IRAN & What they need to know about Trump (Part 1)

The Black Spy Podcast 230, Season 23, Episode 0009

This week Carlton King contends that the US President Trump my well seek to attack Iran in the very near future albeit the reasons for any such attack might be more complicated than one thinks!

In highlighting these complications Carlton look back in time, assess president Trumps mental capacity, suggests he maybe suffering form the Andropause, male menopause, assess previous US regime change operations and plays clips from informed US politicians and military personnel.

Throughout Carlton assesses many theatres of war and inytelligence regime change operations in which the US has been involved.

So once again this is a must listen episode that provides listening pleasure whilst simultaneously educating and entertaining, in order to provide listeners with a real understanding to today's world.

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US Takeover of Greenland Has Already Begun!

The Black Spy Podcast 229, Season 23, Episode 0008

This week Carlton King contends that the US regime change operation, and hence takeover of Greenland, is already underway!

In order to prove this Carlton looks back at US regime operations of the past and asks listeners no to simply believe him but to do their own research utilising Carlton initial arguments,

Carlton explains why he believes this self orchestrated this critical thinking is so important and consequently asks listeners to really consider this self education as a form of liberation.

So once again this is a must listen episode that provides listening pleasure whilst simultaneously educating and entertaining, in order to provide listeners with a real understanding to today's world.

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The Fake of Democracy

The Black Spy Podcast 228, Season 23, Episode 0007

This week Carlton King asks - is Democracy a con?

In this critical thinking episode of the Black Spy Podcast Carlton poses the seldom asked question how could the USA be the leader of the free world from 1945 onward when African American 1/5 of the US population were effectively denied the right to vote, have substantial schooling, suffered extreme discrimination in housing - employment - policing - judicial sentencing - banking & finance (loans not being available to blacks) and indeed any type of social, cultural and national interaction. Moreover, the final nail in the US's democratic credentials is that from the end of the US civil war in 1865 all the way through to the early 1980's, the lynching of African American men and indeed women was not unusual.

So I ask, how could the USA be seen as the leader of the Free World - possibly it was because the West:

Central & South America

the European colonies in Africa and Asia and

Settler states in these areas and Oceana

treated their African and black and brown subjugated peoples in exactly the same manner.

So often, in the modern era, democracy is compared and contrasted as such:

At its core, democracy means rule by the people — people participate in choosing leaders and shaping public life through free, fair, and inclusive elections and meaningful civil liberties. It also presumes equal rights and protections for all citizens.

Historical contradictions: Today's democracies — including the United States — have often fallen short of this ideal. In U.S. history, Black Americans and other minorities were legally excluded from voting and full citizenship well into the 20th century; segregation restricted basic civil rights long after the U.S. became a global power claiming to champion "freedom." These contradictions reflect democratic backsliding — where institutions and practices don't live up to democratic principles, often due to inequality, exclusion, or political manipulation.

Venezuela and democracy: Venezuela's recent elections (e.g., July 2024) have been widely criticized for lacking transparency, fairness, and real competition, with opposition candidates disqualified and results disputed. Many governments, including the U.S. and EU, refused to recognize the outcome. Meanwhile U.S. policy — refusing to recognize Nicolás Maduro's presidency and pushing sanctions or pressure — illustrates how geopolitical interests and claims about "democracy" intersect with power politics.

Comparisons with Russia and China: Russia and China hold elections or consultative processes, but these often lack competitiveness, independent media, and checks on power that typify liberal democracy. Critics argue these systems do not meet international standards of democratic legitimacy, even if leaders are formally chosen.

Conclusion: Democracy is a normative ideal, not a fixed reality. All political systems, including those that call themselves democratic, have gaps between theory and practice. Assessments of democracy must look beyond elections — at fairness, rights, freedom of expression, rule of law, and equal participation — not merely at who occupies office.

So let us see how the Black Spy assess this question.

Once again this is a must listen episode that educates whilst entertaining, to provide listeners with a real understanding to today's world.

Please don't forget to subscribe to the Black Spy Podcast for free, so you never miss another fascinating episode.

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2025's Shocking Disclosures (Part 2)

The Black Spy Podcast 226, Season 23, Episode 0006

This week's Black Spy Podcast is part 2 of the discussion between host Carlton King and regular thrupple contributor Fergus Esack as they evaluate 2025 and the stories that have occurred during the year.

2025 will be remembered as a year of pressure, polarisation and profound questioning, and the Black Spy Podcast offers a measured yet unflinching evaluation of a world in flux. Across its episodes, the podcast reflects on how debates around gender continued to evolve, often framed by cultural anxiety, political opportunism and generational divides. These conversations were rarely simple, and Black Spy captured that complexity rather than reducing it to slogans.

Politically, 2025 exposed deep fractures. From domestic power struggles to shifting alliances, the podcast assesses how trust in institutions was repeatedly tested. The European Union features as a central theme, navigating economic uncertainty, internal disagreements and its changing role on the global stage.

War remains a grim constant. Black Spy surveys the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and the continuing violence surrounding Israel, not to rehearse daily headlines, but to consider the wider human, political and moral consequences of prolonged conflict. These wars shaped diplomacy, energy policy and public opinion far beyond their borders.

The year was also marked by a series of shocking incidents that jolted public consciousness—events that forced uncomfortable questions about security, social cohesion and leadership. In reviewing 2025, the Black Spy Podcast does not offer easy answers, but instead provides context, reflection and a clear-eyed assessment of a year that left few untouched.

So, please get informed and don't miss these discussions by subscribing to the Black Spy Podcast for free, so you never miss another fascinating episode.

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To contact Firgas Esack of the DAPS Agency go to LinkedIn

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And contact Carlton King by utilising any of the following:

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To read Carlton's Autobiography:

"Black Ops – The incredible true story of a (Black) British secret agent"

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To read:

Male Menopause the hidden crisis

By Dr. Rachel Taylor & Carlton King

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2025's Shocking Disclosures (Part 1)

The Black Spy Podcast 225, Season 23, Episode 0005

This week's Black Spy Podcast sees host Carlton King and regular thrupple contributor Fergus Esack evaluate 2025 and the stories that have occurred during the year.

2025 will be remembered as a year of pressure, polarisation and profound questioning, and the Black Spy Podcast offers a measured yet unflinching evaluation of a world in flux. Across its episodes, the podcast reflects on how debates around gender continued to evolve, often framed by cultural anxiety, political opportunism and generational divides. These conversations were rarely simple, and Black Spy captured that complexity rather than reducing it to slogans.

Politically, 2025 exposed deep fractures. From domestic power struggles to shifting alliances, the podcast assesses how trust in institutions was repeatedly tested. The European Union features as a central theme, navigating economic uncertainty, internal disagreements and its changing role on the global stage.

War remains a grim constant. Black Spy surveys the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and the continuing violence surrounding Israel, not to rehearse daily headlines, but to consider the wider human, political and moral consequences of prolonged conflict. These wars shaped diplomacy, energy policy and public opinion far beyond their borders.

The year was also marked by a series of shocking incidents that jolted public consciousness—events that forced uncomfortable questions about security, social cohesion and leadership. In reviewing 2025, the Black Spy Podcast does not offer easy answers, but instead provides context, reflection and a clear-eyed assessment of a year that left few untouched.

So, please get informed and don't miss these discussions by subscribing to the Black Spy Podcast for free, so you never miss another fascinating episode.

🎧 Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

To contact Firgas Esack of the DAPS Agency go to LinkedIn

Contact Dr.. Rachel via Substack

And contact Carlton King by utilising any of the following:

Email: [email protected]

Facebook: The Black Spy Podcast

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To read Carlton's Autobiography:

"Black Ops – The incredible true story of a (Black) British secret agent"

Click the link below:

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To read:

Male Menopause the hidden crisis

By Dr. Rachel Taylor & Carlton King

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Christmas Must Buy Books

The Black Spy Podcast 224, Season 23, Episode 0004

This week's Black Spy Podcast sees host Carlton King step away from headlines and hard geopolitics to offer listeners something more seasonal – a carefully curated list of books he believes make powerful, thought-provoking Christmas stocking fillers, each chosen for its ability to inform, challenge and inspire.

At the heart of the episode is Carlton's own memoir, Black Ops – The Incredible True Story of a (Black) British Secret Agent, which he frames not as self-promotion, but as an essential corrective to the narrow way British intelligence history is usually told. From there, the discussion broadens into history, politics, race, psychology and power. Titles such as Der Unvergessene Krieg and Winston Churchill's Young Winston are explored as windows into how wars are remembered, mythologised and used to shape national identity.

Carlton places particular emphasis on works that reclaim obscured histories, including Great Men of Colour by Joel Rogers, UNESCO's monumental History of Africa, They Came Before the Mayflower by Dr Ivan Van Sertima, and Black Athena by Martin Bernal. Together, these books challenge Eurocentric narratives and ask listeners to rethink who is written into – and out of – world history.

The episode also highlights contemporary relevance through Male Menopause – The Hidden Crisis by Dr Rachel Taylor and Carlton King, linking mental health, masculinity and social silence, while Rupert Alison's The Branch offers insight into the often-misunderstood machinery of British intelligence.

To close, Carlton turns to dystopian classics – George Orwell's 1984 and Aldous Huxley's Brave New World – arguing they are no longer warnings about the future, but commentaries on the present. He rounds off by recommending the enduring moral clarity found in the works of Charles Dickens.

It's an episode that treats books not as escapism, but as tools for awakening – perfect gifts for curious minds.

So, please get informed and don't miss these discussions by subscribing to the Black Spy Podcast for free, so you never miss another fascinating episode.

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To contact Firgas Esack of the DAPS Agency go to LinkedIn

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And contact Carlton King by utilising any of the following:

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To read Carlton's Autobiography:

"Black Ops – The incredible true story of a (Black) British secret agent"

Click the link below:

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To read:

Male Menopause the hidden crisis

By Dr. Rachel Taylor & Carlton King

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The Myth of Anxiety with Neuroscientist Dr. Rachel Taylor (Part 2)

The Black Spy Podcast 223, Season 23, Episode 0002

Episode 2 – The Anxiety Myth Part II: Power, Identity & the Business of Fear

In this episode, the investigation deepens. Carlton King and Dr. Rachel Taylor explore how power structures—from governments to global tech platforms—exploit anxiety to shape behaviour, control populations and drive profit. If fear is currency, who are the brokers?

Why do modern societies appear more anxious despite unprecedented comfort and safety? Is the rise in anxiety actually a symptom of social fragmentation, digital overstimulation and identity disruption rather than individual pathology? And what role does race, class and lived experience play in how anxiety is labelled, treated or ignored?

Carlton draws on decades in state security to examine how fear is manufactured, manipulated and monetised. Dr. Taylor challenges the neurological oversimplifications used to justify a multi-billion-pound mental-health economy. Together, they ask whether anxiety is being systematically weaponised against the public.

If anxiety is an evolutionary alarm system, what happens when it is hijacked? More importantly—can we reclaim it?

This episode confronts one unsettling truth: perhaps anxiety isn't a personal failure, but a rational response to an irrational world.

So, please get informed and don't miss these discussions by subscribing to the Black Spy Podcast for free, so you never miss another fascinating episode.

🎧 Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

To contact Firgas Esack of the DAPS Agency go to LinkedIn

Contact Dr.. Rachel via Substack

And contact Carlton King by utilising any of the following:

To donate - Patreon.com/TheBlackSpyPodcast

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To read Carlton's Autobiography:

"Black Ops – The incredible true story of a (Black) British secret agent"

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The Myth of Anxiety with Neuroscientist Dr. Rachel Taylor (Part 1)

The Black Spy Podcast 222, Season 23, Episode 0002

Episode 1 – The Anxiety Myth: What If Everything We Think We Know Is Wrong?

Is anxiety really a mental health crisis—or have we misunderstood the entire phenomenon? In this week's Black Spy Podcast, Carlton King and Neuroscientist Dr. Rachel Taylor dismantle the assumptions, narratives and commercial interests shaping our modern understanding of anxiety. Why are anxiety diagnoses skyrocketing in the West while resilience appears to be collapsing? Has society medicalised normal human emotion to the point where stress, fear and discomfort are now rebranded as pathology?

Dr. Taylor brings cutting-edge neuroscience to the table, challenging listeners to rethink the brain's threat systems, the role of trauma, and the possibility that anxiety may not be a "disorder" at all but a misinterpreted survival mechanism. Carlton interrogates the political, economic and cultural drivers behind the anxiety industry: who benefits from defining millions as "unwell"?

Is the modern world genuinely more dangerous, or have we simply lost the tools to cope? And crucially—if anxiety is not what we've been told—what does that mean for treatment, medication and human agency?

This episode asks one radical question: What if anxiety isn't the enemy—but the message?

So, please get informed and don't miss these discussions by subscribing to the Black Spy Podcast for free, so you never miss another fascinating episode.

🎧 Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

To contact Firgas Esack of the DAPS Agency go to LinkedIn

Contact Dr.. Rachel via Substack

And contact Carlton King by utilising any of the following:

To donate - Patreon.com/TheBlackSpyPodcast

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To read Carlton's Autobiography:

"Black Ops – The incredible true story of a (Black) British secret agent"

Click the link below:

https://amzn.eu/d/fmzzq9h

The Myth of Anxiety with Neuroscientist Dr. Rachel Taylor (Part 1)

The Black Spy Podcast 222, Season 23, Episode 0002

Episode 1 – The Anxiety Myth: What If Everything We Think We Know Is Wrong?

Is anxiety really a mental health crisis—or have we misunderstood the entire phenomenon? In this week's Black Spy Podcast, Carlton King and Neuroscientist Dr. Rachel Taylor dismantle the assumptions, narratives and commercial interests shaping our modern understanding of anxiety. Why are anxiety diagnoses skyrocketing in the West while resilience appears to be collapsing? Has society medicalised normal human emotion to the point where stress, fear and discomfort are now rebranded as pathology?

Dr. Taylor brings cutting-edge neuroscience to the table, challenging listeners to rethink the brain's threat systems, the role of trauma, and the possibility that anxiety may not be a "disorder" at all but a misinterpreted survival mechanism. Carlton interrogates the political, economic and cultural drivers behind the anxiety industry: who benefits from defining millions as "unwell"?

Is the modern world genuinely more dangerous, or have we simply lost the tools to cope? And crucially—if anxiety is not what we've been told—what does that mean for treatment, medication and human agency?

This episode asks one radical question: What if anxiety isn't the enemy—but the message?

So, please get informed and don't miss these discussions by subscribing to the Black Spy Podcast for free, so you never miss another fascinating episode.

🎧 Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

To contact Firgas Esack of the DAPS Agency go to LinkedIn

Contact Dr.. Rachel via Substack

And contact Carlton King by utilising any of the following:

To donate - Patreon.com/TheBlackSpyPodcast

Email: [email protected]

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To read Carlton's Autobiography:

"Black Ops – The incredible true story of a (Black) British secret agent"

Click the link below:

https://amzn.eu/d/fmzzq9h

Ex Senior MI6 & Scotland Yard Special Branch Officer Identifies The Most Realistic Cop and Spy Movie and TV Shows

The Black Spy Podcast 221 Season 23, Episode 0001

The Most Realistic Police & Spy Films – Carlton King Calls It Out

In this electrifying episode of The Black Spy Podcast, former Senior Scotland Yard Special Branch and MI6 Officer Carlton King, reveals which police and spy movies and TV dramas actually come closest to the real world of national security.

After 30 years of political policing, counter-terrorism, international secret intelligence operations and elite government close-protection missions around the globe, Carlton points to those productions that show the truth behind the mythology.

This week, Carlton lifts the lid on which movies/series provide top class entertainment whilst keeping it real.

Using his lived experience undercover, protection and intelligence operations the UK, to Europe, Africa, Middle East, Asia, Australia and the Americas, North and South, Carlton highlights the best such programmes from around the world.

From 60's & 70's classics to slick contemporary offerings, Carlton explains why some make the grade whist other are down right over the top fantasies.

Most importantly Carlton explains how shows such as The Wire can keep it real whilst being explosive, yet others although understated, can reach those same heights.

This episode doesn't just provide you with a list of shows and movies, much more importantly, it provides listens with tips as to why Carlton professionally rates the types of movies and films he recommends and where other go woefully wrong.

Its real spies. Real policing. Real insight. Only on The Black Spy Podcast.

So, please get informed and don't miss these discussions by subscribing to the Black Spy Podcast for free, so you never miss another fascinating episode.

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To contact Firgas Esack of the DAPS Agency go to LinkedIn

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To donate - Patreon.com/TheBlackSpyPodcast

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To read Carlton's Autobiography:

"Black Ops – The incredible true story of a (Black) British secret agent"

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