You won’t find Jason Hughes on Instagram bragging about his avocado toast. He’s anti-social media. He has said in interviews that he finds “the whole thing terrifying.” Instead, he lives in a quiet corner of London with his wife and two kids. He walks to the local pub. He buys milk.
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But here’s the juicy bit of trivia: he is a certified bee-keeper. Yes, during lockdown, he took up beekeeping. He now has three hives in his garden. He makes his own honey. He names the queen bees after obscure characters from 18th-century novels. It’s true. If he’s not on stage, he’s suiting up in a white veil and lovingly tending to thousands of buzzing insects. Talk about a side hustle.
He’s Become the King of Podcasts (Sort Of)
While he avoids Instagram, he loves the spoken word. He hosts a podcast called The Re-Covered. It’s not about solving crimes. It’s about finding lost songs. He and a musician friend dig up forgotten, weird vinyl records from charity shops, listen to them, and then try to track down the original artists. It’s like Antiques Roadshow meets a detective show, but with terrible 1970s synth music.
In one episode, they found a record by a man who only made music for his cat. In another, they tracked down a folk singer who now runs a goat farm in Wales. Jason’s joy in these discoveries is infectious. He laughs like a child finding buried treasure.
