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Andrew O’Hagan
The writer Andrew O’Hagan pops into Midori House to chat to Robert Bound about his novel ‘Mayflies’, which is loosely based on his own teenage years and has just been published in paperback. They discuss the politics and music of the 1980s, and the romance of male friendships.
Tom Jones
The legendary Tom Jones joins Robert Bound to discuss the confessional nature of his new record, ‘Surrounded By Time’, and how he took on other people’s songs.
The art world’s grand reopening
This week saw galleries and museums reopen their doors in the UK and France, and the return of Art Basel Hong Kong as a physical event. To celebrate, we speak to gallerists and artists about a few new exhibitions. In London, Robert Bound meets Jo Stella-Sawicka from Goodman Gallery and…
Lost in Italy
We head to Luxembourg + Co gallery on Savile Row for a new exhibition that explores the experimental creativity of the Italian art scene in the mid-20th century. The show puts Italian abstractionists such as Alberto Burri alongside American painters such as Robert Rauschenberg. It also shows images from Richard…
Episode 500: Abbey Road Studios
We swap Midori House for the most famous studio in the world, Abbey Road, for a special episode marking our 500th edition. Robert Bound is given a tour by Mirek Stiles, head of audio products, to learn about the studios’ history; he meets sound engineer Paul Pritchard to find out…
Soulwax
Belgian brothers David and Stephen Dewaele are the masterminds behind indie-electronic band Soulwax. On this week’s episode they chat to Robert Bound about their handsome studio in Ghent, their latest release, ‘Foundations’, and – having been grounded in their hometown for the first time in their 25-year career – they…
Oscars 2021
Film critic Anna Smith and Monocle’s senior culture correspondent Fernando Augusto Pacheco join Robert Bound to review this year’s Academy Awards, which saw ‘Nomadland’ win big and had a refreshed format by the director Steven Soderbergh. Our guests also recommend their favourite films from the nominee list.
Jagjaguwar and Secretly Canadian
Two independent US record labels – Jagjaguwar and Secretly Canadian, which both operate under the Secretly Group – celebrate their 25th anniversaries this year. Their co-founders Darius Van Arman and Chris Swanson join Robert Bound to discuss their roots in Bloomington, Indiana, the artists that have shaped their labels and…
Spring lookahead: books, film and music
Robert Bound is joined by literary critic Lucy Scholes, film critic Simran Hans and music journalist Kate Hutchinson to find out which films will be getting us back into cinemas, the albums to spin in the run-up to summer and the books to enjoy on a sunny day in the…
