Adam talks with British writer and cultural historian JOHN HIGGS about 90s TV, the KLF, the importance of trying to be optimistic about the future, what John Lennon might be like if he were alive now and what The Beatles and James Bond tell us about the British psyche.CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR THE 2015 FILM '<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWZ7O-RrATY" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TOMORROWLAND</a>'This episode was recorded on October 2nd, 2021 in Brighton.Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and Ben Tulloh for conversation editing.Podcast artwork by Helen Green https://helengreenillustration.com/See Adam and Rosie welcome you to Adam's YouTube channelhttp://uk.youtube.com/user/AdamBuxtonRELATED LINKS<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVtLe1H6Jqs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ROBIN INCE TALKS TO JOHN HIGGS ABOUT WILLIAM BLAKE</a> - 2021 (YOUTUBE)<a href="https://superweirdsubstance.com/embracing-chaos-discordianism-counterculture/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">DISCORDIANISM</a> by Josh Ray - 2016 (SUPER WEIRD SUBSTANCE WEBSITE)<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4K5B1s-DMdI" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ALAN MOORE TALKS WITH JOHN HIGGS ABOUT ROBERT ANTON WILSON</a> - 2015 (YOUTUBE)Interesting interview in which Alan Moore does a good job of sounding intelligent and plausible about some mind bending topics while smoking one of the biggest joints I've ever seen.<a href="https://www.imdb.com/video/vi145211929/?ref_=nm_ov_vi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">'WHO KILLED THE KLF?' (DOCUMENTARY TRAILER)</a> - 2021 (IMDB)I didn't realise this documentary had come out when I recorded the podcast links. Looks good, and features interviews with both John Higgs and Alan Moore among others.<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/apr/14/who-killed-the-klf-review-chris-atkins-entertaining-guide-to-true-pop-mavericks" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">REVIEW OF 'WHO KILLED THE KLF?</a>' by Peter Bradshaw - 2022 (GUARDIAN)<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2doZROwdte4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">DAVID FOSTER WALLACE - THE PROBLEM WITH IRONY</a> (YOUTUBE)Short video essay by Will Schoder considering American writer David Foster Wallace's wariness around the post modern use of irony, particularly in TV shows.<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JfWZd4CtIE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BRIAN AND CHARLES</a> (OFFICIAL TRAILER) - 2022 (YOUTUBE)<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-ewmEKENwg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BRIAN AND CHARLES</a> (ORIGINAL SHORT) - 2017 (YOUTUBE)<hr> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

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EP.182 - JOHN HIGGS

THE ADAM BUXTON PODCAST