Sometimes those in-flight movies don’t quite cut it on a flight. This is Citizen Femme’s list of the top podcasts to download instead.
Long- or short-haul, these podcasts will keep you entertained in-flight, ensuring you land with a whole other world of thoughts, ideas, opinions, and inspiration. With themes covering books, love, careers, wellness and a whole lot more – download these podcasts in time for your next flight (or pool day).
Wellness
We all know and love Goop for their sexual wellness tips and more, and their podcast is no different. Flooded with A-list guest speakers (including Gwenth Paltrow herself) alongside world-leading gynecologists and psychologists, this podcast offers interesting thoughts and opinions across a variety of life, culture, and wellness subjects, including everything from hormones and gut health to finding balance in the everyday.
ZOE Science & Nutrition thinks about health beyond just weight loss and fitness, combining the research and insights of world-leading scientists and nutritionists to think about gut health, immunity, blood-sugar levels, energy, and so much more. The podcast, hosted by Jonathan Wolf, spotlights these studies and ideas, inviting an informed panel to share their tips, tricks, and thoughts on an array of subjects from microbiomes to memory.
Balance Activ products are designed to help us find our natural balance when it comes to intimate health, which is continuing through their new podcast series, The V Revolution. Hosted by comedian Diona Doherty and Dr Priya Gopaldas, with guests including Olympian Michelle Griffith-Robinson, the podcast is an informal but informative conversation – where no topic is out of bounds.
Culture
Comedian Deborah Frances-White invites guests onto her podcast, The Guilty Feminist, to help tackle the questions and explore the guilt around feeling like you should be “better at feminism”. From hypocrisies in feminism and 21st-century culture alike, to insecurities and more, these are riveting conversations around things we may think about but often don’t admit or discuss.
One of The New York Time’s most popular columns, Modern Love has become a TV show, three books and now a podcast spotlighting the very best – good and bad – conversations around love over the past 20 years. Inspiring, funny and a little bit heart-breaking, each episode is a great listen.
We love them for their chic hardcover travel, fashion, beauty, and culture books, which have found themselves a place on coffee tables in hotels and homes around the world. Now, Assouline have launched their new podcast discussing all things luxury lifestyle with the experts themselves. Curated by Alex Assouline, guests include Poppy Delevinge among others.
Fashion
Fashion designer Bella Freud’s podcast is perhaps the only time we’ll see celebrities and fashion insiders (including the likes of Kate Moss and Daphne Guinness) laying down on a therapist’s couch, divulging their inner thoughts, feelings, and ideas. Tapping into the psychology between fashion and our identity, Bella Freud outlines how fashion is a good way in, and how it means more than just ‘clothes’. This is an enriching podcast you'll want to sink your teeth into during a long-haul flight.
Discover the behind-the-scenes conversations, concerns, and successes of the fashion and beauty industry with The Glossy’s podcast, spotlighting this constantly changing world and the people behind these changes. Covering all topics from the evolution of Assouline to the shakeups at luxury brands Gucci and Mulberry – which is slowly making a return to consumer wardrobes – it’s an informative listen. Plus, with two new episodes a week, there’s plenty of content to sink your teeth into.
The British Fashion Council re-launched their podcast series after a two year hiatus, with a great line-up of episodes. Reporting live from the epicentre of British fashion the podcast discusses what it means to be an emerging designer in the current climate, indigenous knowledge, and the role of representation in fashion, alongside lots more, with a wealth of guests from stylists and designers to journalists and head of brands. We are looking forward to catching up on all things fashion on our next plane journey.
Food & Drink
It’s no wonder Tables Manners by Jessie and her mum Lennie Ware is so popular – no matter the episode, the podcast makes you feel like you’re sat in a busy kitchen listening to brilliant conversations with hilarious anecdotes. It perfectly sets the tone for relaxing you into a long journey or an afternoon stretched out by the pool. Plus, you'll leave with great dinner inspiration.
Poised on the banks of the Thames in Hammersmith, The River Cafe has dined artists, architects, writers, musicians and every Londoner in between for over 30 years. It's run by the full-of-life Ruth Rogers, who is now sharing the hilarious and inspiring conversations she has enjoyed with Steve McQueen, the Beckhams, Michael Caine, Lily Allen and more with an excellent lineup of equally exciting guests in podcast form.
Dynamic mother and daughter duo Andi and Miquita Oliver share the laughter and bustle of truly ‘weekend’ energy with us via their podcast Stirring It Up. Hosting everyone from chef Tom Kerridge to actor Alison Steadman, Andi cooks while Miquita shakes up a drink or two. Tune in while making your own cocktail – Ottolenghi’s Sangria anyone?
In this podcast, chef Margie Nomura chats to special guests about the seven dishes that have stood out to them in their lives, from celebratory meals to childhood favourites, recalling fond memories and excellent conversation along the way. Plus, the host and guests discuss their last meal before being casted off to a desert island – what would yours be?
Life & Careers
Humbling, honest, and incredibly funny, British actress and writer Cush Jumbo sits down with some of the biggest names in entertainment including Anna Wintour, Poppy Delevingne, and more. On the show, guests share three stories that made them who they are – failures and highlights alike. The podcast has just launched and we can’t wait for more episodes.
How To Fail by Elizabeth Day wonderfully celebrates things that have gone wrong – something we should all do more of – and the learning curves that come with these moments. Always featuring a wonderful line up including Dolly Alderton, Stanley Stucci and Gillian Anderson and great talking points, it’s hard to choose just one episode.
This influential podcast is hosted by ex-Elle editor and co-founder of Who What Wear, Hillary Kerr, with the intention of creating and facilitating open conversations about the impressive and often multi-layered careers of female founders, creatives, and business women. The episodes are authentic conversations between the host and guests including female CEOs, stylists, and film directors, discussing everything from how they started their impressive careers, advice, and why it’s a positive thing to change your work path or industry mid-career.
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