The Face Podcast

Once the preserve of greedy airlines and Ticketmaster, dynamic pricing has arrived in one of Britain's most sacred spaces: the boozer. For this week’s episode, we’re joined by CircleZeroEight’s online editor and full-time pub enthusiast Jimmy McIntosh to discuss the rising price of pints and the challenges facing pub owners and punters alike. Follow THE FACE on  TikTok  and  Instagram .

In 2023, social media has been flooded with footage of objects being hurled at musicians on stage – from phones, to vapes and bras. We’ve also seen tension brew between hardcore fanbases and artists such as Doja Cat, Taylor Swift and Ethel Cain. For this week’s episode, we’re joined by Hannah Ewens – author of  Fangirls: Scenes From Modern Music Culture   – to discuss the increase in reckless beha...

This week, i-D's Róisín Lanigan and culture journalist Steph Francis-Shanahan join us to discuss the late, great artist and activist. We chat about about O'Connor's most radical moments, the inherent Irishness of her personality, and the profound impact she's had on the music industry. For further watching, check out Kathryn Ferguson's brilliant new documentary 'Nothing C...

This week, we discuss the UK’s failed “war on drugs”, a story about a man who took 40,000 pills (yes, really) and drug use in youth culture today, from ketamine to a rise in sobriety amongst Gen Z. FACE Editor Matthew Whitehouse is joined by FACE resident drugs columnist Simon Doherty and Junior Editor TJ Sidhu to discuss. Follow THE FACE on  Instagram  and  TikTok .

We’ve watched it! Listen to our discussion about whether the fanfare surrounding one of the most anticipated films of the summer is justified. FACE Editor Matthew Whitehouse is joined by FACE Assistant Editor Jade Wickes and FACE friend Eloise Hendy to discuss.  Follow THE FACE on  Instagram  and  TikTok .

Studies show that Gen Z is drinking less, which could be catastrophic for small venues that rely on booze sales. But instead of blaming young non-drinkers, shouldn't the model be overhauled entirely? FACE Editor Matthew Whitehouse is joined by FACE Assistant Editor Jade Wickes and FACE friend Shaad D'Souza to discuss.  Follow THE FACE on  Instagram  and  TikTok .

THE FACE’s bleary-eyed team reports back from Worthy Farm. In this week’s episode, we discuss the best Glastonbury performances as well as Central Cee’s cute baby moment, Arctic Monkeys’ mixed reception and the questionable wisdom of partying at the Stone Circle past sunrise.  Follow THE FACE on Instagram and TikTok

The South London author behind the hit novel Queenie has a thrilling new TV show. Champion tells the story of a rapper trying to rebuild his career after being released from prison, and it also explores complex family dynamics and the exploitative nature of the music industry. On this week’s episode, Carty-Williams joins THE FACE’s team to reveal how she cast the actors and created a soundtrack of...

Before it even aired, The Idol had stirred up controversy, and it’s provoked outrage and ridicule since it arrived on our screens in June. For this week’s episode, THE FACE’s Matthew Whitehouse and Olive Pometesy are joined by culture journalist Shaad D’Souza to discuss the initial backlash – as well as the merits – to Sam Levinson and The Weeknd’s extremely sleazy show. Follow THE FACE on  ⁠Insta...

After 11 years of being in Britain’s biggest girl group, Leigh-Anne Pinnock is striking out with her debut solo single, a UK garage-inspired banger which she previewed to ex-bandmate Jade Thirlwall at her hen do. She chats to THE FACE's Matthew Whitehouse and Olive Pometsey about her forthcoming memoir, the musical direction of her album and campaigning for diversity in the music industry. Fol...

The British-Jamaican fashion designer (and former THE FACE cover star ) has just been name-checked in a song by one of her biggest fans: Kendrick Lamar. At London Fashion Week, she will debut her designs with Clarks as the shoe brand’s first-ever guest Creative Director.  For this week’s episode, our Editor and host Matthew Whitehouse is joined by THE FACE’s Digital Director Brooke McCord and 10 M...

THE FACE’s Music Director Davy Reed reports back from weekend one of Coachella, weighing in on the enigmatic star’s controversial headline show (as well as the festival’s hygiene standards).

On the latest instalment of THE FACE podcast, Editor Matthew Whitehouse is joined by Digital Director Brooke McCord and Features Editor Olive Pometsey to dig into the plastic, fantastic world of Barbie. From her run-ins with feminism to her long and varied career (think: Maccies cashier, international spy, astronaut, to name a few), the team charts how, with the help of a few rebrands, Barbie capt...

Music journo Michael Cragg joins us to discuss the highs and lows of British pop, refreshing our memories of JLS condoms, the trials and tribulations of 5ive and Arctic Monkeys' Girls Aloud cover.

If you’ve decided to move in with your partner to save money, you might be in an inflationship. THE FACE team untangles the new rules of dating during the cost of living crisis.

Our editorial team discusses the big looks, bigger wins and little donkeys at the 95th Academy Awards.

After a bumper month of new styles, big ideas, viral moments and catwalk clobber, Fashion Month is finito . This week, the team unpacks Balenciaga’s return after last year’s controversy, Gucci’s stellar interim show, Miu Miu’s frazzled English woman and much more.

The team is joined by music journalist Ali Shutler to explain exactly why shows have become so expensive, and to discuss the cultural implications of young people being priced out of live music.

This week, the team dissects four days of viral moments, a return to wearable clothes, next-gen designers and Daniel Lee’s debut at Burberry.

THE FACE's team reviews the highs (and the lows) of the weekend's massive music events. We comb through the winners and losers of the BRIT Awards, before delving into the reaction to Rihanna's Super Bowl half time show.

For the second episode of our new podcast series, THE FACE team are joined by Amon Warmann, Empire Contributing Editor and host of the Fade to Black Podcast. We're talking all things awards season, from Oscar predictions to unsettling snubs of Black women.

In this episode, Wet Leg speak to Hayley Williams of Paramore. Wet Leg was formed in 2018 by Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers, who both grew up on the Isle of Wight. In June 2021, they released their debut single Chaise Longue, which was a viral hit. Their self-titled debut album topped the UK Charts in April 2022. Wet Leg have since been touring relentlessly with additional live members. They a...

In this episode, the musician and skateboarder Mrley meets The Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones. Mrley released his debut EP, Love You London , in 2021. He appeared in the TV series Pistol , which told the intense story of The Sex Pistols. The series was directed by Danny Boyle and adapted from Steve Jones’s memoir Lonely Boy . Steve Jones was born in 1955. In the early to mid 70s, Jones became i...

In this episode, the musician Tyson McVey sits down with her mum, Neneh Cherry. The Cherry-McVeys are a famously creative family. Tyson’s dad, Cameron McVey, is a producer who’s worked with Massive Attack, All Saints and Sugababes. Her sisters Mabel and Naima are also musicians, and Neneh’s step-father was the jazz innovator Don Cherry. Tyson made her first onstage appearance before she was even b...

Face-to-Face is the podcast which pairs creative people with the legends who’ve inspired them. In this episode, London writer Gabriel Krauze meets Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh. Like Welsh, Krauze's debut novel was long-listed for the Booker Prize. Who They Was, published in 2020, is an autobiographical novel about juggling an English degree with a criminal lifestyle that involves robbery, dru...