Influenced: The Tenet Media Plot
Journalist Nicky Woolf's investigation into rightwing YouTuber Lauren Southern uncovers a web of Russian state interference. Southern tells Woolf she feels like she's in a spy movie, "but the dumbest ever made, because I'm just a YouTuber." The six-episode series explores how a company she worked for was revealed as a front for the Kremlin. The podcast is available now on Audible.
Staying Open
This series features kitchen table chats with chefs and founders about the challenges of the hospitality industry during Covid and the cost of living crisis. Starting at Wilson's in Bristol, it covers menus and managing addiction in a booze-friendly environment. Episodes are released weekly on major platforms.
The Last 12 Weeks
From Serial and The Marshall Project, this podcast follows the legal team of David Wood, sentenced to death in 1992 for six murders in El Paso, Texas. As his execution looms, the team tries to prove his innocence, a concept inconceivable to the victims' families. Episodes are released weekly.
SPLBERG
Charlie Webster, host of Scamanda, returns with a podcast about a Virginian high schooler who convinced classmates he was Steven Spielberg's nephew. The series delves into whether there was darker intent beyond catfishing, with access to Jonathan Taylor Spielberg himself. Available weekly on major platforms.
First America
Rebecca Nagle, a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, hosts this series about the overlooked role of Indigenous people in the foundation of the United States. It covers recent history and how Native identity has been co-opted by summer camps, sports teams, and even a January 6 rioter. Episodes are released weekly.
