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Speaking in tongues

This official podcast is hosted by Norah Jones and is released over six weeks, with each chapter charting the making of the band’s upcoming studio album, Foreign Tongues. Not surprisingly, this is a polished PR exercise for one of the world’s biggest businesses. The first episode is also a tribute, covering how Mick, Keith and Ronnie return to the studio following the death of drummer Charlie Watt in 2021. Hannah J. Davis
Widely available, weekly episodes

OMMM: Mindfulness meditation in our museum

The Getty Museum in Los Angeles may have reverse-engineered the title to come up with this abbreviation but nothing else in this delightful series feels contrived. Lilit Sadoyan, museum educator and art historian, is the perfect guide to integrating art and quiet contemplation that takes into account the hidden depths of works like Van Gogh’s Irises. HJD
Widely available, weekly episodes

Feminist art life

This fascinating series draws from an extensive research project called Making Feminist Art History, and is filled with influential artistic voices from the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. Among its excellent episodes is “Picturing Ourselves,” hosted by art historian Dr. Amy Tobin, which showcases the transgressive works of Kosi Fanni Tutti and Sonia Boyce on deconstructing stereotypes of black femininity. HJD
Widely available, weekly episodes

Spy Cities

This show dedicated to paranormal investigators takes spy enthusiasts around the world to the cities with the best spy stories. Writer Angus Blair and former diplomat David Ludlow are our traveling hosts – starting in London, then moving on to Istanbul, Washington DC and beyond. Holly Richardson
Widely available, weekly episodes

We keep ourselves safe

This exhaustive investigation by NPR and the Seattle Times reads more like public interest journalism than true crime. It reopens the case of Antonio Mays Jr., a black teenager who was shot and killed during an occupation protest in 2020 in the wake of the killing of George Floyd. While most of the day was broadcast live, Mays’ shocking murder remains unsolved. HJD
Widely available, weekly episodes