No Holds Barred Pod

The Poverty of Shame — Farage Gin, Far-right Psychopathy, Charlie Kirk's Money Woes, Free Speech Meltdown

This is our longest episode to date, so you may want to break it up into bite sized chunks or, perhaps, you need two hours of Sal and Don chatting you around in a perfect circle of political madness.

We covered a lot of ground this week, including the insane Turning Point, the potentially, non-existent Farage Gin, and the gaslighting of a nation by Tommy Robinson.

Sal talks to us about here theory of the shame of poverty, leading to the rise of the far-right.

We had some laughs as well, and Don managed to shoehorn Die Hard in as a political reference. Somehow!

Links for the show:

Don's new Substack is here.

Write to your MP here.

Jimmy Kimmel's video is here.

Mr Ethical is here.

The Finance Guy is here.

A Different Bias is here.

All our contact details are ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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PART 2 — A New Awareness — Akathisia, Mental Health Advocacy & Stochastic Terrorism — Live

In part two, Sal educates us about a little known, but very serious condition. We chat a lot about mental health, and a piece of breaking news about Charlie Kirk led in to a debate around stochastic terrorism.

Don't forget to check out Part One for PMQs and Reform Roundup.

Links for the show:

World Suicide Prevention Day & The Samaritans are here.

Jason Reid's post is here.

Ricardo Honesto's post is here.

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Keywords:

politics, mental health, advocacy, social issues, immigration, healthcare, personal stories, activism, public discourse, societal change

PART 1 — Badenoch Brings The Heat — PMQs, Reform Conference Disaster & Farage Didn't Buy a House

This week in Part One, Sal and Don chatted about an unusual turn of events at PMQs — Kemi Badenoch did her actual job as Leader of the Opposition, and pinned Starmer down … hard. Some pressing questions about Mandelson and the ongoing genocide in Gaza.

The Reform roundup, this week, focusses on the Party Conference in which they managed to platform a convicted criminal racist and a rabid antivaxxer. Oops!

Don also chats about Nigel Farage, allegedly, buying a disused house for his partner.

Part Two is more generalised chat about the week's events and some discussion around a little known condition called Akathisia — check it out tomorrow.

There's a fantastic clip from friends of the pod, Larry & Paul, to round things off.

Links for the show:

Larry & Paul's YouTube is here.

Simon Opher at PMQs is here.

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Keywords:

politics, Reform UK, PMQs, political commentary, party conference, public sentiment, political strategy, media analysis, political figures, podcast growth, Eurovision, Reform Conference, Aseem Malhotra, Nigel Farage, Green Party, Charlie Kirk, Stochastic Terrorism, Immigration, Welfare, Media Accountability

Part Two — Mr. Farage Goes to Washington — That Disastrous Hearing & Badenoch's Lie of the Week

Don's talks about the UK media's lack of accurate reporting on Nigel Farage's awful appearance in front of the House Judiciary Committee this week. Read his full article linked below.

We chatted about Kemi Badenoch and her fantasist, non-existent offer from Stanford University.

Plus some more generalised political banter!

If you haven't heard Liz Webster in Part One, please listen to that as well. She's amazing to chat to.

Links for the show:

Don's article is here.

Follow Liz on 𝕏 ⁠here⁠.

All our contact details are ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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Keywords:

politics, accountability, media, Farage, Reform UK, Labour, social media, political discourse, hypocrisy, political resignations

Liz Webster Brings the Brexit Debate — Brexit, the Far-Right & All Things Farming + Angela Rayner

This is part one of two episodes this week. We were lucky enough to have the amazing, Liz Webster join us to talk about all things Brexit, Singapore-on-Thames, the failure of the Lib Dems and the challenge of the far-right.

Liz is a farmer and advocate for British food and the impact that Brexit had on our food economy. We chatted about that and many other things, including the breaking news of Angela Rayner's shock resignation.

Liz is exceptionally knowledgeable and a staunch promoter of the cause to Rejoin the EU.

Join Sal and Don in Part Two for the weekly Reform roundup and some discussion about Kemi Badenoch's fake Stanford University offer.

Links for the show:

Follow Liz on 𝕏 here.

Save British Food is here.

The legal, ECHR case Liz mentioned is here.

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Keywords:

Brexit, Save British Farming, food security, political accountability, inheritance tax, corporate control, democracy, political leadership, proportional representation, Brexit legitimacy, media consumption, social media, youth mobilization, political unity, proportional representation, Malthusianism, eugenics, political parties, Brexit, political engagement

Decency Advocate Davey — Reformatives, Societal Collapse & The Carol Hedges Award for Common Decency

We talked about mental health this week. How tricky it is for young people to work and the ramifications of decades of austerity.

Reform's fascist press conference was mentioned … of course.

And Sal rounded up the week's news in style.

OH! And Ed Davey did it again!

Links for the show:

GB News', Nigel Nelson, is ⁠here⁠.

All our contact details are ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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Keywords:

politics, mental health, Reform Party, Ed Davey, Nigel Farage, UK news, political integrity, mental health awareness, political commentary, current events, politics, mental health, youth issues, media accountability, technology, social issues, austerity, political commentary, social media, employment

Flags Week — Flags! Flags! Flags! Reform Lose the Plot, GB News Threats, Stamp Duty & Katie Lam.

You may have noticed in the media that it's Flags Week again — it comes around sooner every year. We have a chat about that and how Farage has used it to cover up a whopping mistake.

Sal educates Don on Stamp Duty — the history of, and the current state of play.

We've put in a little clip of the incredible Stewart Lee for your delectation — it highlights that Reform are still UKIP, twelve years down the line.

And Don tells us all about being threatened by a GB News presenter.

We chat about some research Don has done on an up-and-coming Tory MP that could be the new face of the party.

Oh! And there's a funny clip at the end highlighting the Alpha Male prowess of Pete Hegseth. 😂

Links for the show:

Carol's Tweet is here.

Dominic Grieve's response to Philp is here.

The full Stewart Lee UKIP bit is here.

Pete Hegseth attempting a pull-up is here.

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Chapters:

00:00 Introduction and Technical Difficulties

07:51 Discussion on Racism and Current Events

09:58 Personal Updates and Travel Experiences

12:05 Reform UK and Political Dynamics

17:59 Right-Wing Politics and Key Figures

19:59 Stamp Duty and Housing Market Insights

22:01 Media Reactions and Current Affairs

26:25 Introduction and Context Setting

27:58 Political Landscape and Far-Right Influence

30:03 Graffiti and Political Symbolism

31:53 Farage's Controversial Actions

34:00 Youth Radicalization and Grooming Concerns

36:00 The Role of Social Media in Political Discourse

37:50 The State of the Conservative Party

39:55 Consequences of Political Actions

42:04 The Need for Clarity in Political Groups

43:59 Final Thoughts on Political Accountability

51:03 The Radicalization Debate

56:50 Media and Political Responsibility

01:01:12 Protests and Public Sentiment

01:06:50 The Role of Political Figures

01:12:32 Economic Disparities and Housing Crisis

01:21:21 Understanding Human Experience and Wealth Disparity

01:23:41 The Impact of Government Policies on Housing and Wealth

01:26:42 Political Dynamics and the Rise of New Leaders

01:31:12 The Influence of Technology and AI in Politics

01:37:31 The State of the Political Landscape and Future Prospects

Keywords:

politics, racism, Reform UK, personal experiences, housing market, media, current events, right-wing politics, travel, personal updates, politics, far-right, graffiti, youth radicalization, social media, Conservative Party, political accountability, political discourse, political symbolism, political landscape, radicalization, media, protests, political figures, economic disparities, housing crisis, GB News, asylum seekers, public sentiment, far-right, wealth disparity, government policies, housing crisis, political dynamics, AI influence, UK politics, leadership, social issues, inequality, technology

Murder in MAGA Land — Far-right Fractures in the UK & US, Lawless Britain (?) and Farage Grifting Again and #TeamWater

Our second episode this week was supposed to be a little shorter but, as usual, we got stuck in to some interesting stuff. Including, but not limited to:

The wonders of Zack Polanski.

The insanity of MAGA.

Farage grifts again.

The Online Safety Bill and it's relative merits.

LAWLESS BRITAIN — it isn't.

Plus, Bonnie Blue and George Galloway in the same conversation — you'll have to listen to find out. It's worth it!

Links for the show:

#TeamWater is here.

The unhinged Laura Loomer rant is here.

All our contact details are ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Thanks, as always, to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@TheZombyPop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on 𝕏 for our theme tune.

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Chapters:

00:00 Media Personalities and Their Influence

02:15 Personal Updates and Casual Banter

09:16 Controversial Media Figures and Their Impact

14:47 The Role of Leftist Voices in Media

20:43 The State of Political Discourse

26:42 Infighting in the MAGA Movement

29:39 Online Safety Bill and Its Implications

37:33 Unpacking Political Fronts and Control

41:00 Investigating Farage's Financial Entanglements

44:16 The Grift and Political Accountability

46:12 Lawless Britain: A Narrative of Fear

54:16 Echo Chambers and Public Discourse

59:18 Manufactured Fear and Its Consequences

Keywords:

politics, media, online safety, current events, commentary, social issues, disability benefits, public opinion, political figures, media influence, online age verification, Nigel Farage, political figures, free speech, public discourse, fear, societal dynamics

Off Diary — Tory Irrelevance, Media Crime Reporting Bias, US DOGE Disaster & Labour's Dismal Comms

This week's [slightly late] episode starts a bit dour, but we finish with some good laughs at the expense of the far-right.

Labour's astonishing lack of focus and the Conservative's fading relevance.

Look out for a jump scare from Sal. You'll know it when you hear it.

We discuss LBC's continuing descent into Reform purgatory and their outright bias regarding crime reporting.

Our new cooperative of cool people is taking shape, and we give some shout-outs to our esteemed colleagues and friends.

Sal's new mic is pretty and only slightly distracting!

Links for the show:

The New Yorker article is ⁠here⁠.

The John Sweeney clip is ⁠here⁠ [around 6 mins onwards].

MAGA Cult Slayer's SwarmFix is ⁠here⁠.

Trump's martial law video is ⁠here⁠.

All our contact details are ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠.

Folk to follow:

⁠Spider⁠

⁠AJ⁠

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Unhinged Politics — Desperate DOGE, Gaza's Future, Farage Fails to Answer & Labour's PR Nightmare

We're back with a full episode this week. Apologies if you missed us.

This week, Sal has done some excellent research into the removal of ACOBA and what it means for grifting MPS after they leave Parliament.

Don has another DOGE round up from Lancashire this time, followed by some chat about Farage's latest soft soap interview on LBC.

We got into Labour's woeful PR again and Don asked Sal for an update on the Online Safety Bill! Hilarity ensued.

As always, we ramble seamlessly through many other topics along the way.

Links for the show:

We're on TikTok now, ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠.

All our contact details are ⁠⁠here⁠⁠.

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