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Off the Record is the place for all things culture news and deep dives - from country music to the latest thrillers. The network comprises of two podcasts - Off the Record (our country music podcast) and Off the Rails (our culture podcast).

Off the Rails


    • Jun 29, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    Episode #14: Our Favourite London Recommendations

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2021 40:35


    Imogen and Madeline are back to break down their favourite recommendations for those visiting London for the first time. Books we're reading: The Ice Cream Girls by Dorothy Koomson Our Women on the Ground edited by Zahra Hankir Accidentally Engaged by Farah Heron Girl A by Abigail Dean

    Episode #13: Classics and Future Classics

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2021 46:51


    Imogen and Madeline are back to break down their favourite classic books and records, and discuss which authors and artists we think are going to be the classics in years to come.

    Episode #12: Breaking down the Green List Countries

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 36:09


    Imogen and Madeline are back to break down their favourite books and movies based in the 'green list' countries and give their top recommendations.

    Episode #11: A Trip Down Memory Lane

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2021 49:19


    Imogen and Madeline dig back into the archives to talk about the books they grew up reading, the songs they grew up listening to and their weirdest childhood obsessions and loves.

    Episode #137: Jameson Rodgers

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2021 12:02


    Imogen chats to Jameson Rodgers on the day of the release of his new EP 'In It For the Money' about his journey so far, his new track with Luke Combs and what's up next. Listen to the EP here.

    Episode #10: Memorable Memoirs and More

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2021 39:00


    Imogen and Madeline are back to break down their favourite biographies and memoirs. Mentions in the Show Books The Lady from the Black Lagoon - Malley O'Meara The Year of Magical Thinking - Joan Didion Becoming - Michelle Obama The Promised Land - Barack Obama My Name is Why - Lemn Sissay Elon Musk - Ashlee Vance Stolen Innocence: The Jan Broberg Story The Diving Bell and the Butterfly The Prophets - Robert Jones Jr. Films Brain on Fire Ru Paul's Drag Race Music Jameson Rodgers - In It For the Money Fancy Hagood - Southern Curiosity James Taylor - Turn Away Chris Houseman - Blueneck

    Episode #9: The Book Was Better?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2021 52:51


    Imogen and Madeline are back with another episode of Off the Rails - this time to break down their thoughts on the perennial debate, which was better, the book or the movie? They discuss the upcoming Daisy Jones and the Six movie, their thoughts on The Goldfinch adaptation and why they think the world is owed a movie adaptation of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo.

    Episode #8: An Author Special with Lizzy Dent and A Deep Dive into Asian-American Culture

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2021 63:13


    Imogen and Madeline are back, this week chatting with author Lizzy Dent about her novel 'The Summer Job' out this Thursday. Pick up a copy of The Summer Job here in the UK from the 15th April. They also dive into how to support Asian Americans amongst the wave of hate crimes occurring and what literature they've been loving this week.

    Off the Rails #7: Our Most Underrated Books, TV Shows and more

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2021 40:32


    Imogen and Madeline are back to break down their most underrated books and TV shows, following last week's episode on their most overrated choices.

    Off the Rails #6: Our Most Overrated Books, TV Shows and more

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2021 43:38


    Imogen and Madeline return to break down their most controversial opinions, including which books and TV shows they think are most overrated and what they've been reading and listening to this week.

    Episode #136: Ryan Hurd

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2021 14:15


    Ryan Hurd is one of Nashville's most prolific songwriters, co-writing mammoth hits including 'What If I Never Get Over You,' 'Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset' and 'Lonely Tonight.' An incredibly unique artist in his own right, Hurd has experienced huge success over the past few years, with the release of his Platonic - EP and now a new single with his wife Maren Morris. Here, we chat to Ryan about the new single, the past year and his favourite C2C memories.

    Off the Rails #5: Our Favourite Feminist Reads

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2021 34:06


    Imogen and Madeline are back to break down their previous week's reading and listening, and their favourite feminist reads that have changed their perspective on the world over the past few years.

    Episode #135: Brett Kissel

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 15:03


    We chat to Brett Kissel ahead of the release of his forthcoming record - What is Life? - out on April 9th, to talk about his latest single and how the pandemic has affected his outlook on life.

    Off the Rails #4: Ranking Every Taylor Swift Album

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2021 46:16


    Imogen and Madeline are back and this week they're going through the archives of the Taylor Swift catalogue and ranking the records from their least to most favourite.

    Episode #134: Brooke Eden

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2021 14:28


    Brooke Eden is an incredible singer-songwriter from Nashville who has recently released two new tracks - Sunroof and No Shade. Here, we chat to Brooke about her new music and what's on the horizon for her career.

    Off the Rails #3: Controversies in Country Music and our Pandemic Habits

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2021 43:16


    Imogen and Madeline are back, this week's episode recorded a few weeks back when the news around Morgan Wallen went viral, they dive into the controversy before talking about their pandemic reads and what they've been recently reading.

    Off the Rails #2: Our 2021 Most Anticipated

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2021 48:03


    Imogen and Madeline are back to break down what's on their most anticipated lists of books and records for the coming year, including what they've started the year off with and how they're getting to the end of quarantine.

    Off the Rails #1: Introduction

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2021 25:57


    Off The Rails is a part of the Off the Record network, discussing all things arts and culture - the highs and the lows and everything in-between - from the latest country music releases to the best literary fiction and the thrillers we're loving. The podcast is the newest iteration of the Off The Record podcast. In this episode, we introduce our new co-host Madeline and talk about our favourite new releases.

    Episode #133: Gabrielle Mooney

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2020 23:34


    Imogen chats to up-and-coming singer-songwriter Gabrielle Mooney for a candid conversation about moving to Nashville, her first single and how she has navigated 2020.

    Episode #132: Cameron Duddy (Midland)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2020 16:32


    After a brief hiatus, we are back and kicking off another season of Off the Record with our next guest Cameron Duddy from Midland to talk all about how the pandemic has affected the band and what's up next.

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    Episode #131: Jamie Floyd

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2020 36:43


    Imogen chats to Jamie Floyd about her EP 'New Girl,' writing Ashley Monroe's hit 'The Blade' and her achievements in 2020.

    Episode #130: Exit 216

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2020 24:46


    Imogen chats to up and coming duo Exit 216 about their new release 'Brother,' their upcoming releases and how they came together as a duo.

    Episode #129: Donovan Woods

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2020 12:48


    This week's a shorter interview with Donovan Woods about his new material and what's up next!

    Episode #128: Gabby Barrett

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2020 14:58


    Imogen chats to Gabby Barrett about her debut album 'Goldmine,' 2020 and whether there would have been room for Jack on that door...

    Episode #127: Caylee Hammack

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2020 28:07


    Ahead of the release of her debut album 'If It Wasn't For You,' Imogen chats to Caylee Hammack about the record, her friendship with Ashley McBryde and Tenille Townes, collaborating with Reba and more.

    Episode #126: Lindsay Ell

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2020 15:27


    Imogen chats to Lindsay Ell ahead of the release of her forthcoming album 'heart theory' about her new single 'make me,' the concept behind the record and more.

    Episode #125: Harleymoon Kemp

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2020 20:26


    Imogen chats to British country singer Harleymoon Kemp about her debut single 'Space,' and her journey so far.

    Episode #124: Shae Dupuy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2020 17:36


    Imogen chats to Shae Dupuy about her new single Black and White, available everywhere now, ahead of its release and hears a bit more about her forthcoming projects.

    Episode #123: Clare Dunn

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2020 20:56


    Imogen chats to Clare Dunn at home in her ranch in Colorado about her new project - Honestly - creating music in quarantine and More.

    Episode #122: Cassadee Pope

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2020 25:43


    Imogen chatted with Cassadee Pope ahead of the release of her new single to talk about her forthcoming record 'Rise and Shine' and how she's changed musically in the last few years.

    Episode #121: Tenille Townes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2020 27:09


    Tenille Townes joins the Destination Country team for a Happy (Half) Hour to chat about her debut album 'The Lemonade Stand' out this Friday, before diving into a game of word association and 'Guess Your Own Song from the Italian Translation.'

    Episode #120: Stephanie Quayle

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2020 25:23


    We interview Stephanie Quayle about her new 'Montana Sessions' EP, the meaning behind Evel Knievel and her new single 'Whatcha Drinkin' 'Bout.'

    Episode #119: Restless Road

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2020 39:23


    Imogen chats to Garrett, Colton and Zach of Restless Road about their incredible year, being signed by Kane, their debut EP and why they are so excited about the new material they're currently working on.

    Episode #118: The Buckley's

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2020 34:22


    Imogen chats to Australian country trio, The Buckleys, about their new single 'Breathe,' their experience growing up in the Australian country music scene and their global virtual tour, before they perform an acoustic version of the new single.

    Episode #117: Tara MacLean

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 27:04


    Imogen sits down with legendary singer-songwriter Tara Maclean to talk about her new single, latest album 'Deeper' and the exciting project she's working on next.

    Episode #116: Kalie Shorr

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2020 27:25


    We catch up with Kalie Shorr, ahead of her performance on Destination Country's 'Live In Your Living Room' sessions, to delve into Open Book, including Vices, Gatsby, The World Keeps Spinning and more.

    Episode #115: The Shires

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2020 20:26


    Imogen chats to Ben & Crissie of The Shires, about their new record Good Years, why it is an incredibly introspective record, their new label home and what Nashville means to them.

    Episode #114: Lilly Hiatt and American Aquarium

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2020 32:56


    Both these amazing artists have incredible new albums recently released. Imogen first chats to Lilly Hiatt about her new record Walking Proof, followed by a chat with BJ Barham about his new record Lamentations. Both records are out now.

    Episode #113: Carly Pearce and Kyle Daniel

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2020 34:13


    Imogen catches up with Carly Pearce to chat about her new album and the response it has got. Then, she chats to Kyle Daniel about his recent near-performance at C2C and where he is in the process of recording his debut full-length album.

    Episode #112: Kylie Morgan and Kassi Ashton

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2020 35:56


    This week features two interviews. First, Imogen chats to Kassi Ashton about her success so far, her creative mindset and the inspiration behind Pretty Shiny Things. Then, she chats to Kylie Morgan about her new single 'Break Things' and working with Shane MacAnally.

    Episode #111: Liddy Clark

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2020 15:11


    Imogen chats to Liddy Clark about her new single 'Hit and Run,' why she chose to record Due Lipa's 'New Rules' and when we can expect her new album.

    Episode #110: Candi Carpenter

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2020 27:02


    Imogen chats to singer-songwriter Candi Carpenter to talk about how much Dolly Parton's support has meant to her, why she's so excited to be a part of Dolly's '50 Years at the Opry' special. They also talk about her forthcoming album, produced by Brandi Carlile, her experience to get to where she is now and more.

    Episode #109: Ruthie Collins

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2020 31:46


    Imogen chats to Ruthie Collins about her new album Cold Comfort, her love for Emmylou, the story behind the album, oversharing and more.

    Episode #108: Austin Jenckes

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2020 17:16


    Imogen chats to singer-songwriter Austin Jenckes about his latest record ahead of his #LiveInYourLivingRoom show with Destination Country.

    Episode #107: Abby Anderson

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2020 18:12


    Imogen catches up with Abby Anderson to talk all about her tour with Rob Thomas, her new single 'I'll Still Love You' and what she's learned in the past year.

    Episode #106: Tebey

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2020 5:31


    Imogen chats to Canadian singer-songwriter Tebey about his love for the UK, his songwriting and his perception of the genre.

    Episode #105: C2C 2020 Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2020 22:24


    Imogen runs down what you should keep your eyes out for at C2C 2020, including which artists to look out for and who to get excited about.

    Episode #104: Renee Blair

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2020 26:26


    Imogen chats to Renee Blair about her single 'Girlfriend,' her girl crush on Leslie Fram and the new exciting direction of her music and her ideas for releases.

    Episode #103: Levi Hummon

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2020 25:07


    Imogen chats to Levi Hummon about his new track 'Wedding Dress,' writing with his father and success in Nashville.

    Episode #102: Olivia Lane

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2020 19:15


    Imogen catches up with Texan singer-songwriter Olivia Lane to chat about her experiences on Songland, her new track 'Same Old Story' and why she thinks she's an English girl at heart...

    Episode #101: Tiera

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2020 22:35


    Imogen chats to CMT Next Women of Country artist, Tiera, about her forthcoming music, recording at the legendary FAME studios and growing up in Alabama.

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