Episode 35 – We Are Normal and We Want Our Freedom

Why is it that well-off famous people want to appear normal? The Captain has had enough of it! He revisits a classic album from 2006, Howe Gelb’s Sno Angel Like You. We listen to friend of the podcast Katie’s new music show, and discuss how two more...

Episode 34 – Indian Pizza or Italian Curry?

In a packed episode, El Tele plugs two books, and alarmingly changes the way he’s breathing by taping his mouth shut! We both comment on Lana Del Rey, and trail the Kill Boksoon film and Schmigadoon series. The Captain finds all of Rich Hall’s BBC...

Episode 33 – Time to Downsize?

El Tele carries on catching up with culture, and the Jazz Odyssey continues. We discuss the re-release of a classic film trilogy that isn’t Star Wars, The Captain reviews three books from the New Zealand Book Awards shortlist, and a couple of recent cinema...

Episode 32 – Music’s Most Important Day?

In a packed programme tonight, we explore some anniversaries – was one of them the most important day in music history? A new animated series re-imagines Elvis as a secret agent, but could it have actually happened? Some random facts popped up since the last...

Episode 31 – Video Killed the Radio Star

Rip It Up And Start Again? No, we’re Moving On Up. It’s finally time to kick off 2023 here at Only a Podcast with this new-fangled thing called (checks notes) video. This one’s a quick catch up on what we’ve done over the summer (yes, folks,...

Episode 30 – Our Best Things of 2022

Once again we say goodbye to some legends of the world of music. ElTele is bored by the first Avatar film, and the Captain finds Andrew Marr’s History of Modern Britain in the charity shop. But the main theme for the end of year episode is: we list our best...