Sarah and Meredith pay tribute to America's people's princess, Dolly Parton

Because Tom can't have all the fun...

Sarah chats with the LA-based singer-songwriter about his influences, his alter ego, and the "great paradox" of songwriting

New music, new features, plus a review of Tyler Ballgame and Marla Moya at Rotondes... with top scientist Florence on news

Has music gotten less diverse since around 2010? Did it peak in the 70s? We debate this *smoking* hot take.

Is playing Ed Sheeran a feminist act? And why aren't more women from the 90s still in rotation? We discuss.

We bid farewell to Glen Hansard, dip into Obama's summer playlist (does he really pick these himself?!), and taste test wściekły pies, aka "mad dog" shots

We spend almost as much time on The Odyssey as Christopher Nolan did and succumb to '200 greatest albums' ragebait.

Sarah and CZA talk open air shows, burlesque, and 'sexy England voices' after staying up watching the World Cup...

We preview Lux Expo Open Air shows, wish America a happy birthday, and try the most revolting listener-submitted drink recipe yet...

We’re back, baby! Sarah and CZA talk top tips for surviving the canicule and try more listener-recommended weird drinks.

We recover (we will never recover) from meeting Niall Horan and hearing 'Cherry' live - also, World Cup tea and happy Pride!

Sarah and CZA take on the Guiness x coffee creamer challenge and stage a dramatic reading of the encyclical. Dear god, literally.

Long-awaited Eurovision debrief + the 'Together, Together' tour kicks off in Amsterdam + the Ivor Novello awards

We listen and react to all the songs we didn't get to with Dean last week

Sarah chats with the world's leading academic expert on the history and politics of Eurovision

We talk recent and upcoming gigs, music that's so new we don't have it (yet), and how Baby Lasagna was robbed at Eurovision 2024

What makes a song a 'timeless classic', and does any recent(ish) pop music meet the bar?

Happy Easter! Sunday morning church of music is in session...

Some of our faves from the first quarter of the year (!!) + we pull words out of a magic hat

Are haikus punk? Sarah and JB talk songs as poems in celebration of World Poetry Day

Loads of great Irish music ahead of St Paddy's (any excuse to play B*Witched) + Lily Allen and Alice Merton gig reviews

Happy International Women's Day! Did you know: We've been studying dinosaurs for 200+ years, but the first scientific study of perimenopause was in the 90s

Sarah guests hosts a special edition of The Algorhythm looking at musical influences on the lead single off KATTDO (KISSCO?)

BRITs debrief + David Byne covers Olivia Rodrigo and Måneskin cover Frankie Valli (who knew? not me)

Had so much fun, we forgot to upload the show...

Anti-Valentines for people who have had it up to here with Ed Sheeran (I love you Ed)

In which we join the Ben Kidson fan club (President: Meredith Moss), talk karaoke B-sides, and sniff Noah Kahan's shirt (Y/N?)

Questionable karaoke, Superbowl halftime performers and GRAMMY nominees, why Tom & Lucy are wrong about The 1975, and happy birthday Harry! (Styles, ofc)

We debrief on the Luxembourg Song Contest, Zayn in Vegas, Minneapolis, and Keith the trash panda

The triumphant return of CZA! We talk cats, soundtracks, and the unparalleled feeling of rearranging furniture.

Woke up feeling emo... went with it! Featuring ace recs from newsreader John and our lovely listeners.

Happy New Year! We're feeling folky... and cold.

Our favorite new music and best gigs of the year, including a few listener picks!

'Traditional' and contemporary Christmas classics, with festive friends John Baker and Laura Fagan. Warning: Deeply Mental.

Join us as we drag ourselves to the finish line this year...

We wax poetic about Royel Otis, lament the popularity of 'Rubber Band Man', and let listeners pick a nickname for our new newsreader

On the twelfth bar of Christmas...

From Mötley Crüe to Michael Bublé, with every weird and wonderful thing in between

In which we rave about Rosalía's new album and... have thoughts on the 2026 Open Air lineup

Chitter chatter, chitter chatter...

New music, upcoming gigs and giveaways, and what one song would you play to convince people how great your favourite band is?

Is the Monster Mash actually a Valentine's Day song? Plus, Meredith's many wigs.

'Do you play everything?' ... it appears so, yes

Debriefing on the AFHF and LOASG + the World Gay Rodeo Championships and upcoming gigs

Summer might be over, but festival season isn't as we head to New York for AFHF 2025

Slim-hipped men (yes, we're obsessed)

Girls gotta gab: Sarah and special guest Laura Fagan talk Etsy witches, Wuthering Heights, and vampires vs. pirates vs. Peter Pans

We listen and (don't) judge 9/10 Mercury Prize nominees + upcoming gigs + will we ever stop stanning Brett Anderson? (unlikely)

Insufficient caffiene but plenty of TUNES, including new music and an early look at our 2025 best-of lists