Picks of the week Where Everybody Knows Your Name with Ted Danson and Woody Harrelson (sometimes) Widely available, episodes weekly The two Cheers stars reunite and rekindle their friendship while chatting away to interviewees – and it is every bit as smile-inducing as you'd expect. Will Arnett is first up, but the hosts are questioned about their comedy chops as much as their guest – including a great anecdote about Harrelson and Arnett goofing around and upsetting Bono at a celebrity dinner party. Alexi Duggins Smoke Screen: My Friend, the Serial Killer Widely available, episodes weekly Steve Fishman was an intern at his local Connecticut paper in the 70s when he hitchhiked a ride from a man called Robert Carr III – who, he learned while working on a story, had killed three people.
Fishman uses confession tapes and interviews with detectives to recall what happened. Hollie Richardson View image in fullscreen Tales of hamsters, puffins and more feature in the new podcast, Animal. Photograph: Irina Vasilevskaia/Getty Images Animal Widely available, all episodes out now This warm, personal look at the beauty of the animal kingdom is packed with magic, from rescuing baby puffins and helping them find their way back to sea – by throwing them off a cliff – to charming tales of dogs saving lost hamsters.
Come for the adorable animals, stay for the excellent storytelling. AD The Pink House Widely available, episodes weekly Sam Smith's new podcast is named after their chil.
