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Your Next Podcast

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Lauren Layfield hosts the show that helps you find your next favourite podcast. Each week we play you an 'episode 1' of a new podcast series, introducing you to great shows that you can follow and subscribe to. Your Next Podcast is from Podcast Rex - a home for brilliant podcast recommendations!

Episodes

50: Pretendians

Lauren Layfield introduces Pretendians on the podcast recommendation podcast - Your Next Podcast. What do some of the most prominent and successful Indigenous artists, leaders and professors have in common? They aren’t Indigenous. There are hundreds of cases of Indigenous identity fraud that we know about, and likely thousands that we do not. So why do these so-called “pretendians” do it? How do they pull it off? And what happens when they are exposed? In each episode of this riveting new podcas...

Jun 27, 202438 minEp. 50

49: White Devil

Lauren Layfield introduces White Devil on the podcast recommendation podcast - Your Next Podcast. Shootings are not unusual in Belize. Shootings of cops are. When a wealthy woman – part of one of the most powerful families in Belize – is found on a pier late at night, next to a body, it becomes the country’s biggest news story in a generation. You can follow White Devil and listen to all of the episodes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts....

Jun 20, 202439 minEp. 49

48: The Modi Raj

Lauren Layfield introduces The Modi Raj on the podcast recommendation podcast - Your Next Podcast. Narendra Modi may well be the most popular politician on the planet. India’s prime minister is eyeing a third term atop the world’s biggest democracy. A tea-seller’s son, Mr Modi began life an outsider. The man behind the political phenomenon remains hard to fathom. India has become an economic powerhouse during his ten years in charge. But he’s also the frontman for a chauvinistic Hindu nationalis...

Jun 13, 202451 minEp. 48

47: Travel Secrets

Lauren Layfield introduces Travel Secrets on the podcast recommendation podcast - Your Next Podcast. Welcome to Travel Secrets with Tanya Rose – the podcast sharing wisdom for fellow travellers. Tanya will be joined by an ensemble of well-travelled guests, sharing perspectives on the art of travel shaped by their varied lifestyles; from the worlds of film, fashion and more. During these conversations, Tanya will discover the guests' six Travel Secrets and learn about the experiences that uncover...

Jun 06, 202432 minEp. 47

46: To Catch A Scorpion

Lauren Layfield introduces How to Catch A Scorpion on the podcast recommendation podcast - Your Next Podcast. To Catch A Scorpion: The dramatic hunt for one of Europe's most-wanted people smugglers, recorded as it unfolds. BBC journalist, Sue Mitchell, and former soldier and aid worker, Rob Lawrie go on a search for a crime boss: a people smuggler on the run, whose codename is Scorpion. He is one of the central characters controlling the transport of migrants from the European mainland into the ...

May 30, 202435 minEp. 46

45: The Bachelor Of Buckingham Palace

Lauren Layfield introduces The Bachelor Of Buckingham Palace on the podcast recommendation podcast - Your Next Podcast. This is the inside story of one of the world’s most bizarre and ballsy reality dating shows. In early 2013 a group of twelve unsuspecting American women were flown to a sumptuous Elizabethan estate in the heart of the Berkshire countryside, where they competed for a chance to win the affections of one of the world’s most eligible bachelors. “Oh my god,” shouts one of the contes...

May 23, 202432 minEp. 45

44: The Price of Paradise

Lauren Layfield introduces The Price of Paradise on the podcast recommendation podcast - Your Next Podcast. When ex-Bunny girl Jayne Gaskin spots the desert island of her dreams for sale online, she decides to risk it all. Trading in their English village home, Jayne and her family relocate to their own private paradise, just off the coast of Nicaragua. And a reality TV crew follows them to film a new show, No Going Back . But soon they all discover that paradise has its secrets. The locals clai...

May 16, 202437 minEp. 44

43: The Apple and the Tree

Lauren Layfield introduces The Apple and the Tree on the podcast recommendation podcast - Your Next Podcast. Vogue Williams hosts The Apple and The Tree, a brand new podcast where a parent and their adult child get to ask each other about the parts of their shared history they’ve always wanted to know more about, but never given themselves the time to do so. These are deep, intimate and revealing conversations that move through love, grief, shame, sexuality, religion, addiction, identity and so ...

May 09, 202456 minEp. 43

42: Black Box

Lauren Layfield introduces Black Box on the podcast recommendation podcast - Your Next Podcast. At some point in the past few years, humanity collided with a new kind of intelligence. And things are getting strange. People are being accused of crimes by algorithms; falling in love with digital beings; pioneering new ways to fight old diseases; turning to machines for comfort in their worst moments, and using artificial intelligence to commit - and hide from - terrible crimes. The Guardian’s Mich...

May 02, 202441 minEp. 42

41: Miss Me?

Lauren Layfield introduces Miss Me on the podcast recommendation podcast - Your Next Podcast. Join friends since birth Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver twice a week for their transatlantic catch-ups, discussing everything from the highs and lows of their lives to the biggest cultural moments of the week. You can follow Miss Me and listen to all of the episodes on BBC Sounds, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts....

Apr 25, 202436 minEp. 41

40: The World's Hardest Puzzle

Lauren Layfield introduces The World's Hardest Puzzle on the podcast recommendation podcast - Your Next Podcast. In 2012, a mysterious organisation known as Cicada 3301 announced itself on the message board, 4chan. The cryptic post appeared online, seeking 'highly intelligent individuals.' What followed became known as the hardest puzzle on the internet. One that took players across the internet and into real-world locations. After two years of enigmatic posting, it disappeared - and was never s...

Apr 18, 202434 minEp. 40

39: Trumped

Lauren Layfield introduces Trumped on the podcast recommendation podcast - Your Next Podcast. Despite high-profile protests from locals, planners and environmentalists, Donald Trump's controversial golf development in Aberdeenshire was greenlit with shocking consequences. You can follow Trumped and listen to all of the episodes on BBC Sounds, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts.

Apr 11, 202433 minEp. 39

38: Midsomer Murders Mayhem

Lauren Layfield introduces Midsomer Murders Mayhem on the podcast recommendation podcast - Your Next Podcast. Midsomer Murders Mayhem delves into the history of the hit television show whilst discussing the eternal question of how such a quaint county in England can be host to so many murders and such a staggering death toll. Hosted by Nicki Chapman with insights from the cast, each episode of the podcast focuses on a single episode of the television series. Special guest Scottish comedian Ashle...

Apr 04, 202449 minEp. 38

37: Anatomy of a Stalker

Lauren Layfield introduces Anatomy of a Stalker on the podcast recommendation podcast - Your Next Podcast. What does a stalker look like to you? Nearly 4% of people in the UK will experience stalking this year. But why is it happening, and what can we do about it? Join journalist Ruchira Sharma as she embarks on a journey to get inside the mind of a stalker. Who are the people that stalk? What motivates their actions? And can they be rehabilitated? These are the questions Ruchira seeks to answer...

Mar 28, 202428 minEp. 37

36: Electoral Dysfunction

Lauren Layfield introduces Electoral Dysfunction on the podcast recommendation podcast - Your Next Podcast. Beth Rigby. Jess Phillips. Ruth Davidson. With polls suggesting trust in politicians is low, three political powerhouses unite to unravel the spin and explain what’s really going on in Westminster and beyond. Every week, they will examine our political leaders and their policies – how they’re written, and how they’re sold to voters – as we prepare for a general election. With so much at st...

Mar 22, 202449 minEp. 36

34: Dissident at the Doorstep

Lauren Layfield introduces Dissident at the Doorstep on the podcast recommendation podcast - Your Next Podcast. What happens when someone becomes a human-rights icon – but then turns out to stand for something else entirely? Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng was locked up for fighting against China’s One Child Policy and suffered years of unlawful imprisonment. In 2012, following a daring midnight escape, he landed in the United States a hero. But that’s only the beginning of his story. Just a fe...

Mar 14, 202430 minEp. 34

33: Joe Marler's Things People Do

Lauren Layfield introduces Joe Marler's Things People Do on the podcast recommendation podcast - Your Next Podcast. Joe Marler used to hate people, but then he met Tom Fordyce, and a load of ordinary people doing extraordinary things, and a podcast was born that changed his mind forever. It might just change your life too. Because everyone is interesting if you ask the right questions. And this is a show about all the weird and wonderful things people do. You can follow Joe Marler's Things Peopl...

Mar 07, 202454 minEp. 33

32: Who Trolled Amber

Lauren Layfield introduces Who Trolled Amber on the podcast recommendation podcast - Your Next Podcast. Alexi Mostrous, the reporter who brought you Sweet Bobby and Hoaxed, investigates what happened to Amber and who might have been responsible. It’s a story about how our own thoughts and opinions can be moulded without us even realising. You can follow Who Trolled Amber and listen to all of the episodes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts....

Feb 29, 202438 minEp. 32

31: Smiling Gives You Wrinkles

Lauren Layfield introduces Smiling Gives You Wrinkles on the podcast recommendation podcast - Your Next Podcast. Award-winning Beauty Editor, Donna Francis has spent the last 25 years helping women feel comfortable in their skin and now in her late 40s, she is passionate about inspiring women to feel positive about aging and everything that comes with it. In Smiling Gives You Wrinkles, Donna shares relatable and inspiring stories from some brilliant women about how to approach aging positively, ...

Feb 22, 202427 minEp. 31

30: Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley

Lauren Layfield introduces Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley on the podcast recommendation podcast - Your Next Podcast. Lucy and a crack team of female detectives investigate the crimes of women from the 19th and 20th Century from a contemporary, feminist perspective. You can Follow Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley and listen to all of the episodes on BBC Sounds, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts.

Feb 15, 202431 minEp. 30

29: The Godmother

Lauren Layfield introduces The Godmother on the podcast recommendation podcast - Your Next Podcast. In the 1930s, Lucky Luciano, one of American history’s most notorious mobsters, was finally taken down by a rookie prosecutor. Eunice Carter was one of the first Black Women ever to become a prosecutor in America. She operated from the heart of the Harlem Renaissance to navigate the corrupt world of downtown Manhattan politics, and a deeply racist and sexist pre-civil rights American society. But ...

Feb 08, 202444 minEp. 29

28: Sisters in Sobriety

Lauren Layfield introduces Sisters in Sobriety on the podcast recommendation podcast - Your Next Podcast. You know that sinking feeling when you wake up with a hangover and think: “I’m never doing this again”? We’ve all been there. But what happens when you follow through? Sonia Kahlon and Kathleen Killen can tell you, because they did it! They went from sisters-in-law, to Sisters in Sobriety. You can Follow Sisters in Sobriety and listen to all of the episodes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon...

Feb 01, 202441 minEp. 28

27: Catching the Kingpins

Lauren Layfield introduces Catching the Kingpins on the podcast recommendation podcast - Your Next Podcast. A 6-part true crime podcast documenting the biggest organised crime bust in British policing history. It happens in 2020 when police in France penetrate an encrypted phone network called EncroChat. According to police, the phones were used exclusively by criminals. For over two months, police forces across Europe were reading the secret communications of major league criminal networks. The...

Jan 25, 202429 minEp. 27

26: Betwixt The Sheets

Lauren Layfield introduces Betwixt The Sheets on the podcast recommendation podcast - Your Next Podcast. Why did kings and queens have spectators on their wedding night? Who had the very first boob job? And did our ancestors have their unmentionables pierced? Join historian, Kate Lister, Betwixt the Sheets as she unashamedly roots around the topics which seem to have been skipped in history class. Everything from landmark LGBTQ+ court cases, to political scandal, to downright bizarre medieval cu...

Jan 18, 202445 minEp. 26

25: Media Storm

Lauren Layfield introduces Media Storm on the podcast recommendation podcast - Your Next Podcast. Where fact-checking meets fun, reporting meets road-trip and the mainstream media meets its match... Media Storm is a news podcast that starts with the people who are usually asked last. "Migrants", "criminals" and "sex workers" are some of the biggest stars in the headlines, yet we rarely actually hear from them. Here, we provide a space for these minority groups to get their right of reply. You ca...

Jan 11, 202454 minEp. 25

24: Million Dollar Lover

Lauren Layfield introduces Million Dollar Lover on the podcast recommendation podcast - Your Next Podcast. Million Dollar Lover is an unlikely love story, recorded in real time as the relationship unfolds between a wealthy widow, Carolyn, who is 80, and Dave, 57, a former drug addict who is homeless and has a long criminal history. You can Follow Million Dollar Lover and listen to all of the episodes on BBC Sounds or through Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts...

Jan 04, 202430 minEp. 24

23: Normal Women

Lauren Layfield introduces Normal Women on the podcast recommendation podcast - Your Next Podcast. Normal Women is a radical retelling of our nation’s story – not of the rise and fall of kings and the occasional queen – but of social and cultural change, powered by the determination, persistence and effectiveness of women– from 1066 to modern times. This is not another book or podcast about three or four well-known heroines; it is a story about millions of women: those who left records and those...

Dec 28, 202348 minEp. 23

22: 28 Dates Later

Lauren Layfield introduces 28 Dates Later on the podcast recommendation podcast - Your Next Podcast. Are you bored of Modern Dating? Being shown the same people half your friends have already matched with from the same boring apps? It’s time to change the narrative on how we find love. It’s time to start looking for love in all the wrong places. In this show, comedian Grace Campbell is going on a wild dating adventure - 28 dates in two months - only picking people who are the total opposite of h...

Dec 21, 202322 minEp. 22

21: Carrie Jade Does Not Exist

Lauren Layfield introduces Carrie Jade Does Not Exist on the podcast recommendation podcast - Your Next Podcast. Carrie Jade Does Not Exist is the story of how one woman, who took on over six different identities, infiltrated the lives of vulnerable people, and lied her way into gaining their trust. This six-part series hosted by Sue Perkins and journalist Katherine Denkinson will tell the story of how Carrie built up a picture-perfect persona and scammed her way into the literary world until sh...

Dec 14, 202326 minEp. 21

20: Walk Tall

Lauren Layfield introduces Walk Tall on the podcast recommendation podcast - Your Next Podcast. As a woman how do you rise to the top of your game? How do you navigate the pitfalls and build the confidence to walk tall? In this series of Walk Tall by Carolina Herrera, two good friends, broadcaster Miquita Oliver & Vogue Fashion Director Julia Sarr-Jamois talk openly about how they made it to the top of their careers – sharing their learnings, tips and stories along the way. You can Follow Wa...

Dec 07, 202320 minEp. 20
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