Björk Handles Ants and Spiders and Lizards episode artwork

EPISODE · Jun 15, 2026 · 1H

Björk Handles Ants and Spiders and Lizards

from What Is Music?: A Music Podcast About Arctic Monkeys · host Adam Scott Glasspool, Steve Murphy, Lucas Way

The Big Mates provide a special kind of audio accompaniment for a variety of clips from across the career of The Sugarcubes. Adam, Steve, and Lucas discuss Icelandic cuisine, currency conversion rates, successful side projects, milk, Top of the Pops, Joan Jett, Netflix podcasts, and MTV programming whilst watching some music videos for the band’s biggest hits, footage of them performing on TV, and archival footage of Björk’s earlier projects. Head to YouTube to watch along by clicking here!Or don't watch along - the episode works fine either way!Our next episode comes out Monday June 22nd, and sees us dive into Björk’s first solo album - Debut!Join the conversation on:Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/whatismusicpod.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.net/@whatismusicpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatismusicpodE-mail: [email protected] access to more shows, exclusive bonus content, ad-free episodes of this show, and more music discussion by subscribing to our Patreon!Head to patreon.com/whatismusicpod and receive up to two new episodes of our various shows every week (including our album club and monthly themed playlists!), ad-free archives of What Is Music?, and access to our Patron-only Discord server for even more music (and non-music) discussion!Support our show when starting your own podcast!By signing up to Buzzsprout with this link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=780379Check out our merch!https://whatismusicpod.redbubble.comDonate to our podcast!https://ko-fi.com/whatismusichttp://whatismusic.buzzsprout.com/Support the show

Episode metadata supplied by the publisher feed · Published Jun 15, 2026

Embed this episode

The Big Mates provide a special kind of audio accompaniment for a variety of clips from across the career of The Sugarcubes. Adam, Steve, and Lucas discuss Icelandic cuisine, currency conversion rates, successful side projects, milk, Top of the Pops, Joan Jett, Netflix podcasts, and MTV programming whilst watching some music videos for the band’s biggest hits, footage of them performing on TV, and archival footage of Björk’s earlier projects. Head to YouTube to watch along by clic...

Distinct summary based on available episode metadata or transcript content.

NOW PLAYING

Björk Handles Ants and Spiders and Lizards

0:00 1:00:23

No transcript for this episode yet

We transcribe on demand. Request one and we'll notify you when it's ready — usually under 10 minutes.

No similar episodes found.

No similar podcasts found.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is this episode of What Is Music?: A Music Podcast About Arctic Monkeys?

This episode is 1 hour and 0 minutes long.

When was this What Is Music?: A Music Podcast About Arctic Monkeys episode published?

This episode was published on June 15, 2026.

Can I download this What Is Music?: A Music Podcast About Arctic Monkeys episode?

Yes. Use the download control on the episode player to save the publisher-provided media file.
URL copied to clipboard!