Pick of the weekSisters of DefianceWhen she was 14, Anita Rani wrote to Meera Syal after watching Bhaji on the Beach. In a full circle moment, Meera is Anita’s first guest on a really lovely podcast about “awesome women on the planet right now”. They talk about all sorts, from empty-nest life to Goodness Gracious Me and divorce – which, they say, is still groundbreaking for south Asian women to be open about. Future guests include Gisèle Pelicot and Adjoa Andoh. Hollie Richardson
Widely available, episodes weekly from Tuesday 26 MaySlow Burn: Becoming Justice GorsuchSince launching in 2017, Slate’s anthology series has covered some of modern America’s most famous characters: Bill Clinton, Tupac, David Duke. Season 11 dissects a slightly more obscure figure. “Wild card” supreme court justice Neil Gorsuch isn’t a household name – but he may well end up changing the US for ever. Rachel Aroesti
Widely available, episodes weeklyDrilled: Carbon CowboysBruce Rastetter is a Republican megadonor and Iowa entrepreneur in the carbon capture trade, whose attempts to expand his so-called “clean energy” business into Brazil forms the basis of this new season of the climate crisis-themed podcast. As ever with Drilled, it’s fascinating but maddening stuff. RA
