Whether you prefer to listen to something while you’re pottering around the house, or whether you like some background engagement while you’re dealing with your life admin, we’ve gathered five podcasts for you to listen to at your leisure. There’s a wide variety of themes or topics, so pick those you like best — or give them all a go! These are all on Spotify (if browsing from your work computer, you may not be able to see the links).
He’ll be right
Former professional rugby player John Daniell and journalist Glenn McConnell travel New Zealand trying to find the rulebook for how to be a man in 2021. Along the way they meet everyone from an All Black to a Tinder-profile guru, from a non-binary father to an historian of Kiwi bloke-ness. It’s a wild ride.
Serial
Serial is an investigative journalism podcast hosted by Sarah Koenig, narrating a nonfiction story over multiple episodes. The series was co-created and is co-produced by Koenig and Julie Snyder and developed by This American Life. Season one: It's Baltimore, 1999. Hae Min Lee, a popular high-school senior, disappears after school one day. Six weeks later detectives arrest her classmate and ex-boyfriend, Adnan Syed, for her murder. He says he's innocent - though he can't exactly remember what he was doing on that January afternoon. But someone can. A classmate at Woodlawn High School says she knows where Adnan was. The trouble is, she’s nowhere to be found.
Renegades: Born in the USA
A series of conversations between President Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen about their lives, music, and enduring love of America — despite all of its challenges.
Always was, always will be our stories
Inspiring conversations with indigenous role models and trailblazers, hosted by Marlee Silva.
The Audio Long Read
A selection of the Guardian’s long reads, giving you the opportunity to get on with your day while listening to some of the finest journalism the Guardian has to offer, including in-depth writing from around the world on immigration, crime, business, the arts, and much more.