Great Pods Weekly Digest #1
The latest picks from Great Pods critics — 5 newly reviewed podcasts, straight from the reviewers.
At a glance
Great Pods Digest #1 rounds up critic reviews of 5 podcasts:
- Wind of Change — rated 5/5 by Greg Wasserman, Podcast The Newsletter
- Death of an Artist S3: Mathers & Michael — rated 5/5 by Miranda Sawyer, The Observer
- Bear Hunt — rated 5/5 by Gerard O'Donovan, Telegraph UK
- Where the River Took Us — rated 5/5 by Rebecca Lavoie, Kevin Flynn, Lara Bricker & Toby Ball, Crime Writers On
- The Cancer Caregiver — rated 5/5 by Frank Racioppi, Ear Worthy
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Wind of Change
Pineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / Spotify
★★★★★
It made me wonder how many other songs get written for political 'opportunities.' [...] Even if you don't like the song, it's hard not to enjoy this story, and what thoughts come up for you as you listen.
— Greg Wasserman, Podcast The Newsletter
Death of an Artist S3: Mathers & Michael
Pushkin Industries
★★★★★
You may think of their deaths as a perfect ending, but over six episodes, Neyfakh and Gregory paint a more complicated picture. [...] This is not a true crime show. There is no bad guy. [...] The previous two series of Death of an Artist are great, too, but they are more straightforward. What lifts series three into something exceptional is the beautiful care with which it's told. [...] The mus...
— Miranda Sawyer, The Observer
Bear Hunt
Goalhanger
★★★★★
A tense, sharply topical geopolitical thriller [...] Told over 10 nail-biting episodes, the Bourne-style story [...] It's fiction but well researched. With some impressive military advisors on board, it is also scarily credible at times.
— Gerard O'Donovan, Telegraph UK
Where the River Took Us
Texas Monthly
★★★★★
Lara said the opening two episodes were the most gripping of any she's heard. Kevin said its breathless storytelling and intimate look at grief and survival make it unforgettable. Rebecca listened to it twice, calling the interviews and the writing "magic."
— Rebecca Lavoie, Kevin Flynn, Lara Bricker & Toby Ball, Crime Writers On
The Cancer Caregiver
Charlotte Bayala
★★★★★
The Cancer Caregiver Podcast is an award-winning audio resource created for people who are caring for someone with cancer. Hosted by long-term caregiver, yoga, and meditation teacher Charlotte Bayala, the show delivers short, practical episodes focused on emotional survival, mindfulness, and self-preservation for caregivers.
— Frank Racioppi, Ear Worthy
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