The week in audio: Miss Me?; 53 Minutes; Heroes and Humans of Football – review

The week in audio: Miss Me?; 53 Minutes; Heroes and Humans of Football – review

Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver get honest on their new podcast, while the duos of Dara Ó Briain and Josh Widdicombe, and Simon Kuper and Mehreen Khan dive deep into football

Miss Me? (BBC Sounds)
53 Minutes (Global)
Heroes and Humans of Football (Immaterial)

Old pals Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver have a new podcast out, Miss Me?, and it’s a complete hoot. It’s two shows really. On Mondays they have the “proper show” where they talk through what’s on their minds and what’s in the news (so, where is the Princess of Wales, whither Allen’s music career, that kind of stuff), and on Thursdays they answer readers’ questions. Informally, they call the first the Meaty Dump and the second, formally, Listen Bitch!, and throughout, Lily is in Brooklyn, where she lives, and Miquita is in east London. “On FaceTime!” laughed Oliver during their first show. “Which is where I prefer to see you.”

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