Coffee & Flowers: A podcast about The National

Season 1 Teaser

Season 1 will be available 4 March on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and other listening thingys!

S1 Ep0: Welcome & Why

A warm welcome to Coffee & Flowers, explaining who, what and why.

S1 Ep1: 'Fake Empire'

We begin exploring 'Boxer' with a tiptoe through the album's melancholic first track, exploring the real, the fake, and the big opener that almost wasn't.

S1 Ep2: 'Mistaken For Strangers'

We consider the unmagnicifcent lives of adults and the reluctant deal we all make with the world as we leave youth.

S1 Ep3: 'Brainy'

We follow the footsteps of two people in a game of cat and mouse with help from Brainy herself, Carin Besser.

S1 Ep4: 'Squalor Victoria'

We consider the unheavenly travails of white-collar employment in a track that, for Matt, was all about restraint.

S1 Ep5: 'Green Gloves'

This episode we find a tender exploration of humans, their objects, and the connections we form.

S1 Ep6: 'Slow Show'

The album hits its mid-point and a fork in the roads: to go to the party, or to stay in? We explore the pros and cons of socialising and the curious lure of home.

S1 Ep7: 'Apartment Story'

Unpacking 'Slow Show's "fraternal twin", we consider relationships within four walls. How do we enjoy comfort when it all too often rubs up against claustrophobia?

S1 Ep8: 'Start A War'

The (im?)possibility of reconciliation is explored in 'Start A War', and when the right time is to walk away. Plus, how identical twins approach guitar harmonies.