Welcome to the You Heard It Here First series three finale. We wanted to end on a high so expect a lot of LOLs from this one. If you’re thinking of booking a family holiday, this week’s new release might make you think twice. If you’re after something a bit more highbrow, you’ll enjoy our trip to the Audible Theatre, which will leave you feeling cultured and informed. Audible editor Gabe joins us and recommends a book that reminds us of how far we’ve come this year, before Careless author Kirsty...
Nov 09, 2021•31 min•Season 3Ep. 10
Welcome to the penultimate episode of Series 3! Are you ready to be swept up in sequins and hairspray? Well, our new release is about a fictional Hollywood starlet and it might have you itching to watch some old movies. If you’re in the mood for some very intriguing real life, we have an Audible Original Podcast that promises to introduce you to some of the most daring and entertaining older people. Strap in for what is a wild and bizarre ride. Our guests are here to shake things up! Audible edi...
Oct 26, 2021•31 min•Season 3Ep. 9
Welcome back to You Heard It Here First – the go-to podcast for finding your new favourite listen on Audible. How do you feel about being transported back to Harlem in the 60s? Perhaps a hard-hitting documentary series will scratch that investigative journalism itch? Rest assured we've got you, whatever your mood. We also fall down the rabbit hole with our guests! Audible editor Robin wants you to join him in investigating his intriguing conspiracy theory podcast recommendation, and sustainabili...
Oct 11, 2021•31 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Welcome back to another fabulous episode of You Heard It Here First - the go-to podcast to find your next listen. Things take an ‘ordinary’ turn as we head to Ireland to get a quick romance fix for this episode. If a twee romance isn’t your thing, not to worry because we’re launching into space for some blood-curdling horror and sci-fi. The action keeps coming as our guests join the show. Sam convinces us all to take on a 14 book epic fantasy that’s reminiscent of Lord of the Rings, and bestsell...
Sep 27, 2021•32 min•Season 3Ep. 7
We’re back to help you discover the best that Audible has to offer! In this episode, get ready to solve a crime or two with your favourite detectives. Not in a problem-solving mood? No worries, why not settle into an audio picture show instead, with one of the most talented young musicians of our time! Speaking of music - get ready to hear never-before-shared stories and insights from the mums of famous artists. Then award-winning crime writer Lynda La Plante joins us to talk about a book and a ...
Sep 13, 2021•31 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Welcome back to another episode of You Heard It Here First. We’re back to help you discover the best that Audible has to offer. This week we’ve gone heavy on the fiction. Fancy a cold and calculated thriller with a strong female lead? Or maybe you’re tired of being haunted by regrets and need a mental shift? Done and Done! Get ready to hear all about a cat fiction bestselling novel that moved us all. Then crime writer Inga Vesper joins us to share why she was so moved by a touching orphan’s tale...
Aug 30, 2021•31 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Welcome back to You Heard it Here First. As usual, we’re bringing you even more superb recommendations. Are you on the hunt for something to help you get your life together? Or perhaps you’re after some 19th-century history with a humorous twist? This episode has got you covered on both counts. We’re also reviewing a bestselling parenting book to help you decide if it’s worth the hype. And things get a little dark and sinister as we discuss a chilling psychological thriller with author Jo Spain....
Aug 16, 2021•30 min•Season 3Ep. 4
In this episode we’re delivering some incredible recommendations, starting by giving you real #RelationshipGoals. If you need to hush your brain a little, we've got a great poetic audio palette cleanser. And for historical British fiction, or a takedown of modern society, our guest recommendations are the ones for you! In this series we share lots of our recommendations, but we also want to hear from you! Tell us about your favourite audiobook and be featured on the show – just email YHIHF@audib...
Aug 02, 2021•30 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Welcome to Episode 2 Series 3 of You Heard It Here First . As usual we’ve packed this episode with some cracking recommendations from the truly iconic to lost princesses. Whether you want to improve your money management, enjoy some fiction, learn about queer history, hear about poetry, or get lost in another time, we’ve got it all! In this series we share lots of our recommendations, but we also want to hear from you! Tell us about your favourite audiobook and be featured on the show – just ema...
Jul 19, 2021•30 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Welcome to Series 3 Episode 1 of Audible Original: You Heard It Here First. The podcast that helps you discover the best that Audible has to offer. In this series we’ll share our recommendations, but we also want to hear from you! Tell us about your favourite audiobook and be featured on the show – just email [email protected]. Send us a voice note or type it out, whichever you prefer! Here’s what you can expect from this episode: We kick things off with a review from you! Alright, alright, al...
Jul 05, 2021•30 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Welcome to the last episode of series 2! We’ve got a trip on the high seas with the adventure-filled podcast Hell Cats . And we get a little nostalgic for our youth with a review of Greetings from Bury Park by Sarfraz Manzoor. Our guests this week recommend the Audible Original podcast The Beautiful Brain and a thriller, The Blunderer by Patricia Highsmith. We also hear a clip from author and former politician Alastair Campbell. Here’s the full list of reviews/recommendations: Hijacked Histories...
Apr 12, 2021•29 min•Season 2Ep. 10
This episode we’re reviewing some poetry by a very popular author – it’s Dearly by Margaret Atwood. Then to a fashion memoir with Vivienne Westwood by Vivienne Westwood and Ian Kelly. Our Audible editors keep the autobiography train going by recommending A Promised Land by former US President Barack Obama. And then it’s time for a fantasy adventure with Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern. We also have a clip from Ant & Dec about their thoughts on the show title I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of He...
Apr 05, 2021•27 min•Season 2Ep. 9
This episode, things get a little dark and twisted with Boy Parts by Eliza Clark, which draws us into the inner workings of a Northern fetish photographer. Then for something more sweet and tender with My Name is Leon by Kit de Waal. Two Audible editors share why they’re laughing out loud to French and Saunders: Titting About and Quite by Claudia Winkleman. Plus, we find out what it takes to escape a cult with a clip from Megan Phelps Roper. Here’s the full list of reviews/recommendations: Throu...
Mar 29, 2021•30 min•Season 2Ep. 8
This episode we head to Ireland for our review of Home Stretch by Graham Norton. We go on from there to revisit language learning with Spanish Short Stories for Beginners by Lingo Mastery. Our Audible editors have opted for the colourful selection of The Secret Life of Colour by Kassia St Clair and the gruesome Killing For Company by Brian Masters. Plus, we hope you’re up for a much needed challenge with a clip from author Layla Saad’s Audible Session. Here’s the full list of reviews/recommendat...
Mar 23, 2021•30 min•Season 2Ep. 7
This episode we review I Am Not Your Baby Mother by Candice Brathwaite – a must-listen for anyone who can get pregnant in Britain. Our Hidden Gem is a sombre but necessary pick, as we get real accounts of the aftermath of a natural disaster in Ghosts of the Tsunami by Richard Lloyd Parry. To lighten the mood we’re joined by Australian comedian and host of Audible Original Rogue Son , Nazeem Hussain, who can’t wait for you to listen to Limitless by Jim Kwik. Plus one of our Audible editors has go...
Mar 16, 2021•31 min•Season 2Ep. 6
This episode we’re bringing the laughs, chatting about From the Oasthouse: The Alan Partridge Podcast . Things then get very dark with Evil Has a Name , presented by Jim Clemente and Paul Holes. We’re joined by author Mariam Khan, who shares her love for Becoming by Michelle Obama, and one of our resident Audible editors tells us about Clare Pooley’s The Authenticity Project . We also head into space with a clip from scientist Dr Tim Gregory. Here’s the full list of reviews/recommendations: Djin...
Mar 09, 2021•29 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Bienvenidos a You Heard It Here First . Or in other words, welcome to episode 4 (series 2) of the podcast! This time, we review Love in Colour by Bolu Babalola, and try to learn Spanish with Paul Noble’s Beginners Course. We’re also joined by two Audible editors to tell us about their kid’s favourite listen, which is by Julia Donaldson, and about a nature documentary for your ears, Animal Societies by Ashley Ward. Plus you’ll hear about a slightly dysfunctional family dynamic direct from comedia...
Mar 02, 2021•29 min•Season 2Ep. 4
This episode will have you breathing differently as we share all of our thoughts on Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor. We also review Jake Gyllenhal’s narration of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald . We’re joined by two Audible editors who rave about The Colour Purple by Alice Walker, narrated by Samira Wiley, and Fraud by David Rakhoff. You’ll also hear a clip from author Esuantsiwa Jane Goldsmith talking about the term ‘mixed-race’. Here’s the full list of reviews/rec...
Feb 23, 2021•29 min•Season 2Ep. 3
In this episode, we can’t get enough of Shola von Reinhold’s decadent debut novel Lote , which transports us to a life of luxury and relaxation. And for anyone who’s been cooped up at home, our review of Alastair Humphreys’ Around the World by Bike will help you escape the monotony of being stuck indoors. We’re joined by two Audible editors who share their love for novel The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett and non-fiction audiobook How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi. We also hear a clip fr...
Feb 16, 2021•29 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Welcome to Series 2 Episode 1 of You Heard It Here First ! In this episode we’re reviewing some feel-good fiction with Milly Johnson’s romance novel My One True North , and some life-affirming non-fiction with Elaine Welteroth’s memoir More Than Enough . Our Audible Editors return to discuss the haunting Audible Original Drama The Sandman , and music podcast Pitch . Plus we hear a clip from thriller author Gregg Hurwitz. Here’s the full list of reviews/recommendations: Mudlarking by Lara Maiklem...
Feb 09, 2021•31 min•Season 2Ep. 1
In this episode, you’ll learn why everything is figureoutable in Marie Forleo’s audiobook, and what’s really going on in a teenager’s brain with the Audible Original podcast What Were You Thinking . Joining us with more recommendations, two Audible editors describe why they absolutely love the hard-hitting biography The Trauma Cleaner by Sarah Krasnostein and Anna Ellory’s debut historical fiction novel The Rabbit Girls . We also hear a quick word from the oh-so-fabulous Jonathan Van Ness. Here’...
Jan 26, 2021•25 min•Season 1Ep. 4
In this episode, find out what we really thought of Danny Ben-Moshe tracking down his long lost siblings in the Audible Original podcast My Lost Family . We’ll also let you know if a poem a day from Allie Esiri can help you on your way. The recommendations do not stop there - listen to Audible editors describe why they can’t get enough of James Acaster’s Perfect Sound Whatever and Jill Santopolo’s heart-rending romance novel The Light We Lost . We’ll also hear a clip from author and creator of t...
Jan 26, 2021•27 min•Season 1Ep. 3
In this episode, listen to why we fell in love with Tom Hanks’ dulcet tones as he narrates The Dutch House by Ann Patchett, then we turn up the heat to review the too-hot-to-handle Audible Original podcast It Burns by Marc Fennell. Two eager Audible editors return to the podcast to persuade you to listen to some of their favourites: Psycho-logical by Dean Burnett and The Year of Less by Cait Flanders. We round off with a little pomp and circumstance as Lucy Worsley enthuses about Queen Victoria....
Jan 26, 2021•26 min•Season 1Ep. 6
In this episode we’re reviewing David Dimbleby’s intriguing podcast The Sun King before getting to grips with world history with Tim Marshall’s Prisoners of Geography . Then listen to two Audible editors describe why they absolutely love Louise Doughty’s sombre novel Platform Seven and the hilariously naughty podcast Slaving Away by Miranda Kane. We also hear a clip from author Emma Dabiri. Here’s the full list of the recommendations: Sentenced to Troll by S.L. Rowland https://www.audible.co.uk/...
Jan 26, 2021•25 min•Season 1Ep. 2
In this episode, expect our honest opinions on our latest listens - On Fire by Naomi Klein and a cheery remix of a classic: an audio drama of Emma by Jane Austen. Two Audible editors return to the podcast to recommend their new favourite listens Gotta Get Theroux This by Louis Theroux and Gary Owen’s one-woman play Iphigenia in Splott . We also hear some rib-tickling back and forth from comedy duo Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer. Here’s the full list of reviews/recommendations: Underland by Rob...
Jan 26, 2021•29 min•Season 1Ep. 5
This is the last episode of series 1! Keep an eye/ear out for series 2 which starts on Tuesday 9th Feb 2021. In this episode find out why In Search of Black History , a podcast by Bonnie Greer, should be on your list, and we follow this with a review of the deeply tragic novel Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams. Two Audible editors are back to tell you all about HAG - a multi-author short story anthology based on UK and Ireland folk stories, and a devastating immigration fiction novel, American D...
Jan 26, 2021•28 min•Season 1Ep. 10
This time, we’re reviewing Rahaman Ali’s touching new biography My Brother Muhammad Ali , before getting elbows deep into Corrupt Bodies by Peter Everett. Then hear two Audible editors describe why they absolutely love the creepy novel Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky the heavy-eyed bestseller Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker. We round off with some surprising history from the insightful author Jeffrey Boakye before we turn the mic around to you. Here’s the full list of reviews/recommendations:...
Jan 26, 2021•26 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Welcome to Episode 1 of You Heard it Here First! Each episode will have seven or eight audio recommendations – so there should be a bit of something for everyone. Our four in depth reviews this time are Mike Gayle’s family drama Half a World Away , epic West African inspired fantasy Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi, and for non-fiction fans, Love Factually by Laura Mucha and My Friend Anna by Rachel DeLoache Williams. The latter two there are recommended by Audible editors, and the ent...
Jan 26, 2021•28 min•Season 1Ep. 1
In this episode: what we thought of Dawn O’Porter’s chick-lit novel So Lucky and we’ll let you know if a sex party gone wrong makes for a good listen in The Goodbye Party by Louis Nowra. Two Audible editors then describe why they absolutely love the gut-wrenching Fall and Rise: The Story of 9/11 by Mitchell Zuckoff and Craig Brown’s deep dive into the life of Princess Margaret in Ma’am Darling . You’ll also hear a clip from author Christy Lefteri, sharing how she handles the trauma she’s witness...
Jan 26, 2021•28 min•Season 1Ep. 8
In this episode, find out why the wildly entertaining LGBTQ romantic fantasy Carnival Row: Tangle in the Dark should be on your hit list. We follow this with a review of the deeply moving play Diary of a Hounslow Girl by Ambreen Razia. Two Audible editors are back to convince you to love their new favourites: Period Power by Maisie Hill and the Audible Original podcast Putin: Prisoner of Power by Misha Glenny. We round off with a quick word about French cuisine with Jay Rayner before we turn the...
Jan 26, 2021•26 min•Season 1Ep. 7
