Word In Your Ear

Mark Ellen, David Hepworth and Alex Gold
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Aug 11, 2010 • 33min

Word Podcast 144 - with Wilko Johnson

Wilko Johnson joins Mark Ellen, "Seventies" Mike Johnson and Fraser Lewry in the pod, with tales of the false economy of cheap suits, speed versus alcohol, going round to Strummer's house, seeing The MC5's Wayne Kramer sprayed gold, being left-handed before Hendrix, and the still painful story of his ejection from Dr Feelgood. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Aug 4, 2010 • 1h 4min

Word Podcast 143 - with Robin Ince

Robin Ince joins Kate Mossman and Mark Ellen to impersonate John Peel, discuss Mills & Boon, crab opera, 1970s stag films, Darwin's Origin Of Species and the Edinburgh Fringe, and eat Victoria sponge cake live. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jul 18, 2010 • 56min

Latitude Podcast II

In the second podcast direct from the Latitude site Kate Mossman talks to John Grant and Mark Ellen talks to promoter Melvin Benn. Subjects covered include: the importance of putting your poetry tent in the right place, translating in a New York hospital, Christmas discos in August, presenting a birthday cake on stage and why you can take Tom Jones out of showbiz but you can never take showbiz out of Tom Jones. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jul 17, 2010 • 58min

The Latitude Podcast

Our first podcast from the site at Latitude features Rob Young writer of Electric Eden, and Geoff Lloyd, who's here broadcasting from the site for Absolute Radio. Recorded in the luxurious surroundings of our Portkabin audio suite, it covers Vaughan Williams, Mark's posh digs in Worbleswick, the correct response to a fellow camper who sings the blues in the middle of the night, The National, how to distinguish between a real beard and a fashion beard, how Tom Jones lets himself go at Christmas and the dark pact forged between Florence + The Machine and Claire's Accessories. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jul 12, 2010 • 51min

Word Podcast 140 with Robert Forster

Former Go-Between Robert Forster joins us in the Word podcast to play a couple of songs and talk about hair care, bridge-opening, the likelihood of Mick Taylor rejoining the Rolling Stones, the statistical jiggery-pokery that meant Spain pinched what should by rights be New Zealand's World Cup and the 48th anniversary of the Rollin' Stones first ever gig. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jul 7, 2010 • 39min

Word Podcast 139 with Jim White and Mat Priest

In which we welcome our man Jim White back from the World Cup to deliver a first person account of the cack-handedness of FIFA, the inability of England players to hold instructions in their head for more than two minutes, and the irresistible attraction of 40 blondes in orange mini skirts. We also mark Ringo Starr's 70th birthday today with Mat Priest of Dodgy, a drummer who knows what's involved in being Ringo in a Beatles tribute band. Happy Birthday, Ringo, from all of us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jun 30, 2010 • 55min

Word podcast 138 with Laura Barton

Author and journalist Laura Barton joins us to talk about her novel "Twenty-one Locks" and the huge subject of music at weddings. Plus: Glastonbury, Engerland and London sight-seeing tips. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jun 25, 2010 • 21min

Word Podcast 137 with Mary Gauthier

David Hepworth talks to Mary Gauthier about her search for her birth mother and how it led to her new album "The Foundling". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jun 17, 2010 • 51min

Word Podcast 136

We're joined by Ian McMillan and James Medd. Features: live vuvuzela performances, actual impressions of Keats, the ethics of Kindie rock, how many free tickets is too many tickets and why we all miss Hovis Presley. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jun 10, 2010 • 51min

Podcast 135

The singer and songwriter brings his guitar and uke to talk about writing, co-writing, winning prizes and not winning prizes, getting caught short at a Bob Dylan concert and glancing encounters with superstars. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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