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A deep dive into the beautiful detours that make a creative life interesting. Our resident artist and curious interviewer Emmeline speaks to brilliant people about their unusual fascinations and obsessions. Expect intimate discussions about everything from Roller Derby to Rachmaninoff with your beloved (or new favourite) musicians, writers, directors and change-makers.
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James Acaster on skateboarding
Comedian, experimental musician and traitor, James Acaster joins this week's episode of Talk The Line to share his fascination with skateboarding. This week James releases Star. A Verse and a Chorus – the debut from his new (but not really)
La Roux on Frasier
It’s tossed salad and scrambled eggs time on Talk The Line this week as Elly Jackson - better known as La Roux - joins host Emmeline Armitage to explore her Frasier fandom.Jackson drops Old Flames, the fourth La Roux studio album - and her
Stargazer host Iona Bielby on James McNeill Whistler
A rising force in the new era of interviewing, Iona Bielby is host of Stargazer (https://www.instagram.com/stargazershow/?hl=en), where her musical guests lie down side-by-side inside a homemade blanket fort decorated with fairy lights and
Skinshape on foraging
Under the name Skinshape, the incredibly prolific British songwriter, producer and former Palace bandmember William Dorey has crafted a sonic universe of sun-dappled, lo-fi dreamscapes across ten records but for this episode of Talk the Lin
Ellur on the Brontes
Halifax-born singer/songwriter Ella McNamara – better known as Ellur – reveals her fascination with fellow West Yorkshire writers and poets Charlotte, Emily and Anne Bronte. Ellur tours the UK throughout October with Antony Szmierek and pla
Baby Queen on South African birds
Singer and songwriter Bella Latham's childhood and adolescence in South Africa is the jumping off point for her discussion with host Emmeline Armitage for this episode of Talk The Line as Latham guides us through her memories of avian wildl
Mykki Blanco on cafe culture
In Talk The Line, our resident artist and curious interviewer Emmeline Armitage speaks to brilliant people about their unusual fascinations and obsessions that sometimes lie far away from their day job as musicians, directors, comedians and
Hayden Thorpe on Orford Ness
In Talk The Line, our resident artist and curious interviewer Emmeline Armitage speaks to brilliant people about their unusual fascinations and obsessions that sometimes lie far away from their day job as musicians, directors, comedians and
Karan Kandhari on ancient Greece
In Talk The Line, our resident artist and curious interviewer Emmeline Armitage speaks to brilliant people about their unusual fascinations and obsessions that sometimes lie far away from their day job as musicians, directors, comedians and
TALK THE LINE returns
Back after a few years on hiatus, Talk The Line is back this week for its third season! A podcast about the beautiful detours that make a creative life interesting, our resident artist and curious interviewer Emmeline Armitage speaks to bri
Beverly Glenn-Copeland on singing the day
Beverly Glenn-Copeland talks to Jen Long about how singing the day helps him through the pandemic. The reissue of Glenn-Copeland's 1986 masterpiece, Keyboard Fantasies is out now via Transgressive, marking the 35th anniversary of its origin
Dodie on knitting
Dodie talks to Jen Long about how knitting helped her through the lockdowns. Her debut album Build A Problem is released on 7 May 2021.
RAYE on jigsaw puzzles
23-year-old South London-born singer and songwriter Raye talks about discovering a passion for jigsaw puzzles during the pandemic. RAYE's new mini-album Euphoric Sad Songs is out now and her new single with Joel Corry and David Guetta "Bed"
Fran Healy on directing
Travis frontman Fran Healy speaks to Jen Long from his LA home about leaning into his love of directing videos during lockdown for this episode of Talk The Line. Travis’ new album 10 Songs is out now on BMG and their debut album Good Feelin
Julien Baker on trail running
Julien Baker – Tennessee-born singer/songwriter and one third of Boygenius – talks about her love of trail running.
Lava La Rue on visual arts
As the founding member of the NiNE8 collective, musician, singer and artist Lava La Rue has curated incredible projects across the worlds of art, music and fashion, as well as establishing her own solo career with debut single "Widdit", and
Tom Jones and the art of reimagination
Sir Tom Jones talks to Jen Long about the artists and songs that inspired him on new record Surrounded By Time, and his approach to re-imagining those tracks for a whole new audience.
Jim White on his passion for finding old things
DIY outlier musician Jim White tells us about his passion for finding old things in a special podcast recorded at this year's End of the Road Festival.
Alessia Cara on growing pains and the awkwardness of adolescence
Canadian popstar and singer/songwriter Alessia Cara talks about the awkwardness of adolescence.
Japanese Breakfast's Michelle on her love of Korean food
Michelle Zauner - aka Philadelphia pop experimentalist Japanese Breakfast - talks about her love of Korean food to host Jen Long.
Interpol's Paul Banks explains the noble art of boxing
Interpol frontman Paul Banks explains the noble art of boxing to Jen Long. The band's sixth album Marauder is released on 24 August via Matador.
Miles Kane and his passion for WWE - American Wrestling
Miles Kane joins presenter Jen Long to explore his passion for WWE - American Wrestling. With a career stretching back to his mid-teens, Kane's been one of indie rock's most prolific collaborators - notably as part of The Last Shadow Puppet
Two Door Cinema Club on Northern Ireland and The Troubles
Two Door Cinema Club's Kevin Baird talks to us on this episode about his fascination with a difficult period for his home country of Northern Ireland. Baird is a founding member of Two Door Cinema Club, probably the most successful rock ban
Stella Donnelly explains the menstrual cycle
On this episode, we're talking to Wales-born and Australia-raised songwriter Stella Donnelly about her fascination with the menstrual cycle. Donnelly was born and raised in Wales before moving to Australia at the age of ten. Fifteen years l
The Hold Steady's Craig Finn on why baseball is the only sport that matters
Minnesota-born Craig Finn is the frontman of The Hold Steady and as a huge baseball fan has never been shy about his support for hometown team the Minnesota Twins, even penning a fight song for them back in 2010 - and today we're talking to
Chris and Keith from We Are Scientists explain the appeal of Jack Reacher
Chris and Keith from We Are Scientists go deep in chat on their literary obsession: Jack Reacher, the fictional character created by British author Lee Child.
Neko Case and why she's inspired by the warrior women of history
Legendary singer and performer Neko Case tells us why she's inspired by the warrior women of history.
Tove Styrke on the concept of personality
Swedish pop star Tove Styrke tells us about her fascination with personality.
Max Richter on his fascination with Haruki Murakami
Max Richer - one of the first composers to combine classical and electronic elements with a post rock sensibility – tells us out one of his favourite writers, the Japanese-born Haruki Murakami.
Andrew W.K. explains why partying hard became his life philosophy
Partying hard remains integral to everything California-born legendary Andrew W.K. does - he’s built a life philosophy around it – and (of course) that’s what we’re talking to Andrew about today for our fiftieth episode!
