Is It Rolling, Bob? Talking Dylan Podcast
1) Sarah Lee
Guardian/Observer staff photographer Sarah Lee first watched Dont Look Back whilst perched on a crowded bed in a Camden flat with a struggling rock combo called Coldplay. As sheâs now a BAFTA photogra...Show More
2) Rebecca Slaman
Rebecca Slaman, writer and social media guru, is a fan of Bob Dylanâs âperfect random meme humour.â Twitter? âGirls lust after him! But Iâve seen some pretty egregious stuff. Old people donât understa...Show More
3) Bettye LaVette
In the 61st year of her singing career, five-time Grammy nominee Bettye LaVette warns us that our chat will be âstraight, no chaserâ. And she lives up to that promise. Bettye describes her surprise ba...Show More
4) Simon Munnery
Like his main man Bob Dylan, comedian Simon Munnery knows a few things about heckles: aside from being arrested in Edinburgh for heckling Arthur Smith, he met his future wife when she heckled him in A...Show More
5) Helen Barrett
Journalist Helen Barrett was lullabied to sleep as her mother sang Mr. Tambourine Man; she had it played at her motherâs funeral (âthe Dylan version, not the Byrds coverâ). To top it off, Baby, Stop C...Show More
6) Michael Bonner
Michael Bonner, editor of music magazine Uncut, takes on Dylanâs 2022 UK concerts, as well as The Philosophy of Modern Song (âDylan mimicking the critical noise around Dylanâ). Other topics include an...Show More
7) Stewart Lee
Comedian and columnist Stewart Lee remains âgrateful to the people who brainwashed me into listening to Bob Dylan during a period of emotional and physical weakness.â He remembers seeing Dylan live at...Show More
8) Matt Rowland Hill
Writer Matt Rowland Hill is well placed to comment on Dylanâs âProperty of Jesusâ years: âthe kind of fire-and-brimstone Christianity that I grew up with was exactly the kind that Dylan converted into...Show More
9) Jeff Hanna
Jeff Hanna, founder member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, is a team player. He has played with Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Johnny Cash, Jackson Browne, John Prine, Levon Helm, Emmylou Harris, Alison ...Show More
10) Emma Swift
Australian singer/songwriter Emma Swift's highly acclaimed Blonde On The Tracks album, with guitar backing by life partner (and former podcast guest) Robyn Hitchcock, was her breakthrough recording. E...Show More