A disturbing story about a Russian spy says: best podcasts of the week | TV & radio

Lauren Southern tells reporter Nicky Woolf she feels like she’s in a spy movie, “but the dumbest one ever made, because I’m a YouTuber”. Along with other members of the right wing, the Canadian found himself linked to the Kremlin when the company he worked for was exposed as a front for the Russian government. Its immobility is remarkable, as Woolf’s research unfolds over six unsettling themes. Hannah J Davies
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Being Open

With Covid and the cost of living crisis, it has been a difficult few years for the hospitality industry. This is a series of kitchen chats featuring chefs and entrepreneurs, about the challenges (and fun) of restaurant work. Starting at Wilson’s in Bristol, it influences menus and guides trends in pubs. Phil Harrison
It is widely available, episodes every week

The Last 12 Weeks

David Wood was sentenced to death in 1992 for the murders of six people in El Paso, Texas, and his execution is imminent. This slow but inspiring podcast from Serial and The Marshall Project follows his team of lawyers, as they make a last ditch effort to prove his innocence – an idea that, naturally, seems impossible to the families of the victims. HJD
It is widely available, episodes every week

Concept of the company SPLBERG

Charlie Webster of Scamanda is back with another deliciously delicious pot full of 90s nostalgia. How did a Virginian high school student convince his friends that he was Steven Spielberg’s nephew? And was there anything darker than fishing for coral? The reach of Jonathan Taylor Spielberg himself makes this all the more appealing. HJD
It is widely available, episodes every week

America first

Rebecca Nagle, a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, has a list of stories that are often overlooked on the foundation of the United States. He also considers recent history, and why the Native was chosen negatively by children’s summer camps, sports teams – and one of the threats of January 6. HJD
It is widely available, episodes every week