The Allender Calendar

Nov 03 2024 3 ep. 76 mins 12

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A monthly podcast in which Robin Allender talks to writers, musicians and performers about their work.
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Episode 3: Dan Hancox

Nov 03 2024 76 mins

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.c

Episode 2: Frances Leviston

Oct 01 2024 75 mins

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, a

Episode 1: Olivia Chaney

Aug 31 2024 77 mins

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/wat