सर्वश्रेष्ठ Billy Thorne पॉडकास्टस (2024)

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32 - Dusty Springfield with Lucy O'Brien (West Hampstead) 1:08:17

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Join us to take a deep dive into the life & career of LBGTQ icon Dusty Springfield - starting with her early life first in West Hampstead in London & then briefly in High Wycombe, Dusty attended a convent school but reinvented herself after leaving school into the glamorous blonde icon she became famous as. When our guest biographer Lucy O'Brien fi…

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293: LIVE - Cat Sims aka notsosmugnow on sobriety, the mental load, and nits 50:29

1d ago50:29

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This is a special LIVE podcast, recorded at the awesome Big Feastival this summer. Our guest is Cat Sims, known on the socials as @notsosmugnow. We cover a host of topics in this podcast, from starting school to managing teens, coping with WhatsApp groups and dealing with nits. We chat about the three things you should never talk about with other p…

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31 - Steve Wynn - The Dream Syndicate & The Paisley Underground (Los Angeles) 58:19

8d ago58:19

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You can see our upcoming live events here: https://rocknrollbookclub.co.uk/live/ Steve Wynn joins us to tell us all about his time with the Dream Syndicate, the formation of the band & the Paisley Underground scene. Steve's new book is out now on Jawbone Press & his latest record Make It Right is out on Fire Records. The Dream Syndicate formed in 1…

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30 - The Scala Cinema (featuring Jah Wobble, Stewart Lee, Caroline Catz & Richard Norris) with Jane Giles & Ali Catterall (Kings Cross) 1:21:38

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Featuring exclusive clips from Jah Wobble, Stewart Lee, Caroline Catz & Richard Norris sharing their memories of the Scala Cinema. You can see our upcoming live events here: https://rocknrollbookclub.co.uk/live/ You can watch the Scala documentary on BFI Player: https://player.bfi.org.uk Scala documentary makers Jane Giles & Ali Catterall join us t…

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292: Comedy, medicine and potty training with Michael Akadiri 46:18

16d ago46:18

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Our guest for this episode is the hilarious Michael Akadiri! He tells us why he switched from junior doctor to comedian, but always wanted to be a footballer. We find out how he's enjoying being a new dad, and laugh at the ludicrous extravagance of his son's first birthday party. There's some advice for anyone about to start medical school, and Mic…

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29 - Clem Cattini - Joe Meek, The Beatles, Billy Fury, Johnny Kidd & more (304 Holloway Road) 1:02:35

22d ago1:02:35

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Clem Cattini tells us about the birth of British rock & roll - Clem has played on over 40 number 1 singles, including Shakin’ All Over by Johnny Kidd & The Pirates & of course Telstar with his band the Tornados, the first British band to top the charts in America. We start in late 1959 when Clem leaves Larry Parnes represented backing band The Beat…

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28 - Prince with Matt Thorne - Part 2 (Minneapolis) 43:16

29d ago43:16

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Part 2 of our chat with Prince biographer Matt Thorne picks up where we left off with the release of his debut album For You in 1977 on Warner Bros. We find out about Prince's fast way of working in the studio along with his decision to produce, sing & play most of his records himself. Prince put a full time band together following the release of h…

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291: Joel Morris on comedy, Cunk and comfort blankets 47:34

30d ago47:34

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How come different people find different things funny? Why is When Harry Met Sally a better film than Love Actually? And can dogs laugh? Helping us to answer all these questions is award-winning comedy writer Joel Morris! He tells us about his new book, Be Funny or Die: How Comedy Works and Why It Matters. We find out what it's like to write jokes …

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27 - Prince with Matt Thorne - Part 1 (Minneapolis) 43:44

1M ago43:44

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Join us as we chart Prince's formative years in Minneapolis, Minnesota with biographer Matt Thorne. We discuss his family background, how he came to be named Prince, his early bands & songwriting (he wrote his first song at the age of 7). Prince's early influences remained pretty consistent throughout his life & included Larry Graham, James Brown, …

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290: Fashion Special with Sophia Lorimer 46:32

1M ago46:32

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Do you really need to follow fashion when you've just had a baby? What's the best way to work on self-esteem? Is it still OK to wear skinny jeans? And why is Ellie in trouble with her Dad even though she's 46? Helping us to answer all these questions is stylist extraordinaire Sophia Lorimer! Known on the socials as @finedtunedwardrobe, Sophia is a …

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26 - Pulp with Nick Banks (Sheffield) 58:07

1M ago58:07

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Pulp Part 1 - Nick Banks joined Pulp in 1986 after seeing an ad outside Sheffield Leadmill & as a fan of the local band already decided to audition, making his live debut at the Adelphi Hotel in Hull shortly after. Following Jarvis Cocker's decision to relocate to London in 1988, Nick follows suit & Pulp begin to focus more on gigs in the capital. …

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25 - Joy Division in Walthamstow, East London 53:23

2M ago53:23

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Join us to take a deep dive into the little known history of Joy Division right here on our home turf in Walthamstow, East London. Find out from a first hand source how the band came to play 2 gigs here in 1979 - how it came about, how many people were there, what happened & more. Joy Division's first trip to London had been in late 1978 when they …

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24 - Josef K - Scottish Post Punk with Johnnie Johnston (Edinburgh) 53:00

2M ago53:00

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Join us on our first trip to Scotland, Edinburgh to be precise to retrace the history of on elf post-punk's most iconic bands, Josef K. The band were only around a few years but their influence has grown enormously in the intervening years, biographer Johnnie Johnston takes us through our first look at C81, Postcard Records, & the Sound of Young Sc…

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289: Ed Byrne on comedy and grief 42:24

2M ago42:24

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What's it like to perform a hilarious comedy show about death? Here to tell us all about it is stand-up legend Ed Byrne. We discuss his 30 year career in comedy and how he got started. Then there's some chat about his latest show, Tragedy Plus Time. We talk about the loss of Ed's brother, Paul, and Ellie explains why his was the funniest funeral sh…

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23 - Public Image Limited with Jah Wobble 1:05:43

2M ago1:05:43

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We welcome Jah Wobble to tell us about his time with PiL (Public Image Limited) - we start with how he joined the band, touch upon his youth with John Lydon, who came up with the name of the band & the brief early involvement of Richard Branson. We hear about how Keith Levene & Jim Walker joined the band (and Jim's departure later) as well as signi…

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22 - Paul McCartney & Wings with Lesley-Ann Jones (High Park Farm) 1:03:15

2M ago1:03:15

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Biographer Lesley-Ann Jones joins us to talk about Paul McCartney's time in Scotland living on High Park Farm near Campbeltown. We talk about his decision to buy this property in a remote part of Scotland, his & John Lennon's links (or lack of) to Scotland, Linda's role in Paul & his family spending more time there & the privacy it subsequently aff…

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288: Comedy legend Helen Lederer 45:49

2M ago45:49

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Our guest for this episode is the hilarious comedian Helen Lederer! We talk about how she helped pave the way for slags trying to be funny like us. She tells us what it was like to do stand-up in the eighties, alongside the likes of Ben Elton and Ellie's Dad, and we discuss what's changed since. Lederer tells us all about her brilliant book, Not Th…

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21 - Tim Booth - James - Part 2 (Manchester) 48:13

3M ago48:13

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Carrying on our chat with Tim Booth we continue on the early years of James with the recording of their first demo, signing to Factory Records & making their debut release with the Jimone EP in November 1983. From there Tim tells us about meeting The Smiths & playing with them at the Hacienda & subsequently touring Ireland with them & later joining…

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11: Private Equity, M&A and Data-Driven Decisions in Pest Control with Dave Bradford 50:43

3M ago50:43

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Dave Bradford, the CEO of Certus based in Tampa, FL, joins Adam on today’s episode of The Business Bug! Dave talks about his journey into the pest control industry and what drew him to it after previously working in multiple different fields. The conversation then shifts to a variety of different topics, including private equity’s role in pest cont…

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20 - Tim Booth - James & When I Died For The First Time - Part 1 (Manchester) 49:17

3M ago49:17

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Tim Booth joins us this week to talk about his new book 'When I Died For The First Time' out now on Constable (imprint of Little Brown). We talk about his writing influences from Doris Lessing & Patti Smith to Frank Herbert & then how his experiences in James influenced his writing. We also talk in depth about James latest UK number 1 album Yummy a…

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287: Grief, sex and Ronan Keating with Stacey Heale 54:34

3M ago54:34

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What's the best thing to say to someone who's in mourning? Is the second year of grief really the hardest? And who was the lead singer of Westlife? Helping us answer all these questions is the amazing Stacey Heale! She tells us what it was like to lose her husband, Greg, who was diagnosed with Stage 4 bowel cancer on their daughter's first birthday…

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19 - Helen O'Hara - Dexys Midnight Runners (Birmingham) 1:03:50

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Helen O'Hara joins us as we talk through her early career from getting a knock on the door to play with Kevin Archer's The Blue Ox Babes to later joining Dexys Midnight Runners. We talk about being renamed Helen O'Hara by Kevin Rowland & joining Dexys as one of the Emerald Express shortly after & Helen's difficult decision to join the band & turn d…

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286: Post-election special with Jess Phillips MP 1:18:42

3M ago1:18:42

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This special bonus episode was recorded on Saturday 6 July, just two days after the general election. We got to interview Jess Phillips MP in front of a live audience at the Birmingham MAC, and she was brilliant. We covered loads of topics including Jess's work in the areas of women's rights and domestic violence, what she wants the new Labour gove…

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18 - Dexys Midnight Runners with Nige Tassell (Birmingham) 50:45

3M ago50:45

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This week we make our first visit to Birmingham to trace the history & early years of Dexys Midnight Runners - how Kevin Rowland & Kevin Archer formed the band, the strict rules for membership, how the various members came to join. Writer Nige Tassell, talks us through some of the stories, myths & legends from his new book Searching For Dexys Midni…

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285: Wine and writing with Saturday Kitchen's Helen McGinn 45:43

3M ago45:43

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Our guest for this episode is best-selling author, dear friend and Saturday Kitchen wine expert Helen McGinn! She tells us what wine we should be looking for in the shops this summer. We discuss whether Whispering Angel is worth the money, and McGinn gives us some suggestions for budget rosés, cheap fizz, picnic wines, and what to stick in the frid…

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FIXED AUDIO 17 - Bob Dylan & the Band with John Niven (Big Pink) 52:35

4M ago52:35

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FIXED AUDIO - sorry the original audio was the previous episode with Thurston Moore, meaning anyone who had already downloaded before we fixed it cannot update to the new audio. So here is a new version for anyone with the wrong audio. Join writer John Niven to have a chat about Bob Dylan & the Band & the time they spent in Woodstock. John talks us…

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17 - Bob Dylan & the Band with John Niven (Big Pink) 52:35

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Join writer John Niven to have a chat about Bob Dylan & the Band & the time they spent in Woodstock. John talks us through his idea for a fictional book set when the Band were living in Big Pink & recording with Dylan in the basement downstairs. We discuss how Dylan & the various members of The Band came to be in Woodstock, how the Basement Tapes r…

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10: Important Insights into Collaboration and Hiring Practices in the Pest Control Industry with Billy Olesen 47:39

4M ago47:39

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Billy Olesen, the CEO of PestStop in Olympia, WA, joins Adam on today’s episode of The Business Bug to talk about his journey in pest control and what led to him working at PestStop. The conversation then shifts to his work with pest management associations and how he collaborates with some of his peers, including a few past Business Bug guests. La…

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16 - Thurston Moore - Part 2 (New York City) 48:58

4M ago48:58

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Thurston Moore returns for the 2nd part of our chat including: bumping into Joey Ramone on the way to CBGBs for the first time, Wayne County, meeting Lee Ranaldo at a gig, being introduced to Kim Gordon via a mutual friend, the downtown art world including Jean-Michel Basquiat, his early band The Coachmen, even Madonna gets a mention. We also detai…

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284: Beth Morrey on writing novels, loving Christmas, and Billie Piper bumsex 45:15

4M ago45:15

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How do you get a book deal? Is Michael Buble's music for life, or just for Christmas? What's it like to watch your husband simulate anal sex with one of Britain's leading actors? Answering all these questions is the brilliant Beth Morrey! She tells us how her first novel ended up in a bidding war after facing loads of rejections, and how her writin…

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15 - Thurston Moore - Part 1 (New York City) 41:53

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This week we welcome Thurston Moore formerly of Sonic Youth - we talk about his childhood in Connecticut, some of the early records he including Iron Butterly, Abbey Road, Led Zeppelin & Black Sabbath, Buying the Rolling Stones - Their Satanic Majesties Request, the influence of his Dad, seeing an early Patti Smith gig in Westbury, CT & later sendi…

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14 - Willy Vlautin (Reno) 52:22

4M ago52:22

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Writer & musician Willy Vlautin (Richmond Fontaine, The Delines) joins us to talk about his new book The Horse on Faber & Faber - we also go deep on his formative years in Reno, Nevada, his love for the Pacific Northwest - specifically Portland, Oregon. We talk about his early influences including Green on Red, The Long Ryders & the Cowpunk bands, …

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283: Premature birth, neurodiversity, and meeting Oprah, with Caro Tasker 46:10

4M ago46:10

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Our guest for this episode is the amazing Caro Tasker. We cover a huge range of topics, including baby loss, raising autistic kids, and how trauma can help you discover who you are. There's also some much less serious nonsense. Why doesn't anyone use the word git any more? Is being married to a famous rugby player like being in Footballers Wives, o…

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13 - The Human League with Martyn Ware (Sheffield) 1:06:14

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Join us on our first trip to the mighty music city of Sheffield as Martyn Ware guides us through growing up in the city, meeting Phil Oakey at school, his formative early bands, the influence of science fiction on his work, he & Phil's shared love of Marvel & DC comics, seeing Star Wars on opening day at the Sheffield Gaumont, seeing Roxy Music at …

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12 - Acid House with Richard Norris (Ladbroke Grove) 1:02:09

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Richard Norris talks us through the birth of Acid House at clubs such as Shoom, Future & Heaven, the Jack the Tab album, his time as a member of The Grid, their unexpected chart success, Alan McGee's brief tenure as manager, his early trips to Ibiza & collaborations with Andy Mackay and Phil Mazanera from Roxy Music, Robert Fripp from King Crimson,…

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9: Revitalizing a Legacy-Owned Pest Control Company with Michael Bosco 48:05

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Servicing the Dallas area since 1955, Safe Haven Pest Control has been owned and operated for three generations. Michael Bosco, the current owner of Safe Haven, joins Adam on today’s episode of the Business Bug to tell the story of his start in pest control working with his parents and his work in landscaping early in his career. Michael then discu…

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282: Rom coms, politics and peeing with comedians KK and Kerry 47:49

5M ago47:49

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It's a transatlantic party in this episode as we meet KK and Kerry, the world's second best female comedy double act! We hear about their fab show, Six Chick Flicks, and they tell us the best meet cute stories they've heard from audience members. We discuss how they're enjoying their UK tour, including what they think of Scunthorpe and why they lov…

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11 - Kate Bush with Tom Doyle (East Wickham Farm) 1:00:26

5M ago1:00:26

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Acclaimed music writer Tom Doyle is our guide this week as we take a deep dive into the formative years & early career of Kate Bush. From her upbringing on East Wickham Farm near Welling, her early songwriting, learning to play piano, David Gilmour's involvement in her early career, the visual aspect of her work, her early gigs with the KT Bush Ban…

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