Andy Miller
@iammilliam.bsky.social
I like books. Wrote ‘The Year of Reading Dangerously’. Now writing ‘Inventory: An Unreliable Guide to My Record Collection’. Co-host Backlisted podcast @backlisted.bsky.social. I don’t only like books. No DM please.
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Still listening to this- it’s excellent!- but it reminded me that when we did the Gawain & the Green Knight episode in 2024, I meant to recommend Murdoch’s novel THE GREEN KNIGHT as a fantastic adaptation / response. Check it out @backlisted.bsky.social friends!
So excited for the @backlisted.bsky.social episode on Iris Murdoch! I was OBSESSED with her when I was a grad student, and for years I refused to read the one last novel of hers on my list because I didn’t want to live in a world where there was no more Iris for me to read!! 🥹
January 29, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Still listening to this- it’s excellent!- but it reminded me that when we did the Gawain & the Green Knight episode in 2024, I meant to recommend Murdoch’s novel THE GREEN KNIGHT as a fantastic adaptation / response. Check it out @backlisted.bsky.social friends!
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Not doing mine until tomorrow. I like to keep the government guessing how much they have to spend right up to the last minute.
January 29, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Not doing mine until tomorrow. I like to keep the government guessing how much they have to spend right up to the last minute.
Filed my tax return. Now to take the rest of this year off.
January 29, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Filed my tax return. Now to take the rest of this year off.
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There's also not many people in their late 70s who've been extremely famous their entire adult lives and yet have also been outspoken politically and been reliably on the right side pretty much every time. The man has an impeccable moral compass.
January 29, 2026 at 7:36 AM
There's also not many people in their late 70s who've been extremely famous their entire adult lives and yet have also been outspoken politically and been reliably on the right side pretty much every time. The man has an impeccable moral compass.
When I interviewed Steve Van Zandt a few years ago, he memorably said the only way to defeat Trump and his henchmen would be for “the tough good guys” to make a stand. I put it to you that Springsteen is doing that right now. 🫡
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
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January 29, 2026 at 7:21 AM
When I interviewed Steve Van Zandt a few years ago, he memorably said the only way to defeat Trump and his henchmen would be for “the tough good guys” to make a stand. I put it to you that Springsteen is doing that right now. 🫡
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The Springsteen song is great. Proper bardic verse and committed performance.
January 29, 2026 at 2:36 AM
The Springsteen song is great. Proper bardic verse and committed performance.
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imagine being so rotted that Bruce Springsteen writes a brand new song about how much you suck shit and announces it by saying “by the way I’m so fucking mad that I banged this out in 24 hours”
how are you still up and walking around after being slammed like that
how are you still up and walking around after being slammed like that
January 28, 2026 at 8:51 PM
imagine being so rotted that Bruce Springsteen writes a brand new song about how much you suck shit and announces it by saying “by the way I’m so fucking mad that I banged this out in 24 hours”
how are you still up and walking around after being slammed like that
how are you still up and walking around after being slammed like that
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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A line @iammilliam.bsky.social would appreciate – he describes Croydon as "Stonehenge but with windows."
January 28, 2026 at 6:23 PM
A line @iammilliam.bsky.social would appreciate – he describes Croydon as "Stonehenge but with windows."
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4 days, £99K short of the target.
Five days left to help the @nationaltrust.org.uk purchase land in Cerne Abbas. Do chip in to keep the Giant's pecker up.
Donate to the Cerne Abbas Nature Appeal
Donate to the Cerne Abbas Appeal so together, we can help restore the land, habitats and species that live there.
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January 28, 2026 at 10:53 AM
4 days, £99K short of the target.
A Thousand Blows.
The Pitt.
Morning.
Morning.
January 28, 2026 at 10:43 AM
A Thousand Blows.
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....in which I spend some time with the works of #hplovecraft and find them incredibly compelling! kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/01/28/a...
“….a contagious nightmare hallucination…” #hplovecraft
For once, I’m delighted that I can recall exactly what prompted me to buy a book!! At the start of last year, I treated myself to a few of the new Penguin Archive 90 volumes, one of which was…
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January 28, 2026 at 8:46 AM
....in which I spend some time with the works of #hplovecraft and find them incredibly compelling! kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/01/28/a...
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They must be pretty complex to be able to do that.
Complex prehistoric tools found in China rewrite story of human evolution
Complex prehistoric tools found in China rewrite story of human evolution
Complex prehistoric tools found in China rewrite story of human evolution
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January 28, 2026 at 8:30 AM
They must be pretty complex to be able to do that.
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Whenever the Backlisted podcast takes a break it comes back stronger. If it shifts permanently to a new format, that's exciting. This can only be good.
The next episode (10th Feb) will be the last for a while. Details are at the start of this one. Future plans can be found on the Patreon. www.patreon.com/backlisted
Get more from Backlisted on Patreon
Creating podcasts that give new life to old books
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January 27, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Whenever the Backlisted podcast takes a break it comes back stronger. If it shifts permanently to a new format, that's exciting. This can only be good.
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Oh excellent. Not an obvious choice. But one of my favourites.
January 27, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Oh excellent. Not an obvious choice. But one of my favourites.
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Thanks for everything. Hope the solo albums go well, and hoping for a refreshed reunion for more years. x
January 27, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Thanks for everything. Hope the solo albums go well, and hoping for a refreshed reunion for more years. x
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The next episode (10th Feb) will be the last for a while. Details are at the start of this one. Future plans can be found on the Patreon. www.patreon.com/backlisted
Get more from Backlisted on Patreon
Creating podcasts that give new life to old books
www.patreon.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:34 AM
The next episode (10th Feb) will be the last for a while. Details are at the start of this one. Future plans can be found on the Patreon. www.patreon.com/backlisted
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Ahead of tomorrow night's listening party, we have a new header image (courtesy of my arty sister, Lorraine)! Dave G will make his appearance in March when we party to Drums & Wires. But for now, it's all about the Barry Andrews-era. 🎹
January 27, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Ahead of tomorrow night's listening party, we have a new header image (courtesy of my arty sister, Lorraine)! Dave G will make his appearance in March when we party to Drums & Wires. But for now, it's all about the Barry Andrews-era. 🎹
Time to invest in a hedge fund.
With Pornhub being locked for British users will we see a return of torn up copies of Knave in the park?
January 27, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Time to invest in a hedge fund.
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Remember that episode of Friends where Joey puts books that are scaring him in the freezer?
January 26, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Remember that episode of Friends where Joey puts books that are scaring him in the freezer?
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'....The good artist is a vehicle of truth, he formulates ideas which would otherwise remain vague and focuses attention upon facts which can then no longer be ignored. The tyrant persecutes the artist by silencing him or by attempting to degrade or buy him. This has always been so.'
January 27, 2026 at 3:21 PM
'....The good artist is a vehicle of truth, he formulates ideas which would otherwise remain vague and focuses attention upon facts which can then no longer be ignored. The tyrant persecutes the artist by silencing him or by attempting to degrade or buy him. This has always been so.'
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Some powerfully resonant quotes from 'Salvation by Words' near the end of @backlisted.bsky.social on Iris Murdoch:
'Tyrants always fear art because tyrants want to mystify while art tends to clarify. The good artist is a vehicle of truth'
@irismurdoch.bsky.social
www.backlisted.fm/episodes/256...
'Tyrants always fear art because tyrants want to mystify while art tends to clarify. The good artist is a vehicle of truth'
@irismurdoch.bsky.social
www.backlisted.fm/episodes/256...
256. The Sacred and Profane Love Machine by Iris Murdoch — Backlisted
Ian Patterson, author of Books: A Manifesto (W&N), returns to Backlisted for a joyful discussion of Iris Murdoch and her sixteenth novel The Sacred and Profane Love Machine  ...
www.backlisted.fm
January 27, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Some powerfully resonant quotes from 'Salvation by Words' near the end of @backlisted.bsky.social on Iris Murdoch:
'Tyrants always fear art because tyrants want to mystify while art tends to clarify. The good artist is a vehicle of truth'
@irismurdoch.bsky.social
www.backlisted.fm/episodes/256...
'Tyrants always fear art because tyrants want to mystify while art tends to clarify. The good artist is a vehicle of truth'
@irismurdoch.bsky.social
www.backlisted.fm/episodes/256...
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A guest (possibly) muddling up the plots/titles of the novel they intended to pick is the most Iris Murdoch thing ever!
Her piece on art and tyrants ("Salvation by words")was fascinating.
Great 'bookish content' as always :P
Her piece on art and tyrants ("Salvation by words")was fascinating.
Great 'bookish content' as always :P
Penultimate new episode up now. The Sacred and Profane Love Machine by Iris Murdoch, with guest Ian Patterson in Socratic dialogue with @unamccormack.bsky.social Nicky Birch and me. www.backlisted.fm/episodes/256...
256. The Sacred and Profane Love Machine by Iris Murdoch — Backlisted
Ian Patterson, author of Books: A Manifesto (W&N), returns to Backlisted for a joyful discussion of Iris Murdoch and her sixteenth novel The Sacred and Profane Love Machine  ...
www.backlisted.fm
January 27, 2026 at 1:54 PM
A guest (possibly) muddling up the plots/titles of the novel they intended to pick is the most Iris Murdoch thing ever!
Her piece on art and tyrants ("Salvation by words")was fascinating.
Great 'bookish content' as always :P
Her piece on art and tyrants ("Salvation by words")was fascinating.
Great 'bookish content' as always :P
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Welcome to all our new followers thanks to the latest @backlisted.bsky.social episode! If you're new here, you might like to check out our podcast series, perhaps starting here:
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Iris Murdoch for Beginners Podcast
Joining me to present a general introduction to Murdoch's life and work are Prof. Cheryl Bove (Ball State University, USA), Prof. Avril Horner (Kingston University, UK), and Kieran Setiya (MIT, USA).
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January 27, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Welcome to all our new followers thanks to the latest @backlisted.bsky.social episode! If you're new here, you might like to check out our podcast series, perhaps starting here:
soundcloud.com/user-5488042...
soundcloud.com/user-5488042...
If I listen to an old episode of @backlisted.bsky.social now, which I do only rarely, it’s like an audio diary of whatever was happening in the world at the time - Brexit, Covid, Trump - and of opinions that I may or may not still hold, but frequently have no recollection of saying out loud.
I am listening to 2017 right now and the sociopolitical undercurrents are particularly interesting. An amazing achievement.
January 27, 2026 at 11:44 AM
If I listen to an old episode of @backlisted.bsky.social now, which I do only rarely, it’s like an audio diary of whatever was happening in the world at the time - Brexit, Covid, Trump - and of opinions that I may or may not still hold, but frequently have no recollection of saying out loud.