7am The best podcasts of 2025
Dec 25, 2025
Ruby Jones, a dedicated journalist and host, shares her top journalistic podcast picks of 2025. She delves into Anne Connolly's gripping investigation into unexplained deaths in aged care. Ruby also highlights new media critiques from Jan Fran and Antoinette Latouf, and Oz Farouki and Scott Mitchell, examining the future of journalism. She sings praises for the narrative series Expanse: Nowhere Man and reflects on In the Dark’s probing of the White House Farm murders, all while recognizing Louis Theroux's insightful interview style.
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Aged Care Deaths Often Overlooked
- Anne Connolly's Background Briefing exposes systemic unexplained deaths in aged care beyond the headline cases.
- Ruby Jones shows investigative reporting can reframe forgotten elderly victims as central, not peripheral, to true crime storytelling.
Reporter Interviews The Accused In Prison
- Anne Connolly interviews the accused in prison and re-examines previous workplaces for unexplained deaths linked to him.
- That reporting pushes the case beyond prior coverage and adds new dimensions to a known story.
Independent Podcasts Signal Media Health
- Independent media podcasts like We Used To Be Journos and Lame Stream reveal shifts and fragility in the news industry.
- Ruby Jones argues their success will indicate how independent news business models might survive or fail.