Even if the thrill and the hurting will never be yours, this episode can be! This week, we're talking about the lovely, yearning Never Be Mine, with long-time Kate fan Craig Houston from Ohio. And we have another top 10 favorite form our host i

S04E07 – Night of the Swallow

Mar 28th, 2019 1h 29m

Come with us on a hired plane, with no names mentioned, for a fun ride through the seventh track on The Dreaming, the Irish-tinged/power ballad hybrid Night of the Swallow. In one of our most enthusiastic episodes yet, we have our good friend o

S07E10 - Big Stripey Lie

Dec 10th, 2023 46m 33s

Coming up behind hind hind is a new episode of Strange Phenomena! In this episode, we're digging into the third to last track on The Red Shoes: Big Stripey Lie.A song that almost didn't make the final track listing for the album, Big Stripey L

S07E09 - Constellation of the Heart

Dec 2nd, 2023 41m 15s

Get your telescopes ready! We're coming at you with a full report of the ninth track from Kate Bush's seventh album The Red Shoes. For this week's episode, we have Diego Ortega on the show to discuss Constellation of the Heart, his favorite Ka

S07E08 - Top of the City

Nov 18th, 2023 1h 16m

One more step to the top of the city, where another episode of Strange Phenomena is waiting for you (as well as a couple of pigeons). This week we're talking about the amazing album track Top of the City, the eighth song on Kate Bush's sevent

S07E07 - The Red Shoes

Oct 15th, 2023 1h 18m

With no words and no song, you can dance a dream with your body on as you listen to this episode about the title track to Kate Bush's seventh album The Red Shoes!For this episode, we get to talk with a long-time Kate Bush fan, David Manuel, wh

S07E06 - Lily

Oct 5th, 2023 58m 49s

Do you have Gabriel before you, Raphael behind you, Michael to your right and Uriel on your left side? If you do, time to put on the sixth track on Kate Bush's seventh album The Red Shoes: the undeniable Lily!As you'll hear in this episode, th

S07E05 - The Song of Solomon

Sep 11th, 2023 45m 11s

This is the newest episode, the episode for everyone who wants to listen to another discussion of a Kate Bush song!But of course you want to listen! We're talking this week about The Song of Solomon, the fifth track from Kate Bush's album The

S07E04 - Moments of Pleasure

Aug 6th, 2023 1h 1m

Now that we've danced a bit, it's time to get a little emotional with the single Moments of Pleasure. Released as a single in late 1993, Moments of Pleasure is a beloved song by many a Kate fan and it's not hard to see why. Emotional lyrics? Ch

Eat the Music

Jun 18th, 2023 57m 23s

It's summer and time to party it up with Eat the Music! So grab a banana, a sultana, and hey, would you like guava while we're at it? And while you're munching on a fruity snack or two, take a listen to our latest episode of the show!Cecilee s

S07E02 - And So Is Love

Jan 8th, 2023 1h 20m

Now it's time to slow it down a little for all you lovers out there. We have another beautiful Kate Bush song discussion coming right to your ears, and this time, we're talking about track #2 from The Red Shoes: And So Is Love. Listen as Cecile

And So Is Love

Jan 8th, 2023 1h 22m

Rubberband Girl

Nov 23rd, 2022 40m 22s

Are you ready to bounce back to life like a rubberband? We hope so! Because ready or not, here's the newest episode of Strange Phenomena!This week, we're starting the new season with the first song from The Red Shoes album, the bouncy (appropr

S07E00-1 - The Line The Cross and The Curve Commentary!

Oct 23rd, 2022 1h 1m

Welcome to a very special episode of the show this week! Get ready to pop some popcorn and plug in your VCRs, because this week, we're watching the 1993 musical short film, The Line, The Cross, and the Curve, directed by Kate Bush herself!Cecil

The Line The Cross and The Curve Commentary!

Oct 23rd, 2022 1h 3m

S07E00 - The Red Shoes Album Introduction Episode

Oct 15th, 2022 1h 29m

See those trees bend in the wind..... It's another episode of Strange Phenomena coming right to you! A podcast bouncing back to life! This week we're starting a NEW SEASON of the show. We've made it through six albums so far, and now here's alb

Trailer

The Red Shoes Album Introduction Episode

Oct 15th, 2022 1h 32m

See those trees bend in the wind..... It's another episode of Strange Phenomena coming right to you! A podcast bouncing back to life!This week we're starting a NEW SEASON of the show. We've made it through six albums so far, and now here's a

Special - There Are Stranger Things to Do Than Go Running Up That Hill

Jun 10th, 2022 29m 28s

Well what a week it has been! Our lovely Kate is now sitting at #1 on Spotify, she has scored her first top 10 hit in the US, she's reentered the UK charts.....And it's all because of a Netflix show!This week, we're adding on to the story of Ru

Special - Let's Go Running Up That Hill with Stranger Things

Jun 9th, 2022 31m 43s

S06E19 - Once (Roy Harper song)

Mar 19th, 2022 25m 10s

And now we come to the final collaboration and the final episode for the Sensual World season.Roy Harper is a critically acclaimed English singer/songwriter who has been around since the 60s and whose music has been a bit part of Kate's life.

S06E18 - Sister and Brother (Midge Ure song)

Mar 12th, 2022 32m 48s

Now on to collaboration #2 for the Sensual World era!What does the frontman for an 80s synth rock band and Kate Bush have in common?Why, this song!Midge Ure is best known as the frontman for the band Ultravox, who were known for huge 80s hit

S06E17 - The King is Dead (Go West song)

Mar 5th, 2022 20m 3s

Now we're on to the last three episodes of the Sensual World season, and we're starting this part with three collaborations that our lovely Kate took part in!The first is a song she recorded in the background for the pop group Go West. Stylist

S06E16 - Rocket Man

Feb 26th, 2022 46m 51s

It won't be such a long long time before the next episode of Strange Phenomena: it's here now!This week, we're talking about a cover song (yes! a cover song) by our lovely Kate, of one of her musical heroes: Elton John. Recorded for a compilat

S06E15 - One Last Look Around the House Before We Go

Feb 19th, 2022 18m 8s

Do you think you'll have a minute for a beautiful Kate Bush instrumental?We hope so!This week's episode is about a short instrumental called One Last Look Around the House Before We Go, a b-side from the single Love and Anger and also a track

S06E14 - The Confrontation

Jan 15th, 2022 23m 4s

What a way to start off the new year 2022: with a new episode of Strange Phenomena!We're back from our holiday break to finish out the Sensual World era of Kate's music. This week, it's just Cecilee as she talks about the instrumental track Th