The Internationalists Club

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The Internationalists Club is a global conversation about modernist culture, music, cinema, style, and ideas. Hosts from three continents meet every two weeks to explore the records, films, books, and movements that shaped modern culture and still influence how we live, dress, listen, and think today. Expect sharp discussion, deep knowledge, unexpected connections, and the occasional disagreement, all in the spirit of curiosity and international perspective.

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Loafers, Football and the Three-Day Summer 02.07.2026 1:22:09

Tim ‘T-Spurs’, Mod Marty and Lord Ward return for another trip through music, style, film and cultural confusion. This episode takes in the strange relationship between mods and football, the return of 80s casual wear, fashion bluffing, donkey jackets, sheepskins and the fine line between retro and naff. Tim reports back from Antigua, Marty battles Canadian snow after getting his scooter back, and...

Blighty, Blown Budgets and Bad Decisions 29.05.2026 1:10:43

Tim ‘T-Spurs’, Mod Marty and Lord Ward return for another round of style, music, film and cultural detours. This episode follows Mod Marty’s first trip to Blighty, from delayed flights and Bar Italia to Ronnie Scott’s, Soho record shops, Carnaby Street, John Simons, Margate and the full English breakfast. The trio reflect on London’s energy, tourist traps, record buying, English seaside culture an...

Wardrobe Space, Vinyl Snobbery and the Modernist Life 29.04.2026 1:08:53

Tim ‘T-Spurs’, Mod Marty and Lord Ward return for another round of music, style, film and friendly disagreement. This episode starts with a modernist crisis of wardrobe space, then moves through Fred Perry collections, desert boots, scooter life, and the British seaside. The trio ask what a mod should own, whether attitude matters more than clothing, and why looking sharp still counts. There is al...

Quicksand, Sharp Suits and Strong Opinions 23.03.2026 1:18:41

Tim ‘T-Spurs’, Mod Marty and the Lord Ward are back with another sharp, funny and gloriously sidetracked conversation on music, style and modern life. This time the trio roam from a magical ska and two-tone night in Brisbane to scooters in spring, the lingering fear of skinheads (plus quicksand and sharks) and the odd truths British youth culture leaves in your bones. Along the way there is talk o...

Modernism Under Difficult Circumstances 09.03.2026 56:59

Tim ‘T-Spurs’, Mod Marty and the Lord Ward take a global tour through music, style and modern life from three corners of the world. The conversation begins with the vinyl reissue of Café Bleu by The Style Council and moves into a discussion about the difficult question of separating art from the views and behaviour of artists. Along the way the trio reflect on figures such as Brigitte Bardot, deba...