Show Notes
Adam talks with American journalist Patrick Radden Keefe about his book London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family’s Search for Truth, the challenges presented by parenting adolescents, the seductive power of movies like The Wolf Of Wall Street and Patrick's own efforts to resist the glamorising effect of TV and film during production of the TV adaptation of his book about the Troubles in Northern Ireland, Say Nothing, and Adam's own ludicrous taste of the criminal life in his early adolescence. There's also chat about why David Byrne's live show was the best live music show Adam has ever seen and whether it's OK to stand up at a seated music show. Conversation recorded face-to-face in Bath on 7 May, 2026 LONDON FALLING by Patrick Radden Keefe - 2026 (Waterstones) CLARIFICATION RE. STATINS vs GLP-1s Responding to Adam's comments about statins at the end of the conversation with Patrick, this was sent in by Dr Mit Shah, MBBS BSc (Hons) PhD, Consultant Cardiologist in Preventive Cardiology, Harefield Hospital: I’m a consultant cardiologist specialising in lipid disorders and preventive cardiology. While both GLP-1 drugs and statins can reduce cardiovascular risk, they work through very different mechanisms and treat different underlying problems. Statins are specifically used to lower LDL cholesterol, whereas GLP-1 drugs mainly work through the blood glucose and weight-loss pathway, with only modest effects on cholesterol. Statins have become somewhat unfairly maligned through widespread misinformation and exaggerated claims about side effects, despite very strong clinical evidence for benefit. In fact, researchers have even performed randomised trials demonstrating a significant “nocebo effect”, where patients experience expected side effects even when taking placebo tablets due to their preconceived expectations and worries. Daily, I see patients with severe (sometimes genetic) cholesterol disorders who have a critical need for statin therapy, but who are understandably hesitant because of what they’ve heard online. I worry that the idea that GLP-1s could simply replace statins may unintentionally add to that confusion. SUBMIT QUESTIONS FOR Q&A EPISODE: [email protected] Thanks to Diggory Waite and Claire Broughton at Hattrick and Séamus Murphy Mitchell for production support. Podcast illustration by Helen Green SPONSOR: SAILY 🌎 Get an exclusive 15% discount on your first Saily data plans! Use code buxton at checkout. Download Saily app or go to https://saily.com/buxton ⛵ PEOPLE'S EMERGENCY BRIEFING FILM AND TALK WITH ADAM BUXTON & PATRICK BARKHAM @ Norwich Arts Centre, 28 June, 2026 ADAM BUXTON BAND @ Hoxton Hall, London, 23 & 24 June, 2026 (Eventim) BUG BOWIE SPECIAL @ The Lightroom, London, 17 June, 2-4 July, 2026 (Lightroom) ADAM BUXTON PODCAST LIVE WITH MAWAAN RIZWAAN @ Roundhouse, London, 5 April, 2026 (Roundhouse) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Adam talks with American actor, writer and comedian Kristen Schaal about Joan Proctor the Dragon doctor, why Kristen believes eating after 5pm is disgusting and why the subject of meal times is tearing the Buxton family apart, ideas for films, screen kiss etiquette, what Kristen's work colleagues might be criticising her for behind her back, the crisis in TV production on both sides of the Atlantic and a few of the products in Kristen's life that never let her down. Conversation recorded face-to-face in London on 5 August, 2026 Thanks to Diggory Waite and Claire Broughton at Hattrick and Séamus Murphy Mitchell for production support. Podcast illustration by Helen Green AN EVENING WITH ADAM BUXTON AT MALDON BOOKS - Thursday 15th October, 7pm @ Maldon United Reformed Church, Market Hill, Maldon CM9 4PZ Visit the ADAM BUXTON PODCAST PATREON PAGE for previously unheard interviews, Q&A episodes, Rosie pics and videos and other odd and sods. SEND IN PATREON JINGLES AND QUESTIONS See pics, links, jingles, videos and more on ADAM'S WEBSITE SUCCESSPOD - 2026 (listen for free with a trial or subscription on Audible) RELATED LINKS PRETENDING TO HAVE A BABY Kristen Schaal on Comedy Central - 2019 (YouTube) KRISTEN SCHAAL LIVE AT THE FILLMORE Kristen's first stand up special - 2013 (YouTube) KRISTEN IN LAST MAN ON EARTH Short intro video for Kristen's character, Carol Pilbasian - 2015 (IMDB) FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS - BEST OF MEL Featuring Kristen Schaal - (YouTube) THE DAILY SHOW - DAD BODS Featuring Kristen Schaal - 2015 (YouTube) BOB'S BURGERS LIVE - HARRY TRUMAN Kristen Schaal and Laura Gibson - 2013 (YouTube) WOULD KRISTEN SCHAAL RATHER BE FUNNY OR LIKEABLE? Good Talk with Anthony Jeselnik - 2019 (YouTube) JOAN PROCTER DRAGON DOCTOR by Patricia Valdez, illustrated by Felicita Sala - 2018. Story read by Miss Linda (YouTube) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Adam rambles with Irish stand-up comedian, writer, and actor Dylan Moran about why he hates facts, chronic pain, what it means to be a man of advanced middle age in the 2020s, how many gummies is too many, music and why he thinks our reliance on tech and online culture is fostering a false sense of urgency, constant judgment, and digital dementia. Plus Dylan plays one of his songs on the guitar even though he can't play the guitar. Visit the ADAM BUXTON PODCAST PATREON PAGE for previously unheard interviews, Q&A episodes, Rosie pics and videos and other odd and sods. SEND IN PATREON JINGLES AND QUESTIONS See pics, links, jingles, videos and more on ADAM'S WEBSITE SUCCESSPOD - 2026 (listen for free with a trial or subscription on Audible) Conversation recorded face-to-face in London on 18 September, 2026 Thanks to Diggory Waite and Claire Broughton at Hattrick and Séamus Murphy Mitchell for production support. Podcast illustration by Helen Green RELATED LINKS LOOKING FOR TROUBLE - Dylan Moran 2026 European Tour DYLAN MORAN - MONSTER (Stand up show) - 2004 (YouTube) DYLAN MORAN FAVOURITE FILMS (SBS Guest curator) - 2023 (YouTube) HOW TO STOP AI FROM TURNING YOUR BRAIN TO MUSH - 2026 (BBC) HOW DO YOU WANT ME Season 1, part 1 - 1998 (YouTube) A FILM WITH ME IN IT Directed by Ian Fitzgibbon - 2008 (YouTube) DYLAN MORAN ON PLAYING PIANO (Tommy Tiernan Show) - 2024 (YouTube) AI SITCOM 'NO BIG DEAL' ZERO STAR REVIEW - 2026 (The Guardian) THE TINY TILCAYO CAT - 2026 (Smithsonian online magazine) METRONOMY - THE LOOK (OFFICIAL VIDEO Directed by Lorenzo Fonda) - 2011 (YouTube) HALL & OATES - I CAN'T GO FOR THAT (NO CAN DO) POMO REMIX - 2017 (YouTube) ARVO PÄRT - SILENTIUM - 1977 (YouTube) THE FORMULA by Malcom Gladwell - 2006 (The New Yorker) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Adam talks with British comedian, writer, playwright, singer, journalist, producer and actor Dame Meera Syal about memoir writing, growing up part of the only brown family in a 1960s Midlands village, what the British Empire's legacy of colonialism meant to Meera's family, and then to her when she was handed some of the Empire's top awards, the problematic Peter Sellers song that gave Goodness Gracious Me its title, what the Simpsons should have done about Apu, and how Meera found herself in a Death Cafe. THIS EPISODE CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE (mainly after the interview when Adam sings a song about jaw exercise). Visit the ADAM BUXTON PODCAST PATREON PAGE for previously unheard interviews, Q&A episodes, Rosie pics and videos and other odd and sods. SEND IN PATREON JINGLES AND QUESTIONS See pics, links, jingles, videos and more on ADAM'S WEBSITE SUCCESSPOD - 2026 (listen for free with a trial or subscription on Audible) Conversation recorded face-to-face in London on 26 May, 2026 Thanks to Diggory Waite and Claire Broughton at Hattrick and Séamus Murphy Mitchell for production support. Podcast illustration by Helen Green RELATED LINKS MEERA SYAL 2026 TOUR - September 2026 (Fane) KUMARS AT NUMBER 42 - YouTube Playlist MEERA SYAL - WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE - 2004 (YouTube) GARETH GATES & THE KUMARS - SPIRIT IN THE SKY - 2003 (YouTube) DEATH CAFE (Death cafe website) PETER SELLERS AND SOPHIA LOREN - GOODNESS GRACIOUS ME - 1960 (YouTube) ROWAN ATKINSON, PIXIE LOTT, NICK MOHAMMED - GOODNESS GRACIOUS ME - 2013 (YouTube) PETER SELLERS AND SOPHIA LOREN - BANGERS AND MASH - 1961 (YouTube) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Adam answers questions from the podcats about how he selects guests, whether he'd interview Elon Musk, misheard lyrics to the Like And Subscribe jingle, where the Entertainer jingle comes from, getting kids into music, the best gifts he's received and given and whether his hugs are 'creepy' or not. Recorded face-to-face with Diggory in London on 18 June, 2026 Thanks to Diggory Waite and Claire Broughton at Hattrick and Séamus Murphy Mitchell for production support. Podcast illustration by Helen Green ADAM BUXTON PODCAST LIVE WITH MAWAAN RIZWAAN @ Roundhouse, London, 5 August, 2026 (Roundhouse) JOIN ADAM'S PATREON and find out about playing your Patreon content through you existing podcast app HERE THE ADAM AND JOE 30th ANNIVERSARY LIVE SHOW PRE SALE (Wednesday 29th & Thursday 30th July) THE ADAM AND JOE 30th ANNIVERSARY LIVE SHOW GENERAL SALE (10am, Friday 31st July) SEND IN PATREON JINGLES AND QUESTIONS ADAM'S MUSIC FOR CHILDREN PLAYLIST (Spotify) BACKBEAT LEATHER GUITAR STRAPS COLLAPSIBLE STOOL (Dunelm) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.