OneTrackMinds Podcast

Hello friends, Welcome to this week’s episode of the OneTrackMinds podcast, featuring two very moving stories about loss and resilience. Our first guest is the novelist and campaigner Stella Duffy. Stella was born in London, but spent her childhood in New Zealand, and that country’s culture has had a big influence on her approach to life, as you’ll hear in her story. As well as publishing seventeen novels, she’s also the founder of the Fun Palaces campaign, an annual festival of culture designed to increase access to the arts. After the break, we hear from actor and artist Rufus Wright. His screen credits include Quantum of Solace, Rogue One and Operation Mincemeat, while his work in theatre has seen him cast as both David Cameron and Tony Blair in Peter Morgan’s stage play The Audience. Unfortunately, due to rights reasons, we can’t play our storytellers’ chosen songs in the podcast, but you can listen to them by following these links:Nightswimming by R.E.M.Listen on Spotify || Apple MusicCalling Me by Charlie WinstonListen on Spotify || Apple Music The OneTrackMinds Podcast is presented by Adam Shakinovsky and Kristian Brodie, and produced by Haresh Patel for VERYFINE Ltd.Thanks for listening - we’ll be back again next week with more stories about life-changing songs.KB.Next Show - December 12th | Tickets HereListen to Our Podcast | Substack | Apple Podcasts | SpotifyFollow Us | Instagram | TikTok This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onetrackminds.substack.com

Hello friends, **EDIT - an earlier version of this post went out with a faulty audio file. Thanks to Michael Hayes for pointing this out to us. Here it is again, but without an advert interrupting Alicia’s story. Thanks for bearing with us.**Welcome to this week’s episode of the OneTrackMinds podcast. Over the past two weeks, we’ve featured stories about mothers, stories about fathers, and now, rounding off the trilogy, we present to you two stories about parenting in a slightly oblique manner… Our first guest is film and TV director Alicia MacDonald. As well as being responsible for a body of terrific commercials and advertisements, Alicia is one of the most exciting young TV directors in the UK, having worked on a huge array of brilliant comedy projects, including Outlaws, Pure, Flack and Sisters. She’s also directed Lena Dunham’s forthcoming Netflix series Too Much, and her feature film debut, CC: Emily is currently in the works. You can follow her on Instagram.Then, after the break, it’s yet another story from Kristian Brodie. Kristian is a Film Producer, Development Executive and Writer, who is also the founder and co-host of OneTrackMinds. He’s not averse to writing about himself in the third person if it comes to it, although he’d like it to be known that he does find it somewhat awkward…Unfortunately, due to rights reasons, we can’t play our storytellers’ chosen songs in the podcast, but you can listen to them by following these links:Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight by The SpanielsListen on Spotify || Apple MusicExile by Taylor Swift (featuring Bon Iver)Listen on Spotify || Apple MusicThe OneTrackMinds Podcast is presented by Adam Shakinovsky and Kristian Brodie, and produced by Haresh Patel for VERYFINE Ltd.Thanks for listening - we’ll be back again next week with more stories about life-changing songs.KB.Next Show - November 14th | Tickets HereListen to Our Podcast | Substack | Apple Podcasts | SpotifyFollow Us | Instagram | TikTok This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onetrackminds.substack.com

Hello friends, Before we get into this week’s episode of the OneTrackMinds podcast, a quick reminder to all of you in London that tonight is our Hidden Tracks show is taking place at 7:45pm tonight at the Purcell Room as part of the Southbank Centre’s London Literature Festival. Featuring five stories from graduates of our Hidden Tracks storytelling workshop, and one story from our special guest, comedian Sofie Hagen. There are only a handful of tickets left, so if you want to come along and witness an awe-inspiring night of music and storytelling, act now! Tickets are just £15.Right then, on to more pressing matters, namely this week’s podcast, which features two stories about mothers. Our first guest is the comedian and actress Katherine Parkinson. Perhaps best known for her role as Jen Barber in classic sitcom The I.T. Crowd, Katherine has recently been stealing the show in the glorious new adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s Rivals on Disney+. Katherine told this story at our recent show at Kings Place back in September. Our second guest is one of our first ever Hidden Tracks graduates, Alice Martin. A lawyer, based in Switzerland, Alice first told this story at our Hidden Tracks spin-off show at Omeara in London Bridge, before we invited her on to our MainStage show at Wilton’s Music Hall in June 2019. Unfortunately, due to rights reasons, we can’t play our storytellers’ chosen songs in the podcast, but you can listen to them by following these links:Forever Young by Joan BaezListen on Spotify || Apple MusicSingin’ In The Rain by Gene KellyListen on Spotify || Apple MusicThe OneTrackMinds Podcast is presented by Adam Shakinovsky and Kristian Brodie, and produced by Haresh Patel for VERYFINE Ltd.Thanks for listening - we’ll be back again next week with more stories about life-changing songs.KB.Next Show - November 14th | Tickets HereListen to Our Podcast | Substack | Apple Podcasts | SpotifyFollow Us | Instagram | TikTok This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onetrackminds.substack.com

Hello friends, Welcome to this week’s episode of the OneTrackMinds podcast, which features two stories about the songs that remind our storytellers about their fathers. Our first guest is the magician, speaker and business coach Richard McDougall. Richard has told this story a couple of times for us at OneTrackMinds, including at one of our very special choir shows, where our guests’s chosen songs are reinterpreted and performed by the brilliant community choir Camden Voices. Richard’s story is one of our favourites, and it’s included in our first anthology of stories. Our second guest this week is another multi-time OneTrackMinds storyteller, Dara McGarry. Dara works in animation, and as well as having credits in Production Support roles on huge animated feature films like Meet The Robinsons, Tangled and Ron’s Gone Wrong, she’s also contributed her brilliant skills as a voice-artist on Frozen and Bolt among others. Unfortunately, due to rights reasons, we can’t play our storytellers’ chosen songs in the podcast, but you can listen to them by following these links:You’ll Never Walk Alone - as performed by fans of Liverpool FC at Anfield. Stayin’ Alive by The Bee GeesListen on Spotify || Apple MusicThe OneTrackMinds Podcast is presented by Adam Shakinovsky and Kristian Brodie, and produced by Haresh Patel for VERYFINE Ltd.Thanks for listening - we’ll be back again next week with more stories about life-changing songs.KB.Next Show - November 14th | Tickets HereListen to Our Podcast | Substack | Apple Podcasts | SpotifyFollow Us | Instagram | TikTok This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onetrackminds.substack.com

Hello friends, Welcome to this week’s episode of the OneTrackMinds podcast. This week on the show, we have two bona fide musicians, sharing their stories about the song that changed their lives. Our first guest is Jack Garratt, a British singer-songwriter and former winner of the Critics Choice award at the Brit Awards. His story, which he told at Wilton’s Music Hall in February of this year, culminates in a quotation that we’ve borrowed as the motto of our show: You can listen passively, and have a good time. Or you can listen actively, and change your life. Our second guest is the composer, photographer, writer, filmmaker and, yes, musician, Barry Adamson. Barry was a founder member of cult post-punk band Magazine, and his subsequent career has seen him work with Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, and David Lynch. His latest album, Cut To Black, is out now. Unfortunately, due to rights reasons, we can’t play our storytellers’ chosen songs in the podcast, but you can listen to them by following these links:What A Fool Believes by The Doobie BrothersListen on Spotify || Apple Music Without You by Harry NilssonListen on Spotify || Apple MusicThe OneTrackMinds Podcast is presented by Adam Shakinovsky and Kristian Brodie, and produced by Haresh Patel for VERYFINE Ltd.Thanks for listening - we’ll be back again next week with more stories about life-changing songs.KB.Next Show - November 14th | Tickets HereListen to Our Podcast | Substack | Apple Podcasts | SpotifyFollow Us | Instagram | TikTok This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onetrackminds.substack.com

Hello friends,This week on the OneTrackMinds podcast, we’ve got two stories that deal with disappointment and the self-confidence that comes from bouncing back from it. Our first story comes from journalist and author Nell Frizzell. Nell is very much a part of the OneTrackMinds touring party, having joined us on the road to tell her story on many occasions. She’s the author of several books, including the novel Cuckoo which was published in August. After the break, we hear from comedian Pauline Eyre. Over the years, Pauline has told many stories on the OneTrackMinds MainStage, but this one, which she told at Wilton’s Music Hall in January of this year, is my absolute favourite…Unfortunately, due to rights reasons, we can’t play our storytellers’ chosen songs in the podcast, but you can listen to them by following these links:It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue by ThemListen on Spotify || Apple MusicLiability by LordeListen on Spotify || Apple Music The OneTrackMinds Podcast is presented by Adam Shakinovsky and Kristian Brodie, and produced by Haresh Patel for VERYFINE Ltd.Thanks for listening - we’ll be back again next week with more stories about life-changing songs.KB.Next Show - November 14th | Tickets HereListen to Our Podcast | Substack | Apple Podcasts | SpotifyFollow Us | Instagram | TikTok This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onetrackminds.substack.com

Hello friends, Trigger warning! If you’re planning to listen to this week’s episode of the OneTrackMinds podcast on a flight, and you struggle with the stress of flying at the best of times, maybe give this one a miss until you’re back on terra firma again… Yes, this week we feature two stories where our storytellers have found themselves in a bit of bother on an aeroplane, but found varying degrees of solace through the medium of music.Our first guest is the actor and writer Ian Bonar. His list of on-screen credits is remarkable - Skyfall, Spectre, Atonement and How To Lose Friends And Alienate People, to name just a few.After the break, we hear from comedian and author Bec Hill. A longtime stalwart of the stand-up comedy scene, Bec has recently published a series of comedy horror books for children called Horror Heights. You should follow her on Instagram!Unfortunately, due to rights reasons, we can’t play our storytellers’ chosen songs in the podcast, but you can listen to them by following these links:Dungtitled (In a Major) by Stars Of The LidListen on Spotify || Apple MusicCandyman by Christina AguileraListen on Spotify || Apple MusicThe OneTrackMinds Podcast is presented by Adam Shakinovsky and Kristian Brodie, and produced by Haresh Patel for VERYFINE Ltd.Thanks for listening - we’ll be back again next week with more stories about life-changing songs.KB.Next Show - November 14th | Tickets HereListen to Our Podcast | Substack | Apple Podcasts | SpotifyFollow Us | Instagram | TikTok This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onetrackminds.substack.com

Hello friends, This week’s episode of the OneTrackMinds Podcast takes us back in time to experience the life-changing impact of the 1980s, and features two stories which wax poetically about the very specific cultural climate of that strangest of decades… Our first storyteller is the actor, writer, director and (*checks notes*) magician, Andy Nyman. You’ll have been him on your TV screens in such shows as Dead Set, Peaky Blinders, and Crooked House; or on the big screen in such films as Death At A Funeral, Severance, or the adaptation of his hugely successful stage play Ghost Stories. Most recently, Andy has been making a name for himself as an all-singing, all-dancing stage actor, winning awards for his turns in Fiddler On The Roof, Hello Dolly and The Producers. Our second story comes from our very dear friend - and producer of this podcast - Haresh Patel. When he’s not producing the OneTrackMinds Podcast, he’s working as one of the most in-demand sound recordists in the UK Film and TV industry. Two great storytellers, and two great life-changing songs… Unfortunately, due to rights reasons, we can’t play our storytellers’ chosen songs in the podcast, but you can listen to them by following these links:Profondo Rosso (Deep Red) by GoblinListen on Spotify || Apple MusicTake On Me (Unplugged) by a-haListen on Spotify || Apple MusicThe OneTrackMinds Podcast is presented by Adam Shakinovsky and Kristian Brodie, and produced by Haresh Patel for VERYFINE Ltd.Thanks for listening - we’ll be back again next week with more stories about life-changing songs.KB.Next Show - November 14th | Tickets HereListen to Our Podcast | Substack | Apple Podcasts | SpotifyFollow Us | Instagram | TikTok This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onetrackminds.substack.com

Hello friends, Welcome to this week’s episode of the OneTrackMinds podcast, featuring two stories that celebrate the simple pleasure of pop music.Our first storyteller is journalist and author Keiran Goddard. Keiran is the author of four books, including the novels Hourglass and I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning. He writes regularly for The Guardian. Our second guest today is music critic and author Michael Cragg. Michael’s book Reach For The Stars is a wonderful oral history of British Pop Music from The Spice Girls to Pop Idol - essential reading for all fans of OneTrackMinds… Unfortunately, due to rights reasons, we can’t play our storytellers’ chosen songs in the podcast, but you can listen to them by following these links:MMMBop by HansonListen on Spotify || Apple MusicUntouchable by Girls AloudListen on Spotify || Apple MusicHuge thanks, as always, to our producer Haresh Patel.Thanks for listening - we’ll be back again next week with more stories about life-changing songs.KB.Next Show - November 14th | Tickets HereListen to Our Podcast | Substack | Apple Podcasts | SpotifyFollow Us | Instagram | TikTok This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onetrackminds.substack.com

Hello friends, Welcome to this week’s episode of the OneTrackMinds podcast, featuring two stories about life-changing songs from two artists who definitely broke the mould. Our first storyteller is two-time Olivier-Award-winning actress Denise Gough. Denise has recently been back on the London stage reprising her breakout role in the play People, Places, Things; and she’ll be appearing in the second season of the excellent Star Wars spin-off Andor when it’s released in early 2025. Our second guest is the artist and writer Steve Chapman, better known on Instagram as @stevexoh. Steve is one of our genuine heroes and has been a huge supporter of the show - even designing a special OneTrackMinds T-Shirt. You can find out more about his work at his website canscorpionssmoke.com Unfortunately, due to rights reasons, we can’t play our storytellers’ chosen songs in the podcast, but you can listen to them by following these links:I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got by Sinéad O’ConnorListen on Apple Music. Walking The Cow by Daniel JohnstonListen on Apple MusicHuge thanks, as always, to our producer Haresh Patel.Thanks for listening - we’ll be back again next week with more stories about life-changing songs.KB.Next Show - September 19th | Tickets HereListen to Our Podcast | Substack | Apple Podcasts | SpotifyFollow Us | Instagram | TikTok This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onetrackminds.substack.com

Hello friends, This week on the show, two stories about dancing your way out of trouble.Katie Puckrik is our first storyteller. Katie burst on to British TV screens as one of the hosts of cult 1990s late-night music show The Word. She regularly appears in print in The Guardian, and as a stand-in DJ on BBC Radio 6Music. Her YouTube channel about perfume and fragrance is called, brilliantly, Katie Puckrick Smells. (https://www.youtube.com/user/katiepuckriksmells) Our second guest is creative executive and entertainment consultant Stacey Carr. Originally from Los Angeles, Stacey coaches producers, production companies, talent and brands through the creative process of preparing their projects for the partnership and pitch phase, as well as with overall entertainment industry navigation.Unfortunately, due to rights reasons, we can’t play our storytellers’ chosen songs in the podcast, but you can listen to them by following these links:Dancing Machine - The Jackson 5https://music.apple.com/gb/album/dancing-machine/1443186689?i=1443186985Jump Around - House of Painhttps://music.apple.com/gb/album/jump-around/1604628159?i=1604628161Huge thanks, as always, to our producer Haresh Patel.Thanks for listening - we’ll be back again next week with more stories about life-changing songs.KB.Next Show - September 19th | Tickets HereListen to Our Podcast | Substack | Apple Podcasts | SpotifyFollow Us | Instagram | TikTok This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onetrackminds.substack.com

Hello friends!This week on the show, we have two stories about growing up in London and the impact that music had on the young lives of two incredible storytellers. First up, we have a story from former Labour politician and Home Secretary, Alan Johnson. After retiring from politics, Alan published his memoir This Boy, described as ‘moving and unforgettable’ by the Sunday Times, and he’s since turned his hand to a best-selling series of crime novels, starting with The Late Train To Gipsy Hill. He’s also the only guest we’ve ever had on the show to appear on The Masked Singer… Our second story comes from legendary journalist and BBC Radio London DJ Robert Elms. Former columnist for The Face magazine, Robert claims he was very nearly in the band Spandau Ballet, and ended up becoming the UK’s foremost chronicler of the New Romantic movement. His radio show on BBC Radio London has been running since 1994, and his memoir London Made Us was pulblished in 2019. Unfortunately, due to rights reasons, we can’t play our storytellers’ chosen songs in the podcast, but you can listen to them by following these links:It Won’t Be Long - The Beatleshttps://music.apple.com/gb/album/it-wont-be-long/1441164362?i=1441164369Soul Eyes - John Coltrane Quartethttps://music.apple.com/gb/album/soul-eyes/1440912188?i=1440912579If you’ve enjoyed listening to OneTrackMinds, subscribe to our Substack so you’ll never miss another episode. Huge thanks, as always, to our producer Haresh Patel.Thanks for listening - we’ll be back again next week with more stories about life-changing songs.KB.Next Show - September 19th | Tickets HereListen to Our Podcast | Substack | Apple Podcasts | SpotifyFollow Us | Instagram | TikTok This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onetrackminds.substack.com

Hello friends!In this episode of the podcast, we present two stories about songs that have really and truly acted as a solace and a salve through difficult times. And though the times described in these stories were unquestionably difficult, the stories themselves are utterly joyous - and very, very funny. Your first storyteller is actor, writer and director Leon Ockenden. You may know Leon from his role as Will Chatterton on Coronation Street, or from his regular appearances on This Morning. This week’s second storyteller is author and journalist Rhik Samadder. Rhik is a freelance journalist, whose work has appeared in The Guardian, The Times, GQ and Prospect, and the author of the bestselling memoir I Never Said I Loved You, which is out now in paperback, and which is - like Rhik’s story - incredibly moving and incredibly funny. (Oh - here’s a big shout out to Rhik for holding the record for most appearances on our live show - he’s told that story at Wilton’s Music Hall, Riverside Studios, The Wilderness Festival, Bradford Literature Festival, Coventry and Gateshead. What a hero.)As always, we’re unable to play the music tracks on our podcast for rights reasons, but you can listen to them here:If you’ve enjoyed this episode, consider subscribing to our Substack so you’ll never miss an episode.And if you want to experience the life-changing power of music live in person, come along to our next live show at Kings Place in King’s Cross, London, on Thursday September 19th, when our guests will be Katherine Parkinson, Shaun Keaveny, Doug Naylor, Dorian Lynskey and Rachel Fairburn. Tickets are available now.Huge thanks, as always, to our producer Haresh Patel.Thanks for listening - we’ll be back again next week with more stories about life-changing songs. KB.Next Show - September 19th| Tickets HereListen to Our Podcast | Substack | Apple Podcasts | SpotifyFollow Us | Instagram | TikTok This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onetrackminds.substack.com

Hello Friends,Episode Three of the OneTrackMinds podcast features two stories about love, death and some creative ways of utilising cremains… The first is from writer Charlie Gilmour, and explores his relationship with his childhood dog John. Charlie’s wonderful memoir Featherhood is absolutely gorgeous. Neil Gaiman called it “the most powerful work of biography I’ve read in years”, and he’s not wrong. You can get a copy from the OneTrackMinds Bookshop. Our second story is from theatre director Roxana Silbert. When we first met Roxana, she told us that she was very much a ‘behind-the-scenes’ operator, and although she’s worked in theatre for decades, she was not used to public speaking. Not that you’d know it from her story and her command of the audience - it’s a knockout, and one for the ages. As ever, we aren’t able to include the tracks in our podcast for rights reasons, but here they are for you to listen to at leisure. If you’ve enjoyed this episode, consider subscribing to our Substack so you’ll never miss an episode. And if you want to experience the life-changing power of music live in person, come along to our next live show at Kings Place in King’s Cross, London, on Thursday September 19th, when our guests will be Katherine Parkinson, Shaun Keaveny, Doug Naylor, Dorian Lynskey and Rachel Fairburn. Tickets are available now. Huge thanks to our producer Haresh Patel.Thanks for listening. We’ll be back next week. KB. Next Show - September 19th| Tickets HereFollow Us | Instagram | TikTok This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onetrackminds.substack.com

Hello Friends!It’s Podcast Launch Day at OneTrackMinds HQ, so, as promised, here’s our second episode, featuring two stories about friendship. The first, from Scottish poet and author Michael Pedersen, celebrates his friendship with Scott Hutchison, lead singer of Frightened Rabbit, who died by suicide in May 2018. Michael’s book Boy Friends explores this powerful, creative friendship in more detail and is genuinely one of the best books I’ve read in years. You can get a copy from the OneTrackMinds Bookshop. Our second story is from our lovely friend Jen Barley, a third sector engagement enthusiast and community builder who currently works at Genetic Alliance UK. We met Jen some years ago while we were doing some OneTrackMinds work for the sadly-now-defunct charity The House of St. Barnabas in London. We became fast friends, and Jen signed up to take part in our Hidden Tracks workshops for anyone who wants to learn more about storytelling. Jen told this story at our award-winning show at Riverside Studios Bitesize Festival in summer 2023, and we asked her back on to our MainStage show to tell it again. For rights reasons, we’re not able to play the tracks during the podcast, but here are some Spotify links so you can check them out. If you enjoyed today’s show, consider subscribing to our Substack so you’ll never miss another episode. And if you want to experience the life-changing power of music live in person, come along to our next live show at Kings Place in King’s Cross, London, on Thursday September 19th, when our guests will be Katherine Parkinson, Shaun Keaveny, Doug Naylor, Dorian Lynskey and Rachel Fairburn. Tickets are available now. Huge thanks to our producer Haresh Patel.KB. Next Show - September 19th| Tickets HereFollow Us | Instagram | TikTok This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onetrackminds.substack.com

Hello friends!Well, we’ve finally gone and done it. After eight years of procrastination, fart-arsing and general titting about, we’ve finally got our act together and sorted out the OneTrackMinds podcast. Today, we present to you the first episode - a pilot of sorts - in which Adam and I look back on the very first stories we’ve told on the show, which felt like an apt place to start. Unfortunately, we couldn’t include the music tracks in the audio of the podcast, but thanks to the wonders of modern technology, you can listen to them here:Because today is our launch day, as a special bonus treat, we’re also releasing two more episodes today. Episode 2 - featuring stories from Michael Pedersen and Jen Barley - will be in your inbox by 1pm; and Episode 3 - featuring stories from Charlie Gilmour and Roxana Silbert - will be with you around 5pm, in time for your commute home for the weekend. After that, we’ll be releasing new episodes each week. If you like today’s episodes, please share them far and wide! And if you didn’t, please let us know how we can make things better in the comments below. See you soon, KB. x This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onetrackminds.substack.com