Five Essential New Podcasts to Discover This Week
If you are searching for podcasts that delve into history, philosophy, personal experience, and societal issues, this week's curated selection offers something for every listener. From financial advice to health discussions and creative arts, these five new releases provide engaging content across multiple platforms.
1. Asset Avenue: Building Financial Literacy
Streaming platform: All major streaming platforms and YouTube
Genre: Finance
Hosted by financial advisor Bola Sol, author of Your Money Life and How To Save It: Fix Your Finances, Asset Avenue explores what it truly means to build, protect, and grow the assets that matter most in life. This week's episode features financial coach and chartered wealth manager Philly Ponniah, known professionally as Philly Financial, who discusses why her family represents her greatest asset and how online content creation has fueled her career.
The conversation tackles why women often lag in financial literacy, with Ponniah sharing her journey through corporate broking before university and how having brothers helped her navigate male-dominated finance. Her advice on holding your own as a woman, demonstrating excellence, and understanding self-worth provides valuable insights for anyone seeking to comprehend assets, wealth building, and financial independence.
2. Voices of Resilience: Addressing Burnout in Healthcare
Streaming platform: All streaming platforms
Genre: Health and wellbeing
Hosted by university lecturer Ntsoaki Mary Mosoeunyane, Voices of Resilience highlights structural inequalities affecting black and ethnic minority communities in the UK. Aimed at professionals in healthcare, education, policy, and leadership, this week's episode features critical care nurse Sheena Johnson examining burnout.
Johnson notes that the strong black woman badge can lead to burnout by preventing rest and vulnerability. She explains that while all women face burnout, black and minority women are disproportionately affected, particularly in healthcare where they form a majority workforce. The discussion covers grief, emotional coping mechanisms, and the importance of acknowledging pain, making this a thought-provoking listen on resilience and systemic challenges.
3. Made By Mammas: The Podcast: Parenting Support and Advice
Streaming platform: All streaming platforms and YouTube
Genre: Family
Hosts Zoe Hardman and Georgia Dayton reconnect with content creator Kerri Northcott after six years on Made By Mammas: The Podcast, a community offering non-judgemental parenting advice. Northcott shares updates on life with her 11-year-old daughter Ivy, including preparations for secondary school and managing Ivy's dyslexia.
The episode delves into anxiety, low self-esteem, and emotional masking in the classroom, alongside discussions on homeschooling, parental healing, and fertility journeys. For mothers or expectant parents, this podcast provides a safe space to navigate parenting challenges with empathy and support.
4. Matt & Mollie's Novel Idea: A Creative Writing Adventure
Streaming platform: All streaming platforms
Genre: Arts and books
Radio 1 presenters Matt Edmondson and Mollie King, formerly of The Saturdays and The Xtra Factor Live, launch Novel Idea, a podcast where they alternately write chapters of a murder mystery novel without consulting each other. With narrator Steffan Powell, they create a chaotic and entertaining plot.
The first episode introduces Detective Chalk and sets up a narrative filled with past tragedies and mysterious characters like DI Brie Roquefort. The Chalk and Cheese dynamic between the authors mirrors their characters, offering an addictive listen. Listeners can even influence the unwritten final chapter, adding interactive engagement to this creative endeavor.
5. The Best Is Yet To Come: Wisdom from Nonagenarians
Streaming platform: All streaming platforms
Genre: Life and interview
Sir John Tusa marks his 90th birthday with The Best Is Yet To Come, interviewing well-known nonagenarians like Lord Michael Heseltine and Dame Antonia Fraser about their lives and perspectives. In the debut episode, his godson Rory Stewart, co-host of The Rest Is Politics, interviews Tusa on topics ranging from hosting Newsnight to fleeing Czechoslovakia from the Nazis.
Tusa reflects on centuries of lived experience, discussing ageing, childhood memories, and historical events like the Cold War and economic crises. This podcast offers a rare glimpse into the depth and philosophy gained from a long life, perfect for those interested in history and human experience.
