Which podcast educates you? Which one doesn’t? I have learned more about murder than I care to admit fully. Mainly though, I have learned a lot about history. You know what my main take away from Short History Of is? The English are worse than we thought and I didn’t think we were good to start with.

Which podcast makes you laugh? I love Amy Poehler’s new podcast Good Hang so much; just elite-level fun. I am also a huge fan of Rural Concerns with Chris Cantrill, James Shakeshaft and Sunil Patel. Looking through my subscriptions, honestly it looks like a 70-year-old history buff who is going through a divorce is in charge of my listening. Think less joy, more learning.

Which podcast makes you sad or angry? Every single true crime and history podcast but I think that must be the point. Like, if I was laughing, sir, you have not done a good job.  

Which podcast is your guilty pleasure? Literally no guilt at all as I cannot recommend this one enough if you grew up watching Girls Next Door on MTV: Bridget and Holly have an incredible podcast (Girls Next Level) and I love them. What I do think is embarrassing is sometimes I listen back to my old podcasts: cringe, I know.

Who currently doesn’t have a podcast but totally should? Gok Wan, because GOK WAN! I love that man so much and I just want to know his opinion on everything. Failing that, the character of Lynn in Alan Partridge doing a deep dive into the royal family would make me very happy.

Pitch us a new podcast idea in exactly 13 words A medium channelling Princess Diana to find out exactly what happened that night.

New episodes of Helen’s Log are available every Thursday from her website; main picture: Raphael Neal.