The Allender Calendar Podcast
1) Episode 17: Ben Pester
This month on The Allender Calendar, I'm chatting to the author Ben Pester about his debut novel The Expansion Project. Part corporate satire, part Lynchian dreamscape, The Expansion Project explores ...Show More
2) Episode 16: Pierre Novellie
This month on The Allender Calendar I'm joined by the fantastic comedian Pierre Novellie to discuss his 2024 book Why Can't I Just Enjoy Things?: A Comedian's Guide to Autism. It's a brilliant, and ve...Show More
3) Episode 15: Emily Breeze
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...Show More
4) Episode 14: Rose Ruane
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 Ye...Show More
5) Episode 13: Jordan Brookes
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...Show More
6) Episode 12: Rebecca Watson
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 h...Show More
7) Episode 11 (Part 2): Gorky's Zygotic Mynci with Elis James
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 a...Show More
8) Episode 11 (Part 1): Gorky's Zygotic Mynci with Elis James
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 t...Show More
9) Episode 10: Bloomsday Special with David Collard
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...Show More
10) Episode 9: Evie King
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...Show More