BBC RADIO 6 HUW STEPHENS 1ST OCTOBER SHOW: Reviewed!

Or HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND NEARLY REVIEW … THE CONCEPT OF TURNING ON THE RADIO FOR A BIT? 

Well well well dear listeners and future Patreon and/or YouTube subscribers. You who visit our website cccappraisalhour.show on a weekly basis and continue to draft an e-mail to us at cccappraisalhour@gmail.com waiting for the day when you’re ready to say “long time first time” and holler at your boys. You’re in for a treat! 

Today is an episode about what it is in 2025 to discover new art, new music. Much like an important philosophical thesis on the nature of art in the context of the age of consumerism, we boil it down to a few cogent conclusions: understanding yourself is key. With this said, occasionally pushing yourself into unfamiliar or uncomfortable territory is key for growth. A lifelong (and sometimes annoying!) friend who won’t shut up about trying something new is a fun way to engage with life and the aforementioned pushing yourself and is certainly much better than AI. And finally: sometimes turn on the radio. But hey, this episode is also just us chatting absolute bollocks as per. Enjoy. 

Huw Stephens is a DJ and on the 1st of October presented an edition of his show on BBC Radio 6, featuring an interview with Kieran Hebden and William Tyler. As of the posting of this podcast, there are 15 more days during which you can listen to it on BBC Sounds too: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002jvbz

Here is another show by Huw Stephens (available for 14 more days) featuring Robert Plant’s edition of “The Lyrics That Floored Me” and Bob Dylan’s “Masters of War” as mentioned on our show today: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002jv7w

A fun interview with Huw Stephens talking about music discovery can be listened to here: https://byta.com/howwelisten/podcast/a-conversation-about-music-discovery/

Kieran Hebden and William Tyler’s album 41 Longfield Street Late ‘80s can be listened to here: https://music.apple.com/us/album/41-longfield-street-late-80s/1809421971

As it was the first song that prompted the opening of the Shazam app and one that both your intrepid co-hosts enjoyed, it is definitely worth a link in the ol’ shownotes! This is "Stitches” by HAAi (feeling like Huw Stephens now, introducing them like this lol maybe the CCCAH should be more of a radio show …): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOENoX1c0VI

As I can’t seem to stop bringing up his chat with Ezra Klein, let me update the Kyle Chayka references with a talk he gave at the Verbier Art Summit earlier this year covering all the topics! You know the ones, our favourite ones. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3rOZwmih7U&t=16s 

Watch the first episode of the Celebrity Traitors here. It seems like this is the year we’re all watching together, finally: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002kk0d/the-celebrity-traitors-series-1-episode-1

Watch the first episode of Strictly here too! I’m telling you! Might as well: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002k7dp/strictly-come-dancing-series-23-week-1

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Special FAVE MOMENT FROM THE POD RECORD note for VIP read-the-whole-show-notes-members only: As we were enjoying yet another morning recording like the true professionals we are, we waited for the sun to come up and for it to get less dark but it turns out no … it was just a miserable day! Is that a metaphor for anything? Dunno. 

SPOILERS BELOW FOR NEXT WEEK’S #REVIEW1THING CONTENT: https://www.channel4.com/programmes/peep-show/on-demand/33196-001

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