Welcome to the pilot episode of Tea Time with Jamie McNicol, a new UK news and current affairs podcast serving up the biggest headlines, breaking news, pop culture and bizarre stories of the week—with humour, context and a healthy dose of sarcasm.

This week, Jamie looks back on the life and legacy of Dolly Parton, following her reported death, alongside tributes to cultural icons Tim Curry, Yayoi Kusama and Peter Cullen. The episode also covers the devastating Nepal floods, the latest developments involving Meta and online privacy, and other major news stories from around the world.

But it's not all doom and gloom. In So… Humanity Isn't Doomed Yet?, discover the incredible good news stories making headlines, including a groundbreaking retina transplant, a man saving a baby otter with CPR, and efforts to protect the endangered Indus River dolphin in Pakistan.

And, naturally, we finish with Be So For Real: the week's strangest and most unbelievable news stories, from a 360-tonne Japanese castle moved by hand, to London Zoo's annual animal weigh-in, and a Harvard Medical School settlement involving stolen and illegally sold human body parts.

Tea Time with Jamie McNicol is a comedy news podcast covering current affairs, entertainment, culture, science, technology, good news and the weirdest stories from around the world.

Put the kettle on, spill the tea and get caught up on the news.

Find Stories, Sources, and the Script here