Word In Your Ear
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Today’s combined position on our country charts.
Ranking history
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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 10 | #186 | #163 |
About the show
Latest episodes
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Roxy, Traffic, Nick Drake, Mott the Hoople & the magic of Island Records
October 8, 2026 · 40 minThe third instalment of ‘The Island Book of Records’ is out, another sumptuous, elegantly designed, LP-sized chronicle of every album released on this most fabled of labels, in this case between 1971-72. They’re edited by Neil Storey who…
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Gary Kemp bought Brian Epstein’s address book and discovered ‘the DNA of the Beatles’
October 7, 2026 · 44 minA lifelong Beatles obsessive, Gary Kemp bought Epstein’s black leather address book at auction and (with Simon Halfon) researched its 404 names to construct a picture of him, “a 360-degree look” built around musicians, managers…
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‘Metal Machine Music is a masterpiece!’ David Holzer has played it 1,000 times
October 6, 2026 · 42 minDavid Holzer was a Lou Reed fan from the moment he saw Walk On The Wild Side on Top Of The Pops but avoided Metal Machine Music for 42 years as it was supposedly unlistenable. He was transfixed when he finally heard it, began playing it…
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Todd Rundgren’s outbursts, ‘too old to mosh’ & the happiest and saddest songwriters
October 4, 2026 · 54 minA long-running conversation that shifts from major to minor, back to major and all notes inbetween, this week’s lyrics including … … can people who write ‘happy’ ever be cool? … the best drummer who isn’t a drummer? … when will Oasis buy…
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Jon Savage loathed the 1976 singles chart so he’s made an album of should-have-been hits
September 29, 2026 · 38 minJon Savage detested the UK’s mid-‘70s hits with a vengeance, “records so bad they made you want to strangle every deejay on Radio One, especially Dave Lee Travis”. Which is why he’s compiled ‘Jon Savage’s 1976: Something Was Going To…
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Stevie Wonder’s masterpiece and the daft, chequered history of Ties In Rock!
September 28, 2026 · 58 minThe two-man conversational canoe paddles the rock and roll tideway, stopping off this week at … … Van Morrison’s set-opener is Kidney Stew Blues by Eddie ‘Cleanhead’ Vinson. Do people have to play their big hits? … what’s the key…
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Why can’t brothers in bands ever get along?
September 21, 2026 · 1 hr 0 minWhile Mark Ellen visits his Scottish estates, David Hepworth and Alex Gold keep the home fires burning with a wide-ranging conversation, taking in: • why every band containing a pair of brothers seems to inevitably succumb to fraternal…
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Sid Griffin: the Long Ryders leader laughs at the absurdity of teenage life!
September 18, 2026 · 37 minA whole new format we’ve invented for people who’ve been guests before and were so entertaining we wanted them back. So we’ve devised some random questions to spark a few memories and revelations. First up, Sid Griffin of the Long Ryders…