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The Back Half

A podcast by: The New Statesman

Join Tom Gatti and Kate Mossman for the best of the New Statesman's arts and books pages, in your ears every other Thursday. Send noniversary suggestions and other comments to thebackhalfpodcast@gmail

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38 Episodes

#35: Klimt & Schiele, Christine and the Queens and 8 Mile
Published 2018-11-23

#34: Halloween, the Goldsmiths Prize and Orinoco Flow
Published 2018-11-02
#33: The Booker Prize, Fahrenheit 11/9 and Sleeping Satellite
Published 2018-10-19
#32: John Grant, Maniac and CeeLo Green
Published 2018-10-05
#31: King of Thieves, The Clock and But I'm A Cheerleader
Published 2018-09-21
#30: Paul McCartney, Cold War and Tubthumping
Published 2018-09-07
#29: Unforgotten, Sweetener and The Fugitive
Published 2018-08-24
#28: The League of Gentlemen, writers' collections and Man O Man
Published 2018-07-26
#27: Fun Home, Summer Listening and Save Tonight
Published 2018-07-13
#26: Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones at 85 and Men in Black
Published 2018-06-29
#25: Frida Kahlo, Atlanta and I'll Be Missing You
Published 2018-06-15
#24: Long Players with Deborah Levy and David Mitchell
Published 2018-06-01
#23: Mood Music, Arctic Monkeys and Willow
Published 2018-05-17
#22: Beast, Soul Music and Gladiator
Published 2018-05-03
#21: Janelle Monae, The Looming Tower and Jim Crace
Published 2018-04-20
#20: Wonderstruck, A Quiet Place and Do the Bartman
Published 2018-04-05
#19: Sting & Shaggy, Annihilation and the bumbag
Published 2018-03-22
#18: Sade, All Too Human and Final Destination
Published 2018-03-07
#17: Threads, I, Tonya and Jarvis at the Brits
Published 2018-02-22
#16: Hamilton, the Fatberg, Loveless and "Just Say No"
Published 2018-02-08

Join Tom Gatti and Kate Mossman for the best of the New Statesman's arts and books pages, in your ears every other Thursday. Send noniversary suggestions and other comments to [email protected]. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

38 Episodes

#35: Klimt & Schiele, Christine and the Queens and 8 Mile

#34: Halloween, the Goldsmiths Prize and Orinoco Flow

#33: The Booker Prize, Fahrenheit 11/9 and Sleeping Satellite

#32: John Grant, Maniac and CeeLo Green

#31: King of Thieves, The Clock and But I'm A Cheerleader

#30: Paul McCartney, Cold War and Tubthumping

#29: Unforgotten, Sweetener and The Fugitive

#28: The League of Gentlemen, writers' collections and Man O Man

#27: Fun Home, Summer Listening and Save Tonight

#26: Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones at 85 and Men in Black

#25: Frida Kahlo, Atlanta and I'll Be Missing You

#24: Long Players with Deborah Levy and David Mitchell

#23: Mood Music, Arctic Monkeys and Willow

#22: Beast, Soul Music and Gladiator

#21: Janelle Monae, The Looming Tower and Jim Crace

#20: Wonderstruck, A Quiet Place and Do the Bartman

#19: Sting & Shaggy, Annihilation and the bumbag

#18: Sade, All Too Human and Final Destination

#17: Threads, I, Tonya and Jarvis at the Brits

#16: Hamilton, the Fatberg, Loveless and "Just Say No"