Word In Your Ear

Acast

Mark Ellen and David Hepworth have been talking about and writing about music together and individually for a collective eighty years in magazines like Smash Hits, Mojo and The Word and on radio and TV programmes like "Rock On", "Whistle Test" and VH-1.Over thirteen years ago, when working on the late magazine The Word, they began producing podcasts. Read more

Music

Episodes

Kevin Rowland, the new Dexys and what he's learnt from life

Today (07/08/2026) 40:42Great rock feuds of Manchester, TV comedy & the man who invented the pop song

07/05/2026 50:17 Joan Armatrading, Tom Robinson and the great music meltdown of Summer ‘76

07/03/2026 39:38Prefab Sprout - a tale of mystery, eccentricity and pop’s most famous motorbike

07/02/2026 41:40Madonna smoking, the first indie PM and have we just witnessed the nadir of pop?!

06/29/2026 1:02:10 Show all episodes

Our take on Word In Your Ear podcast

Music industry veterans Mark Ellen, David Hepworth, and Alex Gold each week share their knowledge, stories, and experiences. They discuss everything about music, from lyrics to the music industry. Word In Your Ear is a music commentary podcast by Mark Ellen, David Hepworth and Alex Gold.