“Stories woven through songs, and songs soundtracking the stories. Take 5 is an indelible format, producing calm and perspective. Zan is a brilliant interviewer, nudging guests to explore their own lives: their canniness and uncanniness. And through her and Take 5, we all get to know—are invited to narrate—our own lives a little better.
I’ve listened to almost all of Take 5, and have been a staunch subservient of BBC Sounds’ latest release of Desert Island Discs for over 5 years. Take 5 imbues a distinctly laid-back, unabashed glint on the genre, and no doubt that can be attributed to Zan and the superb production and editing. The long snippet of Burt Bacharach, and Noel Gallagher’s cheery, youthful delight in the richness of Bacharach’s song was teased out so gloriously — euphorically even.
I love Take 5, and am a staunch subscriber. What an episode; what a show.”
Mads 2e via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
10/11/23