How Joni Mitchell changed music – and America | Podcasts

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How Joni Mitchell changed music – and America | Podcasts

We love a totally unhinged investigative pod at Hear Here. Who ***** on the Floor at My Wedding? is an all-time great (yes, I’m going to commit the cardinal newsletter sin of linking to my own interview with the creators here); the duo behind that hit have since made another deeply peculiar show,

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, solidifying their rep as some of the most serious detectives of the least serious ******* ever committed.

Also ploughing a similar furrow is Joanne McNally. Early this year, she was trying to find out whether Canada’s first lady of pop-punk Avril Lavigne had actually been replaced, as per internet *********** theories, and now she’s asking whether Furbys – those menacing talking toys that were all the rage in the 90s – were actually spying on us. As someone who was absolutely terrified of all interactions with my incredibly needy Furby I will be listening to every second. That’s below, along with the rest of the picks of the week, which include a new show I’m really excited to listen to from S-Town’s Brian Reed.

I also wanted to use this week’s newsletter to say just how devastated I’ve been, and so many others, to hear about the ****** of the Telegraph audio journalist

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. David was an incredibly kind person with a generous spirit, who had the brightest of futures ahead. As the many tributes show, even those who hadn’t met him truly connected with him through hearing his voice each day on his

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Picks of the week

A visitor walks past a Furby display at the Hasbro booth during the Tokyo Toy Show 2024. Photograph: Franck Robichon/EPA

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Why were 90s cuddly speaking toys Furbys banned from the Pentagon? Is it possible that they were really a secretive listening device for the ******** government? The latest fun, self-aware “investigation” from the comic sees her calling up aviation authorities and heading to the house of a Furby collector who dries their skins on her washing line. An enjoyably daft yarn. Alexi Duggins

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S-Town and The ******* Horse Affair’s Brian Reed launches a new show to look at journalism’s place in the modern world. It’s inspired by the response to S-Town, which saw him having to prove in court that his podcast counted as journalism. An admirable, open-hearted wrestle with a vital question – with an impressive first episode that sees Reed face one of his biggest critics. AD

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Jake Adelstein goes back to his Missouri home town where the local hospital saw a surge in patient deaths in the 1990s. This is a depressing tale of a place smelling of “soap and cigarettes” that provided solid care until it was hit by a rise in “code blue” alerts. Adelstein delivers the story without exploitation. Hannah Verdier

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Carmel Holt travels around the US exploring the cross-demographic, cross-generational appeal of Joni Mitchell. She meets Joni fans including Hozier, Esperanza Spalding and Don Was and asks how they got into Joni and where Joni took them. It’s affectionate and cheerfully digressive; a fine tribute to an utterly singular artist. Phil Harrison

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Fancy a pay rise? Take a tip from expert negotiators who share their “cool deals” with host Jim Sebenius. Proving that negotiation is anything but boring, lawyer John Branca tells how he helped Michael Jackson get hold of his master recordings, traditionally held by the record company. HV

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This week, Charlie Lindlar chooses five of the best podcasts about the future, from a climate-conscious show to a watchful eye on the excesses of tech titans

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“What if there was a show about climate change that left you feeling … energised?” So asked Gimlet’s climate change podcast, hosted by Alex Blumberg and his “crew of nerds”, that focused on environmental solutions now and in the future. The podcast ended two years ago – but fortunately (or unfortunately?) the themes Blumberg and friends delve into with positivity and optimism remain relevant. Should you get rid of your lawn? How can you buy less stuff? And is fast fashion really that bad for the planet? Listen on and find out.

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Wait, come back! Yes, this podcast is about as business-focused as you would expect from a show produced by Harvard Business School. Yes, there are episodes about HR databases, supply chains and AI in the workplace. But, thanks to their faculty of engaging hosts and know-it-all guests, there’s a deep back catalogue of genuinely usable, relevant investigations into the way our work is changing our lives, and vice versa. Start with computer scientist and author Cal Newport on the “productivity deficit”, and you’ll be hooked.

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Less fixated on tech and more on human nature, this politics and culture podcast from journalist Derek Thompson quickly became a personal favourite when it started in 2021. The substance provided not just by Thompson’s guests but by the host himself makes every episode a rewarding back-and-forth that always leaves you smarter than when you started. Thompson has a knack for giving a name to social phenomena you had sensed but couldn’t quite put your finger on. Appropriately for this theme, the very first episode – on the metaverse, NFTs and everything in-between – is titled “The Future Is Going to Be Weird As *****”.

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Produced by the Center for Humane Technology, this show keeps a watchful eye on the ever-expanding and unregulated tech space, and wonders if we’re really using our advancements for good. Host Tristan Harris, a former design ethicist at

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, was a convincing talking head in The Social Dilemma, the excellent

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documentary exploring social media’s manipulation of our minds, and continues his clearheaded thinking here alongside guests including author Yuval Noah Harari, Kara Swisher and Esther Perel, who comments on technology’s impact on intimacy.

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And if in doubt, head to the Wall Street Journal’s catch-all podcast that covers just about everything else. From modern bookshop design to the Tesla Cybertruck’s impact on how cars are made to the scientists building synthetic ******* milk, this longrunning – and award-winning – podcast covers the cutting edge of technological advancement. There’s arguably too much about AI for many listeners, but surf through the show’s significant archive and you’ll find enough to fill a commute – all in digestible 15-minute episodes.

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