Lauren Southern tells journalist Nicky Woolf she feels as though she’s in a spy movie, “but the dumbest ever made, because I’m just a YouTuber”. Along with other members of the right-wing commentariat, the Canadian found herself linked with the Kremlin when a company she had worked for was revealed as a front for the Russian state. Her candour is striking, as Woolf’s investigation unfolds across six uneasy chapters. Hannah J Davies
Audible, all episodes out nowStaying OpenWith Covid and the cost of living crisis, it has been a difficult few years for the hospitality industry. This is a series of illuminating kitchen table chats with chefs and founders, about the challenges (and pleasures) of restaurant work. Starting at Wilson’s in Bristol, it covers menus and managing addiction in a booze-friendly environment. Phil Harrison
Widely available, episodes weekly The Last 12 WeeksDavid Wood was sentenced to death in 1992 for six murders in El Paso, Texas, and his execution is finally looming. This spare but thought-provoking podcast from Serial and The Marshall Project follows his team of lawyers, as they try for a final time to prove his innocence – a concept that, naturally, seems inconceivable to the victims’ families. HJD
