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Former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis has been indicted and will stand trial for allegedly promoting drug use after admitting on a podcast that he experimented with marijuana and ecstasy about 36 years ago at a festival in Australia; he is set to appear in court on December 16, with his MeRA25 party alleging political manipulation by the government.
Conan O’Brien says he’s reaching more people now than during his late-night run, thanks to the podcast and his HBO/Max travel show, arguing that the traditional talk-show format is fading and that he now has greater freedom to be himself across formats.
Guardian Science Weekly explores how fat is not just inert body padding but a dynamic, communicative tissue—so central that some researchers consider it an organ—and examines what this means for health and obesity, with insights from Ian Sample, Madeleine Finlay, and Imperial College London’s Declan O’Regan.
On The Daily’s Sunday edition, Natalie Kitroeff guides non-football fans toward the Patriots–Seahawks showdown by interviewing The Athletic reporters Chad Graff and Michael-Shawn Dugar, framing the game through human-interest stories and team dynamics.
The Washington Post announced it is suspending its daily podcast Post Reports after seven years, thanking listeners and reflecting on its coverage of elections, wars, a pandemic, tech revolutions, pop culture, science, and more.
Will Arnett disclosed on The Romesh Ranganathan Show that SmartLess recently had a “very famous” comedian as a guest, but the interview was terminated after about 10 minutes, with Arnett calling the guest a “fucking rank asshole” and saying they’d reveal who it was later; he wouldn’t name the person on air, but teased that listeners would be “blown away” by the identity.
Fatima Bhutto recounts growing up in a famous Pakistani political family, detailing how she endured secrecy around coercive control and later found the strength to break free, reflecting on trauma, resilience, and healing in an intimate podcast interview.
Adobe is adding generative AI features to Acrobat Studio, enabling chat-based PDF editing and new AI outputs: Generate Podcast for podcast-style audio summaries of documents (using a Microsoft GPT model for transcription and a Google voice model) and Generate Presentation for auto-generated slide decks via Adobe Express; users can also refine outputs or edit PDFs through natural-language prompts.
Dan Bongino, who recently departed as FBI deputy director, will relaunch The Dan Bongino Show as a daily live program on Rumble with audio distributed to podcast platforms; the podcast-only return will feature ad sales through Cumulus Media and mark a renewed push into conservative media.
Amy Poehler’s Good Hang won the inaugural Golden Globes award for Best Podcast, beating nominees such as Armchair Expert, SmartLess, Call Her Daddy, The Mel Robbins Podcast, and Up First; the Globes’ podcast category debuted this year, with Poehler thanking the voters as Snoop Dogg presented the award. The show launched in March on Spotify’s The Ringer with Tina Fey as a guest and has featured guests including Rashida Jones, Abbi Jacobson, Ilana Glazer, Reneé Rapp, Cole Escola, and Michelle Obama.
Amy Poehler won the inaugural Golden Globes award for Best Podcast for Good Hang, beating five nominees including SmartLess, Armchair Expert, Call Her Daddy, The Mel Robbins Podcast and NPR’s Up First. In her acceptance speech she thanked producer Jenna Weiss-Berman and collaborators, and described Good Hang as a show to spread love and laughter by chatting with celebrities and friends in a world that could use it.
The Pinkbike team concludes their Arkansas mountain bike field test with a roundtable discussion on their favorite and least favorite bikes tested, sharing insights and inviting listener questions, while promoting their podcast and sponsors.
Veteran genre host Brandon Davis is launching a new podcast, The Brandon Davis Show, featuring interviews with actors and creators, fan Q&A segments, and filmmaker discussions, after leaving ComicBook and building a large independent following.
Cher appeared on Dax Shepard's Armchair Expert podcast and humorously suggested Kristen Bell could 'do better' than her husband Dax Shepard, highlighting the playful banter among the celebrities about their relationships and mutual admiration.
Cher appeared on Dax Shepard's podcast and humorously suggested that Shepard isn't good enough for Kristen Bell, while also praising Shepard's qualities and discussing their relationships and personal lives.