Felix ❤️ In Our Time

Javier ❤️ The School of Greatness

In this episode of Pod, Actually, Catherine speaks with Javier, a startup investor and innovator based in Murcia in southeastern Spain, about his favorite podcast, The School of Greatness [https://lewishowes.com/podcast/] with Lewis Howes. Javier listens for the personal development, the long and curious interviews, and the way Lewis approaches guests with openness rather than instant judgment. For Javier, the show is not really about work, even if it sometimes feeds his work with clients. It is more about the phase of life he is in now, and his ongoing interest in growth, self-care, finance, longevity, curiosity, and becoming a better person. The conversation touches on what it means to admire a podcast host, whether we should meet our heroes, the danger of discovering that openness might be a performance, and why staying curious matters in a polarized world. Javier also reflects on his father, who taught him the value of openness, and realizes during the conversation that Lewis Howes reminds him of his father in ways he had not previously considered. Learn more about Javier here:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/javierfernandezgallardo/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/javierfernandezgallardo/] 🎙 Javier's Top 5 Podcasts: 1.  The School of Greatness [https://lewishowes.com/podcast/] 2.  Morning Brew Daily [https://www.mbdailyshow.com/] 3.  Bob Baker Affirmation Meditation Podcast  [https://bob-baker-affirmations.buzzsprout.com/] 4.  Lateral [https://lateralcast.com/] 5.  The Rest is Classified [https://www.youtube.com/@restisclassified] 🔗 Links * Read the companion piece on Substack: https://podactually.substack.com [https://podactually.substack.com/] * Support Pod, Actually on Patreon: https://patreon.com/PodActually [https://patreon.com/PodActually?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink] * Follow Pod, Actually on Instagram: www.instagram.com/podactuallypodcast [https://www.instagram.com/podactuallypodcast] 📩 Tell us about the podcast you love: podactuallypodcast@gmail.com [%20podactuallypodcast@gmail.com]

Parthena ❤️ Wiser Than Me

In this episode of Pod, Actually, Catherine is joined by Parthena — a salesperson, arts lover, and self-confessed podcast sponge — to talk about the show that keeps her walking longer and thinking harder: Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus [https://lemonadamedia.com/show/wiser-than-me-with-julia-louis-dreyfus/]. Parthena explains why the podcast’s focus on older women’s lived experience feels both rare and necessary, and shares the moment from Jane Fonda’s episode that genuinely stopped her in her tracks. Along the way, Parthena reveals her binge-listening habits, her Hollywood-adjacent past, and her deep skepticism of male podcast hosts who just can’t help talking about themselves. 🎙 Parthena's Top 5 Podcasts: 1.  Wiser Than Me [https://lemonadamedia.com/show/wiser-than-me-with-julia-louis-dreyfus/] 2.  The Tim Ferriss Show [https://tim.blog/podcast/] 3.  Call Her Daddy [https://www.callherdaddy.com/] 4.  SmartLess [https://www.smartless.com/]  5.  On Purpose [https://www.jayshetty.me/podcast] 🔗 Links * Read the companion piece on Substack: https://podactually.substack.com [https://podactually.substack.com/] * Support Pod, Actually on Patreon: https://patreon.com/PodActually [https://patreon.com/PodActually?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink] * Follow Pod, Actually on Instagram: www.instagram.com/podactuallypodcast [https://www.instagram.com/podactuallypodcast] 📩 Tell us about the podcast you love: podactuallypodcast@gmail.com [%20podactuallypodcast@gmail.com]

Felix ❤️ In Our Time

In this episode of Pod, Actually, Felix, a public speaker and moonshot strategist living in London, talks about his favorite podcast: In Our Time. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qykl] This is a show that can spend an hour on the sun, mitochondria, or the Sri Lankan revolution and somehow leave him feeling steadier, cleverer, and more interested in being alive. Which is no small thing.  🎙 Felix's Top 5 Podcasts: 1.  In Our Time  [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qykl] 2.  Pod Save America [https://crooked.com/podcast-series/pod-save-america/]  3.  The Rest Is History  [https://therestishistory.com/main] 4.  Today in Focus [https://www.theguardian.com/news/series/todayinfocus]  5.  ItalianPod101 [https://www.italianpod101.com/] 🔗 Links * Learn more about Felix here: www.felixriley.com [https://felixriley.com/] * And here: www.brilliant-thinking.com [https://www.brilliant-thinking.com/] * Read the companion piece on Substack: https://podactually.substack.com [https://podactually.substack.com/] * Support Pod, Actually on Patreon: https://patreon.com/PodActually [https://patreon.com/PodActually?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink] * Follow Pod, Actually on Instagram: www.instagram.com/podactuallypodcast [https://www.instagram.com/podactuallypodcast] 📩 Tell us about the podcast you love: podactuallypodcast@gmail.com [%20podactuallypodcast@gmail.com]

Ines ❤️ Radio Ambulante

In this episode of Pod, Actually,  Catherine talks with Ines, a writer and translator living in Lima, Peru, about her favorite podcast: Radio Ambulante [https://radioambulante.org/en]. Ines describes the show as something like This American Life [https://www.thisamericanlife.org/] for a Spanish-speaking Latin American audience: a beautifully produced program that tells stories from across the region with intelligence, nuance, and care. She talks about discovering the show through her admiration for writer Daniel Alarcón [https://www.instagram.com/danielgalarcon/?hl=en], and explains why its regional outlook matters so much to her. 🎙 Ines's Top 5 Podcasts: 1. Radio Ambulante [https://radioambulante.org/en] 2. The Viall Files [https://www.viallfiles.com/] 3) The Slowdown [https://www.slowdownshow.org/] 4) Normal Gossip [https://defector.com/normal-gossip-podcast] 5) Dying for Sex [https://wondery.com/shows/dying-for-sex/] 🔗 Links * Read Ines' newsletter on Substack: The Cranky Guide [https://crankyguide.substack.com/] * Find Ines on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ines.bellina/ [https://www.instagram.com/ines.bellina/] * Read the companion piece on Substack: https://podactually.substack.com [https://podactually.substack.com/] * Support Pod, Actually on Patreon: https://patreon.com/PodActually [https://patreon.com/PodActually?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink] * Follow Pod, Actually on Instagram: www.instagram.com/podactuallypodcast [https://www.instagram.com/podactuallypodcast] 📩 Tell us about the podcast you love: podactuallypodcast@gmail.com [%20podactuallypodcast@gmail.com]

Andrew ❤️ Past Present Future

In this episode of Pod, Actually,  Catherine talks with Andrew, a professor of politics at the University of Melbourne, about the podcast he’s loving right now: Past Present Future [https://www.ppfideas.com/]. Drawing on his life in political thought, Andrew explains why he’s drawn to a show that steps back from the daily frenzy of the news and instead asks deeper questions about history, ideas, and how we make sense of the present. 🎙 Andrew's Top 5 Podcasts: 1. Past Present Future [https://www.ppfideas.com/] 2. Easy French [https://www.easyfrench.fm/] 3. Ones & Tooze [https://foreignpolicy.com/podcasts/ones-and-tooze/] 4. The Long Game (Jake Sullivan and Jon Finer) [https://podcasts.voxmedia.com/show/the-long-game] 5. Social Science Bites [https://www.socialsciencespace.com/about-socialsciencebites/] 🔗 Links * Read the companion piece on Substack: https://podactually.substack.com [https://podactually.substack.com/] * Support Pod, Actually on Patreon: https://patreon.com/PodActually [https://patreon.com/PodActually?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink] * Follow Pod, Actually on Instagram: www.instagram.com/podactuallypodcast [https://www.instagram.com/podactuallypodcast] 📩 Tell us about the podcast you love: podactuallypodcast@gmail.com [%20podactuallypodcast@gmail.com]