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There aren't many people who survive working in the UK music industry, let alone for multiple decades. My guest this week choosing their top 5 tracks has been at the forefront of the UK music industry for over 4 decades, developing artists from Phil Collins and Skunk Anansie to Laura Marling and Anthony Szmierek, and so many more in between.

I invited Martin Collins on to choose his top 5 tracks because he has a brilliant Instagram account - @truewaxtales - all about his vinyl collection. Turns out he also has a really cool day job. Tune in to hear his excellent top 5, the chat up line that led to him being told to f*ck off (by his future wife) and what it's really like to work in Tv.

My guest on this week's podcast choosing their top 5 tracks is the techno DJ Rosie Fresh and features one of the most inspiring life stories on the podcast so far. So if you want to know how to deconstruct your trad life, and go back to the rave, listen up.

If you don't know Mikey Maxted, he is the gamer turned social media pop quiz master. He has over 100k followers on both IG (mikeymaxted99) and TikTok, with one of the most engaging and addictive accounts - gotta love a pop quiz! Mikey’s journey shows how passion and genuine enjoyment fuel exponential growth and connection.

My guest this week choosing their top 5 tracks is Stuart Worden, head teacher at the famous Brit School. With a mantra taken from a David Bowie song, 'Let All The Children Boogie', it's no wonder the Brit School has produced such a dazzling array of successful artists, from Adele, to Raye, Amy Winehouse, Tom Holland, Loyle Carner... trust me, the list goes on and on. Inspiring, genuine...

The brilliant comedian Ria Lina (that's Dr Ria Lina) reveals her musical influences, and along the way, we discuss the life of a comedian in 2026, politics, becoming Dua Lipa, being a scientist and the feminism surrounding the musical Hello Dolly, where I feel like i really put my foot in it, not in a good way.

My guest on this week's podcast choosing their top 5 tracks, is the very cool Frankie Statham, a social media music curator and a singer songwriter in his own right. We talk a lot of jazz, music inspiration, chilled out coffee mornings and a bit more jazz.

My guest choosing their top 5 tracks is the enigmatic YouTuber Jago Hazzard, who very rarely appears on camera, and still won't reveal his real name. Along the way, we discuss cars being lasered by skyscrapers, his acting roles, how he came up with his name, how his music taste is playing catch up ... and obviously his top 5 tracks!

On the podcast this week, fashion brand entrepreneur Esme Marsh opens up about the reality behind working for fashion brands, watching trash tv for extra productivity, the struggles of setting up an ethical fashion brand, and reveals her top 5 tracks, featuring some of the most beautiful vocal artists in the world today, including Saya Gray, James Blake and Adrianne Lenker.

Keira and Emily from the excellent band SPYRES spill the beans on their Top 5 tracks. We talk everything from having success with your band when you're still at school, rocking up to the studio with only a verse to record, why 'Decepticon' is such a banger in Glasgow and I show just how unprofessional I am when a takeaway arrives during the show....

The supremely talented poet Robbie Hood reveals his top 5 tracks, delivers some truths about our cities' pigeons, things not to say when you're drunk, the power of the spoken word and how to persevere as an artist.

Mark Davyd, CEO and Founder of the Music Venue Trust, the charity created to save the UK grassroots music venues from annihilation, discusses his Top 5 most significant tracks. Along the way he reveals Keir Starmer's favourite album, what he'd rather talk to politicians about, his vision for every young person in the UK spiced up with loads of stories from a lifetime spent working in the U...

Award winning comedian Finlay Christie reveals his Top 5 tracks. On the way we talk honesty in comedy, fitting in at school, Minecraft, family, alcohol and doing standup at the age of 6.

Victoria Hardy (aka ginge _unhinged) reveals her Top 5 tracks and in doing so tells us why her kids threaten to report her, how she gets everyone at corporate events to shout 'v*lva' and why she will never talk to me again.