Show Notes: S03, E13 - The Perfect Podcast to Propose To
It's the finale of Agony Art series 3, and we're packing this one full of art, from Faithless to John Legend, Pearl Harbour to All Quiet on the Western Front, Jonathan Franzen to Iain Banks... If this episode doesn't have it, you probably don't want to consume it.
Note that this episode was recorded before the death of Maxi Jazz.
Here's all the art we recommended.
(Art we only mentioned in passing, and never intended as a problem-solving recommendation, is in italics.)
Underlined items are this week's top picks from each of our presenters. If you're only going to try one of the pieces of art we mentioned, try these ones first.
Books
- All Quiet on the Western Front - Erich Maria Remarque
- War Horse - Michael Morpurgo
- The Corrections - Jonathan Franzen
- Why We Sleep - Matthew Walker
- The Princess and the Pea - Hans Christian Andersen
- With the Old Breed - Eugene Sledge
- Helmet for My Pillow - Robert Leckie
- The Wasp Factory - Iain Banks
- The Player of Games - Iain M Banks
- Gods and Conquerors - Aaron Kane Heinemann
- Consider Phlebas - Iain M Banks
Films / TV
- Welcome to Wrexham
- Fonejacker
- All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)
- All Quiet on the Western Front (192x)
- All Quiet on the Western Front (1979)
- Just the Two of Us
- Curb Your Enthusiasm
- The Sopranos
- The White Lotus
- School of Rock
- Sleepless in Seattle
- The Pacific
- Saving Private Ryan
- Band of Brothers
- Masters of the Air
- (500) Days of Summer
- Pearl Harbour
Music
- If You Don't Know Me By Now - Simply Red
- The Heinrich Maneuver - Interpol
- Shoulda Woulda Coulda - Beverley Knight
- I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston
- Memory - Cats cast
- Son of a Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield
- Insomnia - Faithless
- How Bizarre - OMC
- Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go - Wham!
- The Lion Sleeps Tonight - The Tokens
- Where Did You Sleep Last Night - Nirvana
- In the Pines - Folk song
- Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel
- Brimful of Asha - Cornershop
- We Found Love - Rihanna, Calvin Harris
- Perfect - Ed Sheeran
- Just the Way You Are - Bruno Mars
- Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
- Promise Me - Beverley Craven
- Marry You - Bruno Mars
- Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran
- Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) - Beyonce
- I Swear - All-4-One
- Just Say Yes - Snow Patrol
- On Bended Knee - Boyz II Men
- Marry Me - Train
- Make You Feel My Love - Adele
- Make You Feel My Love - Bob Dylan
- A Thousand Years - Christina Perri
- A Thousand Miles - Vanessa Carlton
- All of Me - John Legend
A selection of the music mentioned in this episode can be found in the Agony Art Spotify playlist.
Other
Corrections
We
are currently unaware of any errors made in this episode. That doesn't
mean we didn't make any - just that they haven't been spotted yet.
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