In Depth Pet Shop Boys Podcast

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An unofficial Pet Shop Boys fan podcast. Join Graham & Chris - two Pet Shop Boys fans who ’wouldn’t normally do this kind of thing’ - who chat about everything PSB from singles, albums, tours, sleeves, outfits and remixes. If you are a fan of the world’s greatest synth duo - then this is the podcast for you. Subscribe now and never miss an episode.

  1. 5d ago

    12RX046 Pete Gleadall

    Pete Gleadall: The Third Pet Shop Boy? For their first ever In Depth interview, Graham and Chris are joined by one of the most important figures in the Pet Shop Boys story: long-time collaborator, programmer, engineer and musical director, Pete Gleadall. From programming PSB’s very first tour in 1989 to shaping the sound of Dreamworld and Obscure, Pete has spent more than three decades helping Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe turn their brilliant ideas into records and performances. Pete takes the Pod Cast Boys behind the scenes of classic albums including Very and Relentless, reveals how songs are built in the studio, and explains the delicate balance between creativity and technology that sits at the heart of Pet Shop Boys’ work. Along the way he reflects on collaborations with artists ranging from Aswad to George Michael, and shares stories from some of the biggest recording studios and stages in the world. The conversation explores the evolution of music technology, from vintage synths and tape machines to AI, laptop recording and modern live production. Pete discusses his role as musical director, the challenges of translating electronic music to the stage, and the painstaking detective work involved in recreating decades-old sounds for the fan-favourite Obscure shows. There are also candid reflections on touring life, the infamous Glastonbury screen malfunction, the making of A Man From The Future, favourite Pet Shop Boys songs, and the enduring creative partnership that continues to drive one of pop music’s most remarkable careers. It’s a rare opportunity to hear from the man who has been a fly on the wall for four decades of Pet Shop Boys history, offering unique insights into the records, tours, technology and personalities behind the music we love. Support our crowdfunder and get your name mentioned in a future episode: https://gofund.me/8521670c9 We want to hear your PSB stories! Get in touch via our 2026 In Depth listener survey: http://tiny.cc/9bzb101 Check out our T-shirt store - all profits from our exclusive designs go towards supporting the podcast: https://in-depth.teemill.com We’re also on YouTube: In Depth Pet Shop Boys Podcast - YouTube And there’s additional In Depth content on our social media channels: Facebook: http://tiny.cc/3jhcvz Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/indepthpsbpod

    12RX046 Pete Gleadall

  2. Oct 15

    12RX045 Singles

    Graham and Chris celebrate episode 45 by turning their attention to a subject that has defined so much of Pet Shop Boys’ career: the single. From the birth of the 7-inch 45rpm record and the golden age of chart countdowns to the streaming era, they explore how the pop single evolved across seven-inches, twelve-inches, cassingles, CD singles, and digital downloads, tracing four decades of changing music culture through the lens of Pet Shop Boys. Running through the episode are two very different Top 10 countdowns, as Graham and Chris each reveal their personal favourite Pet Shop Boys singles. They revisit classics from every era, debate the difference between a great song and a great single, and uncover the memories, stories and emotions attached to records ranging from Always On My Mind and It’s A Sin to Vocal, The Pop Kids and Dancing Star. The discussion expands into Pet Shop Boys’ lifelong relationship with formats, chart success and collectability, from Smash Hits flexi-discs and limited-edition vinyl to deluxe CD singles and the streaming revolution. Along the way there are reflections on first record purchases, cover versions, time signatures, coloured vinyl, orchestral hits, Christmas number ones, and the enduring magic of the perfectly crafted PSB pop single. Support our crowdfunder and get your name mentioned in a future episode: https://gofund.me/8521670c9   Check out our T-shirt store - all profits from our exclusive designs go towards supporting the podcast: https://in-depth.teemill.com   We’re also on YouTube: In Depth Pet Shop Boys Podcast - YouTube    And there’s additional In Depth content on our social media channels: Facebook: http://tiny.cc/3jhcvz Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/indepthpsbpod

    12RX045 Singles

  3. Oct 1

    12RX044 A Man From the Future (pt2)

    Graham and Chris go back to …The Future as Pet Shop Boys unveil the newly recorded and expanded version of their Alan Turing project. They explore Turing as an architect of artificial intelligence, and the tension between his pursuit of truth and today’s world of deepfakes, misinformation and machine‑generated confusion.  They celebrate the collaborators who bring the new recording to life: Sven Helbig’s contemporary arrangements, Juliet Stevenson’s commanding narration, and the Manchester Camerata’s pioneering spirit. They also trace Pet Shop Boys’ long relationship with classical music, from Borodin and Strauss to Shostakovich, Handel and Purcell. And they decode the sleeve, linking the green‑and‑amber design to early computer terminals and Bletchley Park’s codebreaking machines. Inspired by Turing and Hodges, the second half glitches down a metaphysical wormhole to uncover Neil’s fascination with time. It’s GCSE science meets dreamworlds, memory, grief, clocks, teacups, collapsing chronology, reverse causality, and a final journey to the very edge of forever - unravelling how A Man From The Future sits within a wider Pet Shop Boys tradition of bending spacetime itself!   Support our crowdfunder and get your name mentioned in a future episode: https://gofund.me/8521670c9 Check out our T-shirt store - all profits from our exclusive designs go towards supporting the podcast: https://in-depth.teemill.com We’re also on YouTube: In Depth Pet Shop Boys Podcast - YouTube  And there’s additional In Depth content on our social media channels: Facebook: http://tiny.cc/3jhcvz Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/indepthpsbpod

    12RX044 A Man From the Future (pt2)

  4. Sep 24

    12RX043 A Man From The Future (pt1)

    Graham and Chris begin their deep dive into A Man From The Future - Pet Shop Boys’ ambitious musical portrait of Alan Turing. They trace the origins of the project from Andrew Hodges’ biography to the Proms premiere, exploring how Neil and Chris built a hybrid of orchestral writing, electronic textures and spoken‑word narrative. Along the way they revisit Turing’s childhood, schooldays, wartime brilliance and tragic end, and how Pet Shop Boys turned those chapters into music. They unpack the creative partnership with Hodges, examine his earlier writings about PSB, and look at the influence of Battleship Potemkin and The Most Incredible Thing. The episode becomes a journey through mathematics, memory, machines and morality - and a celebration of how Pet Shop Boys transformed one man’s life into a modern electronic oratorio.    Support our crowdfunder and get your name mentioned in a future episode: https://gofund.me/8521670c9 Check out our T-shirt store - all profits from our exclusive designs go towards supporting the podcast: https://in-depth.teemill.com We’re also on YouTube: In Depth Pet Shop Boys Podcast - YouTube    And there’s additional In Depth content on our social media channels: Facebook: http://tiny.cc/3jhcvz Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/indepthpsbpod

    12RX043 A Man From The Future (pt1)

  5. Sep 3

    12FL002 Trilingual (Bonus Content)

    To mark 30 years of Bilingual, Graham and Chris unveil a bonus previously unreleased “further listening” segment from their double deep dive into the album. Here they explore its visual identity, packaging quirks, marketing strategy, and the critical reaction which greeted it on release.  It’s a compact companion to their full anniversary celebration episodes!

  6. Aug 6

    12RX042 Bilingual (parte 2)

    Graham and Chris return to Bilingual for the second half of their deep dive - exploring how the album became a record of dualities: international yet introspective, sun-lit yet deep in shadow, Latin‑infused yet completely anchored in New York dance culture. After revisiting the album’s many far-flung inspirations, they dig into how the record was actually made - and discover a fragmented process that spanned years, continents, producers and studios, ultimately shaping an album that was proudly and aggressively un-British. Graham reflects on his own long journey with the record, from feeling alienated by its sunshine in 1996 to finally unlocking its “warmth and light” decades later. Chris, meanwhile, argues that Bilingual has always been two albums at once. Together they explore the album’s emotional and musical range - from dislocation, miscommunication and AIDS-era survivalism, to Euro-business satire and bossa-nova romance - a thoughtful, funny journey through an album shaped by resilience, metamorphosis and the will to survive.   Want to show your love for the Pet Shop Boys In Depth podcast?  Visit our new Crowdfunder - anything appreciated! Get your name mentioned in a future episode: https://gofund.me/48226059c Check out our T-shirt store - all profits from our exclusive designs go towards supporting the podcast: https://in-depth.teemill.com We’re also now on YouTube! In Depth Pet Shop Boys Podcast - YouTube  And there’s additional In Depth content on our social media channels: Facebook: http://tiny.cc/3jhcvz Bluesky: http://tiny.cc/jc7h001 X: http://tiny.cc/lc7h001

    12RX042 Bilingual (parte 2)

  7. Jul 30

    12RX041 Bilingual (parte 1)

    Graham and Chris return to 1996 for the first half of their Bilingual exploration - a summer of Britpop swagger, Spice Girls hysteria, Euro ’96 euphoria, and their own very different lives in northern Britain. They stand again at Pet Shop Boys’ post‑Very crossroads: older, out of step with the charts, paranoid about the rise of Pulp and Blur, yet still pushing forward as Before takes shape in New York - with a little help from Danny Tenaglia and OJ Simpson. Then the album’s Latin heart bursts open: the multicultural heat and nudity of the Sound Factory Bar, SheBoom’s Glaswegian beer-swigging drummers, the exotic excitement of the Discovery tour, Olodum’s samba‑reggae beats and the birth of Se A Vida É. It’s a celebration of rhythm, reinvention and the album that saw Pet Shop Boys open the door to a whole new world. Come outside and feel the morning sun!   Want to show your love for the Pet Shop Boys In Depth podcast?  Visit our new Crowdfunder - anything appreciated! Get your name mentioned in a future episode: https://gofund.me/48226059c Check out our T-shirt store - all profits from our exclusive designs go towards supporting the podcast: https://in-depth.teemill.com We’re also now on YouTube! In Depth Pet Shop Boys Podcast - YouTube  And there’s additional In Depth content on our social media channels: Facebook: http://tiny.cc/3jhcvz Bluesky: http://tiny.cc/jc7h001 X: http://tiny.cc/lc7h001

    12RX041 Bilingual (parte 1)

  8. Jul 23

    12RX040 Summer

    Pod Cast Boys celebrate their 40th episode by diving into 40 summers of Pet Shop Boys’ fandom - from bedroom mixtapes and sunlounger listening, to festivals, raves, summer jobs and water‑parks. They revisit the summers that shaped them: 1986 camping trips spent listening to Opportunities, Algarve holidays soundtracked by It’s Alright, plastics‑factory glue fumes mixed with Can You Forgive Her?, Manchester Paninaro promo‑hunting, and the thrill of hearing PSB’s 90s Radio 1 residencies with Sasha, Frankie Knuckles and 808 State. Plus they bring us bang up to date with Dreamworld tales from Lytham and Paris. There’s a forensic look at Pet Shop Boys’ own summer adventures too: the Miami heat of Domino Dancing, the 1989 tour and its legendary Bingobangobongo party, Chris’s love of rave culture and sunglasses, and the pure sunshine of Se A Vida É - with Bruce Weber’s Wet ‘n Wild Florida video, Rupert Brooke’s poetry and Mark Farrow’s brightest sleeve. From Somewhere at the Savoy to Nightlife at Creamfields, from total eclipses to total reinventions, get ready for a nostalgic, funny, affectionate journey through the summers that made Pet Shop Boys - and the summers that made Graham and Chris.   Want to show your love for the Pet Shop Boys In Depth podcast?  Visit our new Crowdfunder - anything appreciated! Get your name mentioned in a future episode: https://gofund.me/48226059c Check out our T-shirt store - all profits from our exclusive designs go towards supporting the podcast: https://in-depth.teemill.com We’re also now on YouTube! In Depth Pet Shop Boys Podcast - YouTube  And there’s additional In Depth content on our social media channels: Facebook: http://tiny.cc/3jhcvz Bluesky: http://tiny.cc/jc7h001 X: http://tiny.cc/lc7h001

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An unofficial Pet Shop Boys fan podcast. Join Graham & Chris - two Pet Shop Boys fans who ’wouldn’t normally do this kind of thing’ - who chat about everything PSB from singles, albums, tours, sleeves, outfits and remixes. If you are a fan of the world’s greatest synth duo - then this is the podcast for you. Subscribe now and never miss an episode.

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    InDepth
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    50
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