Pick of the Week
Home Cooking With Samin Nosrat and Hrishikesh Hirway
Chef Nosrat (author of Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat) and musician and podcaster Hirway (of Song Exploder fame) make the perfect double act for a new run of this series, which deftly toes the line between affectionate chatter and essential foodie resource. It begins with some excellent tips for jam-making, offbeat rhubarb recipes and a quest to recreate a listener’s lost family recipe. Hannah J Davies
Widely available, episodes weekly
Bad Elizabeth
Super-niche podcasts can be super-fun (Google “Dead Eyes” if you’re not sure). Here’s another, as Daily Show alumni Kathy Egan-Taylor and Gideon Evans consider infamous Elizabeths. First up is Elisabeth Finch, the Grey’s Anatomy writer whose lies were more outlandish than anything that happened in the TV drama. HJD
Widely available, episodes weekly
Factory’s Dream Space
A third season of Manchester arts venue Factory International’s show, which asks celebrities about their dreams, starts with artist Marina Abramović (pictured above). From the one she had at four years old that led her to start painting to a nightmare about dragging a suitcase through a forest, it’s an intimate, meditative listen. Alexi Duggins
Widely available, episodes weekly
Comfort Eating With Grace Dent
The latest batch of the Guardian’s series opens with the former first minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon. Her go-to tummy warmer? Beans on toast with cheese and Branston pickle. Her view on Jaffa Cakes? “Of course it’s a biscuit!” And her assessment of Irn-Bru’s importance to the nation of Scotland? “The best cure for a hangover known.” AD
Widely available, episodes weekly
Fifteen: Inside the Daniel Marsh Murders
“Ridiculous … I’m a kid.” In 2013, 15-year-old Daniel Marsh was arrested for the murders of married couple Claudia Maupin and Chip Northup in their home. It’s a case that even 48 Hours correspondent Erin Moriarty – who has reported on violent crime for three decades – still struggles to make sense of. But she digs deep for this podcast. Hollie Richardson
Widely available, episodes weekly
• This article was amended on 2 September 2025 to correct an instance of a misnaming of Daniel Marsh.
