EP.273 - PATRICK RADDEN KEEFE

Adam talks with American journalist Patrick Radden Keefe about his book London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family’s Search for Truth, the challenges presented by parenting adolescents, the seductive power of movies like The Wolf Of Wall Street and Patrick's own efforts to resist the glamorising effect of TV and film during production of the TV adaptation of his book about the Troubles in Northern Ireland, Say Nothing, and Adam's own ludicrous taste of the criminal life in his early adolescence. There's also chat about why David Byrne's live show was the best live music show Adam has ever seen and whether it's OK to stand up at a seated music show.Conversation recorded face-to-face in Bath on 7 May, 2026LONDON FALLING by Patrick Radden Keefe - 2026 (Waterstones)SUBMIT QUESTIONS FOR Q&A EPISODE: [email protected] to Diggory Waite and Claire Broughton at Hattrick and Séamus Murphy Mitchell for production support.Podcast illustration by Helen GreenSPONSOR: SAILY🌎 Get an exclusive 15% discount on your first Saily data plans! Use code buxton at checkout. Download Saily app or go to https://saily.com/buxton ⛵PEOPLE'S EMERGENCY BRIEFING FILM AND TALK WITH ADAM BUXTON & PATRICK BARKHAM @ Norwich Arts Centre, 28 June, 2026ADAM BUXTON BAND @ Hoxton Hall, London, 23 & 24 June, 2026 (Eventim)BUG BOWIE SPECIAL @ The Lightroom, London, 17 June, 2-4 July, 2026 (Lightroom)ADAM BUXTON PODCAST LIVE WITH MAWAAN RIZWAAN @ Roundhouse, London, 5 April, 2026 (Roundhouse) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam talks with comedian, actor and writer Bridget Christie in front of a live audience at the Bristol Beacon about the joys of jogging, enlightenment in middle age, why Ken Dodd is not creepy, the rewards of being single, and what happens when teenagers start leaving home. Plus live music from UK-based sound artist, composer and field recordist Alice Boyd.Thanks to Crosstown promotions and the live podcast crew especially Richard Walsh, Mike Thompson, Ben Saunders, Analisa Lembo, Séamus Murphy Mitchell and Frank Buxton.Conversation and music recorded on 24 May, 2024Podcast illustration by Helen GreenSAILY🌎 Get an exclusive 15% discount on your first Saily data plans! Use code buxton at checkout. Download Saily app or go to https://saily.com/buxton ⛵THE ADAM BUXTON BAND MAY 2026 TOUR BUG BOWIE SPECIAL @ THE LIGHTROOM 17 June, 2-4 July, 2026 ADAM BUXTON PODCAST LIVE WITH MAWAAN RIZWAAN @ The Roundhouse, 5 April, 2026RETURN OF THE WHITE TAILED EAGLE by Alice Boyd - 2025 (YouTube)ALICE BOYD - SHIFTING SOUNDSCAPES - 2024 (BBC Sounds)ALICE BOYD LIVE IN WARSAW - 2026 (YouTube)KEN DODD AND BESSIE BRADDOCK STATUE photo by David Rostance (flickr)A LOOK INSIDE BOWIE - YOU ARE NOT ALONE @ The Lightroom (Instagram) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam talks with American stand up comedian and Daily Show correspondent Josh Johnson about not drinking alcohol, growing up in Louisiana, alligator gumbo, David Blaine, pranksters, responding to tragic and shocking current events in his stand up sets, and what tourists dislike most about the UK. And in the outro, Adam talks about his recent live shows with the band and a moment of Beatles communion in Liverpool.Conversation recorded face-to-face in London on 23 January, 2026SUBMIT QUESTIONS FOR Q&A EPISODE: [email protected] VPNEXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/buxton  Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee!Thanks to Diggory Waite and Claire Broughton at Hattrick and Séamus Murphy Mitchell for production support.Podcast illustration by Helen GreenTHE ADAM BUXTON BAND MAY 2026 TOUR ADAM BUXTON & MIRANDA SAWYER @ CHARLESTON FESTIVAL 14 May 2026, 9pmBUG BOWIE SPECIAL @ THE LIGHTROOM 17 June, 2-4 July, 2026 ADAM BUXTON PODCAST LIVE WITH MAWAAN RIZWAAN @ ROUNDHOUSE, 5 August, 2026RELATED LINKSJOSH JOHNSON - DRAKE VS KENDRICK EXPLAINED TO WHITE PEOPLE - 2024 (YOUTUBE)JOSH JOHNSON LIVE @ SOHO THEATRE, WALTHAMSTOW - 2025 (YOUTUBE)JOSH JOHNSON - THE FAILURE, FEAR AND FRENZY AROUND LUIGI MANGIONE - 2024 (YOUTUBE)JOSH JOHNSON - IT'S LITERALLY ICE VS. GOOD - 2026 (YOUTUBE)JOSH JOHNSON - CATFISHING THE KKK - 2017 (YOUTUBE)JOSH JOHNSON PODCASTS (JOSH JOHSNON WEBSITE)DAVID BLAINE AND EAMONN HOLMES ON GMTV - 2001 (YOUTUBE)ADAM & GAZ COOMBES - I BELIEVE IN FATHER CHRISTMAS - 2014 (YOUTUBE) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam talks with Rebecca Lucy Taylor AKA musician Self Esteem about Bake Off stress, ambition guilt, feeling out of place as an indie pop star, feeling at home in Cabaret, the challenges of following up a hit album, booze, why men love CBT and much else.Conversation recorded face-to-face in London on 23 June, 2025THE ADAM BUXTON BAND MAY 2026 TOUR ADAM BUXTON & MIRANDA SAWYER @ CHARLESTON FESTIVAL 14 May 2026, 9pmBUG BOWIE SPECIAL @ THE LIGHTROOM 17 June, 2-4 July, 2026 PEOPLE'S EMERGENCY BRIEFING FILM AND TALK WITH ADAM BUXTON & PATRICK BARKHAM @ NORWICH ARTS CENTRE, 28 June, 2026SAILY🌎 Get an exclusive 15% discount on your first Saily data plans! Use code buxton at checkout. Download Saily app or go to to https://saily.com/buxton ⛵NORD VPNEXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/buxton  Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee!Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production supportPodcast illustration by Helen GreenListen to Adam's album 'Buckle Up' Order Adam's book 'I Love You Byeee' Sign up for the newsletter on Adam's website (scroll down on homepage)RELATED LINKSSELF ESTEEM - I DO THIS ALL THE TIME - 2021 (YOUTUBE)SELF ESTEEM - THE CURSE Self Esteem's song about booze from 'A Complicated Woman' - 2025 (YOUTUBE)SELF ESTEEM - FOCUS IS POWER - 2025 (YOUTUBE)TEETH'N'SMILES Starring Self Esteem @ Duke Of York's Theatre until 6 June, 2026 (TEETH'N'SMILES WEBSITE)ADAM BUXTON PODCAST LIVE WITH MAWAAN RIZWAAN @ ROUNDHOUSE, 5 August, 2026I'll be waffling with Mawaan Rizwaan, the former YouTube comedian turned BAFTA winning writer and star of TV sitcom Juice, at the Roundhouse Comedy Festival. I don't plan on doing any other live podcasts this year, so I hope you can make it to this one. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam talks with Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett of Gorillaz about not giving a f**k, being born in the 60s and growing up in the 70s and 80s, duetting with Mark E Smith and Lou Reed, why Damon isn't as impressed by Van Morrison and Coldplay as Adam is, partying too hard with Ant and Dec, trying to get The Spice Girls into Stockhausen, Dads, the new Gorillaz album 'The Mountain' and the experience of trying to make peace with mortality in India that inspired it.Conversation recorded face-to-face in London on 22nd January, 2026THE ADAM BUXTON BAND SPRING 2026 TOUR BUG BOWIE SPECIAL @ THE LIGHTROOMSAILY 🌎 Get an exclusive 15% discount on your first Saily data plans! Use code buxton at checkout. Download Saily app or go to to https://saily.com/buxton ⛵NORD VPN EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/buxton  Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee!Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production supportPodcast illustration by Helen GreenListen to Adam's album 'Buckle Up' Order Adam's book 'I Love You Byeee' Sign up for the newsletter on Adam's website (scroll down on homepage)RELATED LINKSGORILLAZ - THE MOUNTAIN TOUR 2026DAMON ALBARN'S SONGWRITING ROUTINE, USING GARAGEBAND TO CREATE BLUR SONGS ON TAPE NOTES PODCAST - 2023 (YOUTUBE)DAMON ALBARN: STUDIO TOUR, 'CRACKER ISLAND' COACHELLA - APPLE MUSIC - 2023 (YOUTUBE)DAMON ALBARN - THE CULTURE SHOW SPECIAL - 2014 (YOUTUBE)DAMON'S STUDIO 13 (WEBSITE WITH STUDIO PICS AND GEAR LIST)THE ADAM BUXTON BAND SUPPORT ACTSANNA B SAVAGE - THE GHOST - 2022 (YOUTUBE)THE CINDYS - ETERNAL PHARMACY - 2026 (YOUTUBE)TALIABLE - SCRUB - 2025 (YOUTUBE)CLÉMENTINE MARCH - FIREWORKS - 2025 (YOUTUBE) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam shares a helping of face-to-face, NOT in front of a live audience, spicy Christmas waffle cake with his old friend Joe 'Cornballs' Cornish. Expect gift exchanging, Made Up Jokes, celebrity couple news, hand music, what to do if a dog shits on your lap during a job interview, Adam’s newly confident K-Pop musical direction and more…CONTAINS SOME FESTIVE BAD LANGUAGE AND MILD MULLED FILTHConversation recorded face-to-face in London on 9 December 2025Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for additional editing.Thanks to Kid Klava for musical assistance on Adam’s Confident K-Pop songListen to Adam's album 'Buckle Up' Order Adam's book 'I Love You Byeee' Sign up for the newsletter on Adam's website (scroll down on homepage)Podcast illustration by Helen GreenTHE ADAM BUXTON BAND SPRING 2026 TOUR On sale on Monday 29 December 2025 at 10:00IF YOU CAN, PLEASE HELPMUSIC FOR ALLST MUNGO'S - HELPING END HOMELESSNESSDONATE TO MSFPICS AND RELATED LINKS (ON ADAM'S WEBSITE)THE HAND MUSIC OF GRIPMASTER G (MATCH OF THE DAY) - 2022 (YOUTUBE)GRIPMASTER G'S YOUTUBE PAGEADAM AND JOE MOUNT ON TAPE NOTES PODCAST - 2025 (LINK TREE)ADAM ON SODAJERKER ON SONGWRITING PODCAST - 2025 (SODAJERKER WEBSITE)MANY MEN SOUND SYSTEM - PODCAST THEME - 2025 (YOUTUBE) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

DR BUCKLES' FRANK BLACK SELECTION (SPOTIFY)Adam talks with British writer, director, actor and comedian Richard Ayoade about Wes Anderson, the pain of returning an album, and their shared love of Pixies, before being joined on stage by Pixies frontman Frank Black, who sings a song from his classic solo album Teenager Of The Year and (in a conversation recorded before a Pixies show the previous evening) Frank tells Adam how he really feels about comedians making music and the trauma of his audition for David Fincher's film Zodiac.Conversations recorded face-to-face in London on 18 & 19 March 2024Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell and Becca Bryers for additional editing, and the team from Crosstown Promotions, especially Richard Walsh, Annalisa Lembo, Ben Saunders, Phil TurnerListen to Adam's album 'Buckle Up' Order Adam's book 'I Love You Byeee' Sign up for the newsletter on Adam's website (scroll down on homepage)Podcast illustration by Helen GreenNORD VPNEXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee!RELATED LINKSFRANK BLACK AND RICHARD AYOADE - HEY (REHEARSAL) - 2024 (YOUTUBE)FRANK BLACK AND RICHARD AYOADE - WHERE IS MY MIND (REHEARSAL) - 2024 (YOUTUBE)FRANK BLACK & THE CATHOLICS - DOG GONE Directed by Adam Buxton and Joe Cornish - 1998 (YOUTUBE)FRANK BLACK - TEENAGER OF THE YEAR 30th ANNIVERSARY EDITION - 2025 (4AD)THE UNFINISHED HARAULD HUGHES (AUDIOBOOK) - 2025 (AUDIBLE)Read by Richard Ayoade, Chris Morris, David Mitchell, Lydia Fox, Noel Fielding, Sally Hawkins, Stephen MerchantPLEASE STOP USING AI TO MAKE WES ANDERSON PARODIES by Stuart Heritage - 2023 (GUARDIAN) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam talks with American-Venezuelan singer-songwriter and visual artist, Devendra Banhart, about podcast jingles, the wisdom of cats, dead Dads, therapy, the place that religion has in Adam and Devendra's lives, songs that make you cry and The Greatest Night In Pop. Plus, two specially recorded versions of Devendra's songs, Fireflies and The Body Breaks, and Adam reports on his trip to see Radiohead play in London.Conversation recorded remotely on 19 July 2024Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production supportPodcast illustration by Helen GreenListen to Adam's album 'Buckle Up' Order Adam's book 'I Love You Byeee' Sign up for the newsletter on Adam's website (scroll down on homepage)RELATED LINKSDEVENDRA BANHART - CHARGER (LA BESTIA LIVE SESSION) - 2023 (YOUTUBE)DEVENDRA BANHART - THE SEVENTIES (OFFICIAL VISUALISER) - 2005 (YOUTUBE)WHAT'S IN MY BAG - DEVENDRA BANHART - 2023 (YOUTUBE)THE GREATEST NIGHT IN POP (TRAILER) - 2024 (YOUTUBE)RANDY CRAWFORD - ONE DAY I'LL FY AWAY - 1980 (YOUTUBE)THE MAVERICKS - DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY - 1998 (YOUTUBE)LIONEL RITCHIE - ALL NIGHT LONG (ALL NIGHT) - 1983 (YOUTUBE)ALDOUS HARDING TINY DESK - 2017 (YOUTUBE)POLLY HARVEY TINY DESK - 2023 (YOUTUBE)CA7RIEL & PACO AMOROSO TINY DESK - 2024 (YOUTUBE)ALDOUS HARDING KEXP - 2020 (YOUTUBE) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam talks with British/American documentarian Lucy Walker about being at the same school, psychedelic drug therapy and whether life's happiness curve is not a downwards slide to the end, but is actually 'U' shaped.Conversation recorded face-to-face in London on 04 September, 2024Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production supportPodcast illustration by Helen GreenListen to Adam's album 'Buckle Up' Order Adam's book 'I Love You Byeee' Sign up for the newsletter on Adam's website (scroll down on homepage)RELATED LINKSLUCY WALKER WEBSITEWASTELAND Directed by Lucy Walker - 2010 (YOUTUBE)DEVIL'S PLAYGROUND Directed by Lucy Walker - 2002 (YOUTUBE)BLINDSIGHT (OFFICIAL TRAILER) Directed by Lucy Walker - 2006 (YOUTUBE)THE TSUNAMI AND THE CHERRY BLOSSOM (OFFICIAL TRAILER) Directed by Lucy Walker - 2011 (YOUTUBE)THE CRASH REEL (OFFICIAL TRAILER) Directed by Lucy Walker - 2013 (YOUTUBE)MOUNTAIN QUEEN: THE SUMMITS OF LHAKPA SHERPA (OFFICIAL TRAILER) Directed by Lucy Walker - 2024 (YOUTUBE)HOW TO CHANGE YOUR MIND (OFFICIAL TRAILER) Netflix 4-part series about the potential therapeutic benefits of psychedelic drugs presented by Michael Pollan, directed by Lucy Walker and Alison EllwoodFAMOUS SCIENTIST OF 5-MeO-DMT AND INTEGRATED INFORMATION THEORY - 2025 (YOUTUBE)IS LIFE'S HAPPINESS CURVE REALLY U SHAPED? by Daniel Freeman and Jason Freeman - 2015 (GUARDIAN)LYNCHIAN by John Higgs - 2025 (WATERSTONES) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam talks with Irish comedian David O'Doherty in front of a live audience at the 2018 Dublin podcast festival, in an episode rescued from Adam's shamefully disorganised, dusty pod vault. As well as delicious vintage waffle about email scams, cycling, music, comedy inspirations and puking on stage, David sings a couple of songs and is generally terrific company. Plus Adam shares some cultural recommendations.Conversation recorded live at Vicar Street, Dublin on 3 October 2018WATCH OUT! THIS EPISODE CONTAINS VERY STRONG LANGUAGEThanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production supportPodcast illustration by Helen GreenListen to Adam's album 'Buckle Up' Order Adam's book 'I Love You Byeee' Sign up for the newsletter on Adam's website (scroll down on homepage)RELATED LINKSDAVID O'DOHERTY WEBSITEDAVID ON CONAN SINGING ‘LIFE’ - 2015 (YOUTUBE)THE MODEST ADVENTURES OF DAVID O’DOHERTY EP.1  - 2006 (YOUTUBE)TIME TRUMPET - DRAGON'S DEN SKETCH - 2006 (YOUTUBE)SOUPY NORMAN EP. 1 by Barry Murphy and Mark Doherty - 2007 (YOUTUBE)KEVIN McALEER ON FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE - 1987 (YOUTUBE)LADY GAGA VOMITS ON STAGE - 2012 (YOUTUBE)ADAM ON TALK 90s TO ME PODCAST WITH MIRANDA SAWYER - 2025 (YOUTUBE)THE RUNNING MAN (OFFICIAL TRAILER) - 2025 (YOUTUBE) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.