Adam talks with American-Venezuelan singer-songwriter and visual artist, Devendra Banhart, about podcast jingles, the wisdom of cats, dead Dads, therapy, the place that religion has in Adam and Devendra's lives, songs that make you cry and The Greatest Night In Pop. Plus, two specially recorded versions of Devendra's songs, Fireflies and The Body Breaks, and Adam reports on his trip to see Radiohead play in London.Conversation recorded remotely on 19 July 2024Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production supportPodcast illustration by Helen GreenListen to Adam's album 'Buckle Up' Order Adam's book 'I Love You Byeee' Sign up for the newsletter on Adam's website (scroll down on homepage)RELATED LINKSDEVENDRA BANHART - CHARGER (LA BESTIA LIVE SESSION) - 2023 (YOUTUBE)DEVENDRA BANHART - THE SEVENTIES (OFFICIAL VISUALISER) - 2005 (YOUTUBE)WHAT'S IN MY BAG - DEVENDRA BANHART - 2023 (YOUTUBE)THE GREATEST NIGHT IN POP (TRAILER) - 2024 (YOUTUBE)RANDY CRAWFORD - ONE DAY I'LL FY AWAY - 1980 (YOUTUBE)THE MAVERICKS - DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY - 1998 (YOUTUBE)LIONEL RITCHIE - ALL NIGHT LONG (ALL NIGHT) - 1983 (YOUTUBE)ALDOUS HARDING TINY DESK - 2017 (YOUTUBE)POLLY HARVEY TINY DESK - 2023 (YOUTUBE)CA7RIEL & PACO AMOROSO TINY DESK - 2024 (YOUTUBE)ALDOUS HARDING KEXP - 2020 (YOUTUBE) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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EP.265 - LUCY WALKER
Adam talks with British/American documentarian Lucy Walker about being at the same school, psychedelic drug therapy and whether life's happiness curve is not a downwards slide to the end, but is actually 'U' shaped.Conversation recorded face-to-face in London on 04 September, 2024Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production supportPodcast illustration by Helen GreenListen to Adam's album 'Buckle Up' Order Adam's book 'I Love You Byeee' Sign up for the newsletter on Adam's website (scroll down on homepage)RELATED LINKSLUCY WALKER WEBSITEWASTELAND Directed by Lucy Walker - 2010 (YOUTUBE)DEVIL'S PLAYGROUND Directed by Lucy Walker - 2002 (YOUTUBE)BLINDSIGHT (OFFICIAL TRAILER) Directed by Lucy Walker - 2006 (YOUTUBE)THE TSUNAMI AND THE CHERRY BLOSSOM (OFFICIAL TRAILER) Directed by Lucy Walker - 2011 (YOUTUBE)THE CRASH REEL (OFFICIAL TRAILER) Directed by Lucy Walker - 2013 (YOUTUBE)MOUNTAIN QUEEN: THE SUMMITS OF LHAKPA SHERPA (OFFICIAL TRAILER) Directed by Lucy Walker - 2024 (YOUTUBE)HOW TO CHANGE YOUR MIND (OFFICIAL TRAILER) Netflix 4-part series about the potential therapeutic benefits of psychedelic drugs presented by Michael Pollan, directed by Lucy Walker and Alison EllwoodFAMOUS SCIENTIST OF 5-MeO-DMT AND INTEGRATED INFORMATION THEORY - 2025 (YOUTUBE)IS LIFE'S HAPPINESS CURVE REALLY U SHAPED? by Daniel Freeman and Jason Freeman - 2015 (GUARDIAN)LYNCHIAN by John Higgs - 2025 (WATERSTONES) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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EP.264 - DAVID O'DOHERTY (LIVE)
Adam talks with Irish comedian David O'Doherty in front of a live audience at the 2018 Dublin podcast festival, in an episode rescued from Adam's shamefully disorganised, dusty pod vault. As well as delicious vintage waffle about email scams, cycling, music, comedy inspirations and puking on stage, David sings a couple of songs and is generally terrific company. Plus Adam shares some cultural recommendations.Conversation recorded live at Vicar Street, Dublin on 3 October 2018WATCH OUT! THIS EPISODE CONTAINS VERY STRONG LANGUAGEThanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production supportPodcast illustration by Helen GreenListen to Adam's album 'Buckle Up' Order Adam's book 'I Love You Byeee' Sign up for the newsletter on Adam's website (scroll down on homepage)RELATED LINKSDAVID O'DOHERTY WEBSITEDAVID ON CONAN SINGING ‘LIFE’ - 2015 (YOUTUBE)THE MODEST ADVENTURES OF DAVID O’DOHERTY EP.1 - 2006 (YOUTUBE)TIME TRUMPET - DRAGON'S DEN SKETCH - 2006 (YOUTUBE)SOUPY NORMAN EP. 1 by Barry Murphy and Mark Doherty - 2007 (YOUTUBE)KEVIN McALEER ON FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE - 1987 (YOUTUBE)LADY GAGA VOMITS ON STAGE - 2012 (YOUTUBE)ADAM ON TALK 90s TO ME PODCAST WITH MIRANDA SAWYER - 2025 (YOUTUBE)THE RUNNING MAN (OFFICIAL TRAILER) - 2025 (YOUTUBE) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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EP.263 - ZADIE SMITH
Adam talks with author Zadie Smith about fun, trivial things like Wordle start words, men who dress as if they're still young, and the sadness of podcasts becoming TV shows, and then not trivial things like the problems associated with empathy when it comes to politics, war and fiction writing. Plus, what is Zadie's problem with Generation X?Conversation recorded face-to-face in London on 7 October 2025 Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production supportPodcast illustration by Helen GreenListen to Adam's album 'Buckle Up' Order Adam's book 'I Love You Byeee' Sign up for the newsletter on Adam's website (scroll down on homepage)RELATED LINKSDEAD AND ALIVE by Zadie Smith - 2025 (PENGUIN)ZADIE SMITH ON FASHION NEUROSIS PODCAST WITH BELLA FREUD - 2025 (YOUTUBE)ZADIE AND DEVONTÉ HYNES ON 'HOLDING UP THE LADDER' PODCAST - 2025 (ACAST)ZADIE SMITH ON WILD CARD - 2025 (NPR)LISA THATCHER - THE BRILLIANCE OF WHITE TEETH - 2012CHARLIE KIRK WAS PRACTICING POLITICS THE RIGHT WAY by Ezra Klein - 11 September, 2025 (NY TIMES)CHARLIE KIRK REDEEMED, A POLITICAL CLASS FINDS ITS LOST CAUSE by Ta-Nehisi Coates - 2025 (VANITY FAIR)EZRA KLEIN AND TA-NEHISI COATES HASH OUT THEIR CHARLIE KIRK DISAGREEMENT - 2025 (YOUTUBE)PHILOSOPHERS DESCRIBED BY PEEP SHOW - 2025 (YOUTUBE)ZADIE SMITH ON HOW LANGUAGE UPSETS THE RIGHT - 2025 (YOUTUBE)THANK YOU VERY MUCH - ANDY KAUFMAN DOC (OFFICIAL TRAILER) - 2023 (YOUTUBE)CHRIS SMITH ON JIM CAREY AND ANDY KAUFMAN (ADAM BUXTON PODCAST BONUS) - 2017 (ADAM'S WEBSITE/SOUNDCLOUD) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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EP.262 - JOHN FOXX
Adam talks with British musician and artist John Foxx, about a few of the pioneers of electronic music, forming the band Ultravox!, working with legendary producers Brian Eno (Bowie, Talking Heads, U2, Coldplay, etc.) and Conny Plank (Kraftwerk, NEU! Cluster, Harmonia, etc.), the relationship between art, music and comedy, his encounters with Keith Richards and performance artist Leigh Bowery, what he and Fall frontman Mark E Smith would talk about on their drinking sessions together and how his parents didn't screw him up.Conversation recorded face-to-face in London on 11 March, 2025List of the music clips used in this episode on Adam's website HEREADAM TALKS 90s TV AND PLAYS MUSIC @ LONDON LITERATURE FESTIVAL @ Royal Festival Hall, Sunday 26th October 2025, 7.30pmThanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production supportPodcast illustration by Helen GreenListen to Adam's album 'Buckle Up' Order Adam's book 'I Love You Byeee' Sign up for the newsletter on Adam's website (scroll down on homepage)RELATED LINKSMETAMATIC - SIGNED 45th ANNIVERSARY GREY VINYL - 2025 (BURNING SHED)JOHN FOXX - UNDERPASS - 1980 (YOUTUBE)ELECTRICITY AND GHOSTS The Visual Art of John Foxx - 2024WENDY CARLOS - VOCODER QUESTIONS (WENDY CARLOS WEBSITE)STRANGE JOURNEY: THE STORY OF ROCKY HORROR (TRAILER) - 2025 (YOUTUBE)LEIGH BOWERY - SOUTH OF WATFORD PT 1 - 1986 (YOUTUBE)LEIGH BOWERY - SOUTH OF WATFORD PT 2 - 1986 (YOUTUBE)LEIGH BOWERY - SOUTH OF WATFORD PT 3 - 1986 (YOUTUBE)MICHAEL CLARKE AND MARK E SMITH ON NEWSNIGHT - 2011 (YOUTUBE)THE DAMNED - NEW ROSE - 1977 (YOUTUBE)LEIGH BOWERY GIVES BIRTH AT WIGSTOCK - 1993 (YOUTUBE) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
British comedian Adam Buxton talks with interesting people. The rambly conversations are sometimes funny, sometimes more serious with funny bits. Adam makes the jingles and records the intros and outros for most episodes while walking with his dog friend Rosie in the East Anglian countryside where he lives with his wife and three children.Adam has appeared in films such as Hot Fuzz, Stardust and Son Of Rambow as well as a variety of TV shows in the UK. Since 2007 he has hosted BUG, a live show that combines music videos and comedy that became a TV series on Sky Atlantic in 2012. From time to time he also does live shows featuring just his own material. Along with lifelong friend Joe Cornish, he also is one half of the award-winning TV, radio and podcast duo Adam and Joe.You can find many of the jingles Adam makes for the podcast as well as bonus material and a selection of Adam's YouTube videos on his website: adam-buxton.co.ukYes, Adam is writing this himself using the third person. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.