Pod, Actually

Catherine Harris
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A podcast about people's favourite podcasts.

  1. Felix ❤️ In Our Time

    1D AGO

    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
  2. Ines ❤️ Radio Ambulante

    APR 14

    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
  3. Andrew ❤️ Past Present Future

    APR 7

    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
  4. Patricia ❤️ Cracks (Con Oso Trava)

    MAR 31

    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
  5. Doug ❤️ News In Slow Spanish

    MAR 24

    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
  6. Trisha ❤️ Witness History

    MAR 15

    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
  7. Andrew ❤️ Mindscape

    MAR 7

    Andrew ❤️ Mindscape

    In this episode of Pod, Actually, Andrew talks about his favorite podcast: Mindscape with Sean Carroll. Andrew discovered Mindscape while trying to improve his own teaching. A deep dive into Richard Feynman’s lectures led him into quantum mechanics, Bayesian logic, and eventually to Carroll’s long-form, curiosity-driven interviews. 🔗 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

    18 min
  8. Jocelyn ❤️ Bitch Sesh

    MAR 2

    Jocelyn ❤️ Bitch Sesh

    In this episode of Pod, Actually, Jocelyn talks about her favorite podcast: Bitch Sesh, the cult-favorite show devoted to The Real Housewives franchise. Jocelyn calls it a “guilty pleasure,” but what unfolds is something more interesting: a portrait of why we turn to “ridiculous” television, why warmth matters more than expertise, and how much we need to like the people whose voices keep us company. Jocelyn's top five podcasts: 1. Bitch Sesh 2. Pod Save America 3. Stay Tuned 4. This American Life 5. Lovett Or Leave It 🔗 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

    17 min
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A podcast about people's favourite podcasts.

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  • Creator
    Catherine Harris
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    14
  • Rating
    Explicit
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