In the first episode of our new podcast, Footsteps in Utopia, Alex and James speak to Winston Marshall, the former Banjo player from the hugely successful Mumford and Sons.

Britain’s biggest music festival was always safe space for left-wing protest, and this year has seen more controversy than we can remember for years, from chants of “death to the IDF” to hoardings attacking JK Rowling, and the increasingly performative political posturing by acts like Kneecap and Bob Vylan.

But is any of this new? Is any of it even interesting?

We explore the deeper question: should music and politics mix? Is music inherently left-wing, or is that perception just reflection of the views of the artists themselves? Winston shares stories from his own experience at the peak of the music industry, including the price he paid for publicly endorsing a book critical of Antifa. His reflections on cancel culture, Glastonbury's political evolution, and what it means to be truly rebellious in today’s music scene are a must-hear.

From Rage Against the Machine to Rod Stewart, from Irish Republican techno to Ibiza trance, we ask whether it’s still possible for art to move people without preaching at them. And if rebellion today means not waving a Palestine flag, but daring to say “Britain is a force for good.”

Footsteps in Utopia is a brand new podcast. Every week, we’ll explore the arts, philosophy, culture and politics, and whether it’s possible to change the world, or achieve Utopia.

America has entered the Israel - Iran War with an audacious long range B2 bombing raid on Iranian nuclear facilities. Andrew Fox and James Glancy discuss the outcome of Trump’s intervention, the fragile ceasefire and Britain’s recent announcement that the RAF will add nuclear weapons to its armoury.

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With Israel and Iran now at war, James Glancy and Andrew Fox analyse Mossad’s unprecedented covert operations that have dismantled Iran’s air defences, and discuss the potential strategic and political fall out for the Middle East, that could end up in a major regional war. James Glancy CGC is a former Royal Marine, Andrew Fox is a former Parachute Regiment officer, both fought and commanded in Afghanistan.

If there were a BC/AD moment for modern popular culture, there can’t be a better contender than a church fete in suburban Liverpool where a 15-year-old James Paul McCartney met a 16-year-old John Winston Lennon. Twenty three years later, one of them was dead, murdered by a man who wanted to be famous for killing him, leaving a body of music, composed wi…

The 8th May 2025 is VE DAY 80 - but what happened on VE Day in 1945? WW2 veteran, the late Fred Fitch explains what the war like and where he was on the first VE Day, eighty years ago.

Behavioural scientist Patrick Fagan spent the last two years infiltrating cults and subcultures to find out how they work - and discover the structure of their beliefs. In this new Outpost exclusive, Patrick breaks down the psychological traits shared by cult leaders and their followers, and the tactics and techniques they use to brainwash new recruits.…

Some of the most iconic sights in Afghanistan are the cliffs of Bamiyan, famous the world over for the giant Buddhas carved into the rock face. Sadly, these monumental sculptures are no longer with us, having been dynamited by the Taliban in 2001.

In this deleted scene from Afghanistan, James, Marty, and Khyber visit Bamiyan, where they encounter locals—caretakers of the Buddhas—who were forced at gunpoint to destroy them. It is an extraordinary eyewitness account of one of the most brutal acts of cultural vandalism in world history.

A UNESCO World Heritage site dating back to the 7th century, Bamiyan remains of tremendous archaeological significance despite the loss of the Buddhas, with numerous mysteries yet to be uncovered.

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