Excuse Me...
This podcast explores the question of which artwork one would choose to own if given the chance, and the reasoning behind that choice. Through street interviews and longer sofa-based conversations, guests discuss their personal connections to art beyond what social media typically reveals. Hosted by Erin, it brings the popular MyArtBroker conversation into an audio format.
Episodes
Excuse Me, Holly Black
In this episode of Excuse Me, Erin-Atlanta Argun is joined by Holly Black, arts journalist, author, and Contributing Arts Editor at The World of Interiors. Specialising in the visual arts, Holly has a particular passion for printmaking, a medium she explores in her new book, The Story of Printmaking: A Global History of Art.Published by Yale University Press, the book traces printmaking from its e
Excuse Me, Jean Wainwright
In this episode of Excuse Me, Erin-Atlanta Argun is joined by Jean Wainwright – art historian, critic, curator, and one of the most experienced artist interviewers working today. Since 1996, Jean has interviewed more than 1,800 artists through her Audio Arts archive, while also writing extensively on contemporary art, photography, and the market across major publications. Their conversation begin
Excuse Me, Mr Doodle
In this episode of Excuse Me, Erin-Atlanta Argun is joined by Sam Cox, better known as Mr Doodle the artist who’s built an entire visual universe from an unstoppable urge to draw.From his early days selling A4 doodles out of a briefcase for £1, to viral fame, international exhibitions, and the creation of his now-iconic Doodle House, Sam’s practice has always been driven by world-building, repetit
Excuse Me, Ricky Wilson
In this episode of Excuse Me, Erin-Atlanta Argun is joined by Ricky Wilson: frontman of the Kaiser Chiefs, former coach on The Voice UK, and this season’s celebrity artist on the BBC’s Extraordinary Portraits.Best known to many as one of the defining voices of British indie rock, Ricky has spent the last two decades on stage and on our screens. But behind his music career is a much longer relation
Excuse Me, Sophie Tea
In this episode of The Excuse Me Podcast, Erin-Atlanta Argun is joined by Sophie Tea, a contemporary artist, community builder, master-marketer, and expert charity shop rummager. Since 2014, Sophie has been on a mission to celebrate diverse female bodies and make women feel just a little bit nicer about themselves. Entering the art world without a degree or contacts, she faced rejection from every
Excuse Me, Tabish Khan, London Art Critic
In this episode of The Excuse Me Podcast, Erin-Atlanta Argun is joined by Tabish Khan, widely known as London Art Critic.Making art accessible is at the heart of Tabish’s work as a critic, writer, curator, speaker, and fellow podcaster. Writing regularly for Londonist and FAD, he visits and reviews hundreds of exhibitions every year, spanning major institutional shows and London’s emerging art sce
Excuse Me, Richard Williamson
Erin-Atlanta Argun is joined by artist, art advisor, and social media sensation Richard Williamson, known to his online following as McKay Williamson.Richard has been sharing his perspective on art via Instagram and TikTok since 2022, building an audience of over 380,000 people drawn to his ability to make the art world feel accessible and alive. His recurring series "Is this art?" has b
Excuse Me, Katy Hessel
In the first episode of Season 2, Erin-Atlanta Argun is joined by art historian and author Katy Hessel, who has made it her life’s work to champion women artists.Many listeners will know Katy from her Instagram account and podcast, The Great Women Artists, which she launched in 2015 after visiting an art fair in London and realising that not a single woman artist was being exhibited Since then, sh
Excuse Me, Alayo Akinkugbe
In this episode of Excuse Me, Erin is joined by Alayo Akinkugbe, independent writer, curator, and founder of A Black History of Art - the platform reshaping how Black artists, sitters, curators, and thinkers are represented across art history.Founded in 2020, A Black History of Art combines powerful imagery with accessible, thoughtful commentary, making art history easier to engage with while chal
Excuse Me, Charles Moriarty
In this episode, Erin sits down with photographer Charles Moriarty, whose intimate images have shaped some of the most recognisable moments in contemporary culture. Born in Dublin and drawn to London at eighteen, Charles quickly found himself behind the camera in the music industry, where in 2003 he photographed the iconic cover for Amy Winehouse’s debut album Frank. The portrait, tender and quiet
Excuse Me, Verity Babbs
This week, Erin sits down with Verity Babbs, the art historian, comedian and presenter whose signature mix of sharp insight and absolute silliness has made her one of the most inviting voices in the art world. Verity has just released her new book, The History of Art in One Sentence, born from her viral social series where she answers big art-history questions in small, funny, brilliantly clear bu
Excuse Me, Alan Read
In our very first episode, Erin-Atlanta Argun sits down with Professor Alan Read, whose unforgettable street interview outside Somerset House became one of the most loved moments in the Excuse Me series. Alan is the first Chair of Theatre at King’s College London, a writer, broadcaster, and lifelong champion of the arts, and his original response to our question captured the imagination of more th
If you could own any work of art in the world, what would it be and why?
Introducing the podcast version of our viral social media series - from the team at MyArtBroker.
