This week — the Celtic Holocaust, a woman who gets mixed up with an identity theft ring, a bad batch of stem cells and more new & noteworthy podcasts. Featuring:Hardcore History – "Julius Caesar is our travel guide as he takes us through his murderous subjugation of the native Celtic tribal peoples of ancient Gaul. It sounds vaguely like other, recent European colonial conquests…until the natives nearly win."The Art of Fiction with Mimi O'Donnell – A few weeks ago our Senior Producer, Kate Evans, attended the Hot Docs Podcast Festival in Toronto. There, she interviewed Mimi O'Donnell — the Executive Producer of Scripted at Gimlet — in front of a live audience.Motherhacker – "Bridget's life is a series of dropped calls. With a gift for gab, an ex-husband in rehab, and down to her last dollar, Bridget's life takes a desperate turn when she starts vishing over the phone for a shady identity theft ring in order to support her family."Bad Batch – "Patients are offered a miracle cure, but instead they end up rushed to the hospital in critical condition. The race is on to track down what went wrong with several patients in Texas before more people get hurt. The trail leads to a stem cell company with a charismatic CEO, and to an entire multibillion dollar industry where greed and desperation collide."Story Store – "The Story Store takes orders from real kids across Canada and turns their suggestions into hilarious, fun-filled adventures! Run by CBC Kids hosts Mr. Orlando the Moose and Gary the Unicorn, every Story Store episode features a group of seriously silly performers bringing original stories to life with fresh takes on genres, sweet songs and celebrity cameos sprinkled in."Slow Burn - "In November 1994, while on trial for sexual abuse, Tupac Shakur is shot five times in a New York recording studio. In the aftermath, he starts to suspect that his erstwhile friend Christopher Wallace, better known as Biggie Smalls, might be involved. It was the start of a beef that would consume the world of hip-hop and end with both men dead."