Broomgate: A Curling Scandal

Yes, there was a scandal

Now for something completely different. This short series details “the biggest scandal in curling history.” It’s the story of a broom that no one anticipated, showing up in a tournament that threw the game and the global curling community into a tizzy. It’s also a tender tribute to a beloved sport.

podcasts.apple.com

 


 

All the Buried Women

Fascinating – and disturbing

Hosts Beth Allison Barr (author of the newly released Becoming the Pastor’s Wife, and The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth), joins writer and artist Savannah Locke to host stories of women in leadership in the Southern Baptist Convention. Created in partnership with The Bible for Normal People podcast, investigative in tone and offering history and perspective, this show uncovers inspiring stories of women in leadership “silenced by their own denomination and the systemic forces that enabled their marginalization.”

thebiblefornormalpeople.com

 


 

So You’ve been publicly Shamed

Cringey, fun, not fun at all. Yikes!

Jon Ronson, a writer, filmmaker and journalist, digs into everyone’s nightmare: the scandalous tweet, post or otherwise public mistake that brings you to ruin. These six episodes of 15 minutes each – with more possibly on their way – will entertain, horrify, caution you and get you to the next rest stop. Ronson wrote a book which inspired this show.

bbc.co.uk

 


 

Left to die: Escape from the Amarula

A gripping account

Clocking in at three episodes and a total of 105 minutes, this short series tells the dramatic true story of the Islamist insurgency that stunned the town of Palma, Mozambique, and the world. Told through the storyline of South African contractors, listeners enter the plight of 200+ civilians, many of whom holed up in the Amarula hotel before they tried to flee for their lives.

tortoisemedia.com

 


 

Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

Christianity Today team does it again

Another gem by the creators of The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill — with that same vibe of high production and thoughtful commentary — this show digs into the “Satanic Panic that gripped America in the 1980s and 90s,” and explores the parallel storyline of deeply troubled churches and leadership abuse.

christianitytoday.com

 


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