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The Allender Calendar

A monthly podcast in which Robin Allender talks to writers, musicians and performers about their work and inspirations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 15: Emily Breeze

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2025/11/17

This month on The Allender Calendar, I speak to the fabulous Bristol-based musician Emily Breeze, whose lipstick-smeared and glitter-drenched album Rats in Paradise is one of my favourites of the year. And Emily very kindly gave me permission to include snippets from the album in the episode!We talk about the songwriting process, Emily's day job teaching at BIMM (the British and Irish Modern Music Institute) in Bristol, and about her literary and musical influences. We also frequently get

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1:27:20

Episode 14: Rose Ruane

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2025/10/15

This month on The Allender Calendar I talk to the fabulous writer Rose Ruane. Rose has published two novels, Birding (2024), which was longlisted for the 2025 Women's Prize for Fiction, and This is Yesterday (2019). Rose writes brilliantly and insightfully about female relationships, the legacy of the 90s, and the ways in which we process trauma. If that all sounds a bit heavy, don't worry, she's also extremely funny and very engaging company. I particularly enjoyed our chat about the Manic Street

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Episode 13: Jordan Brookes

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2025/09/15

On the month's episode of The Allender Calendar I talk to the fantastic comedian Jordan Brookes.2019 Edinburgh Comedy Award winnerBleed:https://youtu.be/z5O3PI9whAo?si=K9WSnV8YrJftiliyI've Got Nothing:https://youtu.be/myOoRrMIyO8?si=YbwPZl5-Ei8348lDBody of Work:https://youtu.be/D_yQ9eHQq70?si=tBDyQ_9MRJ2G4Fua Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 12: Rebecca Watson

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2025/08/12

This month on The Allender Calendar I talk to the novelist Rebecca Watson about her books little scratch (2021) and I Will Crash (2024). We discuss whether Rebecca is an 'experimental' writer, or if her unique fragmentary style is really just the most effective and immediate way of communicating first person consciousness. We talk about how both novels deal with trauma, and how the way she writes is suited to this subject. Sounds a bit heavy, but we also have a good laugh and chat about the merits

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Episode 11 (Part 2): Gorky's Zygotic Mynci with Elis...

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2025/07/14

Part 2 of my chat with comedian Elis James about the brilliant Welsh psychedelic folk band Gorky's Zygotic Mynci.Check out Rhodri Viney's latest EP here:https://ratatosk.bandcamp.com/album/1And here are a few of my favourite Gorky's moments on YouTube:The Banana film with all the early music videos:https://youtu.be/nYt4KApiPMw?si=lJHHzfY9g5PsrsD2Lucy's Hamper:https://youtu.be/nYt4KApiPMw?si=lJHHzfY9g5PsrsD2Tears in Disguise:https://youtu.be/F7iFA71q-gY?si=uIneMkpCszOQWTkW Hosted on Acast. See

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1:03:08

Episode 11 (Part 1): Gorky's Zygotic Mynci with Elis...

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2025/07/14

This month on The Allender Calendar I had the great pleasure of talking to the comedian and broadcaster Elis James about our favourite band Gorky's Zygotic Mynci. Because Elis and I chatted for over two hours I've decided to release this episodes in two parts (both out today!). In Part 1, Elis and I talk about the beginnings of the group and how we first got into them. We then discuss how the band evolved to create the perfect blend of folk, psychedelia and rock on the brilliant run of EPs they

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1:28:24

Episode 10: Bloomsday Special with David Collard

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2025/06/15

It's the 16th of June which can mean only one thing: it's Bloomsday, the day on which James Joyce's masterpiece Ulysses is set. To celebrate, I spoke to the amazing writer David Collard about his book Multiple Joyce: 100 Short Essays About James Joyce's Cultural Legacy. And, of course, we also discuss what makes Ulysses such a brilliant, difficult, beautiful, hilarious, humane, and endlessly fascinating novel.You can buy Multiple Joyce here:https://www.saggingmeniscus.com/catalog/multiple_joyce/And

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Episode 9: Evie King

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2025/05/08

This month on The Allender Calendar I talk to the incredible writer and council worker Evie King. Evie's book Ashes to Admin: Tales from the Caseload of a Council Funeral Officer was published in 2023 and is a profound and moving account of her job. Also, for a book about death, it is very funny. Evie writes brilliantly about the bathos and inadvertent comedy of working on funerals alongside complaints about bins and noisy neighbours. Content warning: we do obviously talk about death a lot in this

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Episode 8: Back to the Future with Pravanya Pillay

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2025/04/08

On this month's podcast, I chat to the brilliant stand-up comedian Pravanya Pillay about the Back to the Future trilogy, a firm childhood favourite. We talk about time travel paradoxes, how the films stand up today, and why it's such a special and mind-blowing series of films to watch when you're young (apart from the third one maybe). Also Pravanya has a hoverboard!Follow Pravanya on Instagram here:https://www.instagram.com/pravanyapillay69And, if you're enjoying the podcast and want to help

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1:10:46

Episode 7: Luke Turner

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2025/03/10

On this month's Allender Calendar I chat to the writer Luke Turner about his book Men at War. Luke's book examines the legacy of the Second World War and shines a light on the real lives of the people who fought in it; their complications, loves, and lusts. We talk about the experiences of gay, bi and transgender soldiers, and discuss contemporary nostalgia and jingoism around the war.More info about Men at War

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1:14:52

Episode 6: Josie Long

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2025/02/11

This month I chat to the amazing comedian, writer and activist Josie Long about her book of short stories Because I Don't Know What You Mean and What You Don't. Josie's stories are rich and varied – very funny and powerfully moving. The book covers a range of topics including political apathy, romance, motherhood, and the climate crisis. We talk about Josie's inspirations and the differences between stand-up and fiction. She also gives an insight into her new stand-up show Now is the Time of

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Episode 5: Our Mutual Friend with Sam Amidon

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2025/01/07

This month's episode is a bit different! I got together with the American folk musician Sam Amidon to talk about Charles Dickens's last completed novel Our Mutual Friend. Along the way we talk about William Gaddis, Jacques Tati and Kazuo Ishiguro.We also chat about Sam's new album Salt River which is released on 24 January 2025; you can pre-order it here:https://www.roughtrade.com/en-gb/product/sam-amidon/salt-riverAnd Sam is on tour, details below:https://www.samamidon.com/ Hosted on Acast. See

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Episode 4: James Blackshaw

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2024/12/05

On this month's episode I chat to the guitarist James Blackshaw. We talk about James's influences, his guitar playing technique, and why he decided to take a break from music. I go through a few of my favourite songs by him, and we discuss the making of his new album. We also talk about cooking! James and his wife run a pop-up ramen restaurant at Stooge Coffee in Hastings. More info here:https://www.instagram.com/sumisu_ramen/?hl=enJames's new album Unraveling in Your Hands was released on Bandcamp

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Episode 3: Dan Hancox

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2024/11/04

This week on The Allender Calendar I talk to the journalist Dan Hancox about his new book Multitudes: How Crowds Made the Modern World.Dan's Substack:https://danhancox.substack.com/Buy the book from Verso here:https://www.versobooks.com/en-gb/products/3176-multitudes?srsltid=AfmBOoqy2ieOOXaF3SOVrqp665ddddqoHLOSBCYkyOumLc4pJJxWtCBOTownsville by The Necks:https://thenecks2.bandcamp.com/album/townsville'Some of My Best Friends Are Lizards' is on the album Get Your Hopes Down by Landslide

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Episode 2: Frances Leviston

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2024/10/02

On this month's episode I interview the author Frances Leviston. Frances has written two books of poetry – Public Dream (2007) and Disinformation (2015), both published by Picador. Her debut collection of short stories, The Voice in My Ear, was published by Jonathan Cape in 2020, and that's the focus of our chat. We talk about the differences between writing poetry and fiction, and the themes that bind the stories together in the The Voice in My Ear.Frances's

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Episode 1: Olivia Chaney

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2024/09/01

In the first episode of The Allender Calendar, Robin chats to folk musician Olivia Chaney. Olivia's latest album Circus of Desire was released in March 2024:https://oliviachaney.bandcamp.com/album/circus-of-desireOlivia recently performed at the Proms as part of an orchestral celebration of Nick Drake. Here's a video of here playing 'River Man' from 2018:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDxUwFjux4cIan Lynch from Lankum's podcast is called Fire Draw Near; this is the episode about 'Willie o'

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