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June 15, 2018 #25: Frida Kahlo, Atlanta and I'll Be Missing You
Tom Gatti and Kate Mossman discuss the new Frida Kahlo exhibition at the V&A, Donald Glover's FX series Atlanta, and the 1997 Puff Daddy and Faith Evans song "I'll Be Missing You".
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39 min
June 01, 2018 #24: Long Players with Deborah Levy and David Mitchell
Tom Gatti and Kate Mossman discuss oversharing musicians and nineties adverts, and we hear from novelists Deborah Levy and David Mitchell about their favourite albums: Joni Mitchell's Blue and David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.
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Further reading and listening:
Kate's interview with Lily Allen.
Joni Mitchell's Blue.
David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.
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50 min
May 17, 2018 #23: Mood Music, Arctic Monkeys and Willow
Tom Gatti and Kate Mossman discuss the new play at the Old Vic Mood Music, the Arctic Monkeys' sixth album Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino and celebrate the noniversary of Willow.
Get in touch on Twitter @tom_gatti or @ns_podcasts or via [email protected].
Further reading:
Kate Mossman's review of the new Arctic Monkeys album.
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35 min
May 03, 2018 #22: Beast, Soul Music and Gladiator
Tom Gatti and Kate Mossman discuss the new film Beast, the BBC Radio 4 programme Soul Music and celebrate the noniversary of Gladiator.
Get in touch with questions or noniversary suggestions on Twitter via @tom_gatti or @ns_podcasts.
Further reading:
Ryan Gilbey's review of Beast.
Antonia Quirke's piece about Soul Music.
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38 min
April 20, 2018 #21: Janelle Monae, The Looming Tower and Jim Crace
Tom Gatti and Kate Mossman discuss Janelle Monae's new album Dirty Computer and the Amazon-Hulu series The Looming Tower. Then, they hear from novelist Jim Crace, an interview that was recorded at the Cambridge Literary Festival. Finally, they celebrate another significant cultural noniversary.
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44 min
April 05, 2018 #20: Wonderstruck, A Quiet Place and Do the Bartman
Tom Gatti and Kate Mossman discuss an improbable film double bill: Todd Haynes' Wonderstruck and John Krasinski's A Quiet Place. Then, they celebrate the noniversary of Simpsons novelty single "Do the Bartman".
Get in touch with questions or noniversary suggestions on Twitter via @tom_gatti or @ns_podcasts.
Further reading:
Ryan Gilbey's review of Wonderstruck.
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39 min
March 22, 2018 #19: Sting & Shaggy, Annihilation and the bumbag
Tom Gatti and Kate Mossman discuss the unlikely musical collaboration of Sting and Shaggy on the album 44/876 (out on 20 April), review the new Alex Garland film Annihilation (with special guest Helen Lewis), and celebrate the noniversary of the bumbag (or fanny pack, if you're American).
Get in touch with questions or noniversary suggestions on Twitter via @tom_gatti or @ns_podcasts.
Further reading:
Kate's interview in New York with Sting and Shaggy.
Helen's review of Annihilation.
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45 min
March 07, 2018 #18: Sade, All Too Human and Final Destination
Tom Gatti and Kate Mossman discuss the music of Sade and mourn the loss of the dinner party album in the age of Spotify playlists. Then they're joined by Michael Prodger to discuss the "All Too Human" exhibition at Tate Britain. Finally, they celebrate the noniversary of the Final Destination franchise.
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38 min
February 22, 2018 #17: Threads, I, Tonya and Jarvis at the Brits
Tom Gatti and Kate Mossman are joined by Jude Rogers to discuss the 1984 nuclear disaster drama Threads. Then they talk about the Oscar-nominated film I, Tonya, and finally celebrate the noniversary of Jarvis Cocker invading the stage at the 1996 Brit Awards.
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43 min
February 08, 2018 #16: Hamilton, the Fatberg, Loveless and "Just Say No"
Tom Gatti and Kate Mossman discuss the blockbuster Broadway musical Hamilton and the arrival of the fatberg at the Museum of London. Then they are joined by film critic Ryan Gilbey to discuss Andrey Zvyagintsev's Oscar-nominated film Loveless and to celebrate the noniversary of the "Just Say No" campaign by the cast of Grange Hill.
Get in touch on Twitter and send us your noniversary suggestions via @ns_podcasts or @tom_gatti.
Further reading:
Helen Lewis on Hamilton.
Ryan Gilbey's interview with Andrey Zvyagintsev.
Credits:
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48 min

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