Best podcasts of the week: How Joni Mitchell changed music – and America
by Hannah J Davies, Alexi Duggins, Hannah Verdier, Ph from Technology | The Guardian on (#6QNV9)
In this week's newsletter: Radio host Carmel Holt explores the singer's cross-generational impact in The Road to Joni. Plus: five of the best podcasts about the future
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Joanne McNally Investigates ... Did Furbys Spy on Us?
BBC Sounds, episodes weekly
Why were 90s cuddly speaking toys Furbys banned from the Pentagon? Is it possible that they were really a secretive listening device for the Chinese government? The latest fun, self-aware investigation" from the comic sees her calling up aviation authorities and heading to the house of a Furby collector who dries their skins on her washing line. An enjoyably daft yarn. Alexi Duggins