APRIL: Top 5 Podcasts
This is not just a story told in hindsight. In Stalked, journalist Carole Cadwalladr works alongside Hannah, a woman being harassed by a man she barely knows. Over four years, Hannah made more than 200 reports to police. The podcast follows her in real time as she fights to be taken seriously and seeks justice. With chilling voice notes and urgent interviews, this is a raw, deeply personal account of online abuse and institutional failure. Listen here.
Gold Minds with Jessica Ennis-Hill, High Performance
What defines success, and how do you keep going when things get tough? In GOLD MINDS, Jessica Ennis-Hill invites guests to bring along an object that represents a turning point in their life. The result is a series of honest, revealing conversations about pressure, purpose, and growth. With stories from athletes, creatives, and business leaders, it’s a reflective and empowering listen from the team at High Performance. Listen here.
When Life Gives You Lemons, Emma Levy
When Emma Levy was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer in her thirties, it changed everything. In When Life Gives You Lemons, she speaks to high performers from sport, business, and entertainment about how they handled their hardest moments. Each episode is grounded in real life and emotional honesty, with conversations about recovery, resilience, and finding humour in the darkest times. Listen here.
Clara Amfo hosts Routes, a podcast about the journeys that shape us. Each episode features a different guest reflecting on key moments in their life, from childhood memories to career breakthroughs. Whether it’s music, food, family or identity, the conversations are warm, thoughtful, and often surprising. Guests include Craig David, Munroe Bergdorf, and Jordan Stephens, offering stories that stay with you long after the episode ends. Listen here.
Each season of Against the Odds tells one extraordinary survival story. From shipwrecks and cave rescues to eruptions and kidnappings, these are true accounts of people who faced the impossible and lived to tell the tale. With immersive sound design and powerful pacing, the podcast pulls you into each moment of danger, decision, and escape. It’s gripping, cinematic, and almost impossible to stop listening. Listen here.
Happy listening!