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#423 Rob Good of ‘The Goods’

Oakland, California power pop outfit The Goods return August 19 with “Minor Key,” the second advance single from their upcoming LP Goodbye Summertime, due September 16 on Dandy Boy Records. Following the shimmering optimism of first single “Summer’s Almost Gone,” songwriter Rob Good reveals the mor…

500: Matthew Sweet at the Oldie Literary Lunch

Matthew Sweet speaking about his new book, The Great Dictator: A Life of Barbara Cartland, at the Oldie Literary Lunch, held at London’s National Liberal Club, on September 8th 2026. This week's podcast is kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford, Actual Investors, who take a long-term approach to inv…

Why women should never say I love you first: The Barbara Cartland Special

Welcome to a very special, pink-hued episode of The Poshcast! This week, Sophia Money-Coutts and Cleo Watson are running wild in Hertfordshire. They've parked their bottoms on the hallowed velvet sofa of Camfield Place—home of the undisputed queen of romantic fiction, Dame Barbara Cartland. To help…

Adopting new ways to live & work — with Ben & Beth Stafford

A move. A pivot. A layoff.  And a whole lot of pursuit into the unknown. For many of us, this kind of change, disruption and lack of clarity can be unnerving. For Ben and Beth, they are choosing to see an alternative plan for how best to approach work and the art of living a purposeful life.   Beco…

Intellectuals

What is the role of intellectuals in public life? Matthew Sweet hosts Radio 4's Friday night round table discussion programme about ideas. His guests are: Emile Chabal, author of a new biography about Marxist historian Eric Hobsbawm; Sophie Scott Brown, who’s researching BBC TV programme The Brai…

Just here for the fizz and the snacks (with Matthew Sweet)

Fi's got a cough, which she thinks she got from Eve, who thinks she got it from Jane. It's a cough train – the worst kind. Bear with us... In between coughs, Fi and Eve chat Fi's new iron, the joys of book clubs, male aggression in the wild, and the rise of athleisure. Plus, journalist Matthew Swe…

Your Weekly Dose Podcast Show 432 (Kasey Loves Her Meat)

We open with the Scooby Doo Theme by Matthew Sweet in honor of National Ghost Hunter Day. Steve is out today do to some car issues but Kasey informs us on her bacon and a new home, Sean talks about certain deals he's gotten. Kasey then gives us drinks bartenders hate making, Sean gives advice from …

Two Novellas, Two Unreliable Narrators: Ben Lerner & Dorothy Baker (Book Club)

Kate and Laura are back and diving in to two book club reads, one recent release and one modern classic. Transcription by Ben Lerner was published earlier this year to much critical fanfare. It's a playful, intellectually ambitious exploration of writing, memory, technology and the slippery relatio…

The Greatest Two-Hit Wonders of All Time

In which Curmudgeon Arturo reveals and discusses our choices for the best couplets of hits from specific artists. Notice we say the best, not the most popular or ubiquitous or cheekiest. So no Smash Mouth and no Men Without Hats. In their stead, though, are artists like Gerry Raftery, Gloria Gaynor…

Matthew Sweet: The Great Dictator

In this week’s Book Club podcast, Sam Leith is joined by author Matthew Sweet to discuss his new biography, The Great Dictator, about the bestselling novelist Barbara Cartland. They explore the extraordinary life behind Barbara Cartland’s instantly recognisable image – from her beginnings in the af…