Under the Skin with Russell Brand

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

Under the Skin with Russell Brand
Presentation
Hosted byRussell Brand
GenreNews and Politics
Created byRussell Brand
Publication
Original release2017 – present
Websitewww.russellbrand.com/podcast/

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]

References
  1. "Russell Brand launching new 'Under The Skin' podcast - NME". NME. 2017-03-08. Retrieved 2017-12-24.
  2. Parker, James (10 June 2018). "Russell Brand Finds His Medium". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  3. Davis, Clive. "Radio review: Under the Skin with Russell Brand". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2020-05-05 – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
  4. "Under The Skin with Russell Brand by Russell Brand on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2017-12-24.
  5. "Russell Brand's new podcast gets under the skin". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
  6. Verdier, Hannah (2017-03-16). "Under the Skin With Russell Brand: the revolutionary returns as Mr Reasonable". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-12-24.
  7. "Podcasts: introducing the new, likeable Russell Brand". Financial Times. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-24.
  8. "On Russell Brand's Under The Skin podcast - The Skinny". Retrieved 2017-12-26.
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