Mark Steadman

Indie music blogger Kamala Adams joins Mark to discuss all things modern indie, and to define what “modern” means. * (00:00) - Introduction * (05:22) - Kamala's pick: Porridge Radio * (07:40) - Mark's pick: The Corteeners * (10:28) - Kamala's pick: Wolf Alice

To commemorate Towel Day 2021, Mark, Danny, and the Jons present the worst bits of Beware of the Leopard. These are all the bits that are normally cut from the main body of the episode and shoved to the back, to sit in shame and think about what they did.

Mark talks vinyl and hunts down new music to enjoy, with music podcaster Elliott Farrar. * (00:00) - Introduction * (09:26) - Elliott's pick: Weird!, by Yungblud * (13:04) - Mark's pick: RTJ4, by Run the Jewels * (16:06) - Elliott's pick: Girlfriends, by

Mark is joined by super-talented singer-songwriter Bryony Williams. Bryony realised she could sing in her early teens, and spent most of her mid-to-late teens honing her craft. At nineteen she was in the electro-pop duo Field Harmonics, and has been recording solo since 2018. * (00:00) - Introduction * (05:50)

Mark kicks off a music mini-season with artist manager Ella Gregg, who’s been supporting emerging music artists since she was a teenager. Tech has always been an important aspect of Ella’s work, including her early days helping artists get their work played in films or adverts. * (00:00)

Mark, Danny and the Jons present the Hitchhiker’s Guide to getting on in years. In our new format, each panelist writes a short essay on the given topic, in the style of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, the book with the large friendly letters on the cover.

Many people are intrigued by the depiction of their profession in popular fiction, and none more so than librarians, like this week’s guest Owen Stephens. * (00:00) - Introduction * (06:35) - Owen's pick: Bunny Watson * (12:13) - Mark's pick: Horace Worblehat * (18:33)

Whether they cover an entire life or centre on a pivotal moment, biopics are often Oscar fodder, and are frequently conic. In this episode, Mark and podcaster and web developer Aaron Conway get straight down to business, ranking the best biopics around. * (00:00) - Introduction * (02:29) - Aaron&

Journalist Eliza Lita is a self-confessed bookworm, but her early reading focused more on non-fiction work. As a result, she’s picked up a wide variety of useful knowledge, and kept her curiosity alive. She and Mark share an appreciation for good crime fiction, and Eliza has some tips to