In the stan hot seat herself, Stan By Me’s mastermind Katie Craik kicks off the podcast, tumbling deep down into her teenage past with frontman of The Hoosiers’ Irwin Sparkes. Turns out her obsession with them unexpectedly influenced every aspect of her life. Dress sense? Sense of humour? Her entire career? The Hoosiers are to blame.

We discuss the treasuring of Irwin’s discarded food packaging, tabloid reports on plans to cook and eat his girlfriend, the band’s horror movie moments with stalkers, unfortunate national radio degradation, the impact of fame and what happens when you notice a particular fan no longer turns up to your shows...

🎙️ Guest host - Matthew Kent

🎧 Sound - Hugh Fielding

🖼️ Artwork - @creaseillustration

🎵 Music - Blinkus B Booth

This episode was recorded pre-COVID.