Katy Wright 👂

"Maybe we can keep on just doing it by the seat of our trousers" - the most hopeful ending to this reassuring interview with @johnsimpsonnews.bsky.social as he celebrates 60 years of reporting for the BBC. Bring your blood pressure down - make a cuppa and have a listen. pca.st/episode/339f...

TW: suicide While we're talking about great audio... Can we all just spare a moment to appreciate the delicate but probing coverage of this bizarre love story in the latest season of Death of an Artist? Wow. pca.st/podcast/33d0...

But the latest episode of Talking France from @thelocalfrance.bsky.social gets first play. Because it's essential (and often very entertaining) listening for foreigners in France, like me. Oh, and I'm in it.

After a reassuringly strong first episode of the new season of @heavyweight.bsky.social, I got the kind of flutter in my heart that your teenage self might've felt upon receiving a text from your crush, when I just saw that telling orange tile among my new episodes. I am so in love with this show.

It's back! Rest, my beating heart!

Are you an #American living in or moving to #France? A #diyrenovator looking for some layout and style advice? Or maybe just an #anglophone in need of some good company and a side dish of laughter? The latest episode of the French Reno Diaries #podcast is for you! 📻 Out now pca.st/episode/f4f8...

Here's the new Talking France 🇫🇷 2 centrists, a far-right TV pundit and some pigs (aka the latest on French politics) 🇫🇷 Does the May heatwave mean we're in for an insufferably hot summer? 🇫🇷 And plans to bring back the much-loved Citroen 2CV

Jeez, I really picked my moment to come back into #audio 😩. I look forward to hearing a follow up to this story one day, in which #narrativeaudio gets the recognition and funding it deserves again, and there are loads of great job opportunities around! pca.st/episode/ab73...

What a delicious layer cake of #audio! A dissection of a classic classic episode of #thisamericanlife, featuring one of the makers, and co-hosted by Britta Greene, who attempted to create a version of her own as a high school student. Stories about stories inspired by stories. pca.st/episode/2ca3...

French news in English, anyone? Yesterday, I did a 2-way for @thelocalfrance.bsky.social's Talking France podcast - the first I've done since leaving the BBC 12 years ago! And oh la la, it felt good! If you're an anglophone in France (or plan to be), you should tune in! pca.st/episode/5756...

This @theguardian.com #audio series is essential listening if: 1. You appreciate #investigativejournalism and strong #storytelling 2. You're looking for your next #podcastseries to binge 3. You're #pregnant and you've encountered the #freebirthsociety pca.st/episode/bf06...

It's a long shot (given that I'm an English lass in France with about 10 followers), but IF you happen to be passing through #California today, switch your #radio on and tune into KPFA (94.1 FM) for 24 hours of programming dedicated to #Internationalwomensday

Back in January, I spotted a #pitchcallout which aligned perfectly with an #audio #documentary I had in mind. To my utter delight, my pitch was accepted - and 'The Art of Exile' will be featured as part of @kpfa.org's #IWD programming. The #IWD2026 theme #givetogain feels very apt.

Luck plays a big role in this story - and luck is what presented me with two long car journeys during which I could satisfy my need to consume this entire series as soon as possible. Stellar #storytelling by @sammullins.bsky.social and producer @alexgatenby.bsky.social ! 👏 pca.st/podcast/153f...

Oh, my! I've heard people rave about this series from @sammullins.bsky.social and, just 48'22" in, I'm beginning to see why. Aside from the utterly compelling mystery it sets out to unravel, the scripting is joyous and the contributors are comfortingly familiar. pca.st/episode/10a7...

Coming to the airwaves soon... I'm both excited and terrified to be putting my audio work out into the world again! These stories need to be heard and it's a huge privilege (and responsibility) to be the one who gets to tell them.

And that right there is why #downloads arent an accurate way to measure #podcast #audiences. Sure, I'll listen to some of the automatically downloaded episodes, but not all of them. And yes, this is a @pocketcasts.com feature I can switch off, but if you're listening on a iPhone, you can't.

Listen. pca.st/episode/02ee...

"It’s in the messy middle of a story that’s gone off the rails that creators are often found wandering the halls, pouring their seventh cup of coffee, wondering whether to finally apply for a job at the post office." - @elaineagrant.bsky.social I'm feeling this.

While I'm getting things off my chest... If you run a #podcastnetwork (I'm looking at you @iheartmedia.bsky.social 👀) could you limit your cross promos to three at a time max? I'm actively looking for new #podcastseries - I'm your ideal listener - and even I'm tuning out by the fourth one.

I'm really enjoying this series, but my attention kept snagging during the third episode, in which narrator @aarontracy.bsky.social repeatedly refers to Alfred Hitchcock as 'Hitch', like he's a close friend. I was hoping the credits would say the series was written by Trace. pca.st/podcast/7f09...

"My love for art was so mad that I started making chalices for rastas to smoke weed in." 🤣 And that's not even the most interesting thing #drumnbass superstar, Goldie, has to say when he joins @gracedent.bsky.social for some 'comfort eating' (such a great #podcast concept). pca.st/episode/1441...

Yooooohooooo, #renovation folk in #France! Another episode of the French Reno Diaries #podcast has landed. Ignore it at your peril! 🇫🇷⚒️ rss.com/podcasts/fre...

Whoever edits the @diaryofaceo.bsky.social intros, you have created a genre. Every single job ad for a #podcast #editor cites your intro as an example of what they want*. Must be time to change it 😝 *What they don't want, however, is to pay someone properly for doing it 🤬 #goodeditingtakestime

How do you tell the difference between an audio professional/person of basic intellect and a content creator? The former knows what the 'clip' part of 'clip mic' means! The campaign to end giantism starts now! #clipmic #tinymic #gianthands #microphone #audio #radio #podcasting #contentcreator

Are you an #anglophone in #France? Are you #renovating #property? Don't believe the hype - it's not all Chablis and croissants! Join Rosie, Sue and Micala for some smart advice and lots of laughs in this brand new #podcast, launching tomorrow, 6th Jan. Hear the trailer now! rss.com/podcasts/fre...

Also, you probably didn't notice, but I'm now posting links to @pocketcasts.com having abandoned Spotify. Why? Because as good as it is from a user POV, I don't want to contribute to a company whose CEO is investing the wealth it's bringing him in an AI military startup.

If you can get past the audio smorgasbord accompanying the first episode, this is a really compelling listen - so much so that I've been purposely choosing Tuesday to go running, to coincide with the release of new episodes. But you, my friend, can binge it all in one! pca.st/podcast/5c5d...

If I'm not listening to #podcasts, I'm listening to music. And this is what my head's been bopping to while I've been writing today. A class (and ridiculously loving and carefree) act 👌 youtube.com/watch?v=xpvj...

Did you know that the first 'voice' sounded like a fart? I didn't, until I heard this episode of @radiolab.bsky.social which takes the listener all the way from our fishy evolutionary beginnings to the modern inventions that aid speech, via beautifully spliced conversation and thoughtful narration.

If you've ever said #namaste to someone, the science is now all there to support the sentiment that there really IS light inside us all - thanks to the work of @msahsorin.bsky.social and her colleagues. Fantastic episode of the @radiolab.bsky.social #podcast ✨🙏✨ pca.st/episode/41ea...

If you don't fucking like coarse language, then this might not be the #podcast for you. If you love fucking brilliantly produced #scriptedaudio, however, then you should listen to this short series about the criminal felling of the ancient tree at #sycamoregap! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/serie...

I started listening to this #interview while folding clothes, and ended by lying on the bed on my stomach, unable to let go of my phone as my heart broke...and then healed. A poignant and pertinent #story for our times, graciously told - and courageously lived. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

#yoga and #thetelepathytapes was always going to be a good mix. Really enjoyed your clear and succinct explanations and insights @anuguptany.bsky.social. Time to finally read my copy of An Autobiography of a Yogi! open.spotify.com/episode/0EuJ...

With proper (referenced) research, thoughtful use of archive audio, and killer lines like "Thunberg drives all of the right people into incoherent babbling", this #Conspirituality #podcast episode by @matthewremski.bsky.social is a masterclass in #audioessay writing. open.spotify.com/episode/42qn...

I love how much research the #podcast host (who's not named in the show notes 🤷‍♀️) did for this interview with @isabelallende.com - her genuine interest results in compelling and revealing two-way dialoge, and #stories about stories that interlock like Russian dolls. open.spotify.com/episode/2R7g...

open.spotify.com/episode/3tr9... Soak your ears in the genius of creatures, and the people who devote themselves to understanding the ways in which they've evolved to not only exist but thrive in the world. Rich, creative and compelling #storytelling, as always, from TED Radio Hour #podcast @npr.org

Such a warm and engaging conversation between two people whose passion for #storytelling and the ideas of #josephcampbell is more than evident. A particular highlight was the section on getting what we want and/or getting what we need - those #stories are everywhere. open.spotify.com/episode/2tat...

So....when did everyone start beginning sentences like this? I want to #edit an #interview with @realeminem.bsky.social a.k.a. the real Slim Shady. He knows how to do a self intro.

If the world's troubles are clawing at you, I suggest you apply the soothing balm of philosophical thought. According to the ideas of Ernst Bloch, our dispair, explains the host of @philosophizethis.bsky.social, is "evidence of the fact that more is possible". open.spotify.com/episode/3pB9...

"Here is sculpture being used as an instrument for awareness of being. What is the subject? Well, the subject is your experience of being within the field. Whatever you bring in will be amplified." - Anthony Gormley on Walter De Maria's The Lightening Field', for @thisculturallife.bsky.social ⚡

Being rather late to the @heavyweight.bsky.social party, I told myself to relax as I gobbled up every episode. "They've got a new home, there's more of this stuff," I reasoned. And there is - but not until THE SUMMER!! Time to find myself a space in the same boat as everyone else...

Typical! You wait for a reference to #oneshot films and two come along at once. Complete coincidence that my unstoppable consumption of the @heavyweight.bsky.social #podcast has brought me to Ep 22 - about the 9-hour (!!) oneshot film, Russian Ark - just as @netflix.com series Adolescence lands.

I'm not endorsing crime (or £4.8m toilets), but there's something wonderfully Lavender Hill Mob about this. No victims, just a whopping load of stolen gold. #MakeCrimeGreatAgain! BBC News - CCTV shows £4.8m gold toilet raid at Blenheim Palace - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

Finding respite from the news in these newly discovered (how did they bypass my childhood self?) glorious #booktitles from Joan Aiken. P.S. Don't tell Trump about The Last Slice of Rainbow. He'll either snaffle it for his own benefit or promise to put an end to rainbows all together.

What a story! So well told, too. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...