Emily. Robdabank. Podcast. Wednesday

[kalifire]

Lovely to sit back and hear that. Good stuff. 

All eyes on the webcam come the start of May then...

[John the Moth]

Extinct Animal Puppet Procession...

That is all!

Fascinating talk on the history,  ethos etc though

[stocky3000]

Yeah really interesting but not exactly any scoops!

[Hotchilidog]

Well worth a listen, a nice insight into the background and history of the festival. Alas no new revelations for this year, but it certainly ramps up the excitement for this year’s festival 

[Youtopia]

A giant beehive and an extinct puppet procession is all that was really revealed, extensions to some of the existing areas too.

 

No bombshells but a good listen and interesting to hear about the history and how things are run.

[CaledonianGonzo]

2 minutes ago, Youtopia said:

A giant beehive

Due a return.

[Mardy]

In a double header with Voice of the Beehive? Now there’s an act from the 80s that I could get behind. 

[Gnomicide]

6 minutes ago, Mardy said:

In a double header with Voice of the Beehive? Now there’s an act from the 80s that I could get behind. 

Me and you both, Mardy. That first album was a joy.

[Woffy]

27 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Due a return.

Yes. Goddess.

[cb4747]

It was a really enjoyable podcast to listen to during the morning routine at home!

[JoeyT]

Can anyone summarise what was discussed / the two bits of news Rob Da Bank referred to?

 

[tigger123]

Do we think that the drama she mentioned with the lineup before Christmas is Paul McCartney dropping out?

[John the Moth]

2 minutes ago, JoeyT said:

Can anyone summarise what was discussed / the two bits of news Rob Da Bank referred to?

 

A walk in beehive and a puppet parade

Edited March 13, 2019 by John the Moth
Not kidding

[Keithy]

Interesting that Emily said she was getting a bit stressed about the line up before xmas. Isn't that when we lost Macca?

[Mardy]

I’ve never heard the fella’s music, but I got to say, I enjoyed the George Ezra/Emily Eavis podcast more. I didn’t warm to RdB.

[stuie]

So what's the point of this podcast series then?   What's RDB's angle, if he's not actually working with Glastonbury after all?

Sorry, if this is obvious after listening but I can't listen at the moment!

[stuartbert two hats]

3 minutes ago, Mardy said:

I’ve never heard the fella’s music, but I got to say, I enjoyed the George Ezra/Emily Eavis podcast more. I didn’t warm to RdB.

He was a bit stiff somehow, quite businesslike - not very relaxed.  I got the impression he still had his coat on.

[stuartbert two hats]

1 minute ago, stu_kent said:

So what's the point of this podcast series then?   What's RDB's angle, if he's not actually working with Glastonbury after all?

Sorry, if this is obvious after listening but I can't listen at the moment!

He's doing a festival podcast, where he interviews people about festivals.

[stuie]

2 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

He's doing a festival podcast, where he interviews people about festivals.

It's literally as simple as that? 

It seems an odd thing to do when his festival company has just failed and people didn't get paid.  I'd maybe have expected him to keep a lower profile.

[stuartbert two hats]

2 minutes ago, stu_kent said:

It's literally as simple as that? 

It seems an odd thing to do when his festival company has just failed and people didn't get paid.  I'd maybe have expected him to keep a lower profile.

I think so, yeah.  I believe Camp Bestival is still going, so perhaps it's part of a charm offensive to keep the Bestival brand associated with positive things.

[karaseen]

24 minutes ago, Mardy said:

I’ve never heard the fella’s music, but I got to say, I enjoyed the George Ezra/Emily Eavis podcast more. I didn’t warm to RdB.

I agree I thought this one repeated some of the same info.

At some points in both podcasts I felt the interviewers made it about themselves. Several times I thought: SHUT UP ALREADY AND LET HER ANSWER. They both asked waffling questions and paraphrased the same idea for ages instead letting her respond.  

Or maybe I just woke up on the wrong side of the bed.

[The Clearest Blue]

I like that Emily seems to know that the people who actually go to the festival know it isn't all about the headliners and that they can't please everyone with the top three acts.

[Bennykill]

RDB tweeted that he had to edit out some interesting things and will post an unedited version once some announcements have been made

[stuartbert two hats]

29 minutes ago, karaseen said:

I agree I thought this one repeated some of the same info.

At some points in both podcasts I felt the interviewers made it about themselves. Several times I thought: SHUT UP ALREADY AND LET HER ANSWER. They both asked waffling questions and paraphrased the same idea for ages instead letting her respond.  

Or maybe I just woke up on the wrong side of the bed.

I'm listening to the Ezra podcast now and to be fair, it's Emily that keeping talking about him.  He's happy to answer her questions at length, but it's not him that changes the subject most of the time.

[karaseen]

1 hour ago, stuartbert two hats said:

I'm listening to the Ezra podcast now and to be fair, it's Emily that keeping talking about him.  He's happy to answer her questions at length, but it's not him that changes the subject most of the time.

This is true, and its one of the endearing things about her. She seemed genuinely interested in others perceptions of the festival and their experiences. There were just a few moments of cringeworthiness for me.  I suppose this is to be expected with new podcasts.  And maybe I need to not be such a grump.