Adam talks to Zadie Smith (author of White Teeth, NW and Swing Time) about life in New York city, rudeness, John Lennon, David Foster Wallace, mother and daughters and other important waffle topics.

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EP.40 - ZADIE SMITH

Life is a lot of good luck, coincidence, fate, and faith....
... mostly fate and faith...
... mostly faith.

I like to consider myself balanced. 
secure enough to be vulnerable, 
strong enough to be gentle, 
wise enough to be humble, 
and powerful enough to serve others.

Here is a collection of songs that i have created over the last few years whilst travelling the world. Do please enjoy and give positive/negative/indifferent feedback as you see fit. I have a very 'thick skin' due to extensive gigs around the globe where i have encountered such remarks as: "You're f*ckin sh*te! Get off the stage!" , "We didn't come here to listen to you, we came to watch the rugby."  and - "You're not in Ireland now..."

Nevertheless, there have been far more positive comments made to me, over the years, which encourages me to keep on playing and writing music. Comments such as: "C'mere til i ride ya ye big sexy bastard!!" and "You are almost the second best singer i've ever seen in here" are the types of things which make it all worthwhile.

Based in Dublin now, and annoying pretty much everyone to the point where they either get a restraining order or give me a gig, life is good and the gigs (and restraining orders) are coming in in their....eh...well they're just coming in okay!

Hope you enjoy.

Tommy McNulty

British comedian Adam Buxton talks with interesting people. The rambly conversations are sometimes funny, sometimes more serious with funny bits. Adam records the intros and outros for most episodes while walking with his dog friend Rosie in the East Anglian countryside where he lives with his wife and three children. 

Adam has appeared in films such as ‘Hot Fuzz’, ‘Stardust’ and ‘Son Of Rambow’ as well as a variety of TV shows in the UK. Since 2007 he has hosted ‘BUG’, a live show that combines music videos and comedy that became a TV series on Sky Atlantic in 2012. From time to time he also does live shows featuring just his own material. Along with lifelong friend Joe Cornish he also is one half of award winning TV, radio and podcast duo Adam & Joe who have worked together since 1995. 

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Adam is writing this himself using the third person.