Under the Skin with Russell Brand explained

Under the Skin with Russell Brand
Host:Russell Brand
Genre:News, political podcast
Creator:Russell Brand
Began:2017

Under the Skin with Russell Brand is a podcast hosted by comedian, actor, radio host, author, and activist Russell Brand.[1] [2] [3]

Format

Interviews

In the podcast Russell Brand interviews a variety of guests from "the world of academia, popular culture and the arts."[4] A variety of public figures and academics are interviewed including Canadian author, social activist, and filmmaker Naomi Klein, former US Vice-President Al Gore and physicist Brian Cox.[5]

Content

According to iTunes the podcast "asks: what's beneath the surface – of people we admire, of the ideas that define our time, of the history we are told."[4] A review in The Guardian described the contents of the podcast stating that "Many big ideas are covered: the lurch to the right, humans becoming redundant thanks to the rise of digitalised economies and the focus given to the image of the burning twin towers after 9/11."[6]

Critical response

A review in the Financial Times described the podcast as "Refreshingly calm and thoughtful."[7] A review in The Guardian commented on the content of the podcast stating "Although the thoughts exchanged aren’t those that usually make it on to Question Time, they are powerful."[6] A review in the magazine The Skinny was more critical, calling the episode where Brand interviewed the Scottish comedian Frankie Boyle "Just an hour of half-arsed, loosely-connected gibberish."[8]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Russell Brand launching new 'Under The Skin' podcast – NME. 8 March 2017. NME. 2017-12-24. en-US. 2017-12-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20171224214002/http://www.nme.com/news/russell-brand-under-the-skin-podcast-2006835. live.
  2. Web site: James. Parker. 2020-05-05. Russell Brand Finds His Medium. 10 June 2018. The Atlantic. 2020-05-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20200501083204/https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/07/russell-brand-under-the-skin/561731/. live.
  3. News: Clive. Davis. 2020-05-05. Radio review: Under the Skin with Russell Brand. . 0140-0460. www.thetimes.co.uk. 2018-12-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20181222190746/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/radio-review-under-the-skin-with-russell-brand-mnw3sqbbh. live.
  4. Web site: Under The Skin with Russell Brand by Russell Brand on Apple Podcasts. Apple Podcasts. en. 2017-12-24. 2017-12-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20171224213600/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/under-the-skin-with-russell-brand/id1212064750?mt=2. live.
  5. News: Russell Brand's new podcast gets under the skin. The Irish Times. 2017-12-26. en-US. 2020-11-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20201112011013/https://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/russell-brand-s-new-podcast-gets-under-the-skin-1.3193451. live.
  6. News: Under the Skin With Russell Brand: the revolutionary returns as Mr Reasonable. Verdier. Hannah. 16 March 2017. The Guardian. 2017-12-24. en-GB. 0261-3077. 2017-09-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20170903134026/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/mar/16/under-the-skin-with-russell-brand-the-revolutionary-returns-as-mr-reasonable. live.
  7. Web site: Podcasts: introducing the new, likeable Russell Brand. 17 March 2017. Financial Times. 2017-12-24. 2017-12-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20171224213622/https://www.ft.com/content/b8f426de-0afa-11e7-ac5a-903b21361b43. live.
  8. News: On Russell Brand's Under The Skin podcast – The Skinny. 2017-12-26. en. 2017-12-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20171226182325/http://www.theskinny.co.uk/tv-radio/opinion/under-the-skin-russell-brand-uk-politics-podcasts. live.

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