Adam talks with English stand-up comedian, actor and writer, Bridget Christie about important things including her TV comedy drama The Change, men that smell good, fridges that smell bad, running, cleaning and parenting. This conversation was recorded face to face in London on May 18th, 2023 Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and conversation editing. Podcast artwork by Helen Green RELATED LINKS BRIDGET'S WEBSITE - TOUR DATES ETC. THE CHANGE Series 1 web page - 2023...

Adam talks with American YouTube video essayist Natalie Wynn a.k.a ContraPoints about the practical challenges of being a YouTube creator, the weirdness of time spent on the internet, the therapeutic value of liminal spaces, Gamergate, on line harassment and the dark side of the internet, what Natalie learned from being judged by her own tribe, why she regretted her involvement with the Witch Trials of JK Rowling podcast, and how to avoid becoming obsessed with protecting your reputation on...

Adam talks with English musician Billy Bragg about the time they met in Glastonbury when Billy was keeping some unexpected company, why manners matter on social media, the challenge of being a progressive patriot, what posters Billy had on his wall as a boy, Dial-A-Disc and other ways we listened to music in the olden days, why Neil Young and Stanley Kubrick made their way to Barking, the fondness that Billy and I share for a certain brand of pudding, how Billy's approach to politics has...

Adam talks with English actor and writer Daisy May Cooper about the supernatural, Daisy's memories of watching the Adam and Joe Show, art school and drama school, therapy, social media, what we're like to be in a relationship with, how the children of billionaires get screwed up, why being famous isn't what Daisy imagined, the secrets of TV sex scenes and what always cheers Daisy up. And in today's outro, a couple of messages from listeners responding to comments made in the last podcast with...

Adam talks with British comedy writer Sam Bain about working with Jesse Armstrong and collaborating with Chris Morris on Four Lions, venturing into the theatre, what he learned from Buddhist retreats, best and worst plane journeys and whether he would have shouted 'Judas' at Bob Dylan in 1966. This conversation was recorded face to face in London on November 8th, 2017 Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and conversation editing. Podcast artwork by Helen Green RELATED...

Adam talk to English writer Jesse Armstrong about his comedy influences, why he's happy to leave the 4th wall unbroken, whether Peep Show was realistic, the challenges involved with writing Succession, separating the art from artist, audiences laughing in the wrong way, whether satire does more harm than good and other hot waffle. This conversation was recorded face to face in London on March 29th, 2023 Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and conversation editing. Podcast...

Adam talks with with English-Cypriot actor and comedian Tash Demetriou about mushroom zombies, bloopers and why they'll never take ayahuasca, and Tash speaks about how her Dad is doing. Adam also unveils a short(s) collaboration with electronic music legend Squarepusher in the outro. DEMENTIA UK Anyone affected by dementia can contact Dementia UK’s free Helpline on 0800 888 6678 or by emailing [email protected]. The helpline is staffed by their dementia specialist Admiral Nurses who...

Adam talks with old friend Louis Theroux in front of a live audience at the London Podcast Festival, King's Place, on 15th September, 2022. There's talk about the death of Queen Elizabeth, unexplained phenomena, dealing with conspiracy theorists, bad tempered radio exchanges with Joe Cornish and Adam attempts to emulate Louis' recent rap success. And in the outro Adam also tells listeners what he's been up to recently in a Letter From Norfolk. THIS EPISODE CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE! Thanks to...

Adam talks with American actor and writer Tom Hanks about his new novel The Making Of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece, as well as why it's important not to walk out of films, favourite drinks, dogs, whether an AI Tom Hanks will be as good as a real Tom Hanks, working with Wes Anderson and other important stuff. Conversation recorded remotely on April 18th, 2023 Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and conversation editing. Podcast artwork by Helen Green ADAM AND...

Adam shares a giant festive waffle pudding with his old friend, the films director Joe Cornish and there's a surprise guest appearance by another friend of the podcast to celebrate the 200th episode. CONTAINS SOME STRONG LANGUAGE Recorded face to face in London on December 9th and 22nd, 2022 Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for his work on this episode. Podcast artwork by Helen Green Podcast music/jingles by Adam Buxton except Shout Outs music bed from 'Wario’s Woods' game (Dr Buckles remix....

Adam talks with British journalist and author Gary Younge about gun violence in America, identity politics and 'Uncle Toms'. Conversation recorded face to face in London, 17th November, 2022 Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and conversation editing. Podcast artwork by Helen Green RELATED LINKS BOOK TRUST DISPATCHES FROM THE DIASPORA by Gary Younge - 2023 (PRE ORDER FROM FABER) GARY'S WEBSITE (including articles, book reviews, Twitter feed etc.) GARY YOUNGE DESTROYS...

Adam talks with English radio, TV presenter and writer, Nihal Arthanayake about conversations and what happens when they go wrong. CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE! This conversation was recorded remotely on October 5th, 2022 Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and Becca Bryers for conversation editing. Podcast artwork by Helen Green RELATED LINKS DONATE TO ST MUNGO'S LET'S TALK: HOW TO HAVE BETTER CONVERSATIONS by NIHAL ARTHANAYAKE - 2022 (BLACKWELLS) NIHAL'S HEADLINERS PODCAST...

Adam talks with British actor and musician Paddy Considine about Hot Fuzz, life in the Game Of Thrones universe, self doubt, some of the childhood experiences at school and at home that have fed into Paddy's more intense portrayals, and Paddy's love of US indie legends Guided By Voices. Conversation recorded remotely on October 11th, 2022 Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and Becca Bryers for conversation editing. Podcast artwork by Helen Green RELATED LINKS PADDY'S...

Adam talks with English actor, comedian and writer Michelle de Swarte about accents, class, modelling, the privilege of being beautiful (something I know too much about), why Michelle watches a lot of videos about narcissism and I give her my last bottle of cognac. Conversation recorded face to face in London on November 14th, 2022 CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE! Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support Podcast artwork by Helen Green RELATED LINKS CONTRIBUTE TO THE ADAM AND JOE...

Adam talks with musician Olugbenga Adelekan and his 7 year old son Ravi about brain surgery, child YouTube millionaires, sport that Adam doesn't care about and Ravi's charity single.  Conversation recorded remotely on November 9th, 2022 Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support Podcast artwork by Helen Green RELATED LINKS RAVI'S WEBSITE Watch the video for A Million Dreams here and find out more about the charities he's supporting DONATE TO RAVI'S DREAM (BRAINTRUST AND THE BRAIN...

Adam talks with British musician Richard Dawson who performs two songs: The Almsgiver and Judas Iscariot. Conversation recorded face to face in Newcastle on 14th October, 2021 Thanks to Ben Tulloh for conversation editing and Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support Artwork by Helen Green RELATED LINKS SPOTIFY PLAYLIST RICHARD DAWSON - THE RUBY CORD (LIMITED EDITION LP) - 2022 (DOMINO) BULBILS (RICHARD AND SALLY PILKINGTON) (BANDCAMP) Richard: "A few particular bulbils highlights if you...

Adam enjoys a conversational ramble with Irish writer and comedian Maeve Higgins. This episode was recorded remotely on Monday 31st October, 2022 Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support. Podcast artwork by Helen Green RELATED LINKS MAEVE ON INSTAGRAM MOTHERS OF INVENTION PODCAST 'TELL EVERYONE ON THIS TRAIN I LOVE THEM' THE MEANING OF A HERO'S FINAL WORDS by Maeve Higgins - 2022 (GUARDIAN) A FRIEND OF TALIESIN MECHE WRITES ABOUT HIS DEATH - 2017 (QUARTZ WEBSITE) MAEVE HIGGINS'...

Adam talks with Swazi-British actor and writer Richard E Grant about sex, grief, Withnail and much else. This conversation was recorded face to face in London on 29th September, 2022 Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support. Podcast artwork by Helen Green RELATED LINKS BUG VIDEO NASTIES (HORROR SPECIAL) @ BFI SOUTHBANK, 4th & 18th NOVEMBER, 2022 INTO THE RED (BIRD BOOK FEATURING A POEM AND DRAWING BY ADAM) - 2022 A POCKETFUL OF HAPPINESS by Richard E Grant - 2022 (WORLD OF...

Adam talks with British film maker Lorna Tucker about her documentary profile of fashion designer Vivienne Westwood and how she felt when Westwood publicly disowned it. Lorna also explains how she found herself homeless as a teenager and the struggle with addiction that ensued; experiences that informed her new documentary Someone's Daughter, Someone's Son, which considers what can be done to better tackle homelessness. This episode was recorded face to face on 17th October, 2022 Thanks to...

Adam talks with British writer Ian McEwan about some of the autobiographical experiences that went into his latest novel Lessons, including his school days, parenthood and losing parents. We also talk about the ethical dilemmas presented by Artificial Intelligence, the British philosopher Bryan Magee and what makes Ian laugh. Recorded face to face in London on 8th July, 2022 Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support. Podcast artwork by Helen Green RELATED LINKS DOZY ROSIE (4K) -...

Adam talks with British Asian journalist, writer and broadcaster Samira Ahmed about conkers, Mary Whitehouse, white noise makers, Star Trek and much else. This conversation was recorded face to face in London on October 4th, 2022 Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support. Podcast artwork by Helen Green RELATED LINKS SAMIRA'S BLOG CENTRE FOR WOMEN'S JUSTICE DISGUSTED, MARY WHITEHOUSE - 2022 (BBC) Edwardian, prude, Christian disruptor, Cassandra of digital technology? Samira Ahmed...

Adam talks with Irish author, comedian and chat show host Graham Norton about interviewing, book writing, the value of hippies and what makes an embarrassing chat show guest. This episode was recorded face to face in London on 25th March 2022 Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support. Podcast artwork by Helen Green RELATED LINKS LOVE AND LET DIE: BOND, THE BEATLES AND THE BRITISH PSYCHE by John Higgs - 2022 (WATERSTONES) SAMRIA AHMED INTERVIEWS GRAHAM NORTON ON 'HOW I FOUND MY...

Adam talks with British professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience at the University of Sussex, Anil Seth about the difficulty of defining consciousness, the difference between the idea of a self and a soul, what happens when things go wrong with your perception of self and those around you, the way that psychedelics alter consciousness for better or worse, and whether Anil's work has changed the way he thinks about the big D. Not Sunny D. The other one. This conversation was...

Adam talks with Scottish musician and director Stuart Murdoch of Belle and Sebastian and plays two tracks from their new album 'A Bit Of Previous', specially recorded by the whole band for the podcast. This episode was recorded remotely on 1st of April, 2022 Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support. Podcast artwork by Helen Green RELATED LINKS BELLE AND SEBASTIAN WEBSITE 2022 UK AND IRELAND TOUR DATES (TICKETMASTER) BELLE AND SEBASTIAN - IF THEY'RE SHOOTING AT YOU (in support...

Adam meets Mariana Mazzucato, 'one of the worlds most influential economists'* about how capitalism fails and how it can be made to work better by 'reimagining the state'. (* see WIRED article link below) This episode was recorded face to face in London on 10th March 2022 Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support. Podcast artwork by Helen Green RELATED LINKS MARIANA MAZZUCATO WEBSITE THIS ECONOMIST HAS A PLAN TO FIX CAPITALISM - IT'S TIME WE LISTENED by João Medeiros - 2019...