A tale of lust, deception and religion, Mortal Sin investigates the death of a pastor’s wife that was more than it seemed. Plus: five of the best genre-defying podcasts
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There’s been plenty of podcast news this week. Steven Bartlett announced that if he were to interview a politician on his podcast, he’d only take the most charismatic and fascinating one alive today – oh no, wait, he wants Rishi Sunak. Rio Ferdinand has described Wayne Rooney as his “worst teammate” on the Total Sport Podcast. And Ozzy Osbourne attempted to shrug off the suggestion that The Osbournes Podcast is a continuation of his family’s MTV reality series, by claiming that both shows are similar because “that’s the way we are”. Both shows being called The Osbournes is just coincidental, then.
But the real story at this time of year is what various institutions are anointing as the best podcast of 2023. Our list will be out next Thursday, but safe to say, it’s a Top 20 packed full of brilliant listens, from side-splitting comedy to jaw-dropping true crime and political chat that’s so good it won’t make you want to put your fingers in your ears and block out the misery of the current state of the world. Which is no mean feat.
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Originally posted in the guardian.
