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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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Signup to Generate a PitchThe Allender Calendar is hosted by Robin Allender. The show has published 28 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Episode 26: Jake Crawford (unpeople)" (9 October 2026, 61 minutes), "Episode 24: Simon Reynolds" (17 August 2026, 68 minutes), and "Episode 23 (Part 2): Cass McCombs's Wit's End with William Doyle" (16 July 2026, 67 minutes).
The Allender Calendar publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 64 minutes across 28 episodes.
Booking probability for The Allender Calendar is 31%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Allender Calendar requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Allender Calendar's contact route on record: verified email.
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Robin Allender hosts The Allender Calendar, an arts podcast with 28 episodes published.
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Episode #26
This month I'm talking to Jake Crawford, singer and guitarist with the fantastic alternative metal band unpeople. unpeople's debut album, we are unpeople, is released today (9 October 2026), so please check it out! It's...
Episode #24
This month on The Allender Calendar I'm delighted to be joined by the music journalist Simon Reynolds to discuss his new book Still in a Dream: Shoegaze, Slackers and the Reinvention of Rock, 1984–1994. Simon has...
In part two of my interview with William Doyle about Cass McCombs's Wit's End, we go through the album song-by-song. We even get the guitars out to play along. If you want to support the podcast, you can buy me a coffee...
<p>In part two of my interview with William Doyle about Cass McCombs's Wit's End, we go through the album song-by-song. We even get the guitars out to play along.</p><br><p>If you want to support the podcast, you can...
This month on The Allender Calendar, it's a two-part special as I (Robin Allender) talk to the musician William Doyle about Cass McCombs's beautifully morbid 2011 album, Wit's End. In the first part, we discuss Cass's...
<p>This month on The Allender Calendar, it's a two-part special as I (Robin Allender) talk to the musician William Doyle about Cass McCombs's beautifully morbid 2011 album, Wit's End. In the first part, we discuss...
Happy Bloomsday! This month I'm delighted to welcome back writer and top-tier Joycean David Collard to celebrate the publication (on 16 June, no less) of Guillermo Stitch's dazzling new novel The Coast of Everything...
<p>Happy Bloomsday! This month I'm delighted to welcome back writer and top-tier Joycean David Collard to celebrate the publication (on 16 June, no less) of Guillermo Stitch's dazzling new novel The Coast of...
Episode #21
<p>This month on The Allender Calendar I’m talking to comedian, broadcaster, and very good friend John Robins about his book Thirst: Twelve Drinks That Changed My Life. It's a beautifully written account of alcoholism...
Episode #20
<p>This month on the pod I'm joined by London-based Cardiff-born musician Simon Love! Simon is a superb songwriter with excellent pop smarts, an innate feeling for hooks, and a gift for Ray Davies-esque scene-setting...
<p>This month on The Allender Calendar I'm talking to the fantastic stand-up comedian Celya AB about Crushing, the 2019 album by Julia Jacklin. We had a great chat about music in general, and vulnerability in...
Episode #18
<p>This month on The Allender Calendar I chat to the Northern Irish writer Wendy Erskine about her 2025 novel The Benefactors.</p><br><p>The novel's central incident is the sexual assault of a teenage girl, Misty, at a...
Episode #17
<p>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 explores loss...
Episode #16
<p>This month on The Allender Calendar I'm joined by the comedian Pierre Novellie to discuss his 2024 book Why Can't I Just Enjoy Things?: A Comedian's Guide to Autism. It's a brilliant, and very funny, book which...
Episode #15
<p>This month on The Allender Calendar, I speak to the fabulous Bristol-based musician Emily Breeze, whose lipstick-smeared and glitter-drenched album Rats in Paradise is one of my favourites of the year. And Emily very...
Episode #14
<p>This month on The Allender Calendar I talk to the fabulous writer Rose Ruane. Rose has published two novels, Birding (2024), which was longlisted for the 2025 Women's Prize for Fiction, and This is Yesterday (2019)...
Episode #13
<p>On the month's episode of The Allender Calendar I talk to the fantastic comedian Jordan Brookes.</p><br><p>2019 Edinburgh Comedy Award...
Episode #12
<p>This month on The Allender Calendar I talk to the novelist Rebecca Watson about her books little scratch (2021) and I Will Crash (2024). We discuss whether Rebecca is an 'experimental' writer, or if her unique...
<p>Part 2 of my chat with comedian Elis James about the brilliant Welsh psychedelic folk band Gorky's Zygotic Mynci.</p><br><p>Check out Rhodri Viney's latest EP...
<p>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...
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