On the Thursdays with no new AMT, we crank up the spoken word audio and have a Thursday Listening Party.
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Friends, this evening I’m on a new Radio 4 panel show, Best Behaviour. It’s hosted by (AMT jingle alum) Holly Walsh and is all about manners. Hear it on R4 at 6.30pm, or afterwards on the BBC website. And you might as well remain tuned in to Radio 4 for eight days, because on Friday 29th I’ll be on the News Quiz! Finally we can test whether I really can convincingly pass as a Sandi Toksvig soundalike…
I’m also on the latest episode of the bicontinental gameshow International Waters, hosted by Dave Holmes. Arnab Chanda and I were pitted against Paul Provenza and Brigid Ryan. We recorded pretty soon after the election, so were in an emotionally weakened state rather than 100% combat ready.
The new Allusionist tackles one of the most pressing questions of our time: what IS brunch? I’m joined by Dan Pashman of The Sporkful podcast, who champions something called ‘the porklift’. Racy! There’s more information and different ways to hear the show at theallusionist.org/brunch.
Sustain your ears over this weekend with Olly on the forthcoming Media Podcast and on LBC in the evenings.
My book club-style Podcast Club met again last week. The winners this time were this very intimate (NSFW) episode of The Heart and a Pitch episode about bands using backing tracks on live performances. I can thoroughly recommend this exercise – it’s proving to be very fun and interesting to meet with friends in the pub and argue about podcasts all evening.
What have you enjoyed listening to this week? Let us know in the comments! I’ve just started on Nocturne, which is really beautifully made audio essays about the night; and I’m catching up on ARRVLS before their second series begins next month. The Norjak episode will appeal to any of you who were into the DB Cooper theory of Mad Men. Backed the wrong horse, didn’t you? Maybe it’ll happen in one of the DVD extras.
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May 22, 2015 at 6:47 pm |
Hi Helen–just to say that I am very pleased to read about your News Quiz appearance! I’ll avoid saying more to duck possible superstitions/jinxes, but you get the gist.
Sam 🙂
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May 29, 2015 at 11:34 pm |
Thanks Sam! We all made it out in one piece, so I think the jinx wasn’t too severe.
May 30, 2015 at 9:22 am |
Just heard it and was doubly glad no jinx had been inflicted! What next, I wonder? Dilemma? Just a Minute? QI? Would I lie to you? Keep us posted.