Close to the Mic News 29/02/2024 Close to the Mic News 29/02/2024

Acast signs Half-Arsed

History lovers will delight in this entertaining romp through history hosted by Riley Knight whose Half-Arsed History podcast has just been picked up by Acast.

Close to the Mic News 09/11/2023 Close to the Mic News 09/11/2023

The Bakersfield Three

Police interrogations, phone calls from jail and an explosive trial - all feature in The Bakersfield Three, a new podcast from the makers of Casefile Presents.

Close to the Mic News 18/10/2023 Close to the Mic News 18/10/2023

‘Game for Anything’ Explores Gaming and Beyond

Gaming, tech, pop culture, weird obsessions, and two friends with an optimistic take on the world of gaming and beyond - in Game for Anything.

Editor 16/08/2023 Editor 16/08/2023

Wanted: “It’s not about getting to the truth”

The host and producer of hit podcast One Minute Remaining has a new podcast, Wanted, which explores stories of people on the run and how they got there.

Close to the Mic News 05/07/2023 Close to the Mic News 05/07/2023

True Crime Series Hits 2 Million Downloads

US inmates to tell their accounts of the events that lead up to their incarceration…until there’s one minute remaining. The podcast by Jack Laurence reaches an audience milestone.

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REVIEWS

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Where to Get the Full Story

Reviews

If you love news and politics then check out ‘Full Story’ from The Guardian Australia reviewed by Shaun D. Wilson.

Reviews

Reviews, Sport

Professional Rugby’s Lack of Equality

Reviews, Sport

Fair Game: Pacific Rugby Against the World is a six-part series launched this February. The podcast takes a look at a game dominated by a system of colonial power fuelled by racism.

Reviews, Sport

Lifestyle, Women, Reviews

Is the Path to Happiness All it’s Cracked Up to Be?

Lifestyle, Women, Reviews

The answer to our happiness lies within, but how often do we ask ourselves, or others, that question? Mamamia’s new podcast explores just that.

Lifestyle, Women, Reviews

True Crime, Reviews

Heinous True Crime Podcast Delivers Tension

True Crime, Reviews

Heinous takes a look into Asia’s criminal underworld, while exploring the cultural and social influences that have informed heinous crimes and acts of terror.

True Crime, Reviews

Chasing Ghosts Goes Below the Surface

True Crime, Reviews

The third season of NZ Herald’s true crime podcast Chasing Ghosts - ‘Below the Surface’ investigates the mysterious death of Thai national, Bua Ngoen Thongsi, whose body was retrieved by a dive police squad in North Canterbury in February, 2015.

True Crime, Reviews

Reviews, Women, Relationships

Dear Clementine Hits Hard Where it Counts

Reviews, Women, Relationships

Clementine Ford owns her voice in a space where nothing is more valuable than the raw and honest truth, whether we like it, or not.

Reviews, Women, Relationships