The pod team gear up for Notting Hill carnival with Norman Jay, Carnival Village and Jamaican mento band the Jolly Boys

The pod team gear up for Notting Hill carnival with Norman Jay, Carnival Village and Jamaican mento band the Jolly Boys

Producer Alex Da Kidd tells us about his journey from Thames Valley University to the top of the charts. Plus Holly Miranda explains how her pentecostal upbringing shaped her sound

Producer Alex Da Kidd tells us about his journey from Thames Valley University to the top of the charts. Plus Holly Miranda explains how her pentecostal upbringing shaped her sound

A dubstep special featuring Skream and Mount Kimbie, plus a Singles Club that is decidedly dubstep free

A dubstep special featuring Skream and Mount Kimbie, plus a Singles Club that is decidedly dubstep free

Alexis and Rosie are back, bringing you new music chat, an interview with Caribou's Dan Snaith and a live track from Chief

Rosie Swash talks to Dan Snaith of Caribou about Ethiopian music, mathematics and touring with Fourtet.

DJs and artists tell us why house music rules in the townships and cities of the rainbow nation

Orbital's Phil and Paul Hartnoll on how their 1994 Glastonbury performance opened the way for dance music at the festival – and who their secret guest is for their set this year. Plus Rosie Swash, Tim Jonze and Dorian Lynskey review the best bits of this year's festival