Dave Fanning

Dave caught up with the acclaimed bassist of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Flea. He has written a memoir called "Acid for the Children" and tells Dave about his childhood, time in the band and his once-close relationship to drugs! (Explicit Language)

The Irishman sparks drama this week, but how does it fare with Paul?

Resident Film Reviewer for The Guardian, Peter Bradshaw in on with Dave to talk about his book "The Films That Made Me...". That's films that made him feel anything, feel everything! Films that made him happy or Films that made him sad.

“Kylie Vs Kylie”, “Taylor Swift Vs The World” Celebrity Trademarking is very much a 21st-century process. It’s a way of protecting their brand but it isn’t always successful! Valerie Loftus, Online editor Stellar Magazine and Author Of Thanks, Penneys, is here to tell us more!

Misprinted money, Bill Murrays Job applications and 18-year-old balloons of cannabis! It's Antons stories of the week!

Film soundtracks are a business and genre in themselves but when a pre-existing song is used in a film it can elevate it to a new level! Our very own Graham Smyth is here to tell us about exactly that! It’s songs that we associate with a movie but not written for it.

LOL, Ok, ?? and ?(???)? - all part of a new form of language understood by many and spoken across the world. Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language by Gretchen McCulloch is a study of online speech, communication, and new age linguistics!

Sometimes auctions are lots of Denby plates - other times they are treasure chests of once in a lifetime chances. Martin Nolan is executive director at Julien's Auction House who, this week, auctioned off Kurt Cobain's famous "MTV Unplugged in New York" Cardigan!

The saved and the damned. The woke and The bigots. Dave, is chatting to Valerie Tarico, a psychologist and author. Valerie wrote an article about "The Righteous and the Woke", she compares so-called woke culture to evangelical religion.

Hollywood superstar, Julianne Moore is chatting to Dave about her new film - "After The wedding". They talk about surprise endings, gun control and "having it all".