Word In Your Ear

Mark Ellen, David Hepworth and Alex Gold
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May 5, 2011 • 57min

Word Podcast 170 - with Neil Tennant

Neil Tennant joins the Word podcast where he reminisces about the days when he was "Doctor Bitz", talks about the most ridiculous things the Pet Shop Boys have been asked to do, discloses why they're going on tour with Take That, reveals the name of the best song ever written and answers some of your questions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Apr 21, 2011 • 1h 1min

Word Podcast 169 - with Delta Maid and Daniel Tashian

This week's 'cast features guest appearance from Delta Maid, who talks to Mark Ellen and Kate Mossman about how you can get the blues in Liverpool, and Daniel Tashian, the leader of The Silver Seas from Nashville, Tennessee, described by Danny Baker this week as "the best band in the world." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Apr 15, 2011 • 60min

Word Podcast 168 - with Nick Lowe

Nick Lowe on meeting Keith Moon, Ringo Starr and Harry Nilsson and recalling – in agonising detail – the moment the fresh-out-of-jail Keith Richards joined Rockpile at New York’s Bottom Line. Includes “World Premiere” performance of a new Nick Lowe tune! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Apr 8, 2011 • 48min

Word Podcast 167: Top Of The Pops Special

Janice Long, Jude Rogers and Andrew Harrison convene in the pod to discuss Top Of The Pops, that Michael Jackson statue, and the t-shirts of rock. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 25, 2011 • 49min

Word Podcast 166 - with Christian Ward

Christian Ward joins us this week to discuss what happened to singers who can enunciate, work out what the deuce Elton John is singing about in "Sacrifice", talk about the links between British pop and comedy, remember Pinetop Perkins and Elizabeth Taylor and answer your questions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 17, 2011 • 48min

Word Podcast 165 - with Ian McMillan

Ian McMillan joins us in the pod to talk about: playing John Cage’s silence on Desert Island Discs, the only way to be a football supporter and stay sane, the lyrics of Pete Sinfield and the usefulness of being able to make that whistling sound between your teeth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 11, 2011 • 58min

Word Podcast 164: Precious Memories and Inky Fingers

Pete Paphides joins David Hepworth and Mark Ellen in the pod with a load of old music papers. It's all here: bad puns, mistaken critical judgements, and momentous news announcements tucked away at the bottom of the page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Feb 25, 2011 • 49min

Word Podcast 163: cough buttons in Japanese toilets

Andrew Collins drops in to help kick around a few thoughts about comedians doing karaoke, the new Radiohead album, whether Krautrock would be more popular if it had happened 40 years later, and tips for the Oscars. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Feb 17, 2011 • 45min

Word Podcast 162: From the Brits to Beechams

Mark Ellen, Fraser Lewry and David Hepworth on the effective apartheid between the r&b and folkie factions currently making up British pop, why British acts can't make speeches, and why people hate Mumford & Sons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Feb 10, 2011 • 31min

Word Podcast 161: Gary Moore remembered

Rob Fitzpatrick talks about meeting Elton John in the flesh, Roy Wilkinson describes his father's role in the family business, which is British Sea Power, and we talk to people who worked with Gary Moore, who died last weekend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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