Episodes
| Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Chen And Dark Reggae | 20211004 | Aaron tries to be happy during Mournful Skank's sad and dark reggae album, Ghost Hunter. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. | |
| Ahir Shah And A Blissful Sound Collage | 20210920 | Ahir Shah discovers 'Good Will Come to You' from artist Jean-Sebastian Audet's project Un Blonde. A blissfully mellow sound collage that incorporates field recordings, vocal harmonies and acoustic guitars, it was released on tape cassette in 2016. And for Ahir it's the perfect music to chop vegetables to. Ahir finds a blissfully mellow album that he'd like to chop vegetables to. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. | |
| Alison Spittle And Dark Spoken Word | 20201026 | 20201102 (6M) | Alison has a strong reaction to Rook to TN34, a spoken word album by the duo eMMplekz. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. |
| Alison Spittle And Extreme Industrial Metal | 20210524 | Alison is willing to persevere with the album End Position by Texan duo Street Sects. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. | |
| Andrew Falkous, Christian Fitness | 20211011 | James and friend David Trent chat to the man behind Christian Fitness, Andrew Falkous. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. | |
| Athena Kugblenu And Frank Ocean's Blonde | 20210426 | 20210503 (6M) | As a fan of his debut mixtape, Athena is underwhelmed by Frank Ocean's 2016 album Blonde. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. |
| Athena Kugblenu And Japanese Folk-indie-jazz Fusion | 20201005 | Athena gets into this one of a kind album that fuses Japanese folk with many genres. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. | |
| Bonus Sounds: Akenya, Cam O'bi And Phoelix On Noname'stelefone | 20210405 | Noname's key collaborators share their memories of helping to create her debut mixtape. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. | |
| Bonus Sounds: Cyril Yeterian From Bongo Joe | 20201130 | James explores the mystery behind Song I-V by Rocks & Waves Song Circle. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. | |
| Bonus Sounds: Damien Cluzel | 20201019 | James chats to the guitarist at the heart of two of his favourite 2016 albums. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. | |
| Bonus Sounds: Drummers Adam Betts And Seb Rochford | 20210419 | 20210426 (6M) | Adam and Seb bring their drum kits along to discuss the drumming on Jon Bap's 'What Now? James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. |
| Bonus Sounds: Foonyap | 20201221 | Foonyap talks to James about the struggles that inspired her beautiful album Palimpsest. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. | |
| Bonus Sounds: Joana Gomila And Dr Judith R Cohen | 20210531 | James talks to Joana Gomila and Dr Judith R Cohen about Spanish folk recordings. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. | |
| Bonus Sounds: Kojey Radical | 20200814 | 20200809 (6M) 20210208 (6M) | A bonus conversation with Kojey Radical recorded live at the 6Music Festival. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. |
| Bonus Sounds: Kojey Radical | 20201005 | 20200928 (6M) | A bonus conversation with British rapper and spoken word artist Kojey Radical. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. |
| Bonus Sounds: The Tuts | 20210517 | Hayes-based three-piece The Tuts take James on a tour of their hometown. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. | |
| Charlie George And Kendrick Lamar's Untitled Unmastered | 20211018 | Charlie is pushed out of her dad-rock habits by one of the world's most acclaimed rappers. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. | |
| Chloe Petts And Bedroom Indie Pop | 20210920 | Chloe Petts discovers that Frankie Cosmos is exactly her kind of DIY bedroom indie pop. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. | |
| Dai Henwood And The House Party Concept Album | 20210927 | Dai Henwood enjoys doing his taxes to Andy Shauf's indie concept album The Party. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. | |
| Dane Baptiste And Infinite Looping Psych Rock | 20210510 | Dane enjoys the frantic Nonagen Infinity by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. | |
| Dane Baptiste And Kojey Radical's 23winters | 20200814 | 20200809 (6M) 20210208 (6M) | Hip-hop fan Dane discovers the masterful EP spanning rap, spoken word, and Kojey's dad. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. |
| Dane Baptiste And Kojey Radical's 23winters | 20200921 | 20200928 (6M) | Hip-hop fan Dane discovers Kojey Radical's masterful 23Winters for the first time. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. |
| Desiree Burch And Danny Brown's Atrocity Exhibition | 20200810 | Desiree discovers Detroit rapper Danny Brown's album Atrocity Exhibition. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. | |
| Desiree Burch And Intricate Fragile Folk | 20201221 | Desiree is in two minds about Palimpsest by classically trained Canadian musician Foonyap. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. | |
| Eleanor Tiernan And Recorder Prog Folk Rock | 20201102 | 20201109 (6M) | Eleanor is challenged by the album A V by Surface To Air Missive, by musician Taylor Ross. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. |
| Eleanor Tiernan And Run The Jewels 3 | 20210621 | 20210614 (6M) | Eleanor Tiernan is drawn in by hip-hop duo Run The Jewel's acclaimed epic third album. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. |
| Evelyn Mok And A Technophobic Metal Nightmare | 20201207 | 20201214 (6M) | Evelyn is back and introduced to Boy Man Machine by Drose. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. |
| Evelyn Mok And Malian Hip-hop | 20200817 | Evelyn discovers the Malian hip-hop artist Luka Productions and his 2016 album Mali Kady. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. | |
| Felicity Ward And Nostalgic American Indie | 20210111 | Felicity is super in to Not Good At Spending Time Alone A.K.A. Cleanliness by Market. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. | |
| Felicity Ward And Public Speaking | 20200831 | Felicity struggles with Caress, Redact, Public Speaking's album that's all about violence. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. | |
| Gabriel Ebulue And Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds' Skeleton Tree | 20200921 | 20201005 (6M) | Gabriel Ebulue shares his love for Skeleton Tree, the emotional album by Nick Cave. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. |
| Gabriel Ebulue And Personal Beat-fired Balladry | 20210426 | 20210503 (6M) | Gabriel is excited to be introduced to For Good by Fog from musician Andrew Broder. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. |
| Guz Khan And Ethiopian Crunch | 20201019 | Guz is on board for a hybrid of hard rock and Ethiopian music on the album Awo by uKanDanZ James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. | |
| Guz Khan And Generational Jazz Rap | 20210510 | Guz is up for giving the self-titled project by Selebeyone another chance. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. | |
| Harriet Kemsley And Krip Hop | 20211025 | Harriet Kemsley warms to Wheelchair Sports Camp's avant-garde rap album No Big Deal. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. | |
| Isy Suttie And A Drum Duo | 20210927 | Multi-instrumentalist and comedian Isy Suttie is engulfed by the self-titled album Rattle. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. | |
| Jack Rooke And Thoughtful Inventive Indie | 20210524 | Jack is over the moon to be introduced to 24 tracks of Thoughts Lined Up by Martin Creed James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. | |
| Jack Rooke And Twisted-pop | 20201012 | Jack Rooke meets NHS nurse Law Holt's diva alter ego. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. | |
| Jamali Maddix And Satanic Spirituals | 20200807 | 20200806 (6M) 20210125 (6M) | Jamali Maddix gets out of his comfort zone with a black metal fusion album James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. |
| Jamali Maddix And Youngster Jiji, Sui, Rap | 20201228 | James is attempting to win Jamali's support for 2016 with the album SUI // RAP by jiji. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. | |
| James' Dad, Johnnie Frierson, Have You Been Good To Yourself | 20211101 | James talks to his dad about the Johnnie Frierson album Have You Been Good To Yourself. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. | |
| Jayde Adams And Self-penned Gospel | 20211101 | Jayde reminisces life through Johnnie Frierson's Have You Been Good To Yourself. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. | |
| Jeff Rosenstock, Matthew Crosby And Ed Gamble | 20210104 | A Christmas treat for you featuring James, Matthew and Ed on seeing Jeff Rosenstock live. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. | |
| Jen Brister And Experimental Majorcan Folk | 20210531 | Jen Brister has a strong reaction to 'Folk Souvenir', an album by Joana Gomila. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. | |
| Jen Brister And Laura Mvula's The Dreaming Room | 20200807 | 20210201 (6M) | Jen & James discuss why the album The Dreaming Room got Laura Mvula dropped from her label James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. |
| Joe Sutherland And Car Seat Headrest's Teens Of Denial | 20201123 | James has selected one of the biggest indie albums of the year for Joe. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. | |
| Joe Sutherland And Grindcore | 20200810 | 20210201 (6M) | Joe takes a metaphorical HIIT class with the grindcore album Discordia by Bologna Violenta James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. |
| John Kearns And Celebratory North African Sampled Vinyl | 20210607 | John Kearns wants to dance to Tunisian producer and DJ Ghoula's album, Hlib El Ghoula. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. | |
| John Kearns And Teenage Three Piece Rock | 20201026 | 20201102 (6M) | John prefers the second half of Out of Sight by the former Minneapolis rock band, Falling. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. |
| Katie Dey | 20200824 | Interview in Melbourne with artist Katie Dey on identity, the internet and mental health. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. | |
| Kemah Bob And Colombian Crunch | 20201012 | Kemah Bob marvels at this self-titled album from the band Pixvae. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. | |
| Kemah Bob And Noname's Telefone | 20210405 | Kemah is a fan of this debut mixtape written and recorded by rapper Noname & collaborators James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. | |
| Kiri Pritchard-mclean And Experimental Sampling Hip Hop | 20211004 | Kiri is shoved around by Coin Locker Kid's 9 experimental album The Salmon of Doubt. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. | |
| Kwame Asante And Noise Rock | 20201109 | 20201116 (6M) | Kwame puts in the work for A Self-Help Tragedy by noise rock supergroup Doomsday Student. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. |
| Mae Martin And A Drone Folk Crossover | 20200914 | Mae Martin gets dark and moody to the drone folk crossover album Salt, by Katie Kim. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. | |
| Mae Martin And Jeff Rosenstock, Worry | 20210104 | Mae Martin is thrilled by the album from which the podcast takes its name. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. | |
| Maisie Adam And Comedic Post-punk | 20211011 | Maisie is grabbed by the one-man band Christian Fitness and This Taco Is Not Correct. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. | |
| Nathaniel Metcalfe And David Bowie's Blackstar | 20200907 | Bowie fan Nathaniel revisits his final album, released just two days before his death. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. | |
| Nathaniel Metcalfe And Live Improvised Blues | 20210111 | Nathaniel would like to dig New Guitar Old Hat Knew Blues, recorded by Mike Cooper James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. | |
| Nish Kumar And Bon Iver's 22, A Million | 20200824 | 20200831 (6M) | Bon Iver and folk music fan Nish listens for the first time to their album 22, A Million. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. |
| Nish Kumar And Kevin Abstract's American Boyfriend: A Suburban Love Story | 20210118 | 20210419 (6M) | Nish is blown away by this concept album from Brockhampton's Kevin Abstract. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. |
| Phil Wang And Electronic Mexican Folk | 20201228 | Phil absolutely loves Me Demand\u00f3 DEMOS, recorded by San Cha. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. | |
| Phil Wang And Eurosceptic Hip-hop | 20200805 | 20200804 (6M) 20210118 (6M) | Phil Wang gets to grips with a Eurosceptic experimental hip-hop album and tacos. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. |
| Rachel Parris And An Orchestral Art-rock Collaboration | 20210607 | Classically trained Rachel Parris dissects the one-off album Balter/Saunier James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. | |
| Rachel Parris And Blissful Ambient Folk | 20201109 | 20201116 (6M) | Rachel is drawn to the folk side of Hands In Our Names, an album by Karima Walker. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. |
| Radiohead's Colin Greenwood | 20210913 | James visits Colin Greenwood at home to discuss making 2016's A Moon Shaped Pool. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. | |
| Rhys Nicholson And Gothic Americana | 20211025 | Rhys enjoys a negroni to Marisa Nadler's dreamy gothic folk album. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. | |
| Rob Deering And 80s Stadium-rock-pop | 20200817 | Rob learns to love Beyond the Fleeting Gales by Crying. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. | |
| Rob Deering And Outsider Soul Music | 20210419 | 20210426 (6M) | Rob Deering is up for the challenge of Jon Bap's 'What Now? James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. |
| Romesh Ranganathan And Beyonce's Lemonade | 20200804 | 20200803 (6M) 20210118 (6M) | Romesh Ranganathan discovers the album that changed James' mind about pop. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. |
| Romesh Ranganathan And Head-scrambling Math Rap | 20201207 | 20201214 (6M) | Romesh is delighted to discover Badd Timing by The Sooper Swag Project. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. |
| Rosie Jones And Radiohead's A Moon Shaped Pool | 20210118 | 20210913 (6M) | James and Rosie have always felt intimidated about getting into Radiohead's back catalogue James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. |
| Sara Barron And Retro Indie-pop | 20200928 | 20211108 (6M) | Sara feels very Parisian listening to Cate Le Bon's Crab Day. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. |
| Sarah Keyworth And A Mysterious Choral Album | 20201130 | Sarah needs convincing about the story behind Songs I-V by Rocks & Waves Song Circle. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. | |
| Sarah Keyworth And Bedroom Indie-pop | 20200824 | Sarah learns about the hidden depths of Katie Dey's intriguing album, Flood Network. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. | |
| Sindhu Vee And Conceptual Club Bangers | 20210412 | 20210419 (6M) 20210614 (6M) | Sindhu is not judging anyone who wants to listen to Popp by Oval by Markus Popp. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. |
| Sindhu Vee And Death Grip's Bottomless Pit | 20200803 | 20200907 (6M) | Sindhu Vee learns to really like the album Bottomless Pit from hip hop trio Death Grips. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. |
| Sophie Duker And A Raw, Genre-hopping Record | 20201123 | Sophie is back! James goes all in with the crowd-funded debut album Kiid from Mal Devisa. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. | |
| Sophie Duker And Samba-punk | 20200806 | 20200805 (6M) 20210125 (6M) | Sophie Duker shocks James with a secret as they discuss a samba-punk fusion album. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. |
| Suzi Ruffell And The One Women Orchestra | 20200914 | Suzi is dazzled by the album Conarium from Latvian musician Elizabete Bal\u010dus James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. | |
| Suzi Ruffell And The Tut's Update Your Brain | 20210517 | Suzi adores the melodic feminist anthems on this debut punk album from The Tuts. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. | |
| Thanyia Moore And Rihanna's Anti | 20200928 | 20211108 (6M) | Thanyia Moore goes on a rollercoaster journey with Rihanna's most personal album yet, ANTI James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. |
| Toussaint Douglass And Eccentric Indie | 20211018 | Toussaint thinks James hates him after listening to Four Thing by Four Thing. James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. |