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• Kevin Bacon Takes 5 with songs of joy

  You’re about to learn a whole lot more about Kevin Bacon. The prolific actor has been on our screens for more than 40 years. It was his breakthrough part as Ren in Footloose that got him attention, but he was just getting started. Acclaimed roles in Apollo 13, A Few Good Men, The River Wild, and Mystic River would follow. In fact his filmography and range is so broad he literally had a game made up about him – Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon – where you could connect any Hollywood actor to him in six or less steps, he’s worked with that many stars.But bubbling away in the background, Kevin has always loved music. He played and wrote songs as a kid, joined his brother’s band and formed The Bacon Brothers in ’95, and shares his love of songs on the regular, across his social media.It was this thread I wanted to pull at, when I asked him to Take 5. But what emerged was a greater sense of the man himself. Deeply empathetic, very grounded, and with his heart in all the right places.Kevin Bacon's song choices:Earth, Wind & Fire – 'Happy Feelin'Spin Doctors – 'Little Miss Can't Be Wrong'John Prine & Iris DeMent – 'In Spite of Ourselves'Frank Ocean – 'Thinkin Bout You'Brandi Carlile – 'The Joke'00:00 Introduction to Kevin Bacon's Musical Journey01:00 Kevin Bacon's Love for Music02:19 Kevin Bacon's Acting and Music Synergy04:11 SONG 1: Earth, Wind & Fire – 'Happy Feelin'05:59 The Influence of Philadelphia's Music Scene09:59 Kevin Bacon's Acting Aspirations and Early Career14:38 SONG 2: Spin Doctors – 'Little Miss Can't Be Wrong'18:02 The Bacon Brothers and Overcoming Stage Fright22:53 SONG 3: John Prine & Iris DeMent – 'In Spite of Ourselves'23:28 Marriage to Kyra Sedgwick and singing together30:32 SONG 4: Frank Ocean – 'Thinkin Bout You'35:21 Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon and Philanthropy39:51 SONG 5: Brandi Carlile – 'The Joke'44:28 Kevin Bacon's Musical Journey45:57 Upcoming Episodes and Podcast Details46:29 Double J Radio HighlightsWatch Take 5 on ABC iview:https://iview.abc.net.au/show/take-5-with-zan-rowe

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• Take 5 with comedian and TV star Aaron Chen

  You’re about to see a side to Aaron Chen you’ve never seen before. You might know him as George in Fisk, or Guy Montgomery’s sidekick on Spelling Bee. Maybe you cheered his win on Taskmaster Australia season 3. He’s also an acclaimed stand-up comic. But when I sat down with Aaron in his new home in New York City, I got a totally different sense of what makes him tick.This podcast is a companion to the TV episode you can see now on ABC iview. But here, you’re getting a whole lot more. More stories, silliness, and backstory to Aaron Chen. I really loved this conversation, mainly cos I had no idea what to expect. And what I walked away with was a rich portrait of a really beautiful human with his heart in the right place.Aaron Chen's song choices:Arcade Fire – 'Neighbourhood #1 (Tunnels)'Matt Berry – 'Take My Hand'Vampire Weekend – 'Jerusalem, New York, Berlin'Faye Wong – 'Dreams (夢中人)'Kacey Musgraves – 'Deeper Well'00:00 Introduction to Aaron Chen01:26 Aaron's Move to New York02:49 Comedy and Music03:57 SONG 1: Arcade Fire – 'Neighbourhood #1 (Tunnels)'04:38 Growing Up in Suburban Sydney12:06 Early Comedy Days15:29 SONG 2: Matt Berry – 'Take My Hand'16:05 First TV Show Experience20:43 Friendship with Sam Campbell25:16 SONG 3: Vampire Weekend – 'Jerusalem, New York, Berlin'25:38 Journey to America27:49 Auditioning for Fisk29:44 Meeting Kitty Flanagan30:29 Finding My Comedy Voice34:29 Faith and Grounding37:09 SONG 4: Faye Wong – 'Dreams (夢中人)'41:50 Marriage and Moving to New York44:27 American TV and Movie Roles48:30 SONG 5: Kacey Musgraves – 'Deeper Well'48:36 Final Reflections and Future PlansWatch Take 5 on ABC iview:https://iview.abc.net.au/show/take-5-with-zan-rowe

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• Melanie C's songs she 'feels in her bones'

  As one-fifth of the Spice Girls, she's one of the most famous people on the planet. But you wouldn’t know it. The Liverpudlian's down to earth beginnings define who Mel C is today.Take 5 is back on your screens for a fourth season on ABC iview, and we kicked off the series with Sporty Spice. In a beautiful HIFI bar in east London, we unpacked her remarkable story… of a kid who daydreamed about the pop stars she’d one day become friends with.This is the story of the Spice Girls you haven’t heard, where against all odds they did it their way. It’s also the story of Melanie’s path to a solo career, and her full circle return to the rave culture she grew up in.Settle in for a fireside chat with an absolute legend, in this extended uncut edition of Melanie C's Take 5.Melanie C's song choices:Stevie Wonder — 'Sir Duke'Wham! — 'Everything She Wants'TLC — 'Waterfalls'Orbital — 'Chime'The Beatles — 'Eleanor Rigby'00:00 Introduction to Mel C and the Spice Girls00:24 Mel C's Musical Beginnings00:36 Take Five Podcast and Mel C's Story01:35 The Power of Music in Mel C's Life02:50 Mel C's First Musical Influences03:38 SONG 1: Stevie Wonder — 'Sir Duke'05:43 Meeting Stevie Wonder09:22 Growing Up in Liverpool11:07 The Birth of Sporty Spice15:37 The Spice Girls' Early Days19:28 Living Together and Early Struggles20:55 Breaking into the Music Industry23:55 SONG 2: Wham! — 'Everything She Wants'30:38 Childhood Memories and First Friendships32:17 SONG 3: TLC — 'Waterfalls'35:59 Going Solo and Collaborations41:12 SONG 4: Orbital — 'Chime'42:23 Rave Culture and DJing51:33 SONG 5: The Beatles — 'Eleanor Rigby'54:44 The Beatles and Liverpool's Influence55:48 Reflecting on Spice Mania58:11 Conclusion and Final ThoughtsWatch Take 5 on ABC iview:https://iview.abc.net.au/show/take-5-with-zan-rowe

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• Take 5 with Peaches

  The transgressive trailblazer celebrates 25 years since The Teaches of Peaches. A boundary-blurring blend of electroclash, sex-positive feminist themes, and fun. It would become a defining album of the early noughties, and kick off a career that made our heads spin time and time again.Peaches has been pushing the boundaries and conversations around gender and sexuality since the beginning, and she’s someone I always relish sitting down with.So I’ve dug into my Take 5 archives this week to a chat I had with Peaches back in 2018 when I invited her to Take 5 with songs that bite. And oh boy, did she deliver.Peaches' song choices:PJ Harvey - '50ft Queenie [4-Track Demo Version]'Rough Trade - 'High School Confidential'DAF - 'Der Mussolini'Missy Elliott - 'Get Ur Freak On'Diamanda Galás - 'My Love Will Never Die'00:00 Introduction to Peaches and Her Impact00:50 Peaches' Musical Inspirations and Influences like AC/DC04:39 Exploring PJ Harvey's Influence05:06 SONG 1: PJ Harvey - '50ft Queenie [4-Track Demo Version]'07:59 SONG 2: Rough Trade - 'High School Confidential'08:02 Rough Trade and Carol Pope's Legacy13:36 Peaches' Role in Queer Culture and Feminism14:21 Influencing artists like Janelle Monáe17:31 SONG 3: DAF - 'Der Mussolini'18:13 The Power of Minimalist Punk19:32 Peaches' Unique Stage Presence20:51 SONG 4: Missy Elliott - 'Get Ur Freak On'22:33 The Evolution of Peaches' Art23:28 SONG 5: Diamanda Galás - 'My Love Will Never Die'25:15 Upcoming Take Five Episodes and Conclusion

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• INTRODUCING: Brand new TV episodes of Take 5 with Zan Rowe

  Take 5 with Zan Rowe is back on your screens from Tuesday 9 September, and Season 4 is our biggest yet.Kevin BaconMelanie C from the Spice GirlsLordePaul KellyComedian Aaron Chen (Fisk, Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee)Pulp's Jarvis CockerAcross this new season, you’ll hear revealing, funny, and deeply personal conversations with some of the most fascinating artists around. Each guest takes on a theme and chooses five songs that speak to it, and what unfolds is always unexpected.Like Jarvis Cocker, who didn’t say “I love you” until he was 40. Or Aaron Chen, whose wild comedy days led him back to a deep Christian faith.Want a Spice Girls story?Melanie C takes us back to the early days of sharehousing with the band – and spills on who scored the solo room. That chat was filmed at Hidden Grooves, a high-end London hifi bar owned by Richard Branson. The speaker behind us? Worth £55,000. No joke.We also sit down with songwriting legends Paul Kelly and Lorde, diving into the tracks they obsess over and the stories behind them.You’ll catch all the episodes from Tuesday September 9 on ABC TV and ABC iview.PLUS: every week, we’ll drop extended cuts of these chats right here on the podcast. All the bits we had to leave out of the TV episodes, the stories that didn’t make the edit, the moments that stayed with us.So hit follow and get ready for a season of Take 5 that’ll shift your perspective, make you laugh, and maybe even make you cry.And while you wait for Season 4, there’s plenty to explore. From Eddie Perfect to Meg Washington, Bernard Sumner to Antony Green – Take 5 has been a radio and podcast favourite for years. Dig in.Watch the first 3 seasons of Take 5 on ABC iview:https://iview.abc.net.au/show/take-5-with-zan-roweOther Take 5 episodes you might like:Eddie Perfect https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/take-5/eddie-perfect-take-5-source-material-beetlejuice-musical/105463030Bernard Sumner from New Order https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/take-5/bernard-sumner-take-5-still-uses-blue-monday-synth-unbeatable/104908428Meg Washington https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/take-5/meg-washington-take-5/105628150Antony Green https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/take-5/antony-green-take-5-song-preferences/105234670

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