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Tom Cridland has candid and uncensored conversations with cultural icons and public figures about current affairs, how they achieve their success and, of course, their favourite music. Tom is a fashion designer, podcaster and singer songwriter.
Anna Beecher is a writer whose debut novel, Here Comes the Miracle, will be released in February. She joins Tom for a conversation encompassing how dealing with personal tragedy inspired her to write this book, moving to Charlottesville in Virginia immediately after the violent Unite the Right rally in 2017, her views on the current political situa…
Dr Steve Davies is Head of Education at the Institute of Economic Affairs in London. He has a conversation with Tom about his favourite music, big tech and Trump's second impeachment. This episode is brought to you by dBud, who make Volume Adjustable Earplugs. These are incredibly effective at filtering noise at the right level, giving you the hear…
The legendary Don McLean joins Tom for a conversation covering a range of contentious subjects: coronavirus, vaccines, lockdown, the economy, Cardi B's WAP and climate change. Don's new album, Still Playin' Favorites, is out now and he is teaching music to his fans via his new Youtube channel. This episode is brought to you by dBud, who make Volume…
Brett Leboff is an artist manager and founder of Monumental Management UK. He has a discussion with Tom about his love of Prince and Quincy Jones, as well as some issues explored in his book, "Staying Sane in the Music Game".By Tom Cridland
Adam Chester is a singer and piano player, whose music can be found on Youtube and whose album, The Water's Warm, can be found on streaming services such as Spotify. He tells Tom about 15 years of rehearsals with the Elton John Band in which he has been a "surrogate Elton", due to the Rocket Man's hatred of rehearsing himself, and explains his prof…
David Hill MBE is a choral conductor and organist who holds an appointment to the Yale Institute of Sacred Music, is Musical Director of The Bach Choir and was Chief Conductor of the BBC Singers from 2007 until 2017. He talks to Tom about learning music and three pieces he loves: Yo-Yo Ma playing Bach's Cello suites, Dame Janet Baker singing Mahler…
Lars Finberg has a discussion with Tom about three of his favourite artists and why he appreciates them.By Tom Cridland
Fraser T. Smith has a conversation with Tom about his first album under his new moniker, Future Utopia, entitled 12 Questions. He also discusses highlights from his career in music thus far, including producing albums by Dave and Stormzy.By Tom Cridland
Debbie Millman is a writer, designer, educator, artist, brand consultant and host of the podcast Design Matters. She has worked on branding for the likes of Burger King, Tropicana, Hot97, Haagen Dasz and 7Up. She joins Tom to talk about branding in music, social media and the current political climate in the US.…
Rory Sutherland is the Vice Chairman of Ogilvy and the author of the book, Alchemy: The Surprising Power of Ideas That Don't Make Sense. He presents an analysis of the music industry and his taste in music to Tom.By Tom Cridland
John K breaks down his journey from playing covers in bars solo, accompanying himself on a keyboard, to having over 5 million monthly listeners on Spotify alone.By Tom Cridland
Bob the Drag Queen joins Tom to discuss why Boris Johnson always looks so dishevelled, Eton College, Trump's Twitter ban, and why the most uncontroversial musical artists of all time are Adele and Dolly Parton.By Tom Cridland
Jake Bugg has a discussion with Tom about music and his career, including how he learnt to play guitar, rock n' roll's current role in pop culture, what it was like working with Rick Rubin and when we can expect a new album from him.By Tom Cridland
Formerly a venture capitalist who played a prominent part in the early development of Silicon Valley, Jerry Colonna is now a life coach and, most recently, author of Reboot: Leadership and the Art of Growing Up. He tells Tom about his love of Bruce Springsteen, dealing with depression and finding his calling by helping others.…
Peppermint is an actress, singer songwriter, television personality, drag queen and activist. She has a conversation with Tom about three of her favourite albums and three of her favourite books.By Tom Cridland
The film producer, Dimitri Logothetis, tells Tom about his favourite music, his best advice for those people pursuing a career in the arts and his most recent movie, Jiu Jitsu.By Tom Cridland
The naturalist, outfitter, TV producer and host, Jim Shockey, joins Tom for a conversation about some of his favourite tracks and the acts that recorded them, why he believes the best pop music was made between 1967 and 1980, and his views on political correctness.By Tom Cridland
Millie Gooch chats to Tom about giving up alcohol in her 20s and writing The Sober Girl Society Handbook. They discuss the link between alcohol and social anxiety, the pros and cons of sobriety, as well as the other factors in modern life that are affecting mental health.By Tom Cridland
Dr Andy Galpin has a conversation with Tom about his love of late 80s and early 90s hip hop, alongside breaking down how he believes you can optimise your nutrition and exercise for maximum fitness.By Tom Cridland
The photographer, conservationist and author, David Yarrow, chats to Tom about his love of Willie Nelson, The Cure and Robbie Williams.By Tom Cridland
Sleaford Mods' Jason Williamson has a conversation with Tom about songwriting, the music industry and politics. He also reveals which musical artists mean the most to him. Sleaford Mods' new album “Spare Ribs” is out on January 15th.By Tom Cridland
Patrick Fabian is an American actor who stars in Better Call Saul as Howard Hamlin. He has also appeared in films such as End Game, The Last Exorcism, Pig and Jimmy. Patrick has a conversation with Tom about his love of The Beatles, Rush and Genesis. He also discusses the upcoming final season of Better Call Saul and the filming process for the tel…
Adam Frank is an American physicist, astronomer and writer. He joins Tom to discuss his favourite albums and artists across all genres.By Tom Cridland
Tower of Power's Emilio Castillo has a conversation with Tom about his life as the leader of the legendary band and horn section, including working with everyone from Elton John to Huey Lewis & The News.By Tom Cridland
Bud Brutsman is a TV show creator, executive producer, known for shows such as Overhaulin’, Rides, and King of the Cage. He talks to Tom about his favourite musical artists and what drew him to them.By Tom Cridland
Former Three Lions defender, Viv Anderson, was the first footballer of colour to play for the England national football team. He talks to Tom about winning two back to back European Cups at Nottingham Forest, racism in football and his favourite music.By Tom Cridland
Freda Payne joins Tom for a discussion about her many years in showbusiness, including why she turned down both a record deal at Motown and contract in Duke Ellington's band, as well as her thoughts about her classic recording, "Band of Gold". Freda Payne's new duet with Johnny Mathis on the Gershwin standard, “They Can't Take That Away From Me”, i…
Elizabeth Pipko has a conversation with Tom about overcoming adversity, both when a devastating ankle injury forced her to give up her dream of becoming an Olympic figure skater and in enduring bullying throughout her life. She also explains why she felt compelled to keep her work for Trump's 2016 Presidential Campaign secret at the beginning of he…
Jesse Colin Young opens up about his whole career: from his falling in love with folk, rock n' roll and the guitar in the '50s, to fronting The Youngbloods in '60s, releasing classic albums such as Song for Juli and touring with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young in the '70s, pouring his heart into his 1994 classic LP, Swept Away, and, most recently, rec…
The American economist, Tyler Cowen, joins Tom to discuss the importance of music to him, what we can expect now coronavirus vaccines have been announced, his views on Donald Trump's refusal to concede to Joe Biden and his new book, Big Business.By Tom Cridland
Lee Oskar has a conversation with Tom about his life as a musician and businessman: moving from Denmark to America as a teenager to follow his passion for music, meeting Eric Burdon and forming the band, War, and going on to have a solo career and start his company, Lee Oskar Harmonicas, selling superior quality versions of the instrument that made…
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Davey Johnstone returns to the podcast to tell Tom about his new single, All The Time In The World, and the upcoming documentary about the Elton John Band, entitled Pillars of Hercules. The legendary guitarist also chats about Metallica's Kirk Hammett and why his favourite drummers are Nigel Olsson and Ringo Starr. All The Time In The World is out …
Daniele Bolelli has a conversation with Tom about the pop culture and political landscape, and getting into podcasting after his appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience.By Tom Cridland
Gloria Loring has a chat with Tom about her career in showbusiness, touring whilst raising her sons (one of whom would become pop singer, Robin Thicke) and recording her hit, "Friends & Lovers".By Tom Cridland
William von Hippel has a discussion with Tom about the path to writing his acclaimed book, The Social Leap, and the science behind human interaction. He unpacks why Dale Carnegie's advice in the book, How to Win Friends and Influence People, is so difficult for us to follow. He also reveals why, if trapped on a desert island with no other food, he'…
The legendary Jay Graydon has a conversation with Tom about winning two Grammy Awards for "After The Love Has Gone", as made famous by Earth, Wind & Fire, and George Benson's "Turn Your Love Around" respectively. He lifts the lid on the sessions for Al Jarreau's classic record, "Mornin". He also discusses his incredible sample set, The Famous E Ele…
Marc E. Bassy talks to Tom about his passion for basketball being usurped by his musical talent late into his adolescence, his unfulfilled ambitions despite reaching 5m monthly listeners on Spotify and his love of The Beatles.By Tom Cridland
Fito de la Parra of Canned Heat has a conversation with Tom about beginning his career as a professional musician whilst still at school, moving to America to join Canned Heat and going on to record the classic hippie anthem, "Going Up The Country", before headlining Woodstock in 1969. Fito's autobiography, Living the Blues, is out now.…
Jon Anderson has a conversation with Tom about Jacob Collier, working with Toto, why he didn't like excessive interference by record producers with Yes in the 1980s and his innate gift for creating vocal harmonies.By Tom Cridland
Connor Paolo joins Tom to discuss his favourite music and his acting career so far.By Tom Cridland
The renowned saxophonist, arranger and musical director, Tom Scott, has a conversation with Tom about some of his many career highlights, including working with Paul McCartney on "Listen To What The Man Said", winning a Grammy with Toto for "Rosanna" and working on Tony Bennett's 90th Birthday Special.…
Zoltan Istvan has a conversation with Tom about running for President twice, transhumanism, artificial intelligence and why he believes Climate Change is not a great existential threat if we focus on scientific development.By Tom Cridland
Cory Henry talks to Tom about making music in lockdown, his new album, Something to Say, and his time in Snarky Puppy.By Tom Cridland
The controversial singer songwriter, Joy Villa, saw her EP, I Make the Static, debut on the Billboard charts and sell 29,000 copies in 2017. This followed an appearance at the Grammy Awards where she wore a dress featuring the slogan "Make America Great Again" as well as the name "Trump". She tells Tom about her years of hustling as an independent …
Aubrey Grey of the SENS Research Foundation and AgeX Therapeutics, Inc tells Tom about the treatments he is developing to reverse the effects of ageing, which he believes could extend human life expectancy tenfold. Aubrey reveals what this could cost, how this could affect what we are able to eat and drink, and how soon he thinks this could be made…
Matt Urmy talks to Tom about pivoting from being a touring musician to becoming an entrepreneur and founding Artist Growth, which now counts major labels and touring companies among its clients. Matt also discusses some of his favourite LPs with Tom: John Prine's John Prine, Townes Van Zandt's Flyin’ Shoes, U2's The Joshua Tree, Dave Matthew Band's…
The leader of the Social Democratic Party joins Tom to discuss the major role music plays in his life, his thoughts on the UK government's handling of coronavirus and why he believes so many Americans would vote for Donald Trump.By Tom Cridland
Nick Buckley was awarded an MBE by The Queen in 2019 for his work with Mancucian Way, the charity he founded in 2011 to support vulnerable and disenfranchised young people. Following an article he wrote about the Black Lives Matter organisation he was fired by the charity's board in 2020 but, following a public outcry, the board of trustees resigne…
Pilar Tejada is Head of Brand & Communication at PYRATES smart fabrics. She talks to Tom about their mission to make fabrics less synthetic and more natural, whether Whole Foods CEO John Mackey's vision of conscious capitalism is realistic, what it really means to be sustainable and what music she listens to in the office.…
Tom talks to rising pop star, Wafia, about her journey to making her own music and how she's been dealing with Covid-19 bringing live music to a halt.By Tom Cridland
