

Word In Your Ear
Mark Ellen, David Hepworth and Alex Gold
Mark Ellen and David Hepworth have been talking about and writing about music together and individually for a collective eighty years in magazines like Smash Hits, Mojo and The Word and on radio and TV programmes like "Rock On", "Whistle Test" and VH-1.Over thirteen years ago, when working on the late magazine The Word, they began producing podcasts. Some listeners have been kind enough to say these have been very special to them. When the magazine folded in 2012 they kept the spirit of those podcasts alive in regular Word In Your Ear evenings in which they spoke to musicians and authors in front of an audience. Over these years they've produced hundreds of hours of material. As of the Current Unpleasantness of 2020, they've produced yet hundreds of hours more with a little help from guests kind enough to digitally show them around their attics such as Danny Baker, Andy Partridge, Sir Tim Rice and Mark Lewisohn. For the full span of the Word In Your Ear world, visit wiyelondon.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Jan 22, 2010 • 1h 2min
Word Podcast 121 - Phil Smee, reissue man
Reissues consultant and designer Phil Smee joins us to talk about what records are *really* rare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 12, 2010 • 1h 5min
Word Podcast 120 with Steve Lamacq
Steve Lamacq joins us in the pod to improvise on a theme of indie. In a wide-ranging conversation we cover what it's like to listen to spend your Sunday afternoon listening to demos, have Richey Manic carve his arm in front of you, "discover" Coldplay, talk to the parents of 17-year-olds with stars in their eyes, hang about backstage and live on a diet of cider and crisps. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 18, 2009 • 51min
Word Podcast 119 - The Christmas Special
David Hepworth, Andrew Harrison and Fraser Lewry on X Factor, The Thick of It, Porky Peckham, why vinyl should be French and the difference between real Christmas and Christmas according to pop records and TV shows. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 3, 2009 • 50min
Word Podcast 118 - All about swearing
WARNING! THIS PODCAST CONCERNS SWEARING AND CONTAINS LOTS OF EXAMPLES. AVOID IF LIKELY TO OFFEND. Peter Silverton talks about his book "Filthy English" with Mark Ellen and David Hepworth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 24, 2009 • 60min
Word Podcast 117 with Mark Hagen
The man who puts together special music stuff for BBC radio and TV talks about how he gets what he wants and why he can't get all of it. With Mark Ellen and David Hepworth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 12, 2009 • 45min
Word Podcast 116
Special guests Thomas Walsh and the guys from Pugwash/Duckworth Lewis Method join Mark Ellen and David Hepworth to talk about: cricket, taping The Move off Whistle Test, how U2 own Dublin and how the average musician has more chance of sleeping with Five Star than travelling five star. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 20, 2009 • 1h 8min
Word Podcast 115 with Danny Baker
Danny Baker talks about touring with Ian Dury, record shopping with Elton John, when Virgin used to be above a shoe shop, the trick David Bowie uses to avoid answering questions, what happened when a salesman called on Viv Stanshall, the greater glory of King Crimson and the fallacy peddled by punk. Mark Ellen and David Hepworth listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 14, 2009 • 47min
Word Podcast 114
Mark Ellen, David Hepworth and Fraser Lewry discuss Amy Winehouse's bosom problems, Carly Simon's pension and Bob Dylan's winter wonderland. Plus your questions answered. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 7, 2009 • 35min
Word Podcast 113
Andrew Harrison, Eamonn Forde and Fraser Lewry on Letterman, live albums, death metal, and why Lily Allen wins at the internet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 17, 2009 • 1h 4min
Word Podcast 112 - the smell of record shops
David Hepworth, Rob Fitzpatrick and Fraser Lewry on the things they'll miss about record shops and the things they won't. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


