David Bowie and the Droog Superior: Violence and the Dame

Memories of the young Bowie are of his glamour, otherworldliness, and gay / bisexual advocacy. But that's not the whole story – another part being…

Jan 13 • Andy Wilson

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November 2025

Algorithms of Oppression: From Agrilogistics to AI

A friend's very special birthday party gave me a chance to air some of the ideas I have been discussing with friends in recent months.

Nov 30, 2025 • Andy Wilson

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The Surrealist Cabbage and Roger Caillois's Stones

In which the wonder-inducing properties of cabbages, the Surealist kitchen, and Roger Caillois's study of the forms of stones are discussed.

Nov 15, 2025 • Andy Wilson

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Michael Moynihan's Siege Mentality

Written back in 2010, before a lot of the fascist underground went overground with Trump, looking at the links between the post-industrial underground…

Nov 13, 2025 • Andy Wilson

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Georges Bataille and the Surrealist Blake

Listen now | Bataille was a passionate advocate for William Blake among the Surrealists. But how did he connect Blake to his own philosophy of excess…

Nov 1, 2025 • Andy Wilson and Stuart Kendall

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September 2025

St Basil and the Hedgehog of Regret

Thoughts on regret, animals and forms of geriatric emotional compression.

Sep 17, 2025 • Andy Wilson

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Rum, Sodomy & the Lash: 50 Years Since Joining the Mob

I'm taking a temporary personal turn for this post. Bear with me! Back to Blake &c soon: 50 years ago this week, I set off from my home in Coventry…

Sep 9, 2025 • Andy Wilson

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August 2025

Blake, Castoriadis and the Radical Imagination

Listen now | The Traveller in the Evening talks to Castoriadis scholar and activist, Stephen Hastings-King, about Blake and Castoriadis's radical…

Aug 23, 2025 • Andy Wilson and Stephen Hastings-King

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Timothy Morton: Black Opals of Gurgling Negation

Listen now | After months of frantic Signalling, Timothy Morton and Andy get it together to spill the beans on Trump, the Great Chain of Being, Babylon…

Aug 15, 2025 • Andy Wilson and Timothy Morton

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Captain, my Captain! Thoughts on Blake's Death Day

As we approach the 200ᵗʰ anniversay of Blake's death (12th Aug 1827), whar can we conclude about his legacy and impact today? A starter pack...

Aug 12, 2025 • Andy Wilson

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Evergreen Review: Dispatches from the Literary Underground

Pat Thomas has produced a compilation of work from the glory days of the US literary and counterculture journal, Evergreen Review. How did they manage…

Aug 11, 2025 • Andy Wilson

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July 2025

Awake! Mark Vernon's Imaginary in the Balance

Listen Now: A discussion with Mark Vernon about his book on William Blake and the imagination fuelled an agitated exchange about the relevance of…

Jul 28, 2025 • Andy Wilson and Mark Vernon

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