The Adam Buxton Podcast


The Adam Buxton Podcast is a podcast in which the English comedian Adam Buxton interviews guests. The first episode was released in 2015. Recurring guests include the comedian Natasia Demetriou and the filmmakers Joe Cornish, Louis Theroux, Richard Ayoade and Garth Jennings.
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Background

With Joe Cornish, Buxton presented the 1990s television series The Adam and Joe Show, followed by the radio series Adam and Joe. When Cornish released his first feature film, Attack the Block, Buxton worried his own career was declining. After listening to American podcasts including This American Life and WTF with Marc Maron, he decided to create a British longform interview podcast. He released the first episode in September 2015.

Format

Most episodes begin with an introduction from Buxton as he walks through the Norfolk countryside with his dog, Rosie, followed by a previously recorded conversation with the episode's guest. Interviews cover personal and cultural topics, punctuated with musical interludes from Buxton. Christmas episodes feature Cornish.
Buxton described the podcast as "a confection... a heavily stylised greatest hits of a conversation". He told Wired that podcasts can "accommodate the rhythms and meanderings of a real conversation in a way that few other mediums are suited to do", unlike the tightly edited interviews and conversations of broadcast radio and television. In 2025, Buxton said he would stop recording the podcast when Rosie dies.

Reception

The Guardian described Buxton's interviews as "a masterclass in softly-softly interviewing", and named episode 29, an interview with the documentary filmmaker Louis Theroux, one of the "ultimate podcast episodes". The Irish Times wrote that "Buxton's interviews are gentle, funny, compassionate, interested – it's almost as if you could learn how to be a better conversationalist just from listening to him". GQ wrote that Buxton "can be funny, flippant and throwaway, while also revealing a deeply personal emotional honesty and vulnerability".

Episodes

EpisodeRelease dateSubject
115 September 2015Louis Theroux
223 September 2015Lianne La Havas
330 September 2015Dr Buckles' Cold Safari
47 October 2015Jon Ronson
514 October 2015Rob Brydon
621 October 2015Garth Jennings
729 October 2015Scroobius Pip
811 November 2015Rob Delaney
919 November 2015Caitlin Moran
1027 November 2015Louis Theroux
1123 December 2015Joe Cornish
1225 December 2015Adam and Joe Christmas Podcast
138 March 2016David Bowie tribute
1424 March 2016David Bowie tribute II
156 April 2016Kathy Burke
1613 April 2016Garth Jennings
1721 April 2016Richard Herring
1828 April 2016Sara Pascoe
196 May 2016Doc Brown
2027 May 2016Iain Lee
213 June 2016Marc Riley
2212 June 2016Jonny Greenwood
22b19 June 2016Jonny Greenwood
2323 June 2016John Robins
248 July 2016Richard Ayoade
259 July 2016Richard Ayoade
2621 July 2016Sally Wainwright
2711 August 2016Bill Hader
281 September 2016Michael Palin
2912 September 2016Louis Theroux
3021 September 2016Michaela Coel
3112 October 2016Panti
3225 October 2016Natasia Demetriou
3313 November 2016Matt Berry
3425 December 2016Joe Cornish
3523 March 2017Steve Coogan
3630 March 2017Claudia O'Doherty
376 April 2017Brian Eno
386 April 2017Brian Eno
3913 April 2017Julian Barratt and Garth Jennings
4020 April 2017Zadie Smith
4127 April 2017Marc Maron
424 May 2017Bridget Christie and Steve Mason
4311 May 2017Nick Kroll
4418 May 2017Adam Curtis
4526 May 2017Edgar Wright
462 June 2017Sharon Horgan
4717 June 2017Spoon
4814 September 2017Dougie Payne
4924 September 2017Louis Theroux
5029 September 2017Mae Martin
516 October 2017Johnny Marr
5212 October 2017Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton
5321 October 2017Miranda Sawyer
5426 October 2017Bill Burr
553 November 2017Simon Amstell
5611 November 2017Kathy Burke
5718 November 2017Hassan Akkad
5826 November 2017Josh Homme and Matt Berry
5926 November 2017Tim Pope
609 December 2017Thomas Dolby
6116 December 2017Romesh Ranganathan
6225 December 2017Joe Cornish
63A9 February 2018Paul Thomas Anderson
63B9 February 2018Jonny Greenwood
6416 February 2018Greta Gerwig
6523 February 2018Diane Morgan
662 March 2018Michael Lewis
6710 March 2018Aisling Bea
6816 March 2018Jon Ronson
6923 March 2018Lolly Adefope
7031 March 2018Garth Jennings and Wes Anderson
717 April 2018Jayde Adams
7214 April 2018Fenton Bailey
7321 April 2018Cariad Lloyd
7428 April 2018Bob Mortimer
755 May 2018Eleanor Friedberger
7613 May 2018Charlie Brooker
777 June 2018Tim Key
7818 August 2018Laura Davis and Mac DeMarco
7912 October 2018David Sedaris
8020 October 2018Desiree Burch
8127 October 2018Louis Theroux
823 November 2018Natasia Demetriou
8312 November 2018Simon Pegg
8417 November 2018Roisin Conaty
8526 November 2018Michael Scott Moore
863 December 2018Mona Chalabi
8710 December 2018Nish Kumar
8825 December 2018Joe Cornish
8919 April 2019David Mitchell
9026 April 2019Ruby Wax
914 May 2019Marlon James
9211 May 2019James Acaster
9318 May 2019Charlotte Gainsbourg
9425 May 2019Nina Stibbe
952 June 2019John Grant
968 June 2019Charlotte Church
9715 June 2019Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse
9829 June 2019Maya Foa
997 July 2019Frank Skinner
10013 July 2019Joe Cornish and Louis Theroux
10121 July 2019Sara Pascoe and Richard Ayoade
1024 October 2019Philip Pullman
10312 October 2019Emily Dean
10414 October 2019Chris Morris
10518 October 2019Chris Morris
10625 October 2019Shoshana Zuboff
1071 November 2019Guz Khan
1088 November 2019Michael Kiwanuka
10916 November 2019Dawn O'Porter
11022 November 2019Derren Brown
11126 November 2019Nicky Wire
1122 December 2019Diana Fleischman
1137 December 2019Jeff Goldblum
11414 December 2019Billy Connolly
11525 December 2019Joe Cornish
11626 March 2020Xand van Tulleken
11731 March 2020Daisy Haggard
1185 April 2020Malcolm Gladwell
11916 April 2020Romesh Ranganathan
12026 April 2020Natasia Demetriou
1213 May 2020Louis Theroux
12210 May 2020Laura Marling
12317 May 2020Nile Rodgers
12426 May 2020Sara Barron
12526 May 2020George the Poet
12630 June 2020Joe Cornish
12713 July 2020Holly Walsh
12819 July 2020Ed O'Brien
12927 July 2020Helen Lewis
1305 August 2020Zadie Smith
13126 September 2020Caitlin Moran
1323 October 2020Robbie Williams
1339 October 2020Raven Smith
13412 October 2020Sleaford Mods
13517 October 2020Ellie White
13625 October 2020Blindboy Boatclub
13731 October 2020Nina Conti
1385 November 2020Miles Jupp
1399 November 2020Fran Healy
14014 November 2020Candice Carty-Williams
14122 November 2020Joe Lycett
14230 November 2020Benjamin Zephaniah
1436 December 2020Rachel Bloom
14411 December 2020Paul McCartney
14525 December 2020Joe Cornish
14631 January 2021Stewart Lee
1477 February 2021Elizabeth Day
14814 February 2021Tony Law
14921 February 2021Róisín Murphy
15028 February 2021Louis Theroux
1513 March 2021Torvill and Dean
1528 March 2021Rose Matafeo
15315 March 2021Kazuo Ishiguro
15428 March 2021Tom Allen
1555 April 2021Laurie Anderson
15614 April 2021Lee Mack
15720 August 2021Eric André and Phoebe Bridgers
15829 August 2021Isabel Allende
1594 September 2021Tommy Tiernan
16012 September 2021Sarah Silverman
16120 September 2021Georgia Pritchett
16226 September 2021Jim Moir (AKA) Vic Reeves
1635 October 2021Lauren Pattinson and Sam Lee
16410 October 2021Colson Whitehead
16519 October 2021Dave Sedaris
16625 October 2021Darren Harriott
1672 November 2021Julia Davis
1689 November 2021Patrick Radden Keefe
16918 November 2021Katy Wix
17026 November 2021Kayvan Novak
1717 December 2021Fran Lebowitz
17225 December 2021Joe Cornish
17317 April 2022Marian Keyes
17425 April 2022Alex Horne
17526 April 2022Tim Key
17604 May 2022Phil Wang and Spoon
17711 May 2022Lazy Susan
17819 May 2022Sanjeev Bhaskar
17927 May 2022Natalie Palamides
18010 June 2022Jarvis Cocker
18119 June 2022Yola
18227 June 2022John Higgs
1834 July 2022Natasia Demetriou
18417 July 2022Louis Theroux
18512 August 2022Mariana Mazzucato
18617 August 2022Belle and Sebastian
1879 September 2022Anil Seth
1882 October 2022Graham Norton
1899 October 2022Samira Ahmed
19016 October 2022Ian McEwan
19123 October 2022Lorna Tucker
1921 November 2022Richard E. Grant
1939 November 2022Maeve Higgins
19415 November 2022Richard Dawson
19521 November 2022Ravi and Gbenga Adelekan
19629 November 2022Michelle de Swarte
1976 December 2022Paddy Considine
19813 December 2022Nihal Arthanayake
19920 December 2022Gary Younge
20025 December 2022Joe Cornish
20113 May 2023Tom Hanks
20225 June 2023Louis Theroux
20316 September 2023Natasia Demetriou
20424 September 2023Jesse Armstrong
20524 September 2023Sam Bain
2061 October 2023Daisy May Cooper
2079 October 2023Billy Bragg
20816 October 2023Natalie Wynn
20922 October 2023Bridget Christie
21026 October 2023Javid Abdelmoneim
21131 October 2023Guz Khan
2126 November 2023Kirsty Young
21314 November 2023Will Sharpe
21421 November 2023Miki Berenyi
21527 November 2023Daudi Matsiko
2165 December 2023Joe Lycett
21724 December 2023Adam and Joe live at Royal Festival Hall
2186 February 2024Werner Herzog
21914 February 2024Ayishat Akanbi
22018 February 2024Fred Armisen
22126 February 2024Tim Heidecker
2224 March 2024George Monbiot
22310 March 2024Jessica Knappett
22429 March 2024Fenton Bailey
22520 September 2024Miriam Margolyes
22628 September 2024Sam Campbell
2275 October 2024Helen Lewis
22813 October 2024Dr. John Cooper Clark
22920 October 2024Garth Jennings and Laura Marling live
23023 October 2024Colm Tóibín
2313 November 2024Kerry Godliman
23211 November 2024Patric Gagne
23322 November 2024Marina Hyde
23420 November 2024Natasia Demetriou live
2358 December 2024Kim Deal
23616 December 2024Kiell Smith-Bynoe
23722 December 2024Dame Mary Beard
23825 December 2024Adam and Joe live at Royal Festival Hall
23925 January 2025Rob Burley
24028 March 2025David Letterman
2415 April 2025CMAT
24211 April 2025Richard Ayoade
24319 April 2025Kate Mossman
24427 April 2025Louis Theroux and Richard Dawson live at Eventim Apollo 2024
24511 May 2025Kate Nash
24617 May 2025Jo Brand
24725 May 2025Tim Key and Tom Basden
2482 June 2025Loyle Carner
24911 June 2025Pauline Black
25018 June 2025Jonny Sweet
25122 June 2025Declan McKenna
25229 June 2025Guz Khan live at Albert Hall, Manchester, 2024
25310 July 2025Squid
25425 July 2025Jessica Knappett with music from Daudi Matsiko
25529 August 2025David Byrne
2565 September 2025Colin Greenwood
2578 September 2025Benedict Cumberbatch
25815 September 2025Emma Sidi
25922 September 2025Eric Idle
26030 September 2025Natalie Roberts
2618 October 2025Ayoade Bamgboye
26224 October 2025John Foxx
2631 November 2025Zadie Smith
2649 November 2025David O'Doherty
26517 November 2025Lucy Walker
26625 November 2025Devendra Banhart
2671 December 2025Richard Ayoade and Frank Black
26825 December 2025Adam and Joe Christmas Special