Two Big Egos in a Small Car
A passionately laid back overview of the arts and culture scene in York and Harrogate with observations on journalism. This podcast is hosted by Charles Hutchinson and Graham Chalmers and regular guests.
Podcasting since 2022 • 133 episodes
Two Big Egos in a Small Car
Latest Episodes
Episode 239: Suede's new album Antidepressants; Ari Aster's new film, Erdington; Big Money for The National Gallery; Harrogate Events; Culture in Prague
Graham gives the new release from Suede a listen. Have Suede managed a resurrection part 2 with new album Antidepressants?New movie Eddington with Joaquin Phoenix and the trend for social surrealism in cinema.There...
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Episode 238: Leeds Festival 2025; Don Henley's Boys of Summer; Mitchell and Webb Get Sketchy; Anti-colonial Art at the Edinburgh Festival
Is going contemporary in its choice of acts a good idea for Leeds Festival? Charles and Graham wonder what the future holds for big festivals in the UK.Graham explores the unexpected depths of Don Henley's 1980's hit Boys o...
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Episode 237: The Thursday Murder Club film; Highlights of the Edinburgh International Film Festival; Reception; a new musical using songs by David Gedge, The Wedding Present and Cinerama
Fresh back from the Edinburgh International Film Festival, Graham and Charles launch into a review of their film festival experience, picking out their highlights including the very high quality talks with directors such as Ben Wheatley and the...
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Episode 236: Joan Didion on Civil War; The Naked Gun with Liam Neeson; The strange death of the writer of Grosse Pointe Blank
Graham takes a look at a classic Joan Didion essay, exploring how Joan Didion's observations in her 1983 essay Salvador - on America's involvement in the civil war in El Salvador - now apply to the mainstream of the western worl...
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Episode 235: Chris Simpson and Magna Carta Update; Deershed Festival; Bradford 2024 - The Railway Children
Graham gives an update on promotion around Chris Simpson and Magna Carta both with the Vinyl Sessions event in Harrogate and Chris Simpson's appearance at the Magna Carta exhibition launch ...
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