Ep 146 - Damon Minchella

Ep 146 - Damon Minchella

My guest this week is the musician Damon Minchella – legendary bassist, founding member of Ocean Colour Scene, and a man who lived through the wildest years of Britpop and beyond. In his new book, You’d Look Good on a Donkey: Brit Pop, Bass Lines and Bad Decisions, Damon tells the story of going from being broke and on the dole to sudden wealth, fame, and full‑tilt rock and roll excess. We talk about what that does to your head: the pressure, the burnout, the drugs, the insanity of being recognised everywhere, and the challenge of coming back to normal life. Damon is brutally honest about his own bad decisions, the perils of rock and roll, and how he’s managed to find a healthier balance along the way. Buy his new book here [https://www.waterstones.com/book/youd-look-good-on-a-donkey/damon-minchella/9781739477967] This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit samdelaney.substack.com/subscribe [https://samdelaney.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Ep 145 - Peter Hooton

This week on The Reset, I’m joined by Peter Hooton – frontman of The Farm, co‑founder of legendary Liverpool fanzine The End, writer, activist and lifelong Red. It’s a conversation about how music, football and humour can keep you afloat when the world’s trying to drag you under. We get into The Farm’s rise as a proper ‘street band,’ the snobbery they faced from the music press, the madness of early 90s fame and how close he came to burning out. Peter also opens up about being at Hillsborough, the guilt he carried for years and the long fight for justice. It’s funny, political, emotional and full of heart. The Farm are on tour in 2026 - dates and tickets here [https://thefarmmusic.co.uk/live/] This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit samdelaney.substack.com/subscribe [https://samdelaney.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Ep 144 - Paul Eastwick

This week I’m chatting to Professor Paul Eastwick, one of the world's top thinkers on love, attraction, and relationships, and the author of “Bonded by Evolution: What We’ve Got Wrong About Love and Connection [https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/bonded-by-evolution-the-new-science-of-finding-and-keeping-love-paul-eastwick/7873827?ean=9781529910568&next=t].” We get into loads of stuff: why your “type” probably isn’t real, how dating apps can fry your brain, why chemistry matters more than tick-box lists, and how the whole Tate-adjacent manosphere view of women and relationships is nonsense once you look at the actual science. We also talk about vulnerability, anxiety, being liked, and how relationship chaos bangs up against our mental health – whether you’re single, married, divorced or just confused. If you enjoy this, there’s an archive of over 140 other interviews, plus hundreds of my essays and articles, at samdelaney.substack.com. Go and have a look. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit samdelaney.substack.com/subscribe [https://samdelaney.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Ep 143 - Jason Williamson

New year, new series. My first guest on The Reset POD FOR 2026 is Jason Williamson from Sleaford Mods. Known for his furious, funny and brutally honest lyrics about post-austerity Britain, masculinity, class, love and more, Jason has helped build one of the most passionate fanbases in British music over the past decade. We met at his label’s London offices just before Christmas for a wide-ranging, unfiltered conversation covering everything from Andrew Tate to Amazon shopping, family estrangement and getting sober. The sound’s a little raw in places (sorry about that), but Jason is thoughtful, open and completely compelling. I loved the chat — I hope you enjoy it too. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit samdelaney.substack.com/subscribe [https://samdelaney.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Ep 142 - Josh Connolly

Josh Connolly had a chaotic childhood. By the time he hit his twenties, he was contemplating suicide. Now, he is one of the country’s most influential voices on mental health, using his own experiences to help others. I chatted with him about why men struggle to share emotions, growing up around alcohol and how he wants to de-stigmatise conversations about suicide. For more on Josh’s work, click here [https://www.joshconnolly.co.uk/] This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit samdelaney.substack.com/subscribe [https://samdelaney.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]