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Yahoo
23-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Bolton DJ's podcast with best pal proving popular beating firm favourites in charts
A Bolton radio DJ's new podcast is proving popular, fending off competition from some of the firm favourites in the charts. Sara Cox launched the new podcast, 'The Teen Commandments', with her friend of more than 30 years, Clare Hamilton earlier this month. The pair talk about their own "chaotic" teenage years together, but also the pitfalls of navigating life with their own teenage children, having five between them. But they come armed with survival tactics and the kind of wisdom that comes from having been former rulebreakers themselves. Each week they reminisce and commiserate as they try to make sense of the often mind-boggling behaviour of their children. The Teen Commandments (Image: Wondery/PA) Topics covered so far have included skiving school, their children looking after a vape "for their friend" and mysteriously missing makeup. They have also talked about messy rooms, overflowing bins and having the dreaded sex talk and Santa talk. The Teen Commandments has got off to a strong start, now sitting at number 20 on the Spotify Top 100 podcasts in the UK. Read more: Radio DJ Sara Cox reveals childhood 'grudge' against The Bolton News Read more: Bolton's Sara Cox on going back to her roots and thoughts of moving back up north Sara Cox (Image: Ian West/PA) It charts higher than firm favourites such as The News Agents, The Rest is Football, Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster, Ricky Gervais and Saving Grace. It also sits at number six on the Spotify comedy charts. Meanwhile, the podcast places at number 16 in the Top Shows on Apple Podcasts, where it comes in above the Joe Rogan Experience, Sh**ged Married Annoyed, Newscast and more. Cox grew up on her father's cattle farm just outside of Bolton, before following a career in the media, having been on the radio since she joined BBC Radio 1 in the 1990s. Now listeners can hear her strong Bolton accent on the coveted teatime slot on BBC Radio 2. She lives in London with her husband, Ben Cyzer, and her three children, Lola, 20, Isaac, 16, and Renee, 14.
The Guardian
17-02-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Sara Cox on parenting teenagers: best podcasts of the week
Sara Cox and her childhood best friend Clare Hamilton host a lively, honest series about parenting teenagers. Or, in their words: 'We're fully gonna take the piss out of our kids.' Less an advice show than a 'panic room', it's packed with entertaining tales of dealing with kids once they lose the squeaky voices and develop an attitude. AKA: 'If you've got a nine-year-old or 10-year-old, enjoy it. You're in a sweet spot that's gonna end!' Alexi Duggins Widely available, episodes weekly A second season for the official podcast dedicated to Charles Schulz's classic comic strip, which celebrates its 75th birthday this year. For superfans, an interview with Charles's widow Jeannie is sure to delight, as she spoils listeners with anecdotes of her husband's creative process – and why he hated the name Peanuts. Hannah J Davies Widely available, episodes weekly New York City Ballet's history is laid out in an engaging, personal manner by journalist Nicky Anderson, who takes listeners on a journey from her childhood love of ballet to gaining insider interviews with ex-NYCB talent. They open up about a workplace that has pioneered some of ballet's greatest productions, as well as facing accusations of sexual, verbal and physical abuse. AD Widely available, episodes weekly Guatemalan American actor Arturo Castro shone in his freewheeling sketch show Alternatino, sadly cut short after a single season in 2019. This podcast feels like a coda, as he brings his charm and rapid wit to tales of daring prison breaks, with the odd Spanglish chat (see episode one on El Chapo, with Orange Is the New Black's Diane Guerrero). HJD Widely available, episodes weekly Essential listening for anyone who's ever experienced painful period cramps. When host Kate Downey first had 'death cramps' at 14, a doctor told her they 'usually go away when you have a baby'. Why has this pain been dismissed for so long? What is actually happening down there? She doesn't scrimp on the bloody details as she gets answers. Hollie Richardson Widely available, episodes weekly
