Music Life Podcast
Where music stars discuss how they make their music.
Episodes to download
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The time machine of tradition with Br矛ghde Chaimbeul, Sam Amidon, Linda Buckley and Rhodri Davies
Sat 30 Mar 2024
Four folk musicians discuss the roles of tradition and place in music
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Limitations are limitless, with Caterina Barbieri, Kali Malone, Moritz Von Oswald and Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe
Sat 23 Mar 2024
Can limitations be a source for creativity?
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Everything's a drum with Ane Brun, Amelia Meath and Linden Jay
Sat 16 Mar 2024
Three musicians discuss collaboration, navigating between genres and lyrical inspirations
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Don鈥檛 overthink it with Bill Ryder-Jones, Anna Calvi and Poppy Hankin
Sat 9 Mar 2024
What was the first piece of music that really affected you?
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The algorithm of you with Dot Allison, Andy Bell, Bishi and Charlotte Kemp Muhl
Sat 2 Mar 2024
What role should music play in education?
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Technology is sensual聽with Laura Misch, Suzanne Ciani, Madame Gandhi and Sian O'Gorman
Sat 24 Feb 2024
Four electronic experimenters discuss how they make their music
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From indie to pop with Chromeo, La Roux and Empress Of
Sat 17 Feb 2024
Three alternative electro-pop acts discuss how they make their music
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Celebrating the vibrato with Joel Shadbolt, Dallas Tamaira, Anna Coddington and Allen Stone
Sat 10 Feb 2024
How do 1970s soul sounds still influence today's musicians?
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Music is your medicine with Ana Carla Maza, Lucas Santtana and Eliane Correa
Sat 3 Feb 2024
Three composers discuss the music of Cuba
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Your body is an instrument with Zubin Kanga, Jasmin Kent Rodgman, Laura Bowler and Neil Luck
Sat 27 Jan 2024
Zubin Kanga is joined by Jasmin Kent Rodgman, Laura Bowler & Neil Luck.
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Music doesn鈥檛 stop with Nightmares on Wax, Corinne Bailey Rae, Theo Croker and James Lavelle
Sat 20 Jan 2024
How has the digital age helped and hindered musicians?
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The magic of space in time with Galya Bisengalieva, Robert Ames, Actress and Claire M Singer
Sat 13 Jan 2024
How do different instruments affect composition?
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Taking your music seriously with Penguin Caf茅, Johnny Borrell, Douglas Dare and Judi Jackson
Sat 6 Jan 2024
Is it OK for musicians to rehash their previous work?
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Everyone wants to be pop with Faizal Mostrixx, Afrorack, Grove and Kaya Byinshii
Sat 30 Dec 2023
How do musicians feel after a live performance?
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The melancholy of exile with Siavash Amini, Sarrsew, mHz and Mariam Rezaei
Sat 23 Dec 2023
Four artists with ties to Tehran discuss Iranian experimental music
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Breathing through your fingers with Adrian Younge, Lonnie Liston Smith, Jean Carne and Brian Jackson
Sat 16 Dec 2023
Four musicians share anecdotes from their storied careers
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The source is the universe with Carlos Ni帽o, Andr茅 3000, Liv.e and Luis P茅rez Ixoneztli
Sat 9 Dec 2023
How does spirituality inspire music?
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Running out of melodies with Beirut, Blondie's Debbie Harry and Chris Stein, and Stephin Merritt of the Magnetic Fields
Sat 2 Dec 2023
Four musicians discuss how cities have influenced their songs
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Kids on tour with Charlotte Adig茅ry, Bolis Pupul, John Carroll Kirby and Marie Davidson
Sat 25 Nov 2023
Four musicians discuss second albums, having kids and collaborations
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Finding new identities with Bloom Twins, Dorofeeva and Jamala
Sat 18 Nov 2023
Four of Ukraine鈥檚 finest musicians on creating art in a time of war
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Bluegrass rocks with Charlie Worsham, Ashley McBryde and Jaren Johnston
Sat 11 Nov 2023
Three American artists discuss the art of country and bluegrass music
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It鈥檚 everything but math! with Andrew Bird
Sat 4 Nov 2023
Singer-songwriter Andrew Bird, Meshell Ndegeocello and Juana Molina in conversation
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Allowing yourself to be possessed with GAIKA
Sat 28 Oct 2023
GAIKA with Speech Debelle, Lucinda Chua and James Massiah
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I'm not switching my flow with MC Yallah, Catu Diosis, Chrisman and Debmaster
Sat 21 Oct 2023
Four members of Uganda's Nyege Nyege collective talk about how they make their music
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We are not normal with Anoushka Shankar, Arooj Aftab, Lisa-Kaind茅 Diaz and Nadine Shah
Sat 14 Oct 2023
What does a musican's work give their audience?
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Confronting expectations with Steven Wilson, Roland Orzabal, Lucy Rose and Andy Partridge
Sat 7 Oct 2023
Does the world still need new music, and is "retro mania" stopping rock from evolving?
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Let the pressure make a diamond with Xefer, Apashe, Kovacs and Raja Kumari
Sat 30 Sep 2023
An international quartet of musicians discuss how they have evolved through songwriting
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Idols and clowns with Devendra Banhart, Phil Elverum, Jenny Hval and Bedouine
Sat 23 Sep 2023
What can musicians learn from shows that go wrong?
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Natural storytellers with Lea Salonga, Claude-Michel Sch枚nberg, Gerard Salonga and Daniel Edmonds
Sat 16 Sep 2023
Four giants of musical theatre discuss how they make their art
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Abducted by aliens with Jeff Mills, Neue Grafik, Prabhu Edouard and Knoel Scott
Sat 9 Sep 2023
Is technology overtaking artists?
Music Life Playlists
Stars from the series give us a fascinating peek into their music collections
