Oh Gatekeeper with Joe Talbot
Slack Panda Productions
Welcome to Oh Gatekeeper. On the show Joe Talbot sits down for intimate one-to-one conversations with some of his favourite people in the world: be it, artists, musicians or cultural icons, to explore their compulsion to create art. These raw and revealing discussions dig into process, purpose, and the personal truths that drive some of the most significant names in contemporary culture.
Series 1 features an extraordinary guest list, including: Julian Casablancas, Danny Brown, Tony Hawk, Peaches, Kenny Beats, Jehnny Beth, Josh Homme, Hak Baker, Lauren Mayberry, Baxter Dury, Laurie Vincent (Soft Play), and legendary producer Nigel Godrich.
"Oh Gatekeeper is something I wanted to do for a long time. I want to suck the knowledge out of the people I look up to and love. I wanted to do something that lit a spark and encouraged people to find purpose to go out and make themselves. Finding your creative language is a beautiful way to connect with this universe. It saved my life and it saved so many of my friends' lives." – Joe Talbot
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Series 1 features an extraordinary guest list, including: Julian Casablancas, Danny Brown, Tony Hawk, Peaches, Kenny Beats, Jehnny Beth, Josh Homme, Hak Baker, Lauren Mayberry, Baxter Dury, Laurie Vincent (Soft Play), and legendary producer Nigel Godrich.
"Oh Gatekeeper is something I wanted to do for a long time. I want to suck the knowledge out of the people I look up to and love. I wanted to do something that lit a spark and encouraged people to find purpose to go out and make themselves. Finding your creative language is a beautiful way to connect with this universe. It saved my life and it saved so many of my friends' lives." – Joe Talbot
Bonus Episodes - www.ohgatekeeper.com
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Oct 21, 2025 • 1h 7min
8: Lauren Mayberry
Welcome to Oh Gatekeeper with Joe Talbot. Each week Joe sits down for intimate one-to-one conversations with some of his favorite people in the world: be it artists, musicians or cultural icons, to explore their compulsion to create art. These raw and revealing discussions dig into process, purpose, and the personal truths that drive some of the most significant names in contemporary culture.
Episode Eight is with the absolute legend that is Lauren Mayberry. Joe featured on Lauren's solo track 'Sorry Etc, Etc' which came out earlier in 2025. On this episode no stone is left un-turned around the topic of fronting a band. We hope you enjoy this episode.
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Oct 14, 2025 • 40min
7: Hak Baker
Welcome to Oh Gatekeeper with Joe Talbot. Each week Joe sits down for intimate one-to-one conversations with some of his favourite people in the world: be it artists, musicians or cultural icons, to explore their compulsion to create art. These raw and revealing discussions dig into process, purpose, and the personal truths that drive some of the most significant names in contemporary culture.
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Episode Seven is a beautiful and very open and honest conversation with London's finest Hak Baker. On this weeks show they discuss the spectrum of love, songwriting, grief and much more. Hak is a beautiful soul. This is a very tender conversation this week.
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Oct 7, 2025 • 50min
6: Jehnny Beth
Welcome to Oh Gatekeeper with Joe Talbot. Each week Joe sits down for intimate one-to-one conversations with some of his favourite people in the world: be it artists, musicians or cultural icons, to explore their compulsion to create art. These raw and revealing discussions dig into process, purpose, and the personal truths that drive some of the most significant names in contemporary culture.
***Bonus Episodes have now begun over on the Oh Gatekeeper Website***
Episode Six is with the wonderful, charismatic and authentic Jehnny Beth. This conversation between these two old friends is a great listen and throws up many digressions around the topic of creative language and why we they are compelled to create.
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Sep 30, 2025 • 53min
5: Danny Brown
Welcome to Oh Gatekeeper with Joe Talbot. Each week Joe sits down for intimate one-to-one conversations with some of his favourite people in the world: be it artists, musicians or cultural icons, to explore their compulsion to create art. These raw and revealing discussions dig into process, purpose, and the personal truths that drive some of the most significant names in contemporary culture.
Episode Five is with the lyrical phenom that is Danny Brown. Nobody has pushed hip hop and music into new places more than Danny. On this episode Joe and Danny let loose on sobriety, UK rap music and getting to that special Unc status.
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Sep 23, 2025 • 57min
4: Julian Casablancas
Welcome to Oh Gatekeeper with Joe Talbot. Each week Joe sits down for intimate one-to-one conversations with some of his favourite people in the world: be it artists, musicians or cultural icons, to explore their compulsion to create art. These raw and revealing discussions dig into process, purpose, and the personal truths that drive some of the most significant names in contemporary culture.
Episode Four is with The Strokes and The Voidz frontman Julian Casablancas. Joe and Julian get really dug into how they express their creative language, a protracted conversation about starting a goth yaucht rock band and the biggest existential question of all: is it all a simulation?
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Sep 16, 2025 • 57min
3: Peaches
Welcome to Oh Gatekeeper with Joe Talbot. Each week Joe sits down for intimate one-to-one conversations with some of his favourite people in the world: be it artists, musicians or cultural icons, to explore their compulsion to create art. These raw and revealing discussions dig into process, purpose, and the personal truths that drive some of the most significant names in contemporary culture.
Episode Three is with one of musics most formidable and exciting personalities... the legend that is Peaches. The Teaches of Peaches roll deep through this episode as we hear about the Disney of Berlin Squats, her ability to do a one woman version of Jesus Christ Superstar and a shared love of Mark E. Smith.
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Sep 9, 2025 • 1h 1min
2: Kenny Beats
Kenny Beats, a talented record producer and educator, shares his insights on music creation with Joe Talbot. He discusses his custom 'Wonder Tone' synth that encourages intuitive play, emphasizing empowerment over technical barriers. Kenny also contemplates the benefits of slowing down to refocus on music and the complexities of career choices. They dive into coaching artists to embrace naivety as a powerful tool in creativity, while also engaging in some lighthearted banter about favorite dishes in the fun 'Death Row Dinner' segment.
Sep 2, 2025 • 46min
1: Tony Hawk
Welcome to Oh Gatekeeper with Joe Talbot. Each week Joe sits down for intimate one-to-one conversations with some of his favourite people in the world: be it artists, musicians or cultural icons, to explore their compulsion to create art. These raw and revealing discussions dig into process, purpose, and the personal truths that drive some of the most significant names in contemporary culture.
Episode One is with the ultimate skateboarding legend Tony Hawk. Joe and Tony are big fans of each others and get down to the real nitty gritty in this weeks episode: Tony's horror leg break - Death Row Dinners - Picking Music for the Tony Hawk series of games. Enjoy!
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Aug 27, 2025 • 58sec
Oh Gatekeeper Trailer
Welcome to Oh Gatekeeper. On the show Joe Talbot sits down for intimate one-to-one conversations with some of his favourite people in the world: be it, artists, musicians or cultural icons, to explore their compulsion to create art. These raw and revealing discussions dig into process, purpose, and the personal truths that drive some of the most significant names in contemporary culture.
Follow: @ohgatekeeper
Bonus Episodes: www.ohgatekeeper.com
"Oh Gatekeeper is something I wanted to do for a long time. I want to suck the knowledge out of the people I look up to and love. I wanted to do something that lit a spark and encouraged people to find purpose to go out and make themselves. Finding your creative language is a beautiful way to connect with this universe. It saved my life and it saved so many of my friends' lives." – Joe Talbot
