Samantha Baines Launches New Podcast

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Samantha Baines, Silly News Podcast

Funny Women Awards finalist of 2014, Samantha Baines, has a new, daily podcast, Silly News with Samantha Baines, which may just be the shortest podcast ever to hit the internet, at just one minute long!

In her new family-friendly podcast, Silly News with Samantha Baines, Samantha will be sharing all the hilarious, strange and wonderful real-life news from across the globe – including the stories you didn’t know you and your kids needed! This is a news show with a difference, no miserable content, just fun and silliness for all ages.

As heard on BBC Radio London. “I hope this new podcast makes people giggle and starts silly conversations. Would you wear a scarf made out of dog hair? It is also short enough to fit into any length family/school commute (the podcast not the scarf).” – Samantha Baines

Who is Samantha Baines?

Samantha is well known to the podcast world with two podcast awards, ten award nominations and half a million listens for her independent podcast, The Divorce Social. She is a freelance presenter on The One Show, BBC Morning Live, BBC Radio London, Virgin Radio and Rip Off Britain and is the author of three books (including two children’s books with deaf protagonists) and has acted on Netflix’s, The Crown, BBC’s, Call the Midwife, Silent Witness as well as Romesh Ranganathan’s sitcom, Avoidance. On top of that, she is a hearing aid wearer, lip reader and ambassador for the Royal National Institute for Deaf People and is very excited about Apple’s new timed podcast transcripts available in the app.

Commenting on the podcast, Samantha states, “It’s time people had even more access to the news that really doesn’t matter”.

From dogs playing windpipes to a man who collects chips (yep the potato variety) and the goats who visited a Primark in Wales, why wouldn’t you listen?

Listen to Samantha’s new podcast, Silly News with Samantha Baines, on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to your favourite podcasts. For more information, contact info@samanthabaines.com.

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