The Ill-Read Millennial Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:59:19 -0500 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2444081 en-gb © 2026 The Ill-Read Millennial yes c43bab7f-f4c3-55fb-8bbd-fd2c435437a6 Matt Fraser episodic false Join Matt, the ill-read millennial, as he re-builds a reading habit and spends serious time with the authors he really should’ve gotten to know by now. 

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) books, reading habit, classics, reads, authors, ill-read millennial, book talk Matt Fraser https://storage.buzzsprout.com/bmjdr42ulukuw6io56bq9rux6njb?.jpg The Ill-Read Millennial Matt Fraser Iris Murdoch: The Nice and The Good (with Paul Hullah) Iris Murdoch: The Nice and The Good (with Paul Hullah) We're jumping over The Bell for now to land on 'The Nice and The Good', Iris Murdoch's often-overlooked 1968 novel. In many ways, this is an archetypal Murdoch novel, and despite its darkness (including satanic ritual, possible murder and a near-drowning), it's shot through with light. With me to discuss is Paul Hullah, who alongside his poetry and academic work, keeps the Murdochian flame alive in Japan. Enjoy! 

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]]> We're jumping over The Bell for now to land on 'The Nice and The Good', Iris Murdoch's often-overlooked 1968 novel. In many ways, this is an archetypal Murdoch novel, and despite its darkness (including satanic ritual, possible murder and a near-drowning), it's shot through with light. With me to discuss is Paul Hullah, who alongside his poetry and academic work, keeps the Murdochian flame alive in Japan. Enjoy! 

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]]> Matt Fraser Buzzsprout-16973661 Mon, 14 Apr 2025 09:00:00 +0200 3437 3 full false Iris Murdoch: Philosophy (with Tom Whyman) Iris Murdoch: Philosophy (with Tom Whyman) Welcome back! In this episode, I chat with Tom Whyman of The University of Liverpool about Murdoch's philosophy and how it relates to her novels (which aren't philosophical novels at all, according to Murdoch herself...)

I know nothing about philosophy, but Tom does a great job of introducing some of her key ideas and provides a bit of background to 'Under The Net' and one or two novels we'll be coming to later on. Enjoy! 


Tom Whyman: https://tomwhyman.com/



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]]> Welcome back! In this episode, I chat with Tom Whyman of The University of Liverpool about Murdoch's philosophy and how it relates to her novels (which aren't philosophical novels at all, according to Murdoch herself...)

I know nothing about philosophy, but Tom does a great job of introducing some of her key ideas and provides a bit of background to 'Under The Net' and one or two novels we'll be coming to later on. Enjoy! 


Tom Whyman: https://tomwhyman.com/



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]]> Matt Fraser Buzzsprout-16808726 Tue, 18 Mar 2025 08:00:00 +0100 3323 full false Iris Murdoch: Under The Net (with Miles Leeson) Iris Murdoch: Under The Net (with Miles Leeson) Welcome back! In this episode, I chat with Miles Leeson of The University of Chichester (UK) about Iris Murdoch's first novel, 'Under the Net'. We talk about its comedy, how it fit into Murdoch's life, and why it might hit a nerve with slightly aimless 30-somethings... 

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]]> Welcome back! In this episode, I chat with Miles Leeson of The University of Chichester (UK) about Iris Murdoch's first novel, 'Under the Net'. We talk about its comedy, how it fit into Murdoch's life, and why it might hit a nerve with slightly aimless 30-somethings... 

Get in touch! 
illreadmillennial@gmail.com

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