Lauren Layfield introduces The World with Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim on the series recommendation show Your Next Podcast. The idea for The World podcast stems from two events in the careers of its presenters. In 2007 Richard was invited to the White House for a private one-on-one meeting with President George W Bush to discuss Iraq and Middle East policy. It was Richard’s ability to be in the thick of the fighting while at the same time provide fast, accurate and wide-reaching analysis of what was happening that interested the president. Since then, Richard’s in-depth knowledge and expertise has continued to be in demand among influential figures across the globe – and it is precisely this insight we will be offering to the audience every week. In 2021, immediately prior to the fall of Kabul, Yalda received a call from the Taliban live on air. In a world exclusive, the spokesman assured Yalda that no one in the city would be harmed by their troops when they entered the city.  It was an episode that highlighted that Yalda is one of the best connected and well-respected journalists in the business – and the show will be drawing on her extensive contacts book to provide most knowledgeable and high-profile guests. Join Richard and Yalda for The World as they cross the globe from the mass migration routes of Mexico to the frontline battles of the Middle East as they report, probe and ask the questions to make sure you can really understand what is happening in the world today – and why it matters to you. Follow The World with Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim wherever you're reading this.

Lauren Layfield introduces Joanne McNally Investigates... on the series recommendation show Your Next Podcast. Twelve months ago Joanne McNally was a comedian with a love of conspiracy theories. Now, she's an intrepid investigative journalist who will stop at nothing to root out a story, and her latest assignment will thrust her into the world of international espionage, politics... and Furbys. In the 1990s the Furby was the fuzzy friend that every kid wanted – a futuristic soft toy which could talk to you, learn from you, listen to you. But could they have been more than just toys? Were they, as the rumours claim, a listening device which threatened the safety of the world as we know it? In her latest adventure, Joanne McNally sets off to discover the truth, telling the story of the Furby, its rise to prominence, and the technology behind it. Follow Joanne McNally Investigates... wherever you're reading this!

Lauren Layfield introduces Origins with Cush Jumbo on the series recommendation show, Your Next Podcast. Cush Jumbo (The Good Wife, The Good Fight, Criminal Record) asks a star line up to share intimate stories from the key stages of their lives, before they became household names. Split over three sections, we hear amazing stories from childhood, teenage/young adult years and their early working experiences before fame came knocking. Collectively these three facets give us a rounded picture of the making of our guest and will be instantly relatable. Tonally, the show draws a lot from Cush’s huge personality - empathetic, honest and often hilarious. Follow Origins wherever you're listening to this!

Lauren Layfield introduces Where Are You Going? on the series recommendation show, Your Next Podcast. Catherine Carr stops strangers to ask them “Where Are You Going?” and uncovers unexpected stories about people’s lives. The conversations that follow are always unpredictable: sometimes funny, sometimes heart-breaking, silly, romantic or occasionally downright ‘stop-you-in-your-tracks’ surprising. Be transported to places around the world and into the lives of others: You just never know what story is coming next… Follow Where Are You Going? wherever you're listening to this.

Lauren Layfield introduces Where Should We Begin? on the series recommendation show, Your Next Podcast. Imagine being a fly on the wall of the office of a psychotherapist. A really good psychotherapist. You hear the full range of her clients' many problems and every piece of advice she has to address them. Well, that's Where Should We Begin by psychotherapist Esther Perel. Across the summer Esther has been busy tracking the story of love through her clients' stories. From exciting, young love, to relationships becoming stale, arguments, infidelity and break ups. These have been collected together as a miniseries, The Arc of Love, which we're excited to bring you this week. Search for Where Should We Begin wherever you're listening to this.

Lauren Layfield introduces Murder They Wrote on the series recommendation show, Your Next Podcast. Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling love true crime - in fact, they're a little bit obsessed. And now they want to share that obsession with you. Join Laura and Iain as they dive deep into some of the world's most jaw-dropping crime stories. Expect murder, mayhem, blackmail, betrayal, and more. Each week, the pair choose a new crime and divulge all the details you're dying to know. They unpick the crucial moments and get to the heart of the whodunnit - all while making each other laugh along the way. Search for Murder They Wrote wherever you're reading this!

Lauren Layfield introduces Worse than Murder on the series recommendation show, Your Next Podcast. In the winter of 1969, Muriel McKay, the wife of Rupert Murdoch's deputy chairman at News Limited, was abducted from her home in Wimbledon, Southwest London. The kidnap was a shocking case of mistaken identity – the kidnappers claimed "We tried to get Rupert Murdoch's wife [Anna]. We couldn't get her, so we took [Muriel] instead". Sadly, Muriel was never seen again. ‘Intrigue: Worse Than Murder’ is a new podcast from BBC Radio 4 which tells the story of what happened the night Muriel was taken, and in the days, months and years that followed. It was an unprecedented case that obsessed the nation, baffled a police force, and led to the biggest manhunt of its day as the Metropolitan police raced against the clock to find Muriel. But the kidnapping of Muriel McKay was something else too: a story that helped make the British tabloid press into the kind of beast we know today. Using intimate testimony from members of the McKay family and previously un-broadcast recordings of telephone conversations with the kidnappers, Worse Than Murder sensitively explores the impact the abduction has had on Muriel’s family for 54 long years, and what it tells us about the tabloid press at a pivotal moment in its history. Search for Intrigue: Worser than Murder wherever you're reading this.

Lauren Layfield introduces How to Write a Book on the series recommendation show Your Next Podcast. Even if you're not writing anything but are simply passionate about books and storytelling, How To Write A Book offers a fascinating peek behind the curtain of the literary world. Hosted by best-selling author, Sara Collins, leading agent, Nelle Andrew, and senior publisher, Sharmaine Lovegrove, the 12-week series guides listeners from conception to completion. The experts will offer practical knowledge and advice by shedding light on plot development, crafting compelling characters, and mastering convincing dialogue. Regular listener exercises are provided along the way to help get creative juices flowing and hosts talk about their own influences too. From Tom Ripley to Gone Girl, Jane Austen to Jane Fallon, Peaky Blinders to Succession - episodes will break down how to find ideas and how best to execute them. Follow How to Write a Book wherever you're listening to this!

Lauren Layfield introduces Harry and Paul Are... Devious on the series recommendation show, Your Next Podcast. Join the country's two most loveable villains as they put their secretive scheming skills to the ultimate test. Wicked, cunning and seriously entertaining, our favourite Anti-Heroes think they could’ve pulled off the biggest failed crimes in history. In Harry and Paul Are Devious, the duo will bring listeners real crime fails that will send heads into hands and the boys into hysterics. Discover cringe-worthy blunders, like 24-year-old thief Christopher Wallace who posted his hiding location on Snapchat, or the gang member who purchased ten luxury cars the day after executing the biggest robbery in Brazilian history! The devious double act is brimming with fool-proof ideas that these criminals missed... Follow Harry and Paul Are... Devious wherever you're reading this!

Lauren Layfield introduces Dangerous Memories on the podcast recommendation podcast - Your Next Podcast. When Sarah watched her 23 year old daughter cycle away from her in Chelsea - a well-off corner of London - she had no idea it would be the last time they’d see each other for 6 years. What would make a loving child from a life of privilege suddenly sever ties with friends and family, and vanish?  It turns out, Sarah wasn’t alone in losing a daughter. Something strange was happening to other young women, too. And they all had one thing in common: a kind of therapist figure - a woman they were all seeing and sharing their problems, their secrets, their fears with. But it took years for the truth of what was happening behind closed doors to emerge, and the extraordinary things this woman led them to believe. Dangerous Memories is the story of young women who wanted to be healed that became, for us, a story about the healer, and what we risk when we let someone else into our mind, and our memory.You can follow Dangerous Memories and listen to all of the episodes on Tortoise+, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts. https://podfollow.com/tortoise-investigates

Lauren Layfield introduces The Rest is Entertainment on the podcast recommendation podcast - Your Next Podcast. The Rest Is Entertainment pulls back the curtain on television, movies, journalism and more with Richard Osman and Marina Hyde using their years of knowledge, enviable contact book and wit to bring you what’s hot, and what’s not in the world of entertainment. You can follow The Rest is Entertainment and listen to all of the episodes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts.

Lauren Layfield introduces Coatbridge on the podcast recommendation podcast - Your Next Podcast. For decades, Sandra Brown’s life has been intertwined with someone she has never met: an eleven year-old girl named Moira Anderson – who disappeared from their hometown of Coatbridge, Scotland, in 1957. It became one of the oldest cold cases in Scottish history. Sandra lived just around the corner from Moira. She grew up hearing about the missing girl, whose memory haunted the town. But she never imagined that, one day, she would be the one trying to uncover what happened. Or that her search for answers would reveal secrets and lies so close to home. In her own words, Sandra tells the full story, of a lifetime spent confronting doubt and resistance. Can she break the silence and find the truth? And how much pain will it cause? You can listen to Coatbridge on Audible: https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Coatbridge-The-Disappearance-of-Moira-Anderson-Audiobook/B0D81JPDP6

Lauren Layfield introduces Boom! on the podcast recommendation podcast - Your Next Podcast. Why are two old, unpopular men the main candidates for the world’s most demanding job? It’s the question John Prideaux, The Economist’s US editor, gets asked the most. And the answer lies in the peculiar politics of the baby boomers. Since 1992, every American president bar one has been a white man born in the 1940s. That run looks likely to span 36 years - not far off the age of the median American. This cohort was born with aces in their pockets. Their parents defeated Nazism and won the cold war. They hit the jobs market at an unmatched period of wealth creation. They have benefitted from giant leaps in technology, and in racial and gender equality. And yet, their last act in politics sees the two main parties accusing each other of wrecking American democracy. As the boomers near the end of their political journey, John Prideaux, The Economist’s US editor, sets out to make sense of their inheritance and their legacy.  You can subscribe to Boom and listen to all of the episodes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or The Economist app.

Lauren Layfield introduces The Tiny Suit Case on the podcast recommendation podcast - Your Next Podcast. For season 2, the investigative trio is back with a brand new mystery set in Sweden (Scandi Noir if you will) called The Case Of The Tiny Suit/Case. They now live by the phrase “when the cops say no, we say yes”. This season explores a serial act of reverse theft: a tiny three piece corduroy suit and a suitcase containing threatening items were planted on the victim’s veranda in the middle of nowhere. Our forensic experts are also back on board, not because they want to be, but because we asked really really nicely, (and Karen can be unnervingly persuasive). You can follow The Tiny Suit Case and listen to all of the episodes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts.

Lauren Layfield introduces The Story on the podcast recommendation podcast - Your Next Podcast. The Story: the flagship podcast from The Times and Sunday Times. One remarkable story, told in depth, each day. Hosts Manveen Rana and Luke Jones take you to the heart of the story you need to know with exclusive reports and investigations. Plus, each month, William Hague hosts an agenda-setting interview with a key newsmaker or thinker. Discover the story behind the story with world-class journalism from The Times and Sunday Times. You can follow The Story and listen to all of the episodes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts.

Lauren Layfield introduces Pretendians on the podcast recommendation podcast - Your Next Podcast. What do some of the most prominent and successful Indigenous artists, leaders and professors have in common? They aren’t Indigenous.  There are hundreds of cases of Indigenous identity fraud that we know about, and likely thousands that we do not. So why do these so-called “pretendians” do it? How do they pull it off? And what happens when they are exposed?  In each episode of this riveting new podcast series, co-hosts Robert Jago (Kwantlen First Nation and Nooksack Indian Tribe) and Angel Ellis (Muscogee (Creek) Nation) reveal unbelievable stories of audacious fraudsters and investigate the complex phenomenon of Indigenous identity theft. You can follow Pretendians and listen to all of the episodes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts.

Lauren Layfield introduces White Devil on the podcast recommendation podcast - Your Next Podcast. Shootings are not unusual in Belize. Shootings of cops are. When a wealthy woman – part of one of the most powerful families in Belize – is found on a pier late at night, next to a body, it becomes the country’s biggest news story in a generation.You can follow White Devil and listen to all of the episodes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts.

Lauren Layfield introduces The Modi Raj on the podcast recommendation podcast - Your Next Podcast. Narendra Modi may well be the most popular politician on the planet. India’s prime minister is eyeing a third term atop the world’s biggest democracy. A tea-seller’s son, Mr Modi began life an outsider. The man behind the political phenomenon remains hard to fathom. India has become an economic powerhouse during his ten years in charge. But he’s also the frontman for a chauvinistic Hindu nationalist dogma. Can Mr Modi continue to balance both parts of his agenda and finish the job of turning India into a superpower? The Economist’s Avantika Chilkoti finds out what makes him tick. You can follow The Modi Raj on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and listen to the whole series on Economist Podcasts+

Lauren Layfield introduces Travel Secrets on the podcast recommendation podcast - Your Next Podcast. Welcome to Travel Secrets with Tanya Rose – the podcast sharing wisdom for fellow travellers.  Tanya will be joined by an ensemble of well-travelled guests, sharing perspectives on the art of travel shaped by their varied lifestyles; from the worlds of film, fashion and more. During these conversations, Tanya will discover the guests' six Travel Secrets and learn about the experiences that uncovered them. Unlock insider secrets and learn how to get under the skin of a destination like a local and not a tourist.You can follow Travel Secrets and listen to all of the episodes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts.

Lauren Layfield introduces How to Catch A Scorpion on the podcast recommendation podcast - Your Next Podcast. To Catch A Scorpion: The dramatic hunt for one of Europe's most-wanted people smugglers, recorded as it unfolds. BBC journalist, Sue Mitchell, and former soldier and aid worker, Rob Lawrie go on a search for a crime boss: a people smuggler on the run, whose codename is Scorpion. He is one of the central characters controlling the transport of migrants from the European mainland into the UK. Barzan Majeed - codenamed Scorpion - leads the Scorpion gang. He's on international most-wanted lists. He started his criminal career in Britain and went on to build a smuggling empire which now spans the globe. An international police surveillance operation trapped more than 20 of his gang and almost netted Scorpion himself, but he was tipped off and escaped. Sue and Rob, two seasoned investigators, team up to try to do what the police have been unable to achieve: to find Scorpion, to speak to him, to ask him to account for his crimes and to seek justice for the families he has harmed. Their investigation takes them to the heart of an organised criminal gang making millions from transporting thousands of migrants on boat and lorry crossings that in some cases have gone dangerously wrong, causing serious injury and putting lives at risk. They witness his operation in action and record as intense situations unfold, where vulnerable people desperate for a better future, put their lives in the hands of ruthless and dangerous criminals. As they edge ever closer, they meet the people helping and supporting Scorpion and unpick the financial side of his business funding his luxury life. As they start to understand the man himself, can they garner enough clues to trace his whereabouts?You can follow How to Catch A Scorpion and listen to all of the episodes on BBC Sounds, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts.