Obama and Tom Hanks have an inspirational chat: best podcasts of the week
Daring to defy the norms of political lobbying, the ex-US president is becoming a podcast mainstay – and is opening up about the books that inspired him. Plus, is the Richard Gere gerbil rumour true?
TL;DR
- Barack Obama hosts a six-part podcast on Audible about inspiring books, with Tom Hanks as the first guest discussing parenting.
- 'Public Apology' is a new series exploring public scandals, with initial episodes on the Profumo affair and the boyband Blue.
- 'Gerbil' investigates the rumor about Richard Gere and a gerbil, examining its origins and potential homophobic links.
- 'Reaching Out' is a personal podcast by Sayre Quevedo about searching for his absent father.
- 'Death of an Artist' by Leon Neyfakh and Alice Gregory tells the story of the double suicide of children's book creator Petra Mathers and photographer Michael Mathers.