Scared To Dance Podcast

In episode 11, host Paul Richards talks to Manic Street Preachers Sean Moore and film director Kieran Evans, live on stage at Picturehouse Central. They discuss Be Pure - Be Vigilant - Behave, Evans’ film of the band playing The Holy Bible in full in 2014. The conversation covers the legacy of the album, why Sean calls it the band’s most honest record, and the bands that inspired his drumming. They also talk about how Evans pitched the idea to the band, the samples, fitting the music around Richey Edwards’ untouched lyrics, and the mood in 1994 when they felt they had nothing to lose.

Hosted by Paul Richards. You can contact the show by emailing [email protected]

Manic Street Preachers are on tour in 2026. For dates and tickets go to www.manicstreetpreachers.com

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Produced by Paolo Ruiu at Third Floor Recording

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In episode 10, host Paul Richards talks to Buck Meek, guitarist and co-founder of Big Thief, about his fourth solo album, The Mirror. They discuss life on tour with Big Thief, including a pool of around ninety songs, setlists written just before they walk on stage, and how songs like “Incomprehensible” keep changing. They also talk about making The Mirror with Big Thief’s James Krivchenia, including the opening track “Gasoline,” singing his vocals from the front porch where he wrote the songs, and recording through wildfire warnings.

Hosted by Paul Richards. You can contact the show by emailing [email protected]

Buck Meek is on tour in 2026. For dates and tickets go to www.buckmeekmusic.com

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For upcoming club nights, film screenings and podcasts visit www.scaredtodance.co.uk

Produced by Paolo Ruiu at Third Floor Recording

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In episode 9, host Paul Richards talks to Chloe Howard, frontwoman of Lime Garden, about the Brighton band's second album, Maybe Not Tonight. They discuss the album's conception as a night out from start to finish, and how all four members ending long-term relationships within three months shaped the record. They also talk about the early hype and how she handled it, the female influences she grew up on, signing their first record deal over Zoom in lockdown, and playing Glastonbury twice, first to an empty crowd and then to a packed Park Stage.

Hosted by Paul Richards. You can contact the show by emailing [email protected]

Lime Garden are on tour in 2026. For dates and tickets go to www.limegarden.co.uk

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For upcoming club nights, film screenings and podcasts visit www.scaredtodance.co.uk

Produced by Paolo Ruiu at Third Floor Recording

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In episode 8, host Paul Richards talks to Nina Persson, frontwoman of The Cardigans, about the band's breakthrough with First Band on the Moon. They discuss songs like "Lovefool," the strange experience of navigating sudden fame, and her childhood and early years at art school. They also talk about the band's evolution from their early, melodic pop sound to the darker Gran Turismo and the more reflective, Americana-tinged Long Gone Before Daylight, whether there might be another Cardigans album, and her plans to one day write a book about the band.

Hosted by Paul Richards. You can contact the show by emailing [email protected]

The Cardigans are on tour in 2026. For dates and tickets go to www.cardigans.com

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For upcoming club nights, film screenings and podcasts visit www.scaredtodance.co.uk

Produced by Paolo Ruiu at Third Floor Recording

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In episode 7, host Paul Richards talks to singer-songwriter Julia Jacklin about her new album, The Gem. They discuss the Melbourne pub it's named after, trusting her gut in the studio, and wrestling her own sense of self back from the public idea of her. They also cover her earliest steps into music, including learning guitar in six weeks, before looking back on her debut album, Don't Let the Kids Win, inspired by Aldous Harding, and Crushing, the record that made her feel like she'd finally earned her place.

Hosted by Paul Richards. You can contact the show by emailing [email protected]

Julia Jacklin is on tour in 2026 and 2027. For dates and tickets go to www.juliajacklin.com

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For upcoming club nights, film screenings and podcasts visit www.scaredtodance.co.uk

Produced by Paolo Ruiu at Third Floor Recording

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In episode 6, host Paul Richards talks to comedian and broadcaster Nish Kumar about his new stand-up show, Angry Humour From a Really Nice Guy. They discuss the strange economics of the Edinburgh Fringe, his entry point into music at eighteen, and how he thinks we've all become far too reliant on big tech. They also cover DJing at Scared To Dance and at Glastonbury alongside James Acaster, his taste in music - from TV on the Radio, Outkast and Big Thief to what he calls existential bangers - and his long-standing obsession with Bob Dylan.

Hosted by Paul Richards. You can contact the show by emailing [email protected]

Nish Kumar is on tour in 2026. For dates and tickets go to www.nishkumar.co.uk

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For upcoming club nights, film screenings and podcasts visit www.scaredtodance.co.uk

Produced by Paolo Ruiu at Third Floor Recording

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In episode 5, host Paul Richards talks to Owen Williams from The Tubs - guitarist, songwriter and one of the most prolific figures in British indie music over the past decade and a half. They discuss growing up in a musical household with his mother, the folk musician and novelist Charlotte Greig, and his path from founding member of Joanna Gruesome to Ex-Vöid and now The Tubs. Owen also talks about his new book, Atrocity Exhibitions: Grieving in the TikTok Underworld, out now.

Hosted by Paul Richards. You can contact the show by emailing [email protected]

The Tubs are on tour in 2026. For dates and tickets go to www.mergerecords.com

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For upcoming club nights, film screenings and podcasts visit www.scaredtodance.co.uk

Produced by Paolo Ruiu at Third Floor Recording

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In episode 4, host Paul Richards talks to singer-songwriter Matilda Mann about growing up in Shepherd's Bush, attending the BRIT School, and the rise that followed - from viral moments on TikTok to a Glastonbury Emerging Talent runner-up spot and support slots with Arlo Parks, Tom Odell and Wallows. They discuss her new album Kismet, self-released on her own label and written from a place of hard-won peace, drawing on the sounds of Al Green, Carole King and The Carpenters.

Hosted by Paul Richards. You can contact the show by emailing [email protected]

Matilda Mann is on tour in 2026. For dates and tickets go to www.matildamann.com

Follow Scared To Dance on Instagram, YouTube and Spotify @scaredtodance

For upcoming club nights, film screenings and podcasts visit www.scaredtodance.co.uk

Produced by Paolo Ruiu at Third Floor Recording

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In episode 3, host Paul Richards talks to filmmaker Mark Jenkin about his latest film, Rose of Nevada. They discuss working with George MacKay and Callum Turner, shooting in Cornwall, and how Mark came to score the film himself, and why music matters so much to his work. They also cover his path into directing, the 17-year journey to make his first feature Bait, and the challenges of staying independent as a filmmaker.

Hosted by Paul Richards. You can contact the show by emailing [email protected]

Mark Jenkin's latest film Rose of Nevada is out now. For more details visit www.roseofnevada.co.uk

Follow Scared To Dance on Instagram, YouTube and Spotify @scaredtodance

For upcoming club nights, film screenings and podcasts visit www.scaredtodance.co.uk

Produced by Paolo Ruiu at Third Floor Recording

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In episode 2, host Paul Richards talks to author and journalist Jon Ronson about his new book, The Castle. They discuss growing up in Cardiff and finding his way into writing, and seeing The Specials play live as a teenager. They also cover how music helped shape his identity and outsider perspective growing up, his time playing in Frank Sidebottom's band and adapting his book The Men Who Stare at Goats for the big screen.

Hosted by Paul Richards. You can contact the show by emailing [email protected]

Jon Ronson's new book The Castle is out now. You can order it from www.jonronson.com

Follow Scared To Dance on Instagram, YouTube and Spotify @scaredtodance

For upcoming club nights, film screenings and podcasts visit www.scaredtodance.co.uk

Produced by Paolo Ruiu at Third Floor Recording

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