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#39 The Tyranny of the Timeline
How Baudrillard predicted our all-consuming obsession with a banalised present.
Dec 4, 2024
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#42 The Horror and Resonance of Threads
Revisiting the BBC's nuclear war nightmare 41 years after its first broadcast
Nov 9, 2025
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#41 Gradually Learning
An interview with The Rockingbirds' Alan Tyler
Feb 27, 2025
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#40 Hypnagogic Tours: a conversation with Rangers' Joe Knight
The start of a new venture where I interview notable creatives
Jan 22, 2025
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#38 Songs in the Key of V, part 4
Carthage, the Punic Wars and Malta
Nov 1, 2024
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#37 Songs in the Key of V, part 3
Part the first of a Malta deep dive
Aug 31, 2024
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#36 Songs in the Key of V, part 2
Paola and Pentecost.
Jun 13, 2024
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#35 The New Age Generation, part 3
The concluding part, examining some more key behind-the-scenes figures.
Mar 25, 2024
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