THE ADAM BUXTON PODCAST – Details, episodes & analysis

Adam talks with English author, actor and frontperson of seminal ska band The Selecter, Pauline Black about the early days of Two Tone, her experiences growing up feeling out of place as part of an adoptive family in Essex and how she came to be reunited with her biological mother.

Conversation recorded face-to-face in Coventry on 8th May, 2025

Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and additional conversation editing.

Podcast illustration by Helen Green 

WATCH PAULINE BLACK: A 2-TONE STORY - 2025 (SKY ARTS)

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Adam talks with British-Guyanese hip hop musician Loyle Carner about Mums, Dads, being a parent, kids' music, bear attacks, managing ADHD, unwelcome thoughts and the value (vs the potential danger) of hope.

Conversation recorded face-to-face in London on 12th May, 2025

Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and additional conversation editing.

Podcast illustration by Helen Green 

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PIC AND MORE LINKS (ON ADAM'S WEBSITE)

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Adam talks with writer, TV producer, and editor of political interview programmes, Rob Burley, about the way we absorb politics from our parents, the story of Thatcher's undoing at the hands of political interviewer Brian Walden, Rob's fascination with scandals and why we loved Britpop.

Conversation recorded face-to-face in London on October 3rd, 2024.

Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and conversation editing.

Podcast illustration by Helen Green

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RELATED LINKS

WHY IS THIS LYING BASTARD LYING TO ME? by Rob Burley - 2023

THE HIGH KIND (ROB'S BAND) CHANGE - 1995 (YOUTUBE)

BRIAN AND MAGGIE (TRAILER) - 2025 (YOUTUBE)

EMILY MAITLIS INTERVIEW WITH STEVE COOGAN - 2025 (RADIO TIMES)

BRIAN WALDEN INTERVIEWS MARGARET THATCHER - 1989 (YOUTUBE)

EDDIE MAIR VS BORIS JOHNSON (FULL INTERVIEW) - 2013 (YOUTUBE)

"You're a nasty piece of work, aren't you, Boris?" A spicy interview that nevertheless did not keep Boris from becoming PM.

ROBERT A CAROT - THE YEARS OF LYNDON JOHNSON SERIES (PENGUIN)

DAVID LYNCH BEING A MADMAN - 2020 (YOUTUBE)

DAVID LYNCH - MEDITATION, CREATIVITY, PEACE - 2017 (YOUTUBE)

HERE'S WHY SOME PEOPLE SEE A WORLD OTHERS DON'T - 2021 (YOUTUBE)

A shorter encapsulation (with cheesy 'wellness' music) of Lynch's relationship with transcendental meditation.

ISABELLA ROSSELLINI TALKING ABOUT BLUE VELVET - 1986 (YOUTUBE)

DAVID LYNCH IN CONVERSATION - 2015 (YOUTUBE)

DON'T LOOK AT ME (David Lynch doc) Directed by Guy Girard - 1989 (YOUTUBE)

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Adam talks with journalist, documentary presenter, podcaster and school friend, Louis Theroux.

This is an edited version of a conversation that took place in front of a live audience at London's Royal Festival Hall on 25th September, 2019.

I was there to interview Louis about his book, Gotta Get Theroux This, and as well as serious subjects like eating disorders and the abuses perpetrated by Michael Jackson, we covered lighter topics like the strange rumours about Louis circulated by the late sinister PR guru Max Clifford.

We also covered Theroux memes, Theroux tattoos, the secrets of Theroux's interviewing technique, and my concerns with how Louis described the teenage me in his book.

Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and Emma Corsham for conversation editing

Thanks also to the Royal Festival Hall events team for letting me use this edited version of the recording here.

Podcast artwork by Helen Green

RELATED LINKS

ADAM BUXTON'S BLOG

RAMBLE BOOK  by ADAM BUXTON - 2020 (AUDIOBOOK AT APPLE)

RAMBLE BOOK by ADAM BUXTON - 2020 (AUDIOBOOK AT AUDIBLE)

GOTTA GET THEROUX THIS by LOUIS THEROUX - 2019 (WATERSTONES)

LOUIS THEROUX - GROUNDED PODCAST

LOUIS REACTS TO TATTOOS OF HIMSELF - 2018 (YOUTUBE)

LOUIS ON THE ADAM BUXTON PODCAST EP.121 - MAY 2020

LOUIS ON THE ADAM BUXTON PODCAST EP.100 - JULY 2019

LOUIS ON THE ADAM BUXTON PODCAST EP.81 - OCTOBER 2018

LOUIS ON THE ADAM BUXTON PODCAST EP.49 - SEPTEMBER 2017

LOUIS ON THE ADAM BUXTON PODCAST EP.29 - SEPTEMBER 2016

LOUIS ON THE ADAM BUXTON PODCAST EP.10 - NOVEMBER 2015

LOUIS ON THE ADAM BUXTON PODCAST EP.1 - SEPTEMBER 2015

OTHER RELATED LINKS

LEAVING NEVERLAND - MICHAEL JACKSON ABUSE DOCUMENTARY - 2019 (YOUTUBE)

ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL WEBSITE

CHIRP-O-MATIC (EUROPE) BIRD SONG IDENTIFYING APP (ON APPLE APP STORE)

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Adam talks with Irish musician and former Moloko member Róisín Murphy about hotel room destruction, her childhood in Ireland, mispronouncing Irish names, and memories of 9/11, among other things. Adam and Róisín also collaborate on a song that contains some tips for staying positive.

Conversation recorded remotely on 5th February 2021.

Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and Matt Lamont and Scott Edwards for conversation editing.

If you need help making your podcast, check out Matt and Scott's Podmonkey website.

Podcast artwork by Helen Green

RELATED LINKS

ADAM BUXTON'S BLOG

RÓISÍN MURPHY'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL

RÓISÍN MURPHY - MURPHY'S LAW (ACOUSTIC, LIVE AT HOME FOR FESTIVAL MARVIN 9.5) - 2020 (YOUTUBE)

RÓISÍN MURPHY - THE TIME IS NOW (ACOUSTIC, LIVE AT HOME FOR FESTIVAL MARVIN 9.5) - 2020 (YOUTUBE)

MOLOKO - THE FLIPSIDE (Directed by Garth Jennings of Hammer and Tongs) - 1998 (YOUTUBE)

RÓISÍN MURPHY - MURPHY'S LAW ON THE GRAHAM NORTON SHOW - 2020 (YOUTUBE)

CLIVE DAVIS DOCUMENTARY - THE SOUNDTRACK OF OUR LIVES - 2017 (NETFLIX)

BUCKS FIZZ - 1st RECORDING OF 'WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT' - 1982 (YOUTUBE)

TINA TURNER - WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT - 1984 (YOUTUBE)

ABOUT NEW TINA TURNER DOCUMENTARY 'TINA' - due for release in March 2021 (HBO WEBSITE)

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Adam enjoys a rambling conversation with Canadian comedian Tony Law.

Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell and Owen Donovan for production support and to Anneka Myson for additional editing. 

Podcast artwork by Helen Green

RELATED LINKS 

TONY LAW'S VIRTUE CHAMBER ECHO BRAVO AND THE TONEZONE (TWITCH TV)

TONY LAW TAUNTS THE PEOPLE OF THE FUTURE - 2006 (YOUTUBE)

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TONY LAW WEBSITE

THE GENIUS OF SYNECHDOCHE NEW YORK - 2014 (YOUTUBE)

THE ALEXEI SAYLE PODCAST - 2021 (FACEBOOK)

ALEXEI SAYLE'S LOCKDOWN BIKE RIDE 4: HAMPSTEAD TO KING'S CROSS - 2020 (YOUTUBE)

DAVID BYRNE ON BIKING IN NY - 2009 (YOUTUBE)

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Adam enjoys a rambling conversation with British author and host of the How To Fail podcast, Elizabeth Day.

PLEASE NOTE - the second half of the podcast touches on dealing with the death of a child, infertility and miscarriage.

Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and to Anneka Myson for additional editing. 

Podcast artwork by Helen Green

RELATED LINKS

FAILOSOPHY - A HANDBOOK FOR WHEN THINGS GO WRONG by ELIZABETH DAY - 2020 (WATERSTONES)

ELIZABETH'S WEBSITE

GEAR4MUSIC - BEECASTER USB MICROPHONE

THE HORNE SECTION PODCAST

SONG EXPLODER PODCAST

IT'S A PIXIES PODCAST

JOHN COOPER CLARKE - I WANNA BE YOURS (AUDIOBOOK) - 2020 (AUDIBLE)

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ADAM BUXTON'S RAMBLE BOOK (HARDBACK) - 2020 (WATERSTONES)

ADAM BUXTON'S RAMBLE BOOK (AUDIOBOOK) - 2020 (AUDIBLE)

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Adam talks with British comedian Stewart Lee about comedy, music and the film King Rocker, a documentary he's made with director Michael Cumming about Robert Lloyd of legendary cult Birmingham band The Nightingales.

Recorded remotely on January 21st, 2021.

Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and to Matt Lamont for conversation editing. 

Podcast artwork by Helen Green

RELATED LINKS

SIGN UP FOR THE NEWSLETTER (ADAM BUXTON WEBSITE) 

NATIVE INSTRUMENTS RAMBLE CHAT REMIX COMPETITION (METAPOP WEBSITE)

ANGEL COMEDY SUPPORT PAGE (AND SITCOM EPISODE STARRING ADAM BUXTON!)

BILL MURRAY PUB LOCKDOWN SITCOM TRAILER - 2021

ROCK DAD CAR QUIZ SKETCH FROM 'RUSH HOUR' - 2007 (YOUTUBE)

LAURIE ANDERSON - O SUPERMAN (OFFICIAL VIDEO) (1982, YOUTUBE)

ROBERT LLOYD AND THE NIGHTINGALES RELATED

KING ROCKER TRAILER - 2020 (YOUTUBE)

FUZZBOX (feat. ROBERT LLOYD, TED CHIPPINGTON) - ROCKIN' WITH RITA (HEAD TO TOE) (OFFICIAL VIDEO) - 1986 (YOUTUBE)

ROBERT LLOYD ON SOLITARY DRINKING - 2009 (THE QUIETUS)

STEWART LEE'S ROBERT LLOYD AND NIGHTINGALES PLAYLIST (SPOTIFY)

STEWART LEE RELATED

ASIAN DUB FOUNDATION feat. STEWART LEE - COMIN' OVER HERE - 2020 (FACEBOOK)

STEWART LEE'S 'MAAAATE!' BIT FROM CONTENT PROVIDER - 2018 (YOUTUBE)

TED CHIPPINGTON, WESTGARTH SOCIAL CLUB, MIDDLESBOROUGH - 2015 (YOUTUBE)

STEWART LEE ON STAGE LEFT PODCAST - 2018

STEWART LEE ON THE BREAKDOWN PODCAST WITH JAMALI MADDIX - 2018 (YOUTUBE)

GUILT FREE PLEASURES - 2007 (ARTICLE BY STEWART IN GUARDIAN ABOUT COMEDY AND PC CULTURE)

STEWART LEE RADIO 4 DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE PUEBLO CLOWNS...

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Adam enjoys some festive waffle cake with his old friend Joe Cornish.

Conversation recorded remotely on 19th December 2020.

Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and to Matt Lamont for additional conversation editing. 

Matt's recently set up his own podcast company, called PodMonkey. If any of you podcats have a podcast that needs making then get in touch via www.podmonkey.co.uk

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RELATED LINKS

ADAM BUXTON'S RAMBLE BOOK (AUDIOBOOK) (2020, AUDIBLE)

ADAM BUXTON'S RAMBLE BOOK (HARDBACK) (WATERSTONES)

THE STAVES - GOOD WOMAN PLAYLIST (SPOTIFY PLAYLIST)

THE STAVES - I'M ON FIRE (BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN COVER) (2015, YOUTUBE)

JOE'S INSTAGRAM PAGE

Your one stop shop for J-Corn news (including details of Joe's latest project for Netflix) and a lot of old Adam and Joe bits and pieces and assorted juvenilia.

NATIVE INSTRUMENTS VSTs

MARIAN KEYES ON TAKING CARE OF YOURSELF AT CHRISTMAS (2019, YOUTUBE)

If you find Christmas one of the most stressful and lonely times of the year, here's a few words of support from writer Marian Keyes.

NEVER MIND THE BAUBLES - THE PISTOLS AT CHRISTMAS (Directed by Julien Temple) (2013, YOUTUBE)

THE STAVES (WITH ADAM BUXTON) - CHRISTMAS CORNBALLS (2020, SOUNDCLOUD)

Based on One More Sleep Til Christmas by Paul Williams from The Muppets Christmas Carol

ADAM'S DREAM SONG - OPENING NIGHTMARE (2020, SOUNDCLOUD)

JOE'S DREAM SONG - DEMENTED DREAMS (2020, SOUNDLCOUD)

THE CROWN - SPLASH PREMIERE (2020, SOUNDCLOUD)

THE CROWN - LIVE AID (2020, SOUNDCLOUD)

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Adam talks with British musician Paul McCartney about, among other things, his favourite snacks and British TV panel shows, what Bob Dylan is really like, whether the modern world is scarier than the 60s, how he and John Lennon really got on after the Beatles broke up, and why he no longer picks up hitch hikers.

Recorded remotely on November 18th, 2020.

Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and to Matt Lamont for conversation editing. 

Podcast artwork by Helen Green

PAUL LINKS

DR BUCKLES' McCARTNEY FAVOURITES (SPOTIFY PLAYLIST)

TWO OF US (Directed by Michael Lyndsay Hogg, 2000, YOUTUBE)

Dramatisation of Paul McCartney visiting John Lennon at his NY apartment in 1976.

PAUL McCARTNEY ON THE SODAJERKER PODCAST (2018)

PAUL McCARTNEY IN CASUAL CONVERSATION WITH JARVIS COCKER AT LIPA (2018. YOUTUBE)

PAUL McCARTNEY 20 BEST SONGS FOR THE BEATLES (FAROUT MAGAZINE)

THE BEATLES - HEY BULLDOG (1969, YOUTUBE)

I think this might be my favourite Beatles video.

MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR MEMORIES (2008 DOCUMENTARY) (YOUTUBE)

Documentary featuring anecdotes and reminiscences from some of the people who took part in the Magical Mystery Tour film.

WHOOPI GOLDBERG RECALLS GOING TO SHEA STADIUM (FROM 'EIGHT DAYS A WEEK' DOC) (2016, YOUTUBE)

A lovely story from Ron Howard's very good Beatles doc.

ADAM LINKS

ADAM BUXTON'S RAMBLE BOOK (HARDBACK) (WATERSTONES)

ADAM BUXTON'S RAMBLE BOOK (AUDIOBOOK) (2020, AUDIBLE)

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