Best podcasts of the week: Jayde Adams wades into the weird world of local online messageboards
In this week's newsletter: The comedian goes down the rabbit hole of petty local disputes in Welcome to the Neighbourhood. Plus: five podcasts that will make you smarter
Welcome to the Neighbourhood
BBC Sounds, episodes weekly from Wednesday 29 Jun
If community messageboards and apps intrigue you, Jayde Adams gets it. Here she invites guests to join her and revel in the unintentional hilarity of online spaces where people will try to swap the Bounty bars out of their Celebrations for better chocolates. Bin day and arguments over high streets feature heavily, with Adams hitting the nail on the only-saying-what-everyone's-thinking" head in every discussion.
Hannah Verdier
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