Thread by @brassoteach

I’m a huge fan of podcasts so thought I’d just put a few recommendations of some I have loved over the past year..

First up for laugh out loud moments and great comedians at work- @OffMenuOfficial

James Acaster and Ed Gamble are such a great combo, inviting celebs into their imaginary restaurant to pick their final meal.

Sticking on the food theme-

@tablemannerspod by Jessie and Lennie Ware and @outtolunchwith led by Jay Rayner provide fantastic conversational interviewing with people of prominence in the public eye over some fantastic food.

For news updates I go to Newscast with @bbclaurak @adamfleming and the team for all UK/Covid/Brexit updates and some great company

And for America updates, Americast with @maitlis and Jon Sopel

If you love interview podcasts, I think @sueperkins is brilliant, Full disclosure with James O Brien and Perfect Sounds with James Acaster are both worlds apart in format and style but I find both really interesting.

For educators:

@DynamicDeps- fantastic insight from knowledgeable professionals
@AfterSchoolPod_ - raising important questions about vital conversations.
@DropBucketPod - a podcast that feels as though you’re listening to your mates, brilliant stuff on mental health

For podcasts that accompany TV shows :

Edith Bowman on The Crown podcast

Ed Gamble’s accompanying podcast to TaskMaster

Office Ladies- a great episode by episode look back at the office us

Got to throw a shout-out to the local lads- @IBW_Podcast who have grown their podcast both on usual podcast platforms and YouTube this year- definitely one to watch for the future- varied content from two brilliant brothers.

For theatre- @ThreeOnTheAisle, three critics looking at the theatre industry mainly focussed in the US

For surreal comedy and footie- @AthleticoMince

For word facts- something rhymes with purple

And my favourite podcast for 2020 was The Fault Line narrated by David Dimbleby & going behind the scenes on the lead-up to the Iraq War.

It felt like a Netflix series, with its drama, interviews & trickling of new, interesting information.

Hope you find a new pod you’ll love!