Backlisted Podcast
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253. Last and First Men by Olaf Stapledon — Backlisted
Writer and critic Matthew De Abaitua joins Andy, Una and Nicky to discuss Last and First Men: A Story of the Near and Far Future (1930), the astounding first novel by Olaf Stapledon. The...
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New episode up now. Last and First Men (1930) by Olaf Stapledon, with guest Matthew De Abaitua in conversation with Andy Miller and Una McCormack. @mdeabaitua.bsky.social @unamccormack.bsky.social @iammilliam.bsky.social www.backlisted.fm/episodes/253...
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I don’t mention this in the new INVENTORY but the Clientele’s version of an obscure Shack/Mick Head song called Closer is one of their most sublime, mysterious and magical recordings. You’re welcome. @backlisted.bsky.social theclientele.bandcamp.com/album/closer
Closer, by The Clientele
1 track album
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November 26, 2025 at 12:36 PM
I don’t mention this in the new INVENTORY but the Clientele’s version of an obscure Shack/Mick Head song called Closer is one of their most sublime, mysterious and magical recordings. You’re welcome. @backlisted.bsky.social theclientele.bandcamp.com/album/closer
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The SF Collections at Liverpool host the Olaf Stapledon Archive. We're delighted that SFF trustee Una McCormack was able to discuss Stapledon's landmark debut novel with Matthew De Abaitua and Andy Miller. www.backlisted.fm/episodes/253...
253. Last and First Men by Olaf Stapledon — Backlisted
Writer and critic Matthew De Abaitua joins Andy, Una and Nicky to discuss Last and First Men: A Story of the Near and Far Future (1930), the astounding first novel by Olaf Stapledon. The...
www.backlisted.fm
November 26, 2025 at 10:07 AM
The SF Collections at Liverpool host the Olaf Stapledon Archive. We're delighted that SFF trustee Una McCormack was able to discuss Stapledon's landmark debut novel with Matthew De Abaitua and Andy Miller. www.backlisted.fm/episodes/253...
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I like this picture too, which is the one @irishtimes.com used. Display of random @backlisted.bsky.social titles totally uncontrived, of course.
November 26, 2025 at 10:25 AM
I like this picture too, which is the one @irishtimes.com used. Display of random @backlisted.bsky.social titles totally uncontrived, of course.
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A new instalment of INVENTORY is available now via the @backlisted.bsky.social Patreon. Sign up as a Locklistener today, read about the Clientele and the ‘suburban uncanny’, support the podcast. @theclientele.bsky.social
This week: God Save the Clientele.
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This week: God Save the Clientele.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:21 AM
A new instalment of INVENTORY is available now via the @backlisted.bsky.social Patreon. Sign up as a Locklistener today, read about the Clientele and the ‘suburban uncanny’, support the podcast. @theclientele.bsky.social
This week: God Save the Clientele.
www.patreon.com/backlisted
This week: God Save the Clientele.
www.patreon.com/backlisted
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"He asked which book I'd nominate for Backlisted ... I suggested an obscene short story he’d never heard of, about a necrophiliac pederast, brought to my attention by one of his professional rivals."
Oh, the pain of the hastily-prepared interview, repented leisurely (and wittily) by Peter Lonsdale.
Oh, the pain of the hastily-prepared interview, repented leisurely (and wittily) by Peter Lonsdale.
This is a very funny piece of writing by Peter Lonsdale in which I appear as the character of Andy Miller. It's based on an interview we did eight years ago. Thanks to @irishtimes.com for having the foresight and hindsight to run it. @backlisted.bsky.social www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
Lessons for the would-be writer: An aborted interview with Andy Miller
Peter Lonsdale reflects on his encounter with the co-host of the Backlisted Podcast
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November 26, 2025 at 7:58 AM
"He asked which book I'd nominate for Backlisted ... I suggested an obscene short story he’d never heard of, about a necrophiliac pederast, brought to my attention by one of his professional rivals."
Oh, the pain of the hastily-prepared interview, repented leisurely (and wittily) by Peter Lonsdale.
Oh, the pain of the hastily-prepared interview, repented leisurely (and wittily) by Peter Lonsdale.
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This is a very funny piece of writing by Peter Lonsdale in which I appear as the character of Andy Miller. It's based on an interview we did eight years ago. Thanks to @irishtimes.com for having the foresight and hindsight to run it. @backlisted.bsky.social www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
Lessons for the would-be writer: An aborted interview with Andy Miller
Peter Lonsdale reflects on his encounter with the co-host of the Backlisted Podcast
www.irishtimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:50 AM
This is a very funny piece of writing by Peter Lonsdale in which I appear as the character of Andy Miller. It's based on an interview we did eight years ago. Thanks to @irishtimes.com for having the foresight and hindsight to run it. @backlisted.bsky.social www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
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New episode up now. Last and First Men (1930) by Olaf Stapledon, with guest Matthew De Abaitua in conversation with Andy Miller and Una McCormack. @mdeabaitua.bsky.social @unamccormack.bsky.social @iammilliam.bsky.social www.backlisted.fm/episodes/253...
253. Last and First Men by Olaf Stapledon — Backlisted
Writer and critic Matthew De Abaitua joins Andy, Una and Nicky to discuss Last and First Men: A Story of the Near and Far Future (1930), the astounding first novel by Olaf Stapledon. The...
www.backlisted.fm
November 25, 2025 at 7:53 AM
New episode up now. Last and First Men (1930) by Olaf Stapledon, with guest Matthew De Abaitua in conversation with Andy Miller and Una McCormack. @mdeabaitua.bsky.social @unamccormack.bsky.social @iammilliam.bsky.social www.backlisted.fm/episodes/253...
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What a brilliant fact - I had no idea. (For anyone else impressed by this, the letter is here: digitalheritagelab.liverpool.ac.uk/Documents/De...)
Letter from Virginia Woolf - University of Liverpool Digital Heritage Lab
Letter from Virginia Woolf, OS/H2/A32, A thank you after Stapledon sent her a copy of one of his books. She admits to not understanding its full meaning but finding it interesting anyway., We grateful...
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November 25, 2025 at 6:09 PM
What a brilliant fact - I had no idea. (For anyone else impressed by this, the letter is here: digitalheritagelab.liverpool.ac.uk/Documents/De...)
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I love this book, and love also that it was a major inspiration to Virginia Woolf for her thinking about time and structure in her later novels (& she wrote a fan letter to Stapledon to tell him so!)
New episode up now. Last and First Men (1930) by Olaf Stapledon, with guest Matthew De Abaitua in conversation with Andy Miller and Una McCormack. @mdeabaitua.bsky.social @unamccormack.bsky.social @iammilliam.bsky.social www.backlisted.fm/episodes/253...
253. Last and First Men by Olaf Stapledon — Backlisted
Writer and critic Matthew De Abaitua joins Andy, Una and Nicky to discuss Last and First Men: A Story of the Near and Far Future (1930), the astounding first novel by Olaf Stapledon. The...
www.backlisted.fm
November 25, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I love this book, and love also that it was a major inspiration to Virginia Woolf for her thinking about time and structure in her later novels (& she wrote a fan letter to Stapledon to tell him so!)
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Skyyy rockets in flight, afternoon delight...Another fantastic episode discussing a thing I had never heard of.
Reach for the stars... New @backlisted.bsky.social, LAST AND FIRST MEN by Olaf Stapledon, with @mdeabaitua.bsky.social!
New episode up now. Last and First Men (1930) by Olaf Stapledon, with guest Matthew De Abaitua in conversation with Andy Miller and Una McCormack. @mdeabaitua.bsky.social @unamccormack.bsky.social @iammilliam.bsky.social www.backlisted.fm/episodes/253...
November 25, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Skyyy rockets in flight, afternoon delight...Another fantastic episode discussing a thing I had never heard of.
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Tomorrow morning I'll have Clay Pipe Music 2026 calendars, greeting cards (based on figures from European Christmas folklore), Giclee prints of @catebrooksmusic.bsky.social Lofoten, and CP accessory pouches. Available from Bandcamp and Greedbag.
November 25, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Tomorrow morning I'll have Clay Pipe Music 2026 calendars, greeting cards (based on figures from European Christmas folklore), Giclee prints of @catebrooksmusic.bsky.social Lofoten, and CP accessory pouches. Available from Bandcamp and Greedbag.
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I have this American Dover edition of Last and First Men and Starmaker.
Looking forward to listening to this episode later today.
Looking forward to listening to this episode later today.
November 25, 2025 at 11:54 AM
I have this American Dover edition of Last and First Men and Starmaker.
Looking forward to listening to this episode later today.
Looking forward to listening to this episode later today.
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This is what @backlisted.bsky.social do so well. A fascinating discussion (to which I have now listened twice) of a book I have never heard of and still may never read.
New episode up now. Last and First Men (1930) by Olaf Stapledon, with guest Matthew De Abaitua in conversation with Andy Miller and Una McCormack. @mdeabaitua.bsky.social @unamccormack.bsky.social @iammilliam.bsky.social www.backlisted.fm/episodes/253...
253. Last and First Men by Olaf Stapledon — Backlisted
Writer and critic Matthew De Abaitua joins Andy, Una and Nicky to discuss Last and First Men: A Story of the Near and Far Future (1930), the astounding first novel by Olaf Stapledon. The...
www.backlisted.fm
November 25, 2025 at 11:44 AM
This is what @backlisted.bsky.social do so well. A fascinating discussion (to which I have now listened twice) of a book I have never heard of and still may never read.
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This was brilliant and made my head spin in the best way.
Why not follow it up by immersing yourself in the film and soundtrack by Jóhann Jóhannsson & Yair Elazar Glotman?
Backlisted favourite @andrewmale.bsky.social
wrote the liner notes which contain one of JJ’s last ever interviews. #RIP
Why not follow it up by immersing yourself in the film and soundtrack by Jóhann Jóhannsson & Yair Elazar Glotman?
Backlisted favourite @andrewmale.bsky.social
wrote the liner notes which contain one of JJ’s last ever interviews. #RIP
November 25, 2025 at 11:27 AM
This was brilliant and made my head spin in the best way.
Why not follow it up by immersing yourself in the film and soundtrack by Jóhann Jóhannsson & Yair Elazar Glotman?
Backlisted favourite @andrewmale.bsky.social
wrote the liner notes which contain one of JJ’s last ever interviews. #RIP
Why not follow it up by immersing yourself in the film and soundtrack by Jóhann Jóhannsson & Yair Elazar Glotman?
Backlisted favourite @andrewmale.bsky.social
wrote the liner notes which contain one of JJ’s last ever interviews. #RIP
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Olaf gets a brief mention in Half Man Half Biscuit's ode to The Wirral 'Oblong of Dreams'. There also seems to be a Stapledon Wood there in his honour
November 25, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Olaf gets a brief mention in Half Man Half Biscuit's ode to The Wirral 'Oblong of Dreams'. There also seems to be a Stapledon Wood there in his honour
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this was so out of control I listened to it again straight away (join the cult of book).
New episode up now. Last and First Men (1930) by Olaf Stapledon, with guest Matthew De Abaitua in conversation with Andy Miller and Una McCormack. @mdeabaitua.bsky.social @unamccormack.bsky.social @iammilliam.bsky.social www.backlisted.fm/episodes/253...
253. Last and First Men by Olaf Stapledon — Backlisted
Writer and critic Matthew De Abaitua joins Andy, Una and Nicky to discuss Last and First Men: A Story of the Near and Far Future (1930), the astounding first novel by Olaf Stapledon. The...
www.backlisted.fm
November 25, 2025 at 9:21 AM
this was so out of control I listened to it again straight away (join the cult of book).
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We are on fire at the moment. But somehow, we’ve made another brilliant episode of @backlisted.bsky.social.
New episode up now. Last and First Men (1930) by Olaf Stapledon, with guest Matthew De Abaitua in conversation with Andy Miller and Una McCormack. @mdeabaitua.bsky.social @unamccormack.bsky.social @iammilliam.bsky.social www.backlisted.fm/episodes/253...
253. Last and First Men by Olaf Stapledon — Backlisted
Writer and critic Matthew De Abaitua joins Andy, Una and Nicky to discuss Last and First Men: A Story of the Near and Far Future (1930), the astounding first novel by Olaf Stapledon. The...
www.backlisted.fm
November 25, 2025 at 8:57 AM
We are on fire at the moment. But somehow, we’ve made another brilliant episode of @backlisted.bsky.social.
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Last and First Men! @backlisted.bsky.social is doing Last and First Men!
I quite like Last and First Men.
I quite like Last and First Men.
November 25, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Last and First Men! @backlisted.bsky.social is doing Last and First Men!
I quite like Last and First Men.
I quite like Last and First Men.
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Olaf manages to make nihilism accessible to all and ‘Aeon’ a commonplace word.
A truly remarkable book.
A truly remarkable book.
November 25, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Olaf manages to make nihilism accessible to all and ‘Aeon’ a commonplace word.
A truly remarkable book.
A truly remarkable book.
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Nice early Christmas present to hear Olaf Stapleton's FIRST AND LAST MEN given the @backlisted.bsky.social glow up. He's always going to be an acquired taste, but I love that his best work is that of a true novelist of ideas without the kind of lecturn-pounding that has made so much...
November 25, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Nice early Christmas present to hear Olaf Stapleton's FIRST AND LAST MEN given the @backlisted.bsky.social glow up. He's always going to be an acquired taste, but I love that his best work is that of a true novelist of ideas without the kind of lecturn-pounding that has made so much...
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Reach for the stars... New @backlisted.bsky.social, LAST AND FIRST MEN by Olaf Stapledon, with @mdeabaitua.bsky.social!
New episode up now. Last and First Men (1930) by Olaf Stapledon, with guest Matthew De Abaitua in conversation with Andy Miller and Una McCormack. @mdeabaitua.bsky.social @unamccormack.bsky.social @iammilliam.bsky.social www.backlisted.fm/episodes/253...
253. Last and First Men by Olaf Stapledon — Backlisted
Writer and critic Matthew De Abaitua joins Andy, Una and Nicky to discuss Last and First Men: A Story of the Near and Far Future (1930), the astounding first novel by Olaf Stapledon. The...
www.backlisted.fm
November 25, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Reach for the stars... New @backlisted.bsky.social, LAST AND FIRST MEN by Olaf Stapledon, with @mdeabaitua.bsky.social!
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Looking forward to this. Only read Star Maker which I thought was mind bendingly fantastic...
November 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Looking forward to this. Only read Star Maker which I thought was mind bendingly fantastic...
New episode up now. Last and First Men (1930) by Olaf Stapledon, with guest Matthew De Abaitua in conversation with Andy Miller and Una McCormack. @mdeabaitua.bsky.social @unamccormack.bsky.social @iammilliam.bsky.social www.backlisted.fm/episodes/253...
253. Last and First Men by Olaf Stapledon — Backlisted
Writer and critic Matthew De Abaitua joins Andy, Una and Nicky to discuss Last and First Men: A Story of the Near and Far Future (1930), the astounding first novel by Olaf Stapledon. The...
www.backlisted.fm
November 25, 2025 at 7:53 AM
New episode up now. Last and First Men (1930) by Olaf Stapledon, with guest Matthew De Abaitua in conversation with Andy Miller and Una McCormack. @mdeabaitua.bsky.social @unamccormack.bsky.social @iammilliam.bsky.social www.backlisted.fm/episodes/253...
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Listened to the new @backlisted.bsky.social episode on Patreon this morning and it’s another excellent, interesting discussion. I went into the bookshop to order the book and H asked me what it was about. I tried to remember Una’s blurb and failed miserably. Advised him to just listen to Backlisted!
November 24, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Listened to the new @backlisted.bsky.social episode on Patreon this morning and it’s another excellent, interesting discussion. I went into the bookshop to order the book and H asked me what it was about. I tried to remember Una’s blurb and failed miserably. Advised him to just listen to Backlisted!
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Sunday reading, Sunday listening and current audiobook. Both the book and the audiobook fall into the “I would never have read this without @backlisted.bsky.social” category. One I am enjoying, on the other I remain undecided. The music is from an @iammilliam.bsky.social recommendation.
November 23, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Sunday reading, Sunday listening and current audiobook. Both the book and the audiobook fall into the “I would never have read this without @backlisted.bsky.social” category. One I am enjoying, on the other I remain undecided. The music is from an @iammilliam.bsky.social recommendation.