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As the Christian Advent season begins, there's always talk about faith and what people actually believe. The Jewish Festival of Lights, Hanukkah, is also a part of the season. But for Christians, Christmas is the high and Holy time of welcoming the birth of Jesus, Savior of the world. And it's also the time atheists offer more vitriol against belief in God. So, here's a preemptive strike that will help people of faith enjoy the Christmas season. On this episode of Lighthouse Faith podcast, best-selling author and radio host, Eric Metaxas, turns the tables on atheism and explains his book, "Is Atheism Dead?" The short answer is that while there are still people who profess no belief in an Omniscient Being, Metaxas blasts that position as intellectually untenable, and that those who still hold to it haven't done their homework. Metaxas takes on the four-horsemen of atheism: Dawkins, Dennet, Hitchens and Harris. He says while they appear scholarly, they've ignored the advances in science that give much more proof of there being a God than no God. Science, it turns out, has far more in common with faith in God. Chapters: 00:00:00-Is Atheism Dead? Evidence for God 00:09:05-Fine-Tuning and the Existence of Life 00:20:32-The Impact of Science on Atheism 00:30:34-Debating Atheism and Political Ideology Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's football season! Ever wonder where the networks get the memorable theme music for their broadcasts? In our latest episode I'm talking with Alexander Hitchens, one of the top composers in the sports music business. He's here to talk with us about his latest project composing music for NBC's Big 10 football package, and how being observant and being prepared can change the course of your career in unexpected ways! Stay ready so you don't have to get ready! TOPICS INCLUDE: -How Hip Hop and Classical Music complement each other -Alexander's composing music for LeBron James and Kobe Bryant -The composing process: "Quantity Breeds Quality" -How an early morning tweet turned into a contract with NBC -The process of creating music for live sporting events -Advice for future musicians https://www.alexanderhitchens.com/ https://frostedlens.com/musicians-vs-the-world

¡¡Regresamos!! No andábamos muertas ni de parranda, estábamos organizando la temporada #7 del podcast; hoy por fin llegó y con colaboración con nuestro amigo Armandosky Trosky que aparece en  @lanavajadehitchenspodcast  y otros proyectos, y hoy nos acompaña para platicar sobre ATEISMO MUAJAJAJA, #SATANICO y #APOSTATA. Así que prepárense con su café y un omeprazol para la gastritis, ponganse cómodos y síganlo en todas sus redes: https://linktr.ee/ArmandoskyTrosky ----------------------‐------------------------------------ Proyectos de Armando: La Navaja de Hitchens: https://linktr.ee/Lanavajadehitchens La Entrepierna de Dios: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqoxgze-qFFlqy2Lmrk5rjz3_8Q9NnzLg Piramide Studios: https://youtube.com/channel/UCJgz0FM6p8CUFI6p9zmxHkQ Biblioteca: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1g7de6gDlHfOITsfE_w5cLAejwq9pWdf1 ----------------------‐------------------------------------ Links del episodio ¿Ocurrió el diluvio? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfHIgug9RvM Falacias del creacionismo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0oO9b9MHp4 Comedia atea: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axUcU5peIrs ----------------------‐------------------------------------ Únete al club apóstata:  Mi artículo: https://volcanicas.com/sali-de-una-se...  Modelo BITE: https://freedomofmind.com/cult-mind-c...  Síguenos en instagram: https://www.instagram.com/salideunasecta Síguenos en facebook: https://www.facebook.com/salideunasecta Síguenos en twitter: https://twitter.com/salideunasecta Suscríbete a nuestro canal: https://www.youtube.com/salideunasecta  Contáctanos: salideunasecta@gmail.com

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Alexander Hitchens is a musician and self-described musical chameleon who runs the gamut from Hip Hop to Classical. He recently composed and produced the entire package of music for NBC:Peacock's Big 10 football and basketball broadcasts. He's worked on projects for the NBA including for Michael Jordan and LeBron James. He's composed music for The Rock and for Kobe Bryant's and LeBron James's Nike shoe campaigns. And he's had placements in TV shows like Ted Lasso and Keeping Up With The Kardashians.My featured song is “Yeah Yeah”. Spotify link.---------------------------------------------The Follow Your Dream Podcast:Top 1% of all podcasts with Listeners in 200 countries!For more information and other episodes of the podcast click here. To subscribe to the podcast click here.To subscribe to our weekly Follow Your Dream Podcast email click here.To Rate and Review the podcast click here.“Dream With Robert”. Click here.—----------------------------------------‘THE SINGLES PROJECT” is Robert's new EP, featuring five of his new songs. The songs speak to the ups and downs of life. From the blissful, joyous “Saturday Morning” to the darker commentary of “Like Never Before” and “The Ship”. “This is Robert at his most vulnerable” (Pop Icon Magazine)Reviews: “Amazing!” (Top Buzz Magazine)“Magical…A Sonic Tour De Force!” (IndiePulse Music)“Fabulously Enticing!” (Pop Icon Magazine)“A Home Run!” (Hollywood Digest) Listener Reviews:Saturday Morning:”A neat and simply happy song!””It's so cute and fun. It's describing a world I wish I lived in every day!”Like Never Before:”Great message!””Great song, very perceptive lyrics!”Click here for all links.“IT'S ALIVE!” is Robert's latest Project Grand Slam album. Featuring 13 of the band's Greatest Hits performed “live” at festivals in Pennsylvania and Serbia.Reviews:"An instant classic!" (Melody Maker)"Amazing record...Another win for the one and only Robert Miller!" (Hollywood Digest)"Close to perfect!" (Pop Icon)"A Masterpiece!" (Big Celebrity Buzz)"Sterling effort!" (Indie Pulse)"Another fusion wonder for Project Grand Slam!" (MobYorkCity)Click here for all links.Click here for song videos—-----------------------------------------Audio production:Jimmy RavenscroftKymera Films Connect with Alexander:www.AlexanderHitchens.com @akhitchens Instagram & X (Twitter) Connect with the Follow Your Dream Podcast:Website - www.followyourdreampodcast.comEmail Robert - robert@followyourdreampodcast.com Follow Robert's band, Project Grand Slam, and his music:Website - www.projectgrandslam.comPGS Store - www.thePGSstore.comYouTubeSpotify MusicApple MusicEmail - pgs@projectgrandslam.com

John sits down with journalist and author Peter Hitchens to discuss the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. This conversation was filmed on the 26th of October. While Hitchens labels himself as 'pro-Israel' he argues against their current course of action as both politically and militarily disasterous. Moreover, Hitchens is a self-proclaimed 'free speech absolutist' which he discusses in the context of anti-Semitic speech and the ongoing political challenges facing Britain.

Peter talks about his interview with Friends star Matthew Perry who was found dead at the weekend, the Covid Enquiry and the Education system. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello again, and welcome back to the True Crime BnB for Episode 81!This week is a solo Just One B, episode, but I'm still bringing you two stories. But since this is a Halloween episode, neither case has a happy or uplifting ending. Apologies for breaching the format, but these two cases are important and I wanted to share them both.The common themes of these two stories are that both took place on Halloween in the 1980's, both were in California, and both cases resulted in the death sentence for the perpetrators. You may have heard of the second case, but probably not the first.The first is the story of the events leading up to John K Stopher's senseless murder in his own shower on Halloween, 1986, and how the criminal who killed him tried to use John's own private life as an excuse for why he did it. The man who was responsible also murdered another woman, Billie Fae Jones, just so he could steal her van as part of his plans for his attack on John and John's girlfriend Rosa.The second is the horrific murder of Doreen Rae Hitchens Ebert, who was 8 months pregnant when she was literally slaughtered in the doorway of her own home on Halloween, 1984. This is a hard one to listen to, but I will warn you before I give as toned-down a description of the violence as I can while still expressing the sheer brutality of this crime.Thank you for joining me for Episode 81, now let's have a seat, and let me tell you about some lovely people who never should have had to go through what they did. You might need an extra shot in your glass for this one.I will be back in two weeks with another guest bad guy in Episode 82, and I am really looking forward to it! See ya!_____________Look for episodes from True Crime BnB about every other week, still on Fridays.. . .If you enjoy our show, please share our episodes on social media--that's the greatest way to help us find new listeners.Another way is to rate and review on Apple Podcasts or GoodPods, or give us a 5-star rating on whatever platform you prefer!https://linktr.ee/TrueCrimeBnB?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=9e8aa538-d3ee-4823-b2e1-cb1625692e7aYou can find us on Instagram, X (Twitter), or Facebook @TrueCrimeBnBYou can send us an email at TrueCrimeBnBPod@gmail.comAnd lastly, we thank all of you for just coming along to listen. You're the best!!

En este apasionante video, descubrirás la historia detrás de la inquietante leyenda de La Llorona. Sumérgete en el misterio y el terror de esta emblemática figura del folclore latinoamericano mientras desvelamos sus orígenes y su impacto en la cultura popular. Exploraremos las distintas versiones de esta trágica figura y analizaremos su significado psicológico y social. No te pierdas esta oportunidad única de adentrarte en los oscuros recovecos de una leyenda que ha perdurado a lo largo de los siglos. ¡Suscríbete y activa las notificaciones para no perderte este apasionante episodio!

En 1989 una madre católica, devota, y maestra de catecismo, guiada por voces "del inframundo", asesinó y descuartizó a sus tres hijos. A la fecha afirma que no fue ella, sino una entidad demoníaca.

Estamos de vuelta después de algunos meses. Muchas gracias por esperarnos. Deseamos que hoy y siempre Eduardo Verástegui vaya a molestar en repetidas ocasiones a la autora de sus días.

Show notes and Transcript Gareth Icke joins us to discuss all things censorship.  His Dad, David Icke has been banned from travelling to the EU for the past 2 years because of his "hurtful" comments and has just had his appeal overturned.  He is regarded as a threat to community cohesion and free speech and the judge in the Netherlands has, surprise surprise, sided with the government and rejected his appeal against his travel ban. So anyone can have their right to travel in Europe blocked because they stand up for free speech? This is on top of the censorship being introduced through the Online Safety Bill in the UK and similar legislation in the EU.  Gareth explains how and why we have been targeted and what we can do to ensue freedom of speech remains across Europe and beyond. Gareth Icke is an activist, a singer/songwriter, an author, a former international beach soccer player, the presenter of ‘Right Now', an uncensored current affairs show on the Ickonic Network and is also the son of the legendary truth warrior David Icke. He has been attending protests and rallies since he was a small boy and he's worked tirelessly in the movement for truth and continues to do so through docu-series, films, books, podcasts, rallies, speaking engagements and much more. Gareth's weekly show, 'Right Now', goes out every Friday at 7pm on ickonic.com. It gives guests from all over the world a chance to say their bit, covering a huge range of subjects that the mainstream doesn't want you to hear about. Follow and support Gareth at the following links..... WEBSITEShttp://www.ickonic.com/ http://garethicke.com/ SOCIAL MEDIA, VIDEO AND MUSIC GETTR: https://www.gettr.com/user/garethicke TWITTER: http://www.twitter.com/garethicke GAB: https://gab.com/garethicke TELEGRAM: http://t.me/garethicke MINDS: https://www.minds.com/garethicke/ YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/garethicke21 SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0NoR3Ss4kvKyZMwv0vAQn3 Interview recorded 26.9.23 *Special thanks to Bosch Fawstin for recording our intro/outro on this podcast. Check out his art https://theboschfawstinstore.blogspot.com/ and follow him on GETTR https://gettr.com/user/BoschFawstin and Twitter https://twitter.com/TheBoschFawstin?s=20  To sign up for our weekly email, find our social media, podcasts, video, livestreaming platforms and more... https://heartsofoak.org/connect/ Support Hearts of Oak by purchasing one of our fancy T-Shirts.... https://heartsofoak.org/shop/ Please subscribe, like and share! Transcript (Hearts of Oak) Gareth Icke, it is wonderful to have you back with us again. Thanks so much for joining us today. (Gareth Icke) It's a pleasure, mate. It's always nice to chat to you. Good to have you on. And of course, @GarethIcke on Twitter, @Ickonic, also on Twitter. Do you wanna, in case we have, obviously, many viewers from the Stateside as well, they may not come across Ickonic, do you wanna just give them a one minute precept of what they can find there and how they can find your material? Yeah, well, Ickonic's a free speech platform, basically born out of censorship. So when Twitter started banning everyone a few years back, YouTube were banning everyone, Vimeo kicked off all the videos and all that sort of stuff. Parler came along as a bit of a free speech platform and then was quickly sidelined by the fact that it was using Amazon servers or whatever. So it became quite obvious to us that actually, Oh mate, no, you're gonna need the whole shebang in-house, because it doesn't matter if 5% of your infrastructure is owned by them and 95% by you. If they can pull that 5%, they can pull the lot down. So Ickonic was built and it came along, basically from November, 2019, and then the world went mental just a couple of months later. So we've kind of been at the coalface a bit from the very beginning, in terms of trying to get information out there and trying to get whistle-blowers testimonies out there and all that sort of stuff. So, and it's quite funny to be honest, Peter, cause I'm looking at things now that are widely accepted. And it's like, mate. People like me and people like you were talking about that three years ago and, being sent tinfoil hat memes. But there you go, but we keep plodding along don't we? I thought this was funny the other day because I don't know what your feelings are on this actually Pete because I've not spoke to you about it, but the Lucy Letby case is a bit, there's more to know there isn't there? This convicted child serial killer here in England, there's certainly more to know about that case. And I saw, oh goodness me, what's his name, writes for The Daily Mail, was very good during covid at the start and then went a bit quiet, Im trying to remember his name now, his Twitter handle is ClarkeMicah, oh man, whats his name. My brains gone. It will come to me in a minute, he wrote an article anyway in The Mail this week, 'Why is no-one talking about the Lucy Letby case?, I wish someone else would talk about it It's like, yeah, we have been. Yeah. Oh, I know. I know.  Hitchens, Peter Hitchens. That was it.  Peter Hitchens. Um, no, but a lot of these issues, you end up shouting the TV saying, we were saying that two years ago, three years ago, why did you not, and suddenly it's accepted. And I know, I know.  Yeah, exactly. Vaccines being a huge one of them, you know, that, that kind of stuff is funny that you have, well, not funny, actually, it's, it's absolutely disgusting, but you have people like Sarah Kayat, who came on national TV and said that these are 100% safe and effective. They do this, they do that. People would have gone and got shot as a result of that and are now paying the price. And even though she was proven incorrect, she's still on telly now. And people like you and me get censored and deleted off stuff and whatever, and it's like... It's funny because we're literally not telling anyone to do anything. We just say, you've got to ask questions, that's it. When you've got a blood clot or heart attack it's a bit too late to question what you've done so, but yeah. So much and actually wanted to chat to you today about restrictions on travel with those who have a dissenting voice or different view. And of course this, your father was banned from traveling to the Netherlands back in November last year, I think it was, for a freedom demo. And we'll get on to that specific, but I think probably back a couple of years ago, pre-COVID, I would have thought it's important for a government to be able to ban bad people coming in. You don't want people to disrupt the country. We need that mechanism in place. Now my opinion's gone the other way because I think at that point I trusted, institutions or governments to an extent now that's completely gone out the window. Well I think the thing is as well with you know these people that are apparently in positions of power that they're not really in positions of power at all which is why they need to try and silence people because I always think that comes from a position of weakness. It's like I'll only fight you in the ring if you have your hands tied behind your back. You wouldn't be doing that if you were confident, that's ridiculous. So when you've got things like the online safety bill going through at the moment, they're controlling the narrative in terms of tech companies and they're controlling the narrative in terms of what people can say online. You can, you know, non-person people which is what they obviously tried to do with Alex Jones. But what you can't do then is stop someone taking to the street with a bullhorn and just putting their view out there so all of a sudden you're stopping people from traveling as well. The thing with my dad, it was insane, he was asked to speak at an anti-war rally. Right, so he was literally just going to fly into Amsterdam, speak at an anti-war rally, fly home, probably the next day, done. But they caused such a hoo-ha about it that they actually not only banned him from Holland for two years, they banned him from 26 other European nations, which are part of something called the Schengen List. And what people don't realise is, obviously, my dad was already banned from Australia, but countries like Canada and countries like America, the USA, they take the Schengen list as red. So you might well be banned from 26 European countries, but you try and go in America, you're banned from there as well, Sunshine. So he's essentially banned from, you know, and New Zealand is another nation that does the same, takes the same thing. So you're essentially banned from a large percentage of the world. Well, certainly the parts of the world that speak English that you can converse with you know, easily, for wanting to attend an anti-war rally. And what's crazy, is that they basically, you know, they made up all these allegations, all of which were completely false. They ruled on those allegations and he was banned. So then some solicitors, some lawyers in Holland took umbrage with it and so they actually worked for free, they weren't even hired. They were like, no, we're not having this. So they appealed on behalf of my dad. And so we were all watching it as the Dutch government had to basically make their case to the judge. And so they were, you know, saying all this stuff. And it was funny because the, Dutch lawyers on my dads side were literally just, they were throwing tennis balls and they were just smacking everyone out of the park. And it was actually quite, it was almost painful to watch, Peter, I actually almost felt bad for the government, right, because their spokesman that was there was so confused and lost, he didn't really know what was going on. And so all these accusations were all knocked out the park, rubbish, this is rubbish, here's the evidence, why it's rubbish, blah blah. So in the end it ended up with one thing, which was my dad had said that people, and this was in a documentary Renegade that was like made years and years ago, where he was saying that we the many, we the population, we the world population need to put down our fault lines of race and colour and sexuality and income bracket and all this bollocks and we need to stand as one against those that are basically trying to rule all of us by dividing us and then ruling us. We need to stand up, we need to come together. That was apparently a rallying cry against government which is therefore terrorism. Wow.  So I'm laughing, honestly, I'm watching it and I'm laughing. We've got Chrissy, my dad's partner, she's Dutch, so she's translating it and I'm laughing because I'm going, oh mate, they are in big trouble here, this is hilarious. And then the judge goes, yeah, yeah, sounds about right, yeah, bang. So upholds it, right? And so there was the other appeal which took place, about a week ago, where again, they had to rule and they were supposed to give their verdict. They then made my dad wait 10 weeks. So, you know, he can't travel anywhere for 10 weeks. And then they came in with a verdict saying with the judge who doesn't even lift her head up because she's so bloody shamed. The, yeah, if the government says you're a danger, then yeah, you're a danger. So yeah, you're banned still.  So that's what's come out now that they, they agree. And because he was banned because I read different things, it's always fun to read what the BBC, what the mainstream media are saying, and then you understand where they're coming from, that he was a risk to public order. I think he said, the BBC said he would cause tensions between different groups and disrupt public order. And that's a, you're right, that's a red flag to any, if any government sees this individual is a risk to public order. You don't want them in your country. So it would make sense for every other country to follow that judgment, that statement.  Well, that's the thing. But what was, what was funny about that is I got an email, it actually came to me. So they notified him that he was banned from 26 European countries by emailing his son. Right. I got the email. It's extraordinary. So it's in Dutch. So obviously I don't speak Dutch. So I sent it across to Christiana. I was like, what does this say? So then she came back saying, this is insane. They're using anti-terror legislation to ban him. So I was like, oh my goodness me, that's extraordinary. So I then went public with that. I was like, I've just got an email from the Dutch saying that they're banning him from 26 nations based on anti-terrorism legislation and a danger to public order and a danger to society. I then just got jumped on by loads of your Matthew Sweet, that BBC knobhead, people like that all jumping on me going, oh the Dutch, did they all email you together? It's like. You know what I meant, dickhead. You know what I meant. And then a Dutch newspaper got in touch with me basically, you know, trying to fact check it saying that no, they didn't say he was a terrorist. I didn't say they said he was a terrorist. I said it was anti-terror legislation, which is what they were using to ban him. I've literally got the email, mate. And he wouldn't let go, this guy. And in the end he did, you know, because obviously he realized, because then they actually started during the appeal using the word terrorism. So at that point, I think he had he had to crawl back under his little rock. But for a while he was on my case, this this Dutch journalist guy. And when I say on my case, I mean, like replying to my tweets underneath saying that's not true. It's like, read the email now, mate. And so, you know, they all kind of, sort of, went for me a little bit about announcing it, which was hilarious to me, because it's like, hang on a minute, so I've just told you that a man who's never been, accused of a crime, has never been investigated for a crime, has never been tried for a crime, certainly never therefore convicted for a crime, is banned from 26 countries because he wanted to attend an anti-war rally, and your issue with it is the fact that I use the term the Dutch, not the fact that this is happening, this is a man in his 70s, do you know what I mean? Like, what the hell are you on about? And it kind of puts things into perspective as well. When I saw, you know, this whole outcry with the whole Russell Brand thing. Now, I found that weird, if I'm honest, Peter, because none of us know if he's guilty or not. I don't know what he's like. I don't know him. I don't know what he's like around women. I know he's a bit of a sleazeball. That doesn't mean, of course, he's a rapist, but yeah, he's a bit of a sleazeball. Can I believe? Yeah, of course I could. But can I believe someone's setting him up? Yeah, I can believe that as well. I don't have the answers. Therefore, my opinion is, I don't know. Let's see what happens. Whereas lots of people within the alternative or so called alternative, if you can call GB news alternative, all jumped on this whole he must be innocent thing. And I, remember reading it thinking, What are you doing? You haven't got a clue if he's innocent or not. This is extraordinary. Like, wow, man, this is madness. Yeah, none of them said anything when my dad got banned from 26 countries didn't say a word. So it's like, you know, this guy who's a multi multi millionaire is demonetized by YouTube. Yeah, that's wrong. But you're kicking off about that, but you're not bothered about a man who's banned from 26 countries. It's quite odd to me, actually, how people can pick and choose who they wish to defend and who they don't wish to defend in terms of freedom. It's, you know, freedom for everyone or freedom for no one, surely.  No, it is. And I'm exactly the same line as you on the Brand issue, on the sidelines. And I'm amazed how commentators and journalists suddenly become experts at whatever topic is thrown at them without looking at it. They just overnight, they suddenly know all about the case. That is impossible and frustrating. It's very strange. And it's on both sides as well, mate. Like, you know, that's what I said in my monologue last week and I've got a little bit of ear 'ole grief for that. But it was that the fact that you can decide, we're now at a point as a society, we can decide whether someone is guilty or not of sexual assault based on what their politics are and whether we agree with them or not. That's mental. So people will look at Russell Brand and go, oh, he's a conspiracy theorist. Yeah, he's definitely a wrongun and guilty. And then the other side will go, no, no, no, no. He was anti-jab. He can't be guilty. What do you mean? It's just madness. The only people that know whether he's guilty or not is him and the people that are accusing him. So the idea of jumping, you know, I mean, innocent until proven guilty, of course, you know, having the government write to people like Rumble to try and get him taken off and demonetized, that's extraordinary. And I'm bang against that. I mean, I'm not a big fan of Brand, but that doesn't matter. Bang against that, that's outrageous. But the idea that people, like you say, can comment and say that he's innocent. You haven't got a clue, mate. None of us do.  Well, that is obviously, I guess at some point or other will go through the courts. So we'll touch on the social media side a bit more. On the travel side, I was intrigued because obviously there is pressure from left-wing governments and individuals to restrict the movement of other people. We've seen that over the last three years and this was a two-year travel ban. And it says actually the Amsterdam's Mayor, Police and Prosecutors Office asked originally the demonstration organizers to uninvite Mr. Icke for his hurtful statements. I didn't know a hurtful. Something you say may hurt someone's feelings. So it's basically if someone's feelings are hurt then that must ban you from world travel. Wow. You can't say anything now without hurting someone's feelings though. Do you know what I mean? If you say that a woman can't have a cock, that's offending someone. It's just madness. And also, who cares if people are offended? Like, honestly, who cares? It's just words, man. Like, I see things all the time that I think of a bang out of order and disgusting. I think having men shake their naked arses in front of kids in the street pretty frickin disgusting. But, do you know what I mean. I don't see these people getting banned from nations. It's extraordinary. It really is very, we're in a real, we're in a real weird place. But I also think that we're in a weird place because there is a fear there within the establishment that people are waking up massively on a much, much bigger scale. And I think they were starting to wake up. I think we've discussed this before, people were waking up even before the Rona. The Rona just absolutely accelerated it because people started to smell a rat and also people sat at home and had more time to look at stuff that they'd never looked at before. And it would start to resonate with them, hang on, I might be on to something. And so it feels very much like they're just trying to get the stable door shut. And part of that will be to do with shutting up the other side. You know, shut them up online, don't talk to them on the mainstream media, only ever have your voices on the mainstream media, ban them from countries so they can't travel and speak to people in person. You know, I mean, they've been doing that to my dad long before they banned him from traveling. You know, the fact that he's touring around the UK at the minute, and it's called the secret tour where the loca... I don't even know the locations, Peter. I don't even know where they are. It's that hush-hush that I don't even know where the venues are. So people will message me like a couple of days before Oh, you couldn't give us a heads up, could you? And even if it's people I know, Peter, and I've known for years and I trust them, I'm like, mate, I don't even know. I don't even know. That's how cloak and dagger it has to be because, if these anti-hate organisations find out where they are, they will harass and threaten the venues. That's what they do. They contact the venues, they say, he's this, he's that, don't put him on. And if the people then have the courage to go either, well, that's not true. I've read his books, or, well, I believe in free speech, then they threaten the staff. And that's what they do. We can't, they use very, very clever terminology. They say, well, we can't guarantee the safety of your staff then based on X, Y, and Z. And they just plants that seed. So, a venue organizer will be, Oh, geez, I mean, I've got to protect my staff. Sorry. Sorry, boys. I've got to pull it, you know.  It's true. It is that commercial pressure and no one wants their building smashed up, but also is this, the whole question I think regarding, one regarding the social media side, but also regarding the courts, which we've seen is, who's the arbitrator of truth, or what is permitted speech, and we have all these words thrown around, misinformation and disinformation, and then we have the fact checking, so the government tell us what is accepted and what is not. This is brand new this level of government alliance of what is permitted and what is not and if you fall in one category and then there is there is punishment and I guess this is the government obviously with the online safety bill trying to catch up with the scope and range and reach that the internet provides.  Yeah and the thing is as well is it's you know it's it's cleverly designed currently to be cheered on by one side. So people who identify as left leaning at the minute will be cheering on the online safety bill because it's sold to protect them from far right extremists and protect their kids from grooming and all this kind of stuff when it's obviously doing nothing of the sort. But what these people don't realise is that these left leaning people that are now cheering it on with the same left leaning people that were being marginalised and shut up because they were calling out the invasion of Iraq not that long ago. And so narrative switch and they shift and governments are very, very contradictory. And so these people that are cheering it on now it will come and bite them in the arse in two years, three years, four years. And you know, it's the same thing you have all the time. It's that first they came for. So I mean, the people are so short sighted, it's extraordinary. Everyone should be defending free speech. I can't stand a lot of nonsense that comes out of people. But they should be able to say it. Because I shouldn't expect free speech if they can't have it, it's not how it exists. Everyone should be able to speak freely and their ideas out in the open and debated. This is the thing that people don't seem to realize as well, by shutting people up and silencing people and marginalizing people, you don't stop them thinking a certain way, you just drive them underground. And so actually, what you'll end up doing is creating extremists. And that's not hard to do that if you start making people feel like they don't have a voice. It's that whole, what is it, riots are the language of the unheard or whatever. And that can go to even bigger extremes than that. I feel like it's a really important time at the moment. It's a really important time. And, you know, it's interesting, you mentioned about these, these anti hate groups and these fact checkers, because they are up to their neck in it. They're political organizations. You know, I just saw the other day, you've got the Centre for countering digital hate, which is an organization that's pushed massively for the online safety bill, Damien Collins, who is a big cheerleader, he's a he's a member of that organization. And the front man of that organization, Imran Ahmed, no one knows anything really about him. I mean, he's a former investment banker. He was a spin doctor for Angela Eagle when she was standing against Corbyn. But what they don't realize is, oh no, no, no, no, no, no. They're an independent organization. Okay. Why then on Companies House is Imran Ahmed still a director of Labour Campaigns Limited? So you've got a guy that's the director of an organization on one side of the political sphere in the UK, while his other organization that's independent, is shutting down debate and shutting down people that are saying anything against the narrative. I mean, it's extraordinary that it's there in black and white for people to see, yet The BBC, Sky News, whoever, even CNN and MSNBC have rolled out Imran Ahmed on the regular, to give his opinion on hate, the state of hate. I've got my name in that this year, state of hate. It's a badge of honour.  We were in it one year and then a second year and it was a bigger piece. And I really wanted to write to hope not hate and say, uh, really excited that we're growing in presence. Please let us know what we could do better next year to have a larger spread, because I would like a double page spread. What do I need to do to do that? And just mock them.  Well, that's the thing. I mean, it's also, you know, they're always what they accuse you of. So you look at these silencing organisations, these narrative managing organisations, they're full of hate, like they're absolutely full of hate. The way that they talk about people and the things they say about people and the emotions that they evoke in other people against these people. Is just hatred and then you actually look at the people they're saying are hate figures and most of them are just freedom fighters that have not got a hateful bone in their body. You know, it really is extraordinary. It really is extraordinary. We are in an inverted world. I think we've lost, you talk about the media and we've lost that investigative journalism that you would have thought decades ago where hard work would have been done as a scoop and even if it went against the norm or against a newspaper's editorial that there was an ability to put that out. That seems to have gone and certainly in the last three years I guess it will continue where the media becomes a mouthpiece of the government whether it's COVID, whether it's online safety bill, whatever the next thing is. They will simply do what they are told and that's a level, certainly we haven't witnessed in our lifetime.  No, there's still some about trying to do good stuff, but like you say, they get bizarrely marginalised and maligned and attacked for going against the tribe. One of them, I think, Max Blumenthal was one of them, who was a darling of the left when he was calling out Israel, as he continues to do. Yet when COVID hit and everyone started wetting their sheets and he started calling out draconian measures and restrictions and mask mandates and jab mandates. Well, Max has lost his mind. No, he hasn't. No, he hasn't. He's exactly the same man as he was before, which was trying to call out wrongdoing. And now, obviously, he runs the grey zone. The the the left is now Slava Ukraine. So they they just they think he's really gone off the deep end just because he's now calling out NATO, but you were calling out NATO. It's just the narrative shifted within your tribe and you didn't leave your tribe because that's what I belong as. That's my social media. I'll have to update my bio if I leave the tribe. It's hard work that. So they have to stay within the confines of that tribe. And it's the same on the right. Don't get me wrong. People have mental gymnastics to explain away things. I mean, the Trumpsters are kings of that. When he pushed the jab. What? When he didn't pardon Julian Assange? What? What's that? I'm sorry, I've got to go. Do you know what I mean? Like people, they don't want to... No, no, no, he just did that because... Deep state and that. Like people have these mental gymnastics too because they don't want to admit that actually, okay, you know, your tribe is faltering as well, you know. That's why I'm not part of a tribe, Peter.  No, I think people see Messiah figures everywhere and that's the danger whenever you lift people up to that level and don't see them as leaders but as flawed individuals who can screw up at any moment. It's a very dangerous position to be in and you see that on both sides, your right, left and right. Well that's one concern I had with the whole Russell Brand thing, you know, there was two sides to it which was he's definitely guilty because he's a wrong un and then he's anti-vax and he's definitely innocent because he's on our side. Those are the two seem to be the suit polar extremes. And then I'm thinking in the middle of it, I'm thinking, well, I don't really trust this guy. I've never really trusted Russell Brand. He's invented himself more times than Cher. He just kind of tries to find a little, you know, little gap in the market. Or, you know, what can I what can I how can I exploit that free or, you know, the alternative freedom movements growing, that's quite popular, their money's as worth as much as anyone else's, right? I'll get myself in there. You know, I can remember the times when he was being chucked in the fountain at Trafalgar Square, people seem to forget that he, was trying to sort of, you know, co-op that sort of stuff as well. And people saw through him then. And so I'm looking at it and I'm going, do you know what? if you wanted to infiltrate a movement. What better way than being attacked and taken down by the establishment? It gives you some credibility. If you're going undercover into an organization, the police will give you a kicking, the police will arrest you, even if you're an undercover copper, because it gives you then more validity to the group that you're infiltrating. So there's a little part of that. And then I'm looking at it, I'm thinking the freedom movement, whatever you want to call it, it doesn't need leaders. I've never believed it. The truth is just the truth. And the more people that speak it, the more the world will improve, I think and the more people will be held accountable, but it doesn't need leaders It doesn't need that Messiah complex. Like you say everyone along you get make a statue of him doesn't need any of that nonsense, Yet, we've been given leaders. We didn't ask for him I don't know if you asked for Andrew Tate to be a spokesman for our movement. I certainly didn't, I mean, I didn't ask for Andrew Tate. I didn't ask for for Russell Brand to be you know, the spokesman for our organization, our movement and our freedom and our awakening yet we were given them and now we're watching them systematically getting taken down and in some ways taking some of us, not me and you because we've kept our powder dry on it because we don't know the answer, but it will take down a lot of people. Russell Brands, you know, if he is investigated and he is found guilty and he has been up to no good, How are some of these social commentators and some of these TV presenters? I mean this game over mate.  No, my I mean my on both, on both Tate and Brand my huge issue is when individuals are as narcissistic as that, whenever it is purely, and we've both met all great people over the last three years in all of this. And to meet people who are high profile, but also humble, and it's not about them, but it's about the issue. You really warm to that, but then you look at the Brands and Tates of this world, I think that level of narcissism just really turns me off. Yeah, it's, you know, for me, I'm always looking forward. So it's like, how can we make this world a better place? And, you know, I look at, like you've said, some people we've met during this time, people like Dr. Cartland, people that have lost everything and spoken out the whole time is incredible. And, you know, if my, like my daughter was poorly the other day and I was flying solo, so I just get proper paranoid. She was all like, she'd got a real temperature and I was just like,  so I just messaged Dr. Cartland, I sent him a video of her while she was sleeping, with her breathing and stuff like that. He's messaging me back, he's checking up the next morning, how is she, you know. So I mean, it's just like, these are genuine people. And then, and then the ones that are promoted, like you say, yeah, like, oh, here I am with my, you know, Bugatti. I don't give a shit, mate. Give a shit. What are you on about? It's just, that's not what this is about. You know, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's extraordinary. And, you know, both of them are quite guilty of having this whole sort of word salad nonsense as well, where they would just chat away word salad that had a few long words in it so it makes them sound intelligent. But actually half the time they're not saying anything and half the time they're only saying things that people that get banned from 26 countries were saying years and years years and years ago. There's nothing new there, you know, it's and what makes me laugh a little bit, I have to say, is that, you know, Brand will be put on the mainstream media brand will be, will be pushed and, you know, how many million on this network and how many million on this social platform. Because he's a socially approved freedom fighter, but then they won't touch my dad, because it's too dangerous. You can't touch an Icke, it'll backfire on you if you touch an Icke. And it's like, or that's not how it ended up there, is it? That's not how it ended up. Do you know what I mean? So it's like, people will speak out on behalf of Brand because it's the safe thing to do. I'm not sure it is really. I'm not sure it is at all. No, when someone gets a free pass on social media, you always wonder. I wonder looking at YouTube, but those who don't have strikes, who can say what they like, and I'm thinking, I'm sure they said exactly what I was saying, and yet I got hit. And that protected status makes you wonder where they've come from and why they're there. Well, exactly. Yeah. I mean, you know, there's uproar, like you say that he's been demonetized from by YouTube and you think, but you know, if my dad even has a video that someone interviews him and they put on YouTube, they delete it straight away. To the point where when people want to get my dad on YouTube, anonymous have done it a couple of times where they've featured him, they will they will edit his voice, they make it sound really deep, and they doctor the voice so it gets past the algorithm. So on one hand, you've got someone who's got algorithms of their voice set up so that they can't even say a bloody word on YouTube. And then on the other hand, you've got someone that you've just demonetized. And it's kind of, you know, I don't agree with either of those things, but the fact that some are very happy to put their careers on the line to stick up for one, but don't say a word on the other, I find quite odd. Oh yeah, 100%. Can I go back and look at the legal side, which we started on, and that's, used in regards to the freedom of social media and battles happening between what people can and cannot say and what restrictions there are. But how have you seen, we've seen the battles on COVID restrictions, on fines and lockdowns, and those have, I don't see them as been massively successful through the courts. You've obviously watched over the last year with your father going through the court system there. How have you seen that? Because again, the court, you have to have a way of pushing back against that level of government tyranny. Have the courts worked in that regard as you've seen or not at all?  Not really, not from what I've seen. I've seen the odd victory here and there on an individual level maybe in terms of a job reinstatement or, suing an employer for wrongful dismissal or something like that but on the largest scale, you know, these people own the courts. Like I said, the ruling on my dad, the judge doesn't even look up. If you took her out to a wine bar and you went out the back to a private room and just said, look, no one can hear what you're saying in here, she would almost certainly be like, yeah, I think it's nonsense, outrageous. Yeah, but that's not what you ruled. That's not what you ruled, and that's not what the one ruled before when they were trying to say that he was a terrorist and all this sort of stuff. If you get these people on their own, then they would probably go, yeah, I don't agree with it, but it's more than my job's worth. And that's what a lot of these people are like. They just don't realize that actually this is coming for them in the end. It's coming for their kids and their grandkids as well. And it's so massively short-sighted, which is why I find people like Dr Cartland so great because they are, they are willing to sacrifice themselves for the cause, whereas others aren't. And unfortunately, these are people in positions that actually could make a difference. If you could have a judge that could rule and have a real landmark ruling for freedom, then that could send ripples, but no one seems to have the courage to do it. Were you given any access? I think part of my concern also is that decisions are made behind closed doors or access is not given to the rulings, to the conversations, how they came up with that. You've got like a final, this is it. You're not allowed to say that. You're not allowed to travel here. You're not allowed to be on that platform. And you don't actually know, if you don't know how the person has got there, there is no way to reason or push back. How was it in this case, in the Netherlands?  Oh, exactly the same, mate. Basically, my dad was in the office. He was like, right, I've got to go in now and I'll get the ruling. He knew what the ruling would be. Everyone sat in the office, knew what the ruling would be. It's obvious, you know. Um, so he literally just went in there, sat in the office, got told by the judge what the ruling was, and then within 10 minutes walked out of the office again. There's no involvement in any way of where that decision making has come from. You know, you've, it's stupid really, because you've had to wait 10 weeks for someone to tell you what you already knew they were going to say. They could have just sent you a WhatsApp voice note saying, yeah, you're not coming in son. Save my time.  Or drop you an email.  Yeah. Yeah. From the Dutch. But that's the thing, isn't it? We knew what the answer would be. There's no involvement on that decision-making process, but there never is. You think about COVID, Johnson would just come out and stand at that podium at 5 PM and tell you what the situation was going to be. There was never any, input. There was never a referendum on any restriction. No one got a say in anything. We're just listening to the experts, those ones with hundreds of thousands of shares in pharmaceutical companies, those experts, I saw this, actually, this is GB news, right? Because I know what we're saying earlier about GB news being alternative, right? So GB news put an article out about how an expert was saying that this, that this COVID strain was going to do x, y, and z. And this was going to be worse than whatever, and millions more would die. I don't know who the other millions are before, but apparently millions more are gonna die. And it says it in the headline, expert. So I'm like, right, okay, well, I'm gonna look who the expert is. So I had a look at the expert, expert was, it's a financial consultant that was part of procuring the first round of vaccines. Wow. So it's a businesswoman.  But it said COVID expert. I don't even know what that means. I mean, surely me and you are COVID experts after three years of this nonsense, but it's just funny, isn't it? Because people don't read the small print. They don't. People just see headlines and they know that. They know that's why they do it. So you put that in the headline. The amount of times you see a headline, you go, oh my God, you read the story, which most people don't and you go, well, that's not what they said at all. That's not, that's not even what the story is, but people read headlines. That's what they do. And there was a on, on GB news. One thing was stuck with me when the Brand situation came out and he had talked about online safety bill as a reason why he was being restricted and banned and GB news said, well, he is, you said the online safety bill was become law, which is not true. No, it more or less. I mean, what, what is King Charles not going to stamp it? It's passed. It is what going to become, but they were putting that doubt in people's mind. And again, I thought, no, that is, that, that is misinformation. That is saying something which isn't true just to discredit someone. And I thought journalists are supposed to delve a little bit deeper, but no.  No, they don't. They don't. And the thing is with, I always think with alternative organisation or so-called alternative, The litmus test really, on a personal level, is whether they'll touch a member of our family or not. Cause it's, it's the most offensive four letter word in the world at the moment, our surname. Right. So I got asked to go on to, I think you were there when I got asked, I think it might've been when we were in Gibraltar, I got asked to go onto GB news and I laughed and I laughed. I went right. Yeah. Okay. I'll talk to anyone, me. So I was like, right. Okay. Let's, I'm gonna tell you what's gonna happen, right? What they're gonna do is they're gonna start advertising it. And then I'll get a message saying, I'm sorry. We double booked you. That's what I think is going to happen. So, it was Jen that I was talking to, she was like, well, maybe, but we'll go for it anyway. I was like, all right, fine. So I was out walking with my mate, we walked from Chesterfield to Sheffield, which anyone that knows England, that's quite a stomp, right? About 20 miles.  On one of your crazy walks.  On one of my crazy walks. Yeah. So so me and my mate are stomping along. Now I'm supposed to be in London the next morning to go and do this GB news thing. I knew it wasn't happening. So I've got a hotel in Sheffield for the night before, right? Worst case scenario, if I'd have got up in the morning, and it was still on, I would have just hopped on on the train straight down, bosh and I'd have done it, it'd have been fine. But I wasn't gonna put myself out. I wasn't gonna get a hotel there the night before or anything like that, because I knew, whatever. So then I got a message saying, oh, can you plug it? Because they're gonna plug the interview now. I went, all right, mate, yeah, no worries. So I put it on my social media, right? I sat down, this was at Rother Valley Country Park, it's about 50%, about 50% of the walk through. There's a nice country pub there. Do a good pizza and a pint, right? So me and my mate sat there. The time it took me to tuck into a pizza, which anyone that knows me, ain't long, right? Bosh, I already had a message, right? Oh, there isn't a show this week actually, there's made a mistake. I went, all right, so I was gonna go for the double book, but okay, isn't the show this week? That's slightly left field, but either way I've been cancelled, right? About 10 minutes after it's been announced. And then weirdly enough on the next day, there was a show, there was a show, weirdly enough, just didn't have me on it, right? And I just thought then, do you know what I mean? I'm not, I don't say anything offensive. I'm not going to come on telly and effing Jeff and, And, you know. Anything else, you know, but what's happened is you've announced that it's on and you've got a phone call pretty quickly. Because of the surname, you're not having it, you know. Yet you have these other people that are apparently going to change the world, they can get their faces on every TV screen and they can get a microphone in front of their face whenever they want.   No, but actually the flip side of that is, that's why we do generally pre-records. We do the Saturday evening live and it's with guests. We kind of have on semi-regularly, but other guests, because you put out that you're doing a live and then they phone up and say, oh, I've had all these complaints or I'm being attacked or I'm really sorry. I can't do it. And generally, if that happens, the guest you're going to have on is surprised at the vitriol they've got from some hope not hate somewhere. And they don't want to get the shit. I get that. I don't want to give them that either, but that's why it's often, you're probably the same doing pre records. Cause then it's in the bag and it will go out. Well, we, yeah. I mean, early in doing the show here, I would do, you know, a little video a couple of days before, you know, on the show this week, we've got Joe blogs, we've got X, Y, Z, X.Y, you know, any questions you want to ask them, you know, whatever, that kind of thing to get a bit of sort of audience participation. And then that happened to us a lot, the same thing. These people are just get attacked and whatever, and then you'd soon have a cancellation email. So we're the same mate. We interview people, we do the show, it's all done. And then we'll do a promo and put that out publicly once it's all in the bag. Cause yeah, you're right. You know, we've had people before involved in politics, people that are involved with the NHS. That have cancelled on us because they've got ear 'ole grief, you know, which is extraordinary, really. I think it would happen less so now, but in the early days of the Rona, when everyone was petrified to say boo to a goose, that it happened all the time, mate, all the time. There were, you know, it was funny, because once where I ended up interviewing Rich Willett, right, who's a mate, but he was actually doing, you know, he was releasing a documentary. So it was a decent enough interview to talk about a documentary, about the freedom of speech and about the war of the words and how the media was, you know, controlling the narrative. So it was, it was a cool interview. And I always like to talk to Rich anyway, but I got like some grief online. I will be, people are subscribing to see you talk to your mate. And I'm thinking, well, one, it's an interesting interview, but two, there was about three other guests that all bottled it. And so in the end, you're sat here and you go, right, so. We either don't have a show or we do something different, which is what we did. People, particularly in the early days, wouldn't have a clue of the amount of times I was sat at the desk behind me with my head in my hands because we lost another guest for that reason. I'm surprised how much people want an easy life. I still am because I thought I was compliant to an extent and then I've realized I don't really give a shit and enjoy that fight, enjoy that pushback. If someone says you can't do this, I'll say I'm going to do it. I'm surprised that most other people are really, they just, they just fit in and that spark, that fight, maybe it's just been battered out of them over the years. A little bit. I mean, I guess, yeah, a little bit, it's been battered out of people where people are just kind of, you know, weary of the battle really and done with it. But on, the other hand, I think it can go the other way. Like, so for me, I took loads of shite as a kid, which wasn't very pleasant in the media and all that kind of stuff. And some people could then, you know, call themselves, you know, where is the result of all that nonsense and want to quite always want to be no, I just want to be me. I want to be no, I just want to be known as me rather than someone else's son. Do you know what I mean? And I get that. I've felt like that, you know, can I just be myself, please? And, you know, even now I still get stuff going on, you know, your, your dad's is like one guy commentated, you know, he was on one of the what's up podcast clips. I mean, rich, just having a laugh. It's a joke. It's a comedy podcast. And we put this, this clip out and this guy replied saying, you know, your dad was a genius. He's doing this and that. And you're just acting like an effing idiot. And it's like, yeah, it's almost like I'm not him, isn't it? So it's almost like I'm not him.  You're a person.  Yeah. Imagine that. But I, but I look at that now, that time as a kid and how brutal that was. And I think that was, that was my basic training. So actually the idea of what people think the idea and the fact that I spent time in a wheelchair as a kid as well, obviously getting all the grief that you'd get for that, that kind of knocked out of you as well. It knocked out that, giving a monkeys what people think. Do you know what I mean? People say, I've got a problem with you, and you go, okay, I haven't. Good luck. You're the one with the problem then. You've just said you've got a problem with me. Yes, that's right. You've got a problem. I'll see you later. Yeah, leave it with them. Can I just, final thought, can I just ask you about the legal side? Where does it go? The difficulty I guess we all have is which legal avenues will do something which is against what the government are telling them to do. So that must restrict, because people say, you know, if you have a legal battle and you fail, then you can go to the next level, the next level. Kind of, what are your thoughts when something happens like your dad on that restriction? Do you just have to then accept it or what? That's a good question. The minute I don't know, I mean, you can just appeal again and again and again, but you, smacking the mic over, but you know what's coming back. It's just another judge with the same, not making eye contact thing, you know, I mean, sure, you know, you could go, people go, you need to go to the court of human rights, you can go to this and go to that. And you look at them thinking, really, you don't think they're owned? Like, no, there's no independent body within any of these organizations. So, you know, because the, these cult so called elites are so weak, really, and so paranoid that they have to own all 22 players and the referee just to make sure they can win the game because they know they can't win it otherwise. I think the trick in the end will be basically stepping away from the game, stepping out of the stadium and actually having no part of it, which is how I am politically. You know, people say, oh, you don't vote. You've got no right to say anything. Yeah, I have. I have. I've got a choice between AIDS and cancer. Why would I do that? And so there are more and more people that can say no to it and just step away from all of these organisations. Oh, you've got to do that, that's how it's done. Is it? Does it have to be? Does it have to be how it's done? And if there's enough people, again, this is the thing, Peter, that comes down to it's numbers game all the time, isn't it? You know, March, 2020, you're locking down. No, you're not. No, you're not. If enough people said that, it was over before it even started. But unfortunately people let the wolf in the front door and then they cry when the wolf's going through their mom's wardrobe. Well, of course they are. You let them in the door, what did you expect was gonna happen? And that's the thing, isn't it? It's a case of drawing a line and say, no, not doing it. You know, and if you're going to bring in gender theory and critical race theory and all this bullshit in the school, you fill your boots, mate, but I'm taking my kids out. And then you see how many academies survive when there's 14 kids in a school year because everyone else has taken them out. And that's what has to happen. You know, people, there's that whole thing, isn't it? Oh yeah, we're going to lose cash. Do you use cash? No? Okay. And everyone has that point. There's things I buy sometimes that I can't afford. I don't have the cash and I might have to put it on a credit card. So I'm not going to be one of those people pontificating. But at the same time, if you can use cash and you've got the cash in the bank, take it out and use it. Or don't complain that it's being taken away. These are the things that we can do. You look at even with Rumble, you go, right, who's pulled support from Rumble? Okay, ASOS, right, well, I don't buy ASOS clothes anymore then. Burger King, nope, don't eat Burger King anymore. You know, I don't eat Burger King anyway, but that's where people can make a difference, you know, because I would occasionally, because I refuse Starbucks, one, because they're a horrendous organization, two, because the coffee's shit and bitter, so I'm not a fan of it. But I would have a Costa fairly regularly, every other day, probably. I've not had one since they're promoting double mastectomies. And so, you know, someone might watch this and go, oh, I bet they're well terrified that they're not getting their 12 pound a week off you. Maybe not, but if there's 100,000 like me, they might be a little bit terrified. And that's the point, isn't it? And that's what we need to do. We need to, because I'm not all for cancel culture at all. You're free to sell your coffee, I just won't buy it. And that's what I think people need to do. Because they're using this way of to try and destroy us and to try and destroy Rumble and anyone else that's on Rumble. At the end of the day, Russell Brand is just the face of it. But if Rumble goes down, ain't Russell Brand that's getting taken down. It's everyone on there. So it's much bigger than him. Um, and all these things are much bigger than him and much bigger than Tate and all these names that were given, like I say, these, you know, beware of false prophets and all that. But I think that's where we can make a stand. We can avoid using these organizations and avoid giving them our money. You know, why would you give money to people that have absolute contempt for you? 100%. And that's a perfect ending to finish on something we can do, because often we feel powerless or individuals can feel, but actually we all have economic power and power to choose where we go, who we shop with, who we connect with.  So yeah, absolutely. Yeah. We have the power to either go along with stuff or not as well, because, you know, even with masks and and all that stuff that they're going to try and bring back. Just don't go along with it. Yeah, I wasn't. I was walking into shops and I wasn't wearing them. I never wore one in a shop. I was going into pubs, you know, when they were making you stand up and put one on if you need the toilet. I never did any of that. And guess what? Nothing happened. You can just say no. Yes. Gareth, I appreciate it's always good to chat to you. Thank you so much for coming on and sharing not only the restrictions on the social media side, but what's been happening with your dad and his travel restrictions and that court ruling. So thanks so much for joining us today. That's a pleasure, mate. I did say to my dad as well, when they lift the ban, we're all going to chip in to take him on a Viking river cruise. So that's going to save me a few quid now that they've not left it. That sounds a great live stream, a Viking river cruise. Thanks so much, Gareth. Cheers, mate. Take care. Bye, mate.

Teddy Atlas and co-host Ken Rideout preview the upcoming Canelo Alvarez vs Jermell Charlo mega fight as well as discussing all the events from the past weekend including Zhang vs Joyce 2 with Zhang's knockout over Joyce in their rematch, the dominating performance by Hitchens over Zepeda, and the UFC main event between Fiziev vs Gamrot. Thanks for being with us. The best way to support is to subscribe, share the episode and check out our sponsors: https://athleticgreens.com/atlas https://mybookie.ag/ - use the promo code ATLAS for 110% credit on first deposit up to $1000SUBSCRIBE TO OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER HERE: https://newsletter.teddyatlas.com Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 11:48 - Hitchens vs Zepeda 36:26 - Joyce vs Zhang 2 1:00:37 - UFC Fiziev vs Gamrot 1:12:05 - Canelo vs Charlo Preview TEDDY'S AUDIOBOOK Amazon/Audible: https://amzn.to/32104DR iTunes/Apple: https://apple.co/32y813r THE FIGHT T-SHIRTS https://teddyatlas.com TEDDY'S SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter - http://twitter.com/teddyatlasreal Instagram - http://instagram.com/teddy_atlas THE FIGHT WITH TEDDY ATLAS SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram - http://instagram.com/thefightWTA Twitter - http://twitter.com/thefightwta Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheFightwithTeddyAtlas Big thanks to VHS collection for intro music. More on VHS Collection here: http://www.vhscollection.com Thanks for tuning in. Please be sure to subscribe! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From 2016: Until his death from cancer over four years ago, Christopher Hitchens was one of the preeminent figures of new atheism: a prolific writer who was eloquent, witty and in great demand for his speaking and debating. Justin is joined by Christopher's brother Peter Hitchens who is a columnist for the Mail On Sunday, atheist blogger Ed Turner, and Peter Harris, a Christian apologist writing a PhD on Hitchens. In this show we assess some of his arguments against religion, including the claim that "religion poisons everything" and belief in God is like believing in a celestial North Korean dictator. For Peter Hitchens: http://hitchensblog.mailonsunday.co.uk/ For Peter Harris: http://www.bethinking.org/author/peter-harris/page/all For Ed Turner: https://edthemanicstreetpreacher.wordpress.com  • Subscribe to the Unbelievable? podcast: https://pod.link/267142101 • More shows, free eBook & newsletter: https://premierunbelievable.com • For live events: http://www.unbelievable.live • For online learning: https://www.premierunbelievable.com/training • Support us in the USA: http://www.premierinsight.org/unbelievableshow • Support us in the rest of the world: https://www.premierunbelievable.com/donate

Teddy Atlas and co-host Ken Rideout preview the upcoming Canelo Alvarez vs Jermell Charlo mega fight as well as discussing all the events from the past weekend including Zhang vs Joyce 2 with Zhang's knockout over Joyce in their rematch, the dominating performance by Hitchens over Zepeda, and the UFC main event between Fiziev vs Gamrot. Thanks for being with us. The best way to support is to subscribe, share the episode and check out our sponsors: https://athleticgreens.com/atlas https://mybookie.ag/ - use the promo code ATLAS for 110% credit on first deposit up to $1000SUBSCRIBE TO OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER HERE: https://newsletter.teddyatlas.com Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 11:48 - Hitchens vs Zepeda 36:26 - Joyce vs Zhang 2 1:00:37 - UFC Fiziev vs Gamrot 1:12:05 - Canelo vs Charlo Preview TEDDY'S AUDIOBOOK Amazon/Audible: https://amzn.to/32104DR iTunes/Apple: https://apple.co/32y813r THE FIGHT T-SHIRTS https://teddyatlas.com TEDDY'S SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter - http://twitter.com/teddyatlasreal Instagram - http://instagram.com/teddy_atlas THE FIGHT WITH TEDDY ATLAS SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram - http://instagram.com/thefightWTA Twitter - http://twitter.com/thefightwta Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheFightwithTeddyAtlas Big thanks to VHS collection for intro music. More on VHS Collection here: http://www.vhscollection.com Thanks for tuning in. Please be sure to subscribe! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Matthew Parris, just back from Australia, shares his thoughts on the upcoming referendum on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (01:08). Dan Hitchens looks at church congregations and wonders why some are on the up, while others are in a spiral of decline (08:32), and Leah McLaren describes the delights of audio and tells us why young children should be heard, but not seen (17:57). Produced and presented by Linden Kemkaran

Matthew Parris, just back from Australia, shares his thoughts on the upcoming referendum on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (01:08). Dan Hitchens looks at church congregations and wonders why some are on the up, while others are in a spiral of decline (08:32), and Leah McLaren describes the delights of audio and tells us why young children should be heard, but not seen (17:57). Produced and presented by Linden Kemkaran

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A unique event space is coming to mid-ohio by a family of aviators. Miles Hitchens is a young pilot as well as Kelli's oldest daughter's boyfriend. His father bought a hanger to house their family's planes and Miles saw an opportunity not just for their family but for their entire community. It will serve as an event space for weddings and any other occasion you can dream up. Open house for Hangar 26 is tomorrow, Sept 31st from 4-7pm. If you're in the Columbus-area, go get some tasty food and drinks with Kelli!   Check out our website: greenergrasspodcast.com Get the Greener Grass Newsletter HERE Part of the Digitent Podcast Network   Find us at: IG: @grandrevecreative Twitter: @grass_podcast Email:  kerry@grandrevecreative.com The Expecting Aerialist PodcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After having parsed William Lane Craig's opening statement making the case for theism, Bob now evaluates Christopher Hitchens' opening. He concludes that Hitchens hardly responded at all to Craig, and spent most of his time criticizing Christianity rather than theism.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The April 4, 2009 debate between William Lane Craig and Christopher Hitchens.Bob's analysis of Craig's opening argument, in BMS ep. 282.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.The audio production for this episode was provided by Podsworth Media.

Freddy Gray is joined by Spectator columnist Lionel Shriver and Rob Henderson to discuss Putin's view of the western world and ask – does he have a point? Also on the show... William Moore takes aim at the covert 'lawfare' crushing countryside field sports; Ben Schreckinger talks about the Hunter Biden trial; Peter Hitchens and Henry Mance debate the menace of e-bikes and Julie Bindel explains why she's fed up with sourdough bread. To watch Spectator TV click here

Matt and his wife Danielle sit down with children's author Danielle Hitchens about her new book, "Sacred Seasons: A Family Guide to Center Your Year around Jesus." Danielle talks about the liturgical year and how this helps us orient or lives, family's lives, and children around Jesus. Learn more about Danielle Hitchens at https://www.harvesthousepublishers.com/author/danielle-hitchen  

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How Matt first encountered Christopher Hitchens … Matt's new book, How Hitchens Can Save the Left: Rediscovering Fearless Liberalism in an Age of Counter-Enlightenment … Why Matt thinks Cornel West's Vietnam-Afghanistan analogy is flawed … What's worth preserving in the left-liberal tradition? … Matt: Identity politics is a “toxin” … Was affirmative action ever necessary? […]

Matt interviews Stephen Johnson about his growing up Mormon, becoming an atheist, and eventually making his way the Catholic Church --- St. Michael's Lent w/ Exodus 90: https://exodus90.com/matt-home/ --- Banned Cartoon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3BqLZ8UoZk Rough Stone Rolling: https://deseretbook.com/p/joseph-smith-rough-stone-rolling-richard-l-bushman-5351?variant_id=104298-paperback Craig v Hitchens: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tYm41hb48o Craig v Harris: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqaHXKLRKzg Great Apostasy: https://mi.byu.edu/book/ancient-christians/ Studies of the Mormon: B.H Roberts: https://www.amazon.com/Studies-Book-Mormon-B-Roberts/dp/1560850272 South Park Mormons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idya6ixdo0I  

This week on The Knight Tube, Stephen Knight (@Gspellchecker) welcomes author Matt Johnson. They will be discussing Matt's new book ‘How Hitchens Can Save the Left: Rediscovering Fearless Liberalism in an Age of Counter-Enlightenment'. Video Version on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6a4Ccp9zhQ 0:00 Intro  0:29 Why focus on Christopher Hitchens to make the points in your book? 2:59 Why does ‘the left' need saving? 5:55 Leaving the left for the right and Dave Rubin. 09:36 What is meant by ‘the counter-enlightenment'? 11:30 Trump and the right's hypocrisy on free speech 14:10 Richard Seymour's terrible book on Christopher Hitchens (‘Unhitched') 18:36 How much did ‘The Rushdie Affair' impact the life of Christopher Hitchens? 22:04 Has freedom of speech improved where Islam is concerned since the death of Christopher Hitchens? 25:20 Would it help for people to simply admit they are scared to criticise Islam for safety reasons? 28:57 Stephen Knight's debate with Chris Hedges about Islam 30:28 What explains the Putin apologism from the American right? 33:34 Christopher Hitchens's support for the invasion of Iraq 40:12 What did Christopher Hitchens think about identity politics?  45:18 What is ‘fearless liberalism'? How can it be applied? 49:16 The legacy of Jeremy Corbyn 56:34 Disappointment with Hitchens's dislike of Sci-fi and preference for limericks over puns. 01:00:14 Sensationalist Youtube Thumbnails Stephen Knight's Substack: www.sknight.substack.com Buy Matt Johnson's Book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hitchens-Save-Left-Rediscovering-Counter-Enlightenment/dp/1634312341 Support the podcast at http://www.patreon.com/gspellchecker Also available on iTunes, Stitcher, YouTube & Spotify.  

Dating coach Alex "Hitch" Hitchens (Will Smith) mentors a bumbling client, Albert (Kevin James), who hopes to win the heart of the glamorous Allegra Cole (Amber Valletta). While Albert makes progress, Hitchens faces his own romantic setbacks when proven techniques fail to work on Sara Melas (Eva Mendes), a tabloid reporter digging for dirt on Allegra Cole's love life. When Sara discovers Hitchens' connection to Albert -- now Allegra's boyfriend -- it threatens to destroy both relationships. Intro: 00:00 Why Hitch is a Millennial Classic 02:04 Millennial Time Machine With Q 05:23 Makings and Ratings With Buri 08:07 Best Scenes in Hitch 12:13 Greatest Pickup move in Movie History 16:20 Meeting Albert 17:55 Shock and Awe 22:26 Will meets Vance and Eva Mendes 25:55 Walki Talkie Date proposal 27:55 Jet-ski to Ellis Island 29:15 Albert and Allegra's 1st date 31:08 Fish Market 34:03 Wedding scene 43:33

Kara Hitchens, AAA, National Vehicle Theft Prevention Month. July is National Vehicle Theft Prevention Month. AAA and its safety partners are taking the opportunity to warn consumers about the rise in vehicle theft, noting that the surge in auto thefts is costly for all vehicle owners. Vehicle thefts nationwide surpassed the 1 million mark in 2022 for the first time in nearly 15 years, according to data from the National Crime Information Center.

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In 2009 the Christian philosopher William Lane Craig debated Christopher Hitchens on the existence of God. In this episode Bob evaluates the 20-minute opening statement from Craig.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The debate between Craig and Hitchens.Wikipedia entry on fine-tuning argument.Tom Woods on classical First Mover argument.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.The audio production for this episode was provided by Podsworth Media.

How Matt first encountered Christopher Hitchens ... Matt's new book, How Hitchens Can Save the Left: Rediscovering Fearless Liberalism in an Age of Counter-Enlightenment ... Why Matt thinks Cornel West's Vietnam-Afghanistan analogy is flawed ... What's worth preserving in the left-liberal tradition? ... Matt: Identity politics is a “toxin” ... Was affirmative action ever necessary? ... Matt: I wish the left would rediscover Hitchens's universalism ... Hitchens's “fearless liberalism” ...

How Matt first encountered Christopher Hitchens ... Matt's new book, How Hitchens Can Save the Left: Rediscovering Fearless Liberalism in an Age of Counter-Enlightenment ... Why Matt thinks Cornel West's Vietnam-Afghanistan analogy is flawed ... What's worth preserving in the left-liberal tradition? ... Matt: Identity politics is a “toxin” ... Was affirmative action ever necessary? ... Matt: I wish the left would rediscover Hitchens's universalism ... Hitchens's “fearless liberalism” ...

In this episode of the podcast we talk about God is Not Great by Christopher Hitchens and Reason, Faith, and Revolution by Terry Eagleton. The conversation takes us through some criticisms of Hitchens and the New Atheist Movement which Justin and I were both part of and then we talk about the value of faith and spirituality and how these things fit into a materialist Marxist worldview. You can get a copy of these books here https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/god-is-not-great-how/9780771041433-item.html and here https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300164534/reason-faith-and-revolution/ Here are a couple links for things we talk about in the episode https://jacobin.com/2014/12/new-atheism-old-empire/ https://philpapers.org/archive/pignaa.pdf Here are Justin's links https://www.justinclark.org/ https://www.instagram.com/justinclarkph/ https://www.tiktok.com/@justinclarkph https://www.in.gov/history/ https://blog.history.in.gov/ https://newspapers.library.in.gov/ You can check out the full shownotes with pictures on my website - www.skepticalleftist.com You can rate and review the show here - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-mind-of-a-skeptical-leftis-1779751 You can support the show here - - https://www.patreon.com/skepticalleftist - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/skepticallefty --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/skepticalleftist/message

The opinionated, and often divisive, journalist Peter Hitchens talks to Premier Christianity's Sam Hailes about how he talked himself out of faith…and then back into it. The pair also discuss how Hitchens once tried to burn a Bible, the place of doubt within faith and his views on marriage and the Church of England. As for pessimism, Hitchens has embraced it. "I love being a pessimist and I think I'm quite good at it...Pessimism is the key to happiness. You're never disappointed. I really don't see why everybody doesn't adopt it."

“Embrace the detours. When you see a detour instead of complaining…say thank you. Because without that detour you wouldnt be on this happier path.” Rejection in the dating world keeps so many people from making the first move. But what if you learned how to get comfortable feeling uncomfortable? Today, I had an exit interview with Jennifer, one of the participants from the first Do The Thing Dating Dare Challenge. Like so many in the group, a recent divorce left her struggling to rediscover herself. Would the dating dares help her feel more comfortable in her own skin? 

WATCH: https://youtu.be/u1VlYfgCHTA Susan Blackmore is a freelance writer, lecturer, broadcaster, and Visiting Professor at the University of Plymouth, UK. She has a degree in psychology and physiology from Oxford University (1973) an MSc and a PhD in parapsychology from the University of Surrey (1980). Her research interests include memes, evolutionary theory, consciousness, and meditation. She is author of about 15 books, 60 academic articles, 80 book contributions and many book reviews. The Meme Machine (1999) has been translated into nearly twenty other languages. She is a TED lecturer and often appears on radio, television and podcasts. EPISODE LINKS: - Sue's Website: https://www.susanblackmore.uk/ - Sue's Books: https://www.amazon.com/Books-Susan-Blackmore/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3ASusan+Blackmore - Sue's Publications: https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=MdxHaLwAAAAJ&hl=en - Sue's Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Blackmore CONNECT: - Website: https://tevinnaidu.com - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu - Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) – Introduction (0:21) – Sue's Zen retreat (2:56) – Sue's interpretation of the Mind-Body Problem (7:06) – Frankish's Book: Illusionism as a Theory of Consciousness ft. Blackmore, Graziano, Dennett etc. (10:57) – Sue's version of Illusionism (16:52) – IIT, Panpsychism & Hierarchical Bayesian Brains (22:22) – “Am I conscious now?” (28:55) – Delusionism vs Illusionism (ft. Friston's Free Energy Principle) (34:04) – Aspects of Philosophy of Mind most intriguing to Sue currently (37:30) – “God's Memes & How Religion's Evolved to Exploit Us (upcoming book) (39:54) – Atheism (42:46) – Sue's debate with Jordan Peterson (46:31) – Sue's research for the new book (Hitchens, Dawkins etc.) (49:59) – Sue's ideal greatest influences (Charles Darwin & William James) (56:14) – Conclusion Website · YouTube

#73 Sir Tim Hitchens, former Assistant Private Secretary to the Queen of England, sits down with Erica and the two discuss the world of diplomacy, pop culture (Prince Harry, the Royal family + Kim Kardashian), his current role as President of Wolfson College and his hopes and goals for the younger generations. He also shares tips for negotiating, how to deal with conflict, bringing joy and play into work and why regaining your sense of curiosity is essential. Follow Erica @ericamullerr Submit to Here For It: Here For YOU - advice column form click HERE  Here For It or Not form click HERE For more information on Wolfson College, Oxford click HERE Produced by 58 Ember Please note this episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services. Individuals on the show may have a direct or indirect financial interest in products or services referred to in this episode.

Christopher Hitchens was an Anglo-American writer, journalist, literary critic and essayist. Not a thinker who one can characterise easily, the one thing linking all Hitchens' writing and his utterances- he was a formidable debater- was his opposition to totalitarian thought. This often sparked controversy- especially his views on Islam and his support for the War in Iraq- but for all the descriptions of him as a shallow contrarian, the authenticity of his opposition to totalitarian ideologies cannot be denied. My guest today is Alex O'Connor. Alex is the founder of the Cosmic Skeptic YouTube channel and associated blog and podcast, where discusses issues principally related to ethics and religion. As well as Hitchens' life and work, we discuss the future of religion in Britain and the wider Western World. The Realists UncensoredHey future listeners, it's Checkers and MJ here and we are two American men that are...Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

Peter Hitchens joins Mike at The Independent Republic to discuss the past weeks headlines. This week Mike and Peter discuss how it's the duty of every parent to ask what's really going on in our secretive schools in an effort to tackle classroom propaganda. We ask Peter his views on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after winning another five years in power in Turkey's election and we discuss how Marijuana continues to be linked to mental health risks in young adults, all that and so much more, so tune in! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Journalist Nick Turse (@nickturse) joins David to talk about Henry Kissinger turning 100, and his breaking reporting on new revelations about the scope of Henry Kissinger's involvement in brutal war crimes in Cambodia. KISSINGER'S KILLING FIELDS: Survivors of Kissinger's Secret War in Cambodia Reveal Unreported Mass Killings https://theintercept.com/2023/05/23/henry-kissinger-cambodia-bombing-survivors/ MERCH 4 SALE - https://leftreckoning.com/store ------- Get our booklist here: https://bookshop.org/lists/left-reckoning-big-book-list/ Left Reckoning goes live Tuesdays @ 7 Central. Along with the main show, there is a Griscom stream every Thursday afternoon. To get access to all the bonus episodes, including more Hitchens conversations & deep dives into radical US history, Lenin, James Connolly & more support the show at patreon.com/leftreckoning - for just $5 you help make the public show possible and get double the bonus content. Support us on patreon.com/LeftReckoning Twitter: @LeftReckoning - @mattlech - @davidgriscom Instagram: @LeftReckoning Check out our Twitch streams at Twitch.tv/LeftReckoning

To mark the passing of one of Britain's most celebrated writers, we're replaying an event recorded with us in November 2020. Martin Amis was often called the Mick Jagger of the British book world. As famous for his love affairs, his friendships and his complicated family history as for his dazzling prose, he dominated the literary scene for decades.  In this exclusive Intelligence Squared event, made in partnership with Penguin Live, he speaks about his much anticipated autobiographical novel Inside Story. It is perhaps Amis's most intimate book, a meditation on love, loss, ageing and death. We encounter the vivid characters who have helped define Amis – his father Kingsley, his literary hero Saul Bellow, the poet Philip Larkin and his novelist stepmother Elizabeth Jane Howard.  And of course there is his lifelong friend and conversation partner, Christopher Hitchens, whose death from cancer he chronicles in some of the tenderest prose he has ever written.  In conversation with novelist Alex Preston, Amis reflects on his life and work and explore the hardest questions we all face: how to live, how to grieve, and how to die. This podcast was produced by Executive Producer Hannah Kaye with editing by Executive Producer Rowan Slaney To hear the full length episode in which Amis goes into the urgency of youth, the legacy we leave, and dealing with the death of Hitchens, become an Intelligence Squared Supporter today, just visit IntelligenceSquared.com/members — We'd love to hear your feedback and what you think we should talk about next, who we should have on and what our future debates should be.  Send us an email or voice note with your thoughts to podcasts@intelligencesquared.com or Tweet us @intelligence2.  And if you'd like to support our mission to foster honest debate and compelling conversations, as well as ad-free podcasts, exclusive bonus content, early access and much more, become a supporter of Intelligence Squared today. Just visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peter Hitchens joins Mike at The Independent Republic to discuss the past weeks headlines. This week Mike and Peter discuss how drug driving is now more widespread than drink driving according to a police report, Labours plans to let EU nationals and 16-year-olds vote and why exactly Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby is planning to to step up his attacks on the government with an 'unprecedented' attempt to change the latest migration law in the House of Lords. All that and so much more, so tune in! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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We are back for an interview with the author and independent writer Matt Johnson discussing the New Atheist hero and legendary debater, Christopher Hitchens. The other Matt recently published a book called "How Hitchens Can Save the Left: Rediscovering Fearless Liberalism in an Age of Counter-Enlightenment" and kindly agreed to come on and waffle with us about Hitchens and where he fits in comparison to the modern gurus. We cover a range of topics including whether Hitchens would have been in the IDW, if he was an extremophile, how far did he rely on rhetoric over substance and to what extent different labels apply to him. Matt Johnson offers a surprisingly nuanced take and provides us with lots of interesting tidbits regarding Hitchens. This can also be listened to as Part 1 of our Hitchens coverage, as we have a full decoding of a debate of his coming shortly.And what if you are not into Hitchens? Well, there are still some goodies for you! In this episode, we also cover: Guru magnetism & depressing crossovers, Sam Harris' recent appearance with Maajid Nawaz, Scandinavian geopolitics, Chris' review of the Super Mario Bros Movie, and whether we are actually in the pocket of Big Harris! So join us one and all! And don't forget to subscribe to Sam Harris' meditation app using the code 'GurusPodSentMe'.LinksMatt Johnson (2023) How Hitchens Can Save the Left: Rediscovering Fearless Liberalism in an Age of Counter-EnlightenmentMatt Johnson's Article at the Bulwark: What Christopher Hitchens Can Teach Us About LiberalismMaajid Nawaz & Sam Harris Reunite for the First Time Since Covid to Debate the Politics of Covid-MandatesMatt Johnson's articles at Quillette primarily about coverage of the Ukraine conflict

This week: William Moore recalls the 1953 coronation with those that were there (01:02), Katy Balls reads her politics column (10:13), Dan Hitchens discusses the art of coronation (16:20) and Ysenda Maxtone Graham reads her review of The Seaside by Madeleine Bunting (25:20).  Produced and presented by Oscar Edmondson.

Christopher Hitchens was for many years considered one of the fiercest and most eloquent left-wing polemicists in the world. But on much of today's left, he's remembered as a defector, a warmonger, and a sellout—a supporter of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq who traded his left-wing principles for neoconservatism after the September 11 attacks. In How Hitchens Can Save the Left, Matt Johnson argues that this easy narrative gets Hitchens exactly wrong. Hitchens was a lifelong champion of free inquiry, humanism, and universal liberal values. He was an internationalist who believed all people should have the liberty to speak and write openly, to be free of authoritarian domination, and to escape the arbitrary constraints of tribe, faith, and nation. He was a figure of the Enlightenment and a man of the left until the very end, and his example has never been more important. Shermer and Johnson discuss: Hitchens on free expression, identity politics, radicalism, interventionism, authoritarianism, patriotism, internationalism, America and Liberalism, reparations, religion, and death • identity politics • hostility to free speech • why Hitch did not become a neoconservative, warmonger, or imperialist • Enlightenment Liberalism • Trump and the division of the right • Hitchens on the precursors to Trump • Putin and Russian nationalism. Matt Johnson writes for Haaretz, Quillette, American Purpose, South China Morning Post, The Bulwark, Areo, Arc Digital, RealClearDefense, The Kansas City Star, and many other publications. His new book is How Hitchens Can Save the Left: Rediscovering Fearless Liberalism in an Age of Counter-Enlightenment.

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