8: I was a violent racist who became a spy and saved a politician's life
heretics.15 Heinä 2020

8: I was a violent racist who became a spy and saved a politician's life

Matthew F. Collins, a former racist turned spy and author. In 1993, he raided a town meeting in the Welling Library with the British National Party – not known to be very nice people. He found himself changed by the senseless violence, and became a mole for the Searchlight and Hope Not Hate anti-racist organisations. In 2018, it was in his role running the intelligence network and recruitment of far-right extremists for Hope not Hate that he helped to prevent the assassination of British politician Rosie Cooper – an attempted murder that reminded the UK of Joe Cox, who was tragically killed two years earlier. Jack Renshaw, the baby-faced spokesman of terrorist group National Action had bought a machete to carry out the murder, and will serve at least 20 years in prison. I was interested in Matthew because he has some fascinating tales, but also because he encapsulates the human tendency to follow the stories we’re told about ourselves as well as our capacity for change. For a more detailed look at his life, read his books Hate: My Life in the British Far Right and Nazi Terrorist. I found him a no-nonsense mood that also reflects how we’re all beginning to feel after months of lockdown. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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16: Lord Daniel Finkelstein: Times Columnist and Conservative Peer

16: Lord Daniel Finkelstein: Times Columnist and Conservative Peer

For video clips, follow me - andrewgold_ok - on Twitter or Instagram. A close friend of former prime minister David Cameron and Chancellor George Osborne, Daniel Finkelstein is a conservative peer a...

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15: The Bigamist: My husband had 2 wives, 5 fiancées and 14 kids

15: The Bigamist: My husband had 2 wives, 5 fiancées and 14 kids

One day, as she was on her way to take the kids out the house, Mary Turner Thomson received a phone call that was about to turn her life upside down. The woman on the other end was her husband Will Jo...

31 Elo 202050min

14: 2+2=5? - Anti-Woke Math Whizz James Lindsay Is Pissed Off

14: 2+2=5? - Anti-Woke Math Whizz James Lindsay Is Pissed Off

Follow the pod's social media for video teasers: https://twitter.com/AndrewGold_ok or https://www.instagram.com/andrewgold_ok/. James Lindsay is a colleague of Helen Pluckrose, who was on the podcas...

24 Elo 202056min

13: Jailed for teaching my dog a Nazi salute: Mark Meechan

13: Jailed for teaching my dog a Nazi salute: Mark Meechan

Follow me on Twitter for short video highlights: https://twitter.com/AndrewGold_ok On today’s show is Mark Meechan, known online as Count Dankula. In 2016, he made a YouTube video showing how he tau...

17 Elo 202048min

12: Female Psychopath Interview: M.E. Thomas

12: Female Psychopath Interview: M.E. Thomas

Catch video clips on @andrewgold_ok on Twitter or Instagram! This is one of my favourite topics ever, so you’re in for a treat. I’ve managed to get a real-life psychopath on the show – M. E. Thomas ...

10 Elo 202050min

11: Modestep's Josh on Wiley and the cynical music biz

11: Modestep's Josh on Wiley and the cynical music biz

Firstly, let me just say I’m delighted to have Josh Friend from internationally acclaimed Modestep on the show. He’s actually an old friend of mine – and certainly the most famous of anyone I knew gro...

3 Elo 202047min

10: 'Woke is dangerous thought-control': Scholar Helen Pluckrose

10: 'Woke is dangerous thought-control': Scholar Helen Pluckrose

Trigger warning: This one is going to alienate some people – the woke among you - but this is a safe space for open discussion. Today, I speak with Helen Pluckrose, author of the new book Cynical ...

27 Heinä 202051min

9: Ex-Muslim: my parents wanted me killed for blasphemy law

9: Ex-Muslim: my parents wanted me killed for blasphemy law

In this episode, we peer behind the curtain of the life of ex-Muslim Ray - founder of the counter-extremism non-profit, The Committee to Protect Muslims and Ex-Muslims. Disclaimer: this is by no means...

20 Heinä 202043min

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