FEUD: Blur vs Oasis with Miranda Sawyer

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4.4 • 582 Ratings

🗓️ 5 December 2024

⏱️ 102 minutes

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We’re unpacking the battle of Britpop as well as the war of words between Blur and Oasis. Did the art school icons or the working class heroes ultimately prevail? Who won over the critics? Who laughed all the way to the bank? Which band’s legacy is stronger today? In this episode, we’re going to answer those questions and more as we rehash the great feud between two Britpop giants: Oasis and Blur. Join us as Yasi and Miranda Sawyer, journalist and author of Uncommon People: Britpop and Beyond in 20 Songs (2024), declare a winner through a five-category contest: public insults, commercial success, critical acclaim, American or British audiences, and legacy. Plus, Miranda dishes exclusive goss about her infamous interview with Noel Gallagher, and she shares her boots-on-the-ground POV about the musical and political scenes surrounding the bands’ respective reigns. CREDITS: Host: Yasi Salek @yasisalek Guest: Miranda Sawyer @msmirandasawyer Producer: Liz Sánchez Audio Editor: Adrian Bridges Additional Production Supervision: Justin Sayles Theme Song: Bethany Cosentino Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, what's up? This is Chris Ryan. On Mondays and Thursdays, you can find me co-hosting The Watch with Andy Greenwald. We are still cranking it out. We talk about a lot of things in pop culture, music, movies, but most of all are ever-changing TV landscape. So check out the watch.
0:14.8	For recaps of your favorite TV shows, updates on the streaming wars, and recommendations on what to to watch because there's a lot to watch
0:21.7	on Mondays and Thursdays on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:27.8	What's with this band anyway? I don't get it. Can you please explain? Wait, like bandsplane.
0:38.3	Never heard this band in my life.
0:42.3	Oh, you haven't? I love that. Really? Why?
0:45.3	Yeah, I love this song. Oh, I don't know that one.
0:49.3	Bansplane, Bansplane, Bansplaine. I really hate this band! Whatever, I'm their biggest fan. Bansplain, Bansplain, Bansplain, Bansplain, I really hate this band.
0:54.7	Whatever, I'm their biggest fan.
0:56.9	Bansplain, Bansplain, Bansplain, Bansplain,
1:02.9	Bansplain.
1:07.0	Hello and welcome to Bansplaine. I am your host, Yossi Solic.
1:10.3	Usually, this is a show where I invite an expert guest on to help me explain a cult band or iconic artist. Today's episode is a little different. Today's episode is about an iconic feud, one of the most iconic feuds even, between two of the most iconic Britpop bands, Blur and Oasis.
1:31.4	You guys, my guest today is an absolute icon herself.
1:35.5	Miranda Sawyer, she's an English culture journalist and author.
1:39.7	She's written for Select, Time Out, The Guardian, and The Observer.
1:42.5	She's been on the telly, you guys, big deal.
1:49.1	And her new book, Uncommon People, Brit Pop and Beyond in 20 songs, relives the mad exhilaration of what it was like to hear these songs for the very first time and what
1:53.4	it was like to make them.
1:54.8	It came out in October in the UK, but we here in America are going to have to wait till
1:58.7	February, but you can go to your local
2:01.0	bookseller and smash that pre-order whenever you want. Miranda, welcome to the show. I'm so excited to
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