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Pod, Actually
Hosted by Catherine Harris · EN
A podcast about people's favourite podcasts.
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Javier ❤️ The School of Greatness
4w ago00:16:15Tap to summarizeIn this episode of Pod, Actually, Catherine speaks with Javier, a startup investor and innovator based in Murcia in southeastern Spain, about his favorite podcast, The School of Greatness with Lewis Howes.Javier listens for the personal development, the long and curious interviews, and the way Lewis approaches guests with openness rather than instant judgment. For Javier, the show is not really about work, even if it sometimes feeds his work with clients. It is more about the phase of life he is in now, and his ongoing interest in growth, self-care, finance, longevity, curiosity, and becoming a better person.The conversation touches on what it means to admire a podcast host, whether we should meet our heroes, the danger of discovering that openness might be a performance, and why staying curious matters in a polarized world. Javier also reflects on his father, who taught him the value of openness, and realizes during the conversation that Lewis Howes reminds him of his father in ways he had not previously considered.Learn more about Javier here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/javierfernandezgallardo/🎙 Javier's Top 5 Podcasts: The School of Greatness Morning Brew Daily Bob Baker Affirmation Meditation Podcast Lateral The Rest is Classified🔗 LinksRead the companion piece on Substack: https://podactually.substack.comSupport Pod, Actually on Patreon: https://patreon.com/PodActuallyFollow Pod, Actually on Instagram: www.instagram.com/podactuallypodcast📩 Tell us about the podcast you love: podactuallypodcast@gmail.com
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Parthena ❤️ Wiser Than Me
Apr 2800:15:56Tap to summarizeIn this episode of Pod, Actually, Catherine is joined by Parthena — a salesperson, arts lover, and self-confessed podcast sponge — to talk about the show that keeps her walking longer and thinking harder: Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus.Parthena explains why the podcast’s focus on older women’s lived experience feels both rare and necessary, and shares the moment from Jane Fonda’s episode that genuinely stopped her in her tracks.Along the way, Parthena reveals her binge-listening habits, her Hollywood-adjacent past, and her deep skepticism of male podcast hosts who just can’t help talking about themselves.🎙 Parthena's Top 5 Podcasts: Wiser Than Me The Tim Ferriss Show Call Her Daddy SmartLess On Purpose🔗 LinksRead the companion piece on Substack: https://podactually.substack.comSupport Pod, Actually on Patreon: https://patreon.com/PodActuallyFollow Pod, Actually on Instagram: www.instagram.com/podactuallypodcast📩 Tell us about the podcast you love: podactuallypodcast@gmail.com
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Felix ❤️ In Our Time
Apr 2100:18:48Tap to summarizeIn this episode of Pod, Actually, Felix, a public speaker and moonshot strategist living in London, talks about his favorite podcast: In Our Time. This is a show that can spend an hour on the sun, mitochondria, or the Sri Lankan revolution and somehow leave him feeling steadier, cleverer, and more interested in being alive. Which is no small thing. 🎙 Felix's Top 5 Podcasts: In Our Time Pod Save America The Rest Is History Today in Focus ItalianPod101🔗 LinksLearn more about Felix here: www.felixriley.comAnd here: www.brilliant-thinking.comRead the companion piece on Substack: https://podactually.substack.comSupport Pod, Actually on Patreon: https://patreon.com/PodActuallyFollow Pod, Actually on Instagram: www.instagram.com/podactuallypodcast📩 Tell us about the podcast you love: podactuallypodcast@gmail.com
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Ines ❤️ Radio Ambulante
Apr 1400:19:19Tap to summarizeIn this episode of Pod, Actually, Catherine talks with Ines, a writer and translator living in Lima, Peru, about her favorite podcast: Radio Ambulante. Ines describes the show as something like This American Life for a Spanish-speaking Latin American audience: a beautifully produced program that tells stories from across the region with intelligence, nuance, and care. She talks about discovering the show through her admiration for writer Daniel Alarcón, and explains why its regional outlook matters so much to her.🎙 Ines's Top 5 Podcasts:1. Radio Ambulante2. The Viall Files3) The Slowdown4) Normal Gossip5) Dying for Sex🔗 LinksRead Ines' newsletter on Substack: The Cranky GuideFind Ines on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ines.bellina/Read the companion piece on Substack: https://podactually.substack.comSupport Pod, Actually on Patreon: https://patreon.com/PodActuallyFollow Pod, Actually on Instagram: www.instagram.com/podactuallypodcast📩 Tell us about the podcast you love: podactuallypodcast@gmail.com
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Andrew ❤️ Past Present Future
Apr 700:18:40Tap to summarizeIn this episode of Pod, Actually, Catherine talks with Andrew, a professor of politics at the University of Melbourne, about the podcast he’s loving right now: Past Present Future. Drawing on his life in political thought, Andrew explains why he’s drawn to a show that steps back from the daily frenzy of the news and instead asks deeper questions about history, ideas, and how we make sense of the present.🎙 Andrew's Top 5 Podcasts:1. Past Present Future2. Easy French3. Ones & Tooze4. The Long Game (Jake Sullivan and Jon Finer)5. Social Science Bites🔗 LinksRead the companion piece on Substack: https://podactually.substack.comSupport Pod, Actually on Patreon: https://patreon.com/PodActuallyFollow Pod, Actually on Instagram: www.instagram.com/podactuallypodcast📩 Tell us about the podcast you love: podactuallypodcast@gmail.com
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Patricia ❤️ Cracks (Con Oso Trava)
Mar 3100:19:53Tap to summarizeIn this episode of Pod, Actually, Catherine speaks with Patricia—a Mexico City–based nonprofit consultant and founder of Secret Cool Mexico—about her favorite podcast: Cracks, hosted by Mexican entrepreneur Oso Trava.What starts as a conversation about a business podcast becomes something deeper: a window into power, culture, and the minds shaping modern Mexico.🎙 Patricia’s Top 6 Podcasts:1. Cracks (con Oso Trava)2. The Telepathy Tapes3. Sorry, Partner4. Psicóloga Pau5. La Burra Arisca6. Es Lo Que Hay🔗 LinksLearn more about Patricia's travel business, Secret Cool Mexico: www.secretcoolmexico.comLearn more about Patricia's non-profit: www.pontis.mxRead the companion piece on Substack: https://podactually.substack.comSupport Pod, Actually on Patreon: https://patreon.com/PodActuallyFollow Pod, Actually on Instagram: www.instagram.com/podactuallypodcast📩 Tell us about the podcast you love: podactuallypodcast@gmail.com
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Doug ❤️ News In Slow Spanish
Mar 2400:12:37Tap to summarizeOn this episode of Pod, Actually, Doug, a social studies teacher in San Francisco, talks about learning Spanish, not through textbooks, but through podcasts.His current favorite? News in Slow Spanish: a gentle, bite-sized way to stay connected to the world while building language skills.What emerges is something deeper: a conversation about learning, identity, and the quiet ways podcasts shape how we move through the world.Doug listens on his short commute, not to chase headlines, but to absorb language, rhythm, and culture—finding in the process a softer, more manageable way to engage with the news. 🎙 Doug’s Top 5 Podcasts:1. Throughline2. The Daily3. Radiolab4. Radio Ambulante5. Freakonomics Radio🔗 LinksRead the companion piece on Substack: https://podactually.substack.comSupport Pod, Actually on Patreon: https://patreon.com/PodActuallyFollow Pod, Actually on Instagram: www.instagram.com/podactuallypodcast📩 Tell us about the podcast you love: podactuallypodcast@gmail.com
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Trisha ❤️ Witness History
Mar 1500:19:03Tap to summarizeOn this episode of Pod, Actually, Trisha, a London-based current affairs writer talks about the podcast she listens to most: the BBC’s Witness History.Each episode is just nine minutes long, yet it captures a moment from history through the memories of someone who lived it. For Trisha, the brevity is part of the appeal — but the deeper attraction is something else entirely.In a media world built around hyper-curated playlists and endless choice, Witness History offers something rare: random discovery.In just nine minutes a day, it offers a glimpse into the past — and a reminder that even turbulent moments eventually become history.Trisha's top five podcasts:1. Witness History2. The Globalist3. Taiwan This Week4. The Rest Is Classified 5. Empire: World History🔗 LinksLearn more about Trisha here: www.trishadeborchgrave.comRead the companion piece on Substack: https://podactually.substack.comSupport Pod, Actually on Patreon: https://patreon.com/PodActuallyFollow Pod, Actually on Instagram: www.instagram.com/podactuallypodcast📩 Tell us about the podcast you love: podactuallypodcast@gmail.com
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Andrew ❤️ Mindscape
Mar 700:18:23Tap to summarizeIn this episode of Pod, Actually, Andrew talks about his favorite podcast: Mindscape with Sean Carroll.Andrew discovered Mindscape while trying to improve his own teaching. A deep dive into Richard Feynman’s lectures led him into quantum mechanics, Bayesian logic, and eventually to Carroll’s long-form, curiosity-driven interviews.🔗 LinksRead the companion piece on Substack: https://podactually.substack.comSupport Pod, Actually on Patreon: https://patreon.com/PodActuallyFollow Pod, Actually on Instagram: www.instagram.com/podactuallypodcast📩 Tell us about the podcast you love: podactuallypodcast@gmail.com
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Jocelyn ❤️ Bitch Sesh
Mar 200:17:10Tap to summarizeIn this episode of Pod, Actually, Jocelyn talks about her favorite podcast: Bitch Sesh, the cult-favorite show devoted to The Real Housewives franchise.Jocelyn calls it a “guilty pleasure,” but what unfolds is something more interesting: a portrait of why we turn to “ridiculous” television, why warmth matters more than expertise, and how much we need to like the people whose voices keep us company.Jocelyn's top five podcasts:1. Bitch Sesh2. Pod Save America3. Stay Tuned4. This American Life5. Lovett Or Leave It🔗 LinksRead the companion piece on Substack: https://podactually.substack.comSupport Pod, Actually on Patreon: https://patreon.com/PodActuallyFollow Pod, Actually on Instagram: www.instagram.com/podactuallypodcast📩 Tell us about the podcast you love: podactuallypodcast@gmail.com
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