Impropod podcast
The podcast explores people’s connection to music, Luke Tomlinson improvises soundtracks to stories, emotions and ideas on the piano. It’s available on Spotify and other platforms, or scroll down to listen to episodes.
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Latest podcast episodes
From mushroom music, to a stollen xmas tree and wrongful imprisonment, the podcast has vast array of stories and guests, each with a unique, improvised soundtrack. Check out the latest episodes below.
Ep65 Autism and the Peril of Quicksand - Angela Kingdon
Luke talks to Angela Kingdon, co-founder of the Autistic Culture Podcast Network about autism, music and storytelling. Angela tells a story about her adventures involving…
August 10, 2026
EP64 Bobcat Jeopardy & the Art of Podcasting - Michael Osborne
Luke chats with podcast producer, consultant and Famous & Gravy host Michael Osborne about storytelling, creativity and the surprising ways music can deepen our understanding…
July 10, 2026 
Ep63 Lake Orcrid and the Sound of Cinema - Sean Wilson
Film writer and author Sean Wilson joins Luke to explore the fascinating world of film music and the art of musical storytelling. Sean discusses his…
July 7, 2026 
Ep62 Psychic Sue and the Spirit of Ray Charles - Sue Witheridge
In a fascinating episode Sue Witheridge talks about her Psychic abilities and the way she can talk to spirit . She tells stories about a…
March 27, 2026 
Ep61 Playback Theatre and Meta Closeness - Erin Whalen
In this episode of the Impropod podcast, Luke interviews Erin Whalen, a communication skills coach and playback theater practitioner. They discuss the connection between the…
January 13, 2026 
Ep60 Brisbane betrayal and Importance of Improv - Steven Morgan
"Music can transcend things in a way that words and action cannot." In this episode, Luke talks to Holland-based comedian, improviser and musician Steven Morgan…
December 4, 2025 
Ep59 Witchcraft, manifestation and a shruti box - Swailes
Luke talks to Witch, podcaster and security officer Swailes about her witchcraft podcast and the power of manifestation. She explains how everyday rituals, from blowing…
November 18, 2025 
Ep58 Near death Experience & an unexpected game of poker - Peter Gunn
Poet, author, bodybuilder and former US Air Force veteran Peter Gunn discusses his extraordinary near-death experience at the age of seven, and how it influenced…
November 18, 2025 
Ep57 Veteran voice radio and the Call of Duty - Donald Dunn
US military veteran and podcast host Donald Dunn talks about the importance of music in the military, while serving. He shares stories of soldiers coming…
November 18, 2025 
Ep56 Checkpoint danger, U2 and a pipe organ - Pete A Turner
Producer, podcaster and former spy Pete A Turner shares a gripping story about a potentially deadly checkpoint crossing in Iraq, revealing the tension and uncertainty…
November 18, 2025 
Ep55 Magic Johnson, Khabib Nurmagomedov and the power of story telling - Rod Berger
Author and host Rod Berger has conducted more than 4,000 interviews, speaking with figures including the late Pope Francis, NBA legend Magic Johnson and the…
November 18, 2025 
Ep54 The Power of music, maths and a Bridge Over Troubled Water - Glenn Berger
Dr. Glenn Berger. is a psychotherapist and coach who's worked for over twenty-five years. Before that, he was in the music business, In the Studio…
November 18, 2025 
Ep53 Can mushrooms make music? Was this the weirdest walk home ever? - Dan Blackwell
Youtuber and composer Dan Blackwell talks about his short film The Lonely Mushroom, which uses music generated from mushrooms, and synthesisers, before exploring how improvised…
November 18, 2025 
Ep52 Improvisation Integrated Into Everything - Pete (the Temp) Bearder
In an eloquent interview poet and performer Pete the Temp discusses improvisation as both a creative practice and an underlying principle of life. He tells…
November 18, 2025 
Ep51 What does nearly getting eaten by a wale sound like?! Dangerous creatures and composition - Adam Foran
Newfoundland based composer and multi instrumentalist, Adam Foran tells some great stories involving a vicious great horned owl that wiped out his chickens, and meeting…
June 24, 2025 
Ep50 Life changing trip hazard and an xmas tree heist! Malaika Kegode
Writer & performer Malika Kegode tells an intriguing story about gaining a sense of integrity after falling down a hole on a late-night walk home,,…
May 31, 2025 
Ep49 Violin Improv, bike chaos and the power of dissonance - Greta Murmaite
Violin player Greta Murmaite, plays some fantastic improv. She talks about performing across classical, indie folk and jazz, and explores how improvisation has helped her…
May 20, 2025 
Ep48 gig revelations and the The Lake Isle of Innisfree - William Barkley
Educator, instrumentalist and audio editor William Barkley shares a powerful story about a revelation he experienced while playing a gig at a ski resort, which…
March 9, 2025 
Ep47 2 Worlds, Fame, Film and TV composition - Myles McLeod
Film and TV composer (Sky Arts, Amazon Prime) Myles McLeod talks about the double life he leads between composing and working at the Bristol Hippodrome,…
February 13, 2025 
Ep46 Experimental vocal workshops and soul songs - Bexx
Experimental pop artist and vocal couch BexX, discuses his innovative vocal workshops, where participants use improvisation to explore sound, emotion and self-expression without fear of…
February 4, 2025 
Ep45 Sound of Colour, Music & Synaesthesia - Maike Preissing
Psychologist and synaesthesia artist Maike Preissing gives some fascinating insight into how she sees the world with synaesthesia including seeing music as colours in her…
January 28, 2025 
Ep44 Storm Sounds and Audio Recontextualisation - Joe Early
Sound recordist Joe Early from the Library of sounds, tells stories about recording of a storm, and a night on King Street, Bristol. Luke improvises…
January 21, 2025 
Ep43 Colombian Chaos & the Shrewsbury Biscuit - Alex Whiteley
Host of the Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast, Alex Whiteley tells a story about a crazy night in Columbia involving drunkenly bear-hugging a famous latin singer, and…
September 4, 2024 
Ep42 Radio Accention - Stevie Cripps
Voice actor Stevie Cripps shares his fascinating journey from being a child radio enthusiast to becoming a locksmith and eventually a BBC radio producer, working…
August 6, 2024 
Ep 41 Improv Acting and Wedding Chaos! - Scott Hamm Duenas
LA based actor and film maker Scott Ham, Duenas tells an entertaining story about his wedding, where he nearly got into a fight with the…
July 3, 2024 
Ep40 Wrongful Imprisonment - Jeffery Deskovic
Attorney and founder of the Jeffrey Deskovic Foundation for Justice, Jeffery Deskovic, tells an extraordinary story about being wrongly imprisoned from the age of 16…
June 1, 2024 
Ep 39 The Holographic Being - Iman Kamel
Artist, mentor, cultural diplomat and filmmaker Iman Kamel explores ancient Egyptian mythology, the Neteru archetypes and the wisdom of embracing paradox. She shares a powerful…
April 16, 2024 
Ep38 Phoenix out of the fire - Glenda Benevides
"And then I stood at the top of the stairs looking down the stairwell into the conference exposition area. I took a moment and I…
April 4, 2024 
Ep37 Magic and Mentalism - Daniel Chan
San Fransisco based mentalist and magician, Daniel Chan, talks about his journey to becoming the The Millionaires' Mentalist and the power of networking. He discusses…
March 27, 2024 
Ep36 Conducting & Artistic Fluency - Ruairi Edwards
Birmingham-based choir master and composer Ruairi Edwards talks about how he learned to conduct, and the process he went through from pianist to conductor. He…
March 14, 2024 
Ep35 Musicianship & Pastry Connection - Kristine Dizon
Montreal (Canada) based clarinetist, teacher, poet Founder of the Modern Artist Project Kristine Dizon, discuss's her relationship to music and teaching methods. She also tells…
March 4, 2024 
Ep34 Abba Annoyance & Indian Bird Flipping! - Kim Anandi
DJ & chef Kim Anandi tells an entertaining story involving his dislike for the band ABBA and why never plays it, and recounts an interesting…
February 22, 2024 
Ep33 a Living Testament to Resilience - Ross Alexander
Texas based motivational public speaker and personal trainer Ross Alexander of war room speakers club talks about how he overcame great adversity to become successful.…
February 13, 2024 
Ep32 Electro storm in a crappy tent, & the sound of modernity - Luke Marzec
Songwriter, saxophonist and multi instrumentalist Luke Marzec tells a story of surviving in a tent during a heavy storm on acid, and the log to…
January 16, 2024 
Ep31 Positive Future Projection - Rob Hopkins
Rob Hopkins, a key figure in the Transition Town movement, and host of the podcast what if to what next. Tells the story of creating…
December 20, 2023 
Ep30 Volcanic treachery & narrowboat adventures - Hannah Smith
Hanna Smith, a bookseller and linocut artist inspired by folklore, nature and the occult, joins Luke to explore the connection between storytelling and improvised music.…
December 1, 2023 
Ep29 Twice struck by lightning & Bishop Desmond Tutu’s chair - Sandy Kennedy
Sandy talks about the weird effects of being struck by lightning, gives some fascinating insight into her relationship with music, & tells a story involving…
November 28, 2023 
Ep28 Camden chaos, & the great train robbery - Jeff Bacon
Jeff Bacon, is a music industry business development specialist based in Barcelona, and ex-manger of the band Alabama 3. He tells stories of an unusual…
November 21, 2023 
Ep27 Disporting ones-self & the highland moose - Belinda Connolly
Belinda Connolly, an author, chef, therapist and BnB host talks about childhood memory of summers evoked by Luke's music, and tells 2 hilarious stories involving…
November 13, 2023 
Ep26 Life ascension & the ice cave - Pete Taylor
Pete Taylor, father of previous guests Ben and Alice Boyd Taylor, talks about how he is ascending from darker times in his life, and his…
November 7, 2023 
Ep25 Sashimi Trouble 6s & 9s & the big break- Andy Hill
Journalist and musician Andy Hill, takes us on a journey to to China, with an embarrassing restaurant story involving broken glass and far too much…
October 31, 2023 
Ep24 Storm on a square rigger, Egypt & percussion - Jon Inder
Percussionist, songwriter and musicologist Jon Inder recounts a tale about his exhilaration of being in a storm on a square sailed ship the TS Royalist…
October 24, 2023 
Ep23 Key-lime K-Hole - Craig Reeson
Chef Craig Reeson previously of Rumour in Totnes explores the connections between food, music and memory, from describing the layers of a key lime pie…
October 17, 2023 
Ep22 Growing up and the Anatomy of music - Rowland O’Conner
Sound engineer, guitarist and Greenpeace fundraiser Rowland O'Connor joins Luke to explore spontaneity, creativity and the balance between thought and instinct in music. Roland talks…
October 10, 2023 
Ep21 Pink Dolphins & Divorce! - Jack Judd
Carpenter & musician Jack Judd tell of his adventures in the amazon and goes a musical and emotional journey revisiting his parents divorce!Jack shares vivid…
October 3, 2023 
Ep20 Discombobulation and Mind Clarity - Ruthie Oldershaw
What would you do if you where lost on Dartmoor with your dogs, you have no phone and it's getting dark? Find out how Ruthie…
September 25, 2023 
Ep19 Embracing Ambiguity - Julian Marshall
Luke talks to renowned composer, songwriter, teacher & musician, Julian Marshall about his composition process, the benefits of not trying to control your own life.…
September 19, 2023 
Ep18 Curative Hiphop - Micha Walter
Stockholm based Music producer and Hiphop couch Micha Walter, shares an inspiring story about determination and resilience within and Australian youth centre. He discuses working…
September 12, 2023 
Ep17 Movement & Positivity - Anthony Hobden
Luke Interviews personal trainer Anthony Hobden about how he used jujitsu to improve his sense of self of discipline and wellbeing, Anthony also tells an…
September 5, 2023 
Ep16 Where is the Edge?! Eddystone Pigeon & Snowy Adventures - Thomas Wilson
Adventurer and astrophysicist Thomas Wilson tells of an unexpected pigeon rescue whilst sailing of the coast of Plymouth. How to avoid falling off when you…
August 29, 2023 
Ep15 The Whirlwind Vortex & Classical Piano - Jamie Loftus
Luke interviews classical pianist Jamie Loftus, who tells an epic adventure involving a whirlwind vortex, a rope-swinging mishap, a wall of brambles an unexpected barbed-wire…
August 22, 2023 
Ep14 Camino adventures & puppet trouble - Saskia Tomlinson
Puppet maker, animator and sister to Luke tells her adventures of the Camino de Santiago, puppet trouble involving an emergency involving a broken hyena puppet,…
August 15, 2023 
Ep13 Cello improv & Metamorphosis - Ben Roberts
Luke talks to composer and cellist Ben Roberts, Ben improvises on the cello his interpretation of the stories. With Tales of mushrooms in the ball…
August 8, 2023 
Ep12 Solace & hitchhiking - Oscar Linsey Turner
Ecological entrepreneur and podcaster Oscar Lindsay-Turner tells a heartfelt story about loss and solace, his hitchhiking adventures in Germany and they discuss music's impact on…
August 1, 2023 
Ep11 Climbing a mountain barefoot, beatboxing and Cabagism - Finn Hopkins
Luke interviews beatboxer, hip-hop artist and loop musician Finn Hopkins (AKA Dr Asparagus), who shares extraordinary stories of barefoot mountain climbing in India, living alone…
July 25, 2023 
Ep10 Adventures in New Orleans, music to V8 engines & sea slugs! - Bob Tomlinson
Bob Tomlinson. 'House designing renegade', father to Luke, & director of Village Makers, discuses the soundtrack of sea slugs and hot busses. From a tense…
July 18, 2023 
Ep9 Interaction of time, movement and music - Joe Kelly
How does a dangerous wave change your perception of time? Luke interviews surfer, fitness couch and movement specialist Joe Kelly. They discus the change in…
July 11, 2023 
Ep8 Royalty, Death & a Misunderstanding - Dylan Allan
How do you portray drunkenness on the piano? Classical pianist Dylan Allan discuses the sound of royalty, and tells a heartfelt story about mortality and death.…
July 4, 2023 
Ep7 Dance, Venezuela China Culture Clash & Wet Socks - Carolina Minton Frias
In Episode 7 of Impropod Dancer and artist, Carolina Minton Frias tells Stories of moving continents, falling in posh rivers and they explore the musical…
June 27, 2023 
Ep6 Power of musical Improv, glass staircases & Intentionality - Yoosuf Blake
In Episode 6 Luke talks to enthusiastic and entertaining music producer and songwriter Yoosuf Blake in Los Angeles. Yoosuf tells some fun childhood stories, including how…
June 20, 2023 
Ep5 Tom Waits & the Old Bakery - Stuart Bell
In Episode 5 Luke Interviews songwriter Stuart Bell remotely in Scotland. Stoo tells stories of a surprise at Tower Records in Glasgow, after hearing Tom…
June 14, 2023 
Ep4 Turtle Genesis and Kibbutz - Galore Orr
Galore tells a turtle based creation story. Him and Luke discus doing Vision Quest on Dartmoor, experiencing illness, isolation, boredom and physical discomfort before discovering…
June 13, 2023 
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Get the gist of the podcast without listening to it! The podcast explores people’s connection to music, Luke Tomlinson improvises soundtracks to stories, emotions and…
May 12, 2023 
Ep3 One night Stand Passion, a Rooftop Threat and Adventures in India - Ben Boyd Taylor
Film-maker and teacher Ben BT tells stories of passion and confusion about a one night stand, his adventures in India involving a hair raising motorbike…
May 11, 2023 
Ep2 Cake and Runaway Cars - Alice Boyd-Taylor
Luke interviews and improvises for spoken word poet, brassica expert and cake enthusiast Alice Boyd Taylor. The episode features precarious car stories and experiments with…
April 11, 2023 
Ep1 Crowds and healing - Carole Salmon
Have you ever visited a place to remember a lost friend? Artist and mother (to Luke!) Carole Salmon, discuss's the soundtrack to being chased through…
April 11, 2023 Interested? Please get in touch!
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