Best podcasts of the week: Nicola Coughlan’s corking comedy
by Hannah Verdier, Hollie Richardson, Hannah J Davies from Technology | The Guardian on (#5R9AZ)
The Bridgerton star joins forces with Camilla Whitehill for a glorious send-up of rural Ireland. Plus: an absorbing investigation in Mississippi Goddam, and Esther Perel returns
Whistle Through the Shamrocks (from 1 Nov)
Nicola Coughlan teams up with Camilla Whitehill for a glorious comedy podcast that exploits all the Brit-bashing, potato-munching cliches of rural Ireland. While waiting for a call from supposed star guest Andrew Scott, Coughlan and an all-star cast (Susan Wokoma, Ed Gamble) tell the tale of a hard-working family whose simple chip-making lives are shattered by a greedy lord. All this, and Jonathan Van Ness as a banshee.
Hannah Verdier