Undercurrent Stories

About Undercurrent Stories

Discovering the hidden depths of the people and world around us. Documentary interview show with an eclectic mix of people and subjects including: history, music, philosophy, the outdoors, wildlife, food and drink, sport, personal achievements, spirituality and many more. IG:https://www.instagram.com/undercurrentstories/ FB:https://www.facebook.com/undercurrentstories/ TW:https://mobile.twitter.com/undercurrentst1

Publisher

Undercurrent Stories Podcast

Category

education · news · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

18 Apr 2020

Latest episode

15 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

217 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   15 Oct 2026

   Can you Ever Escape Your Past? Nathalie Abi-Ezzi on All The Lives She Lived

   What happens when you find out the story you've been told about your own life isn't true? In this episode, Bob Wells talks to award-winning novelist and poet Nathalie Abi-Ezzi about her new historical novel, All the Lives She Lived. It opens in Birmingham in 1917, where a young woman named Doris grows up believing she is alone in the world. Then she learns her parents and six siblings are alive and living just streets away. Her search for who she really is takes her from Birmingham to Baghdad...

2. 

   7 Oct 2026

   The Beauty of the Ordinary. A Conversation with Kevin McManus.

   What if getting older isn’t really about having fewer things to look forward to, but about learning to appreciate what’s already here? In this episode, I sit down with Irish author, teacher, poet, and former musician Kevin McManus to talk about his novel The Light of the Evening and some of the bigger questions that come with getting older. How do we make sense of grief and loss? What happens when illness changes the way we look at life and how do we learn to appreciate the ordinary...

3. 

   1 Oct 2026

   How to Make Your Best Public Speech Ever! with Paul Sloane

   Want to become a more confident and compelling public speaker? Most of us at some point in our lives have to make a speech. Perhaps a wedding speech, a family celebration or you might be regularly making presentations at work. Whether you’re facing your first presentation or you’ve been speaking for years, this episode is packed with practical ideas to help you communicate with greater impact. Paul Sloane, keynote speaker and author of 160 Top Tips for Public Speakers, joins us and talk...

Who has been a guest on Undercurrent Stories

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Gary Rivlin
• Rachel Barker
• Neil Lawrence
• John Coghlan
• George Underwood

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

5,209,803,401

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

4.7 / 5

13 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 56 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

44

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

76

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.