“Health has become overcomplicated. I aim to simplify it” In this podcast, we hear stories from leading health experts and exciting personalities who offer easy health life-hacks, expert advice and debunk common health myths giving you the tools to revolutionise how you eat, sleep, move and relax. Hosted by Dr Chatterjee - one of the most influential GPs in the country with nearly 20 years experience, star of BBC 1’s Doctor In the House, and author of 6 internationally best-selling books, including ‘The 4 Pillar Plan’ – Feel Better, Live More aims to inspire, empower and transform the way we feel. When we are healthier, we are happier because when we feel better, we live more. Support the podcast and enjoy Ad-Free episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts https://apple.co/feelbetterlivemore. For other podcast platforms go to https://fblm.supercast.com. https://www.drchatterjee.com/podcast https://www.instagram.com/drchatterjee https://www.twitter.com/drchatterjeeuk https://www.facebook.com/DrChatterjee