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The best podcasts of 2026 so far

Surreal genius from Harry Hill, trailblazing women and a passionate ode to an incredible New York rapper – these are the best listens from the last six months

The Guardian - UK · Jun 12

Unmasking US rap iconoclast MF Doom’s final years in West Yorkshire

Podcast by Adam Batty and BBC 6 Music DJ Afrodeutsche follows the leads to Leeds

The Guardian - UK · Feb 10

Two women, no boundaries and no rules: best podcasts of the week

Alison Spittle and Fern Brady’s hugely entertaining new show sees them tackle any topic they like. Plus, an amusingly personal take on how generative AI will affect the future of employment

The Guardian - UK · Feb 9

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‘It became a running joke how much my brothers and I hated it’: the sound of Christmas to me

Beyond Wham! and Elton, Guardian writers from across the generations select the songs that conjure the personal magic and memories of the season

The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2025

7 Musical Biopics I Would Run Out To See In A Heartbeat If They Were Ever Made, But Will Likely Never Exist

Cut the mullet...on the big screen!

Cinemablend · Sep 8, 2025

Everybody Loves the Sunshine is just one point of perfection in Roy Ayers’ astonishing catalogue

Ayers’ genre-bending jazz-funk sound produced one fantastic album after another – and then found a new lease of life in hip-hop sampling

The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2025

"This makes no sense at all in terms of functional harmony. So why does it sound so good?: A music professor breaks down Doechii's Denial Is a River and Boiled Peanuts

Following the rap phenom's Grammy win for Best Rap Album, our resident music professor puts two of Doechii's best songs under the musical microscope

MusicRadar · Feb 6, 2025

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The Chronicles of Doom review – unmasking hip-hop’s peerless prankster

SH Fernando Jr’s exhaustive biography of MF Doom takes us on the underground rapper’s strange musical journey from New York suburb to Yorkshire social club

The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2024

Two Shell: The mysterious duo teasing their fans with stunts and disappearing songs

They’re cultivating a loyal fanbase despite their habit of removing songs within days of release. Finn Cliff Hodges delves into the appeal of the allusive electronic duo

The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2023

A highly debatable ranking of the 14 greatest rappers of all time

This was the closest we could get our staff to at least sort of agreeing.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 8, 2023

‘I love and hate Bruno Mars at the same time’: Babatunde Aléshé’s honest playlist

The comedian is a fan of Fela Kuti and has mixed feelings about a certain uptown-funking hitmaker – but who did he most want to be growing up?

The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2023

Hospital says sorry for substandard care after death of London-born rapper MF Doom

Acclaimed underground rap artist died after suffering allergic reaction to medication he received in hospital

Evening Standard · Jul 7, 2023

Rapper MF Doom's tragic final days as fresh details of Leeds hospital death emerge

MF Doom, real name Dumile Daniel Thompson, died aged 49 in October 2020. His wife Jasmine broke the news on social media with a tribute on his Instagram page

Daily Mirror · Jul 7, 2023

Leeds hospital trust apologises over death of rapper MF Doom saying care was ‘not to standard’

Rapper’s brain was starved of oxygen caused by allergic reaction to blood pressure medicine

The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2023

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The Guardian - UK · Jul 6, 2023

Leeds hospital trust apologises after rapper MF Doom died in its care

London-born musician Dumile Daniel Thompson, 49, had a lack of oxygen to his brain after a reaction to a blood pressure drug

Daily Record · Jul 5, 2023

Devastated wife of famous rapper has unanswered question about his sudden death

Daniel Thompson who performed under the stage name MF Doom was being treated in hospital when he suffered a 'rare' reaction from prescription blood pressure medicine.

The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2023

De La Soul on their belated streaming debut: ‘It felt like we were being erased from history’

Speaking before the death of founder member Trugoy the Dove, Posdnuos and Maseo answer your questions on playing Glastonbury, working with MF Doom and and utilising the power of an infectious laugh

The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2022

Danger Mouse and Black Thought: Cheat Codes review – an out-and-out hip-hop masterpiece

Razor-sharp US rapper Black Thought and his one-time acolyte, now super-producer, Danger Mouse, finally get it together on an album that’s a nonstop joy

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