It's A Long Way To The Top If You Want To Rock And Roll
Joy with Craig Ferguson
Craig Ferguson & Studio71
4.7 • 743 Ratings
🗓️ 6 January 2026
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
It's the new year and we have the first episode of the Joy Podcast of the new year. And what better way to kick off 2026 with Craig checking in with you all? But first some light housekeeping and a quick addressing of a unintentionally controversial take about bagpipes from last week's episode and possibly following it up with another unpopular opinion about more music. Heck, even Emily In Paris is unsafe.
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ABOUT THE JOY PODCAST:
Storied late-night talk host Craig Ferguson brings his interview talents and singular world view to a discussion of the modern state of JOY, sitting down with notable guests from the worlds of entertainment, science, government, and more. How's our Joy doing? Bridled? On life support? Where do we find joy in a world that seems by any rational measure to be collapsing around us?
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| 0:00.0 | This is me, Craig Ferguson. I'm inviting you to come and see my brand new comedy hour. |
| 0:05.3 | Well, it's actually about an hour and a half and I don't have an opener because these guys cost money. |
| 0:09.3 | But what I'm saying is I'll be on stage for a while. |
| 0:12.4 | Anyway, come and see me live on the Pants on Fire tour in your region. Tickets are on sale now |
| 0:19.5 | and we'll be adding more as the tour continues throughout |
| 0:22.7 | 2025 and beyond. For a full list of dates go to the Craig Ferguson Show.com. See you on the road, |
| 0:30.8 | my dears. Hello everyone. Welcome to the Joy Podcast. My name is Craig Ferguson. I am the host |
| 0:36.8 | of the Joy Podcast today. This is episode 122. The lucky 120 second episode where we will be enjoying life at home here in the United States of America. That's where I am right now. And it's not necessarily your home. |
| 0:56.4 | But I imagine for most of you, it is. |
| 0:58.6 | Now, let me just begin by saying this to you. |
| 1:02.2 | There was a very controversial episode last week for two reasons. |
| 1:06.9 | One, I said that I was unsure of the connection between bagpipe music and rock and roll. |
| 1:16.6 | That I felt like it was not necessarily a good match, although I was in favour of bike pipes and I am in favour of bagpipes. |
| 1:23.6 | But I felt like, you know, people were kind of, there was an outpouring of rage, is what I'm going to say. |
| 1:28.6 | People were aghast at my illiteracy when it came to ACDCs, a long way to the top, which, of course, I'd forgotten about when I was talking about, which of course is great. |
| 1:38.8 | It's a perfect blend. |
| 1:39.6 | And then everyone is recommending Allie the Piper, who does, if you haven't seen Alley the Piper, |
| 1:45.3 | that's also a great source of rock and bagpipes that's |
| 1:48.8 | on the internet, Google Alley thepiper.com or something. |
| 1:51.5 | So look, sorry about that, everybody. |
| 1:54.6 | I see you to have touched a nerve. |
| 1:57.1 | There's a lot of bagpipe love out there. |
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