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The Idea I Couldn't Ignore

Joe Woodward had what most people would call a dream job. Chief Marketing Officer for the Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai. Ten years building things in sport, music and entertainment. Then the pandemic hit, the rug came out from under him, and he moved home. He sat down to update his CV. He immediately …

Victoria Beckham is Coming to America

Comedian and writer Melissa Rich joins Troy and Dara to discuss the David and Victoria Beckham cover story from the August 2007 issue of W Magazine. For show notes, become a free member on the What’s Your Issue? Patreon Topics include: Victoria’s place in the Spice Girls | the parallels of Geri H…

Spice Girls: The Rise to World Domination | POP 101 Part 1

The Spice Girls story starts here. In Part 1 of our POP 101 deep dive, we break down how five strangers who answered a newspaper ad became the biggest pop group on the planet, from the Heart Management auditions and the "Touch" era all the way through their debut album “Spice” and the “Wannabe” ex…

Spice Girls: Why Did Geri REALLY Leave? | POP 101 Part 2

The Spice Girls were the biggest band on the planet in 1997, and it nearly destroyed them. In Part 2 of our POP 101 deep dive, we break down the Spiceworld era from top to bottom: the movie, the album they wrote while filming it, the sponsorship empire, firing Simon Fuller at their absolute peak, t…

Spice Girls: 30 Years of Reunion Drama | POP 101 Part 3

The Spice Girls have spent 25 years almost getting back together. In this POP 101 finale, we break down the quiet end of the group, the R&B pivot, the scrapped third album, and “Forever”, the 2000 album that ended their imperial run. Then every reunion since: the 2007 Return of the Spice Girls tour…

Joe Woodward

From Simon Fuller & XIX Management to changing our children's CVs: Joe Woodward  Joe Woodward loved sport at school and thought he wanted to be a lawyer. But he soon learned what he thought he wanted wasn't right at all. Instead he started working with sporting stars at Simon Fuller's XIX Manageme…

From Simon Fuller & Talent Management to Changing Our Children's CVs: Joe Woodward

From Simon Fuller & XIX Management to changing our children's CVs: Joe Woodward  Joe Woodward loved sport at school and thought he wanted to be a lawyer. But he soon learned what he thought he wanted wasn't right at all. Instead he started working with sporting stars at Simon Fuller's XIX Manageme…

Spice World (w/ Catrin Lowe)

Episode two of BritPOP Goes to the Movies sees Guy and Rob joined by Catrin Lowe to discuss Spice World: The Movie. Kim Fuller, brother of the mogul behind the Spice Girls, Simon Fuller, wanted to make a genuine homage to our previous film A Hard Day's Night, and to do that he wanted to make this j…

Sarah Whatmore On Pop Idol, Navigating Fame, 25 Years Of Songwriting, Top Of The Pops

Singer-songwriter Sarah Whatmore first captured the British public’s attention in 2001 after wowing judges on the original series of Pop Idol. Although Sarah didn’t reach the live finals, the impression that she made on the show led to a record deal with RCA and worldwide management with Simon Full…

Sarah Whatmore on Pop Idol, “Guardian Angel”, and the Songs That Shaped Her

Pop Idol is just one chapter in Sarah Whatmore’s story , not the whole book. In this episode, Sarah shares the songs, memories, and turning points that took her from a young girl obsessed with Michael Jackson and the Human League to the artist behind “Hate”, “When I Lost You”, and the deeply person…