The Walkers Switch, Science Diction, Smoke Screen: Fake Priest

<p>It’s a new year and we’ve got new podcasts for you to put in your ear holes! Liz looks at the most minor of true crime scandals with The Walkers Switch. Nick looks at actual serious true crime with Smoke Screen: Fake Priest. Then Zane gets his word nerd on with Science Diction.</p><p>As always we follow that up with the reviews of last week’s recommendations.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Liz Recommends - The Walkers Switch</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.laurenandaugustine.com/the-walkers-switch" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.laurenandaugustine.com/the-walkers-switch</a></p><p>“2 out of 3 people remember Walkers switching the colours of their Cheese and Onion and Salt and Vinegar crisp packets. But Walkers deny it ever happened. Are they lying? If so, why? The Walkers Switch investigates the greatest hoax in British crisp history.”</p><p>This podcast from Lauren Peters and Augustine Cerf investigates the issue forensically. They believe you deserve to know the truth, so explore fan theories, a possible Tory plot and the Mandela Effect, whereby people create their own memories. It’s like Serial for crisps, with mysterious tinkly podcast music and the serious approach the issue deserves.</p><p>The Walkers Switch is Serial, but for crisps. Esquire has named it one of the best podcasts of 2020, and one of The Guardian’s podcasts of the week.</p><p>Limited series, 6 episodes between 15 and 40 mins long.</p><p><strong>For both: </strong>it’d a serial so start at the start.</p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-walkers-switch/id1504502482" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-walkers-switch/id1504502482</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Nick Recommends - Smoke Screen: Fake Priest</strong></p><p>For 30 years, a man claimed to be a priest. He performed baptisms and took confession. Every time he ran into trouble, Father Ryan would move on to another small Midwestern town and start his scheme all over again. Followers who once worshippe