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 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=uIneMkpCszOQWTkWIf you want to support the podcast, you can buy me a coffee here:https://buymeacoffee.com/robinallender Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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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 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 released on Ankst between 1994 and 1996 (all collected on the highly recommended album 20). We also talk about what it was like for Elis growing up in Carmarthen (and attending the same school as Gorky's), and about Welsh language music in general.The Gorky's Facebook group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/49120195877/Gorky's Zygotic Archive on Instagram (run by Steve Tamburello):https://www.instagram.com/gorkyszygoticarchive/Gorky's and John Cale playing O, Caroline II:https://youtu.be/jjgrw5oCs38?si=YcLWCOIDBgCS1uR0If you want to support the podcast, you can buy me a coffee here:https://buymeacoffee.com/robinallender Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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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 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 you can buy David's new book, A Crumpled Swan: 50 Essays about Abigail Parry's 'In the Dream of the Cold Restaurant', here:https://www.saggingmeniscus.com/catalog/a_crumpled_swan/Follow David Collard on Bluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/davidcollard.bsky.socialAnd you can support the podcast here:https://buymeacoffee.com/robinallender Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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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 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 episode, so I appreciate you may not want to listen on your morning commute! But I have to say, part of what makes Ashes to Admin so interesting is the way in which Evie is trying to make death less of a taboo; she hopes to make conversations around death easier, and her commitment to this, and to her job, is truly inspiring.You can find out more about Evie King, including where to buy the book, here:https://linktr.ee/eviekingwritesAnd if you want to support the podcast, you can buy me a coffee here:https://buymeacoffee.com/robinallender Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 8: Back to the Future with Pravanya Pillay
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 support it please buy me a coffee here!https://buymeacoffee.com/robinallender Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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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