

Word In Your Ear
Mark Ellen, David Hepworth and Alex Gold
Mark Ellen and David Hepworth have been talking about and writing about music together and individually for a collective eighty years in magazines like Smash Hits, Mojo and The Word and on radio and TV programmes like "Rock On", "Whistle Test" and VH-1.Over thirteen years ago, when working on the late magazine The Word, they began producing podcasts. Some listeners have been kind enough to say these have been very special to them. When the magazine folded in 2012 they kept the spirit of those podcasts alive in regular Word In Your Ear evenings in which they spoke to musicians and authors in front of an audience. Over these years they've produced hundreds of hours of material. As of the Current Unpleasantness of 2020, they've produced yet hundreds of hours more with a little help from guests kind enough to digitally show them around their attics such as Danny Baker, Andy Partridge, Sir Tim Rice and Mark Lewisohn. For the full span of the Word In Your Ear world, visit wiyelondon.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Jan 24, 2008 • 54min
Word Podcast 38
Mark Ellen, David Hepworth, Rob Fitzpatrick and Matt Hall discuss the record players their parents had, white men in reggae, old codgers in bands and Wreckless Eric's only item of furniture. www.wordmagazine.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 16, 2008 • 49min
The Word Weekly Podcast 37
Mark Ellen, Andrew Collins, Matt Hall and David Hepworth talk about the future of EMI, the merchandising of books and disguising yourself as a member of Carter USM in order to gain sexual favours - after necking half a can of an energy drink. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 9, 2008 • 47min
Word Weekly Podcast 36
Mark Ellen, David Hepworth, Matt Hall and Trevor Dann on Elvis's birthday, Michael Jackson at Fulham and why radio plays the music it does.www.wordmagazine.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 30, 2007 • 35min
The best of the HORA
Like everybody else we fill up our New Year's schedules with repeats: here we present a handful of our favourite apocryphal rock anecdotes, featuring Van Morrison, Elvis Costello, Elton and more.www.wordmagazine.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 24, 2007 • 8min
Live from the Word office party!
The only media organisation to podcast on Christmas Day brings you this brief, alcohol-laced missive from the Word Christmas party. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 21, 2007 • 31min
Word Weekly 33
In which Mark Ellen, David Hepworth, Barry McIlheney and Matt Hall prepare for Christmas. What it's like to be on the front row, why short people can't win at gigs and why it's a mistake to dance to a drum solo. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 11, 2007 • 40min
Zepcast (Word Weekly Podcast #32)
It's the Zepcast!Our man Mark Ellen wetfoots it back from the O2 to deliver every last detail of what was really going on when Led Zeppelin played the most anticipated gig of the year. How they got on stage, what they were wearing, what they played, how they played it, what it all meant, what they're likely to do next and what Liam Gallagher thought of it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 6, 2007 • 55min
Word Weekly 31
Mark Ellen, Matt Hall, David Hepworth and special guest Jim White discuss what DVD's the Word reader might like for Christmas, how not to enjoy the hospitality on an Easyjet, and where to go clubbing in Mali.www.wordmagazine.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 27, 2007 • 47min
Word Weekly 30
From "...Englishmen giggling..." to "...he operated a crow...", encompassing Amy Winehouse, the mysterious ukulele fiends of old London town and a man who took miming to insane lengths. With David Hepworth, Mark Ellen and Matt Hall. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 20, 2007 • 45min
Word Weekly 29
Mark Ellen, Matt Hall, Andrew Harrison and David Hepworth 'fess up about miming to records in their bedrooms, ponder the magical ability of rock stars to regrow their hair, and wonder if gigs should have a 'clapping section'. www.wordmagazine.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.