THE ADAM BUXTON PODCAST

Adam talks with musician Olugbenga Adelekan and his 7 year old son Ravi about brain surgery, child YouTube millionaires, sport that Adam doesn't care about and Ravi's charity single. Conversation recorded remotely on November 9th, 2022Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production supportPodcast artwork by Helen GreenRELATED LINKSRAVI'S WEBSITEWatch the video for A Million Dreams here and find out more about the charities he's supportingDONATE TO RAVI'S DREAM (BRAINTRUST AND THE BRAIN TUMOUR CHARITY)BRAIN TUMOUR RESEARCHCOLDPLAY AND BASTILLE HELP BRIGHTON BOY TO RELEASE NEW CHARITY SINGLE AFTER UNDERGOING BRAIN SURGERY - 2022 (ITV NEWS)THE BOOK THAT NO ONE WANTED TO READ by Richard Ayoade with illustrations by Tor Freeman (VIDEO TRAILER) - 2022 (YOUTUBE) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam talks with British musician Richard Dawson who performs two songs: The Almsgiver and Judas Iscariot.Conversation recorded face to face in Newcastle on 14th October, 2021Thanks to Ben Tulloh for conversation editing and Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production supportArtwork by Helen GreenRELATED LINKSSPOTIFY PLAYLISTRICHARD DAWSON - THE RUBY CORD (LIMITED EDITION LP) - 2022 (DOMINO)BULBILS (RICHARD AND SALLY PILKINGTON) (BANDCAMP)Richard: "A few particular bulbils highlights if you are on limited time (nb - we all are)"70 - 6060 - Golem In The Spring ('Where Jackdaws Sleep')50 - Conspiracy faeries ('Will o wisp tug o war')47 - Ambient Music of Northumberland ('Safe Haven')30 - Journey of the Canada Goose23 - Courage ('You')RICHARD DAWSON AND SALLY PILKINGTON ON LOCKDOWN PROJECT BULBILS by Patrick Clarke - 2020 (THE QUIETUS)9 SONGS THAT HAVE INFLUENCED RICHARD DAWSON - 2017 (THE LINE OF BEST FIT WEBSITE)RICHARD DAWSON - KING OF UNEASY LISTENING by Jude Rogers - 2019 (GUARDIAN)RICHARD DAWSON - JUDAS ISCARIOT (MINUS BEGINNING) Recorded for the podcast - 2021 (YOUTUBE)RICHARD DAWSON - THE HERMIT (VIDEO TRAILER) - 2022 (YOUTUBE)RICHARD DAWSON - JOGGING - 2019 (YOUTUBE)RICHARD DAWSON LIVE AT THE BARBICAN - 2020 (YOUTUBE)THE SMUDGING RITUAL: RICHARD DAWSON TOUR PORTRAIT Directed by Harry Wheeler - 2015 (YOUTUBE)HEN OLGEDD - TROUBLE (OFFICIAL VIDEO) - 2020 (YOUTUBE)BEST QAWWALI OF NUSRAT FATEH ALI KHAN - 2017 (YOUTUBE)HENRY MAKOBI - SOMENI VIJANA (YOUTUBE)LADY GAGA PUKING DURING PERFORMANCE - 2012 (YOUTUBE) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam enjoys a conversational ramble with Irish writer and comedian Maeve Higgins.This episode was recorded remotely on Monday 31st October, 2022Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support.Podcast artwork by Helen GreenRELATED LINKSMAEVE ON INSTAGRAMMOTHERS OF INVENTION PODCAST'TELL EVERYONE ON THIS TRAIN I LOVE THEM' THE MEANING OF A HERO'S FINAL WORDS by Maeve Higgins - 2022 (GUARDIAN)A FRIEND OF TALIESIN MECHE WRITES ABOUT HIS DEATH - 2017 (QUARTZ WEBSITE)MAEVE HIGGINS' FANCY VITTLES EPISODE 1 PART 1 - 2009 (YOUTUBE)EXTRA ORDINARY (TRAILER) - 2020 (YOUTUBE)EXTRA ORDINARY INTERVIEW WITH STAR MAEVE HIGGINS AND DIRECTORS MIKE AHERN, ENDA LOUGHMAN - 2020 (YOUTUBE)MAEVE HIGGINS STAND UP ON PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION - 2016 (YOUTUBE)NAKED CAMERA - HONEYMOONGARTH MERENGHI'S TERRORTOME - 2022 (WATERSOTNES) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam talks with Swazi-British actor and writer Richard E Grant about sex, grief, Withnail and much else.This conversation was recorded face to face in London on 29th September, 2022Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support.Podcast artwork by Helen GreenRELATED LINKSBUG VIDEO NASTIES (HORROR SPECIAL) @ BFI SOUTHBANK, 4th & 18th NOVEMBER, 2022INTO THE RED (BIRD BOOK FEATURING A POEM AND DRAWING BY ADAM) - 2022A POCKETFUL OF HAPPINESS by Richard E Grant - 2022 (WORLD OF BOOKS)THE RICHARD E GRANT TEMPLE (Well curated fan site)WITHNAIL AND I 30 YEARS ON - RICHARD E GRANT AND BRUCE ROBINSON DISCUSS THE FILM (LIVE Q & A @ BFI) - 2017RICHARD E GRANT BREAKS DOWN HIS CAREER FROM 'DOWNTON ABBEY' TO 'STAR WARS' - 2020 (VANITY FAIR) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam talks with British film maker Lorna Tucker about her documentary profile of fashion designer Vivienne Westwood and how she felt when Westwood publicly disowned it. Lorna also explains how she found herself homeless as a teenager and the struggle with addiction that ensued; experiences that informed her new documentary Someone's Daughter, Someone's Son, which considers what can be done to better tackle homelessness.This episode was recorded face to face on 17th October, 2022Thanks to Rachel, Tom and the staff at the Universal building who made us welcome for our recording Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support.Podcast artwork by Helen GreenRELATED LINKSTHE BIG ISSUEThe Big Issue Group is a social enterprise whose mission is to create innovative solutions that unlock social and economic opportunities for people trapped in poverty. Find your local Big Issue vendor or buy a subscription HEREST MUNGO'S - ENDING HOMELESSNESS, REBUILDING LIVESRough sleeping can become a relentless cycle that’s incredibly difficult to escape from. St Mungo’s is one of the only organisations whose frontline workers are out, every night, to bring people in from the streets.THE CONNECTIONThe Connection at St Martin’s works with people sleeping rough to move away from, and stay off, the streets of London. We with them as they recover from life on the streets and move towards a meaningful, fulfilling future away from homelessness and into shelter.SHELTERFor someone at risk of homelessness, our support and advice can be the difference between finding emergency accommodation or spending a night in their car.Shelter's campaigning work can mean the difference between being powerless or seeing legislative changes to fight unfair evictions, rogue landlords and dangerous housing. LORNA LINKSWESTWOOD: PUNK, ICON, ACTIVIST Directed by Lorna Tucker - 2018 (MUBI)VIVIENNE WESTWOOD TO WORK WITH QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE - 2008 (YOUTUBE)AMÁ TRAILER - 2018 (VIMEO)OVID (STREAMING PLATFORM WHERE YOU CAN WATCH AMÁ)OTHER LINKSADAM ON YOUTUBEUNION CHAPEL CHARITY SHOW - NOVEMBER 24th 2022CAN I HAVE MY BALL BACK? By Richard Herring - 2022 (GO FASTER STRIPE) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam talks with British writer Ian McEwan about some of the autobiographical experiences that went into his latest novel Lessons, including his school days, parenthood and losing parents. We also talk about the ethical dilemmas presented by Artificial Intelligence, the British philosopher Bryan Magee and what makes Ian laugh.Recorded face to face in London on 8th July, 2022Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support.Podcast artwork by Helen GreenRELATED LINKSDOZY ROSIE (4K) - 2022 (YOUTUBE)13 minutes of Rosie dozing on a sofa to the sound of piano noodling from the next room.KINETIC RAIN SCULPTURE IN CHANGI AIRPORT, SINGAPORE (YOUTUBE)This installation at Changi Airport Terminal 1, Singapore, was conceived by Art+Com, a German design firm led by Jussi Angesleva, a German-based Finnish artist in 2012. IAN McEWAN'S WEBSITEEVELYN WAUGH AT THE BBC by Mark Brown - 2008 (GUARDIAN)I couldn't find the audio of the interview Ian mentioned at the beginning of our conversation, but this article provides more detail about the encounter in 1953 between Evelyn Waugh and the hosts of the BBC radio programme Frankly SpeakingMERLIN - BIRD IDENTIFICATION APP (THE CORNELL LAB)BEFORE MIDNIGHT - CELINE ARGUMENT SCENE - 2013 (YOUTUBE)PENSÉES BY BRIAN MAGEE Compiled by Jason Cowley. Introduction by Henry Hardy - 2021 (NEW STATESMAN)HERBERT MARCUSE INTERVIEW WITH BRYAN MAGEE - 1977 (YOUTUBE)In this program with world-renowned author and professor Bryan Magee, the late philosopher and radical political theorist Herbert Marcuse explains how the so-called Frankfurt School reevaluated Marxism when world economic crisis failed to destroy capitalism as predicted by Marx. He also analyzes the philosophical roots of the student rebellions of the sixties.IAN McEWAN INTERVIEW: HOW WE READ EACH OTHER (About his novel 'Sweet Tooth' - 2014 (YOUTUBE)IAN McEWAN ON HIS WRITING PROCESS - 2011 (YOUTUBE)STEPHEN PINKER ON GOOD WRITING WITH IAN McEWAN - 2021 (YOUTUBE) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam talks with British Asian journalist, writer and broadcaster Samira Ahmed about conkers, Mary Whitehouse, white noise makers, Star Trek and much else.This conversation was recorded face to face in London on October 4th, 2022Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support.Podcast artwork by Helen GreenRELATED LINKSSAMIRA'S BLOGCENTRE FOR WOMEN'S JUSTICEDISGUSTED, MARY WHITEHOUSE - 2022 (BBC)Edwardian, prude, Christian disruptor, Cassandra of digital technology? Samira Ahmed assesses the life and legacy of Mary Whitehouse through her diaries and those who knew her.SAMIRA'S VIDEO FOR THE NIGHTINGALES (FROM 'KING ROCKER' DOC Directed by Michael Cumming, presented by Stewart Lee) - 2020 (YOUTUBE)SAMIRA AHMED INTERVIEWS PAUL McCARTNEY - 2021 (YOUTUBE)HOW I FOUND MY VOICE PODCAST (INTELLIGENCE SQUARED)THE ART OF PERSIA - 2020 (BBC)Samira Ahmed goes on a remarkable journey to places rarely seen, as she travels through Iran, telling the story of a complex and fascinating people, culture and history.I DRESSED ZIGGY STARDUST - 2013 (BBC)Samira Ahmed meets British Asian women who, like her, were inspired by the ever-changing London pop star David Bowie. From 2013.MY NOISE (BACKGROUND NOISE APP) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam talks with Irish author, comedian and chat show host Graham Norton about interviewing, book writing, the value of hippies and what makes an embarrassing chat show guest.This episode was recorded face to face in London on 25th March 2022Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support.Podcast artwork by Helen Green RELATED LINKSLOVE AND LET DIE: BOND, THE BEATLES AND THE BRITISH PSYCHE by John Higgs - 2022 (WATERSTONES)SAMRIA AHMED INTERVIEWS GRAHAM NORTON ON 'HOW I FOUND MY VOICE' PODCAST - 2020 (APPLE PODCASTS)GRAHAM NORTON BOOKS (WATERSTONES)TOM HIDDLESTON'S ROBERT DE NIRO IMPRESSION - 2015 (YOUTUBE)GRAHAM NORTON'S WINE AND GIN (INVIVO & CO) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam talks with British professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience at the University of Sussex, Anil Seth about the difficulty of defining consciousness, the difference between the idea of a self and a soul, what happens when things go wrong with your perception of self and those around you, the way that psychedelics alter consciousness for better or worse, and whether Anil's work has changed the way he thinks about the big D. Not Sunny D. The other one.This conversation was recorded remotely on July 1st, 2021Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and to Becca Ptaszynski for additional editingPodcast artwork by Helen GreenRELATED LINKSTAKE PART IN THE PERCEPTION CENSUSBEING YOU - A NEW SCIENCE OF CONSCIOUSNESS by Anil Seth - 2021 (ABE BOOKS)YOUR BRAIN HALLUCINATES YOUR CONSCIOUS REALITY WITH ANIL SETH - 2017 (TED TALK)THE NEUROSCIENCE OF CONSCIOUSNESS WITH ANIL SETH - 2017 ROYAL INSTITUTION LECTURE (YOUTUBE)NICK BOSTROM - THE SIMULATION ARGUMENT - 2013 (YOUTUBE)THE PARADOX OF THE ATHEIST SOUL by John Gray - 2020 (NEW STATESMAN WEBSITE)HOW TO CHANGE YOUR MIND by Michael Pollan - 2018 (MICHAEL POLLAN WEBSITE)NOTHING TO BE FRIGHTENED OF by Julian Barnes- 2008 (ABE BOOKS) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam talks with Scottish musician and director Stuart Murdoch of Belle and Sebastian and plays two tracks from their new album 'A Bit Of Previous', specially recorded by the whole band for the podcast.This episode was recorded remotely on 1st of April, 2022Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support.Podcast artwork by Helen GreenRELATED LINKSBELLE AND SEBASTIAN WEBSITE2022 UK AND IRELAND TOUR DATES (TICKETMASTER)BELLE AND SEBASTIAN - IF THEY'RE SHOOTING AT YOU (in support of those affected by the war in Ukraine) - 2022 (YOUTUBE)BELLE AND SEBASTIAN - LAZY LINE PAINTER JANE - 1997 (YOUTUBE)IF YOU'RE FEELING SINISTER (BELLE AND SEBASTIAN PITCHFORK DOCUMENTARY) - 2013 (YOUTUBE)BELLE AND SEBASTIAN - UNNECESSARY DRAMA (OFFICIAL VIDEO) - 2022 (YOUTUBE)STUART MURDOCH'S FAVOURITE ALBUMS by Adrian Lobb - 2013 (THE QUIETUS)THE VELVET UNDERGROUND (Trailer for documentary directed by Todd Haynes) - 2022 (YOUTUBE)MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA (BAND) - 2001 (FREE MUSIC ARCHIVE) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.