The week in audio: Exactly With Florence Given; Desperately Seeking Wisdom; The MLK Tapes

Writer Florence Given, host of Exactly: ‘a pie-in-the-face slap of upbeat enthusiasm’. Photograph: Frank Fieber

Exactly. With Florence Given (Somethin’ Else) | somethingelse.com
Desperately Seeking Wisdom | desperatelyseekingwisdom.com
The MLK Tapes (iHeartPodcasts/Tenderfoot TV) | apple.com
BBC Sounds Audio Lab | BBC Sounds

Florence Given, 23, is an illustrator and the bestselling author of Women Don’t Owe You Pretty. Her drawings have a kitsch 1960s Pucci feel; her writing, like her social media, is punchy, feminist, sexual and funny. She has a 600,000-strong Instagram following of, mostly, other young women. So, a huge, ready-made audience and an acknowledged desire to be seen and heard… she’s the perfect new podcast host. You could be snooty about this, bemoan her lack of broadcasting experience, but some people are born for the public eye, and Given is one.