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The New Yorker·profile·Fashion Neurosis
Bella Freud’s Podcast, “Fashion Neurosis,” Offers a Talking Cure | The New Yorker

Bella Freud hosts guests on her couch, using fashion as a therapy-adjacent prompt to unlock surprisingly intimate conversations. Think psychoanalysis, but make it Prada.

Score: 78Read at newyorker.com
NPR Fresh Air·interview·Radiolab·Terry Gross
How Jad Abumrad, 'Radiolab' Creator And Co-Host, Got Hooked On Storytelling : NPR

Radiolab creator Jad Abumrad talks with Terry Gross about ditching film composition for radio storytelling — and his new podcast on forgotten music pioneer Harry Pace.

Score: 76Read at npr.org
AnOther Magazine·interview·Fashion Neurosis·Orla Brennan
Bella Freud’s Intimate New Podcast Examines How Fashion Makes Us Feel | AnOther

Bella Freud's podcast *Fashion Neurosis* puts Rick Owens, Kate Moss, and Zadie Smith on the therapy couch to explore what clothes reveal about us.

Score: 72Read at anothermag.com
Books + Bits (Substack)·interview·Fashion Neurosis·Pandora Sykes
Bella Freud on the precarity of fashion, why clothes are a language + becoming a multi-hyphenate in her 60s

Bella Freud on fashion as language, surviving the industry's instability, and reinventing herself as podcaster and writer in her 60s. Sharp, personal, worth it.

Score: 72Read at pandorasykes.substack.com
The Guardian·profile·Radiolab
Radiolab: the podcast that makes science fun and geeking out socially acceptable | Radio | The Guardian

Radiolab hosts Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich turn dense science into gripping audio storytelling — curious, humble, and surprisingly emotional. Worth your ears.

Score: 72Read at theguardian.com
The A.V. Club·interview·Radiolab
Radiolab’s Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich on their favorite Radiolab episodes

Radiolab's hosts pick their standout episodes. Abumrad champions a Supreme Court custody battle episode that ditched science for raw human complexity.

Score: 72Read at avclub.com
Vulture·feature·Radiolab
It’s the End of an Era for Radiolab

Radiolab founder Jad Abumrad is leaving after nearly 20 years, handing the iconic science podcast to co-hosts Latif Nasser and Lulu Miller.

Score: 72Read at vulture.com
BBC Culture·profile·Fashion Neurosis·Faran Krentcil
'Fashion has power': Bella Freud on 'frock consciousness' and her new podcast

Bella Freud's new podcast treats fashion as a window into mental health, with Kate Moss on the couch. Great-granddaughter of Sigmund keeps it fun.

Score: 71Read at bbc.com
Gothamist·interview·Radiolab·Jaya Saxena
Jad Abumrad And Robert Krulwich, WNYC's Radiolab - Gothamist

Radiolab's Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich explain how they turn dense science into spellbinding radio — and why their fans don't even know their faces.

Score: 71Read at gothamist.com
podcastreview.org·review·Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Amy Poehler's Good Hang Just Wants to Have Fun

Amy Poehler's celebrity chat podcast feels cliquey and directionless—insiders swapping in-jokes while listeners are left out. Fun concept, awkward execution.

Score: 68Read at podcastreview.org
Podcast Review·essay·Radiolab
In Appreciation of Radiolab's Robert Krulwich - Podcast Review

Robert Krulwich is leaving Radiolab after 15+ years. A look at what made him irreplaceable: infectious curiosity and a gift for making science irresistibly human.

Score: 68Read at podcastreview.org