Earworms, Engravers and Glastonbury

This episode is all about the written language of music, the 'hieroglyphs' or 'blobs on the stave'. Stephen and Joanna discuss the connection between reading music and words, elaborating on symbols, sounds, expression, speed and time signature. Stephen tests the boundaries of Joa ... Show More

Which note could the Maestro not live without? Where are all the female composers? And is there a better quintet going than Franz Schubert's Trout? In this mini episode Joanna puts your questions to the Maestro. 

This week we’re diving into two bohemian heroes of classical music, Bohuslav Martinů and Leoš Janáček. Stephen remembers encountering the music of Martinů at Cambridge, and being confronted by the "pure simple joy" of it. From the lyricism of Martinů, we work back towards Janáček ... Show More

Been hanging out backstage with Louis Tomlinson? Or around the loos with Sam Fender? Listeners try to out-trump each other with their Glastonbury stories. Also, Ice-bucket challenge is remembered in The Whooo Games and School Assembly classics comes up in the quiz. 

This week, find out how difficult it is to get rid of Joanne at a house party, what Vogue's been up to on her second week in Ireland and whether or not she'll get a taste of her own medicine when she unveils the Spoofer of The Week! Subscribe, enjoy and leave a review! If you'd l ... Show More

Another week and another truck load of stuff to get through... How was Joanne's time at the Love Island Villa? Why will Vogue's train journey be THE WORST? Why has a horse been banned from a pub??? If you'd like to get in touch, you can send an email to hello@MTGMpod.com For more ... Show More

This week we're chatting Christian Grey at Electric Picnic, Joanne the top thief, Otto's causing grief & a narcoleptic lesbian. If you'd like to get in touch, you can send an email to hello@MTGMpod.com For more information about Joanne's gigs, just visit www.joannemcnally.com Tha ... Show More

<p>Robert, Joe and Christian call in the mailbot for yet another dose of listener feedback. Join them as they read your thoughts on everything from the uncanny valley and the Black Stone of Mecca to hook suspension and the science of guessing.</p><p> </p> Learn more about your ad ... Show More

It's an episode spanning a whole week this week... You'll hear 10 minutes recorded at the beginning of the week, then Joanne's laptop died forever, followed by the rest recorded on Thursday. Wild. Contained within are Vogue's Glasto antics, Joanne's Taylor antics and even more lo ... Show More

The emails keep rolling in by their hundreds and this week, it might be yours! Vogue & Joanne delve into sleep recordings, unsuccessful waxing and an unfortunate comment on a work do. If you'd like to get in touch, you can send an email to hello@MTGMpod.com For more information a ... Show More

Thoughts turn to rebounds this week. Is it good to have one? Be one? Can anything come out of one? Plus, Gearoid's knitting, history references and Joanne's night at The British Podcast Awards. If you’d like to get in touch, you can send an email to hello@MTGMpod.com Please revie ... Show More