In a rough year for podcasts,these 10 were the most earbud-worthy

In a rough year for podcasts,these 10 were the most earbud-worthy

The year’s best listens took original approaches and told engrossing stories.

  • byBarry Divola

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‘Never too late’:WA cops launch podcast to catch cold case killers

‘Never too late’:WA cops launch podcast to catch cold case killers

A 19-year-old beauty pageant contestant found murdered in 1979 is the subject of the first in a series of podcasts launched by WA Police on Monday.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
Why do women feel the need to apologise for our interests? Men don’t
Opinion
Feminism

Why do women feel the need to apologise for our interests? Men don’t

Are women too defensive about their media preoccupations? And if we are,is that down to feminist vigilance or patriarchal condescension?

  • byMary Ward
Please Explain wins best daily podcast at Australian Podcast Awards

Please Explain wins best daily podcast at Australian Podcast Awards

The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age’s daily news podcast took out a key prize the annual awards.

  • byHelen Pitt
‘It’s changed my life’:Tom never listened to podcasts,now he’s hosting a smash hit

‘It’s changed my life’:Tom never listened to podcasts,now he’s hosting a smash hit

The historian Tom Holland was used to being skint,but success has come from an unexpected quarter.

  • byRob Harris
How Lily Sullivan ‘descended into madness’,on screen and off

How Lily Sullivan ‘descended into madness’,on screen and off

Monolith strips it back to basics – one woman alone in a house,with a microphone – but it might just be this actor’s biggest role yet.

  • byKarl Quinn
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Family drama,politics and the science of orgasms:The best podcasts around

Family drama,politics and the science of orgasms:The best podcasts around

What will you be listening to when your podcast runs out? We take a look at the best on offer and some you may have missed.

  • byKerrie O'Brien andNick Galvin
‘Oh dear’:The Rest Is History’s hosts on how Englishmen express deep feelings
Two of Us
Good Weekend

‘Oh dear’:The Rest Is History’s hosts on how Englishmen express deep feelings

Tom Holland had a shock diagnosis. His podcast co-host’s response was very British.

  • byMelissa Fyfe
No beauty duty:Why Chinese women are shaving their heads

No beauty duty:Why Chinese women are shaving their heads

Plus:get ready for the weekend with these fresh diversions.

  • byLauren Ironmonger,Nicole Abadee,frances mocnik,Paul Connolly,Melissa Singer andJill Dupleix
The Reporter podcast:Unmasking Barry Urban

The Reporter podcast:Unmasking Barry Urban

This week on The Reporter podcast,Gary Adshead tells Michael Thomson how he launched an investigation that would finally land its subject in jail.

The Reporter podcast:Spy Base Echelon

The Reporter podcast:Spy Base Echelon

This week on The Reporter podcast,Gary Adshead tells Michael Thomson the story of one of the most secret spy bases in the world.