Robin Allender
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Who could forget the classic track from The Band’s eponymous album, Pispering Whines
January 23, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Who could forget the classic track from The Band’s eponymous album, Pispering Whines
Cackle my gladis
So cool. "For the first time, scientists have captured the sounds made by White Gladis — the name is a nod to the animals’ old scientific classification, Orca gladiator — and her companions."
January 22, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Cackle my gladis
Love filling up the Carex soap dispensers from the big plastic pouch. Feels like I live on a ranch and have been out in the fields topping up the feed for my cattle before returning home to my wife Cecelia Ann.
January 22, 2026 at 11:29 AM
Love filling up the Carex soap dispensers from the big plastic pouch. Feels like I live on a ranch and have been out in the fields topping up the feed for my cattle before returning home to my wife Cecelia Ann.
Staggered to see that there are people presumably making a living on Instagram and TikTok for pointing out that Americans say ‘oregano’ differently to British people. 244k followers. Sidewalk! Pavement! Incredible stuff.
January 20, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Staggered to see that there are people presumably making a living on Instagram and TikTok for pointing out that Americans say ‘oregano’ differently to British people. 244k followers. Sidewalk! Pavement! Incredible stuff.
Limmy’s substack is absolutely brilliant. Writing is maybe his best medium. He’s so observant. Like it must be exhausting to be that observant?
January 20, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Limmy’s substack is absolutely brilliant. Writing is maybe his best medium. He’s so observant. Like it must be exhausting to be that observant?
Anyone else distracted by the guy on Only Connect last night who appeared to have a head wound
January 20, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Anyone else distracted by the guy on Only Connect last night who appeared to have a head wound
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January 19, 2026 at 7:30 AM
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This month on The Allender Calendar I talk to @benpester.bsky.social about his brilliant debut novel The Expansion Project. Some chat about The Unconsoled and Gormenghast too!
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The Allender Calendar: 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 explor...
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January 16, 2026 at 6:54 AM
This month on The Allender Calendar I talk to @benpester.bsky.social about his brilliant debut novel The Expansion Project. Some chat about The Unconsoled and Gormenghast too!
pod.fo/e/379ced
pod.fo/e/379ced
This month on The Allender Calendar I talk to @benpester.bsky.social about his brilliant debut novel The Expansion Project. Some chat about The Unconsoled and Gormenghast too!
pod.fo/e/379ced
pod.fo/e/379ced
The Allender Calendar: 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 explor...
pod.fo
January 16, 2026 at 6:54 AM
This month on The Allender Calendar I talk to @benpester.bsky.social about his brilliant debut novel The Expansion Project. Some chat about The Unconsoled and Gormenghast too!
pod.fo/e/379ced
pod.fo/e/379ced
Ravel’s piano concerto in G on Radio 3 now if you want to listen to one of the best pieces of music ever
January 15, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Ravel’s piano concerto in G on Radio 3 now if you want to listen to one of the best pieces of music ever
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January 15, 2026 at 10:28 AM
I’m listening to Eno’s Thursday Afternoon on a Wednesday afternoon, just don’t care any more
January 14, 2026 at 4:29 PM
I’m listening to Eno’s Thursday Afternoon on a Wednesday afternoon, just don’t care any more
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New post about the latest series of one of my favourite pods. I go in and out of podcasts but this is one I regularly come back to. I’d like to write more posts like this - been listening to some good stuff recently! @personalbeatles.bsky.social kieranstorieswriter.wordpress.com/2026/01/13/o...
On more controversial Beatles opinions
A short post about so-called controversial opinions from the newest series of Your Own Personal Beatles.
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January 13, 2026 at 6:09 PM
New post about the latest series of one of my favourite pods. I go in and out of podcasts but this is one I regularly come back to. I’d like to write more posts like this - been listening to some good stuff recently! @personalbeatles.bsky.social kieranstorieswriter.wordpress.com/2026/01/13/o...
I concede this probably says more about me than her but why doesn’t Tara in On the Calculation of Volume just go to the pub
January 13, 2026 at 5:32 PM
I concede this probably says more about me than her but why doesn’t Tara in On the Calculation of Volume just go to the pub
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between genocide & the other horrors i guess we’re not talking about how…bossy??… van morrison is?? “turn up yr radio” “take off yr shoes” “get on the train” — bro don’t tell me how to live my fckn life
September 6, 2025 at 12:52 AM
between genocide & the other horrors i guess we’re not talking about how…bossy??… van morrison is?? “turn up yr radio” “take off yr shoes” “get on the train” — bro don’t tell me how to live my fckn life
Really enjoying Amadeus. Feels like Will Sharpe is basing his performance on Jacob Collier, the whole talented but annoying thing.
January 12, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Really enjoying Amadeus. Feels like Will Sharpe is basing his performance on Jacob Collier, the whole talented but annoying thing.
Does anyone play Pips? One of the best Pips ever today. I love Pips. Pips is great.
January 11, 2026 at 8:40 AM
Does anyone play Pips? One of the best Pips ever today. I love Pips. Pips is great.
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what’s whitney houston’s favourite type of coordination?
HAAAAND EYEEEE
HAAAAND EYEEEE
November 20, 2024 at 2:04 PM
what’s whitney houston’s favourite type of coordination?
HAAAAND EYEEEE
HAAAAND EYEEEE
I had a dream that there was a new Irish pub in Sydenham called ‘The Marion Willow’
January 10, 2026 at 6:39 AM
I had a dream that there was a new Irish pub in Sydenham called ‘The Marion Willow’
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I went to a toddler class today and there was a toddler called Keith
January 9, 2026 at 12:13 PM
I went to a toddler class today and there was a toddler called Keith
Amanda being a great advert for the police here
January 8, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Amanda being a great advert for the police here
Does Radio 3 really need to play Beethoven’s 5th with such frequency? It’s quite famous!!
January 7, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Does Radio 3 really need to play Beethoven’s 5th with such frequency? It’s quite famous!!