Episodes 410
Avg. Duration 34m
Activity Active
Apple Rating 4.6 (39)
Since Jun 2017
Latest Episode May 2026

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About This Podcast

The Take 5 is a music podcast where the people you love, share five songs they love. Each guest has a different theme, and the memories attached to their most beloved songs flip them to fan mode, often giving a rare insight into their creative heart. Hosted by Zan Rowe.

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Poh Ling Yeow's five sides

May 28, 2026 40m

Poh Ling Yeow has been part of our lives for two decades. As a TV chef, a gourmet stall owner, a celebrity in the jungle, and a cookbook author. Poh is a painter and has even popped up an actor,…

Hot Chip jubilant songs from the archive

May 21, 2026 33m

2026 marks 20 years since Hot Chip released The Warning. Their second album leapt from the quiet, reflective electro of their debut and catapulted us all onto the dancefloor.To mark the occasion, we…

Gotye Takes 5 from the archives

May 14, 2026 27m

This month, Gotye's breakthrough album Like Drawing Blood, turns 20. It was the record that took him from bedroom producer to Hottest 100 favourite, showcasing his incredible talent at sewing sounds.…

Tool's unexpected finds in their music library

May 07, 2026 18m

This week marks the 20th anniversary of Tool's huge album 10,000 Days. Back in 2013, Tool were in the country playing massive shows when drummer Danny Carey and bass player Justin Chancellor came…

Emma Louise Takes 5 with before and after

Apr 30, 2026 39m

In the fifteen years since Emma Louise wowed us with her debut single 'Jungle', she’s shown all sides of herself, singing her story with vulnerability and reflection.Last year, Emma released the…

Billy Corgan's songs that make him feel good

Apr 23, 2026 31m

35 years ago, we met a band called Smashing Pumpkins. Rising in the wave of American grunge, the Chicago band were led by the iconic voice of Billy Corgan and would rise and rise like all their…

Alexei Toliopoulos shares the soundtrack to his life

Apr 16, 2026 49m

Alexei Toliopoulos is a lifelong cinephile. Known for his excellent podcasts including The Last Video Store, he’s a writer, comedian, filmmaker and loves talking about the movies that made us who we…

Gillian Welch and David Rawlings Take 5 with time

Apr 09, 2026 53m

Thirty years ago the world met Gillian Welch and David Rawlings. Their debut album Revival introduced us to two incredible storytellers, singers and guitarists, and in the three decades since they’ve…

Ed Le Brocq's songs on the road

Apr 02, 2026 46m

Are you ready for some incredible stories? Take 5 always gifts us with some cracking yarns, but this week’s episode takes the cake. In fact, I’ve had more responses to Ed Le Brocq’s Take 5 than any…

Tim Rogers Takes 5 with "a living"

Mar 26, 2026 49m

Where do you begin with Tim Rogers? For more than 30 years he has been the soundtrack to our lives. As frontman for You Am I, an acclaimed solo artist and keen collaborator, an actor, author and once…

Lizzy Hoo's life escapades

Mar 19, 2026 51m

Comedian Lizzy Hoo has been everywhere the past few years. When she’s not doing stand up, she’s popping up on Have You Been Paying Attention?, and hosting her own podcast The Lizzy Hoo Show.Lizzy has…

Sophie Ellis-Bextor's Liberation

Mar 12, 2026 41m

Sophie Ellis-Bextor knows how to fill a dancefloor. Across 8 albums, and a double indemnity hit in "Murder on the Dancefloor", she's made a name for herself as a pop-disco queen. When she’s not on…

Take 5 returns with a bumper new season

Mar 04, 2026 2m

From bucket list guests to Australian rock royalty and a disco queen, find out who Zan will be Taking 5 with in 2026.

A little update for Take 5

Feb 04, 2026 1m

Zan lets you know what's in store for 2026...

Best of Take 5: Aaron Chen

Jan 19, 2026 11m

It's been a stratospheric rise for comedian, Aaron Chen.Getting his start in stand-up, he won a heap of fans starring in Fisk, and his charming stint on Taskmaster.But at the top of his game, he left…

Best of Take 5: Dannii Minogue

Jan 12, 2026 9m

If you grew up in Australia in the 1980s then you probably grew up with Young Talent Time.It was a springboard for so much talent, and one of its biggest stars was Dannii Minogue.For her Take 5,…

Best of Take 5: Jack Antonoff

Jan 05, 2026 10m

What do Taylor Swift, Lana Del Rey and Kendrick Lamar have in common? Jack Antonoff.The decorated producer has made a name for himself shaping some of the biggest albums in the world. For his Take 5,…

Best of Take 5: CMAT

Dec 29, 2025 10m

Irish artist CMAT has got it all: the voice, the songwriting talent, the charm.Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson, (aka CMAT), has been shortlisted for the Mercury Music Prize and counts Elton John as a…

Best Of Take 5: Darren Hayes

Dec 22, 2025 11m

Savage Garden frontman Darren Hayes has lived quite the life.Hitting Number 1 around the world in 1997 with their debut album, he recently shared what was going on behind the scenes at that time, in…

Best of Take 5: Angie McMahon

Dec 15, 2025 10m

Angie McMahon is the kind of songwriter who stops you in your tracks.With two albums under her belt, her most recent record Light, Dark, Light Again is about cycles and the patterns that repeat and…

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