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

Another Word with … Richard Thompson: includes Fairport, Lennon, Schwarzenegger and a cast of thousands!

10/15/2026 35:43Rory Gallagher – Ireland’s first rock star remembered by the brother who managed him

10/14/2026 39:12 Q Magazine’s 40th, Ariel Bender and the most unlistenable music ever made

10/11/2026 57:07Roxy, Traffic, Nick Drake, Mott the Hoople & the magic of Island Records

10/08/2026 40:06Gary Kemp bought Brian Epstein’s address book and discovered ‘the DNA of the Beatles’

10/07/2026 44:00 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.