Podcast hosts have so far existed only in your ears while you walk to the bus stop.
Now you can put voices to faces as the London Podcast Festival returns this weekend for a fourth year packed with live recordings.
Some of the big podcast shows – namely Adam Buxton and the Guilty Feminist – have sadly sold out, but there are so many more on offer covering comedy, art, poetry, literature, music and storytelling.
Whether you’re in the mood for an old favourite, or something new to add to the weekly roster, here are a few recommendations to get you started.
Women Like Us
Katy Brand and Katherine Parkinson channel the personas of fictional columnists Jennifer Hudson (not that one) and Lilian Bayliss (also not that one). In between writing such viral pieces as ‘What’s The Big Deal About Orgies?’ and ‘Who Does Malala Think She Is?’, they’ve created a podcast for women like them.
7pm, September 6, Hall Two
Talk Art Podcast
Actor Russell Tovey and gallerist Robert Diament are joined by Edinburgh Comedy Award nominated comedian London Hughes to talk everything art. The podcast is all about exploring the magic of art and how it connects with different people in such fascinating ways.
4.30pm, September 8, Hall Two
Pappy’s Flatshare Slamdown
Television panel shows are much too tame – why not try something with 100 per cent more chaos? Three piece sketch group Pappy’s, made up of Tom Parry, Matthew Crosby and Ben Clarke, host a game show set in their flat. Each episode they tackle a new flatshare-based problem with the help of comedy guests and battle it out to see who has to deal with it. They’ve had just about all the comedians you love to help, including James Acaster, Rose Matafeo and Nish Kumar.
7pm, September 8, Hall Two
Kermode on Film Live!
Mark Kermode is the country’s number one film critic and Jack Howard is a YouTuber, writer and director, often with very different opinions. They’ve clashed (amicably) over Pirates of the Caribbean and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood in the past and now take their beef in front of the public.
7.30pm, September 13, Hall One
No Country for Young Women
Two women of colour discuss balancing British and ethnic identities in No Country for Young Women. Sadia Azmat and Monty Onanuga are joined by stand-up comedian Ahir Shah to talk about love, life and work in a white man’s world.
9:30pm, September 13, St Pancras Room
London Podcast Festival runs from September 6-15 at King’s Place, kingsplace.co.uk
