They pick 'em, then talk about 'em!
Join Matt Latham as he sits down with a guest to chat about an album they want to talk about. Be it an all-time favourite or an album that the guest just can't stop listening to: guaranteed positive talk about the music people love.
Part of the We Dig Podcasts network, along with Free With This Months Issue & We Dig Music. Find us at https://wedigpodcasts.com
Matt's 41st Birthday Playlist with Guest Host Colin Jackson-Brown!
It's Matt's/my 41st birthday! To close out the weekly run, long-time friend of the show Colin Jackson-Brown takes over the host's chair to count down the UK number one single on 13 October for every year of Matt's/my life, from Jennifer Rush in 1985 to Taylor Swift in 2025!
In this episode:
How a number one took 15 weeks to climb in 1985, and minutes in 2025
Bryan Adams' 16 weeks at the top, and Colin's Robin Hood bow-and-arrow summer
Why Sleeping Satellite is really about the end of the space race
Take That, Robbie Williams and the songwriters behind the curtain
Colin finally having to talk about Simply Red
Candle in the Wind 97 and the end of Cool Britannia
Billie Piper versus Britney Spears
The Sugababes, Cathy Dennis and some of the best pop singles the UK has produced
The wilderness years: siloed algorithms and how you can miss a decade of number ones
Sabrina Carpenter, Taylor Swift and more!
Host: Colin Jackson-Brown
Guest: Matt Latham
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5 Oct 2026
Older: George Michael with Kurt North
Since Kurt North was the very first guest of Pick A Disc, he and Matt have joint hosted a few different podcasts over the nearly 8 years since. It was about ruddy time Kurt returned to pick another disc! So this time, Kurt has picked George Michael's Older.
How Older soundtracked Kurt's teenage years, including picking up the bass guitar for the first time and using the album as a stepping stone for his own playing
How Fastlove hooked Kurt, the Forget Me Nots sample, and the dramatic change in George Michael's look
The lengthy Sony legal battle behind the five-and-a-half-year gap, and how it compares with other artist vs label fights
The album as a story, from grief on Jesus to a Child to moving on with Move On, and how it reads in hindsight
Spinning the Wheel, You Have Been Loved and Star People, plus a run through the UK number ones of 1996 that kept George off the top
The MTV Unplugged session, the golden age of CD single B-sides and reworked single versions, and Robbie Williams' cover of Freedom
Host: Matt Latham
Guests: Kurt North (https://linktr.ee/RMuldrake)
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Listen to The Spotify Hall of Fame Playlist (https://open.spotify.com/user/xandmatt/playlist/3ePG8RgGhxLhI7SXN4JFPZ?si=I-NUSFKJSbOXYCCtCot-SQ)
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28 Sept 2026
Assalto: Huecco with Tilly
Matt's friend Tilly is the guest, returning for the second time after 7+ years, to talk about Huecco's Assalto!
Host: Matt Latham
Guests: Tilly
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Listen to The Spotify Hall of Fame Playlist (https://open.spotify.com/user/xandmatt/playlist/3ePG8RgGhxLhI7SXN4JFPZ?si=I-NUSFKJSbOXYCCtCot-SQ)
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Who has been a guest on Pick A Disc
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Elliot Smith
Aaron Perrino
Cast of Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Tomás Doncker
Geoff Owen
Reach and audience
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Apple Podcasts (US)
4.8 / 5
15 ratings
Spotify
4.9 / 5
22 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 64 / 100
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Quality
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Social presence
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YouTube
0
Engagement
82
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