Episode 257

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6th Apr 2026

Chapter 257. CPD for the Prog Community

It’s all about personal growth this week as Ant and yours truly open ourselves up to the process of re-evaluation.

It all started a few weeks ago when we happened to mention, quite casually as it transpired, that neither of us were moved by the music of Rush.

As it turned out a goodly number of the purple community were a little vexed by this admission. So we decided that maybe we should take some time to revisit Rush, and asked for some listening recommendations which the said Purps duly provided.

And this episode is our response to that process….would we be won over to the musical charms of the Alex, Geddy & Neil?

Love’n’anticipation

h

P.S the albums that Ant and I put forward for evaluation are as follows;

Jason Isbell - Southeastern

Massive Attack - Mezzanine

Trueloves Gutter - Richard Hawley

Hats - The Blue Nile

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The Corona Diaries
Steve Hogarth
Lead singer of Marillion, father, hippy, punk, soul singer, progressive rockstar (wtf!), defender of the faith, voice of reason in a world gone crazy...

...and now podcaster.

Join me as I talk about my life and what is rambling around in my head.

Along the way I will focus on some of the stories that have shaped my career and my life, as well as reading from my diaries and offering my take on the wider world.

Stay safe,

h

P.S I began this journey just as CoVid-19 took hold and changed our lives, possibly forever, so it seems apt to reference that in the naming of the podcast.
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Steve Hogarth

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Lead singer/songwriter Marillion since 1989. 14 studio albums. Previously with How We Live and The Europeans in the 80's.
Teller of stories from an incident-prone life, citizen of the world, lover of all peoples, imperfect human being, voice of reason in a world gone crazy.

Anthony Short

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I have been tinkering with audio since my mid-teens, recording songs & producing content for friends.

Post university I embraced the world of retail, firstly in supermarkets and later in & around the music instrument industry.

After 20 years or so, I took a sideways step into podcasting and began a venture called ashortstories, which helps in the development & production of podcasts for anyone that has a story to tell.