Pulp: Part 1 (1978! through 1994) with Siân Pattenden

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4.4 • 582 Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2025

⏱️ 218 minutes

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In today’s episode, we trace Pulp's story, starting from high school talent show stars up through the moment they become Britpop major players. Yasi is joined by British music journalist, author, and former Good Mixer regular Siân Pattenden to help red string board the many iterations of Pulp from 1978 through the moment it really clicked with His N Hers in 1994. EPISODE PLAYLIST: Listen to the songs we talk about HERE. CREDITS: Host: Yasi Salek @yasisalek Guest: Siân Pattenden IG: @sian_superman Twitter: @sian_superman Website: Sian Pattenden 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	What's up, everyone? I'm Nora Prynciotti. And I'm Nathan Hubbard. And we're coming in like a
0:07.4	wrecking ball to announce a brand new series. That's right. It's every single album, Miley Cyrus.
0:13.2	Deep dive with us into the career of one of our most creative and confounding pop stars.
0:18.6	We're starting, of course, with the best of Hannah Montana.
0:21.7	And ending with her brand new album, Something Beautiful, in June.
0:25.4	And don't forget about Miley Cyrus and her dead pets.
0:28.4	We certainly will not be doing that.
0:30.1	So listen now on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:42.3	What's with this band anyway? I don't get it, can you please explain?
0:46.3	Wait, like, Bansplain?
0:50.3	Never heard this band in my life
0:54.8	Oh, you haven't? I love that. Really? Why?
0:58.5	Yeah, I love this song. Oh, I don't know that one.
1:02.0	Bansplain, Bansplain, Bansplain. I really hate this band.
1:06.5	Whatever, I'm their biggest fan.
1:08.7	Bansplain, Bansplain, Bansplain, Bansplain. ever i'm their biggest fan band splain band splain band splain band explain band explain
1:13.6	bandplain
1:16.6	hello and welcome to bandsplain i am your host yossi sol like this is a show where i invite
1:24.0	an expert guest on to help me explain a cult band or iconic artist. Today's episode
1:29.2	is about pulp. You've never heard the music of pulp. Babe, we're going to live like common people.
1:42.6	My guest today, you guys, is the common people. You want to see whatever common people see.
1:45.8	My guest today, you guys, is the one and only Sean Patton.
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