‘Like nothing else you’ll ever hear’: the 20 best podcasts ever
It’s hard to believe, but podcasts have just turned 20. To celebrate, we asked 20 top podcasting voices for their favourite ever show – and some of the greatest episodes
May 2022
The funniest things on the internet
Carl Donnelly: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)
Carl doesn’t like the internet, but has accepted there are funny things on it – including a puppet corpsing, Chet Hanks’s Instagram and Brad Pitt speaking patois
November 2021
‘We were two tortured idiots trying to make TV’: The Adam and Joe Show, 25 years on
Adam Buxton and Joe Cornish built a cult following with their DIY Channel 4 show – but the pressure got to them. They reminisce over Britpop, getting cancelled and patching up their friendship
September 2021
The duo behind Drag Race: ‘We saw RuPaul in a loincloth and went, “Oh my God!”’
Jonny Greenwood to Lena Dunham: a panel of stars on what cultural success means in 2021
May 2021
Observer New Review Q&A
Adam Buxton: ‘We’re in the sad sandwich of life, but it has a surprising zing of pickle’
This month's best paperbacks
This month’s best paperbacks: Richard Osman, International Booker nominees and more
March 2021
From Adam Buxton to Griefcast: what are the ultimate podcast episodes?
With ‘must-listen’ podcasts churning out rapid new content every week, completism is not an option. Here’s how to skip to the best bits
December 2020
Miranda Sawyer on podcasts and radio
The week in radio and podcasts: Adrian Chiles; You and Yours; The Allusionist
Best podcasts of the week
The 20 best podcasts of 2020
August 2020
As my father was dying, I finally got to know him
Adam Buxton: ‘I used to think, "Why isn't Dad more proud of me?" But he was’
December 2019
Best podcasts of the week
The 20 best podcasts of 2019
From a foodie Desert Island Discs to sex-industry exposés, sisterly chat and true-crime chillers, here are our picks from a fascinating year’s listening
February 2019
Joe Cornish: 'Adam and I were very competitive in an unhealthy way'
His new film, The Kid Who Would Be King, is an Arthurian epic aimed squarely at youngsters. But is it just more child’s play or has the Adam and Joe star finally grown up?
January 2019
How we made
Adam Buxton and Joe Cornish: how we made The Adam and Joe Show
‘We walked into a shop with hammers and started smashing it up. We didn’t realise it would scare the owner. Then the police arrived …’
November 2018
Best podcasts of the week
Today in Focus takes you behind the Guardian's headlines – podcasts of the week
The Guardian’s new daily show aims to tell the paper’s stories in a fresh and engaging way. Plus Limetown returns, and a look at the best jazz podcasts
June 2018
Best culture 2018
The 50 best podcasts of 2018
From Julia Davies’ dark comedy Dear Joan to track by track teardown Dissect, Marc Maron to Meat and beyond, here are this year’s finest audio offerings
March 2018
The week in radio and podcasts: Homo Sapiens; You’re Doing it Wrong; Unpopped
Will Young and Chris Sweeney enjoyed a great jam session with Jeremy Corbyn, while Adam Buxton was a master at work
October 2017
The week in radio and podcasts: Afternoon Edition; Savage Lovecast; My Dad Wrote a Porno; Aria awards
It was a bad week for women in the workplace, but a good one for a sex advice guru and 5 Live
June 2017
Summer arts preview 2017
The unmissable TV shows of summer 2017
Naomi Watts is a shrink in meltdown, William and Harry remember Diana – and Ed Sheeran feels the chill in Game of Thrones. It’s your complete summer TV and streaming guide
