THE ADAM BUXTON PODCAST

EP.230 - COLM TÓIBÍN

Adam talks with Irish novelist Colm Tóibín about New York, Don Trump, whether the motivations of terrorists are worth considering, whether anything valuable came from having cancer, writing his novel Long Island (the sequel to Brooklyn), why keeping a journal is 'offensive', and the magic of Bob Dylan.This conversation was recorded via Zoom on April 17th, 2024CONTAINS VERY STRONG LANGUAGEThanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and conversation editing Podcast illustration by <a href="https://helengreenillustration.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Helen Green</a>RELATED LINKS<a href="https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Long-Island-Audiobook/B0BZPQGXGY" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">LONG ISLAND</a> by Colm Tóibín (Audiobook narrated by Jessie Buckley) - 2024 (AUDIBLE)<a href="https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v32/n16/colm-toibin/among-the-flutterers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">AMONG THE FLUTTERERS: THE POPE WEARS PRADA</a> by Colm Tóibín - 2010 (LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS)<a href="https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v23/n19/nine-eleven-writers/11-september" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">IN RESPONSE TO 9/11</a> - 4th October 2001 (LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS)<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06tq3th" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">COLM TÓIBÍN ON DESERT ISLAND DISCS</a> - 2016 (BBC SOUNDS)<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001s5z8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">COLM TÓIBÍN ON THE VERB</a> - 2023 (BBC SOUNDS)<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/cr/podcast/colm-t%C3%B3ib%C3%ADn-reads-mary-lavin/id256945396?i=1000386021589" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">THE NEW YORKER FICTION PODCAST - COLM TÓIBÍN READS MARY LAVIN</a> - 2017 (APPLE PODCASTS)<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0074tkn" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">40 MINUTES - HEART OF THE ANGEL</a> - 1989 (BBC I-PLAYER)<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0023syj" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">40 MINUTES - MIXED BLESSINGS</a> - 1988 (BBC I-PLAYER)<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COBhA6J1IDY" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GERI</a> Directed by Molly Dineen - 1999 (YOUTUBE) 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.

British comedian Adam Buxton talks with interesting people. The rambly conversations are sometimes funny, sometimes more serious with funny bits. Adam makes the jingles and records the intros and outros for most episodes while walking with his dog friend Rosie in the East Anglian countryside where he lives with his wife and three children.Adam has appeared in films such as Hot Fuzz, Stardust and Son Of Rambow as well as a variety of TV shows in the UK. Since 2007 he has hosted BUG, a live show that combines music videos and comedy that became a TV series on Sky Atlantic in 2012. From time to time he also does live shows featuring just his own material. Along with lifelong friend Joe Cornish, he also is one half of the award-winning TV, radio and podcast duo Adam and Joe.You can find many of the jingles Adam makes for the podcast as well as bonus material and a selection of Adam's YouTube videos on his website: adam-buxton.co.ukYes, Adam is writing this himself using the third person. 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.