Adam talks with American actor and writer Tom Hanks about his new novel The Making Of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece, as well as why it's important not to walk out of films, favourite drinks, dogs, whether an AI Tom Hanks will be as good as a real Tom Hanks, working with Wes Anderson and other important stuff. Conversation recorded remotely on April 18th, 2023 Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and conversation editing. Podcast artwork by Helen Green ADAM LINKS TAPE NOTES LIVE WITH ADAM BUXTON - 19.00, May 24th @ THE PODCAST SHOW LIVE 2023 (TICKETEK WEBSITE ..read more

Adam shares a giant festive waffle pudding with his old friend, the films director Joe Cornish and there's a surprise guest appearance by another friend of the podcast to celebrate the 200th episode. CONTAINS SOME STRONG LANGUAGE Recorded face to face in London on December 9th and 22nd, 2022 Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for his work on this episode. Podcast artwork by Helen Green Podcast music/jingles by Adam Buxton except Shout Outs music bed from 'Wario’s Woods' game (Dr Buckles remix. Music composed by Shinobu, Soyo Oka, 1994) Right On Mother RELATED LINKS ST MUNGOS - MAKE IT SOMEONE'S ..read more

Adam talks with British journalist and author Gary Younge about gun violence in America, identity politics and 'Uncle Toms'. Conversation recorded face to face in London, 17th November, 2022 Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and conversation editing. Podcast artwork by Helen Green RELATED LINKS BOOK TRUST DISPATCHES FROM THE DIASPORA by Gary Younge - 2023 (PRE ORDER FROM FABER) GARY'S WEBSITE (including articles, book reviews, Twitter feed etc.) GARY YOUNGE DESTROYS AMERICA'S GUN CULTURE - 2022 (YOUTUBE) GARY YOUNGE ON MARTIN LUTHER KING'S SPEECH - 2013 (THE GUARDIAN ..read more

Adam talks with English radio, TV presenter and writer, Nihal Arthanayake about conversations and what happens when they go wrong. CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE! This conversation was recorded remotely on October 5th, 2022 Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and Becca Bryers for conversation editing. Podcast artwork by Helen Green RELATED LINKS DONATE TO ST MUNGO'S LET'S TALK: HOW TO HAVE BETTER CONVERSATIONS by NIHAL ARTHANAYAKE - 2022 (BLACKWELLS) NIHAL'S HEADLINERS PODCAST (BBC) BBC 5 Live's Nihal Arthanayake brings you in-depth interviews each week with the biggest names in ..read more

Adam talks with English actor, comedian and writer Michelle de Swarte about accents, class, modelling, the privilege of being beautiful (something I know too much about), why Michelle watches a lot of videos about narcissism and I give her my last bottle of cognac. Conversation recorded face to face in London on November 14th, 2022 CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE! Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support Podcast artwork by Helen Green RELATED LINKS CONTRIBUTE TO THE ADAM AND JOE CHRISTMAS PODCAST  MICHELLE DE SWARTE UK STAND UP TOUR 2023 (CHORTLE) MICHELLE DE SWARTE ON INSTAGRAM&n ..read more

Adam talks with musician Olugbenga Adelekan and his 7 year old son Ravi about brain surgery, child YouTube millionaires, sport that Adam doesn't care about and Ravi's charity single.  Conversation recorded remotely on November 9th, 2022 Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support Podcast artwork by Helen Green RELATED LINKS RAVI'S WEBSITE Watch the video for A Million Dreams here and find out more about the charities he's supporting DONATE TO RAVI'S DREAM (BRAINTRUST AND THE BRAIN TUMOUR CHARITY) BRAIN TUMOUR RESEARCH COLDPLAY AND BASTILLE HELP BRIGHTON BOY TO RELEASE NEW CHAR ..read more

Adam talks with British musician Richard Dawson who performs two songs: The Almsgiver and Judas Iscariot. Conversation recorded face to face in Newcastle on 14th October, 2021 Thanks to Ben Tulloh for conversation editing and Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support Artwork by Helen Green RELATED LINKS RICHARD DAWSON - THE RUBY CORD (LIMITED EDITION LP) - 2022 (DOMINO) BULBILS (RICHARD AND SALLY PILKINGTON) (BANDCAMP) Richard: "A few particular bulbils highlights if you are on limited time (nb - we all are)" 70 - 60 60 - Golem In The Spring ('Where Jackdaws Sleep') 50 - Conspiracy faeries ..read more

Adam enjoys a conversational ramble with Irish writer and comedian Maeve Higgins. This episode was recorded remotely on Monday 31st October, 2022 Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support. Podcast artwork by Helen Green RELATED LINKS MAEVE ON INSTAGRAM MOTHERS OF INVENTION PODCAST 'TELL EVERYONE ON THIS TRAIN I LOVE THEM' THE MEANING OF A HERO'S FINAL WORDS by Maeve Higgins - 2022 (GUARDIAN) A FRIEND OF TALIESIN MECHE WRITES ABOUT HIS DEATH - 2017 (QUARTZ WEBSITE) MAEVE HIGGINS' FANCY VITTLES EPISODE 1 PART 1 - 2009 (YOUTUBE) EXTRA ORDINARY (TRAILER) - 2020 (YOUTUBE) EXTRA O ..read more

Adam talks with British film maker Lorna Tucker about her documentary profile of fashion designer Vivienne Westwood and how she felt when Westwood publicly disowned it. Lorna also explains how she found herself homeless on the streets of London as a teenager and the struggle with addiction that ensued; experiences that informed her new documentary Someone's Daughter, Someone's Son, which considers what can be done to better tackle homelessness. This episode was recorded face to face on 17th October, 2022 Thanks to Rachel, Tom and the staff at the Universal building who made us welcome for our ..read more

Adam talks with British writer Ian McEwan about some of the autobiographical experiences that went into his latest novel Lessons, including his school days, parenthood and losing parents. We also talk about the ethical dilemmas presented by Artificial Intelligence, the British philosopher Bryan Magee and what makes Ian laugh. Recorded face to face in London on 8th July, 2022 Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support. Podcast artwork by Helen Green RELATED LINKS DOZY ROSIE (4K) - 2022 (YOUTUBE) 13 minutes of Rosie dozing on a sofa to the sound of piano noodling from the next room ..read more