3 is the Magic Number (3 is the Magic Number)
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| 24 Apr 2023 | Anaiah Lee (of Zulu) on his Top 3 Star Wars Characters | 01:23:21 | |
This week's podcast we venture off to a galaxy far far away, both in topic and guest location! How magical. This week's guest is the insanely talented and all round wonderful human, Anaiah Lei from the band Zulu and the state of California. He brings with him the chat and the force, with his Top 3 Star Wars Characters. Now, both hosts consider themselves fans of the SW universe, but frankly, after this chat, both need to go back to school. The picks Anaiah brings to the podcast really do show a man in deep love with all things Star Wars shaped, no normy normy the norm norm picks here ladies and gents! It’s a cracking, spoiler-filled, deep geeky chin-wag covering films, TV shows, prequels, sequels, comic books and more. We end the chat with our weekly trip over to recommendation corner where the trio talk up a wonderful new TV show, a new heavy heavy album from a very exciting band, and a film some are already calling one of the years very best. Our final podcast act includes some chat about another (ANOTHER!) 3ITMN live show, a Tuesday Top 3, and next weeks guest reveal. May the force be with you all! Follow us on socials @3isthemagicnumberpod and please rate, comment and subscribe. | |||
| 20 Mar 2022 | Daniel P. Carter on his Top 3 Lost Albums from the 90’s | 01:43:35 | |
On today’s episode we welcome the gentleman and scholar, Mr Daniel P. Carter to the podcast. The much celebrated radio broadcaster, musician, podcast host and all round top chap has a chat with Matt and Remfry about his Top 3 Lost Albums From The 90’s. God bless the 90’s. Dan is currently the host of the hugely popular Radio 1 Rock Show (currently on every Sunday, on Radio 1, between 9pm and 11pm), he hosts his own outstanding podcast ‘SWIM’ (Someone Who Isn't Me) and is a musician appearing in bands like A, Krokodil, The Bloodhound Gang and Hexes to name but a few. He is also a fantastic painter and illustrator who has supplied art for a host of bands like HIM, Behemoth, Frank Iero, Black Foxxes and many more. So in short - he is a busy, busy man. Over in recommendation corner, our three amenable gents recommend a TV show, a video game and a new album before Remfry reneges on his amenable gent status and butts in with another record that reminds him of said recommended record … RUDE! This conversation was recorded at the tail end of 2020 (yikes) but is still filled with more brilliant music chat and recommendations than you can shake a stick at. Or something. Anyway, enjoy! | |||
| 20 Mar 2023 | Giles Bidder (101 Part Time Jobs) on his Top 3 favourite Smells | 02:05:06 | |
This week we reach the halfway(ish) point in Season 2, and have a brand new season regular to audioily (is that a word) unveil. Each season we here at 3ITMN are going to put out a podcast versus episode, where we chat with a fellow podcaster, fuse our podcast formats together and have a blooming lovely old time. This week it is the turn of journalist Giles Bidder from the brilliant 101 Part Time Jobs podcast, a pod everyone should go check out immediately (after listening to this one first, of course!). Giles chose his Top 3 Smells, a quite frankly outstanding topic choice that on the surface seems incredibly simple, but this chat is anything but. Diving into chat about family, love, work, life the universe and everything! Matt and Remfry also had a chance to spill some beans regarding their own life in work and jobs leading up to the present. Did Matt really work in the adult entertainment industry? Did Remfry really go to school with a load of incredibly famous actors? All will be revealed. As with each and every episode, the threesome head over to recommendation corner and give big loud shouts out to a book, a game, a photographer and an extra bonus with a record shop (of sorts). The podcast ends on a Tuesday Top 3, a few shout outs, the next week guest reveal aaaaaaand this weeks free indie label advert comes from Hassle Records. Magic. Follow us on socials @3isthemagicnumberpod | |||
| 18 Dec 2023 | Review of the Year 2023 (Part 2) | 01:27:57 | |
Here we go Like all great things, we have a sequel! Part 2 of the 3 Is The Magic Number cultural review of 2023 is here for you to enjoy. Bathe in its chat and swim in its natter. In this 2nd part, Matt and Remfry talk about their final 5 ‘things’ which complete their Top 10’s of 2023. These wonderful bits and pieces vary from the most talked about TV show of the year to an incredible political podcast, from an album released in 2022 (naughty Matt) to a gig performed in a church. Magical stuff. If you haven’t already listened to Part 1, what on earth are you doing? Immediately stop reading this and go click below on that and THEN come back here, pick up from where you left off and get stuck into Part 2. As ever, if you agree, disagree, have opinions you need aired or just want to complain or praise, get in touch @3magicnumberpod. We shall see you all in early 2024 when Season 3 launches with a whole new set of guests. Watch this space, stay subscribed and see you on the other side. (Oh and Happy Jesus Birthday to all who celebrate) | |||
| 06 Mar 2022 | Welcome to 3 is the Magic Number | 00:36:32 | |
Welcome one and all to the very first episode of 3 is the Magic Number, a new podcast that asks its guests for their Top 3 favourite things in any subject of their choosing. We wanted to introduce ourselves, we being your host Remfry Dedman and podcast instigator / twisted firestarter Matt Hughes, as well as give you a little insight into our first season which will be airing in full over the next ten weeks. We announce some of the guests you can expect, discuss the reason for starting the podcast and also give you, the listener an insight into how long it's taken us to get this project off the ground (seriously ... empires have risen and collapsed with more haste). Plus, we dish out a few quick-fire top 3s to get the banter ball a-rollin'. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @3magicnumberpod | |||
| 28 Mar 2022 | Greg Cochrane on his Top 3 Football Mascots | 01:12:45 | |
On today’s episode we have a bloomin’ brilliant chat with broadcaster, journalist and all round super human being, Greg Cochrane. The conversation goes deep into the wonderful, silly, sentimental and much loved world of Football Mascots. Who doesn’t love a football mascot?!? Greg has been a journalist and broadcaster for a number of years, and has worked for a host of platforms including BBC, Time Out, NME, Loud and Quiet Magazine and is also currently co-host of the brilliant and vital Sounds Like A Plan podcast with musician and activist Fay Milton from Savages. Over in our magical recommendation corner, we highlight a stunning US TV show, a modern classic British TV show and an award winning computer game. And once again, it’s about football mascots, one of life’s true joyous wonders - please do dig in and enjoy ASAP! | |||
| 09 Mar 2025 | Ryan Richards (of Funeral For a Friend) on his Top 3 British Comedies | 01:07:22 | |
High fives all round! Welcome to the 3 Is The Magic Number podcast, the podcast that asks its guests for their Top 3 favourite things in any subject of their choosing. It’s really rather mega, so please do make sure you subscribe as we return each Monday. This is Episode 3, Season 3 and this week our guest is Ryan Richards, drummer of Funeral for a Friend, as well as super duper manager extraordinaire at Future History Management. The wonderful Welsh human brings all manner of banter and chat around his subject, which is his ‘Top 3 British Comedies’. What did he go for? What were his reasons? Is this an episode where three gents just endlessly throw quotes at each other? You’ll just have to listen to make sure… We hope you enjoy this episode and this podcast, if you want to support it and us, please do follow us on social media (all 3magicnumberpod) on Instagram, Tik Tok, Bluesky and X (even though it's awful). If you also have a spare moment, please do give us a rating, like, subscribe, heck maybe even leave us a nice comment here if you see fit. We also have a shiny newsletter that goes out on Mondays alongside the podcast. In it we throw in all manner of info relating to each weeks podcast, as well as exclusive playlists, Tuesday top 3, a subscriber exclusive Matt vs Remfry podcast (at the end of the season) and loads more. Totally free! Lovely. | |||
| 18 Apr 2022 | James Scarlett (from 2000Trees / ArcTanGent festivals) on his Top 3 Riffs | 01:00:25 | |
This (Easter) Monday's podcast is a cracker! Matt and Remfry chow down into the tasty feast of chat with James Scarlett, head booker and founder of both the excellent (and award winning) 2000trees and Arctangent Festivals and the unofficial king of Bristol (true fact). The Top 3 natter this week is all about James’s Top 3 Riffs. WHAT A BRILLIANT SUBJECT! What will he choose? Sabbath? Zeppelin? Guns N Roses? AC/DC? Well, if you even have one morsel of interest in hot riff chat, and would like to find out the answer, head right on over and check out this podcast out straight away! On top of all that, the chaps also head over to recommendation corner to wax lyrical on two books (one memoir, one true crime), and another fantastic podcast. We end the podcast (as we do each episode) with a fine Tuesday Top 3, a gentle smatter of shout outs and even gentler bangs. What a delight. Enjoy! | |||
| 30 Mar 2025 | Laurent 'Lags' Bernard (of Venn Records / ex Gallows, Gold Key and Krokodil) on his Top 3 Albums of 1994 | 01:24:55 | |
Word up people, we are 3 Is The Magic Number, the podcast that asks its guests for their Top 3 favourite things in any subject of their choosing. It’s a whole lot of fun, with no prizes to be won but please do make sure you subscribe as we return each Monday. This is Episode 6, Season 3 and the guest this week is Mr Laurent Bernard, Lags to those who know him. Musician (Gallows, Krokodil, Gold Key), label boss at Venn records and keen gardener, and he has chosen his Top 3 Albums from 1994. What a year! What’s that? Louder? Ok…WHAT A YEAR! So many amazing albums, so many amazing artists, 90’s nostalgia from 3 grown men, here we come! We hope you enjoy this episode and this podcast, if you want to support it and us, please do follow us on social media (all 3magicnumberpod), from Instagram to Tik Tok, Youtube to Bluesky and X, (even though it's awful). If you also have a spare moment, please do give us a rating, like, subscribe, heck maybe even leave us a nice comment here if you see fit. We also have a shiny newsletter (that goes out Monday, along with the podcast). In it we throw in all manner of info relating to each weeks podcast, as well as exclusive playlists, Tuesday top 3, a subscriber exclusive matt vs Remfry podcast (at the end of the season) and loads more. Totally free! IMAGINE THAT! | |||
| 27 Feb 2023 | Djamila Boden Azzouz (of Ithaca) on her Top 3 Pokémon | 01:34:38 | |
Episode 2 time all! Welcome to the second of this season's pods, this week those lovable chatty rogues Matt and Remfry, are grilling the fabulous Ithaca vocalist Djamilla Boden Azzouz on her Top 3 Pokémon. Now being totally upfront, this is a subject our hosts know almost nothing about, so this whole podcast was a steep learning curved lesson for them both. The aged pair learn all about types of Pokémon, the different games, it’s origins and history, the mega success and even about how mistakes have even been turned into good for the Nintendo company. Following this brilliant and in depth lesson, the 3 also head over to recommendation corner to biggedy big up a YouTube channel a videogame and a TV show. Now hitting their stride on the 2nd pod, the pair also have a Tuesday Top 3 to discuss, the first of their free independent label adverts (A Cheery Wave), and some other general guffaw enduring natter. Hoorah! | |||
| 23 Mar 2025 | Faye Castelow on her Top 3 Political Journalists | 01:23:25 | |
Look at us! Look at you! Look at me! Look at this! We are 3 Is The Magic Number, the podcast that asks guests for their Top 3 favourite things in a subject of their choosing. It’s a journey you may feel you have already been on, but believe us, you haven’t, this is a different journey. Oh, also please do make sure you subscribe as we return each Monday. This is Episode 5, Season 3 and this week our incredible guest is the fabulous and insanely talented actor Faye Castelow. Faye chooses her Top 3 writers, or maybe more specifically, Top 3 non fiction writers, or Top 3 truth seeking journalists, or…well, you get the picture. With hands on hearts, this is such a special episode of this podcast, and the subject matter, the choices from Faye and her incredible, articulate, well observed and explained reasons for all of it, mark this out as a proper stand out chat for hoists Matt and Remfry. SHUSH! I AM BEING SINCERE! We hope you enjoy this episode and this podcast, if you want to support it and us, please do follow us on social media (all 3magicnumberpod), from Instagram to Tik Tok, Youtube to Bluesky and X, (even though it's awful). If you also have a spare moment, please do give us a rating, like, subscribe, heck maybe even leave us a nice comment here if you see fit. We also have a shiny newsletter (that goes out Monday, along with the podcast). In it we throw in all manner of info relating to each weeks podcast, as well as exclusive playlists, Tuesday top 3, a subscriber exclusive matt vs Remfry podcast (at the end of the season) and loads more. Totally free! IMAGINE THAT! | |||
| 01 May 2023 | Madison Watkins (of Year of the Knife) on her Top 3 favourite Studio Ghibli films | 01:31:07 | |
We may be close to the end of Season 2, but we are finishing in style. This penultimate podcast, the last of Season 2 with a guest, features a chat between Matt, Remfry and the brilliant Madison (Madi) Watkins, vocalist from Delaware hardcore bruisers Year Of The Knife. Madi brings to the table her Top 3 Studio Ghibli Movies, a topic so wonderful, the chat could realistically have gone on for weeks and weeks. With both hosts being fans of these insanely incredible films, this episode is essentially a big old love in all about the studio; the films, their style, the music, the stories, the characters …. not ONE negative comment was shared in the whole exchange (and how rare is that!?) This chat does contain spoilers for all of these films, but to be honest if you haven’t seen some of these stone cold classic yet, this is more on you than it is us. In recommendation corner we have 3 films (including a bonus recommendation courtesy of Matt's kids), a comic book aaaaaaaand a very cool theme park that both hosts are very jealous about. We end the podcast with some chatter about more announced 3ITMN live shows, a cracking Tuesday Top 3 and a bit of nattering about Season 3 and next weeks special end of season finale episode. Lovely lovely lovely. Follow us on socials @3isthemagicnumberpod and please rate, comment and subscribe. | |||
| 08 May 2023 | Matt and Remfry on their Top 3 Favourite Sequels | 01:43:21 | |
And now, the end is near, and so we have, the final podcast (of this Season). Today's podcast, the finale to Season 2, is the Matt vs Remfry show and their Top 3 Movie Sequels. A lovely long and ramble-y chat filled with movie spoilers and sequel apologies chatter. Lovely. As this is the final podcast, there is no recommendation corner or Tuesday Top 3, just all out chat action. Magic. The pair head off into the sunset this summer to work on Season 3 (launching Autumn 2023), and appear at both 2000trees and Arctangent festivals as a live podcast. Please do come along if you are at either event. Until next season, a huge thanks to all who listen to this podcast, anyone that has shared it, rated it, left us a comment, streamed, downloaded, thank you to all who care. It means a lot. See you guys on the flip side. Joe Dante's Inferno: Inside The Institute Of Gremlins 2 Studies The unforgettable satire: How Gremlins 2 made a mockery of Hollywood sequels | |||
| 16 Mar 2025 | Jake Duzsik (from HEALTH) on his Top 3 Films with BLOOD in the Title | 01:05:01 | |
Well hello and welcome to 3 Is The Magic Number, the podcast that asks its guests for their Top 3 favourite things in any subject of their choosing. It’s a whole lot of fun even though there are no prizes to be won, but please do make sure you subscribe as we return each Monday. This is Episode 4, Season 3 and this week our guest is Jake Duzsik from LA band HEALTH. Jake chooses his Top 3 films with blood in the title, and three films of different quality, subject matter and vibe could not have been chosen in any other top 3 subject. It’s a brilliant chat and deep dive into these three movies, the directors, stars, era they were made, the soundtracks and what they meant to Jake. Intrigued? Confused, maybe a bit aroused? Jump in now to have a listen. We hope you enjoy this episode and this podcast, if you want to support it and us, please do follow us on social media (all 3magicnumberpod), from Instagram to Tik Tok, Youtube to Bluesky and X, (even though it's awful). If you also have a spare moment, please do give us a rating, like, subscribe, heck maybe even leave us a nice comment here if you see fit. We also have a shiny newsletter (that goes out Monday, along with the podcast). In it we throw in all manner of info relating to each weeks podcast, as well as exclusive playlists, Tuesday top 3, a subscriber exclusive Matt vs Remfry podcast (at the end of the season) and loads more. Totally free! Lovely stuff. | |||
| 12 Dec 2022 | 2022: A Year in Review | 02:09:54 | |
Welcome one and welcome all to this special end of year 3 Is The Magic Number podcast, 2022 A Year In Review. It’s a Christmas cracker! Breaking from the usual format of the magic 3, Matt and Remfry chat a chatty chat about their individual Top 10 things they have loved about 2022. The picks included albums, computer games, TV shows, live performances, festivals, comic books and more. Oh holy night! As this podcast chat was so ramble-y, there was no time for recommendation corner, but we do discuss our monthly Spotify playlists, free advertising we're offering to independent music labels and more tantalising titbits emerging over Season 2 in the new year. Jingle bells! 3 Is The Magic Number will return in early 2023, please do like, subscribe, comment and rate! Deck those halls! | |||
| 29 Dec 2024 | Review of the Year 2024 (Part 1) | 01:21:07 | |
We return! 3 Is The Magic Number is back baby, and this time we come baring a double episode festive gift. Welcome to our cultural round up Review Of The Year 2024 part 1, where hosts Matt and Remfry look back over the year and gorge over the ‘stuff’ and 'things' they loved the most from this past year. We have 5 choices from each host (yes yes, we understand the podcast is titled 3 is the magic number) and they include albums, live shows, computer games, TV shows and films. With this first part, handily titled Part 1, you will hear the pairs ‘bubbling unders’ (an extensive list and chat about the ‘stuff’ that didn’t make it to the final list) as well as their first 2 choices each. Fret not though, Part 2 will complete the the list and be live on 31st of December. The podcast will return for a full 3rd season from the mid February 2025! | |||
| 04 Sep 2022 | Andrew Groves (formally of Arcane Roots) on his Top 3 Anime | 01:52:03 | |
We are back and really getting into full swing! On this weeks podcast we welcome Andrew Groves, the songwriter, producer, resident of Iceland and former vocalist and guitarist from the much loved and much missed Arcane Roots. Andrew goes deep down into his love of all things Anime with his Top 3 Anime shows, picking some incredible sounding programmes from this wonderful world of animation. This is a great chat for anyone with even a passing interest in this incredible Japanese cultural phenomenon. Newcomers and long standing fans (with Matt and Remfry somewhere between the two) will no doubt get a kick from the huge amount of detail Andrew goes into on this pod, so roll up those sleeves and get stuck in y’all! Over in that good old corner of recommendation, the chaps spout the good spout about another anime series (if you couldn’t get about from the main pod chat), a superb debut album and an incredibly powerful and important piece of (2021) cinema. Crikey. The gang also have a load of shout outs, a Tuesday Top 3 and that pretty much sees us though for this episode. Enjoy! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @3magicnumberpod | |||
| 10 Apr 2023 | Goc O' Callaghan (of ArcTanGent Festival) on her Top 3 Less Well-Travelled Destinations | 01:34:03 | |
With only a few podcasts left of Season 2 (BOO!) we welcome this week the wonderful, brilliant, all-round super human being Goc O’Callaghan. Goc is part of the magnificent ArcTanGent Festival team which is the U.K. premier musical event for all that is interesting, heavy and out there. Her Top 3 topic is a great one; less well-travelled destinations. Cracking! For this podcast chat we journey far and wide, taking in travel and holiday destinations from the most interesting but also more secret and hidden places around the globe. Make sure you grab a note pad for all those super insightful tips and stuff. This is a really ace chat, with travel and culture being such an integral part of Goc's life and she even gets those two chatty men Matt and Remfry nattering about some of their own destinations of choice. The three pals head on over to Recommendation Corner and get down with some choice picks and big ups including two huge albums and one extremely interesting book. Awesome. The podcast finishes up with a great Tuesday Top 3, some shout out, next weeks podcast guest reveal (which is ... not really a reveal) and this week's free indie advert comes from MNRK Records. Tuck in! Follow us on socials @3isthemagicnumberpod and please rate, comment and subscribe. A Celebration of Endings: The rise and death of Gulch - Kerrang article by Huw Baines Gulch - Impenetrable Cerebral Fortress Immersion: The Science of the Extraordinary and the Source of Happiness | |||
| 07 Apr 2025 | Debbie Gough (of Heriot) on her Top 3 favourite episodes of The US Office | 00:54:41 | |
Good day or indeed good night if you are listening past 6pm, we are 3 Is The Magic Number, the podcast that asks its guests for their Top 3 favourite things in any subject of their choosing. It’s a 10 out of 10 listen, but please do make sure you subscribe as we return each Monday. This is Episode 7, Season 3 and the guest this week is Debbie Gough from the wonderful UK metal band Heriot, and she has chosen her Top 3 Episodes of the US Office. OH LORDY! Did the one about Kevin and his chilli make it? Did the episode where Meredith shows off her boobs make it? Did the one where Will Ferrell is boss make it? NO SPOILERS HERE! You will just have to listen to find out. We hope you enjoy this episode and the podcast, if you want to support it and us, please do follow us on social media (all 3magicnumberpod), from Instagram to Tik Tok, Youtube to Bluesky and X, (even though it's awful). If you also have a spare moment, please do give us a rating, like, subscribe, heck maybe even leave us a nice comment here if you see fit. We also have a shiny newsletter (that goes out Monday, along with the podcast). In it we throw in all manner of info relating to each weeks podcast, as well as exclusive playlists, Tuesday top 3, a subscriber exclusive matt vs Remfry podcast (at the end of the season) and loads more. Totally free! SUPER DUPER! | |||
| 30 Dec 2024 | Review of the Year 2024 (Part 2) | 01:33:25 | |
Part 2 is here! If you are here before Part 1, what are you doing? Go back, check out Part 1 and then come back. Done that? Great. Enjoy the year in review part 2, where hosts matt and Remfry continue their casual countdown jaunt through their top 5 fave things and stuff of 2024. Expect stellar games, albums, tv shows, films and more! | |||
| 13 Mar 2023 | Brady Deeprose (of Conjurer) on his Top 3 Diet Fizzy Drinks | 01:46:52 | |
On the 4th day of Christmas you may have got calling birds, but with us you’re getting something way betterer. Episode 4 of this new season has Matt and Remfry have a good old face to face natter with Mr metal himself Brady Deeprose from the genuinely world class Conjurer, a band on the forefront of all good things heavy (and indeed metal) in the U.K. This episode was one that lived long in the memory and also the guts, as it was Brady’s Top 3 Diet Fizzy Drinks. The trio chatted on for a wholesome age about drinking and even used this as an opportunity to properly do a taste test...of many, many diet fizzy drinks…for the whole episode…so many drinks…too many to be honest. By the end of the chat, I’m pretty sure Brady had regretted his topic choice…even though he was literally wearing fizzy drink branded shoes (pictorial evidence will be posted on socials). LET’S GET FIZZICAL! The trip to recommendation corner saw the guys bring up and big up a popular TV show, an album of the rock variety, and a brilliant, brilliant movie. Ending this podcast with something a bit different, rather than a Tuesday Top 3 natter the pair head into battle with a mini quick fire Matt vs Remfry. This weeks free indie label advert comes from the sensational Venn Records. Enjoy! Follow us on socials @3magicnumberpod Meryl Streek - 796 (Venn Album) | |||
| 17 Apr 2023 | Super Special Bonus Pod: Quick Fire Top 3s with Matt and Remfry | 00:49:24 | |
For todays podcast, we are changing course ever so slightly and rather than a normal guest plus Matt and Remfry chat, we have something a little different. So…..Welcome to the Super Special Bonus Pod: Quick Fire Top 3s episode with Matt and Remfry! Catchy title eh? Ok ok ok….due to some scheduling issues, the regular podcast for this week has been held up ever so slightly, sooooooo in it’s place, we have this rather fun, very compact episode of 3ITMN. Matt and Remfry take to their socials and ask fans of the podcast for their various Top 3 suggestions, they then pull a variety of them out of a virtual hat (Matt’s phone) and do their best to answer as ‘off the cuff’ as possible. So yes, no recommendation corner, no free indie label advert and no Tuesday Top 3 this week, but it’s still a very fun romp through the silly minds of both hosts. Top 3 Tom Hanks movies? Top 3 emotions? Top 3 Top 3’s? Dive in to find out all. Follow us on socials @3isthemagicnumberpod and please rate, comment and subscribe. | |||
| 03 Apr 2022 | Katie Davies (of Pupil Slicer) on their Top 3 Favourite Flawed Videogame Masterpieces | 01:23:24 | |
Today’s brand new podcast features vocalist and guitarist Katie Davies from the exceptional new band Pupil Slicer, whose debut album ‘Mirrors’ was released around a year ago to huge acclaim. Katie takes us down a rather specific rabbit hole with their Top 3 Flawed Videogame Masterpieces and we dive straight in to a chat with a wholllllle lotta detail, a whole lotta expert knowledge and a wholeeeeeeee lotta bloody brilliant computer games. Over in the slightly shabby and untidy recommendation corner, this week we highlight one of the best albums of 2021, another flawed masterpiece of a computer game and very very heavy album with Full Of Hell tinges. We also do some shout outs, have a music based Tuesday Top 3 and a bunch of other marvellous chatty tit bits. Enjoy! | |||
| 10 Apr 2022 | Jamie Lenman on his Top 3 Action Figures | 01:20:51 | |
On today’s podcast, Matt and Remfry chatty chat with the musician, illustrator and all round number 1 guy, the total gent Mr Jamie Lenman. Jamie has been making music good enough for the gods, for over 20 years, both as a solo artist and also as frontman and guitarist of the exceptional and much missed Reuben. Jamie’s last solo EP ‘King Of Clubs’ from 2021 is amongst his very best and you should all stop reading this and go seek it out forthwith. This week, the Top 3 chat goes deep into Jamie’s Top 3 Action Figures. What a bloody brilliant topic, and a really funny, warm, light-hearted and (dare we say it) nostalgic episode we have for you all. What’s Jamie going to talk about? What will his choices be? Who or what will be crowned his number 1? Check out the pod for all these answers and more. The three gents also head over to recommendation corner to shout from the rooftops about two very different albums and one inspirational comic book series. Magic. We also have some other lovely general chatter and nonsense, a Tuesday Top 3 to discuss, a load of shout outs and more more more. What are you waiting for? Dive in! The chat water is nice and warm. | |||
| 28 Aug 2022 | Welcome BACK To 3 Is The Magic Number | 00:20:01 | |
A very short and sweet ‘welcome back’ 3 is the Magic Number podcast with Matt and Remfry. Following an enforced mid season hiatus, the guys (host with the most Remfry Dedman and podcast side-kick par excellence Matt Hughes), explain their absence, talk about what is still to come from Season 1 and even find time to have a special mini Top 3 ‘face off’ - a sort of precursor to the full event that will be the final episode of season 1, Remfry vs Matt, fully loaded. The climax to season 1 picks up again properly next Monday, enjoy this amuse-bouche for now though! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @3magicnumberpod | |||
| 11 Sep 2022 | Matt and Remfry on their Top 3 Debut Albums | 01:50:16 | |
All good things must come to an end and so is the case for Season 1 of 3 Is The Magic Number. We close out this debut season with a very special hosts face off, battle, throw down, tete a tete…the guys wage war and dive into their Top 3 Debut Albums. BOOM! A big one to have as our first season ending battle royale. What do they choose? What were their bubbling unders? How many debut albums were from the 90’s? Do the choices stand up to the scrutiny of YOU the 3ITMN audience? Listen to the podcast, find out and decide. We really hope you have all enjoyed the season and the podcast as much as we have making it. Please do like and subscribe, rate and leave a comment, keep it favourited and we will return with Season 2 very, very soon. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @3magicnumberpod | |||
| 06 Mar 2023 | Stephen Perkins (of Jane's Addiction) on the Top 3 Influences on His Rhythm | 01:31:46 | |
As with the title of this podcast, 3 is certainly the magic number as today, episode 3 of season 2, we totally keep our cool and totally keep our calm whilst talking to Jane's Addiction / Porno For Pyros drummer and all round legend Mr Stephen Perkins. MR STEPHEN PERKINS! Now, this week's podcast might not follow to well worn and rigid 3ITMN podcast structure, but fear not as Stephen’s topic of Top 3 Influences On His Rhythm is one of the most engaging, fascinating and generally awesome conversations Matt and Remfry have ever had. A fantastic subject, a stupendous Top 3 and a properly incredible natter was had by all. The journey over to recommendation corner was one to check out a couple of films, an album and also some general words of wisdom. The chaps finish up the podcast with some Top 3 Tuesday chat, and this weeks indie label advert comes from the legends over at Church Road Records. Follow us on socials @3magicnumberpod Infectious Grooves - The Plague That Makes Your Booty Move... It's the Infectious Grooves | |||
| 14 Feb 2023 | Welcome to Season 2 of 3 is the Magic Number! | 00:12:41 | |
Welcome back one and all to the first episode of 3 is the Magic Number Season 2, the podcast that asks its guests for their Top 3 favourite things in any subject of their choosing. We (as in your hosts, Remfry Dedman and Matt Hughes) just wanted to take a moment, and this short, sharp and snappy podcast, to say hello again, catch everyone up on things that have been going on in 3ITMN world, as well as give you some insight into exactly what to expect from Season 2. We announce and chat about some of the amazing guests coming up, as well as introduce a few new season regulars that will be starting from this season onwards. We also talk about our new indie label advert scheme, tease some live shows, remind everyone about our monthly music playlists and give ourselves a probably just about deserved pat on the podcast back. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @3magicnumberpod | |||
| 13 Mar 2022 | Frank Turner on his Top 3 Comedy Ensembles | 01:20:13 | |
Today’s 3 Is The Magic Number guest, the first EVER guest for the podcast, is singer songwriter Mr. Frank Turner. This conversation was recorded over a year ago at the end of November 2020 during covid lockdown one, and sees Matt and Remfry chat to Frank about his Top 3 Comedy Ensembles. The three chaps also head over to recommendation corner to endorse a couple of fantastic TV dramas and an album from one of the most exciting hardcore acts in the UK. Frank is a much celebrated and hugely popular English punk and folk singer-songwriter from Meonstoke, Hampshire who has just had his first UK number one album with ‘FTHC’, released last month. He began his career as the vocalist of post-hardcore band Million Dead, then embarked upon a primarily acoustic-based solo career following the band's split in 2005. Since then his career has sky rocketed to incredible heights, touring practically non-stop and releasing nine solo albums. | |||
| 20 Apr 2025 | Colin Doran (from Hundred Reasons) on his Top 3 PlayStation 2 era Videogames | 01:00:29 | |
Good day, we are 3 Is The Magic Number, the podcast that asks its guests for their Top 3 favourite things in any subject of their choosing. If that sounds like something that rules (and we do), please do make sure you subscribe as we return each Monday. This is Season 3, Episode 8, an EXTRA episode in this new season, one that we managed to make happen very recently and have snuck it in the schedule like a blooming lovely extra course from a fancy restaurant. So, the guest this week is Colin Doran from the legendary UK rock band, Hundred Reasons. Yep, big! Colin came to hosts Matt and Remfry with his Top 3 PS2 Games, a subject so utterly down both of their streets, it may as well have been Top 3 Duos Called Matt and Remfry! The trio geek and nerd out to an extreme level this week, and talk all things PS2, retro gaming, shoot ‘em ups (or SHMUPS), best consoles in history and much much more. Again, we are placing a very firm NERD ALERT for this episode. We hope you enjoy this episode and this podcast, if you want to support it and us, please do follow us on social media (all 3magicnumberpod), from Instagram to Tik Tok, Youtube to Bluesky and X, (even though it's awful). If you also have a spare moment, please do give us a rating, like, subscribe, heck maybe even leave us a nice comment here if you see fit. We also have a shiny newsletter (that goes out Monday, along with the podcast). In it we throw in all manner of info relating to each weeks podcast, as well as exclusive playlists, Tuesday top 3, a subscriber exclusive matt vs Remfry podcast (at the end of the season) and loads more. Totally free! Totally class. | |||
| 01 May 2022 | Sophie K on her Top 3 Cult TV Shows | 01:32:54 | |
We are back! After a short week off, Season 1 continues a pace with a wonderful guest in the shape of broadcaster, journalist, presenter, podcaster and all round super human, Sophie K. Sophie somehow manages to fit in DJ’ing for Kerrang! Radio, Absolute Radio, Radio 1, writing regularly for Kerrang! magazine, hosting with Amazon Music anddddddd being one of the 3 podcast hosts for On Wednesdays We Wear Black. Surely there aren’t that many hours in the day? This Monday's podcast has Matt and Remfry chat to Sophie about her Top 3 Cult TV Shows, as well as veering into just a brilliant, chatty chat about cult-ish in general. What makes something cult? Is it rooted in ‘nerd’ or geek culture? When does something move from cult to pop culture? Is it rude when Remfry calls people a Cult? The answer to all of these is….you'll have to listen to the pod to find out. The 3 amigos also head down to Recommendation Corner to shout up a book series, a London shop and (rather cheekily) a selection of TV shows…cheeky. As with every episode, the pod ends on this weeks Tuesday Top 3, where we are our audience for their Top 3’s on an ever changing subject, we also have some shout outs and reveal next weeks podcast guest. Tune in and drop out y’all! | |||
| 02 Mar 2025 | Jacob Givens on his Top 3 Songs you didn't know were Covers | 01:23:56 | |
Just like a magical boomerang, we are back! Welcome to 3 Is The Magic Number, the podcast that asks its guests for their Top 3 favourite things in any subject of their choosing. That sounds good, right? Well, make sure you subscribe as we return each Monday. This is Episode 2, Season 3 and this week our guest is (takes deep breath) actor, writer, comedian, musician, podcaster, social media legend…(breathes out), Mr Jacob Givens! He is from the USA don’t you know. Jacob comes with the chat for hosts Matt and Remfry, and his Top 3 subject is a real winner. You like music, we like music, Jacob REALLY likes music, and his subject is ‘Top 3 songs you didn’t know were covers’. BOOM! Take it all in, and go push play now! The trio discuss a whole host of great (and not great) cover versions, but focus on those few that are SO good, it’s almost unbelievable to find out these artists didn’t write them in the first place. We hope you enjoy this episode and this podcast, if you want to support it and us, please do follow us on social media (all 3magicnumberpod), from Instagram to Tik Tok, Youtube to Bluesky (but not X, because it's awful). If you also have a spare moment, please do give us a rating, like, subscribe, heck maybe even leave us a nice comment if you see fit. | |||
| 03 Apr 2023 | Nels Hylton on his Top 3 favourite albums of the 00s | 01:16:46 | |
All we hear is radio ga ga this week, as we return from a few weeks of new season regulars back to the straight and narrow of Matt + Remfry + Guest = Episode. On today's podcast we welcome BBC Radio 1 DJ and Future Alternative show host Nels Hylton to discuss and dissect his Top 3, which given the guest, is very very on brand. Hoorah! Nels talks about his Top 3 Favourite Albums Of The 00’s a topic with an almost infinite number of choices. Amongst some classic picks he also talks at length about one album and band very close to his heart, a dear to him, almost unearthed gem. I would give anyone a very large pile of gold if they guessed it ahead of listening to the pod chat. CHALLENGE ACCEPTED! The chat over in that wonderful corner of recommendations this week sees the gang talk about a wonderful album and band, a new band and their EP and a world famous graphic novel series. Tasty! We end the podcast with an incredibly strong Tuesday Top 3, a few shout outs, the reveal for next weeks guest and this weeks free indie label advert comes from the truly awesome Alcopop. Enjoy! Follow us on socials @3isthemagicnumberpod and please rate, comment and subscribe. Late 90s - Everything is Closer Than It Seems BANDS THAT DON'T EXIST ANYMORE THAT NEVER GOT THEIR DUES - Playlist | |||
| 11 Dec 2023 | Review of the Year 2023 (Part 1) | 02:17:32 | |
Greetings, hello and welcome to of The Annual 3 Is The Magic Number end of season cultural review (Part 1). Matt and Remfry witter on about so many wonderful ‘things’ and delightful ‘stuff’, that we’ve had to split this up into two parts. Despite the name of the podcast, we gave ourselves to 10 (not 3) ‘things’ each (as well as a host of bubbling unders) which took in our hosts favourite films, TV shows, books, podcasts, albums, live shows etc etc of the year. What will be Remfry’s favourite ‘thing’? What ‘stuff’ will Matt harp on about? Can you tell we didn’t quite get to grips with the descriptive language for this one…? The pair wang on about indie dream pop hardcore, the biggest and pinkest film of the year, things to distract you from flying and why videos games usually make terrible movies. As ever, if you agree, disagree, have opinions you need aired or just want to complain or praise, get in touch @3magicnumberpod. We shall see you again next Monday (18th December) for part 2! Why not follow us on: | |||
| 27 Mar 2023 | Sammy & Justine (of Employed to Serve) on their Top 3 Comfort films | 01:32:13 | |
Love is in the air this week as we unleash our 2nd brand new season regular episode idea...the couples episode! In what we here at 3ITMN hope will be something we can actually keep going season on season, our guests in this week's pod are quite frankly one of the greatest couples in the metal universe right now, Sammy and Justine from Employed To Serve and Church Road Records (as well as so many other brilliant musical, business and life endeavours). Sammy and Justine chose their Top 3 Comfort Films, with a slight extension/explanation added about the films being ones watched post tour, when all the hard work from playing shows and gigs has ended and the pair finally have a moment to themselves. The picks cover all bases, the classic, the guilty pleasure and the…erm…the really out there, leftfield choice. All four take some time off their comfort film chatter and head to recommendation corner, where this week there is big chat about a classic album, a new album, a TV show that could be seen as a guilty pleasure, and a pair of TV shows some consider to be the very best. Crikey. We end on a Tuesday Top 3 that sparks some healthy debate and chatter with M and R, a few shout outs, the next week guest reveal and this week's free indie label advert from Flatspot Records. Follow us on socials @3isthemagicnumberpod Screaming Trees - Sweet Oblivion | |||
| 23 Feb 2025 | Nikki Brumen (of Blood Command) on her Top 3 Things She Learned From Moving to Norway | 01:23:42 | |
Well look at us! We are here! We are back! Welcome one and all, newcomers and seasoned old timers, to 3 Is The Magic Number, the podcast that asks guests for their Top 3 favourite things in any subject of your choosing. That sounds good, right? Well, make sure you subscribe as we return each Monday. It’s true, we’ve been away for a little bit, so sorry about that, but you know…life. Everything changes now though, this is the start of Season 3 and what a brilliant opening episode, guest and subject we have for you. Hosts Matt and Remfry are joined by globe-trotting and insanely talented musician Nikki Brumen, vocalist in the wonderful band Blood Command. Having moved from Australia to join the band, Nikki’s subject for the podcast is her ‘Top 3 Things She Learned From Moving to Norway’. An incredibly personal, funny and story laden chat awaits you all on this episode, as well as a nice, warm and authentic Aussie accent. G’DAY INDEED! Some podcast housekeeping now, and to make a more streamlined podcast, the recommendation corner has now been shelved and placed on a leave of absence…maybe it will be back, who knows. We hope you enjoy this episode and this podcast, if you want to support it and us, please do follow us on social media (all 3magicnumberpod), from Instagram to Tik Tok, Youtube to Bluesky (but not X, because it's awful). If you also have a spare moment, please do give us a rating, like, subscribe, heck maybe even leave us a nice review if you see fit. | |||
| 20 Feb 2023 | Ian Winwood on his Top 3 Places in Camden | 01:35:39 | |
Merry first podcast proper of Season 2 to one and all! Our season opener has Matt and Remfry poised for a lovely face-to-face chin wag with music journalist, author and man of Barnsley, Ian Winwood. Ian and his exceptional book 'Bodies: Life and Death in Music' made both of our hosts cry tears of real teary water and then demand some answers! Ian picked his Top 3 Places in Camden, the mighty borough, in the north of the mighty London Town where many a rock gig is set to occur each and every evening. This was a genuinely inspiring chat which included all manner of subjects including when is a home a home, how do you answer difficult questions about yourself and who could Ian never interview? As per every podcast, our 3 amigos also head over to recommendation corner to give praise to a(nother) book, an EP from a new heavy band and a shop that sells books…a book shop if you will. We also come armed with some nervous energy chatter and nonsense, a Tuesday Top 3 to discuss with some badly pronounced shout outs and we reveal next weeks guest as well. Get stuck in yo! Bodies: Life and Death in Music is available to pre-order in paperback now Unfaithful Music and Disappearing Ink (Elvis Costello Memoir) | |||