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Radio Scotland,22 Apr 2026,30 mins

Series The Arts Mix

Steve Mason from the Beta Band, artist Vicky Paul's cherry blossoms, Hrishikesh Hirway of West Wing Weekly and Song Exploder.

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Steve Mason tells Len why he spent his time as frontman of the Beta Band practicing martial arts in car parks instead of living the more typical rock 'n' roll lifestyle as they discuss his memoir, Failure is Always An Option: Glorious Adventures on the Beta Band Front Line And Other Tales. Artist Vicky Paul tells us about her very timely Cherry Blossoms exhibition showing in Edinburgh. Hrishikesh Hirway, host of award-winning podcasts Song Exploder and The West Wing Weekly, talks about how the confidence he gained from being invited to hang out with West Wing cast members, interviewing famous musicians about their songwriting process, and collaborating with Lin-Manuel Miranda led him to create his own very personal new album, In the Last Hour of Light.

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