Podcasts & Books

Ready to plug in? These are the best new podcasts to play in 2025. 

The best audiobooks to please every ear, from romantasy best sellers to literary classics. 

If you’re anything like us, you know that one of life’s greatest pleasures is trawling through a bookstore to discover your next read.

Psst, we’ll let you in on a secret—heaven is a place on earth. From mainland Fiji, a scenic two-hour boat ride will take you to the magical Yasawa Islands. The word Yasawa, meaning ‘heaven’, is a totally apt translation for the breathtaking vistas seen before your very eyes.

So, whether you want to reminisce about Game of Thrones and The O.C. or find out hot gossip from The Sopranos and The Office–we’ve rounded up the best rewatch podcasts available for listening now.

Whether you’re a life-long bookworm or you’ve never quite gotten into reading, now is the perfect time to fall in love with books. From crime and romantic drama to historical fiction and everything in between, we’ve found your next favourite read.

Whether you’re a baby feminist or a seasoned equality fighter, this list covers the freshest feminist reads from Australian and international authors alike. From mind-blowing factual works to eye opening fiction and even a few timeless classics, put your reading glasses on and add these prime publications to your to-read list.

Summer and reading go hand in hand.

In a world where there are movie adaptations of just about every book ever written, we’re at risk of forgetting the joy actually reading a book can bring. A fancy front cover, the feel of the paper, that new book (or old book) smell – these are things a film just can’t provide.

Essential reading.

 Kleenex Ultra Soft at the ready.

Serious page-turners you won’t be able to steer away from.

Reading is a bullet-proof method for accepting stress, learning how to cope with it, and living happily ever after. 

 In case you’ve been out of the podcast loop, wellness is the new true crime.

Autobiographies are a window into the soul and sometimes they are so powerful they can change the reader, so and here are our top picks of the 10 you should read at least once in your life.

With International Women’s Day before us, what better way to get yourself prepared than listening to some podcasts that are hosted by women, for women. We’ve put together a list of some of the best podcasts right now that cover a wide variety of topics, both thought-provoking and LOL-worthy. These listens are relatable, entertaining, and are bound to leave you feeling empowered and ready to celebrate International Women’s Day.

 Think new talent, new reads and new voices that are well worth your time.

Bless your ears with these incredible LGBTQI+ podcasts that will make you laugh and cry with their raw, honest and hilarious storytelling. From celebrity hosts and guest stars to award-winning journalists and activists, these queers podcasts are seriously binge-worthy.

Bring on the climax.

No matter what kind of reader you are, we’ve got your bookworm needs covered with all of the best LGBTQI+ books, from romantic comedies to confrontingly honest memoirs and powerful classics.

Your write of passage.

In 2020 we consumed a shedload of podcasts, and the one that truly stuck out for us, was The Dropout. Not familiar? The true crime series chronicled the insane life of Elizabeth Holmes, the former billionaire turned fraudster and jail dweller. 

 Enlighten yourself harder than the 1700s.

These days, it’s almost as if every person and their dog has a podcast. If you really wanted, you could piece one together with the voice recorder on your phone and some shoddy, free-to-download software. 

As we start the new year and we’re all trying to suss out what 2021 has in store for us, we’re furiously reading up on our star signs to see how we’ll get that promotion at work, find our soulmate and survive the next retrograde.  To help you become a zodiac master, we’ve rounded up the best astrology books for you to check out. 

The new true-crime podcast series Chasing Charlie is about as juicy as they come. The seven-part series follows an eight-year chase of New Zealand con artist Paul Bryan Gill, it involves six-figure cash sums, intercontinental escape acts and it’s told by the private investigator who worked the case from day dot, Julia Robson.