Neil McRobert
speaker
8,757 appearances
17 recordings
1 series
first heard May 2026
last heard 14 Aug
Neil McRobert’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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recordings per month · last 12 monthsRecordings per month over the last 12 months — 17 in all, peaking in Jun 2026 with 7.
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I learn, I worry, I feel my fear justified, but I always get to the end of the episode.
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feeling a bit better than before.
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So I'd properly recommend listening.
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I do not think it will add to your burdens at all.
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Weird though, isn't it, that Ben doesn't like horror?
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But can research these nightmares in such detail.
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I'd much rather face a jump scare than the sober review of American nuclear doctrine.
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It just goes to show that one person's terror is another person's fascination.
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And we will ignore his segregation of literature and fantasy.
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He knows not what he said, dear listeners.
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Stand down.
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Give the dude a break.
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I did feel a little embarrassed recommending the stand.
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Because faced with a guy who's into apocalypse but hasn't read much apocalyptic fiction, I could have recommended so many great things.
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And it's not like King needs the help.
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But I do think there are particular things in the stand that are especially relevant to the politics of Ben's show.
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Because the stand is such a weirdly
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practical and civically minded novel once you get to page like five hundred.
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That said,
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Making that recommendation and wincing a bit got me thinking about other apocalyptic fiction that I love.
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