The Adam Buxton Podcast

Adam talks with American actor and musician Jeff GoldblumThanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and Matt Lamont for conversation editing. RELATED LINKSBOOK TRUSTJEFF GOLDBLUM - I SHOULDN'T BE TELLING YOU THIS ALBUM TRAILER, 2019 (YOUTUBE)JEFF GOLDBLUM & THE MILDRED SNITZER ORCHESTRA - CANTALOUPE ISLAND (LIVE, 2018) (YOUTUBE)ADAM BUXTON 2020 BOOK TOURADAM BUXTON PODCAST MERCHLUKE DROZD KICKSTARTER  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Adam talks with the American evolutionary biologist Dr Diana Fleischman about gender roles, animal suffering, nature vs nurture, incest, cannibalism, plane crashes, and cryogenics.The conversation was recorded in London in May 2019.Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and Matt Lamont for conversation editing. RELATED LINKSADAM BUXTON 2020 BOOK TOURADAM BUXTON PODCAST MERCHDR DIANA FLEISCHMAN ON TWITTEREVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY: AN INTRODUCTION - DR DIANA FLEISCHMAN (YOUTUBE)THE YUCK FACTOR: THE POWERFUL ROLE DISGUST PLAYS IN HUMANITY - DR DIANA FLEISCHMAN (YOUTUBE)WHO WOULD KILL A LION? (GUARDIAN ARTICLE by ELLE HUNT)ARE LIONS ENDANGERED? (AFRICAN IMPACT WEBSITE)A TRIBUTE TO VICTORIA BRAITHWAITE AND SENTIENT FISHES (PSYCHOLOGY TODAY)COMPASSION BY THE POUND - THE ECONOMICS OF FARM ANIMAL WELFARE by F. BAILEY NORWOOD and JAYSON L. LUSK (SUMMARY - OXFORD SCHOLARSHIP ONLINE)AN EVOLUTIONARY BEHAVIORIST PERSPECTIVE ON ORGASM (ARTICLE by DR DIANA FLEISCHMAN)DR DIANA FLEISCHMAN ON EVOLUTION

Adam talks with Nicky Wire, lyricist and bass player of The Manic Street Preachers.WARNING: This podcast contains brief references to and a description of self harm.Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and to Anneka Myson for additional editing.RELATED LINKSNICKY WIRE’S MOST MEMORABLE QUIPS (NME)MANIC STREET PREACHERS - MOTORCYCLE EMPTINESS (1992)MANIC STREET PREACHERS - THE MASSES AGAINST THE CLASSES (2000)MANIC STREET PREACHERS - TOP TRACKS ON SPOTIFYPOB SPITTING ON THE SCREENNEIL KINNOCK 1985 SPEECH (EDIT)'EVERYBODY IN THE PLACE' JEREMY DELLER RAVE DOCUMENTARY (2018)AN HOUR OR SO WITH SUE PERKINS PODCASTMAX AND IVAN - FUGITIVES  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Adam talks with British mentalist, illusionist and author Derren BrownThanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and Matt Lamont for conversation editing. RELATED LINKSREGISTER TO VOTEADAM BUXTON 2020 BOOK TOURDERREN BROWN OFFICIAL WEBSITEDERREN BROWN - HAPPYDERREN BROWN - TRICKS OF THE MINDDERREN BROWN - CONFESSIONS OF A CONJURORADAM BUXTON AND THE HUMAN HORNFALLING TREE MUSIC DOCUMENTARIES  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Adam talks with British television presenter turned author Dawn O'Porter about selfies, how she coped with the death of her mother when she was just 7, what she plans to do with some of her other loved ones when they die, her early days in TV, social media scrapes and writing routines.Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and Matt Lamont for conversation editing. RELATED LINKSDAWN O'PORTER BOOKSHELP REFUGEES CHOOSE LOVE CHARITYELON MUSK - TESLA IN SPACECAN YOU TAXIDERMY HUMANS? (HOPES&FEARS WEBSITE)SECRET ARTISTS PODCAST (ON PODTAIL)WESTWOOD: PUNK, ICON, ACTIVSTSUCCESSION WEBSITE  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Adam talks to British musician Michael Kiwanuka about musical influences, school days and shameful memories. Michael also plays 2 songs from his album Kiwanuka (You Ain't The Problem and Light).Thanks to Ronnie Scotts for letting us record at the club, to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and to Matt Lamont for additional editing. RELATED LINKSMICHAEL KIWANUKA - YOU AIN'T THE PROBLEM (OFFICIAL VIDEO)MICHAEL KIWANUKA - BLACK MAN IN A WHITE WORLD (OFFICIAL VIDEO)MICHAEL KIWANUKA - COLD LITTLE HEART (OFFICIAL VIDEO)RONNIE SCOTTSMARIE CURIE - TALKABOUT (DEATH AND DYING)  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Adam talks with British comedian and writer Guz Khan about being excused from class, teaching tips, overthinking things, parenthood, the story of the viral videos that began Guz's career and I give him in inappropriate gift.Thanks to Anneka Myson for additional editing and Seamus Murphy-Mitchel for production support.RELATED LINKSMAN LIKE MOBEEN (BBC IPLAYER)GUZ KHAN - PAKISAURUSVICTOR BORGE - COMEDY IN MUSICULTIMATE FUNNY FOUR LIONS COMPILATION (YOUTUBE)JOANNA NEARY'S PODCASTDOLEMITE IS MY NAME (2019, TRAILER)WILD ROSE (2019, TRAILER)2 NORTHDOWN - COMEDY VENUE AND SPACE FOR HIRE  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Adam talks with American author and academic, Shoshana Zuboff whose book The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power is about how the big tech companies (Google and Facebook especially) are employing increasingly sophisticated methods to watch how we behave on line and using that data not only to sell us things, but also to make predictions about our future behaviour and even the kind of opinions we 're likely to have. This predictive data is some instances then traded to other companies and organisations seeking to gain a financial or a political advantage by knowing how customers, or voters, might behave.Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and Matt Lamont for additional editing. RELATED LINKSTHE GREAT HACK (VARIETY REVIEW by OWEN GLEIBERMAN)https://variety.com/2019/film/reviews/the-great-hack-review-cambridge-analytica-1203277059/THE PERIL AND POTENTIAL OF THE GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION (FROM CENTRE FOR GOVERNANCE INNOVATION

Adam talks with British comedian, writer and director Chris Morris about colonoscopies, mobile phone radiation, Chernobyl, David Bowie's last album Blackstar, The Pixies, the value of research before making a film and whether Quentin Tarantino is a genius, boring or a boring genius. Recorded in London in September 2019.LE PETOMANE DU MOULIN ROUGE (YOUTUBE)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rIXipAV6FsTHE INCONVENIENT TRUTH ABOUT CANCER AND MOBILE PHONES (GUARDIAN, 2018)https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/jul/14/mobile-phones-cancer-inconvenient-truthsTHE TRUTH ABOUT CELL PHONE RADIATION (FORBES, 2018)https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2018/02/02/the-truth-about-cell-phone-radiation/#14e40e4192a3MANUAL FOR SURVIVAL - A CHERNOBYL GUIDE TO THE FUTURE by KATE BROWN (2019)https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/309/309235/manual-for-survival/9780241352069.htmlGEORGE MONBIOT - WHY FUKUSHSIMA MADE ME STOP WORRYING AND LOVE NUCLEAR POWER (GUARDIAN, 2011)https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/mar/21/pro-nuclear-j

Adam talks with British comedian, writer and director Chris Morris about his film The Day Shall Come and much else besides.Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and Matt Lamont for additional editing. RELATED LINKSTHE DAY SHALL COME (TRAILER, YOUTUBE)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nR08yvgwPjE&t=2sBONZO DOG BAND - SHIRT (VIV STANSHALL INTRO, YOUTUBE)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWrU3kROXww&t=7sDISRUPT DISCREDIT AND DIVIDE (ABOUT THE FBI) by MIKE GERMAN (NY TIMES PIECE)https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/24/books/review/disrupt-discredit-and-divide-mike-german.htmlON FILM MAKING by ALEXANDER 'SANDY' MACKENDRICK (FABER & FABER WEBSITE)https://www.faber.co.uk/9780571215614-on-film-making.htmlTHE NEWBURGH FOUR (2011, GUARDIAN ARTICLE)https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/dec/12/newburgh-four-fbi-entrapment-terrorCOINTELPRO (FBI WEBSITE)https://vault.fbi.gov/cointel-proMUTUALLY ASSURED DESTRUCTION by GILLAN (YOUTUBE)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Oc8GE1Nnm0IN THE PSYCHIATRIST'S

Adam talks with British writer and radio and podcast host Emily Dean.Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and Matt Lamont for additional editing. RELATED LINKSEVERYBODY DIED SO I GOT A DOG by EMILY DEANhttps://www.waterstones.com/book/everybody-died-so-i-got-a-dog/emily-dean/9781473671362THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS (BBC TV, 1984)https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2d30xfEDDIE MURPHY - DELIRIOUS (YOUTUBE)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGWYGQNBSZkTHE DAY SHALL COME (TRAILER)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nR08yvgwPjE  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Adam talks with British writer Philip Pullman at his home in Oxford about The Secret Commonwealth, the second part of his Book Of Dust trilogy, as well as the morality of science and progress, the danger of conspiracy theories, the loss innocence, the value of music and poetry, writing, cultural appropriation and getting into trouble on social media (though this was recorded before he got into trouble on social media for Tweeting a joke about Boris Johnson).CONTAINS REFERENCES TO PLOT OF HIS DARK MATERIALS TRILOGYThanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and Matt Lamont for additional editing. RELATED LINKSPHILIP PULLMAN BIOGRAPHY & BIBLIOGRAPHYhttps://literature.britishcouncil.org/writer/philip-pullmanHIS DARK MATERIALS TRAILERhttps://io9.gizmodo.com/the-new-his-dark-materials-trailer-is-jaw-droppingly-ep-1838746187DAEMON VOICEShttps://www.waterstones.com/book/daemon-voices/philip-pullman/9781910200964THE SECRET COMMONWEALTH AUDIOBOOKhttps://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Secret-Commonwealth

Adam talks with Sara Pascoe and Richard Ayoade, (two British comedians who have also read and written, more than one book) about J.D. Salinger's classic 1951 novel 'The Catcher in the Rye'.SYNOPSIS: The story begins with 17 year old Holden Caulfield recuperating following a breakdown. The rest of the book is an account from Holden's point of view, of the events that lead to that breakdown, which took place the previous Winter in the days following his expulsion from Pencey Prep, a private school. Holden's roommate is a meathead called Stradlater who has sexy plans for Jean Gallagher, a childhood friend of Holdens who he feels protective of. A a fight ensues after which Holden spends two days killing time in New York before he has to face his parents and inform them of his expulsion. We learn that things have been difficult for Holden since the death of his younger brother Allie when Holden was 13. From time to time Holden dwells on the memory of Allie's old baseball glove on which his little brother

Adam enjoys a suitably rambly conversation with his school friends, Joe Cornish and Louis Theroux that takes in Louis' appearance on Desert Island Discs, school reports, the most recent remake of A Star Is Born (SPOILER ALERT: key plot details are revealed) and a tape of Adam, Joe and Louis aged 18 doing David Bowie impressions, before we hear a new Song Wars style Bowie song from Joe, created specially for the 100th episode.CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE!Thanks to Seamus Murphy-Mitchel for production support and Matt Lamont for additional editing. Music and jingles by Adam Buxton, featuring bass from Dan HawkinsUse Dan's bass skills yourself:https://www.facebook.com/onlinebassplayer/OTHER RELATED LINKSADAM & JOE - THE 1980s HOUSEhttps://vimeo.com/347912488JOE ON INSTAGRAMhttps://www.instagram.com/mrjoecornish/PODCAST MERCHhttps://adam-buxton.backstreetmerch.com/en-gb  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Adam talks with British comedian Frank Skinner about his encounter with Mark E. Smith (frontman of legendary band The Fall), other favourite gits, challenging celebrity experiences, Charles Bukowski, arguing with the person you love, on line insults and Frank's evolution from Lad Mag hero to (according to Radio 4), public intellectual.Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support.RELATED LINKSFRANK SKINNER 2019 TOUR DATEShttp://frankskinnerlive.com/DR BUCKLE'S FALL FAVOURITES (SPOTIFY PLAYLIST) https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3XUhn0WpfcnEwHwlvebWZJFRANK INTERVIEWS MARK.E.SMITH FOR THE CULTURE SHOW (RUSHES) (2007)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDwEkrSFsHcFRANK SKINNER COMEDY MASTERCLASS (JEALOUSY) (2019)https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=189&v=N7jGk0mJgp0ITV FRANK SKINNER DOCUMENTARY (2001)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgIcqvmJbzoBILLY BOB THORNTON Q TV BLOW UP (2009)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJWS6qyy7bwBILLY BOB THORNTON EXPLAINS Q TV BLOW UP (2016)https://www.youtu

Adam talks with Maya Foa, the director of Human rights charity Reprieve, about the questionable efficacy of the death penalty, torture, Jack Bauer, drone strikes, why Obama should have watched 'Dave' starring Kevin Kline, and whether I could get out of Guantanamo.Reprieve is a nonprofit organisation of international lawyers and investigators whose stated goal is to "fight for the victims of extreme human rights abuses with legal action and public education".Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and to Matt Lamont for additional editing.RELATED LINKSREPRIEVE WEBSITEhttps://reprieve.org.uk/CAN YOU PASS THE GUANTANAMO PRB?https://reprieve.org.uk/update/why-theres-no-way-out-of-guantanamo-especially-if-youre-innocent/FOURTEEN DAYS IN MAY (1987)https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p05m5xb9/fourteen-days-in-mayMAYA FOA & IBRAHIM HALAWA ON EGYPT'S MASS TRAILS (2019)https://www.thirteen.org/programs/amanpour-co/maya-foa-ibrahim-halawa-egypts-mass-trials-fais7l/'DAVE' TRAILERhttps://www.youtube.

Adam talks with British comedians Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer about Bowie, television, fishing, Athletico Mince, Stavros, Loadsamoney and other randomness.Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and to Matt Lamont for additional editing, and Dan Hawkins for bass playing on the instrumental jingle at approx 43 mins (see link below for Dan's excellent on-line bass player service)GUARDIAN ARTICLE RE. MARTIN LUTHER KING CLAIMShttps://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jun/08/martin-luther-king-david-garrow-essay-claims?ADAM BUXTON @ LONDON PODCAST FESTIVAL, 12th SEPTEMBER, 2019https://shop.kingsplace.co.uk/single/SYOS.aspx?p=24202&syo=1MORTIMER & WHITEHOUSE - GONE FISHING AUDIOBOOKhttps://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Mortimer-Whitehouse-Gone-Fishing-Audiobook/1788702174?source_code=M2M30DFT1BkSH121515013C&ipRedirectOverride=trueDAVID BOWIE DOES AN IMPRESSION OF PAUL WHITEHOUSEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30JBcxqGjKw&feature=youtu.be&t=172ROSIE DOG IN FIELD BOUNCINGhttps://w

Adam talks with Welsh singer Charlotte Church about birthdays, smells, Charlotte's plans to help children build a democratic school, my complaints about having to upgrade apps, (even though 'The Adam Buxton app' might need upgrading soon, so I can fuck off), as well as Charlotte's megastardom years and the pressure on her from the tabloid media at the height of her celebrity in the 90s.Thanks to Anneka Myson for additional editing and Seamus Murphy-Mitchel for production support.RELATED LINKS2 NORTHDOWN - COMEDY VENUE AND SPACE FOR HIREhttps://www.2northdown.com/THE 'AWEN' SCHOOL PROJECThttps://www.theawenproject.com/CHARLOTTE CHURCH’S LATE NIGHT POP DUNGEON - DON’T LET GO (GLASTONBURY 2016)https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=227&v=EfuKjVBkL3UCHARLOTTE ON THE BIG BIG TALENT SHOW (1997)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhY07WXK8j0ADAM BUXTON PODCAST RAMBLE CHAT MUGhttps://adam-buxton.backstreetmerch.com/ADAM BUXTON’S OLD BITS DVDGofasterstripe.comTHE ADAM BUXTON APPhttps://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/the

Adam talks with American musician John Grant about travel stress, island survival, languages, favourite documentaries, John's last record 'Love Is Magic' (2018), horror films and favourite soundtracks, and growing up gay in a religious American family.This week's outro includes a visit from 'Country Man' presenter Monty Buggershop-Hooty who brings you some 'Sounds Of The Summer'.Visit the Adam Buxton app and open the Bonus Audio section for more music chat with John and accompanying Spotify playlist.The conversation was recorded in London in October 2018Thanks to Anneka Myson for additional editing and Seamus Murphy-Mitchel for production support.RELATED LINKSJOHN GRANT - HE'S GOT HIS MOTHER'S HIPS (MUSIC VIDEO)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yhchpgY5kw'GREY GARDENS' DOCUMENTARY (1975) TRAILERhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI62e0fRieo'SALESMAN' DOCUMENTARY (1969)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0b4g4ZZNC1E'WORLD AT WAR' (EPISODE 1) (1973)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0b4g4ZZNC1E'SHOCK OF THE NEW' (EPISODE

Adam talks with British writer Nina Stibbe, about David Sedaris, sex and inappropriate male behaviour from the 70s and beyond, and the dangers of writing about real people. There's also some discussion of dentistry and thigh vaginas.Nina is the author of 'Love Nina- Dispatches From Family Life' (2013), a collection of letters that she wrote to her sister Vicky in the 80s while working in North London as a nanny to the children of Mary-Kay Wilmers, who was the editor of the London Review of Books.'Man At The Helm' (2014), is the first in a series of comic novels about Nina's fictional alter ego Lizzie Vogel, in which the young Lizzie and her siblings trying to find a suitable man for their wayward Mum.'Paradise Lodge' (2016) finds the teenaged Lizzie working at a care home for the elderly.The latest in the Lizzie Vogel series is called 'Reasons To Be Cheerful' (2019) and this time the story takes place in the early 80s as Lizzie finds work as a dental assistant, a job that Nina herself did for several years as