Field Ramble

About Field Ramble

For those who love the latest in fiction, non fiction and poetry. Field is a platform for new and exciting work from across the UK and beyond. 'One of the best literary podcasts out there.' Max Porter "An utterly immersive joy." Sinéad Gleeson 'An accessible and in-depth discussion that gets beneath the topsoil of the published page.' Andrew Mcmillan 'One of the most consistently sensitive, attentive and politically astute literature podcasts around.' Keiran Goddard www.fieldzine.com www.patreon.com/fieldzine

Publisher

Fieldzine

Category

arts · arts · fiction

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 Aug 2022

Latest episode

20 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

73 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 Aug 2026

   Field Ramble with M.John Harrison

   Send us Fan Mail Few writers have reshaped British speculative fiction as quietly, or as radically, as M. John Harrison. Over a career spanning more than five decades, he has dismantled genre tropes across science fiction, fantasy, and literary fiction—earning accolades from the Arthur C. Clarke Award to the Goldsmiths Prize. Hailed by writers including Olivia Laing and Robert MacFarlane as one of the most brilliant prose stylists alive today, his work is instantly recognisable. Beautif...

2. 

   6 Aug 2026

   Field Ramble with Holly Pester

   Send us Fan Mail We hear from Holly Pester about her latest poetry collection, Cafés. Published this summer by Fitzcarraldo, it’s a series of dream-like narrative fragments, that explore the possibilities of friendship and love, the myriad ways in which capital invades our lives and a hope for connection that appears unnervingly bygone. Described by the publisher as both a ‘stylish, political intervention and an elegy for communal space,’ Holly’s writing is, as ever, resistant, loving, ...

3. 

   24 Jun 2026

   Field Ramble with Max Lury and Doireann Ní Ghríofa

   Send us Fan Mail First up this month’s Sam speaks to Max Lury about his unsettling debut No Ghosts. After being reunited at Annie’s memorial, Kieran and Harlow begin separate searches for their lost friend. Harlow, discovers fragments of the dead – faces, gestures, glances – in AI generated videos; Kieran, aimless and isolated, stumbles into an occult community of those dedicated to finding the missing ghosts. No Ghosts is a novel set in new space - the eerie, boundless simulcra of ai a...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

14 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 36 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

28

Social presence

94

YouTube

0

Engagement

60

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