It's our first episode of 2019!  We've managed to escape winter's icy grip for a while and we're travelling all the way back to the glorious summer of '88, with the first disc of NOW That's What I Call Music Vol. 12 in tow!  Can master hard disk thief Tracey Chapman be thwarted in time for Mandela's birthday party?  How much reggae is too much reggae?  What is the most absorbent Priest?  You'll find the answers to these questions right here in the latest instalment of the NOW We're Talking Podcast!

Say hello to 2019 in style, with our quiz-tastic New Year Special!  Featuring a fiendish test from Barlow, a 'featured artists' quiz, some NOW knowledge brainteasers and 'Football or Dancehall'.  Pens and papers at the ready!

It's time for our Christmas Special, where we each choose two Christmas songs that we love, and one that we hate!  Sit back and enjoy some Yuletide cheer as we reveal our Christmas classics and hear a holiday message from some of our regular guests!

Two little ducks, 22!  Eyes down for a full house as we finish off NOW That's What I Call Music Vol. 11 with a second disc chock-full of early House Music!  As we are subjected to yet more of S.A.W's High-NRG atrocities we discuss puberty, Kent's after-party routine and Barlow sensationally reveals the truth behind his charity The Gary Preservation Society!

In this week's episode we look at the first disc of NOW That's What I Call Music Volume 11 and roundup 1987 in music with a look at the epic battle for Christmas No.1.  We welcome a former president to our growing cast of characters, discover we've got Eddy Grant all wrong and give our views on an unprecedented NINE solo acts!

It's Episode 20!  That means we're 10% of the way through our mission!  In an episode full of bendy guitars and Bendy Bens, we look at the second disc of NOW That's What I Call Music Volume 10; with a huge international hit and a Christmas Classic thrown in for good measure! So long, 1987, and thanks for all the songs!

This week we're hopping on our Gig Ponies and moseying into the great blue yonder of NOW That's What I Call Music Vol. 10!  Heading ever closer to 1988, Disc 1 sees us regaled by stories of the Smash Hits house, Barlow throws some serious shade and we hear about the invention of the bread buffer!

In this week's episode we finish reviewing NOW That's What I Call Music Vol.9, looking at disc 2 of the most hit-packed NOW so far!  With candidates for best video and worst video so far, we hear a tale of infidelity from Gary Moore, discover Gary Barlow's crusade to save his name and learn about the decline of the session farter!

In Episode 17 we get stuck into NOW That's What I Call Music Vol. 9, with a first disc crammed with heavy hitters! We discover the best selling records of 1986 and reveal a very NOW-centric battle for Christmas no.1.  Along the way we discuss giant wotsits, ratatouille and Lionel Blair's 'professional' credentials!

We're putting on our Jimmy Jams and Terry (Lewis) Socks and settling in for a look at NOW That's What I Call Music Vol. 8, Disc 2.  We wrap up 1986 in music and find out who won the BRITs before delving into a high quality entry into the NOW pantheon.  Featuring a loved up Kent, a visit from (fake) Gary Barlow and Billy Bragg's cereal preferences!