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About Pick of the Pods
The podcast of podcasts! A regular recommendation of a podcast you should be listening to right now. This is the audio companion to the Pick of the Pods newsletter. pickofthepods.substack.com (https://pickofthepods.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast)
- Publisher
- Robin Pomeroy
- Category
- business · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 22 Feb 2026
- Latest episode
- 2 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
16 episodes in the feed.
2 Oct 2026
Episode 7 - Decoder Ring
Willa Paskin, host of Slate's Decoder Ring, joins POP-The Podcast to talk about her show that delves into the fascinating back-stories of everyday cultural phenomena.Curious about why a thing is a thing? Decoder Ring investigates the stories behind cultural phenomena such as sun tans, mullet haircuts or the Jane Fonda Workout.Host Willa Paskin shares with Pick of the Pods:- how ‘writing for the ear’ is different from writing an article- what’s a ‘high touch’ podcast, and did Willa jump into the podcast deep end by choosing to make one?- should you be ‘nice’ to the people featured in your podcasts?Decoder Ring - homepage: https://slate.com/podcasts/decoder-ring- on any podcast app: https://pod.link/1376577202- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYjxRBfBp4syi0tCgWRnwXGkF4i2lbvoREpisodes of Decoder Ring featured on this episode:Jane Fonda’s Workout, Part 1: Jane and Leni: https://slate.com/podcasts/decoder-ring/2020/10/jane-fonda-leni-cazdenThe Sign Painter: https://slate.com/podcasts/decoder-ring/2021/06/ilona-granet-feminist-artBridget in the Buff: https://slate.com/podcasts/decoder-ring/2026/09/bridget-in-the-buff-naked-fat-puzzles-puzzles-gifts-1970s-naafaWilla’s Pod Picks:Death of an Artist Introducing Death of an Artist Season 3: Petra Mathers and Her Michael: https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/death-of-an-artist/introducing-death-of-an-artist-season-3-petra-mathers-and-her-michaelDan Taberski’s Manifesto https://podcastreview.org/review/dan-taberskis-manifesto/The Rest is History (of course): https://therestishistory.com/series/the-french-revolutionWatch here on the POP YouTube channel or listen on any podcast app: https://pod.link/1891273310.POP-The Newsletter: For a fresh recommendation of the one podcast you should be listening to right now, follow POP at pickofthepods.substack.comPOP-The Podcast:Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQu6D1uClH0i-nR9YppCSgzhElMbfPcv7Listen on any podcast app: https://pod.link/1891273310 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pickofthepods.substack.com (https://pickofthepods.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)
26 Sept 2026
Episode 7 trailer: Decoder Ring and the mullet
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pickofthepods.substack.com (https://pickofthepods.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)
1 Sept 2026
Episode 6 - Are We Doomed?
Some people use podcasts to help them fall asleep. Some people are kept awake by existential dread. How about a podcast that can combine the two?! Are We Doomed? is an excellent narrative documentary series that looks at genuine, or potential, threats to the planet or humanity. Think nuclear war, the next pandemic, or killer robots. Host Ben Bradford joins us on POP-The Podcast to tell all about the show, published by National Public Radio (NPR). Find out: * why nuclear armageddon is perfectly possible, but would be “embarrassing” * is there really a “supervolcano” waiting to blow up the entire United States? * why Ben hates one futurist’s idea that one day we will all have tiny pet hippos Yes, it’s a fun, but not flippant, podcast that is rooted in science and expertise. Links: Are We Doomed on the Pick of the Pods newsletter: https://pickofthepods.substack.com/p/armageddon-it-are-you (https://pickofthepods.substack.com/p/armageddon-it-are-you) Are We Doomed * homepage: https://www.npr.org/2026/04/21/g-s1-118208/a-new-npr-network-podcast-asks-the-big-question-are-we-doomed (https://www.npr.org/2026/04/21/g-s1-118208/a-new-npr-network-podcast-asks-the-big-question-are-we-doomed) * on any podcast app: https://pod.link/1893359212 (https://pod.link/1893359212) * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AreWeDoomedPod (https://www.youtube.com/@AreWeDoomedPod) Episodes of Are We Doomed featured on this episode of POP-The Podcast: * Our Vision of the Post-Apocalypse Is Wrong: * The Yellowstone Supervolcano Panic! * How To Survive a Nuclear War Ben’s Pod Picks: * This American Life, Swim Towards the Shark: https://www.thisamericanlife.org/837/swim-towards-the-shark (https://www.thisamericanlife.org/837/swim-towards-the-shark) * Oh, Hello: the P’dcast: * Search Engine: https://www.searchengine.show/ Ben’s fantasy interview: Sam Altman or Jeff Bezos, locked in a room and forced to say honestly what is their vision of the future. Subscribe to Pick of the Pods - the newsletter - on Substack: https://substack.com/@robinpomeroy (https://substack.com/@robinpomeroy) Discover one new podcast every week with the Pick of the Pods Substack: https://pickofthepods.substack.com/Watch POP-The Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQu6D1uClH0i-nR9YppCSgzhElMbfPcv7 (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQu6D1uClH0i-nR9YppCSgzhElMbfPcv7) Or follow on any podcast app - new episodes drop monthly: https://pod.link/1891273310 (https://pod.link/1891273310) Music by fAR Pick of the Pods: copyright Spinney Hill Media 2026. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pickofthepods.substack.com (https://pickofthepods.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)
1 Sept 2026
Are We Doomed?
Some people use podcasts to help them fall asleep. Some people are kept awake by existential dread. How about a podcast that can combine the two?! Are We Doomed? is an excellent narrative documentary series that looks at genuine, or potential, threats to the planet or humanity. Think nuclear war, the next pandemic, or killer robots. Host Ben Bradford joins us on POP-The Podcast to tell all about the show, published by National Public Radio (NPR). Find out: why nuclear armageddon is perfectly ...
30 Jul 2026
Episode 5 - The Story of Money
What actually is money? This new podcast from the Financial Times takes a historical view of this question which is crucial to understanding human civilisation and the world we live in today. Robin Wigglesworth, who co-hosts the show with fellow FT journalist Gillian Tett, picks some of his favourite episodes so far and tells us why some of the greatest humans ever - Churchill? Newton? - were not always brilliant with money. The Story of Money: * Pick of the Pods: https://pickofthepods.substack.com/publish/post/201028489 (https://pickofthepods.substack.com/publish/post/201028489) * Homepage: https://www.ft.com/tsom?shareType=nongift&syn-25a6b1a6=1 (https://www.ft.com/tsom?shareType=nongift&syn-25a6b1a6=1) * Get it on any podcast app: https://pod.link/1376303362 (https://pod.link/1376303362) * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FTTheStoryOfMoney (https://www.youtube.com/@FTTheStoryOfMoney) Episodes of The Story of Money featured on this episode of POP-The Podcast: * The Bretton Woods agreement: a tale of boozing, womanising, espionage and a heart attack * The financial scams that brought Albania to the brink of war * They are history’s geniuses. But were they any good at investing? Robin’s Pod Picks: * The Rest Is History https://pod.link/1537788786 (https://pod.link/1537788786) * Greeking Out https://pod.link/1483233279 (https://pod.link/1483233279) Robin’s dream interview: * Jay Cooke (1821–1905) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Cooke (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Cooke) Robin’s forthcoming book: * A Fabulous Debt: The Epic Story of How Bonds Built the Modern World https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/461949/a-fabulous-debt-by-wigglesworth-robin/9780241705674 (https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/461949/a-fabulous-debt-by-wigglesworth-robin/9780241705674) Listen to POP-The Podcast - new episodes monthly - on any app: https://pod.link/1891273310, (https://pod.link/1891273310) watch on YouTube: Let me know what you think of the episode. And if you have a favourite podcast you would like to hear on the monthly POP-The Podcast or see featured on the weekly POP Substack, I’d love to hear about it. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pickofthepods.substack.com (https://pickofthepods.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)
30 Jul 2026
The Story of Money
What actually is money? This new podcast from the Financial Times takes a historical view of this question which is crucial to understanding human civilisation and the world we live in today. Robin Wigglesworth, who co-hosts the show with fellow FT journalist Gillian Tett, picks some of his favourite episodes so far and tells us why some of the greatest humans ever - Churchill? Newton? - were not always brilliant with money. The Story of Money: Pick of the Pods: https://pickofthepods.su...
1 Jul 2026
Episode 4 - Leaders with Francine Lacqua
It’s Episode 4 of POP-The Podcast and we’re talking to Francine Lacqua, Editor at Large and TV news anchor for Bloomberg. With decades of experience interviewing leaders in business and politics, she has launched a podcast, Leaders, and talks us through three very different interviews: a CEO of one of the world’s biggest banks; a fashion entrepreneur who has a “shapewear” partnership with Kim Kardashian; and Melinda French Gates, business leader and philanthropist and former wife of Bill Gates. Leaders with Francine Lacqua: * Homepage: https://www.bloomberg.com/btv/series/leaders-with-lacqua (https://www.bloomberg.com/btv/series/leaders-with-lacqua) * Get it on any podcast app: https://pod.link/1623682235 (https://pod.link/1623682235) * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqq4LnWs3olXnyY_CJUC2M1NtT_VdXw8i (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqq4LnWs3olXnyY_CJUC2M1NtT_VdXw8i) Episodes of Leaders featured on this episode of POP-The Podcast: ‘I Was Ruthless About Killing Complexity’: HSBC CEO on Rewiring the Bank: Emma Grede on the Kardashians and Why Work From Home Is ‘Career Suicide’: Melinda French Gates on Tech, Billionaire Wealth and Why She Worries About the Truth: Francine’s dream interview:Chinese President Xi Jinping Francine’s Pod Picks: Acquired (https://www.acquired.fm/%20): * Homepage: https://www.acquired.fm/ * Get it on any podcast app: https://pod.link/acquired (https://pod.link/acquired) * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AcquiredFM (https://www.youtube.com/@AcquiredFM) Odd Lots (https://www.bloomberg.com/oddlots): * Homepage: https://www.bloomberg.com/oddlots (https://www.bloomberg.com/oddlots) * Get it on any podcast app: https://pod.link/1056200096 (https://pod.link/1056200096) * YouTube (audio): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLe4PRejZgr0MuA6M0zkZyy-99-qc87wKV (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLe4PRejZgr0MuA6M0zkZyy-99-qc87wKV) How To Fail With Elizabeth Day: * Homepage: https://www.elizabethday.org/podcasts (https://www.elizabethday.org/podcasts) * Get it on any podcast app: https://pod.link/1407451189 (https://pod.link/1407451189) * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HowToFailPodcast (https://www.youtube.com/@HowToFailPodcast) Francine’s book picks: London Falling (https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/238226991-london-falling) by Patrick Radden Keefe: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/238226991-london-falling (https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/238226991-london-falling) Supremacy (https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/parmy-olson/supremacy/9781035038244) by Parmy Olson: https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/parmy-olson/supremacy/9781035038244 (https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/parmy-olson/supremacy/9781035038244) Subscribe to Pick of the Pods - the newsletter - on Substack: https://substack.com/@robinpomeroy (https://substack.com/@robinpomeroy) Get the weekly Pick of the Pods: https://pickofthepods.substack.com/Watch POP-the Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQu6D1uClH0i-nR9YppCSgzhElMbfPcv7 (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQu6D1uClH0i-nR9YppCSgzhElMbfPcv7) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pickofthepods.substack.com (https://pickofthepods.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)
1 Jul 2026
Leaders with Francine Lacqua
Francine Lacqua is Editor at Large and TV news anchor for Bloomberg. With decades of experience interviewing leaders in business and politics, she has launched a podcast, Leaders, and talks us through three very different interviews: a CEO of one of the world's biggest banks; a fashion entrepreneur who has a "shapewear" partnership with Kim Kardashian; and Melinda French Gates, business leader and philanthropist and former wife of Bill Gates. Leaders with Francine Lacqua: Homepage: https://ww...
28 Jun 2026
Coming soon on POP-The Podcast
Dropping July 1, 2026. Get it on any podcast app: https://pod.link/1891273310 (https://pod.link/1891273310) or YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQu6D1uClH0i-nR9YppCSgzhElMbfPcv7). Bloomberg TV anchor Francine Lacqua tells us about her new podcast, Leaders, and how doing a long-form interview differs from live TV. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pickofthepods.substack.com (https://pickofthepods.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)
1 Jun 2026
Episode 3 - Stumbling Blocks
Welcome to the June edition of POP-The Podcast, where we hear from Jonathan Block on how he makes Stumbling Blocks: How Great Leaders Are Made. There are countless podcasts out there about leadership, but this one has a twist - it explores the mistakes, failures or misfortunes that have hampered and helped the interviewee become what they are today. 🤳 Listen to POP - The Podcast right here, or on any podcast app: https://pod.link/1891273310 📺 Watch it on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQu6D1uClH0i-nR9YppCSgzhElMbfPcv7 (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQu6D1uClH0i-nR9YppCSgzhElMbfPcv7) Please subscribe - here or on any podcast app - so you get POP - The Podcast when it lands (currently monthly). Stumbling Blocks was a Pick of the Pods back in March - read that POP pick here: Thanks for listening! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pickofthepods.substack.com (https://pickofthepods.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)
1 Jun 2026
Stumbling Blocks: How Great Leaders Are Made
Jonathan Block interviews leaders from a diverse range of occupations to ask about the times when things went wrong. What did they learn from the hardest moments, and what can we learn from them? This is Episode 3 of Pick of the Pods-the Podcast, the audio companion to Pick of the Pods-the Substack. POP-the Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/pickofthepods/p/my-journey-from-foreign-correspondent?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web Listen to Stumbling Blocks on any podcast ...
17 May 2026
BONUS EPISODE: The Content Cocktail: tips on launching your podcast
A few weeks ago I was invited to talk about podcasts to an audience of content creators and communications professionals in the offices of the Content Engine, a Geneva-based company that makes all manner of content for companies and non-profits. Every couple of months they host the Content Cocktail and invite a speaker along, and on this occasion it was me. I spoke about my work making podcasts for the World Economic Forum, and my own podcasts, Pick of the Pods and A Book - A Place, and took questions on all manner of subjects, not least how artificial intelligence will transform podcasting. The talk was moderated by the Content Engine’s Editor in Chief Ceri Radford, a former colleague of mine at the World Economic Forum. Enjoy this bonus episode of POP-The Podcast, the next regular episode will drop on June 1 - get it wherever you get podcasts. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pickofthepods.substack.com (https://pickofthepods.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)
9 May 2026
Episode 2 - Reuters Econ World
Pick of the Pods - the Podcast is the show where podcast makers tell us how they do what they do, and tell us what they are listening to right now.💎 Episode 2, with Carmel Crimmins (https://www.linkedin.com/feed?nis=true#) of Reuters (https://www.linkedin.com/feed?nis=true#) Econ World joins me to talk about how the show is made. Gems include: 🎤 Haters gonna hate: how Taylor Swift fans reacted to the podcast’s take on the notion of “Swiftonomics” 🍏 New York state of mind: how a New York audience helped her overcome stage fright at her first live in-person podcast 🎸 Powell Unplugged: why her dream podcast guest would be Fed chief Jerome Powell with his guitar🤳 Get Reuters Econ World on any podcast app: https://pod.link/1746360591 (https://pod.link/1746360591) 📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kv9vu1lKs6I&list=PLZhRxE9191zNaeyyMWJM0OL4QE__u0q6u (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kv9vu1lKs6I&list=PLZhRxE9191zNaeyyMWJM0OL4QE__u0q6u) 🤳 Get Pick of the Pods on any podcast app: https://pod.link/1891273310 (https://pod.link/1891273310) 📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQu6D1uClH0i-nR9YppCSgzhElMbfPcv7 (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQu6D1uClH0i-nR9YppCSgzhElMbfPcv7) 📝 Substack (where you'll also get the weekly podcast recommendation and other bonus stuff): pickofthepods.substack.com (http://pickofthepods.substack.com) Thanks for listening! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pickofthepods.substack.com (https://pickofthepods.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)
1 May 2026
Reuters Econ World
Reuters Econ World, a weekly show from one of the world’s biggest news agencies, delivers analysis of how global events are affecting the economy. Host Carmel Crimmins reveals how the show is made and shares: Haters gonna hate: how Taylor Swift fans reacted to the podcast’s take on the notion of “Swiftonomics”New York state of mind: how a New York audience helped her overcome stage fright at her first live in-person podcastPowell Unplugged: why her dream podcast guest would be Fed chief Jerom...
12 Apr 2026
The Rest Is Politics
The Rest Is Politics is one of the biggest podcasts in politics on both sides of the Atlantic. The UK version is presented by former Labour party communications director Alastair Campbell and former Conservative politician Rory Stewart. The Rest Is Politics US is hosted by BBC correspondent Katty Kay and financier and (very briefly) former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci. Fiona Douglas is a producer working mostly on TRIP US. Among the trade secrets she divulges are: w...
22 Feb 2026
Coming soon - Pick of the Pods - the podcast!
Pick of the Pods - the podcast - is coming soon. Follow on Substack or any podcast app. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pickofthepods.substack.comSubscribe to Pick of the Pods - the newsletter - on Substack: https://substack.com/@robinpomeroy Discover one new podcast every week with the Pick of the Pods Substack: https://pickofthepods.substack.com/ Watch POP-the Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtu...
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