Best 360 Magazine Podcasts (2025)

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363: Loyd Grossman in conversation with Charlotte Metcalf 28:08

2d ago28:08

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Loyd Grossman is the writer, author, broadcaster, television presenter and cultural campaigner. He has served on and chairs numerous boards including the Royal Society of Arts, the organisation he currently chairs, which he sees as pivotal in restoring a sense of enlightened optimism to Britain. He tells Charlotte about his upbringing in America, h…

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 365: How Bihar’s political landscape is heating up for poll season? 48:40

6d ago48:40

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This week, host Basant Kumar is joined by independent journalist Vishnu Narayan. Vishnu breaks down how political parties are gearing up for a high-voltage election in Bihar. He analyses how political players are trying to finetune their strategies to get different caste groups on their side. He also talks about former civil servants jumping into t…

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 364: Adani’s use of UP forest road, activists ‘targeted’ in 2020 Delhi riots 52:29

11d ago52:29

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This week, host Anmol Pritam is joined by Newslaundry’s Shivanarayan Rajpurohit, independent journalists Ashfaque EJ and Saurabh Kumar. Shivnarayan talks about his report that uncovers how an Adani subsidiary gained access to its controversial power plant site in Uttar Pradesh’s Mirzapur through a forest department road – without obtaining the requ…

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362: Nicole Farhi in conversation with Charlotte Metcalf 24:20

15d ago24:20

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Nicole Farhi is a household name as a fashion designer, having helped found French Connection with Stephen Marks before setting up her eponymous fashion and homeware brand with a popular concept store at 202 Westbourne Grove. Now she’s turned her back on fashion to sculpt and has a new exhibition, J’Accuse, at Pitzhanger Manor in Ealing. It compris…

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361: Lynn Barber in conversation with Charlotte Metcalf 40:01

16d ago40:01

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Lynn Barber, frequently nicknamed ‘the Demon Barber’, is one of the most multiple award-winning, respected and formidable interviewers and writers of her generation. She tells Charlotte Metcalf about her upbringing, which was the subject of the 2009 film An Education starring Carey Mulligan as Lynn, and how it shaped her ability to ask those probin…

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 363: Outlook magazine’s decline, state of political comedy 35:35

18d ago35:35

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This week, host Pratyush Deep is joined by Newslaundry’s Priyanka Ishwari and The Quint’s Tanishka Sodhi. They talk about their story on Outlook’s transformation from a news magazine that once reported hard-hitting stories and exposed some of India’s biggest scandals to a magazine that focuses more on features, poetry now. Priyanka says several for…

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360: Roger Lewis in conversation with Harry Mount 31:13

23d ago31:13

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Roger Lewis tells Harry Mount about his new book on Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor – and about the genius and sheer oddness of Peter Sellers, on his centenary.By Radio Oldie

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 362: Decoding the Kiran Bedi tapes 28:33

28d ago28:33

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This week, host Shivnarayan Rajpurohit is joined by Newslaundry’s Sumedha Mittal and independent journalist Anand Mangnale. Sumedha and Anand break down their investigation on Kiran Bedi’s use of public resources for surveilling her daughter. They say the decorated IPS officer not only “misused her powers in doing so”, but also covered up her alleg…

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359: Elisabeth Luard, Oldie Cookery Correspondent, on Substack, a new way to publish your articles and make money 47:37

28d ago47:37

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Recorded live at The Oldie Journalism Course, at The Marx Memorial Library 13th March 2025, Elisabeth Luard, The Oldie's cookery correspondent, shows how you can make money out of your own Substack column.By Radio Oldie

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358: How to write a travel feature with William Cook, Oldie Theatre Critic 58:41

27d ago58:41

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Recorded live at The Oldie Journalism Course, at The Marx Memorial Library 13th March 2025, William Cook, The Oldie's theatre critic, gives you the ideal essay plan for a travel feature.By Radio Oldie

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357: How to write a review with Sam Leith, the Spectator’s literary editor 57:28

27d ago57:28

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Recorded live at The Oldie Journalism Course, at The Marx Memorial Library 13th March 2025, Sam Leith, Literary Editor of The Spectator, talks about how to get a book review and how to write it properly.By Radio Oldie

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356: How to write a column with Mary Kenny, Oldie columnist 40:19

27d ago40:19

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Recorded live at The Oldie Journalism Course, at The Marx Memorial Library 13th March 2025, Mary Kenny, Oldie columnist and a journalist for 60 years, explains how to make columns fresh and gripping.By Radio Oldie

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355: Harry Mount, Editor of The Oldie, on the Do’s and Don’ts of journalism 36:57

27d ago36:57

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Recorded live at The Oldie Journalism Course, at The Marx Memorial Library on 13th March 2025, Harry Mount, Editor of The Oldie, reveals his tips on how to pitch articles to magazines and newspapers.By Radio Oldie

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 361: Nagpur violence, AI anchors in Indian newsrooms 24:36

1M ago24:36

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This week, host Sumedha Mittal is joined by Newslaundry’s Prateek Goyal and Drishti Choudhary. Prateek explains the Nagpur violence that resulted in the damage of several vehicles and shops, the injury of 33 police officers, and a division among the communities. He says the violence was “just a sample of radical mindsets” and that extremists fueled…

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354: Simon Williams in conversation with Charlotte Metcalf 31:46

1M ago31:46

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Simon Williams tells Charlotte Metcalf about playing Major Bellamy in Upstairs, Downstairs, and starring in The Archers. He and his wife, Lucy Fleming, play her parents, Peter Fleming and Celia Johnson, in Posting Letters to the MoonBy Radio Oldie

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353: Roger McGough in conversation with Charlotte Metcalf 30:18

1M ago30:18

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Roger McGough was one of the Liverpool or Mersey Poets alongside Brian Patten and the late Adrian Henry. Today he’s known as the ‘godfather of modern poetry’ and continues to present BBC Radio 4’s Poetry Please, a role he’s held since 1979. He’s an OBE and CBE, the last awarded in 2004 for Services to Literature. On Radio Oldie he talks to Charlott…

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352: Ben MacIntyre at the Oldie Literary Lunch 13:54

1M ago13:54

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Ben MacIntyre speaking about his new book, The Siege: the Remarkable Story of the Greatest SAS Hostage Drama, at the Oldie Literary Lunch, held at London’s National Liberal Club, on March 11th 2025.By Radio Oldie

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351: A. N. Wilson at the Oldie Literary Lunch 9:04

1M ago9:04

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A. N. Wilson speaking about his new book, Goethe: His Faustian Life - the Extraordinary Story of Modern Germany, a Troubled Genius and the Poem that Made our World, at the Oldie Literary Lunch, held at London’s National Liberal Club, on March 11th 2025.By Radio Oldie

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350: Hugo Vickers at the Oldie Literary Lunch 11:10

1M ago11:10

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Hugo Vickers speaking about his new book, Muse to Power: the Untold Story of Clarissa Eden, Countess of Avon, at the Oldie Literary Lunch, held at London’s National Liberal Club, on March 11th 2025.By Radio Oldie

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349: Charles Moore in conversation with Harry Mount 38:40

2M ago38:40

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Charles Moore tells Harry Mount how Margaret Thatcher became Conservative leader 50 years ago - and how she got on with the Queen. Lady Thatcher would have been 100 on October 13th this year. In September, Charles Moore will publish The Authorised Biography of Margaret Thatcher: Single-volume Centenary Edition.…

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 360: Police ‘action’ in Sambhal, rape case against Shyam Sunder Bhartia 37:54

2M ago37:54

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This week, host Basant Kumar is joined by Newslaundry’s Prateek Goyal and Avdhesh Kumar. Prateek talks about two big stories he reported on last week. The first is allegations of rape against prominent industrialist Shyam Sunder Bhartia. He explains why there was a delay in the police registering an FIR, and how a court had to get involved. The sec…

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348: Matthew Norman in conversation with Harry Mount 37:29

2M ago37:29

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Matthew Norman, the Oldie’s Grumpy Old Man columnist, tells Harry Mount about creating the nickname ‘Mandy’ for Peter Mandelson – and Mandy’s outraged reaction. And he recalls meeting Bernard Manning – and his favourite Bernard Manning gag.By Radio Oldie

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 359: Truth behind locals ‘fleeing’ Sambhal, cash for Delhi stampede victims 51:06

2M ago51:06

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This week, host Anmol Pritam is joined by Newslaundry’s Avdhesh Kumar and Shivnarayan Rajpurohit. Avdhesh’s ground report from Sambhal raised questions about the veracity of claims made by two prominent newspapers about locals “fleeing” the violence-tensed region. Citing officials, the outlets reported that several locals “fled” over fear of arrest…

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 358: ‘Official’ death toll at Kumbh, voting in Delhi’s reserved seats 46:02

2M ago46:02

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This week, host Pratyush Deep is joined by Newslaundry reporters Avdhesh Kumar and Basant Kumar. Avdhesh reported on how voters in Delhi’s 12 reserved seats voted in the recent polls. He explains that despite the AAP’s massive defeat, a large section of Dalit voters continued to vote for the party. Basant was on the ground in Prayagraj reporting on…

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347: A. N. Wilson in conversation with Harry Mount 42:31

2M ago42:31

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Britain’s greatest man of letters, A. N. Wilson, tells Harry Mount about the genius of Goethe, the decline of the Church of England and his addiction to journalism.By Radio Oldie

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346: Ben Okri in conversation with Charlotte Metcalf 27:41

2M ago27:41

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Sir Ben Okri, the Booker Prize-winning author and poet, talks to Charlotte Metcalf about his latest book, Madame Sosotris and the Festival for The Broken Hearted, and his collection of African stories for Everyman. He talks to her about being broken hearted, how the Booker Prize changed his life, being homeless and the acclaimed poem he wrote in re…

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345: Victoria Hislop at the Oldie Literary Lunch 13:24

2M ago13:24

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Victoria Hislop speaking about her new book, The Figurine, at the Oldie Literary Lunch, held at London’s National Liberal Club, on February 11th 2025.By Radio Oldie

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344: James Stourton at the Oldie Literary Lunch 8:30

2M ago8:30

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James Stourton speaking about his new book, Rogues & Scholars: Boom and Bust in the London Art Market, 1945-2000, at the Oldie Literary Lunch, held at London’s National Liberal Club, on February 11th 2025.”By Radio Oldie

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343: Liz Hodgkinson at the Oldie Literary Lunch 7:13

2M ago7:13

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Liz Hodgkinson speaking about her new book, A Mink Coat in St Neots, at the Oldie Literary Lunch, held at London’s National Liberal Club, on February 11th 2025.”By Radio Oldie

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342: Lucinda Lambton on Britain’s Quirkiest Buildings 19:19

2M ago19:19

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One of our leading architectural historians, Lucinda Lambton tells Harry Mount about Hebridean castles, eccentric lavatories and Overlooked Britain - her Oldie column.By Radio Oldie

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 357: How BJP planned to wrest Delhi away from AAP 56:45

3M ago56:45

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This week, host Sumedha Mittal is joined by The Caravan’s Sunil Kashyap. Based on the learnings from his reportage on BJP’s strategy to make a comeback in Delhi, Kashyap underlines how in its campaign and outreach efforts, the saffron party foregrounded regional and caste identities in Delhi this time. The party pulled no stops to win over differen…

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341: The extraordinary life of Elisabeth Luard, food writer, author, painter and Oldie columnist 32:57

3M ago32:57

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Elisabeth Luard talks to Charlotte Metcalf with warmth and candour about her passion for cooking and food, her extensive travels, her upbringing in Uruguay and time as a debutante in London during the 50s, motherhood, her long marriage to Nicholas Luard, the one-time owner of Private Eye and founder of the satirical Establishment Club with Peter Co…

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 356: Delhi polls, the curious case of Ashwini Vaishnawʼs company 45:51

3M ago45:51

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This week, host Anmol Pritam is joined by Newslaundry’s Pratyush Deep and Basant Kumar. Pratyush profiled Railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, digging into the curious growth of his small firm. Within six years, its revenue rose from Rs 45 lakh to over Rs 323 crore. He also sheds light on his journey from an engineer to a minister. Basant discusses …

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 355: Delhi anti-incumbency, a trek to understand healthcare access 36:25

3M ago36:25

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This week, host Basant Kumar is joined by Ranchi-based independent journalist Anand Dutta and Newslaundry’s Drishti Choudhary. Anand talks about his IndiaSpend report for which he trekked for several hours in remote areas of Jharkhand to understand how it is like for vulnerable sections to access healthcare. Across India, people have to cover an av…

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340: Peter York in conversation with Charlotte Metcalf 32:23

3M ago32:23

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Peter York is a British author and cultural and social commentator, perhaps best know for co-authoring The Official Sloane Rangers Handbook with Ann Barr in 1982. He was Style Editor of Harpers & Queen for ten years and recently started up a new podcast about culture wars, the subject of his latest book A Dead Cat On Your Table.…

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339: Hugh Johnson at the Oldie Literary Lunch 12:50

3M ago12:50

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Hugh Johnson speaking about his new book, Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book 2025, at the Oldie Literary Lunch, held at London’s National Liberal Club, on January 21st 2025.”By Radio Oldie

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338: Tim Marshall at the Oldie Literary Lunch 9:01

3M ago9:01

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Tim Marshall speaking about his new book, Prisoners Of Geography: the Quiz Book, at the Oldie Literary Lunch, held at London’s National Liberal Club, on January 21st 2025.By Radio Oldie

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337: Chris Patten at the Oldie Literary Lunch 17:21

3M ago17:21

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Chris Patten speaking about his memoir, The Hong Kong Diaries, at the Oldie Literary Lunch, held at London's National Liberal Club, on January 21st 2025.By Radio Oldie

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336: ‘A 15-Year Suicide Note’ - Robert Bathurst on the genius of Jeff Bernard’s Low Life column 40:02

3M ago40:02

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Robert Bathurst, star of Cold Feet and Toast of London, is playing Jeff Bernard in Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell in Jeff’s old haunt, the Coach & Horses. He tells Harry Mount what a sublime writer Bernard was.By Radio Oldie

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