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Unsound Methods

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  • A literary fiction podcast hosted by authors Jaimie Batchan and Lochlan Bloom. We talk to fellow writers of literary fiction about process, what makes fiction 'real' and the motivation to sit down in front of an empty page and make things up...
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  • 62: Bill Drummond

    62: Bill Drummond
    Apr 24 2024
    This month we return to our first in-person recording for way too long, as we sat down with writer, musician and all-round cultural agitator Bill Drummond.

    As half of the KLF, Bill produced some of the finest singles of the 1990s, before dumping a dead sheep at the door of the Brit Awards, deleting the group's back catalogue and burning a million quid on a Scottish Island. But he has a writing life so rich and interesting that we don't ask him a single question about any of that.

    You can access Bill's series of spoken novels and associated material at Penkiln Burn: https://www.penkilnburn.com/home/ - as discussed, they can't be binged and are on a rotation with a new one each day.

    You can read a bit more of Bill's writing about the Curfew Tower in Cushendall, and see some photos, here: https://visualartists.ie/ask-for-zippy-bill-drummond-tells-the-tale-of-how-and-why-he-established-the-artists-residency-in-a-tower-on-the-antrim-coast/

    Thanks to the School of Advanced Study, University of London, for providing use of their new podcast studio to record this episode.

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    Find us on Twitter: @UnsoundMethods - @JaimieBatchan - @LochlanBloom

    Jaimie's Instagram is: @jaimie_batchan

    Or at jaimiebatchan.com and lochlanbloom.com

    We have a store page on Bookshop, where you can find our books, as well as those of previous guests: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/unsoundmethods

    Thanks for listening, please like, subscribe and rate Unsound Methods wherever you get your podcasts. Our website is: https://unsoundmethods.co.uk/
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • 61: Iman Mersal

    61: Iman Mersal
    Mar 27 2024
    This month, we are speaking to the Egyptian poet and author Iman Mersal. We talk about the genesis of ideas, structure and form when writing in Arabic, and the importance of urgency in directing your writing.

    Iman's work includes the creative non-fiction work Traces of Enayat (2023, And Other Stories https://www.andotherstories.org/traces-of-enayat/), and her poetry
    has been featured in numerous publications such as Blackbird, The American Poetry Review, Parnassus, The New York Review of Books, and Paris Review.

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    Find us on Twitter: @UnsoundMethods - @JaimieBatchan - @LochlanBloom

    Jaimie's Instagram is: @jaimie_batchan

    Or at jaimiebatchan.com and lochlanbloom.com

    We have a store page on Bookshop, where you can find our books, as well as those of previous guests: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/unsoundmethods

    Thanks for listening, please like, subscribe and rate Unsound Methods wherever you get your podcasts. Our website is: https://unsoundmethods.co.uk/
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    45 mins
  • 60: Natasha Soobramanien and Luke Williams

    60: Natasha Soobramanien and Luke Williams
    Feb 21 2024
    Episode 60 with Natasha Soobramanien and Luke Williams

    This month, we are speaking to not one but two authors as we discuss collaborative writing with Natasha Soobramanien and Luke Williams.

    Natasha and Luke are the joint authors of Diego Garcia, winner of the 2022 Goldsmiths Prize. We talk about their unique approach to crafting a novel and the differences between empathy and solidarity, as well as the current situation for the displaced Chagossian people, a key focus of their novel. 


    An update from the authors:

    This podcast was recorded on 13 October when the UK was in active negotiations to hand back the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius, whose sovereignty over the islands is internationally recognised. The then UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly’s announcement on 3 November 2022 included a statement of the UK’s will to "resolve all outstanding issues" in relation to Chagos, indicating recognition of the Chagossian people’s right to return.

    In January 2024, in a Foreign Affairs Committee Meeting discussion of defence issues in relation to current world events, including Israel’s continuing violation of international law in relation to its occupation of Palestine, and its genocidal assault on the Palestinian people, the recently appointed Foreign Secretary David Cameron strongly indicated that the return of the Chagossian people to their islands was no longer a possibility, and that “the overriding question must be the safety, security and usability of this base”.

    You can find out more about the Chagossian struggle for reparations and the right to return here:

    thechagosrefugeesgroup.com
    https://chagossianvoices.org/

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    Find us on Twitter: @UnsoundMethods - @JaimieBatchan - @LochlanBloom

    Jaimie's Instagram is: @jaimie_batchan

    Or at jaimiebatchan.com and lochlanbloom.com

    We have a store page on Bookshop, where you can find our books, as well as those of previous guests: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/unsoundmethods

    Thanks for listening, please like, subscribe and rate Unsound Methods wherever you get your podcasts. Our website is: https://unsoundmethods.co.uk/
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    44 mins
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