Which podcast educates you? Belta with electronic music journalist Niamh Ingram. Unfiltered interviews with northern (whether city/country/region) musicians, DJs, producers etc. As a northerner, I love that Niamh highlights that talent. Also on electronic music, Katie Knight’s Can U Put Me On Guestlist? rocks too.

Which podcast makes you laugh? My Dad Wrote A Porno had me howling with laughter in public, even during a bad lockdown break-up. I still go back to it for a real belly laugh; it never gets old.

Which podcast makes you sad or angry? Steven Bartlett’s The Diary Of A CEO. I was a fan but now he often features misogynists, with no attempt at balance or critique. 

Which podcast is your guilty pleasure? As a massive Jurassic Park nerd, it’s got to be Stuck On Sorna, focusing on cult fave, Jurassic Park 3. Daniel Stephen interviews guests, from William H Macy to producers and crew, for juicy stories and outspoken opinions. 

Tell us someone who currently doesn’t have a podcast but totally should Robert E Fuller is a wildlife filmmaker/photographer/artist living on the Yorkshire Moors. His nest-cams capture heartwarming, never-seen-before films of wild owls, hawks, stoats, hares . . . animals are far smarter than we think. I’d love to hear his stories in a podcast format. 

Pitch us a new podcast idea in exactly 25 words Wild Wees: women caught short in bizarre/hazardous places (from redbacks in the Australian outback to a crowded loo-free boat) and how they coped. 

All episodes of Lifting The Lyd are available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.