Welcome aboard The Giddy Carousel of Pop! We are a Smash Hits appreciation podcast dedicated to the swingorilliant British pop magazine which ran from 1978 to 2006. In each episode, we take an old issue of Ver Hits (usually from the 1980s but may slip a year or two either side of that) and discuss what’s on its pages, looking at who’s riding high on the carousel and who’s heading down the dumper. We always have a guest to help us along the way, so we’ll be talking to the readers, the writers, and who knows, maybe even the odd pop star who appeared in its pages. Hang on tight!
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Signup to Generate a PitchWelcome aboard The Giddy Carousel of Pop! We are a Smash Hits appreciation podcast dedicated to the swingorilliant British pop magazine which ran from 1978 to 2006.
Recent episodes include "Dexys Midnight Runners 'Don't Stand Me Down' 40th anniversary special" (1 October 2025, 71 minutes), "Smash Hits, 27 June - 10 July 1990 with Miranda Sawyer" (11 February 2025, 129 minutes), and "Smash Hits - 5-18 July 1995 with Catrin Lowe" (6 December 2024, 149 minutes).
The Giddy Carousel of Pop publishes roughly every few months, with episodes averaging 106 minutes across 40 episodes.
Booking probability for The Giddy Carousel of Pop is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Giddy Carousel of Pop requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Giddy Carousel of Pop's contact route on record: verified email.
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The Giddy Carousel of Pop is a music show with 40 episodes published.
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Episode #37
Welcome back to The Giddy Carousel of Pop! In this special episode, we are joined by some previous riders on the carousel to take a trip down rock’s lost highway and discuss Dexys Midnight Runners' misunderstood classic...
Episode #36
Buy us a coffee and help keep the carousel spinning: https://ko-fi.com/giddypoppod Welcome back to The Giddy Carousel of Pop, a podcast about Britain’s top pop mag, Smash Hits. In this episode, Gav and Si are joined...
Episode #35
Buy us a coffee and help keep the carousel spinning: https://ko-fi.com/giddypoppod Welcome back to The Giddy Carousel of Pop, a podcast about Britain’s top pop mag, Smash Hits. In this episode, Gav and Si are joined by...
The Giddy Carousel of Pop
Buy us a coffee and help keep the carousel spinning: https://ko-fi.com/giddypoppod Welcome back to The Giddy Carousel of Pop, a podcast about Britain's brightest pop mag, Smash Hits. Fancy that! In this episode, Gav and...
The Giddy Carousel of Pop
Buy us a coffee and help keep the carousel spinning: https://ko-fi.com/giddypoppod Welcome back to The Giddy Carousel of Pop, a podcast about the elegant pop tome, Smash Hits. In this episode, Gav and Si are...
The Giddy Carousel of Pop
Buy us a coffee and help keep the carousel spinning: https://ko-fi.com/giddypoppod Welcome to The Giddy Carousel of Pop! In this episode, Gav and Si are joined by pop critic, author, DJ and Chart Music podcast...
The Giddy Carousel of Pop
Welcome to The Giddy Carousel of Pop! In this episode, we take a trip to the Carousel's reading room to talk to find out all about Phew, Eh Readers? , a new book collecting selected works of Smash Hits and Q scribe Tom...
The Giddy Carousel of Pop
Buy us a coffee and help keep the carousel spinning: https://ko-fi.com/giddypoppod Welcome back to The Giddy Carousel of Pop, a podcast about the Britain's brightest pop mag, Smash Hits. Award-winning journalist, author...
The Giddy Carousel of Pop
Buy us a coffee and help keep the carousel spinning: https://ko-fi.com/giddypoppod Welcome back to The Giddy Carousel of Pop, a podcast about the Britain's brightest pop mag, Smash Hits. In this episode we go back to...
The Giddy Carousel of Pop
Simon and Gavin pop up for a quick spin on the carousel to share some exciting news! Listen and all will be revealed... Then get down to your nearest newsagent on Sunday 6th August! We'll be back with a full episode in...
The Giddy Carousel of Pop
Welcome back to The Giddy Carousel of Pop, a podcast about the Britain's brightest pop mag, Smash Hits. In this episode we go back to August 1982 with Gav's old school mate Sue Humphreys. The cover star is John Taylor...
The Giddy Carousel of Pop
Welcome back to The Giddy Carousel of Pop, a podcast about the Britain's brightest pop mag, Smash Hits. In this episode we are joined by popular culture and sport writer Nige Tassell as we spin the carousel back October...
The Giddy Carousel of Pop
Welcome to The Giddy Carousel of Pop's Christmas Bonus! A little episode to round up/round off the year, as Simon and Gavin pick out some of their fave podcasts, books and music-related films and tv of the last 12...
The Giddy Carousel of Pop
Welcome back to The Giddy Carousel of Pop, a podcast about the Britain's brightest pop mag, Smash Hits. In this episode we are joined by our American podcast cousins, Brian and Sarah from Permanent Record Podcast...
The Giddy Carousel of Pop
Welcome back to The Giddy Carousel of Pop, a podcast about the Britain's brightest pop mag, Smash Hits. In this episode we are joined by musician Helen O'Hara (Dexys, Tanita Tikaram, Tim Burgess) for a spin back to...
The Giddy Carousel of Pop
Welcome back to The Giddy Carousel of Pop, a podcast about the 'so called' pop mag Smash Hits. In this episode we are joined by voiceover, writer, composer and podcaster Emma Clarke, as we spin back to May 1982 for the...
The Giddy Carousel of Pop
Welcome back to The Giddy Carousel of Pop, a podcast about the 'so called' pop mag Smash Hits. In this episode we are joined by PR guru and musician Julian Henry joins us on the carousel as we spin back to January 1989...
The Giddy Carousel of Pop
Welcome back to The Giddy Carousel of Pop! Hang on tight for a top pop ride. In this episode we are joined by author/illustrator and former Smash Hits staffer Nadia Shireen on the carousel as we spin back to September...
The Giddy Carousel of Pop
Welcome back to The Giddy Carousel of Pop! Hang on tight for a top pop ride. In this episode we are joined by Australian writer and columnist Sarina Rowell [ http://imaginedslights.com/ ] to talk about her Smash Hits...
The Giddy Carousel of Pop
Welcome to a special bonus episode of The Giddy Carousel of Pop. If you heard our last episode with Mark Ellen, you'll know that we spoke to Adam & The Ants' guitarist Marco Pirroni about his memories of Smash Hits. But...
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