Do I detect a problem?

Birding meets Metal Detecting! Slightly different episode of the podcast this week, I'm joined in the field by Holly Morton AKA Holly Habitat. Holly has a passion for nature and is a keen bird watcher and so we go Metal Detecting an then head over to a bird hide to do a bit of bird watching - so much fun! Make sure you've followed the podcast so you never miss an episode Learn more about your ad c...

Songwriter, musician, producer - Will White is on the podcast this week! We talk about his wonderful debut album 'It's Easy To Let The Thoughts Gain Ground', we discuss his song writing process, being in The Maccabees, being in 86 TVs and becoming comfortable with who you are. It's a really fun episode - and things get BIBLICAL! Make sure you've followed on your favourite podcast platform so you n...

With their brand new album 'Hum' out today - I'm joined by Swim Deep's Austin Williams to discuss the album, fatherhood, band dynamics, surviving in the music industry and working with Bill Ryder-Jones. Go and purchase the album NOW and go see the band live on tour! Also, make sure you've followed the podcast so you never miss an episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/...

Felix White from The Maccabees is on this week's episode of Do I detect a problem?(!) An honour and a privilege to have Felix on the podcast. In between me fan-boying, we talk about music scene's of the mid-00s, we talk about the fear of getting older, the end of The Maccabees... and their triumphant return! AND Felix tells me the fascinating story behind his brilliant book 'Whatever Will Be Will...

I had the pleasure of interviewing Ellie and Lucie, metal detectorists and creators of the brilliant Roman Found. Their debut book 'Things We Found In The Ground' is out now! They tell me the story of their journey in detecting, how the book was created and what's next for Roman Found! Big thank you to Harper North for the invite and to Minelab and LP Metal Detecting for hosting an amazing day and...

Soul singer, songwriter and wonderful human being, James Emmanuel joins me in the field for bit of metal detecting and a chat. James' story is incredible - growing up in Nigeria, losing his father at a young age and leaving home, traveling abroad to earn money to send his sisters to school. He arrived in Edinburgh where he found his way from cleaning toilets to singing for a living... to getting s...

I think this might be my favourite episode of anything I've ever made - this week on Do I Detect A Problem, I'm joined by singer, songwriter Lucy Spraggan! This episode is particularly special because aside from making music, Lucy is a keen detectorist and she invited me to one of her favourite fields to go detecting AND we may have found some coinage... She's led an incredible life; from going on...

Joining me this week for some metal detecting and chatting is the brilliant Eddie Argos from the band Art Brut! We have a lovely chat about the music scene of the mid-00s, forming a band/being in a band for over 20 years now AND some insight into those infamous indie feuds he found himself in... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lewis Maynard is the bassist and founding member of the band Dry Cleaning. Lewis joins me in the field to discuss the band's unique approach to writing music, working with Cate Le Bon to produce their latest record and what it's like when the people you look up to - Elton John, Grace Jones, Iggy Pop, David Byrne - show some love for your music. I've got some more excellent guests coming up so plea...

This week I'm joined in the field by musician and songwriter, Alice Costelloe - Alice has been making music her whole life, she started gigging in London at the age of 12 but somehow it's taken he until now to release her debut album, Move On With The Year. She joins me to search the field for hidden treasure... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Sophs' Ethan Ramon has left LA and finds himself chatting to me in the Hertfordshire countryside. We chat about his commitment to creating music, chasing the dream and the Pokemon card that paid his rent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sleaford Mods’ Jason Williamson, opens-up about therapy, killing his ego and new perspectives on old rivalries (specifically with Idles frontman Joe Talbot). We also discuss Sleaford Mods' new album (The Demise of Planet X) and how it came to feature Gwendoline Christie, as well as Jason’s on-screen career. Did we find anything? We'll leave that up to you to decide... Make sure you've followed so...

Welcome to my brand new podcast 'Do I detect a problem?' where I go metal detecting with a guest and have a chat. The first episode is out on Friday the 16th of January and my guest is the brilliant Jason Williamson from the band Sleaford Mods Make sure you followed so you don't miss it Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices