Best Baxendale Podcasts (2025)

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Hamster Book Club - Eaters of Wasps by Trevor Baxendale (featuring David Gillespie-Pratt, Dan Pinn & Gareth Bowley) 1:41:34

8h ago1:41:34

1:41:34

Bzzzzzz! It's one of Gareth and Dan's all time favourites but what will the book club think as they head to Marpling (geddit?) and face time travellers, bombs and mutant evil wasps?

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Baxendale Harmony Conversion Guitars 21:23

12h ago21:23

21:23

Scott Baxendale sent me a 50s Harmony H-162 that he had done his conversion work on to check out. So we take a look at it, laying out the conversion process, and also looking at my Baxendale mandocello, and my Dan Lambert converted/repaired Buck Owens American. We end with a look at my refinished Waterloo WL-14, that also has a dual pickup system, …

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Strictly Come Hamster - Season 21 (featuring David Gillespie-Pratt, Paul Cresser & Steven B) 3:56:12

4d ago3:56:12

3:56:12

Join Joe, David, Paul & Steven as we face murderous reptiles, the menacing Malus, terrifying Tractators, deadly Daleks, cursed Kamelion & toxic Spectrox! But who will suceed?

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Talks to Elliot about his choice of The Gunfighters (4/4) 41:43

4d ago41:43

41:43

Joe & Elliot; 'Til there's blood upon the sawdust...' The William Hartnell era love in concludes with more reasons to love the Gunfighters and the era than you can shoot a Buntline at...

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Talks to Elliot about his choice of The Gunfighters (3/4) 37:53

6d ago37:53

37:53

Joe & Elliot; 'People keep giving my guns and I do wish they wouldn't' We're in episode three territory now but it is timed bring in a fresh villain to keep things interesting. Enter Johnny Ringo.

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Meet Nashville Tele Slinger - Gabe Tonon 19:32

7d ago19:32

19:32

Today we get introduced to Gabe Tonon, and he shows off his 50s Esquire with a long throw Bender, and his two 60s maple-cap Fender Telecasters with Glaser B-Benders. Gabe is a wonderful player you can see opening for Zach Top in 2025 with Jake Worthington. Find Gabe here: https://www.instagram.com/gabe_tone_on/ Follow me on Instagram https://www.in…

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Hamster Book Club - The Gunfighters by Donald Cotton (featuring Michael Mills & James Lark) 1:44:49

10d ago1:44:49

1:44:49

Join Joe, Michael & James as they go shootin' and whorin' and spittin' and fightin' in a wild west adventures recalled by the great Doc Holliday...

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Talks to Elliot about his choice of The Gunfighters (2/4) 34:32

11d ago34:32

34:32

Joe & Elliot; 'How do we proceed...?' The Doctor is holding up a bar full of cowboys with a buxom babe, Dodo is kidnapped by Doc Holliday & Steven is about to be lynched!

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Talks to Elliot about his choice of The Gunfighters (1/4) 42:06

13d ago42:06

42:06

Joe & Elliot; 'How do I look?' 'God grief - absolutely absurd!' We're heading to Tombstone with a special mission - to celebrate the entire William Harntell era via one of the best stories. Yeeeee-haaaaah!

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The Fender Broadcaster Story 31:01

14d ago31:01

31:01

Today we look at one of the rarest and coolest members of the Telecaster family, a December 1950 Fender Broadcaster. To give some context, I cover what Fender was up to in late 1949 through the Summer of 1950 with the single and dual pickup Esquire, and how the addition of a truss rod caused the Broadcaster to be born. We also take a look at what m…

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Hamster Book Club - Borrowed Time by Naomi Alderman (featuring Iain Martin) 1:44:26

14d ago1:44:26

1:44:26

So good I've released it twice...but with a brilliant Ken Moss clip at the start.

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Hamster Book Club - Frida Kahlo & the Skull Children by Sophie McKenzie (featuring Michael Mills) 1:28:54

15d ago1:28:54

1:28:54

Joe & Michael head to Mexico and discuss Frida Kahlo, short stories, the Chris Chibnall era, AI, and celebrity historicals!

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Strictly Come Hamster Series 8b (featuring Jon Arnold, Luke Sims-Jenkins, Paul Quinn & Jason Thompson) 4:27:33

17d ago4:27:33

4:27:33

There is an even mix of love, hate and ambivalence from Luke, Jon, Paul & Jason and we discuss everything from hideous child actors to poetry, science, fairytales, toxic relationships and suicide!

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Talks to James Lark about his choice of The Androids of Tara (4/4) 41:28

18d ago41:28

41:28

Joe & James; ‘Next time I shall not be so lenient!’ Our frolic through the fields of Tara reaches its climax with the swordfight to end all swordfights! Who will prevail? Dastardly Count Grendel or our hero, the time traveller the Doctor? And will James ever undo my shackles?

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Talks to James Lark about his choice of The Androids of Tara (3/4) 30:12

20d ago30:12

30:12

Joe & James; ‘The Counts just offered me the throne!’ Double crosses, doppelgängers and dilettante Doctors!

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Hamster Book Club - Mad Dogs & Englishmen Redux by Paul Magrs (featuring Nathan Bottomley) 1:25:50

21d ago1:25:50

1:25:50

Join Joe & Nathan as they discuss regulars, a sharp, witty attack on Tolkien, CS Lewis, George Lucas & Hollywood, bestiality, furries and the train for dilettante adventurers!

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Talks to James Lark about his choice of The Androids of Tara (2/4) 32:48

24d ago32:48

32:48

Joe & James; ‘As beautiful as you and as deadly as the plague, if only she were real I’d marry her!’ More high jinks and sword-fightery as James and I continue our glorious sunny journey through the meadows and castles. Plus that hat!

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Talks to James Lark about his choice of The Androids of Tara (1/4) 38:14

25d ago38:14

38:14

Joe & James; ‘Tally ho…Tahiti…Tara!’ Wonderful James Lark, teacher and Who fan extraordinaire, lends his opinion to episode one of this delightful four part swashbuckling adventure.

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Hamster Book Club - The Ghosts of N-Space by Barry Letts (featuring Andrew Batty, Jon Arnold & Luke Sims-Jenkins) 1:56:34

27d ago1:56:34

1:56:34

Join Joe, Andrew, Jon & Luke as we tackle the worst Doctor Who book of all time as voted by readers of DWM. Gangsters, ghosts & catamites - oh my!

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A Glaser Strat With A B-Bender? 22:22

28d ago22:22

22:22

Today we look at this cool Glaser B-Bender equipped Strat that I put together using a Glaser made neck from the 80s, and a non-tremolo swamp ash body. We get to hear the Seymour Duncan Hot Strat Stack pickups, and get a bit of history along the way. Much thanks to Jason Cornelius for the buddy deal on the Glaser neck, and to Brad Paisley for donati…

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Hamster Book Club - Touched by An Angel by Jonathan Morris (featuring Jason Thompson, James Lark & Ian Winterton) 2:04:51

29d ago2:04:51

2:04:51

Join Joe, Jason, James & Ian as one of the most popular NSAs is discussed...but how will it fare with three book clubbers who have never read one of the New Series Adventures before?

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Strictly Come Hamster - Season Fifteen (featuring Si Hart, Luke Molloy & Paul Quinn) 3:47:21

1M ago3:47:21

3:47:21

Join Joe, Si, Luke & Paul as we face big green blobs, excitable prawns, flacid and erect penises, rampant inflation and tax, CSO city and an evil Doctor! Who will be victorious?

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SEASON 2 - Special Guests Jen Baxendale & Kirstin Rajala - Bridging the Gap Between Generations 51:18

1M ago51:18

51:18

🚨 SEASON 2 PREMIERE IS HERE! 🚨 Kick off 2025 with an inspiring conversation that will leave you feeling empowered!✨ This week on the Keeping It Fresh Podcast, we’re joined by Jen Baxendale and Kirstin Rajala from Generation Wwomen 🎙️ Generation Women is all about bridging the gap between generations through storytelling, and this episode is packed …

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Grimm Reality by Simon Bucher-Jones & Kelly Hale (featuring Darren Brewer) 1:01:49

1M ago1:01:49

1:01:49

Come with Joe & Darren to the planet Albert where we explore the creepy and funny nature of fairy talesand endure a SF subplot bolted on at the same time!

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Hamster Book Club - Time of Your Life by Steve Lyons (featuring Dan Pinn, Gareth Bowley & David Gillespie-Pratt) 1:39:45

1M ago1:39:45

1:39:45

Join Joe, Dan, Gareth and David as we head to the depths of season 22 where the Doctor barely features, violence runs amok and nobody gets a happy ending...

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Flat-Wound, Pure Nickel, and Ground-Wound Strings on my Telecaster 25:30

1M ago25:30

25:30

A comparison between flat wound, pure nickel, and ground wound strings on my Tele. I was inspired to do this by the back of a set of D'Addario strings, showing a chart of their string offerings, from mellow to bright. Today, we start at the mellow end of the spectrum with the flat wound, going mid-way through the chart to the all-steel half-round s…

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Talks to Si Hart about his choice of The Ark in Space (4/4) 45:06

1M ago45:06

45:06

Joe & Si; 'Life is returning to the Ark, and soon to the world...' Doctor Who offers one of its most optimistic readings on the future, as the Wirrn are defeated by the last vestiges of humanity. Part four - Rebirth.

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Talks to Si Hart about his choice of The Ark in Space (3/4) 40:45

1M ago40:45

40:45

Joe & Si; 'Get our...your...people to the Earth before the Wirrn...' Noah is turning into something nasty, malevolent and scheming. And it looks like nobody will survive. Part three - transformation.

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Strictly Come Hamster - Series Six (featuring Frazer Gregory, James Hadwyn-Bennett & Michael Storm) 4:55:58

1M ago4:55:58

4:55:58

Dare you come face to face with the Series Six Strictly Come Hamster? Join Joe & co-host Frazer with guests James & Michael as we face the Silence, Pirates, House, Gangers, the Kovarian Chapter, Hitler, Night Terrors, Older Amy, Nimon knockoffs and our greatest fears!

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A Real Road Worn 1952 Telecaster 20:14

1M ago20:14

20:14

I love honest, beat-up, Telecasters. Today we tell the story of one of the most aged butterscotch Telecasters I have laid eyes on. Besides telling its story, we also compare it to a near mint 53 Telecaster. Thanks to Andy T, for letting me borrow his beautifully aged Tele. Follow me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/askzac/ To Support the Chan…

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Hamster Book Club - The Crooked World (Redux) by Steve Lyons featuring Luke Sims-Jenkins, Jon Arnold & Andrew Batty 1:44:44

1M ago1:44:44

1:44:44

Th-th-th-th-that's all folks! This quirky, contemplative classic gets a second airing with three gorgeous chaps that wanted to give it some consideration. Plus, our top three Black Sheep covers.

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Hamster Book Club - The Year of Intelligent Tigers by Kate Orman (featuring Nathan Bottomley) 1:06:10

2M ago1:06:10

1:06:10

Join Joe & Nathan as they head to the planet Hitchemus for a lesson in love, music and morality where the Tigers want to learn to play instruments, the people want revenge and planet wants everyone to talk...

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EP: 17 - Vision Board Expert Nicole Constante 32:35

2M ago32:35

32:35

This week on the Keeping It Fresh Podcast, we’re thrilled to have vision board expert Nicole Constante! 🎙️✨ Nicole has been inspiring people since 2018 to turn their dreams into reality through the power of vision boards. Her insights are the perfect way to set the tone for 2025 and beyond. In this episode, Nicole shares: 💡 Why vision boards work a…

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Talks to Si Hart about his choice of The Ark in Space (2/4) 36:22

2M ago36:22

36:22

Joe & Si; 'You claim to be Med-Techs?' We continue our march through this classic with the introduction of some fascinating guest characters. Episode two; fleshing out the Ark.

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Talks to Si Hart about his choice of The Ark in Space (1/4) 51:36

2M ago51:36

51:36

Joe & Si; 'What happened to the human race, Harry?' We undertake a commentary of this epic with a little help from the Hamster Community. Part one, atmosphere and suspense.

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Hamster Book Club - Amorality Tale by David Bishop (featuring Si Hart) 1:10:45

2M ago1:10:45

1:10:45

Join Joe & Si as we head to 1950s gangland London and experience the great smog that destroyed a community. Beautifully drawn characters is the focus of our conversation. A very poignant book.

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Talks to Jack Coyer about his choice of Last Christmas 2:10:49

2M ago2:10:49

2:10:49

'Because every Christmas is Last Christmas...' How on Earth will the deliciously funny and an smart Jack Coyer make me admit that Clara Oswald should be the showrunner of Doctor Who?

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The Tim Lerch Interview 1:01:05

2M ago1:01:05

1:01:05

Today I sat down with one of the finest solo-Jazz guitarists of our time, Tim Lerch. We discuss how a non-jazz player might get into solo guitar, his influences, his highly modified Fender Nocaster, and how he approaches tone and touch. Much thanks to Tim for taking the time for this interview while he was in Nashville teaching at a guitar seminar.…

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Strictly Come Hamster - Christmas Special! Season 24 (featuring Mikey Smith, Robert Valentine and Toby Hadoke) 3:29:19

2M ago3:29:19

3:29:19

Join Joe, Mikey, Rob & Toby as they face terrifying Tetraps, officious Caretakers & clinical cleaning robots, genocidal guns for hire and frozen mercenaries! But which story will win the day in this Strictly Christmas Special?

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Hamster Book Club - Time and the Rani by Pip and Jane Baker (featuring James Lark) 1:28:10

2M ago1:28:10

1:28:10

Join Joe & James as we brave the peaks and troughs and tumultuous buffeting of Pip and Jane Baker prose, perverse line readings, the abuse of punctuation and discover the the line between classics and tripe is very thin indeed.

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Talks to Dave Rennie, Lucy McCaul & Daniel Knight about their choice of The Enemy of the World (6/6) 44:23

2M ago44:23

44:23

Joe, Dave, Lucy & Daniel; 'We're going to put you outside, Salamander. No friends, no safety, nothing...' How does this epic James Bond tribute come to a climax? With double crosses, mistaken identity, stolen identity, murder and a bally big explosion!

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Talks to Daniel Knight, Dave Rennie & Lucy McCaul about their choice of Enemy of the World (5/6) 30:23

2M ago30:23

30:23

Joe, Daniel, Dave & Lucy; 'Oh, I was. But I had a very enjoyable childhood...' We discuss the ambition of Salamander's plan, what a sleazebag Benik is and just what is the Harem of Troughton?

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Hamster Book Club - Oh No It Isn't by Paul Cornell (featuring Michael Mills) 1:57:17

2M ago1:57:17

1:57:17

Once Upon a Time in the Land of Hamstonia, Mills and Ford set off on a bitchy discourse to study the merits (or otherwise) of the first of the Bernice Summerfield New Adventures...

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The Resurrection of my 1970 Buck Owens "American" Guitar 18:57

2M ago18:57

18:57

Earlier this year, I did an episode on the Buck Owens "American" guitars made by Harmony from 1969-1971. Mine was in pretty good condition, but missing its headstock overlay, and having survived a neck break. The day after I released that show, the head broke off again on its own. With learning there was a major structural issue, I turned to a Harm…

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Hamster At the Movies Part Three (with Mark Rawlins) 42:19

2M ago42:19

42:19

Mark & Joe have been on the red carpet again! This time we cover everything from Star Wars to Chicago to The Talented Mr Ripley to Revenant!

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Strictly Come Hamster - Season Nine (featuring Jo Short & Si Hart) 3:02:43

2M ago3:02:43

3:02:43

Join Joe, Rod, Jo & Si as we face time travelling Daleks, hermaphrodite Hexapods, sinking ships, ‘Mutt!’ and Ingrid Pitt’s astonishing talents! But who will be victorious?

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Talks to Daniel Knight, Lucy McCaul & Dave Rennie about their choice of The Enemy of the World (4/6) 30:46

2M ago30:46

30:46

Joe, Daniel, Lucy & Dave; 'Because I hate Salamander probably even more than you do...' An astonishingly brutal episode in some ways and a bizarre and unpredictable in others. The team is back together to extol its virtues!

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Hamster Book Club - Doctor Who in Wonderland by Paul Magrs (featuring Andrew Batty, Jon Arnold & Luke Sims-Jenkins) 1:44:53

2M ago1:44:53

1:44:53

Once Upon a Time four excited Paul Magrs fans went on a magical adventure featuring men turning into animals, Jabberwocky, hideous sea creatures, tea parties, beheading and midnight book shops...

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Talks to Dave Rennie, Daniel Knight & Lucy McCaul about their choice of The Enemy of the World (3/6) 29:35

2M ago29:35

29:35

Joe, Dave, Daniel & Lucy; 'I'm going for a walk...it'll probably rain!' For a a long time the only slice of this story that existed, much to Barry Letts' shame. Turns out it is a bit of a comic gem...

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EP: 16 - Special Guest Mike Dobson - One of the OG's of the Fresh Approach Team 34:52

2M ago34:52

34:52

This week on the Keeping It Fresh Podcast, we’re thrilled to have a true OG of The Fresh Approach Team—Mike Dobson! 🏡🎙️ Mike’s journey from carnival salesman to Associate Vice President at one of Canada’s top commercial brokerage firms is nothing short of inspiring. With a career spanning nearly two decades, he’s transacted over 15 million square f…

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