Adam enjoys some festive waffle with Joe Cornish. Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and to Matt Lamont for additional editing. Music and jingles by Adam Buxton (except for use of ‘Barnicle Bill The Sailor’ and karaoke backing tracks from ‘Hamilton’ by Lin Manuel Miranda for ‘Buckleton’ songs) RELATED LINKS BEAM (HOMELESS CHARITY) https://beam.org/ MS SOCIETY https://www.mssociety.org.uk/ ‘THE KID WHO WOULD BE KING’ TRAILER https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJlxP5P9v9c Hosted ...
Dec 25, 2018•1 hr 45 min
Adam talks with British stand up comedian, actor and radio host Nish Kumar about football, communal baths, India, comedy, angry political exchanges and towards the end we take a deep dive into some of the music Nish has loved over the years, including Bob Dylan, Prince and the highs and lows of being a Bowie fan. Speaking of Zavid, there’s a very special musical treat at the end of our conversation for Nish and Bowie fans alike, depending that is, on your definition of the words ‘special’, ‘musi...
Dec 10, 2018•1 hr 23 min
Adam talks to data journalist Mona Chalabi about therapy, sex, Seinfeld, biological determinism, orgasms, vaginas and statistics. Thanks to Seamus Murphy-Mitchel for production support and to Matt Lamont for additional editing. Music and jingles by Adam Buxton CONTRIBUTE TO THE ADAM & JOE CHRISTMAS PODCAST AT adam-buxton.co.uk Listen to jingles and bonus episodes, watch videos and pick up some podcast merchandise on the free ADAM BUXTON APP! http://adam-buxton.co.uk/app RELATED LINKS ‘FOURTH...
Dec 03, 2018•1 hr 10 min
Adam talks with American journalist and novelist Michael Scott Moore, whose book ‘The Desert And The Sea’ tells the story of his capture in Somalia by pirates who held him hostage for nearly 3 years. Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support Music and jingles by Adam Buxton, except clip from ‘Until The Lion Learns To Speak’ by K’naan Listen to jingles and bonus episodes, watch videos and pick up some podcast merchandise on the free ADAM BUXTON APP! http://adam-buxton.co.uk/app RELA...
Nov 26, 2018•1 hr 8 min
Adam talks with British comedian, writer and actor Roisin Conaty about haircuts, celebrity encounters, TV makeup disasters, TV panel show trauma, truth goggles, angry judgementalism and chocolate. And Rosie unveils a satirical Brexit song. Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support Additional editing by Anneka Myson: http://annekamusic.co.uk/ Music and jingles by Adam Buxton RELATED LINKS ROISIN LIVE AT THE APOLLO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6b-ntrZ6Qk ‘GAMEFACE’ - HOW TO DEAL ...
Nov 17, 2018•1 hr 9 min
Adam talks with British actor, comedian and action figure Simon Pegg about booze, drugs, teen romance, David Bowie, Tom Cruise, Star Trek circularity, Star Wars trolls, Big Train and other random whiffle. Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support Music and jingles by Adam Buxton (except ‘Star Trek’ theme composed by Alexander Courage) RELATED LINKS BIG TRAIN - WANKING IN THE OFFICE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ufaDIdq37o BIG TRAIN - SHOWJUMPERS AND FIREFIGHTERS https://www.yout...
Nov 12, 2018•1 hr 22 min
Adam welcomes back his friend, British actor, comedian and writer Tash Demetriou to the podcast and tries out some ill advised ‘bants’ in the course of talking about her part in ’Stath Lets Flats’ with her brother Jamie, painful break ups, becoming an angry ‘womon’, appearing in the TV version of Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clements’ vampire mockumentary ’What We Do In The Shadows’ Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and Matt Lamont for additional editing. Music and jingles by ...
Nov 03, 2018•1 hr 15 min
Adam talks to journalist, documentary presenter and old friend Louis Theroux about writing, grim celebrity rumours, polyamory, death, and the daily routines of Mark Wahlberg and Oprah Winfrey. Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and Matt Lamont for additional editing. Music and jingles by Adam Buxton LOUIS & ADAM’S AUTOBIOGRAPHY RECOMMENDATIONS BOB DYLAN - CHRONICLES, VOLUME 1 (GOODREADS WEBSITE) MARC MARON - ATTEMPTING NORMAL (GOODREADS WEBSITE) STEVE MARTIN - BORN STAND...
Oct 27, 2018•1 hr 20 min
Adam talks with American comedian, actor and writer, Desiree Burch. Conversational tangents include fantasy jobs, teenage sexual angst, the reason that aged 12 Adam was concerned he might be the antichrist, relationship malaise, and some frank descriptions of Desiree’s younger days working as a pro dominatrix in New York. Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and Emma Mills for additional editing. Music and jingles by Adam Buxton RELATED LINKS DESIREE ON ‘LIVE AT THE APOLLO’ ht...
Oct 20, 2018•55 min
Adam talks with American humorist David Sedaris about writing, failing to bond with Dads, football, eyeballs and colonoscopies. THANKS to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and Matt Lamont for additional editing. Music and jingles by Adam Buxton (except ‘Drivin’ On 9’ by The Breeders performed by Adam Buxton, Garth Jennings and Danny Richards, aka The Best Band In The World) RELATED LINKS DAVID SEDARIS ON MICROAGGRESSIONS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKDW-MQR-QI PARIS METRO STORY h...
Oct 12, 2018•1 hr 12 min
Adam talks with Australian comedian Laura Davis and Canadian musician Mac DeMarco (who also plays a couple of songs). Recorded live at The End Of The Road Festival, September 2017 (though the main recording failed, this podcast was put together from a back-up recording made on a dictaphone - I think it sounds fine if you wear headphones) Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and Matt Lamont for additional editing. Music & jingles by Adam Buxton RELATED LINKS LAURA DAVIS - ‘...
Aug 18, 2018•1 hr
Adam & British comedian/poet/actor Tim Key enjoy a rambly conversation as they look at some art in London’s Courtauld Gallery. This episode was sponsored by ART FUND, the national fundraising charity for art. Find out more by visiting Artfund.org/BUXTON TIM KEY TOUR DATES: https://www.timkey.co.uk/ Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support. Music and jingles by Adam Buxton The Supermarket Confrontation jingle features bass from Dan Hawkins: https://www.onlinebassplayer.com/ and...
Jun 07, 2018•1 hr 18 min
Adam talks with British writer, producer and presenter Charlie Brooker. THIS EPISODE CONTAINS LANGUAGE AND THEMES THAT HAVE OFFENDED IN THE PAST AND MAY OFFEND AGAIN. There was a problem with one of the mics on this episode hence roomy sound from back up recording. Apologies for any emotional scarring this may cause. Hello. Adam here with a few notes and links related to this episode for you. My rambly conversation with Charlie was recorded in March of 2018, in the west London house where he liv...
May 13, 2018•1 hr 21 min
Adam talks with American musician Eleanor Friedberger. Hi. Adam Buxton here with some notes and links for you about this week’s guest. Eleanor and her brother Matthew formed the core of The Fiery Furnaces, who put out a series of brilliantly strange records from 2000 - 2011. Matthew and Eleanor now work on solo projects but haven’t officially laid the The Fiery Furnaces to rest. My conversation with Eleanor was recorded in February 2016 and we talked about some of her favourite albums, her worki...
May 05, 2018•1 hr 5 min
Adam talks with British comedian Bob Mortimer. Hi. Adam Buxton here with some notes about Bob and this episode. For nearly 30 years Bob and his comedy partner Jim Moir (aka Vic Reeves) have stuck doggedly to what makes them laugh whether mainstream audiences get it or not, with shows like ‘The Smell Of Reeves & Mortimer’, ‘Bang Bang It’s Reeves & Mortimer’, ‘Catterick’, and ‘House Of Fools’ as well as the occasional reboots of the massively popular panel show ‘Shooting Stars’ and the sho...
Apr 28, 2018•1 hr 14 min
Adam talks with British actor, writer, character comedian and improvisor Cariad Lloyd (Austentatious, Murder In Successville, Drunk History etc.) about birth, middle age, funny accents, growing up in a ‘cult’ and why talking about death on a podcast is more fun than it sounds. CARIAD NOTES Hello, Adam Buxton here. My conversation with Cariad was recorded in February 2017. Why the delay putting it out Buckles? Well, long term podcats will know that some of the conversations I record take a long t...
Apr 21, 2018•1 hr 1 min
Adam talks to British producer and director Fenton Bailey one of the co founders of TV production company World Of Wonder, responsible for Rupaul's Drag Race, Jon Ronson's Secret Rulers Of The World and The Adam & Joe Show) THIS PODCAST HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WEBBY AWARD! You can vote for me at wbby.co/pod-int Voting is open until Thursday, April 19th, 2018 Thanks! DOWNLOAD THE FREE ADAM BUXTON APP http://adam-buxton.co.uk/app EP.72 - FENTON BAILEY NOTES Hello, Adam here. As I write these ...
Apr 14, 2018•1 hr 16 min
Adam talks with British comedian, actor and writer Jayde Adams. JAYDEFAX As you’ll hear Jayde began her performing career on a sad note following the death of her older sister Jenna in 2011. That encouraged Jayde to leave her native Bristol and start doing comedy, often in London drag clubs like Sink The Pink, Jonny Woo’s Unroyal Variety, The Glory and The Vauxhall Tavern. Just three years later she won the 2014 Funny Women Award and in 2016 was a nominee at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards. She’s in...
Apr 07, 2018•1 hr 11 min
Adam travels to Paris to meet his old friend, British director Garth Jennings. After a brief catch up, Garth introduces Adam to his old friend, and fellow Paris dweller, Wes Anderson of Texas, USA. The conversation was recorded in early March 2018 shortly before the release of Anderson’s 9th feature, and 2nd foray into stop motion (after Fantastic Mr Fox) Isle Of Dogs. Set in a dystopian near-future Japan, Isle Of Dogs follows a young boy who goes in search of his dog after the whole species is ...
Mar 31, 2018•1 hr 24 min
Adam talks with British actor and comedian Lolly Adefope about working with Steve Buscemi and Daniel Radcliffe, her early forays into comedy at university, music, offensive language and whether she should watch The Crown (she really doesn’t want to but Adam tries to convince her to give it a go). Also Adam’s dog Rosie spots a deer and runs off into the wood, yipping, giving Adam an opportunity to try out his new pet tracker. Exciting eh? TECHNICAL NOTE - Apologies for the ‘roomy’ sound quality d...
Mar 23, 2018•1 hr 5 min
Adam talks with Welsh journalist, screenwriter and film maker Jon Ronson (‘So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed’, ‘The Psychopath Test’, ‘The Men Who Stare At Goats’, co writer of the films ‘Frank’ & ‘Okja’) about, amongst other things, his recent audio series ’The Butterfly Effect’ in which Jon meets people affected in a variety of surprising ways by the spread of free internet pornography. As Jon himself says of ‘The Butterfly Effect’: “It's sad, funny, moving and totally unlike some other nonfi...
Mar 16, 2018•1 hr 10 min
Adam talks with Irish actor, stand-up comedian and writer Aisling Bea about getting soaked in exotic locations, the time things got weird when they both refused to wear free shoes at a comedy gig, the influences that paved the path to Aisling’s career in stand up, weird on-set behaviour, confrontations and the value of difficult conversations. Aisling also talks about the article she wrote last year for The Guardian in which she described losing her father when she was very young and how she dea...
Mar 10, 2018•1 hr 14 min
Adam talks with American writer Michael Lewis (The Big Short, Money Ball, Liar’s Poker etc.) about his book ‘The Undoing Project’, which tells the story of the friendship and fascinating work of psychologists Amos Tversky and Nobel prize winner Daniel Kahneman. Much of the work of Tversky and Kahneman focuses on the human capacity to make errors of judgment based on unhelpful prejudices and rules of thumb that frequently operate beneath the level of our awareness. Michael explains a few of these...
Mar 02, 2018•1 hr 11 min
Adam laughs a lot as he talks to British actor and comedian, Diane Morgan (Philomena Cunk, Motherland) about bad films, weird drama school exercises, not cracking America, not giving a shit, children, tape worms and more. Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and Matt Lamont for additional editing. Music & jingles by Adam Buxton Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 23, 2018•1 hr 14 min
Adam talks with American actor, writer and director Greta Gerwig about her directorial debut ‘Lady Bird’ and some of her film influences. CONTAINS MILD 'LADY BIRD' SPOILERS ( I don't think they would spoil the film for you, but if you're sensitive about that kind of thing...) Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and Matt Lamont for additional editing. Music & jingles by Adam Buxton Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 16, 2018•1 hr 2 min
A short bonus episode featuring a conversation with Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead, film scores, cheekbones) about music documentaries, writing music for Paul Thomas Anderson's Phantom Thread, Oscar speeches and The Fall. Adam Buxton’s Old Bits DVD is out now from gofasterstripe.com Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support. Extract from 'House Of Woodcock' by Jonny Greenwood. (Phantom Thread (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) smarturl.it/PhantomThreadStrk ) Other music & jingles...
Feb 09, 2018•33 min
Adam talks with director Paul Thomas Anderson (There Will Be Blood, Punch Drunk Love, Boogie Nights) about Phantom Thread, Radiohead, Daniel Day Lewis, fatherhood, UK TV comedy and other vitally important business. Adam Buxton’s Old Bits DVD is out now from gofasterstripe.com Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and Matt Lamont for additional editing. Music & jingles by Adam Buxton Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 09, 2018•1 hr 3 min
Adam enjoys a (fairly) family friendly festive talk pudding with Joe Cornish. Gifts are exchanged, the Queen speaks, Eggcorns are munched, messages are read out, slivers of information about Joe’s new film are extracted and the Tom Cruise Doodle Story makes an unexpected (partial) comeback! Adam Buxton’s Old Bits DVD is out now from gofasterstripe.com Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support. Music & jingles by Adam Buxton Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...
Dec 25, 2017•1 hr 27 min
Adam talks to British stand up comedian Romesh Ranganathan about life in Los Angeles, race and diversity in comedy (funnier than that sounds) dealing with negative criticism (a favourite topic!) and the delicate business of exploiting your family for entertainment purposes. There’s also some freestyle rapping that should provoke some considerable insecurity for the so called giants of the hip hop community. Adam Buxton’s Old Bits DVD is out now from gofasterstripe.com Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mit...
Dec 16, 2017•1 hr 24 min
Adam talks to Thomas Dolby about his pioneering adventures in the music and tech industry, including revealing tales of close encounters with Michael Jackson and David Bowie. Adam Buxton’s Old Bits DVD is out now from gofasterstripe.com Download the free Adam Buxton App for more jingles, videos and exclusive podcast episodes. Prints - roomfifty.com Thanks to Seamus Murphy Mitchell for production support and Matt Lamont for additional editing. Music & jingles by Adam Buxton Hosted on Acast. S...
Dec 09, 2017•1 hr 7 min
