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What are English speakers listening to?

Kirjoittanut: Rytkönen Claire / 23.10.2025 15:36

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Suositut podcastit USA:ssa ja Iso-Britanniassa sekä lyhyet podcast-sarjat, joita kannattaa kokeilla. Löydä uutta kuunneltavaa ja paranna samalla englannin taitojasi.

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If you wish to try podcasts that are popular with English speakers here are some suggestions.

USA

In the USA popular podcasts are among others  Not Gonna Lie, a podcast by Kylie Kelce on her experiences and challenges of being an NFL wife and mother, and The Diary of a CEO from the entrepreneur Stephen Bartlett, containing conversations, tips, and advice on self- development and business practices.

UNITED KINGDOM

UK podcasting is unusual as one studio, Goalhanger with “The Rest is…” series, dominates the top ten list. This studio produces a range of podcasts usually containing two or three experts with contrasting styles discussing relevant events and topics. In The Rest is Politics Labour spin doctor Alistair Campbell is joined by ex-Conservative minister Rory Stewart to discuss developments in politics. In The Rest Is History the historians Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook twice-weekly examine a particular historical event or phenomenon in detail. In The Rest Is Entertainment journalist Marina Hyde is joined by TV producer Richard Osman to analyse current events in the media and the arts. Finally in The Rest Is Football ex-England captain Gary Lineker is joined by footballers Alan Shearer and Micah Richards to look at each week’s events in football. These podcasts are both informative and fun and, while British focused, also have wide international audiences.

Podcast recommendations – miniseries/general listening

Finally if you’re interested in listening to a short-form podcast, not part of an ongoing series, we recommend the following series. These podcasts are all free to use, around 10 episodes or less, and from a wide range of respected international producers doing a deep dive into interesting topics.

Podcast name

Subject

Producer

Link

 

The Missing Cryptoqueen

The OneCoin cryptocurrency scam

The BBC (UK)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07nkd84/episodes/downloads

 

Hunting Warhead

Bringing down the largest site on the dark web

CBC (Canada) and NRK (Norway)

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcasts/hunting-warhead/

 

The Dream (Season 1)

Investigating multi-level marketing

Stitcher podcasts

https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1297-the-dream-29832329/

 

The Assassination

The assassination of Benazir Bhutto

BBC World Service

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05r6cgx/episodes/downloads

 

Death in Ice Valley

Norway’s greatest mystery: the body in Ice Valley

NRK (Norway)

and the BBC

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p060ms2h/episodes/downloads

 

13 Minutes to the Moon

A look at the technological challenges of the moon landing

BBC World Service

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w13xttx2/episodes/downloads

 

 

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Rytkönen Claire

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English language professional, Head of English at Galimatias

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