Paul Lynch: The Booker Prize-winning author – in late 2023 for Prophet Song – of five internationally acclaimed novels, Limerick-born, Donegal-raised and now Dublin-based (and teacher on the creative writing programme at Maynooth University in Kildare), Paul happily describes himself as a jazz-head, an audiophile and a real collector of records. His love of jazz, particularly American from the mid-1950's to the mid-'60s, started in his late teens and has led him on a quest to accumulate the very best records of the genre to be listened to on the best stereo equipment he can afford. Though lurking in his shelves is a small selection of heavy metal albums – not that surprising given he was in a metal band as a teenager – and quite a few modern rock ones.

The songs played on this episode are:
(Tracks that are only in the Extended Version of the programme are marked with an *).

1. Blue Train – John Coltrane
2. Passion Dance – McCoy Tyner
3. Remember – Hank Mobley
4. Free For All – Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers*
5. Back In The Village – Iron Maiden
6. The Boston Rag – Steely Dan*
7. Jan Jan – Grant Green
8. Eerie Dearie – Booker Ervine

The signature tune is Sylvia by Focus from their 1972 album, Focus 3.