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Alice Fiennes and Poppy Damon are experienced podcasters who previously gave us the excellent Murderabilia, about the people who collect artefacts associated with real-life killers, said Miranda Sawyer in The Observer. Their terrific new series, Pseudocide – about people who fake their own deaths – is equally “fascinating” and “weird”. They explore the life of a 14th century nun who faked her death to pursue a life of “carnal lust”. There’s the strange tale of a disappearing shopping-channel host, and the familiar, but still astonishing, story of the Labour MP John Stonehou...

The Week Unwrapped: Greens, investments and space privateers Are the world’s environmentalists about to take power? Is financial advice getting cheaper? And why are private citizens leading the space race? by The Week team SpaceX Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. To get six free issues of The Week magazine - and then a 57% discount on your subscription - go to theweek.co.uk/offer and enter the promo code SPRING In this week’s episode, we discuss: Green power Germany looks set to join a growing list of European coun...

The Week Unwrapped: Rare earths, Jordan and dishonour What has Greenland’s general election got to do with China? Why has Jordan’s royal family split? And who has been stripped of their honours in secret? by The Week team SpaceX Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. In this week’s episode, we discuss: Greenland’s election After a snap general election in Greenland this week, the future of a proposed rare-earth mineral mining operation is in doubt. The largest party in the new government has said it will block the Kv...

The Sink is not the kind of podcast that will have you guffawing immediately – in fact, you may be confused by this parody of sleep-inducing meditation shows. But once you get acclimated to its surreal conceit – the process of dredging up “what’s stuck in your tubes” and remedying the “bad smell” in your brain – Natasha Hodgson’s comedy-horror show is full of brilliantly unsettling laughs. Hannah J Davies, Guardian deputy TV editor Nicole Byer of Why Won’t You Date Me? Photograph: Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP Nicole runs the gamut from incredibly filthy and raunchy to deeply...

The Week Unwrapped: Votes, Cuban vaccines and empty churches Are the Democrats falling into a hypocrisy trap? How did Cuba develop such a strong biotech industry? And will anything reverse religious decline? by The Week team SpaceX Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. In this week’s episode, we discuss: Dems in charge A recent attempt by the Democrats to overturn the result of an election to the House of Representatives ignited charges of political hypocrisy - particularly as it coincided with a news blackout at the US bo...