About Matt Fraser

Hi! I'm Matt Fraser, a writer and podcaster from Berlin. You can usually find me on my Substack, The Ill-Read Millennial. I have a background in academic publishing and love speaking to authors about their projects. My main interests are in European and Asian history and Literature, but spill over into almost everything else! Feel free to get in touch at illreadmillennial@gmail.com
Matt Fraser writes and podcasts at substack.com/@theillreadmillennial
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NBN Episodes hosted by Matt:

Alice Hunt, "Republic: Britain's Revolutionary Decade, 1649–1660" (Faber and Faber, 2024)

June 18, 2025

Republic

Alice Hunt
Hosted by Matt Fraser

Alice Hunt’s Republic: Britain’s Revolutionary Decade 1649-1650 (Faber and Faber, 2024) takes a chronological look at the current events, personalitie…

Christopher Harding, "The Light of Asia: A History of Western Fascination with the East" (Allen Lane, 2024)

April 25, 2025

The Light of Asia

Christopher Harding
Hosted by Matt Fraser

Christopher Harding’s The Light of Asia: A History of Western Fascination with the East (Allen Lane, 2024) is a fascinating survey of two millennia of…

Frank Trentmann, "Out of the Darkness: The Germans, 1942-2022" (Knopf, 2024)

January 16, 2025

Out of the Darkness

Frank Trentmann
Hosted by Matt Fraser

Frank Trentmann’s Out of the Darkness: The Germans, 1942-2022 (Knopf, 2024) traces the moral concerns and clashes of a nation re-building, re-constitu…