Adam Buxton

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  1. EP.267 - RICHARD AYOADE & FRANK BLACK (LIVE)

    12/01/2025

    EP.267 - RICHARD AYOADE & FRANK BLACK (LIVE)

    DR BUCKLES' FRANK BLACK SELECTION (SPOTIFY) Adam talks with British writer, director, actor and comedian Richard Ayoade about Wes Anderson, the pain of returning an album, and their shared love of Pixies, before being joined on stage by Pixies frontman Frank Black, who sings a song from his classic solo album Teenager Of The Year and (in a conversation recorded before a Pixies show the previous evening) Frank tells Adam how he really feels about comedians making music and the trauma of his audition for David Fincher's film Zodiac. Conversations recorded face-to-face in London on 18 & 19 March 2024 Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell and Becca Bryers for additional editing, and the team from Crosstown Promotions, especially Richard Walsh, Annalisa Lembo, Ben Saunders, Phil Turner Listen to Adam's album 'Buckle Up'  Order Adam's book 'I Love You Byeee'  Sign up for the newsletter on Adam's website (scroll down on homepage) Podcast illustration by Helen Green NORD VPN EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal  Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! RELATED LINKS FRANK BLACK AND RICHARD AYOADE - HEY (REHEARSAL) - 2024 (YOUTUBE) FRANK BLACK AND RICHARD AYOADE - WHERE IS MY MIND (REHEARSAL) - 2024 (YOUTUBE) FRANK BLACK & THE CATHOLICS - DOG GONE Directed by Adam Buxton and Joe Cornish - 1998 (YOUTUBE) FRANK BLACK - TEENAGER OF THE YEAR 30th ANNIVERSARY EDITION - 2025 (4AD) THE UNFINISHED HARAULD HUGHES (AUDIOBOOK) - 2025 (AUDIBLE) Read by Richard Ayoade, Chris Morris, David Mitchell, Lydia Fox, Noel Fielding, Sally Hawkins, Stephen Merchant PLEASE STOP USING AI TO MAKE WES ANDERSON PARODIES by Stuart Heritage - 2023 (GUARDIAN) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    54 min
  2. EP.263 - ZADIE SMITH

    11/02/2025

    EP.263 - ZADIE SMITH

    Adam talks with author Zadie Smith about fun, trivial things like Wordle start words, men who dress as if they're still young, and the sadness of podcasts becoming TV shows, and then not trivial things like the problems associated with empathy when it comes to politics, war and fiction writing. Plus, what is Zadie's problem with Generation X? Conversation recorded face-to-face in London on 7 October 2025  Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support Podcast illustration by Helen Green Listen to Adam's album 'Buckle Up'  Order Adam's book 'I Love You Byeee'  Sign up for the newsletter on Adam's website (scroll down on homepage) RELATED LINKS DEAD AND ALIVE by Zadie Smith - 2025 (PENGUIN) ZADIE SMITH ON FASHION NEUROSIS PODCAST WITH BELLA FREUD - 2025 (YOUTUBE) ZADIE AND DEVONTÉ HYNES ON 'HOLDING UP THE LADDER' PODCAST - 2025 (ACAST) ZADIE SMITH ON WILD CARD - 2025 (NPR) LISA THATCHER - THE BRILLIANCE OF WHITE TEETH - 2012 CHARLIE KIRK WAS PRACTICING POLITICS THE RIGHT WAY by Ezra Klein - 11 September, 2025 (NY TIMES) CHARLIE KIRK REDEEMED, A POLITICAL CLASS FINDS ITS LOST CAUSE by Ta-Nehisi Coates - 2025 (VANITY FAIR) EZRA KLEIN AND TA-NEHISI COATES HASH OUT THEIR CHARLIE KIRK DISAGREEMENT - 2025 (YOUTUBE) PHILOSOPHERS DESCRIBED BY PEEP SHOW - 2025 (YOUTUBE) ZADIE SMITH ON HOW LANGUAGE UPSETS THE RIGHT - 2025 (YOUTUBE) THANK YOU VERY MUCH - ANDY KAUFMAN DOC (OFFICIAL TRAILER) - 2023 (YOUTUBE) CHRIS SMITH ON JIM CAREY AND ANDY KAUFMAN (ADAM BUXTON PODCAST BONUS) - 2017 (ADAM'S WEBSITE/SOUNDCLOUD) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 14m
  3. EP.265 - LUCY WALKER

    11/17/2025

    EP.265 - LUCY WALKER

    Adam talks with British/American documentarian Lucy Walker about being at the same school, psychedelic drug therapy and whether life's happiness curve is not a downwards slide to the end, but is actually 'U' shaped. Conversation recorded face-to-face in London on 04 September, 2024 Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support Podcast illustration by Helen Green Listen to Adam's album 'Buckle Up'  Order Adam's book 'I Love You Byeee'  Sign up for the newsletter on Adam's website (scroll down on homepage) RELATED LINKS LUCY WALKER WEBSITE WASTELAND Directed by Lucy Walker - 2010 (YOUTUBE) DEVIL'S PLAYGROUND Directed by Lucy Walker - 2002 (YOUTUBE) BLINDSIGHT (OFFICIAL TRAILER) Directed by Lucy Walker - 2006 (YOUTUBE) THE TSUNAMI AND THE CHERRY BLOSSOM (OFFICIAL TRAILER) Directed by Lucy Walker - 2011 (YOUTUBE) THE CRASH REEL (OFFICIAL TRAILER) Directed by Lucy Walker - 2013 (YOUTUBE) MOUNTAIN QUEEN: THE SUMMITS OF LHAKPA SHERPA (OFFICIAL TRAILER) Directed by Lucy Walker - 2024 (YOUTUBE) HOW TO CHANGE YOUR MIND (OFFICIAL TRAILER) Netflix 4-part series about the potential therapeutic benefits of psychedelic drugs presented by Michael Pollan, directed by Lucy Walker and Alison Ellwood FAMOUS SCIENTIST OF 5-MeO-DMT AND INTEGRATED INFORMATION THEORY - 2025 (YOUTUBE) IS LIFE'S HAPPINESS CURVE REALLY U SHAPED? by Daniel Freeman and Jason Freeman - 2015 (GUARDIAN) LYNCHIAN by John Higgs - 2025 (WATERSTONES) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    56 min
  4. S2 EP9: Adam Buxton on podcast rivalry, problematic musical heroes, and abandoning social media.

    03/19/2024

    S2 EP9: Adam Buxton on podcast rivalry, problematic musical heroes, and abandoning social media.

    In the final episode of the series, Louis is in the Spotify studio with lifelong friend, comedian and fellow podcaster, Adam Buxton. In a typically rambling conversation, they chat about problematic musical heroes, Adam’s ascent to podcast royalty and his anxieties about the culture wars which led to him abandoning social media. Expect salty language and an assortment of impressions. Warnings: Strong language and adult themes.  Links/Attachments: ‘Steve Harwell, the former lead singer of Smash Mouth, dies at 56’ - NPR  https://www.npr.org/2023/09/05/1197578311/steve-harwell-the-former-lead-singer-of-smash-mouth-dies-at-56 ‘Tom Hanks’ - The Adam Buxton Podcast  https://www.adam-buxton.co.uk/podcasts/lpbk8k9zbhx54zt-8yl8m-mdzjc-whmf8-2lwfg-emz92-cxnlh-ghwwh-r34cb-sfwnb-kmjcj-x8cgn-gzmzx-xfpt5-x6cma-d8lbc  ‘Kayvan Novak’ - The Adam Buxton Podcast  https://www.adam-buxton.co.uk/podcasts/wmcgmfe7zj7chps-89fa4-2e48e-rwzy8-824b8-4mdjd-2hcs8-chrb2-7y8jj-5pcse-2wtsh-cz8zd-e3cdy-g68s7-3dezn-7k5mw ‘Sarah Silverman’ - The Adam Buxton Podcast https://www.adam-buxton.co.uk/podcasts/wmcgmfe7zj7chps-89fa4-2e48e-rwzy8-824b8-4mdjd ‘Sarah Silverman: ‘There are jokes I made 15 years ago I would absolutely not make today” - The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/global/2017/nov/19/sarah-silverman-interview-jokes-i-made-15-years-ago-i-wouldnt-make-today ‘How the alt-right uses internet trolling to confuse you into dismiss its ideology’ - Vox  https://www.vox.com/2016/11/23/13659634/alt-right-trolling  ‘Iggy Pop isn’t about to whitewash his past’ - New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/01/02/magazine/iggy-pop-interview.html ‘The death of the groupie’ - New Statesman  https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/music/2023/05/death-groupie-music-the-beatles-rolling-stones-nick-cave ‘The Man Who Fell to Earth’ (1976) - Trailer  https://youtu.be/KarWCgIw3Wk?si=j7kC5IKpizNdmq9w  ‘The Ricky Gervais Show’ - Podcast  https://youtu.be/9LtjWxmC6KY?si=pI2hH41OvhpFKd0V  ‘The Adam and Joe Show’ - Channel 4  https://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-adam-and-joe-show (UK Only) ‘Adam and Joe’ - XFM https://www.adamandjoearchive.org/XFM/ ‘Adam and Joe’ - BBC 6 Music  https://www.adamandjoearchive.org/6%20Music/ ‘Jon Ronson On’ - BBC Radio 4  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007mhqc ‘Attack The Block’ (2011) - Trailer  https://youtu.be/m0ntk1o4V3k?si=3fF9U6ljnkuwnW-7 ‘Louis Theroux’ - The Adam Buxton Podcast https://www.adam-buxton.co.uk/podcasts/128 ‘Tash Demetriou’ - The Adam Buxton Podcast https://www.adam-buxton.co.uk/podcasts/lpbk8k9zbhx54zt-8yl8m-mdzjc-whmf8-2lwfg-emz92-cxnlh-ghwwh-r34cb-sfwnb-kmjcj-x8cgn-gzmzx-xfpt5-x6cma-d8lbc-9adl4-5smea ‘Ad reads’ - The Adam Buxton Podcast https://www.adam-buxton.co.uk/sponsor-ads ‘Louis Theroux’ - Diary of a CEO https://youtu.be/cj8ojSVgU9I?si=RX8_ON5riOIZ8Zhn ‘Michael Barbaro: About Those Hmms’ - New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/24/podcasts/daily-newsletter-reporter-diary-summer-playlist.html ‘The Adrenochrome conspiracy theory – pushed by ‘Sound of Freedom’ star – explained' - Forbes https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2023/07/15/the-adrenochrome-conspiracy-theory-pushed-by-sound-of-freedom-star-explained/?sh=218d24645179 Credits: Producer: Millie Chu  Assistant Producer: Maan Al-Yasiri  Production Manager: Francesca Bassett  Music: Miguel D’Oliveira  Executive Producer: Arron Fellows     A Mindhouse Production for Spotify  www.mindhouse.co.uk  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    1h 17m
  5. EP.226 - SAM CAMPBELL

    09/28/2024

    EP.226 - SAM CAMPBELL

    Adam talks with Australian comedian Sam Campbell as they walk around The Latitude Festival and get to know each other. Topics include whether it's OK for a Brit to do an Aussie accent, Sam's upbringing in Queensland, Adam's hat, the rules of stand-up comedy, whether AI is good at writing plays, why Kasabian chose their name, ear injuries, why painting sheep pink is the kind of thing conservatives do and creative angst. But mainly Sam makes Adam laugh. This conversation was recorded face-to-face on 26th and 27th July, 2024 Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and conversation editing and to Latitude Festival and everyone we met there for their generosity and help. Podcast artwork by Helen Green RELATED LINKS ADAM AND JOE LIVE AT ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL - 5th December, 2024 GET REAL DUDE - SAM CAMPBELL COMEDY BLAP - 2019 (YOUTUBE) Lots of funny stuff in this one-off sketch show SAM CAMPBELL YOUTUBE PLAYLIST SAM CAMPBELL AT MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL - 2019 (YOUTUBE) SAM CAMPBELL - NIPPERS (OF DEAD BIRD BAY) - 2017 (YOUTUBE) Entertainingly extreme four-part Australian web-series made by Sam Campbell and Eric Hutton that's primarily an excuse for revolting oddness. NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN! SAM CAMPBELL ON 8 OUT OF 10 CATS DOES COUNTDOWN - 2023 (YOUTUBE) SAM CAMPBELL ON DOOR TO DOOR SALESMEN (LIVE AT THE MOTH CLUB) DAVE - 2024 (YOUTUBE) CARL BARRON - THE PROBLEM WITH PEOPLE WHO BUY SELF HELP BOOKS - 2020 (YOUTUBE) DRIFTING OFF WITH JOE PERA - AUSTRALIA - 2024 (YOUTUBE) Eccentric ambient podcast fun in which sleepy-voiced American comedian Joe Pera gets impressions of Australia from Aussie comic Sam Campbell, Aaron Chen, Guy Montgomery, and Yaraman Thorne RIP TORN & NORMAN MAILER - THE 'MAIDSTONE' BRAWL - 1970 (YOUTUBE) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 22m
  6. EP.101 - BOOK CLUB: 'THE CATCHER IN THE RYE' WITH SARA PASCOE & RICHARD AYOADE

    07/21/2019

    EP.101 - BOOK CLUB: 'THE CATCHER IN THE RYE' WITH SARA PASCOE & RICHARD AYOADE

    Adam talks with Sara Pascoe and Richard Ayoade, (two British comedians who have also read and written, more than one book) about J.D. Salinger's classic 1951 novel 'The Catcher in the Rye'. SYNOPSIS: The story begins with 17 year old Holden Caulfield recuperating following a breakdown. The rest of the book is an account from Holden's point of view, of the events that lead to that breakdown, which took place the previous Winter in the days following his expulsion from Pencey Prep, a private school.  Holden's roommate is a meathead called Stradlater who has sexy plans for Jean Gallagher, a childhood friend of Holdens who he feels protective of. A a fight ensues after which Holden spends two days killing time in New York before he has to face his parents and inform them of his expulsion.  We learn that things have been difficult for Holden since the death of his younger brother Allie when Holden was 13. From time to time Holden dwells on the memory of Allie's old baseball glove on which his little brother had written poems to read during boring baseball games. Now Holden entertains hopes of moving in with his older brother DB, a WWII vet who has become a successful screenwriter in Hollywood.  During his visit to New York, a lonely Holden visits a jazz club and spends much of his remaining cash buying drinks for three older women, after which he arranges an abortive liaison with Sunny, a teenage prostitute and falls foul of her thuggish pimp Maurice.  Later Holden arranges a meeting with an old girlfriend, Sally Hayes, and is briefly looked after by a well meaning teacher Mr Antolini. But Mr Antolini's affections are interpreted as predatory by Holden who ends up, distraught and emotional, creeping into his parents house to see the only person in the world he feels he can really talk to - his little sister Phoebe. Thanks to Anneka Myson for additional editing and Seamus Murphy-Mitchel for production support on this episode. RELATED LINKS 'SALINGER' (2013 DOCUMENTARY FEATURE) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JSFr7YdKLE 'J.D. SALINGER DOESN'T WANT TO TALK' (1999 BBC DOCUMENTARY) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxVRPbhtxRg&t=529s 'J.D. SALINGER’S WOMEN' (1998 NEW YORKER ARTICLE BY PAUL ALEXANDER) http://nymag.com/nymetro/arts/features/2162/ SARA PASCOE - SEX POWER AND MONEY (2019) https://www.waterstones.com/book/sex-power-money/sara-pascoe/9781785176838 RICHARD AYOADE IN CONVERSATION WITH ADAM BUXTON AT SOUTHBANK CENTRE, 5th SEPTEMBER 2019 https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/134531-richard-ayoade-ayoade-top-2019 ORANGE JUICE - ALL THAT EVER MATTERED (1984) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egb1FVNIo38 FLORENCE EASTON - 'COMIN' THRO' THE RYE' (1928) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byAvP_pIXO0 ADAM BUXTON PODCAST RAMBLE CHAT MUG https://adam-buxton.backstreetmerch.com/ ADAM BUXTON’S OLD BITS DVD https://www.gofasterstripe.com/ THE ADAM BUXTON APP Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 13m