S2 E4: Creating Noise with AC Scott & Kate Hyman

This episode is something a little different. I will be interviewing two people on the podcast who have come together as mentor and artist. AC Scott began writing and recording songs in her 60s, sitting at her late father’s desk in Aberdeen, surrounded by the instruments that first shaped her love of music.

After decades as a successful radio DJ, TV presenter, and novelist, a devastating lung diagnosis forced her to step away from broadcasting — and unexpectedly back toward a dream she’d buried for forty years. What followed was a creative eruption. Her debut work, including the anthem “Never Too Late” and the aching single “Sometimes,” reflects loss, resilience, family history, and the strange exhilaration of beginning again. Her voice carries the intimacy of classic singer-songwriters, but her stories are unmistakably her own.

Impressed by her raw talent, we bring back legendary A&R executive Kate Hyman — who we had on in season one, known for discovering and championing artists like Jeff Buckley, The Cranberries, and Moby — who became AC Scott’s mentor, helping guide this remarkable second act. Together, they represent something rare: not just a late-blooming artist, but a creative partnership built on belief, craft, and timing. Today’s conversation brings them both into the room — the artist and the mentor — to talk about risk, reinvention, and what it really means to start when the world thinks you’re finished.