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James Acaster on skateboarding
23 oktober 2026 · 34 min
Comedian, experimental musician and traitor, James Acaster joins this week's episode of Talk The Line to share his fascination with skateboarding. This week James releases Star. A Verse and a Chorus – the debut from his new (but not really) project The Wow! Scenario – with help from longtime musician friend Graeme Wicks, and guest vocalists BC Camplight and Emma Daman. Lees meer
On Talk The Line we speak to brilliant people about the beautiful detours that make a creative life interesting – those unusual fascinations and obsessions that sometimes lie far away from their day job as musicians, directors, comedians and actors. New episodes drop every Friday wherever you get your podcasts.
Talk The Line is a podcast from UK music magazine The Line of Best Fit and is co-produced by Emmeline Armitage and Paul Bridgewater with music by Seams.
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La Roux on Frasier
16 oktober 2026 · 42 min
It’s tossed salad and scrambled eggs time on Talk The Line this week as Elly Jackson - better known as La Roux - joins host Emmeline Armitage to explore her Frasier fandom.Jackson drops Old Flames, the fourth La Roux studio album - and her first in six years - on 6 November, with live dates in North America and to follow throughout February and March next year. Lees meer
On Talk The Line we speak to brilliant people about the beautiful detours that make a creative life interesting – those unusual fascinations and obsessions that sometimes lie far away from their day job as musicians, directors, comedians and actors. New episodes drop every Friday wherever you get your podcasts.
Talk The Line is a podcast from UK music magazine The Line of Best Fit and is co-produced by Emmeline Armitage and Paul Bridgewater with music by Seams.
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Stargazer host Iona Bielby on James McNeill Whistler
9 oktober 2026 · 34 min
A rising force in the new era of interviewing, Iona Bielby is host of Stargazer, where her musical guests lie down side-by-side inside a homemade blanket fort decorated with fairy lights and paper-cut stars for candid and unscripted conversations. An Art History graduate, Bielby was also the founder of New Fine Art Exchange, a platform which allows artists from around the world to publicise and sell their art – and today she's talking about one of her favourite artists, American painter James McNeill Whistler! Lees meer
On Talk The Line we speak to brilliant people about the beautiful detours that make a creative life interesting – those unusual fascinations and obsessions that sometimes lie far away from their day job as musicians, directors, comedians and actors. New episodes drop every Friday wherever you get your podcasts.
Talk The Line is a podcast from UK music magazine The Line of Best Fit and is co-produced by Emmeline Armitage and Paul Bridgewater, with music by Seams.
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Skinshape on foraging
2 oktober 2026 · 33 min
Under the name Skinshape, the incredibly prolific British songwriter, producer and former Palace bandmember William Dorey has crafted a sonic universe of sun-dappled, lo-fi dreamscapes across ten records but for this episode of Talk the Line he's going in deep on his passion for mushroom foraging. Lees meer
Dorey kicks off a short European tour this November, following the release of the eleventh Skinshape album Chapman's Pool on 30 October.
On Talk The Line we speak to brilliant people about the beautiful detours that make a creative life interesting – those unusual fascinations and obsessions that sometimes lie far away from their day job as musicians, directors, comedians and actors. New episodes drop every Friday wherever you get your podcasts.
Talk The Line is a podcast from UK music magazine The Line of Best Fit and is co-produced by Emmeline Armitage and Paul Bridgewater, with music by Seams.
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Ellur on the Brontes
25 september 2026 · 38 min
Halifax-born singer/songwriter Ella McNamara – better known as Ellur – reveals her fascination with fellow West Yorkshire writers and poets Charlotte, Emily and Anne Bronte. Lees meer
Ellur tours the UK throughout October with Antony Szmierek and plays a series of headline shows in November, with dates in Manchester, Leeds and London. Find out more at ellur.biz.
On Talk The Line we speak to brilliant people about the beautiful detours that make a creative life interesting – those unusual fascinations and obsessions that sometimes lie far away from their day job as musicians, directors, comedians and actors. New episodes drop every Friday wherever you get your podcasts.
Talk The Line is a podcast from UK music magazine The Line of Best Fit and is co-produced by Emmeline Armitage and Paul Bridgewater, with music by Seams.
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Baby Queen on South African birds
18 september 2026 · 31 min
Singer and songwriter Bella Latham's childhood and adolescence in South Africa is the jumping off point for her discussion with host Emmeline Armitage for this episode of Talk The Line as Latham guides us through her memories of avian wildlife in her birth country. Lees meer
The new Baby Queen record I Hope You Don’t Remember Me was released back in July and see Latham moving away from the broad generational commentary of her 2023 debut Quarter Life Crisis for a more introspective and self-interrogative through line.
In Talk The Line, our resident artist and curious interviewer Emmeline Armitage speaks to brilliant people about their unusual fascinations and obsessions that sometimes lie far away from their day job as musicians, directors, comedians and actors.
Talk The Line is a podcast from UK music magazine The Line of Best Fit and is co-produced by Emmeline Armitage and Paul Bridgewater, with music by Seams.
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Mykki Blanco on cafe culture
11 september 2026 · 29 min
In Talk The Line, our resident artist and curious interviewer Emmeline Armitage speaks to brilliant people about their unusual fascinations and obsessions that sometimes lie far away from their day job as musicians, directors, comedians and actors. Lees meer
In this week's episode, rapper, performance artist, writer, poet and activist Mykki Blanco talks about cafe culture, the inspiration for his new record Cafe Paradiso.
Talk The Line is a podcast from UK music magazine The Line of Best Fit and is co-produced by Emmeline Armitage and Paul Bridgewater, with music by Seams.
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Hayden Thorpe on Orford Ness
4 september 2026 · 37 min
In Talk The Line, our resident artist and curious interviewer Emmeline Armitage speaks to brilliant people about their unusual fascinations and obsessions that sometimes lie far away from their day job as musicians, directors, comedians and actors. Lees meer
Today we're talking to singer and songwriter Hayden Thorpe about Orford Ness, a former Ministry of Defence weapons development site during both World Wars and the Cold War tht was acquired by the National Trust in 1993 and left to re-wild. Orford Ness is where RADAR was invented, where camouflage was developed and where bombs were first strapped to planes. As a result, it was on Ness that missiles designed to deliver atomic payloads were tested and perfected. It remains a place of paradox, mystery and constant evolution for Thorpe, whose 2024 record Ness is an ode to the physical place and the book it inspired, written by celebrated nature writer Robert Macfarlane and illustrator Stanley Donwoood.
Talk The Line is a podcast from UK music magazine The Line of Best Fit and is co-produced by Emmeline Armitage and Paul Bridgewater, with music by Seams.
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Karan Kandhari on ancient Greece
28 augustus 2026 · 34 min
In Talk The Line, our resident artist and curious interviewer Emmeline Armitage speaks to brilliant people about their unusual fascinations and obsessions that sometimes lie far away from their day job as musicians, directors, comedians and actors. Lees meer
To open our third season, we're talking about Ancient Greece with British–Indian film director, screenwriter, and cinematographer Karan Kandhari – best known for his award-winning short film Hard Hat and feature-length directorial debut Sister Midnight , which premiered in the Directors' Fortnight section of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival and earned him a BAFTA nomination the following year.
Talk The Line is a podcast from UK music magazine The Line of Best Fit and is co-produced by Emmeline Armitage and Paul Bridgewater, with music by Seams.
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TALK THE LINE returns
24 augustus 2026 · 1 min
Back after a few years on hiatus, Talk The Line is back this week for its third season! A podcast about the beautiful detours that make a creative life interesting, our resident artist and curious interviewer Emmeline Armitage speaks to brilliant people about their unusual fascinations and obsessions. Expect intimate discussions about everything from Roller Derby to Rachmaninoff with your beloved (or perhaps new favourite) musicians, writers, directors and change-makers. Lees meer
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Beverly Glenn-Copeland on singing the day
30 april 2021 · 21 min
Beverly Glenn-Copeland talks to Jen Long about how singing the day helps him through the pandemic. Lees meer
The reissue of Glenn-Copeland's 1986 masterpiece, Keyboard Fantasies is out now via Transgressive, marking the 35th anniversary of its original release and features restored original artwork and liner notes by Robyn.
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Dodie on knitting
23 april 2021 · 24 min
Dodie talks to Jen Long about how knitting helped her through the lockdowns. Her debut album Build A Problem is released on 7 May 2021.
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RAYE on jigsaw puzzles
9 april 2021 · 25 min
23-year-old South London-born singer and songwriter Raye talks about discovering a passion for jigsaw puzzles during the pandemic. RAYE's new mini-album Euphoric Sad Songs is out now and her new single with Joel Corry and David Guetta "Bed" has just hit gone top five in the UK Official Charts. Lees meer
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Fran Healy on directing
26 maart 2021 · 21 min
Travis frontman Fran Healy speaks to Jen Long from his LA home about leaning into his love of directing videos during lockdown for this episode of Talk The Line. Travis’ new album 10 Songs is out now on BMG and their debut album Good Feeling is being reissued on vinyl for the first time on 2 April. Lees meer
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Julien Baker on trail running
12 maart 2021 · 31 min
Julien Baker – Tennessee-born singer/songwriter and one third of Boygenius – talks about her love of trail running.
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Lava La Rue on visual arts
5 maart 2021 · 23 min
As the founding member of the NiNE8 collective, musician, singer and artist Lava La Rue has curated incredible projects across the worlds of art, music and fashion, as well as establishing her own solo career with debut single "Widdit", and this year's Butter-Fly EP. She joins host Jen Long on this episode of Talk the Line to talk about creating art during the pandemic. Lees meer
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Tom Jones and the art of reimagination
26 februari 2021 · 30 min
Sir Tom Jones talks to Jen Long about the artists and songs that inspired him on new record Surrounded By Time, and his approach to re-imagining those tracks for a whole new audience.
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Jim White on his passion for finding old things
29 oktober 2018 · 33 min
DIY outlier musician Jim White tells us about his passion for finding old things in a special podcast recorded at this year's End of the Road Festival.
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Alessia Cara on growing pains and the awkwardness of adolescence
16 oktober 2018 · 28 min
Canadian popstar and singer/songwriter Alessia Cara talks about the awkwardness of adolescence.
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Japanese Breakfast's Michelle on her love of Korean food
3 oktober 2018 · 26 min
Michelle Zauner - aka Philadelphia pop experimentalist Japanese Breakfast - talks about her love of Korean food to host Jen Long.
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Interpol's Paul Banks explains the noble art of boxing
21 augustus 2018 · 31 min
Interpol frontman Paul Banks explains the noble art of boxing to Jen Long. The band's sixth album Marauder is released on 24 August via Matador.
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Miles Kane and his passion for WWE - American Wrestling
6 augustus 2018 · 30 min
Miles Kane joins presenter Jen Long to explore his passion for WWE - American Wrestling. Lees meer
With a career stretching back to his mid-teens, Kane's been one of indie rock's most prolific collaborators - notably as part of The Last Shadow Puppets, the band he formed with Alex Turner from Arctic Monkeys. This year he releases Coup De Grace - only his third solo album - which is named for a wrestling move made famous by Finn Balor. Balor also appears in Kane's recent video for "Cry on My Guitar".
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Two Door Cinema Club on Northern Ireland and The Troubles
22 juni 2018 · 53 min
Two Door Cinema Club's Kevin Baird talks to us on this episode about his fascination with a difficult period for his home country of Northern Ireland. Lees meer
Baird is a founding member of Two Door Cinema Club, probably the most successful rock band to ever come out of Northern Ireland. The three members of Two Door met as teenagers in Bangor and made their TV debut at the age of sixteen on a BBC TV music talent show - where they came last.
In 2007 they conquered social media and chose music over University, releasing their debut EP Four Words to Stand On, the following year. Two Door have had massive success across the world with three massive-selling albums including their platinum-debut Tourist History.
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Stella Donnelly explains the menstrual cycle
15 juni 2018 · 39 min
On this episode, we're talking to Wales-born and Australia-raised songwriter Stella Donnelly about her fascination with the menstrual cycle. Lees meer
Donnelly was born and raised in Wales before moving to Australia at the age of ten. Fifteen years later she's one of her adopted country's brightest musical hopes, abandoning her plans to study social work at University in favour of signing to legendary indie label Secretly Canadian.
Stellla is an honest and confrontational lyricist, with signature track "Boys Will Be Boys" addressing victim blaming and written to the rapist of her friend. It features on Stella's debut EP -which gets a reissue this month - and was originally put out on Melbourne's Healthy Tapes label last year, selling out four cassette pressings.
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The Hold Steady's Craig Finn on why baseball is the only sport that matters
8 juni 2018 · 41 min
Minnesota-born Craig Finn is the frontman of The Hold Steady and as a huge baseball fan has never been shy about his support for hometown team the Minnesota Twins, even penning a fight song for them back in 2010 - and today we're talking to him about why it's the only sport that matters to him. Lees meer
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Chris and Keith from We Are Scientists explain the appeal of Jack Reacher
1 juni 2018 · 59 min
Chris and Keith from We Are Scientists go deep in chat on their literary obsession: Jack Reacher, the fictional character created by British author Lee Child.
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Neko Case and why she's inspired by the warrior women of history
25 mei 2018 · 43 min
Legendary singer and performer Neko Case tells us why she's inspired by the warrior women of history.
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Tove Styrke on the concept of personality
11 mei 2018 · 42 min
Swedish pop star Tove Styrke tells us about her fascination with personality.
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Max Richter on his fascination with Haruki Murakami
4 mei 2018 · 46 min
Max Richer - one of the first composers to combine classical and electronic elements with a post rock sensibility – tells us out one of his favourite writers, the Japanese-born Haruki Murakami.
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Andrew W.K. explains why partying hard became his life philosophy
27 april 2018 · 47 min
Partying hard remains integral to everything California-born legendary Andrew W.K. does - he’s built a life philosophy around it – and (of course) that’s what we’re talking to Andrew about today for our fiftieth episode!
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Hot Chip's Alexis Taylor and his obsession with Vuokko Nurmesniemi , the creator of Marimekko's iconic Jokapoika shirt
20 april 2018 · 52 min
Alexis Taylor, the co-founder of the legendary Hot Chip is obsessed with Finnish-born Vuokko Nurmesniemi , the creator of Marimekko's iconic Jokapoika shirt.
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Jamz Supernova takes up deep into the Shondaverse
13 april 2018 · 43 min
South East London-born DJ and presenter Jamz Supernova is a TV boxset junkie and for this episode of Talk The Line we're discussing the work of Shonda Rhimes, the hugely influential television producer, screenwriter, and author who created shows such as Grey's Anatomy and Scandal - affectionally known as the Shondaverse! Lees meer
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Kate Nash on why Buffy The Vampire Slayer is so important to her
30 maart 2018 · 58 min
Kate Nash is a massive fan of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. In Halloween 2012, she staged a version of the season six musical episode "Once More, with Feeling" at an East London theatre. She tells us just why the iconic TV show is so important to her.
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Tracey Thorn on taking walks around London
16 maart 2018 · 43 min
In this episode of Talk The Line, Everything But The Girl's Tracey Thorn talks about the long walks she takes around her hometown of London. Lees meer
Across four decades Thorn's songs and writing have offered up a clear-eyed woman’s view of the immediate world around her; from the acerbic teen love songs of her first early-eighties band Marine Girls, through sixteen years as one half of articulate multi-million-selling duo Everything But The Girl to her recent acclaimed memoirs and journalism.
This year she released her first solo album of entirely original material for seven years, titled "Record". Tracey has described the album as "nine feminist bangers" and it includes collaborations with the likes of Warpaint, Shura and Corinne Bailey Rae. She says that "Record’ represents that sense of liberation that comes in the aftermath, from embarking on a whole new 'no fucks given' phase of life."
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Spector's Fred Macpherson tells the history of Pizza Express
9 maart 2018 · 54 min
In this episode of Talk The Line, Spector's Fred Macpherson talks us through his surprising affection for (and knowledge of) the Pizza Express restaurant chain - recorded live in a real Pizza Express in East London! Lees meer
Fred was already a mainstay of the East London indie scene before forming Spector in 2011. Playing their first shows at Efes Snooker Club in East London, the hype around the group around Spector rose quickly resulting in them signing with Fiction Records, the home of The Cure and scoring a nomination for BBC’s Sound of 2012 poll.
Dropping their debut record Enjoy It While It Lasts that same year, the band were hailed with critical acclaim for the LP’s irresistible songwriting and witty wordplay. They followed this up with their second album Moth Boys and they return this year with their first new music in three years.
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Kojey Radical and his passion for mixed martial arts
2 februari 2018 · 48 min
London-based rapper and poet Kojey Radical tells us in detail about his passion for mixed martial arts.
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Dream Wife's Rakel Mjöll on the Icelandic art of storytelling
26 januari 2018 · 47 min
As Icelandic-born and California raised Rakel Mjöll – Dream Wife's larger than life vocalist tells us – Icelanders are incredibly protective and proud of their culture and past which is rich in tales of monsters, spirits, elves and trolls. This is shown through their passionate storytelling, which has occupied a central place in Icelandic history since the first settlers from Norway and the British Isles reached the island in the late 9th and early 10th century. Lees meer
Punk trio Dream Wife came together while they were studying visual arts at Brighton University, with roommates Rakel and Bella roping in fellow student Alice to create a fake girl band for a course project.
Of course the fake band proved to be something of real substance and soon Dream Wife were putting on some of the best live shows around and recording tracks like their signature anthem "Somebody", inspired by the SlutWalk, the grassroots protest march that calls for an end to rape culture.
Dream Wife also collaborate with the Girls Against campaign, which was formed by three teenage girls to raise awareness of, and reduce sexual harassment at gigs and concerts. At their concerts they make sure there's an even footing between performers and audience and they on a mission to support women taking up space at shows.
Mjöll was already a veteran of the Reykjavík music and arts scene before she headed to the UK to study. She's sung with bands such as Útidúr, Sykur and Halleluwah and comes from a highly creative family of that includes her uncle Ragnar Kjartansson — the famed performance artist.
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Marika Hackman on her favourite condiments
19 januari 2018 · 31 min
British singer/songwriter Marika Hackman's had an incredible 18 months - last year's album "I'm Not Your Man" ditched the pastoral folk sound of her debut and found her treading new ground, asserting her credentials as one of the UK's most fierce and interesting artiss. Right now she's in the middle of touring Europe with the mighty Alt-J but we caught up with her at last year's By The Sea Festival in Margate for our chat. Lees meer
It's a testament to Marika Hackman's sense of humour that when we asked her to choose something she was obsessed with for this episode of Talk The Line, she told us she wanted to talk about her favourite condiments.
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Metronomy's Joe Mount on his fascination with architecture
12 januari 2018 · 38 min
Now based in Paris, we caught up with Metronomy's Joe Mount on a trip back to the UK for a chat about his fascination with architecture. Lees meer
Mount is the mastermind behind Metronomy, one of the UK's most inventive, loved and successful bands. Joe formed Metronomy as a teenage bedroom project in his home town of Totnes, Devon and it took shape when he moved to Brighton to study music and visual art. Releasing the debut album Pip Paine (Pay the £5000 You Owe) in 2006, Metronomy became one of the more complex and considered characters of the burgeoning nu-rave scene.
Relocating to London in 2008, Metronomy played a string of shows as trio with a very creative aesthetic which included outfits decorated in push-on bulbs and a series of choreographed routines. Completely changing it up with a new line up that included bassist Olubenga and drummer Anna, Metronomy's album The English Riviera was released in 2011 and is considered to be one of the most visionary pop records this decade. The album was smart, literate and catchy, and earned itself a nomination for the 2011 Mercury Prize. The gorgeous and just as innovative Love Letters followed in 2013 and in 2016 they released Summer 08, named after the last summer Joe had spent not playing the festival circuit.
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Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, high priest of the Ásatrúarfélagið, on paganism
22 december 2017 · 42 min
Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson’s a career as a professional musician dates back to the early ’70s. He’s worked with the likes of Björk, Current 93 and Psychic TV. As a composer he’s worked on more than twenty-five films, including the award-winning score for the Oscar-nominated Children of Nature. Lees meer
He’s a longtime collaborator and friend of Sigur Rós and this year he designed a rune for their inaugural arts festival Norður og Niður which takes place on the shortest, darkest days of Iceland's Winter later this month. The festival’s name translates as 'may you go north and down’ which means telling someone or something to go to hell.
Hilmar is also the allsherjargoði - the "high priest” of the Ásatrúarfélagið - Iceland’s pagan religious church which he joined at the age of sixteen, shortly after it was founded. It’s a religion of respect and tolerance that reflects the Icelandic society and its values and we met him in Reykjavik during this year’s Iceland Airwaves festival to him to find out more about paganism.
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Torres on ASMR and its triggers
17 november 2017 · 34 min
Torres - aka 26-year-old musician Mackenzie Scott - talks about her experiences of autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) – the tingling sensation on the skin that usually begins on the scalp and moves down the neck and spine in response to external stimuli - often acoustic or visual. We met with Mackenzie in Reykjavík earlier this month where she was performing as part of Iceland Airwaves. Lees meer
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Ólafur Arnalds on the joy of collaboration
10 november 2017 · 46 min
Ólafur Arnalds is one of Iceland’s top composers and probably best known in the UK for his BAFTA-award Lees meer
Last year he released the album Island Songs which saw him connect with local musicians across his home country to create a community-based portrait of Icelandic music.
Collaboration is a very important part of the way BAFTA-winning composer Ólafur Arnaldsapproaches music. Just a couple of days after a companion film to the Island Songs project premiered in Iceland – an album which saw him connect with local musicians across his home country to create a community-based portrait of Icelandic music – we sat down with him to talk about why working with other musicians is so vital.
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Belle and Sebastian's Stuart Murdoch on the human condition
13 oktober 2017 · 50 min
Spirituality and religion have been re-ocurring themes in the lyrics of Belle and Sebastian's Stuart Murdoch. In this episode of Talk The Line we talk to him about one of the grandest themes we’ve ever tackled: The Human Condition.
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Anne Marie on the challenges women and girls face in living up to somebody else's idea of the perfect body
22 september 2017 · 43 min
BRITs-nominated popstar Anne-Marie talks about the challenges women and girls face in living up to somebody else's idea of the perfect body.
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Copafeel founder Kris Hallenga on her love of Cornwall
15 september 2017 · 49 min
Kris Hallenga has one of the most inspiring stories of our times. After being diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 23 she founded the charity Copafeel with her sister and a mission to educate women about the dangers of late diagnosis. Kris moved to Cornwall last year after many years of London life and that's what we're talking to her about in this episode of Talk The Line. Lees meer
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Julia Jacklin and her fascination with magic
8 september 2017 · 39 min
An obsession with magic gave Julia Jacklin an epiphany. She explains why in a special podcast recorded at End of the Road Festival. Lees meer
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Nadine Shah and the taboo of mental health
18 augustus 2017 · 55 min
Singer/songwriter Nadine Shah talks about the taboo of mental health in a revealing chat,
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Vanessa White and her love of '90s R&B
11 augustus 2017 · 38 min
After leaving British girl-group The Saturdays, Vanessa White is beginning to carve out a solo career influenced by the music she fell in love with as a child. She tells Jen Long just why she loves ‘90s R&B so much. Lees meer
You can also listen to a companion playlist of all the artists Vanessa and Jen talk about over on Spotify.
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Martine McCutcheon retells the history of Henry VIII
4 augustus 2017 · 40 min
Actress, singer and British institution Martine McCutcheon retells the history of 16th-century British monarch Henry VIII in her own words.
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Amanda Palmer on taboos
28 juli 2017 · 47 min
Amanda Palmer doesn't shy away from talking about the difficult things in her life - something that her interviewers often find hard to keep up with. She talks candidly about those things with our host Jen Long for this special episode of Talk the Line. Lees meer