Picky Bastards is your premium miserable music podcast. Each month, Fran, Matt, and Sam get together to discuss 4 recently released albums and one 'classic' that none of them know well. Then, at the end of each episode, one of them will tell you about a band or artist they adore in our 'Why I Love' section.
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Welcome to Episode 103 of the miserable music podcast: also known as the longest episode ever (maybe, I haven't checked), or the Episode we discuss the death of the Mercury Prize, or if you have different taste in music, the episode we discuss the best Mercury Prize shortlist of all time. Either way, it's our Mercury Prize special for 2026. Listening will tell you so many things that will improve your life, like: who we want to win, who we think will win, what did we discover, which winner would upset us the most, and whether or not orange exists.
Regular hosts Matt and Fran are joined by recent regular host Sam Atkins and never regular, but always great, host Fat Roland.
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28 Sept 2026
Picky Bastards Episode 102
Welcome to another Episode of Picky Bastards, in our new Sam free era. Another rotating guest joins us for this one in the form of Lisa Whiteman-Pearce. This month, we discuss recently released albums from Man/Woman/Chainsaw, Grace Cummings, L'Rain, and Petey USA and a classic from the Judds before Lisa takes us on an emotional journey through her love of Sinead o'Connor in the Why I Love section.
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19 Sept 2026
Picky Bastards Podcast Mini - Emotional Junglist, Nia Archives
The podcast mini marathon continues, as Fran and James discuss Emotional Junglist by Nia Archives.
With James being a big fan of electronic music, and Fran feeling like a fraud every time he has to talk about it, how will this one go? Tune in to find out.
If you enjoy this one please subscribe to the podcast, give us a nice review wherever you do that kind of thing, and come and follow us on Instagram @thepickybastards.
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Apple Podcasts (US)
3.7 / 5
3 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
5 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 45 / 100
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Quality
63
Social presence
0
YouTube
0
Engagement
68
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