The Back Half

#19: Sting & Shaggy, Annihilation and the bumbag

Tom Gatti and Kate Mossman discuss the unlikely musical collaboration of Sting and Shaggy on the album 44/876 (out on 20 April), review the new Alex Garland film Annihilation (with special guest Helen Lewis), and celebrate the noniversary of the bumbag (or fanny pack, if you're American).Get in touch with questions or noniversary suggestions on Twitter via <a href="http://www.twitter.com/tom_gatti" target="_blank">@tom_gatti</a> or <a href="http://www.twitter.com/ns_podcasts" target="_blank">@ns_podcasts</a>.Further reading:<a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/music-theatre/2018/03/i-call-him-pope-jamaica-encounter-shaggy-and-sting" target="_blank">Kate's interview in New York with Sting and Shaggy.</a><a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/film/2018/03/how-annihilation-broke-rules" target="_blank">Helen's review of Annihilation.</a>Our theme music is "God Speed" by Pistol Jazz, licensed under Creative Commons. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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