Coffee & Flowers: A podcast about The National

Christopher Hooton and David Rapson
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In season 1, the band guide us through their dark but hopeful album, 'Boxer'.

  1. EPISODE 1

    S1 Ep0: Welcome & Why

    A warm welcome to Coffee & Flowers, explaining who, what and why.

    14 min

  2. EPISODE 2

    S1 Ep1: 'Fake Empire'

    We begin exploring 'Boxer' with a tiptoe through the album's melancholic first track, exploring the real, the fake, and the big opener that almost wasn't.

    25 min

  3. EPISODE 3

    S1 Ep2: 'Mistaken For Strangers'

    We consider the unmagnicifcent lives of adults and the reluctant deal we all make with the world as we leave youth.

    42 min

  4. EPISODE 4

    S1 Ep3: 'Brainy'

    We follow the footsteps of two people in a game of cat and mouse with help from Brainy herself, Carin Besser.

    32 min

  5. EPISODE 5

    S1 Ep4: 'Squalor Victoria'

    We consider the unheavenly travails of white-collar employment in a track that, for Matt, was all about restraint.

    29 min

  6. EPISODE 6

    S1 Ep5: 'Green Gloves'

    This episode we find a tender exploration of humans, their objects, and the connections we form.

    34 min

  7. EPISODE 7

    S1 Ep6: 'Slow Show'

    The album hits its mid-point and a fork in the roads: to go to the party, or to stay in? We explore the pros and cons of socialising and the curious lure of home.

    42 min

  8. EPISODE 8

    S1 Ep7: 'Apartment Story'

    Unpacking 'Slow Show's "fraternal twin", we consider relationships within four walls. How do we enjoy comfort when it all too often rubs up against claustrophobia?

    37 min
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In season 1, the band guide us through their dark but hopeful album, 'Boxer'.

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