Word In Your Ear

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Music Commentary #246

Mark Ellen and David Hepworth have been talking about and writing about music together and individually for a collective eighty years in magazines like Smash Hits, Mojo and The Word and on radio and TV programmes like "Rock On", "Whistle Test" and VH-1.


Over thirteen years ago, when working on the late magazine The Word, they began producing podcasts. Some listeners have been kind enough to say these have been very special to them. When the magazine folded in 2012 they kept the spirit of those podcasts alive in regular Word In Your Ear evenings in which they spoke to musicians and authors in front of an audience. 


Over these years they've produced hundreds of hours of material. As of the Current Unpleasantness of 2020, they've produced yet hundreds of hours more with a little help from guests kind enough to digitally show them around their attics such as Danny Baker, Andy Partridge, Sir Tim Rice and Mark Lewisohn. For the full span of the Word In Your Ear world, visit wiyelondon.com.

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  • jenzahara
    Calm down?
    Maybe the host was very excited to talk to the guest, but maybe also he could calm down, because interrupting the interviewee multiple times when he's answering you is very annoying. Then they put the ad break literally in the middle of a sentece. Poor.
  • SpongeBobbyHil589
    Snobby
    Snobby
  • Fffffffjjkhvc
    More Tube stories please.
    What a brilliant listen Jah Wobble’s brief experience on the Underground was….especially the bit where he was training as a guard/driver. More pop stars in public transport job stories please.
  • Number37
    Too much hot air.
    Make it shorter, much of the ‘banter’ is excruciatingly dull.
  • gooofpronanaspendradilly
    Love the concept…
    Love the guests, love the info… but for god’s sake will you two rude old farts LET YOUR GUESTS FINISH THEIR SENTENCES!! Go back and listen to how many times you interrupt a perfectly interesting train of thought or comment from your guests with another question.
  • Scot T. G.
    Always great but buffer that theme!
    Always loved this podcast. Still amazing, insightful, educational, great guests. But that infernal acoustic intro/outro is ear-piercing & louder than the voices we love to listen to (mark & david’s). Can some high-end be EQ’d out, or bring level down just a touch? Thankfully those bumpers are short. Love David’s theories he comes up with, and he’s usually always right. Stackwaddy game never disappoints!
  • jpitt32
    Great
    Great Podcast!
  • DaveyWavey-9666
    Sometimes too much Beatles
    I like the podcast and even find it, but they talk about the Beatles a lot, and I mean a lot.
  • Ave L
    Like a fine wine
    Still hugely enjoyable after all these years. Rapidly getting into Grumpy Old Men territory but all the better for it.
  • bhoyo
    Time well spent
    Like a particularly good afternoon down the pub with two old mates (two knowledgeable, opinionated and funny old mates). Life-affirming and delightful -- and they probably always get their rounds in.
  • Lit plastic
    One of the mandatory music podcasts
    I’ve been listening to the Word in Your Ear podcast since it was the Word podcast and I was a subscriber to the magazine. I really enjoy Mark and David’s take on music and culture and I know you will. They really know what they’re talking about and they do it in a funny and insightful way. I count this podcast, the Sodajerker on Songwriting and the Rockonteurs as just mandatory musical info and enjoyment. I’m always happy when I see a new episode has been uploaded.
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