Talk the Line
In Talk the Line our favourite bands and celebs talk about their secret - and not so secret - fascinations, passions and obsessions with host Jen Long. The podcast is brought to you by The Line of Best Fit - the UK's biggest independent website for music discovery.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 40 minutes
- Episodes
- 84
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2021
Interpol's Paul Banks explains the noble art of boxing
Interpol frontman Paul Banks explains the noble art of boxing to Jen Long. The band's sixth album Marauder is released on 24 August via Matador.
Miles Kane and his passion for WWE - American Wrestling
Miles Kane joins presenter Jen Long to explore his passion for WWE - American Wrestling.
With a career stretching back to his mid-teens, Kane's been one of indie rock's most prolific collaborators - …
Mikky Ekko explains how to have lucid dreams
Alec from Clap Your Hands Say Yeh and his love of the Spanish premier football league
Alec Ounsworth is the Pennsylvania-born frontman of Clap Your Hands Say Yeh, one of the most loved US indie bands of the last decade thanks largely to their self-titled 2005 debut and its follow up S…
Tom Grennan on the World Cup and why football's coming home
Lucy Rose and the joys of being boring
Kevin from Two Door Cinema Club on Northern Ireland and The Troubles
Kevin Baird is a founding member of Two Door Cinema Club, probably the most successful rock band to ever come out of Northern Ireland. The three members of Two Door met as teenagers in Bangor and mad…
Stella Donnelly explains the menstrual cycle
Stella Donnelly was born and raised in Wales before moving to Australia at the age of ten. Fifteen years later she's one of her adopted country's brightest musical hopes, abandoning her plans to stud…
The Hold Steady's Craig Finn on why baseball is the only sport that matters
Chris and Keith from We Are Scientists explain the appeal of Jack Reacher
Chris and Keith from We Are Scientists go deep in chat on their literary obsession: Jack Reacher, the fictional character created by British author Lee Child.
Neko Case and why she's inspired by the warrior women of history
Harry from Peace on how he found a new life through meditation and yoga
Harry Koisser, the frontman of Peace, used to embrace the lifestyle of a metropolitan rockstar but when Peace relocated to a farmhouse in the middle of a forest miles away from civilisation to write …
Tove Styrke on the concept of personality
Max Richter on his fascination with Haruki Murakami
Andrew W.K. explains why partying hard became his life philosophy
Hot Chip's Alexis Taylor and his obsession with Vuokko Nurmesniemi , the creator of Marimekko's iconic Jokapoika shirt
Alexis Taylor, the co-founder of the legendary Hot Chip is obsessed with Finnish-born Vuokko Nurmesniemi , the creator of Marimekko's iconic Jokapoika shirt.
Jamz Supernova takes up deep into the Shondaverse
The Vaccines' Justin explores the relationship between running and mental health
The Vaccines singer Justin explores the relationship between running and mental health.
Kate Nash on why Buffy The Vampire Slayer is so important to her
At the age of 21 singer/songwriter Kate Nash won a BRIT Award and over the last ten years has balanced a successful music and acting career.
She's releasd four albums to date and her latest Yesterday…
Lissie explains the art of beekeeping
Two years ago Rock Island, Illinois born-singer Lissie moved out of the orbit of the music industry machine and back to her native Midwest. Empowered by the success of her last record - which she rel…