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Keep Calm. James Delingpole and Toby Young give their take on everything worth taking. From a British conservative / libertarian point of view.

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    • Oct 9, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    The London Calling podcast is a must-listen for anyone interested in European issues and the current political climate in the UK. Hosted by Toby Young and James Delingpole, the podcast provides a unique perspective on these topics with their extensive knowledge and witty banter. As an American listener, it's hard to fully understand the region without living there, but I appreciate their insights and expertise.

    One of the best aspects of this podcast is the hosts' deep knowledge and understanding of European issues. They provide nuanced analysis and engage in thoughtful debates that shed light on various political and cultural topics. The discussions are well-balanced, with Toby offering a more conventional viewpoint while James adds his own flair with a black-and-white perspective. Their humor keeps the show entertaining, making it both informative and enjoyable to listen to.

    However, one downside of the podcast is James Delingpole's recent disinterest in discussing certain topics. It seems that he no longer cares about news items or takes responsibility for past predictions that haven't panned out. This can be frustrating for listeners who appreciate his previous interesting insights and sense of humor. Additionally, his obsession with horse jumping may not be appealing to all listeners, as it detracts from the overall content of the show.

    In conclusion, while The London Calling podcast has provided informative and entertaining content in the past, some listeners may find it becoming dull due to James Delingpole's disinterest in certain topics. Nonetheless, Toby Young's efforts to keep the show engaging are commendable. Overall, the podcast offers valuable perspectives on European issues and provides a unique insight into UK politics and culture.



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    Where Were We?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2023


    Now, where were we? Oh, yes. Time to catch up with old (and we mean old!) friends. Toby has a health scare and James is having more than a few regrets about missed opportunities and the loss of weekly get togethers. But, of course, if there was always one thing we all could agree one it was good books and criticising the telly. This month we take on the BBC’s self examination in The Reckoning... Source

    Where Were We?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2023 73:18


    Now, where were we?Oh, yes. Time to catch up with old (and we mean old!) friends. Toby has a health scare and James is having more than a few regrets about missed opportunities and the loss of weekly get togethers.But, of course, if there was always one thing we all could agree one it was good books and criticising the telly. This month we take on the BBC's self examination in The Reckoning which has Steve Coogan playing disgraced BBC presenter and notorious pedophile Jimmy Savile, Isaac Asimov's Foundation (AppleTV), One Piece (Netflix) and The Boys spinoff, Gen V (Prime).Opening sound this week is actor Steve Coogan talking about playing Jimmy Savile on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg (BBC One)

    Just One of Those Things

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2023


    In 1935 Cole Porter penned a tune called “Just One of Those Things” about a love affair “too hot not to cool down.” And so it goes. What started out as a podcast critiquing Game Of Thrones relaunched as London Calling on Nov. 6, 2015. We’ve been around for five Prime Ministers, three US Presidents, two Monarchs, Brexit and a worldwide pandemic. Our intrepid duo has broadcast from 11 different... Source

    Just One of Those Things

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2023 68:12


    In 1935 Cole Porter penned a tune called "Just One of Those Things" about a love affair "too hot not to cool down." And so it goes.What started out as a podcast critiquing Game Of Thrones relaunched as London Calling on Nov. 6, 2015. We've been around for five Prime Ministers, three US Presidents, two Monarchs, Brexit and a worldwide pandemic. Our intrepid duo has broadcast from 11 different countries from three different continents with barely a week off. And now we're taking a break.This is not goodbye but "until we meet again." Toby and James will return in October with a slightly revamped programme and the plan (for now) is come to you once a month after that. Stay tuned.So goodbye, goodbye, bye, bye, goodbye baby and amen -Here's hoping we'll meet now and then...It was great funBut it was just one of those things.Opening sound this week comes to you from KHNL, Honolulu.

    Getting Old

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2023


    Everyone is a little miserable this week, fueled by the rainy summer England has had this year. Or maybe because we’re all getting a little bit older. James “celebrated” #58 this past weekend and Toby isn’t looking forward to #60 due this October. Toby tells James about having lunch with Sean Langan, who’s just back from the Donbas where he’s been making a documentary about the Ukrainian war seen... Source

    Getting Old

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2023 55:13


    Everyone is a little miserable this week, fueled by the rainy summer England has had this year.Or maybe because we're all getting a little bit older. James "celebrated" #58 this past weekend and Toby isn't looking forward to #60 due this October.Toby tells James about having lunch with Sean Langan, who's just back from the Donbas where he's been making a documentary about the Ukrainian war seen through the eyes of Russian conscripts.James pulls Toby up about last week's episode, in which he thinks Toby “attacked” him; Toby assures James that no one put him up to it (not even our producer, Evil Brian) and, in Culture Corner, Toby praises Guardians of the Galaxy 3 and season two of Yellowstone, while James says how much he enjoyed The Chosen One, a new Netflix series from Mark Miller, and describes Anna Karenina as the best novel he's ever read.

    The Fab 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2023


    This week James and Toby open the discussion with James’ recent gig in Dorset and the division in towns like Bridport and Totnes between the woke and the awake, particularly over traffic calming measures like LTNs, Ulez schemes and 15-minute cities. They go on to talk about Yuval Harari’s calling for ‘conspiracy theorists’ to be banned from the internet and Toby ask James to respond to Harari’s... Source

    The Fab 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2023 77:45


    This week James and Toby open the discussion with James' recent gig in Dorset and the division in towns like Bridport and Totnes between the woke and the awake, particularly over traffic calming measures like LTNs, Ulez schemes and 15-minute cities.They go on to talk about Yuval Harari's calling for ‘conspiracy theorists' to be banned from the internet and Toby ask James to respond to Harari's claim that many conspiracy theories, particularly those that blame the world's problems on an elite cabal of billionaires and their acolytes, have an antisemitic component and that leads to a bigger argument about whether James's conspiracy theory about the ‘death jabs,' Paul McCartney and 'manufactured' bands.In Culture Corner, Toby heaps praise on They Cloned Tyrone, a new sci-fi conspiracy thriller (Netflix) and Lioness, the new Taylor Sheridan series (Paramount+), while James enthuses about Kohrra, an Indian police procedural (Netflix.)This week's opening sound is Yuval Noah Harari's appearance on The Lex Fridman Podcast #390.

    Pull a Whitey

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2023


    It’s hot in the Mediterranean and James and Toby discuss the recent forest fires in Greece and whether climate change or arsonists are to blame. This triggers an argument (From these two? Really?) about whether there are enough honest journalists left to expose such wrongdoing and that, in turn, leads to a heated discussion about whether the journalist Ross Clark is a genuine climate contrarian... Source

    Pull a Whitey

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2023 63:07


    It's hot in the Mediterranean and James and Toby discuss the recent forest fires in Greece and whether climate change or arsonists are to blame. This triggers an argument (From these two? Really?) about whether there are enough honest journalists left to expose such wrongdoing and that, in turn, leads to a heated discussion about whether the journalist Ross Clark is a genuine climate contrarian because concedes that the world has got a little bit warmer in the past 150 years.We then segue into a discussion of their holidays this year, both those they've already had and those they are planning, with James saying he may go to Amsterdam which leads to agreement that cannabis should probably not be legalised.Finally, in Culture Corner, James discusses the new University Challenge, as well as having almost finished Anna Karenina – which he declares the best novel he's ever read – while Toby gives a lukewarm review to Hijack.Opening sound this week is CapX editor discussing Michael Gove's backtracking on Net Zero.

    A Question of Degree

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2023


    “The best laid plans of mice and men,” said Rabbie Burns, “often go awry.” And so it is as Toby tells James about how his travel plans have gone over the past fortnight, even though he’s in Majorca with his wife and four children. Better to be on holiday in Spain than to be in England with a hacked Twitter account. James’ Twitter profile (and his followers) have been hijacked by a crypto currency... Source

    A Question of Degree

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2023 49:13


    "The best laid plans of mice and men," said Rabbie Burns, "often go awry." And so it is as Toby tells James about how his travel plans have gone over the past fortnight, even though he's in Majorca with his wife and four children.Better to be on holiday in Spain than to be in England with a hacked Twitter account. James' Twitter profile (and his followers) have been hijacked by a crypto currency scammer.They then discuss the weird ‘crossover' podcast in which Nick Dixon, Toby's other podcasting partner, interviewed James for his other podcast, The Current Thing. In Culture Corner, Toby praises season 1 of The Tulsa King (Paramount+) while James has been watching Eldorado: Everything the Nazis Hate (Netflix) and The Traitors: Australia (BBC3 and i-Player in the UK; there is an American version that runs on Peacock.)Opening sound this week is Novak Djokovic's gracious speech after his Finals loss at Wimbledon.

    It’s In Our DNA

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2023


    Toby is in Ibiza and James is in a funk as the diet he’s on fails to really kick in and that leads to a discussion on DNA, genetically altered mosquitos, Bill Gates, lost friends and cocaine. Yep, it’s quite the journey. On a serious note the lads take on the immigration crisis taking place all across Europe and especially the riots that have rocked France. In Culture Corner we begin with... Source

    It's In Our DNA

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2023 51:47


    Toby is in Ibiza and James is in a funk as the diet he's on fails to really kick in and that leads to a discussion on DNA, genetically altered mosquitos, Bill Gates, lost friends and cocaine. Yep, it's quite the journey.On a serious note the lads take on the immigration crisis taking place all across Europe and especially the riots that have rocked France.In Culture Corner we begin with Wimbledon and the crowd's treatment of Belarusian Victoria Azarenka, who was booed off the court after losing to the Ukranian Elina Svitolina. And since it's summertime we concentrate on books instead of television.Opening sound this week is Azarenka in her post match press conference.

    Revolutionary Thoughts on Free Speech

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2023


    After the usual chit-chat about the week gone by, Toby and James have a substantive talk about the limits of free speech and what constitutes “crossing the line.” It’s all spurred on by the revelation last week that former UKIP party boss – and now GBNews personality – Nigel Farage has been “de-banked.” In Culture Corner the spotlight falls on the new Idris Elba series, Hijack (AppleTV+) and Toby... Source

    Revolutionary Thoughts on Free Speech

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2023 62:20


    After the usual chit-chat about the week gone by, Toby and James have a substantive talk about the limits of free speech and what constitutes "crossing the line." It's all spurred on by the revelation last week that former UKIP party boss - and now GBNews personality - Nigel Farage has been "de-banked."In Culture Corner the spotlight falls on the new Idris Elba series, Hijack (AppleTV+) and Toby recalls the life an Englishman in America on the Fourth of July.Opening sound this week is Farage explaining his predicament on Twitter.

    Titanic (or Olympic) Sized Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2023


    This week Toby tells James about his event-filled diary last week, the climax of which was bumping into Boris Johnson at a party and explaining to him why Tobes was so disappointed by his decision to tell us all to stay in our homes three years ago; a close second was attending a one-day conference on Friday chaired by the American journalist Michael Shellenberger about how to fight back against... Source

    Titanic (or Olympic) Sized Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2023 68:10


    This week Toby tells James about his event-filled diary last week, the climax of which was bumping into Boris Johnson at a party and explaining to him why Tobes was so disappointed by his decision to tell us all to stay in our homes three years ago; a close second was attending a one-day conference on Friday chaired by the American journalist Michael Shellenberger about how to fight back against the censorship-industrial complex. Then it's on to the implosion of the Titan submersible. One of the lads thinks the news drip may have been a ‘psy op' (Not saying who...) We also cover the "failed coup" in Russia led by the Wagner Group and whether it was all a cunning ploy so Putin could place Prigozhin and his forces North of Kiev without raising Ukrainian alarm bells.In Culture Corner James complains about The Covenant, which he dismisses as “regime propaganda”, and Toby praises Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, which he saw last week with his 15 year-old son.

    Scofflaws and Sceptics

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2023


    James began the week attending a “speed awareness” course, having been nicked going a wee bit too fast on the way to an appointment. Early on in the programme James thinks that he has finally… FINALLY… brought Toby over to Team James, only to have his hopes dashed later in the show. Yes, mummy and daddy have a bit a tiff this week that temporarily devolves into a cable news panel show... Source

    Scofflaws and Sceptics

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2023 67:51


    James began the week attending a "speed awareness" course, having been nicked going a wee bit too fast on the way to an appointment. Early on in the programme James thinks that he has finally... FINALLY... brought Toby over to Team James, only to have his hopes dashed later in the show.Yes, mummy and daddy have a bit a tiff this week that temporarily devolves into a cable news panel show, but we do our best to get it back on the rails so we can bring you the ever popular Culture Corner. Toby touts a new web site designed to help you discover if a show is more politics than entertainment and then offers his own advice on The Covenant, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Paramount+), and Extraction 2 (Netflix), while James gives a thumbs up to Tour de France: Unchained (Netflix).Opening sound this week is from Episode 3 of Tucker Carlson's Twitter monologues that sparks heated debate among James and Toby.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5822211/advertisement

    Reversals of Fortune

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2023


    Less than three years ago they were flying high and now they’ve been subjected to major setbacks. And, no, we’re not talking about our intrepid duo. In the last week former President Donald Trump has been put under federal indictment, former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been run out of Parliament and former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has been placed under arrest. Source

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    Reversals of Fortune

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2023 60:18


    Less than three years ago they were flying high and now they've been subjected to major setbacks. And, no, we're not talking about our intrepid duo. In the last week former President Donald Trump has been put under federal indictment, former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been run out of Parliament and former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has been placed under arrest.Rumors have circulated that this episode sees our hosts coming together in agreement over several major issues instead of the knock-down-drag-'em-out fight predicted over the weekend. You'll just have to listen in.In Culture Corner, both James and Toby take in Patriots at the Noel Coward, the latest play from Peter Morgan (The Crown, Frost/Nixon) that features Tom Hollander as Boris Berezovsky and Will Keen as Vladimir Putin. And - SPOILER ALERT - we wrap up Succession.Opening sound this week is Douglas Ross, Leader of the Opposition in the Scottish Parliament, commenting on Nicola Sturgeon's legal troubles.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5822211/advertisement

    Town Mouse and Country Mouse

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2023


    We begin this week with James and Toby debating a truly burning issue – Is it better to live in the city or live in the country? After some time in the country this past week, Toby isn’t sure the Youngs would last very long living the Delipngpole life. In the news we talk about independent journalists detained for questioning by counterterror police, TheTelegraph story about stifling lockdown... Source

    Town Mouse and Country Mouse

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2023 60:18


    We begin this week with James and Toby debating a truly burning issue - Is it better to live in the city or live in the country? After some time in the country this past week, Toby isn't sure the Youngs would last very long living the Delipngpole life.In the news we talk about independent journalists detained for questioning by counterterror police, The Telegraph story about stifling lockdown dissent, and the Philip Schofield affair. (For our American listeners think a grayer and gayer version of Matt Lauer.)In Culture Corner, James can't even make it through the trailer for Poker Face (SkyMax in the UK, Peacock in the US), Toby is back on the Bernard Cornwall train with Sharpe's Devil, and they agree not to talk about Succession until James is caught up - and he'd be caught up if he wasn't watching crap such as The Days (Netflix).Opening sound this week is Amercan journalist Michael Shellenberger talking tp Andrew Doyle on GBNews about government censorship during the pandemic.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5822211/advertisement

    The Never Ending Culture Corner

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2023


    Usually Culture Corner comes at the end of the programme but this week it sorts of flows through the entire show. We talk the bank holiday in the UK (It’s Memorial Day in the USA), grocery stores, eye glass frames and proper English pronunciations. Somehow James and Toby come around to Ron DiSantis announcing for President plus the Target and Bud Light boycotts but that just leads us to John... Source

    The Never Ending Culture Corner

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2023 57:17


    Usually Culture Corner comes at the end of the programme but this week it sorts of flows through the entire show. We talk the bank holiday in the UK (It's Memorial Day in the USA), grocery stores, eye glass frames and proper English pronunciations. Somehow James and Toby come around to Ron DiSantis announcing for President plus the Target and Bud Light boycotts but that just leads us to John Carpenter movies and pictures about the war in Vietnam.In Culture Corner proper, James turns against Silo and Toby says stay as far away as possible from FUBAR (Netflix) as it lives up to the name.Opening sound this week is Gov. Ron DeSantis talking about Donald Trump on the Clay and Buck Show.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5822211/advertisement

    Team James v Team Toby

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2023


    This week’s episode begins on a sceptical note, namely the lads talking about the live recording of Toby’s “other” podcast (The Weekly Sceptic) at the Emmanuel Centre on Saturday evening. When James organised a live recording of The Delingpod at the same venue, he sold out the 900-seat auditorium, but Tobes only managed to fill the 250-seater. The first question during the Q&A was from a fan who... Source

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    Team James v Team Toby

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2023 79:18


    This week's episode begins on a sceptical note, namely the lads talking about the live recording of Toby's "other" podcast (The Weekly Sceptic) at the Emmanuel Centre on Saturday evening. When James organised a live recording of The Delingpod at the same venue, he sold out the 900-seat auditorium, but Tobes only managed to fill the 250-seater. The first question during the Q&A was from a fan who asked how much longer the London Calling can continue, given how acrimonious some of the exchanges between the hosts are getting and how they often seem to be talking past each other.After we've got that out the way, they just about have time to pay tribute to two of their favourite writers, Martin Amis and Jeremy Clarke, who both died at the weekend.Opening sound this week is the late Jeremy Clarke reading from his column Low Life: Dead cool (September 3, 2016) from The Spectator via Facebook.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5822211/advertisement

    The Last Great Moment in British History

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2023


    Everybody dance now! We’re gonna make you sweat as Toby and James bust a few moves and take to the dance floor. After the terpsichorean trip down memory lane they talk Donald Trump’s CNN town hall and, closer to home, Rev. Calvin Robinson’s GBNews monologue on Ukraine (available here) and author Ian Rons’ criticism of it in the pages of The Daily Sceptic. That leads to a wider discussion about... Source

    The Last Great Moment in British History

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2023 76:12


    Everybody dance now! We're gonna make you sweat as Toby and James bust a few moves and take to the dance floor. After the terpsichorean trip down memory lane they talk Donald Trump's CNN town hall and, closer to home, Rev. Calvin Robinson's GBNews monologue on Ukraine (available here) and author Ian Rons' criticism of it in the pages of The Daily Sceptic. That leads to a wider discussion about journalistic ethics.This week in Culture Corner, James endorses Silo (AppleTV+) and Sanctuary (Netflix), Toby offers up The Diplomat(Netflix). We also get an answer to last week's "genre" question. And we wrap things up with a discussion about the reviews surrounding Queen Cleopatra on Rotten Tomatoes.Opening sound this week is Calvin Robinson on his GBNews program from last Saturday.

    Coronation Street

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2023


    Oh, to be in England now that Spring is here! When republicans and royalists are in full bloom! James and Toby clash on the official coronation of His Majesty King Charles III. Another chapter in our long Island story or just a distraction? Say, who’s in charge around here. We wrap up James’ trip abroad (ewwww, leaches!) and mourn, lament and bury the Queen’s Park Rangers season. Source

    Coronation Street

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2023 64:17


    Oh, to be in England now that Spring is here! When republicans and royalists are in full bloom! James and Toby clash on the official coronation of His Majesty King Charles III. Another chapter in our long Island story or just a distraction? Say, who's in charge around here.We wrap up James' trip abroad (ewwww, leaches!) and mourn, lament and bury the Queen's Park Rangers season.All that and Culture Corner, too. This week's opening sound is King Charles reading off cue cards for his oath.

    May Day! May Day!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2023


    What better way to observe May Day than to discuss another US bank failure? But before we get to the collapse of First Republic (Is this another case of “Get Woke, Go Broke” and what does it means for the future of ESG and “Stakeholder Capitalism?”), we talk about James’ adventures in the Far East, including a trip to a Muslim Thai restaurant in Malaysia where he had the best cup of tea he’s ever... Source

    May Day! May Day!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2023 63:30


    What better way to observe May Day than to discuss another US bank failure? But before we get to the collapse of First Republic (Is this another case of "Get Woke, Go Broke" and what does it means for the future of ESG and "Stakeholder Capitalism?"), we talk about James' adventures in the Far East, including a trip to a Muslim Thai restaurant in Malaysia where he had the best cup of tea he's ever had.Toby recounts his own adventures in the Far North - no, not that one - we're talking about Stoke-on-Trent, where he went on Saturday to see QPR's final away game of the current football season. Speaking of football, what's the real motivation behind Ryan Reynolds' and Rob McElhenney's purchase of Wrexham Football Club?In Culture Corner, James goes all anthropological on us. Really. Opening sound this week is Jamie Dimon, the chairman and chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase, on this morning's conference call on the acquistion of First Republic Bank.

    We Cover the Earth

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2023


    Two thirds of the earth is covered in water, the rest is covered by London Calling. But this week we’ve left London behind as James and Toby find themselves on opposite sides of the world – Toby in Canada, James in Hong Kong – and whether jet lag gets worse as you get older. James says Hong Kong may not be a democracy any longer, but then, neither is the UK, while Toby tells him how much he’s... Source

    We Cover the Earth

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2023 65:09


    Two thirds of the earth is covered in water, the rest is covered by London Calling. But this week we've left London behind as James and Toby find themselves on opposite sides of the world – Toby in Canada, James in Hong Kong – and whether jet lag gets worse as you get older.James says Hong Kong may not be a democracy any longer, but then, neither is the UK, while Toby tells him how much he's enjoying being in Canada, not least because there are plenty of conservatives in rural areas who have no time for their Prime Minister.Then it's on to discuss the news of the hour – Tucker Carlson's departure from Fox News – with James claiming it's because he's too Team James and Toby thinking it's because the Murdochs were embarrassed about having to settle the Dominion law suit.They aslo pay tribute to the late Barry Humphries, briefly discuss the candidacy of Robert Kennedy Jr, explore the pro-natalist movement (to which James is sympathetic, although he gets sidetracked into talking about his new theory that Greta Thunberg is a small, hairless man.)In Culture Corner, they discuss The Playlist, The Night Agent, and The Whale. Falling off the bookshelf is Anna Karenina, which James is reading in Hong Kong, and Andrew Roberts's magisterial Churchill biography, which Toby is listening to in Canada.Opening sound this week is the Canadian Prime Minister rewriting history on the vaccine mandates.

    Green Around the Gills

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023


    This week James has a good walk in Shropshire spoiled by the “bird-blending, bat-chomping eco-crucifixes” and Toby debates animal “rights” around the dinner table because of the deaths of three horses at this past weekend’s Grand National. (“Save the Sheep!”) That leads us to the name change of the Brecon Beacons National Park, the scandal at the Australian Bureau of Meteorology and the shocking... Source

    Green Around the Gills

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023 77:41


    This week James has a good walk in Shropshire spoiled by the "bird-blending, bat-chomping eco-crucifixes" and Toby debates animal "rights" around the dinner table because of the deaths of three horses at this past weekend's Grand National. ("Save the Sheep!")That leads us to the name change of the Brecon Beacons National Park, the scandal at the Australian Bureau of Meteorology and the shocking suicide of a 19-year old Greenpeace activist from Walthamstow who became inconsolable by the prospect of climate change.We also pay tribute to Nigel Lawson, Mrs. Thatcher's Chancellor of the Exchequer who died 3 April, aged 91.In Culture Corner, we let the blocks fall where they may with Tetris (AppleTV+) and Seven Kings Must Die (Netflix.)Opening sound this week is James Evans, Member of the Senedd for Brecon and Radnorshire courtesy of GBNews.

    A God-Sized Hole

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2023


    This week James and Toby contemplate the spiritual – from the game of “sermon bingo” James and his family played when they went to church this Sunday (betting on which progressive talking points the vicar would include in the service) to Justin Welby’s pledge to set aside £100 million for the Church of England’s reparations fund and that leads to the question as to why the Anglican Church was been... Source

    A God-Sized Hole

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2023 72:16


    This week James and Toby contemplate the spiritual - from the game of "sermon bingo" James and his family played when they went to church this Sunday (betting on which progressive talking points the vicar would include in the service) to Justin Welby's pledge to set aside £100 million for the Church of England's reparations fund and that leads to the question as to why the Anglican Church was been captured by the woke cult (James thinks it's the work of the devil).Speaking of reparations, we also talk about the recent story about the founder of The Guardian and his links to the slave trade and the paper's subsequent attempt to deflect attention from this story by exposing the Royal Family's links to the slave trade.In other news, Toby crows about the derailment of the Worker Protection Bill, for which the Free Speech Union deserves some credit.In Culture Corner, Moonage Daydream (Available for rent on Amazon Prime) Sharper (AppleTV+), The White Lotus 2 and Beef (Netflix).Opening sound this week is BBC Royal Correspondent Nicholas Witchell talking about the Royal Family slavery study.

    Replacing Your Overton Window

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2023


    This week James buys a second-hand car while Toby has a mundane weekend and contemplates masculinity, which prompts a discussion on the release of Andrew Tate from jail and why he’s acquired cult status among adolescent males (in spite of being a less than stellar advert for masculinity) and James wishes that he were a more ‘manly man.’ Of course there’s the Trump indictment and whether the former... Source

    Replacing Your Overton Window

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2023 75:39


    This week James buys a second-hand car while Toby has a mundane weekend and contemplates masculinity, which prompts a discussion on the release of Andrew Tate from jail and why he's acquired cult status among adolescent males (in spite of being a less than stellar advert for masculinity) and James wishes that he were a more ‘manly man.' Of course there's the Trump indictment and whether the former President uses the word ‘INDICATED' deliberately to troll the libs; plus the Overton Window and whether Toby outside of it or not.In Culture Corner, the films 65 (Sony Entertainment), The Boston Strangler (Hulu in the US, Disney+ in the UK), as well as the TV shows Succession, Rabbit Hole and War Sailor (Netflix).Opening sound this week is remarks by Andrew Tate after being released from prison.

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