John Phipps

Insane and fascinating: BBC World Service’s Lazarus Heist reviewed

Plus: O.C. Swingers is an archetypal narrative podcast, one that left me feeling seasick

Posters for Sony's US-hegemony-cum-stoner-comedy The Interview, in which Seth Rogen and James Franco are sent to assassinate Kim Jong-un. Image: AFP / Getty Images 
issue 22 May 2021
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  • The Lazarus Heist

    BBC World Service

  • O.C. Swingers

    Apple Podcasts, Spotify and various platforms

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