We're taking a break from the real life and heading for fantasy this week as we tackle a Queen Fantasy Set List! Ro presents Simon his set list for a Queen gig you won't see anywhere else, full of interesting ideas and controversial strategies #pql Want to experience Ro's Queen gig? Check out our Spotify playlist for Ro's Fantasy Set List, though we recommend checking it out after you've heard the pod! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7dJZoMywxY2ZUMupBjMQE9?si=2275ce8c51eb4d6f Follow Queenpod o...
Jul 11, 2023•56 min•Season 4Ep. 12
We don't have time for no monkeybusiness on this week's pod (okay, maybe a little) as we take a look at Mr. Bad Guy! Simon & Ro sit down to chat all about Freddie Mercury's first solo album, analysing the big tracks, discussing the context of the album's creation and evaluating its success as we look back on it from 2023. Don't go chasing rainbows, kids, and #playqueenloud Follow Queenpod on social media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thequeenpod Twitter: https://twitter.com/thequeenpod ...
Jul 04, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 4Ep. 11
Long live Flash! We continue our deep dive into Flash Gordon this week, as Michael Legge returns to join Simon & Ro to chat about Side B of Queen's bonkers soundtrack album, from the Planet of the Tree Men to the one and only Hero! #pql Follow Queenpod on social media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thequeenpod Twitter: https://twitter.com/thequeenpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thequeenpod/ Check out our patreon to support the pod in return for exclusive goodies like early acces...
Jun 27, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 4Ep. 10
Gordon's Alive?! We're returning to our journey through Queen's studio albums this week, taking a look at Side A of the band's spectacular soundtrack album Flash Gordon! Simon & Ro are joined by comedian and Flash mega fan Michael Legge to talk all about the first 8 tracks of the album, as well as the album's unique position amongst the rest of the Queen catalogue and its relationship with the Flash Gordon film #pql Follow Queenpod on social media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thequeenp...
Jun 20, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 4Ep. 9
We're returning to the Smile years this week as Simon & Ro are joined by Smile's keyboardist, Chris Smith! Chris, who now has his own band the CJ Smith Band and has written a book called The Smile File, is full of wonderful stories and amazing tales from his time at Ealing College with Freddie and Smile. #pql Follow Queenpod on social media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thequeenpod Twitter: https://twitter.com/thequeenpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thequeenpod/ Check out our p...
Jun 13, 2023•50 min•Season 4Ep. 8
This week Simon & Ro are joined by Fergus March aka. Producer Giles! Giles talks about his work with Simon on Queen The Greatest Live which evolves into a broader chat about what it's like to work with the legends that are Brian & Roger. Full of wonderful stories, insightful analysis and of course plenty of Queen Played Loud #pql Follow Queenpod on social media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thequeenpod Twitter: https://twitter.com/thequeenpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the...
Jun 06, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 4Ep. 7
This week Simon & Ro are going deep on The Queen Extravaganza, the official Queen tribute band! We chat all about their latest, incredible tour and what makes the band unique as a tribute act. Plus, we have some exclusive interviews with all the members of the band that you can't hear anywhere else! #pql Follow Queenpod on social media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thequeenpod Twitter: https://twitter.com/thequeenpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thequeenpod/ Check out our patreo...
May 30, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 4Ep. 6
Author and Queen archivist Greg Brooks returns to the Queenpod this week for an in-depth chat about the amazing Miracle Collectors Edition box set released last year! Greg talks to Ro & Simon all about what goes into putting these incredible box sets together, as well as the brand new and rearranged Queen tracks that appear on the collection. #pql Follow Queenpod on social media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thequeenpod Twitter: https://twitter.com/thequeenpod Instagram: https://www.ins...
May 23, 2023•58 min•Season 4Ep. 5
Sooz returns to the pod this week, joining Simon & Ro in discussing the amazing Queen+ Adam Lambert Rhapsody Tour! Sooz tells us all about her very first Queen gig, plus we hear from some of you awesome listeners on your favourite moments from the show! #pql Follow Queenpod on social media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thequeenpod Twitter: https://twitter.com/thequeenpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thequeenpod/ Check out our patreon to support the pod in return for exclusive go...
May 16, 2023•36 min•Season 4Ep. 4
Simon & Ro are joined in the pod booth by legendary British comedian and writer of We Will Rock You (as well as a few other classics) - Ben Elton! We chat to Ben (via the power of zoom, so Ben's audio isn't always the cleanest we're afraid) all about the incredible rock theatrical, from his first meeting with Queen over 20 years ago to the show's return to the West End at the London Coliseum this summer! #pql Follow Queenpod on social media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thequeenpod Twit...
May 09, 2023•53 min•Season 4Ep. 3
We're celebrating the (some would say long overdue) knighting of one Sir Brian May! And to bring you fascinating insights into the UK Royal Honours System we've brought in comedian, explorer and expert in all things chivalry, Tim FitzHigham! Follow Queenpod on social media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thequeenpod Twitter: https://twitter.com/thequeenpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thequeenpod/ Check out our patreon to support the pod in return for exclusive goodies like early acce...
May 03, 2023•45 min•Season 4Ep. 2
We're back with a bang, kicking off a brand new season of Queenpod with a cracking episode in which Simon and Ro are joined by special guest Sooz Kempner to chat all about the most exciting of things: a brand new piece of Queen music! Plus we chat to one of the genius minds behind Face It Alone's stunning music video, Jake McBride. Things may be a little different, but we're still going to #playqueenloud! Follow Queenpod on social media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thequeenpod Twitter: htt...
Apr 25, 2023•56 min•Season 4Ep. 1
Season 3 has come to end and we're celebrating the highs of the last 10 pods with our usual fan special, featuring loads of questions and letters from you awesome listeners, looking back at the Queen de la Queen and finding out the final 'B-sides' rankings! And of course, we #playqueenloud! Follow us on social media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thequeenpod Twitter: https://twitter.com/thequeenpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thequeenpod/ Check out our patreon to support the pod in ...
Jun 21, 2022•1 hr 38 min•Season 3Ep. 10
Play Roger Taylor Loud! We're delving back into the solo output of the 4 cornerstones of rock this week as Ro, Simon and Sooz take a look at Roger Taylor's first and most recent solo albums, Fun in Space and Outsider, taking a good look at some of the best Roger's Rockers out there! Follow us on social media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thequeenpod Twitter: https://twitter.com/thequeenpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thequeenpod/ Check out our patreon to support the pod in return f...
Jun 14, 2022•1 hr 42 min•Season 3Ep. 9
Queen+ Adam Lambert kicked off the Platinum Jubilee celebrations in style last weekend, so in honour of that Ro and Simon sit down for a Simon Says special, talking a bit about the boys recent performance before remembering Brian's performance on the roof of Buckingham Palace 20 years ago! Released ad-free a special treat for you awesome patreons #pql Follow us on social media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thequeenpod Twitter: https://twitter.com/thequeenpod Instagram: https://www.instagram...
Jun 10, 2022•9 min
Ro, Simon, Sooz and John are back to talk all about The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, which celebrates its 30 year anniversary this year! From Metallica to Liza Minnelli and everyone in between, we chat about it all, as well as sharing our excitement and some predicaments for the Queen+ Adam Lambert's Rhapsody Tour. Follow us on social media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thequeenpod Twitter: https://twitter.com/thequeenpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thequeenpod/ Check out our p...
Jun 07, 2022•1 hr 32 min•Season 3Ep. 8
The start of our journey into 80s Queen continues as Ro, Simon and Sooz gather to chat all about side B of the band's fantastic 8th album, The Game. Due to the themes of one of the songs featured, this pod does contain references to and discussion around themes of suicide and mental health. If you think you may find that difficult to listen to then skip from 25:08 to 38:41 (timecodes are approximate). Follow us on social media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thequeenpod Twitter: https://twitt...
May 31, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Season 3Ep. 7
Ro, Simon & John gather to enter the era of 80s Queen and delve into Side A of The Game, a side that features 3 huge hitters from Greatest Hits! #pql Follow us on social media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thequeenpod Twitter: https://twitter.com/thequeenpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thequeenpod/ Check out our patreon to support the pod in return for exclusive goodies: https://www.patreon.com/queenpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
May 24, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Our journey through all of Queen, track by track, takes us to the band's first ever live album this week! Ro, Simon and Sooz sit down to chat all about Live Killers, from their personal history with the album to their favourite tracks! Follow us on social media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thequeenpod Twitter: https://twitter.com/thequeenpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thequeenpod/ Check out our patreon to support the pod in return for exclusive goodies: https://www.patreon.com/qu...
May 17, 2022•1 hr 29 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Ro, Simon and Sooz sit down with the one and only Spike 'The Duke' Edney in this week's pod for a fun and insightful chat about Spike's career with the Queen family , all the way from when he started working with the band during the Works Tour to the Outsider Tour with Roger Taylor and Queen+ Adam Lambert's upcoming 2022 tour! Follow us on social media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thequeenpod Twitter: https://twitter.com/thequeenpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thequeenpod/ Check o...
May 10, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Ro, Simon, Sooz and John gather to rank Queen's non-album studio recording tracks (give or take a track here and there) in this exciting pod! And if you thought things got heated last week, you ain't heard nothing yet... Follow us on social media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thequeenpod Twitter: https://twitter.com/thequeenpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thequeenpod/ Check out our patreon to support the pod in return for exclusive goodies: https://www.patreon.com/queenpod Hosted o...
May 03, 2022•2 hr 7 min•Season 3Ep. 3
The Queenpod team return as Ro, Simon, Sooz and John gather to talk all about side B of Jazz, with some of the most heated debate the pod has ever seen! Follow us on social media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thequeenpod Twitter: https://twitter.com/thequeenpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thequeenpod/ Check out our patreon to support the pod in return for exclusive goodies: https://www.patreon.com/queenpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Apr 26, 2022•1 hr 37 min•Season 3Ep. 2
We're back! Ro, Simon and Sooz return to your ears to chat all about side A of Jazz in our first episode of series 3, full of the usual surprising facts, insightful analysis and fascinating stories about taxes that you've come to expect from the Queenpod gang. Let's #playqueenloud Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 19, 2022•1 hr 39 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Podmas may have been over for a while now, but that doesn't mean Queenpod has finished giving you treats! Due to popular demand here's the audio version of the second day of Podmas, where Ro and Simon play a game of Queen charades. Now, due to the visual nature of charades, this is one we feel works best as a video (which is why its taken so long to get here), so you can find that video version by clicking on this link - https://youtu.be/7n0OKAIdMjg #pql Follow us on social media Facebook: https...
Jan 27, 2022•3 min•Season 2Ep. 20
On the twelfth day of Podmas... It's the final day of Podmas, and to celebrate Ro is joined by Simon and John to look ahead to Jazz, the album that will kick off Queenpod Season 3! We've had so much fun bringing you a little bit of Queenpod over the last 12 days, thanks to everyone for joining us on our Podmas journey! #playqueenloud Follow us on social media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thequeenpod Twitter: https://twitter.com/thequeenpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thequeenpod/ ...
Jan 05, 2022•11 min•Season 2Ep. 30
On the eleventh day of Podmas... It's the penultimate day of our Podmas celebrations, and Ro & Simon are taking another crack at the Alexa Queen Trivia Challenge, this time aided by John! #playqueenloud and Happy Podmas! Follow us on social media for more Podmas goodies! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thequeenpod Twitter: https://twitter.com/thequeenpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thequeenpod/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jan 04, 2022•14 min•Season 2Ep. 29
On the tenth day of Podmas... That's right, we're on the home stretch of Podmas now, and today we're talking the best Queen related gifts! Ro is joined by Simon and John to chat about the best Queen-themed presents they've ever received! #playqueenloud and Happy Podmas! Follow us on social media for more Podmas goodies! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thequeenpod Twitter: https://twitter.com/thequeenpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thequeenpod/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f...
Jan 03, 2022•11 min•Season 2Ep. 28
On the ninth day of Podmas... Ro, Simon and Sooz are back answering a whole bunch of questions from #hammerlegend Sarah Chapman in this Podmas minipod! #playqueenloud and Happy Podmas! Follow us on social media for more Podmas goodies! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thequeenpod Twitter: https://twitter.com/thequeenpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thequeenpod/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jan 02, 2022•14 min•Season 2Ep. 27
On the eighth day of Podmas... Happy new year! We're celebrating this New Year Day of day's with a minipod where Ro gathers Simon and Sooz to chat ask a seriously important question: Freddie Mercury with a moustache, or without? #playqueenloud and Happy Podmas! Follow us on social media for more Podmas goodies! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thequeenpod Twitter: https://twitter.com/thequeenpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thequeenpod/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...
Jan 01, 2022•11 min•Season 2Ep. 26
On the seventh day of Podmas... Ro gathers Simon and Sooz to have a good old chat about all things Queen in 2021, the year that saw the band, and all us fans, celebrate their 50th anniversaryl! Including an in depth chat with Simon about putting together Queen the Greatest, a rundown of some of the big Queen happenings this past year, and Sooz showing us exactly why we all need her to be on Eastenders. What more could you want? Happy new year from all of us at the Queenpod, and don't forget to #...
Dec 31, 2021•41 min•Season 2Ep. 25
