Podcasts by Reads Like A Four
What difference do reviews make? From music to film to travel and beyond, Adam Brooks talks to a different critic each week about their best and worst reviews, unexpected reactions and personal connections, to find out how writers, artists, editors and fans deal with criticism.
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#20: What have we learned? from 2018-08-02T23:01
In the last episode of the current series, we attempt to draw some conclusions about the purpose and future of journalism with the help of this series' 18 guests - as well as looking at a few of cu...
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#19: Sam Clements (Picturehouse Cinemas) from 2018-07-26T23:01
Picturehouse Cinemas Head of Marketing Sam Clements is this week's guest, looking at reviews from an alternative point of view and discussing the hierarchy of film poster quotes, the benefits of 'l...
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#18: Sam Parker (Esquire) from 2018-07-19T23:01
Masculinity, Twitter and the odd passing train all feature this week as I talk to Sam Parker, who rose through the ranks from Zoo's roving reporter via the UK launches of Buzzfeed and The Huffingto...
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#17: Christopher Hooton (The Independent) from 2018-07-12T23:01
Christopher and I discuss The Independent's shift online, representation, tokenism and crowbarred politics in film and whether people really want a peek 'behind the curtain'. Plus: I play devil's a...
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#16: Ed Potton (The Times) from 2018-07-05T23:01
There was a lot to talk about with Times' TV + Film guru Ed. Covered this week: Dunkirk, how to steer clear of puff pieces, Lars Von Trier, avoiding 'critic consensus', 90's pay + conditi...
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#15: Boyd Hilton (Heat/Pilot TV) from 2018-06-28T23:01
Heat Entertainment Director / Pilot TV Deputy Editor Boyd Hilton joins me to talk all things Film + TV, including the trouble with British male actors, why men won't buy weeklies, and what readers ...
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#14: Merlin Alderslade (Metal Hammer) from 2018-06-21T23:01
Metal Hammer Editor Merlin and I discuss what makes metal's community unique, where the mag's limits lie, and heavy metal and horror: their shared humour, and why gatekeepers are scared to give bot...
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#13: Simran Hans (The Observer + more) from 2018-06-14T23:01
Journalist, programmer, researcher + Observer film writer Simran Hans joins me to discuss how The Observer picks films, the problem with scores, what's missing in film criticism, Isle of Dogs, who ...
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#12: Nancy Durrant (The Times) from 2018-06-07T23:01
The Times' Arts Commissioning Editor Nancy Durrant joins me to talk about accessibility in art writing, who misses out when column inches get slashed, the upside of paywalls, how art gets bad, and ...
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#11: Mark Beaumont (NME + more) from 2018-05-31T23:01
Critic and music biographer Mark Beaumont talks about his days manning the NME letters desk, what happens when pop parents bite back, defending negativity, misunderstanding Jay-Z's cheese, The Libe...
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#10: Stuart Stubbs (Loud And Quiet) from 2018-05-24T23:01
13 years ago, Stuart Stubbs founded independent music magazine Loud And Quiet. Today he talks to me about the magazine's 'gentle dictatorship', the freedom of 'Free', the curse of green covers, and...
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#9: James Smart (Lonely Planet) from 2018-05-17T23:01
How do you 'review' countries? What part do natural disasters and acts of terrorism play? What makes a good travel writer? This week I sit down with James Smart, Managing Destination Editor at Lone...
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#8: Chris Mandle (Shortlist) from 2018-05-10T23:01
In this extensive chat with Shortlist's Entertainment Director, we discuss what it takes to get celebrities on covers, why interviews should never run smoothly, what happens when your rivals die ou...
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#7: Laura Williams (Classic Pop, Metro, Independent, Sunday Times, Woman, Closer, Daily Mirror, Long Live Vinyl, Louder Than War, + more) from 2018-05-03T23:01
Laura's written across the spectrum, from local press to national paper and from niche sites to renowned mags. We look at some of the industry's shittiest practices, heartening tales of fandom, tus...
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#6: Laura Snapes (The Guardian) from 2018-04-26T23:01
The Guardian's Deputy Music Editor Laura Snapes joins me for a quickfire chat to reminisce about street teams, explain why 'music journo' does not = 'failed musician', discuss how political a revie...
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#5: Sammy Maine (Gold Flake Paint, Bust, Noisey, Quietus, Guardian, NME...) from 2018-04-19T23:01
Gold Flake Paint Managing Editor Sammy and I discuss how personal reviews should get, reviewing on the breadline/working for free, whether critics count as artists, and the rise of the longform rev...
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#4: Charlie Lyne (Sight + Sound, Guardian, Ultra Culture, Beyond Clueless, Fear Itself, Paint Drying.. from 2018-04-12T23:01
The focus is on film this week as film-maker + writer Charlie Lyne and I talk snobbery vs. teen movies, whether reviews can be art, being a 16 year old on the BAFTA red carpet, Rian Johnson, why fi...
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#3: Peter Robinson (Popjustice + more) - Part 2 from 2018-04-05T23:01
My chat with Peter continues, covering Santana, Lorraine Kelly, authenticity in pop, process vs. product, local media backlashes, 2nd single theories, Charli XCX, and a heartfelt apology to Eoghan ...
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#2: Peter Robinson (Popjustice + more) - Part 1 from 2018-03-29T23:01
I talk media training, authority in journalism and Rita Ora this week with Peter Robinson (Guardian, Q, too many others to mention), as well as how to stage a comeback, the end of the (print) NME, ...
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#1: Mark Richardson (Pitchfork) from 2018-03-23T00:01
Pitchfork's Executive Editor joins me this week to discuss the changes to reviewing across 20 years of the site, how records are picked (and why reviews get deleted), Pitchfork's infamous decimal p...
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#0: Trailer from 2018-03-02T11:24:14
Ahead of episode one, here's your 90 second guide to Reads Like a Four, along with details of our first guest. // Twitter: @readslikeafour / Email: readslikeafour@gmail.com