Adam talks with British journalist and author Kate Mossman about her excellent book Men Of A Certain Age, in which she details encounters with elder statesmen of Rock. Kate tells Adam about meeting Kiss, Ray Davies and Kevin Ayers, her deep-level Queen issues, and the extent to which the relationship between father and daughter informs her feelings about some of her older male musical idols. And Adam recounts a recent encounter with a musical hero that was so nearly a dream come true… but ended in abject humiliation.

Conversation recorded face-to-face in London on March 11th, 2025

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Adam talks with British writer, director, actor and comedian Richard Ayoade about David Lynch, whether it was easy inventing the compete works of the fictional director and playwright Harauld Hughes, what Richard thought of David Letterman's enthusiasm for him and his work, the weirdness of interviews, the art of putting yourself down, why Orson Welles hated Woody Allen, and why Mick Jones of The Clash made Richard cry.

Conversation recorded face-to-face in London on March 19th, 2025

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Adam talks with Irish singer-songwriter CMAT, about modern gig etiquette, being a young weirdo, her conflicted relationship with the internet, the fury provoked by her Brit Awards bum-crack dress in 2024 and the advice Charli xcx gave her that changed her life. CMAT also performs two songs from her forthcoming album Euro-Country and in the outro, Helen and Olly from the recently returned Answer Me This podcast pick a couple of uplifting films.

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Conversation recorded face-to-face in London on March 24th, 2025

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