We are thrilled to announce arooj aftab's upcoming album, Night Reign, out May 31. The new single “Raat Ki Rani” is out now, along with the brand-new music video directed by Tessa Thompson 🔥 Pre-Save/Listen here: aroojaftab.lnk.to/NightReign

Friends in the US & Canada. On Sunday’s ELEVATION on U2X-Radio on SiriusXM I’ll be joined by neuroscientist and psychologist Dr. Charan Ranganath Charan Ranganath UC Davis Doubleday 10 am ET SiriusXM

IRELAND FRIENDS see you in May some shows are sold out get your tix now !

The great Richard Thompson coming soon to ELEVATION on U2 X-Radio SiriusXM Richard Thompson New West Records

Anybody seen any swallows yet? Just saw my first of the year coming in over the waves. Welcome back.

Can’t wait for this. Congrats, Arooj!

Friends in the US & Canada. On Sunday’s ELEVATION on U2X-Radio on SiriusXM I’ll be joined by the world renowned theoretical physicist Marcelo Gleiser The MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social 10 am ET SiriusXM

The great T Bone Burnett coming soon to ELEVATION on U2 X-Radio SiriusXM

Very sorry to hear this. Another legend passes on.

Friends in the US & Canada. On Sunday’s ELEVATION on U2X-Radio on SiriusXM I’ll be joined by anthroplogist Gísli Pálsson University of Iceland Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.s 10 am ET SiriusXM

I was very sorry to hear of the death of Trevor Griffiths. Great writer and great company. He was really kind to me back when I first began to publish the odd poem. theguardian.com/stage/2024/apr…

Two jays in my garden. That’s a first.

This was a big part of the school uniform

This will keep me going over Easter Irish Academic Press UCD Philosophy - cover image by Patrick Scott

The weekend

Taking stock.

Friends in the US & Canada. On Sunday’s ELEVATION on U2X-Radio on SIRIUSXM I’ll be joined by Lynnée Denise for all things Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton University of Texas Press DJ Scholarship (A Framework) 10am ET SiriusXM

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