In A Positive Life, the singer reflects on the legacy of Terrence Higgins and life-changing advances in treatment. Plus: five of the best TV show companion podcasts
Are podcast ads growing up? They’ve long been peerless sources of information about inexplicably comfy mattresses or food delivery apps. But, increasingly, they’re being used as sources of political activism, with the likes of Caroline Criado-Perez urging listeners of her excellent Visible Women podcast to tweet the US transport secretary to save women’s lives by improving female-based crash testing. And, after the decision by the US supreme court to overturn Roe v Wade, big US podcasters including Jonathan Van Ness are joining a campaign to read pre-roll advertisements advocating for abortion rights.
In a similarly political vein, Sam Smith’s new podcast launches this week, in which the singer looks at the legacy of Terrence Higgins – one of the first people to die of an Aids-related illness in the UK, and the man who inspired the Terrence Higgins Trust. Our review is below, alongside a preview of the Last Bohemians’ excellent profile of LA’s unsung heroines of rock’n’roll, and a look at how poetry might be exactly what podcast listeners need to solve their life problems. Assuming, that is, there isn’t a political ad campaign to do the job instead.
Alexi Duggins
Deputy TV editor
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Originally posted in the guardian.
