Podcasts about MI5

You can read the interview I did with Intel Lady, published in the Critic, November 2025 issue, below: I am speaking to my favourite satirist, Jenny Stanton, on Zoom, and she is trying to turn off her backdrop. Otherwise known as Intel Lady, Stanton's best known parody is of former deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, speaking to the nation from a bunker, filled with cans of lager, cigarette butts, and a framed photograph of smug, woke radio presenter James O'Brien. I point out to Stanton that she has captured the perfect image of O'Brien looking an absolute plonker. “I don't think he can look any other way, can he,” she replies, laughing. I got to know Stanton after messaging her on X to thank her for providing me with endless entertainment, and have followed her rise to internet fame ever since. Stanton was born into a happy, hardworking family in Leeds in 1979. She started to become interested in acting in her final year of secondary school, having accepted that her first love, music, was not going to be the career for her. “I was obsessed with music, played the guitar, wanted to be a rock star, and then I discovered that I could act. I was a bit of a shit guitarist, and not that great a singer either. It turned out that I was a better actor than I was musician”.Studying performing arts at college, she was advised to go to drama school. “But I thought, do I want to saddle myself with debt for the rest of my life?”Taking what she calls “the scenic route”, she subscribed to The Stage and (between cleaning jobs) applied for as many auditions as possible. She was 19 when she secured her first ever paid acting role, as a street theatre performer at a major theme park. “My favourite job was a cleaner at one of the big bank call centres in Harrogate. I loved that because I didn't have to bloody talk to anybody,” she says. “I could just be in my own little world, running audition pieces through my head whilst hoovering carpets.” In 2004, Stanton auditioned for a part she was desperate to get – a drama series about the building of the Titanic. “I'd never auditioned at TV studios before, it was an overwhelming experience,” she recalls. An agonizing week later her agent called to tell her she had been offered the part. Prior to this, Stanton had been a touring theatre actor, “which means I was poor,” she laughs. In true Titanic style, the shoot was an utter disaster. Filmed that summer, on location in Liverpool, it rained so heavily that some of the trailers floated away. The director decided to move to a studio. “But on that day, there was a heatwave,” she says, “and everyone was in their full-dress corsets and layers of clothing, sweating like mad.”Months later, Stanton heard the terrible news that her scene had been cut, because it looked so unnatural. “I ended up as nothing more than an extra,” she says. “All I wanted was my name in the Radio Times, because that means you've made it. I was gutted.”She stopped acting professionally when pregnant with her son, born in 2007. Five years later, she had a daughter. Both children were subsequently diagnosed with autism, and Stanton gave up acting to care for them.However, the lure of performing eventually drew her back, and in 2021, during lockdown, she introduced Intel Lady to the world. “The name was inspired by the QAnon grifters (far-right conspiracy theorists) I was covering. They all had ‘insiders' with ‘intel'. So I created a character who used to feed them complete claptrap. I would answer the phone with “MI5 paid asset helpline, how many I help you?”Stanton soon tired of these people, “because they're insane and they're not going to change”. Looking around at what else was going on, she landed on the Johnny Depp - Amber Heard trial, so parodied that. “And then I started looking at politicians”.Her first victims were American: former US Vice-President Kamala Harris and liberal commentator Rachel Maddow – but it wasn't long before she set her sights on British politicians Nadine Dorries and Liz Truss. Then she looked to the opposite side of the bench, and Angela Rayner caught her eye. “I started covering her in 2022, and, when Labour were elected, realised she was going to play a prominent role in government. So I worked really hard to get her right”.In 2024, Stanton released a video of her perfected parody. Set in a filthy hotel room in Ibiza littered with empty champagne bottles, it featured a swimsuit-clad Rayner, asking “Why is everyone getting upset, just because I was having a dance and enjoying myself?”It was a colleague, Rik, who came up with the idea of moving Rayner into Lord Ali's apartment, with the backdrop exactly as it had been when Starmer once did a speech from there. The idea was a keeper. “She would always allude to it as her ‘mate's apartment'. “All declared, all above board.”Stanton explains how the infamous backdrop came about: “One day a crumpled-up can of Tennents [Lager] appeared behind me, slightly hidden by one of the framed photographs of James O ‘Brien. And then the next time, a full ashtray appeared and then, a clothes horse with knickers on it and bras hanging off it.”She says that some comedians think the only things it is acceptable to laugh at are Trump, Farage or Brexit, but that she doesn't have a political agenda. “Anyone is fair game,” she says. “I find humour in pretty much everything, even the most horrifying situations. I think it's quite a British thing.”In her recent Big Brother parody, one contestant gets called into the Diary Room for the crimes of misgendering, homophobia, and disability discrimination. Another character is Carol, a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) trainer for the NHS, who Stanton loves to play. “The jokes are ridiculous… because it's their world. It's their language. It's crazy to regular people.”People keep asking Stanton how she writes. She says, “It's all ad-libbed. I go into character, I press record, you're in character. It usually takes me between five and sometimes 15 attempts to get it right – or the doorbell rings”. She first became aware of her own rising popularity when Tracy-Anne Oberman started following her. Stanton was shocked, “I was checking that it was her real account”. But then a private message came, saying, “I love your No Brainer with Angela Rayner, it's bloody genius. Keep doing it”. Not long after that, she saw that “somebody called JK Rowling” had followed her on X. “I thought, let's see, they've got two followers or something, and I clicked on it, and I had to sit down because it actually is JK Rowling, she's actually following me!”When Comedy Unleashed asked her to do Rayner in a tiny Westminster pub called The Speaker, Stanton knew it would be a dream come true for her to perform there, and panicked. But then there she was, “stood on a crate on top of beer barrels”, wearing a hard hat, hi-vis, a really ugly pink dress and “the worst shoes you've ever seen” before an audience of bewildered journalists and politicians who had no idea who she was. Stanton describes that evening as the weirdest, weirdest night, but her Rayner triumphed: “I don't know why everyone's getting upset. It's not even a banter ban. I don't know why you're calling it a banter ban because it isn't that. It's about respecting people's boundaries and not saying offensive stuff, that's all.” Stanton says she's “very fond” of Marjorie and Gerald from Just Stop Oil. “I think it's hard not to love her because she's just ludicrous. And it's that cantankerous old lady vibe that people just are too frightened to argue with. And Gerald has become such a creep. He started out with a slight bladder weakness and now he's turned into a piss fetishist.”The minute Just Stop Oil popped up on the news, Stanton knew she had to cover them. “The activists are the most bonkers,” she says, and found it hilarious when she got a “barrage of abuse” from people unaware it was satire. “They told me they hoped I'd get run over and stuff. And I would just come back to them in character because it was just too good not to. I could spend hours a day just responding to them and laughing my socks off”. I ask about plans to develop new characters. “There's always room for more. I try and just keep my eye on what's going on in the news and the celebrity world. And if something catches my eye and I think they are worth the parody, then I will parody them,” she says. “If you're in power, I'm going to cover you, especially if you're ridiculous, even better.”Does she have plans for Reform and Farage? “Oh yes! When Reform get in, and I think it is more of a when, than [an] if, I will be keeping a very close eye on the ladies in the party.”With the world as crazy as it is right now, with Green Party activists shouting ‘Queers for Palestine' at its annual conference, and Emma Watson doing a reverse ferret on JK Rowling, Stanton will not be running out of material any time soon.I have one last question for her. How did she feel when she heard that Angela Rayner, one of her most famous caricatures, had resigned? “I was gutted, as I love playing her. But she will definitely be back! I have a theory that she'll do ‘I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here', in which case, I will be all over it.” So will I. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit juliebindel.substack.com/subscribe

Charles Spicer explains that by late 1937, the Fellowship was being monitored by MI5 and penetrated by the NKVD. Soviet spy Kim Philby was even hired to manage the organization's PR, feeding information to Stalin, who feared an Anglo-German alliance against Russia. In November, Lord Halifax visited the Berghof. While he was appalled by Hitler's suggestion to shoot Indian protestors, the dictator successfully fooled Halifax into believing he did not want war. This meeting left the British cabinet with a dangerously false sense of security, as they prioritized Hitler's protestations over the warnings of amateur spies like Christie. (8)1938

Fakers: A Top-Secret Tale of Phantoms and Forgeries on the Disinformation Front Line (Oxford UP, 2026) reveals the rise and fall of the mavericks running Britain's Cold War forgery empire. Their secret mission was audacious: to disrupt and discredit adversaries across the world using phantom groups, fake sources, and counterfeit documents. The leader was a remarkable character, wrestling with personal and professional dilemmas: Hans Welser. An Austrian refugee and one-time MI5 suspect interned behind barbed wire, Welser was a great survivor who rose to become special operations adviser to the Foreign Office, working hand in glove with MI6. His second in command was an eccentric, hard drinking, and high-flying journalist-turned-propagandist called John Rayner. Brought out of semi-retirement, for one final posting. Their team of bowler-hatted refugees, voluble ex-journalists, trailblazing women, and licentious literary sorts navigated loyalty and betrayal — both professionally and romantically — from the diplomats' attic, in the most sensitive part of the Foreign Office's secret propaganda department. The newly declassified files expose an array of plots, some comically absurd and others dangerously controversial. The forgery empire impersonated everything from hippies and ghosts to Islamists and ballet composers in their campaign to smear hostile politicians, stir tensions among adversaries, and even stymie the career of a contentious British historian. All took place against a high stakes backdrop — both overseas as states competed beneath the looming threat of nuclear war and in the corridors of power at home where grey-suited bureaucrats circled, keen to shut down the team for good. With timely insight into how propaganda works and how to respond to disinformation, Fakers is a thrilling journey into a secret world where nothing was as it seemed. Rory Cormac is a Professor of International Relations at the University of Nottingham and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. Caleb Zakarin is CEO and Publisher of the New Books Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

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Fakers: A Top-Secret Tale of Phantoms and Forgeries on the Disinformation Front Line (Oxford UP, 2026) reveals the rise and fall of the mavericks running Britain's Cold War forgery empire. Their secret mission was audacious: to disrupt and discredit adversaries across the world using phantom groups, fake sources, and counterfeit documents. The leader was a remarkable character, wrestling with personal and professional dilemmas: Hans Welser. An Austrian refugee and one-time MI5 suspect interned behind barbed wire, Welser was a great survivor who rose to become special operations adviser to the Foreign Office, working hand in glove with MI6. His second in command was an eccentric, hard drinking, and high-flying journalist-turned-propagandist called John Rayner. Brought out of semi-retirement, for one final posting. Their team of bowler-hatted refugees, voluble ex-journalists, trailblazing women, and licentious literary sorts navigated loyalty and betrayal — both professionally and romantically — from the diplomats' attic, in the most sensitive part of the Foreign Office's secret propaganda department. The newly declassified files expose an array of plots, some comically absurd and others dangerously controversial. The forgery empire impersonated everything from hippies and ghosts to Islamists and ballet composers in their campaign to smear hostile politicians, stir tensions among adversaries, and even stymie the career of a contentious British historian. All took place against a high stakes backdrop — both overseas as states competed beneath the looming threat of nuclear war and in the corridors of power at home where grey-suited bureaucrats circled, keen to shut down the team for good. With timely insight into how propaganda works and how to respond to disinformation, Fakers is a thrilling journey into a secret world where nothing was as it seemed. Rory Cormac is a Professor of International Relations at the University of Nottingham and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. Caleb Zakarin is CEO and Publisher of the New Books Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/world-affairs

Fakers: A Top-Secret Tale of Phantoms and Forgeries on the Disinformation Front Line (Oxford UP, 2026) reveals the rise and fall of the mavericks running Britain's Cold War forgery empire. Their secret mission was audacious: to disrupt and discredit adversaries across the world using phantom groups, fake sources, and counterfeit documents. The leader was a remarkable character, wrestling with personal and professional dilemmas: Hans Welser. An Austrian refugee and one-time MI5 suspect interned behind barbed wire, Welser was a great survivor who rose to become special operations adviser to the Foreign Office, working hand in glove with MI6. His second in command was an eccentric, hard drinking, and high-flying journalist-turned-propagandist called John Rayner. Brought out of semi-retirement, for one final posting. Their team of bowler-hatted refugees, voluble ex-journalists, trailblazing women, and licentious literary sorts navigated loyalty and betrayal — both professionally and romantically — from the diplomats' attic, in the most sensitive part of the Foreign Office's secret propaganda department. The newly declassified files expose an array of plots, some comically absurd and others dangerously controversial. The forgery empire impersonated everything from hippies and ghosts to Islamists and ballet composers in their campaign to smear hostile politicians, stir tensions among adversaries, and even stymie the career of a contentious British historian. All took place against a high stakes backdrop — both overseas as states competed beneath the looming threat of nuclear war and in the corridors of power at home where grey-suited bureaucrats circled, keen to shut down the team for good. With timely insight into how propaganda works and how to respond to disinformation, Fakers is a thrilling journey into a secret world where nothing was as it seemed. Rory Cormac is a Professor of International Relations at the University of Nottingham and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. Caleb Zakarin is CEO and Publisher of the New Books Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/national-security

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Fakers: A Top-Secret Tale of Phantoms and Forgeries on the Disinformation Front Line (Oxford UP, 2026) reveals the rise and fall of the mavericks running Britain's Cold War forgery empire. Their secret mission was audacious: to disrupt and discredit adversaries across the world using phantom groups, fake sources, and counterfeit documents. The leader was a remarkable character, wrestling with personal and professional dilemmas: Hans Welser. An Austrian refugee and one-time MI5 suspect interned behind barbed wire, Welser was a great survivor who rose to become special operations adviser to the Foreign Office, working hand in glove with MI6. His second in command was an eccentric, hard drinking, and high-flying journalist-turned-propagandist called John Rayner. Brought out of semi-retirement, for one final posting. Their team of bowler-hatted refugees, voluble ex-journalists, trailblazing women, and licentious literary sorts navigated loyalty and betrayal — both professionally and romantically — from the diplomats' attic, in the most sensitive part of the Foreign Office's secret propaganda department. The newly declassified files expose an array of plots, some comically absurd and others dangerously controversial. The forgery empire impersonated everything from hippies and ghosts to Islamists and ballet composers in their campaign to smear hostile politicians, stir tensions among adversaries, and even stymie the career of a contentious British historian. All took place against a high stakes backdrop — both overseas as states competed beneath the looming threat of nuclear war and in the corridors of power at home where grey-suited bureaucrats circled, keen to shut down the team for good. With timely insight into how propaganda works and how to respond to disinformation, Fakers is a thrilling journey into a secret world where nothing was as it seemed. Rory Cormac is a Professor of International Relations at the University of Nottingham and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. Caleb Zakarin is CEO and Publisher of the New Books Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/british-studies

Fakers: A Top-Secret Tale of Phantoms and Forgeries on the Disinformation Front Line (Oxford UP, 2026) reveals the rise and fall of the mavericks running Britain's Cold War forgery empire. Their secret mission was audacious: to disrupt and discredit adversaries across the world using phantom groups, fake sources, and counterfeit documents. The leader was a remarkable character, wrestling with personal and professional dilemmas: Hans Welser. An Austrian refugee and one-time MI5 suspect interned behind barbed wire, Welser was a great survivor who rose to become special operations adviser to the Foreign Office, working hand in glove with MI6. His second in command was an eccentric, hard drinking, and high-flying journalist-turned-propagandist called John Rayner. Brought out of semi-retirement, for one final posting. Their team of bowler-hatted refugees, voluble ex-journalists, trailblazing women, and licentious literary sorts navigated loyalty and betrayal — both professionally and romantically — from the diplomats' attic, in the most sensitive part of the Foreign Office's secret propaganda department. The newly declassified files expose an array of plots, some comically absurd and others dangerously controversial. The forgery empire impersonated everything from hippies and ghosts to Islamists and ballet composers in their campaign to smear hostile politicians, stir tensions among adversaries, and even stymie the career of a contentious British historian. All took place against a high stakes backdrop — both overseas as states competed beneath the looming threat of nuclear war and in the corridors of power at home where grey-suited bureaucrats circled, keen to shut down the team for good. With timely insight into how propaganda works and how to respond to disinformation, Fakers is a thrilling journey into a secret world where nothing was as it seemed. Rory Cormac is a Professor of International Relations at the University of Nottingham and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. Caleb Zakarin is CEO and Publisher of the New Books Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/book-of-the-day

Fakers: A Top-Secret Tale of Phantoms and Forgeries on the Disinformation Front Line (Oxford UP, 2026) reveals the rise and fall of the mavericks running Britain's Cold War forgery empire. Their secret mission was audacious: to disrupt and discredit adversaries across the world using phantom groups, fake sources, and counterfeit documents. The leader was a remarkable character, wrestling with personal and professional dilemmas: Hans Welser. An Austrian refugee and one-time MI5 suspect interned behind barbed wire, Welser was a great survivor who rose to become special operations adviser to the Foreign Office, working hand in glove with MI6. His second in command was an eccentric, hard drinking, and high-flying journalist-turned-propagandist called John Rayner. Brought out of semi-retirement, for one final posting. Their team of bowler-hatted refugees, voluble ex-journalists, trailblazing women, and licentious literary sorts navigated loyalty and betrayal — both professionally and romantically — from the diplomats' attic, in the most sensitive part of the Foreign Office's secret propaganda department. The newly declassified files expose an array of plots, some comically absurd and others dangerously controversial. The forgery empire impersonated everything from hippies and ghosts to Islamists and ballet composers in their campaign to smear hostile politicians, stir tensions among adversaries, and even stymie the career of a contentious British historian. All took place against a high stakes backdrop — both overseas as states competed beneath the looming threat of nuclear war and in the corridors of power at home where grey-suited bureaucrats circled, keen to shut down the team for good. With timely insight into how propaganda works and how to respond to disinformation, Fakers is a thrilling journey into a secret world where nothing was as it seemed. Rory Cormac is a Professor of International Relations at the University of Nottingham and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. Caleb Zakarin is CEO and Publisher of the New Books Network.

Thousands of people have taken to the streets in several Ukrainian cities, after President Zelenksy sacked his popular young defence minister, Mykhailo Fedorov. Also: An official report has concluded that MI5 lied while giving evidence to three courts about a neo-Nazi informer, whose abuse of his partner was uncovered by the BBC. And a lost trove of David Bowie songs is unearthed.

Desde os anos 1990, fatores como a atividade humana, a poluição e as mudanças do clima amputaram o planeta de 40% dos seus estoques naturais. No começo do ano, um relatório do IPBES, a plataforma intergovernamental da ONU para a biodiversidade, alertou sobre os riscos desse declínio de seres vivos para a economia mundial e a estabilidade financeira.  O desaparecimento progressivo de plantas, animais, insetos, moluscos e micróbios gera um efeito dominó na agricultura e nas cadeias de valor que, para muitos países, representam a maior parte do PIB. Ao mesmo tempo, essa erosão em curso eleva os custos de produção – em outras palavras, riqueza que deixa de ser gerada, à altura de US$ 2,7 trilhões por ano até 2030, avaliou o Banco Mundial em 2021. Novos estudos apontam que os dois efeitos combinados já teriam resultado em um prejuízo de 20% do PIB mundial, adverte o biólogo Marc-André Selosse, professor e pesquisador do Museu de História Natural de Paris. Autor de diversas obras, ele acaba de publicar De la biodiversité comme un humanisme ("A biodiversidade como humanismo", em tradução livre), no qual detalha o alto custo da degradação da natureza e defende que preservar a natureza significa proteger o ser humano. “Na produção de groselha na Borgonha, por exemplo, a polinização é crucial. Só que as populações de insetos nessas áreas caíram 98% nos últimos 40 anos, então os produtores criam pequenas abelhas solitárias altamente eficazes, nos arbustos da groselha. Desta forma, eles conseguem impulsionar a produção, dobrando ou até quadruplicando, mas precisam manter essas colônias de abelhas, que custam caro”, cita o professor francês. “O que quero dizer é que, às vezes, conseguimos aplicar 'soluções rápidas', mas estamos começando a sobrecarregar o sistema com encargos secundários, simplesmente porque não podemos mais contar com as funções que a biodiversidade naturalmente proporcionaria.” Dependência da natureza que os homens destroem Selosse evoca um recente relatório das agências de segurança interna e externa britânicas, no qual o MI5 e o MI6 constatam que os danos aos ecossistemas considerados essenciais para o equilíbrio do planeta – da Amazônia às florestas boreais, dos manguezais aos recifes de corais – são uma ameaça direta à segurança alimentar no Reino Unido, que importa 40% do que consome. Alimentos, água, fertilidade dos solos, qualidade do ar são serviços ambientais proporcionados pela natureza, mas que a interferência humana está colocando em risco. Em abril, um estudo realizado pela seguradora Swiss Re apontou que 55% do PIB mundial depende de uma biodiversidade “saudável”. “Existem espécies de grupos de seres vivos que são bem catalogados, como plantas ou animais, nos quais vemos a diversidade despencar. Já perdemos 5% das espécies de vertebrados, 7% das espécies de moluscos. Estamos vendo o processo acontecer”, afirma, em entrevista ao programa C'est pas du Vent, da RFI. “Perdemos um pouco menos de plantas, mas estima-se que desde que o homem apareceu na Terra, a velocidade de extinção dos animais aumentou em pelo menos 5 mil vezes. A de plantas, 500 vezes. Estes são dados que temos.” Perda de diversidade genética ameaça a sobrevivência Selosse chama a atenção para alguns casos: 80% dos insetos desapareceram em 30 anos, o número de pássaros na Europa caiu 30% em 15 anos e o de morcegos, em igual proporção, em ainda menos tempo, apenas uma década. O pesquisador salienta os riscos dessa perda de populações para a sobrevivência dos seres vivos. O desaparecimento de indivíduos leva à redução progressiva da diversidade genética de cada espécie, que hoje já é de pelo menos 10%. “Isso é preocupante porque é nesta diversidade genética que se encontram os indivíduos que possivelmente estarão adaptados às condições de amanhã: quando um novo agrotóxico começar a ser usado, quando o clima estiver um grau mais quente ou quando a concentração de microplásticos subir, quem vai conseguir sobreviver?”, salienta. “É a adaptabilidade das espécies que está em jogo. A perda de diversidade genética representa um enfraquecimento das espécies. Ela anuncia a ampliação do mecanismo de extinção, que por enquanto ainda é limitado a entre 5 e 10%”, indica o cientista. A entrevista completa de Marc-André Selosse à RFI pode ser ouvida aqui, em francês. 

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Was Aleister Crowley merely an eccentric occultist—or was he operating as something far more dangerous?In this episode, Joel continues the "Agent Crowley" series by following Crowley through one of the most fascinating periods of his life. As World War I intensifies, Crowley finds himself caught between British Intelligence, German propagandists, and powerful figures operating behind the scenes. While publicly writing for The Fatherland, evidence suggests he was simultaneously serving British interests in a dangerous counterintelligence game. But the political story is only half of the mystery.During this same season of physical illness, spiritual collapse, and personal loss, Crowley claimed to receive guidance from Aiwass—the mysterious intelligence that dictated Liber AL vel Legis (The Book of the Law). We examine Crowley's own writings, his descriptions of Aiwass, his relationship with the so-called Secret Chiefs, and how these experiences shaped Thelema for generations to come. Was Aiwass simply a product of Crowley's imagination... or was something else speaking?Merchandise: https://freetherabbits.myshopify.comBuy Me A Coffee: DonateFollow: Website | Instagram | X | FacebookWatch: YouTube | RumbleMusic: YouTube | Spotify | Apple Music Films: https://merkelfilms.com Email: freetherabbitspodcast@gmail.comDistributed by: merkel.mediaIntro Music:Joel Thomas – Free The RabbitsYouTube | Spotify | Apple MusicOutro Music:Joel Thomas – GreyYouTube | Spotify | Apple MusicTopics Discussed:Aleister Crowley, Aiwass, Liber AL vel Legis, The Book of the Law, Thelema, Agent Crowley, British Intelligence, MI5, MI6, Sir William Wiseman, Everard Feilding, George Sylvester Viereck, The Fatherland, World War I, German Propaganda, O.T.O., Secret Chiefs, Holy Guardian Angel, Liber 73, Confessions of Aleister Crowley, Leon Engers, Gnostic Mass, Cake of Light, World War I Espionage, Occult Intelligence, Esoteric Orders, Biblical Worldview

What happens when a former SAS commander becomes one of the most trusted figures inside the Royal Household? In this fascinating conversation, Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton reflects on an extraordinary life that took him from Special Forces operations to serving as Principal Private Secretary to Princes William and Harry, helping guide the future Prince and Princess of Wales during their formative years. Jamie also shares remarkable memories of the Queen Mother, Princess Diana, wartime Britain, and the inspiration behind his debut novel Beyond the Edge of Light, a moving story of love, espionage and sacrifice during the Second World War. From royal weddings and life behind palace doors to untold wartime stories and unforgettable encounters, this is an intimate conversation about duty, leadership, history and service. If you enjoy thoughtful royal interviews, military history and compelling true stories, don't forget to like, subscribe and share your favourite moment in the comments. 00:00 Preview of Jamie's extraordinary career 00:34 Meet Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton 01:30 Why he finally decided to speak publicly 02:55 Serving the Queen Mother 05:00 "The Most Dangerous Woman in Europe" 08:20 Lunch with Princess Diana 09:10 Working with William & Harry 11:45 Why he'll never write a royal memoir 13:00 The remarkable story of his mother 18:00 Intelligence, MI5 & wartime inspiration 21:00 Why he wanted to write a love story 23:00 The mystery of Shingle Street 25:30 Planning William & Catherine's royal wedding #princewilliam #royalfamily #royal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two decades ago, a senior PSNI detective who had come from MI5 headquarters in London saw something he couldn't believe – DUP MP Jeffrey Donaldson entering a gay sauna.That story, which was revealed last week, has fed into speculation around what the police and intelligence services knew about Jeffrey Donaldson's behaviour. It has now become clear that police were aware of the far more serious accusations of pedophilia against the former DUP leader before he led the DUP back to Stormont in January 2024 – just months before he was charged with historical sex offences.Belfast Telegraph Northern Ireland Editor Sam McBride joins Olivia Peden. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Antonia Senior's new book, "Stalin's Apostles", challenges what you may have believed about the Cambridge Five, a group of British citizens who spied for the Soviet Union. Antonia argues that their actions during the Cold War have long been romanticised in popular culture., however, the reality is far more complex and tragic. Kim Philby, Donald Maclean, Guy Burgess, Anthony Blunt, and John Cairncross, were not merely glamorous rogues; their espionage activities had dire consequences for countless individuals in Eastern and Central Europe. Antonia challenges the traditional narrative that often portrays them as victims of circumstance, highlighting instead the profound impact their betrayals had on nations and individuals who suffered under Stalinist regimes. Drawing on recently released MI5 documents and various international archives, the episode sheds light on the meticulous research that uncovers the broader implications of the Cambridge Five's actions. Buy the book and support the podcast here https://amzn.to/4uTaRxi Linked Episodes. To Catch a Spy – How the Spycatcher Affair Brought MI5 in from the Cold https://coldwarconversations.com/episode361/ CIA and MI6 Covert Action in Communist Albania at the Dawn of the Cold War https://coldwarconversations.com/episode459/ Burgess and the Cambridge Five Spy Ring https://coldwarconversations.com/episode148/ Charlotte Philby talks about her grandfather Soviet spy Kim Philby & her book “Edith & Kim” https://coldwarconversations.com/episode228/ The Cambridge Five Spy Ring: Philby, Burgess, Maclean, Blunt & Cairncross https://coldwarconversations.com/episode423/ An evening with Kim Philby https://coldwarconversations.com/episode186/ Curated video extras⁠ ⁠https://coldwarconversations.com/episode462 Help me preserve Cold War history via a simple monthly donation, You'll become part of our community, get ad-free episodes, and receive a sought-after CWC coaster as a thank-you, and you'll bask in the warm glow of knowing you are helping to preserve Cold War history. Just go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://coldwarconversations.com/donate/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If a monthly contribution is not your cup of tea, we also welcome one-off tips via the same link. Find the ideal gift for the Cold War enthusiast in your life! Just go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://coldwarconversations.com/store/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CONTINUE  THE COLD WAR CONVERSATION o BlueSky ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/coldwarpod.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ o Threads ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.threads.net/@coldwarconversations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ o Twitter/X ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/ColdWarPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ o Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/coldwarpod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ o Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/coldwarconversations/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ o Youtube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@ColdWarConversations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

 Stand-Up to RacismThe bullet holes from the August 1969 sectarian pogrom against the people of the Falls area are still visible on the front wall of St. Comgall's Primary School, Divis Street. Last Thursday lunchtime, a few yards from where, on that occasion, whole terraces of houses were burned out, scores of community activists from across Belfast came together in Ionad Eileen Howell to discuss another pogrom. This time the pogrom was rooted in violent racism.In the days before families and workers from the various ethnic groups, who now make up an important and valued part of our society, were attacked, threatened, and some were forcibly evicted from their homes. In harrowing scenes cars and some homes were destroyed as masked thugs roamed the streets of parts of Belfast, Portadown and Glengormley attacking the PSNI and the homes of our neighbours. Terrified children fled with their parents.Health workers were especially targeted. There was a clear attempt to intimidate many from their jobs. In addition, schools were closed. People were sent home from work. Public transport stopped.The Community Groups at the meeting in Ionad Eileen Howell described how they had helped relocate evicted families, worked with Belfast City Council to ensure that emergency accommodation was available, established a co-ordination and response group and had activists on the streets to defuse any attempt by right wing elements to stoke up further attacks. From the GAA and individual citizens there was widespread opposition to the racism. First Minister Michelle O'Neill met community representatives, youth workers and ethnic minority communities. She visited health staff in the Mater Hospital who had been threatened. She expressed her unambiguous solidarity and support for them.Belfast Ard Mheara Councillor Róis Máire Donnelly, who received death threats for standing up to the racists, refused to be silent. Last Friday she addressed a local anti-racism rally and the next day she spoke to the thousands who attended the massive anti-racist demonstration at the City Hall. Róis Máire told the crowd that Belfast is “stronger” because of our diversity. And she described Belfast people as “resilient, compassionate and welcoming.”She is right on both counts. Diversity is a strength, not a weakness. And notwithstanding the naysayers and begrudgers Belfast is welcoming city that embraces our ethnic minority citizens.  Momentum Building Around UnityThere are those who dismiss any possibility in the next few years of holding the unity referendums provided for in the Good Friday Agreement. Foremost among them is Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin who obstinately refuses to countenance any preparation for unity.However, his partner in Government, Fine Gael leader Simon Harris clearly doesn't agree. At the weekend he announced that his party is planning to develop and publish a blueprint for a united Ireland by their Ard Fheis in November. That is good news. Harris's statement of intent coincides with Uachtarán Shinn Féin Mary Lou McDonald's introduction this week in the Dáil of a Private Members Bill that will compel the Taoiseach to begin the planning and preparation for constitutional change and Irish Unity. The ‘Planning for Constitutional Change Bill 2026' will require the Taoiseach to institutionalise preparation and publish a Green Paper. This will facilitate consultation and encourage a national public debate as a first step before formal government legislation is established. The Green Paper will require the government setting out its ideas, vision and proposals on the economy, education, health, justice and the legal system and future governance arrangements.  Seeking the Truth: Pat FinucaneAfter 37 years the inquiry into the murder of human rights lawyer Pat Finucane has finally opened. Pat's wife Geraldine, his children John, Michael and Katherine and his dedicated family circle and legal team are to be commended for their diligence and steadfastness in pursuing the truth about Pat's murder.Successive British governments have lied, prevaricated, distracted, delayed and made every effort to prevent an inquiry from happening. Why? Because the extent of British state collusion with the UDA in his murder has the potential of laying responsibility for his death with senior political figures within the British Conservative government of Margaret Thatcher.That there was collusion in his murder and that of hundreds more, is not in doubt. But who was responsible? Who gave the orders? Who plotted and schemed to have Pat killed on 12 February 1989? Who knew what within the RUC; within RUC Special Branch; within MI5; the Force Reconnaissance Unit (FRU); British Army; and the British Cabinet? 

"Slow Horses" is a British spy thriller television series based on the Slough House novels by Mick Herron, and adapted for television by the English comedian and writer Will Smith. It follows an MI5 unit that consigns disgraced or failed agents, under the supervision of Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman). It also stars Jack Lowden, Kristin Scott Thomas, Jonathan Pryce, Saskia Reeves, Rosalind Eleazar, Christopher Chung, and Aimee-Ffion Edwards. The series premiered on Apple TV+ on April 1st, 2022, to highly positive reviews. The first five series have adapted the novels "Slow Horses," "Dead Lions," "Real Tigers," "Spook Street," and "London Rules," respectively. Slow Horses has been renewed for a sixth and seventh series, based on the novels Joe Country and "Slough House" (series 6) and "Bad Actors" (series 7). The sixth series is set to premiere on September 16th, 2026. Members of the series's crew, including Cinematographer Danny Cohen, Editors Zsófia Tálas and Fiona Brands, Supervising Sound Editor Joe Beal, and Re-Recording Mixers Martin Jensen & Ben Tisdall, were all kind enough to spend some time talking with us about their work and experiences making the fifth season of the series, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the series, which is up for your consideration for this year's Emmy Awards and is now available to stream on Apple TV. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is from the U.K. in 2013 then it travels to Rome, Italy. 24 year old Jason Marshall had a rough childhood and spent much of his time fantasizing he was an authority figure. Either law enforcement or an MI5 agent. Posing as an MI5 agent, he gained the trust of an older man he met on a dating app. The results were deadly.True Crime Quickie is from Long Island, New York in 2019.https://www.patreon.com/c/rainbowcrimes  Beginning next month, there will only be one tier, a $3 tier!Promo for Conspiring to ArgueIntro: Shire Girl by David FesilyanOutro: Damn, Wish I was your lover by Sophie B. HawkinsResources:https://www.itv.com/news/london/2017-08-09/bogus-policeman-guilty-of-murdering-man-in-his-own-home-killed-again-while-on-the-runhttps://tubitv.com/tv-shows/634546/s05-e03-jason-marshallhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/aug/09/jason-marshall-fantasist-found-guilty-murdering-man-peter-fasoli-sex-sessionhttps://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-40813798https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-41399617https://www.upi.com/Archives/1999/06/21/Serial-killer-sentenced-to-life/7759929937600/https://www.oxygen.com/crime-time/ryan-lindquist-allegedly-stabbed-boyfriend-evan-grabelsky-to-death-during-datehttps://avp.org/2019/06/01/ncavp-mourns-the-death-of-32-year-old-evan-grabelsky-a-white-cisgender-gay-man-in-long-island-ny/https://www.nassauda.org/m/newsflash/home/detail/1306https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/long-island-fatal-stabbing-arrest/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/beyond-the-rainbow-podcast--4398945/support.

MI5 says Chinese intelligence have been trying to lure military personnel into revealing secrets through fake job postings on sites like Linkedin, while the Pentagon reveals data gathered by legitimate advertisers has been scraped to target its troops in theatre.These are not just notional risks, but active exploits being used now. Former Army Intelligence officer Philip Ingram tells Sitrep how he was targeted by the Chinese scam, and explains what personnel can do to minimise the risks.Plus could the collapse of France, Germany and Spain's 6th generation fighter jet programme be good news for the UK's alternative GCAP?And the tank has been written off many times over more than a century of service Hamish de Bretton Gordon talks us through his new history of the mighty machine, and why he believes it still has a long future ahead.

Morse code transcription: vvv vvv Norwegian teen was in UK to undertake a hit, court hears Natalie McNally How fake YouTube alibi exposed killer Stephen McCullagh Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg as Putins flagship economic forum opens Royal Navy helicopter crashes into field near Okehampton in Devon BBCs Matt Chorley apologises for misquoting Nigel Farage on Newsnight Grab what you can while you can The new reality in the South China Sea Crazy phone call between Trump and Netanyahu complicates Iran talks Chinese spies using job websites to target government workers, MI5 warns US House votes to halt Iran war, in rebuke to Trump Police chief apologises to Henry Nowaks family over handcuffing and arrest

Morse code transcription: vvv vvv Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg as Putins flagship economic forum opens BBCs Matt Chorley apologises for misquoting Nigel Farage on Newsnight US House votes to halt Iran war, in rebuke to Trump Royal Navy helicopter crashes into field near Okehampton in Devon Police chief apologises to Henry Nowaks family over handcuffing and arrest Norwegian teen was in UK to undertake a hit, court hears Grab what you can while you can The new reality in the South China Sea Chinese spies using job websites to target government workers, MI5 warns Natalie McNally How fake YouTube alibi exposed killer Stephen McCullagh Crazy phone call between Trump and Netanyahu complicates Iran talks

Morse code transcription: vvv vvv Police chief apologises to Henry Nowaks family over handcuffing and arrest Royal Navy helicopter crashes into field near Okehampton in Devon Norwegian teen was in UK to undertake a hit, court hears Crazy phone call between Trump and Netanyahu complicates Iran talks Chinese spies using job websites to target government workers, MI5 warns US House votes to halt Iran war, in rebuke to Trump BBCs Matt Chorley apologises for misquoting Nigel Farage on Newsnight Grab what you can while you can The new reality in the South China Sea Natalie McNally How fake YouTube alibi exposed killer Stephen McCullagh Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg as Putins flagship economic forum opens

Morse code transcription: vvv vvv BBCs Matt Chorley apologises for misquoting Nigel Farage on Newsnight Royal Navy helicopter crashes into field near Okehampton in Devon Grab what you can while you can The new reality in the South China Sea US House votes to halt Iran war, in rebuke to Trump Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg as Putins flagship economic forum opens Chinese spies using job websites to target government workers, MI5 warns Norwegian teen was in UK to undertake a hit, court hears Natalie McNally How fake YouTube alibi exposed killer Stephen McCullagh Police chief apologises to Henry Nowaks family over handcuffing and arrest Crazy phone call between Trump and Netanyahu complicates Iran talks

In this episode of the Anglotopia Podcast, Jonathan Thomas is joined by Brendan Dowd — West Point graduate, Iraq War veteran, government consultant, and host of History Nerds United, one of the most respected history book podcasts in the business with over 220 episodes — for a pure, unfiltered book nerd conversation. Both hosts came with a stack of their favorite British history books and took turns sharing their picks, debating the merits, going gloriously off-topic about Darkest Hour, the new Wuthering Heights film, Bridgerton, and Dan Jones's upcoming castles book, and building what amounts to a British history reading list that will keep you busy for years. Between them, Jonathan and Brendan recommend over 20 books spanning Alfred the Great, the Tudors, the Regency, Victorian London, World War II, Thatcher, the Iranian Embassy Siege, and the hidden history of English wolves — plus a peek at what's sitting on each of their TBR piles right now. Links History Nerds United ~History Nerds United Podcast~ ~History Nerds United on YouTube~ ~Brendan's Top Episode: Helen Castor on Joan of Arc~ (update with direct episode link) ⠀Jonathan's Picks ~Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson~ ~The Road to Little Dribbling by Bill Bryson~ ~Churchill: Walking with Destiny by Andrew Roberts~ ~My Early Life by Winston Churchill~ ~A Very English Scandal by John Preston~ ~London: The Biography by Peter Ackroyd~ ~Citizens of London by Lynne Olson~ ~Empireland by Sathnam Sanghera~ ~Empireworld by Sathnam Sanghera~ ~The Iron Lady by John Campbell~ ~The Last Wolf by Robert Winder~ ~The Decline and Fall of the British Aristocracy by David Cannadine~ ~Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh~ ~The Regency Years by Robert Morrison~ ~Churchill's Citadel by Katherine Carter~ ⠀Brendan's Picks ~Alfred the Great by Justin Pollard~ ~The Six Loves of James I by Gareth Russell~ ~Battle for the Island Kingdom by Don Hollway~ ~Once a King: The Lost Memoir of Edward VIII by Jane Marguerite Tippett~ ~The Greatest Knight by Thomas Asbridge~ ~Henry V by Dan Jones~ ~Thomas More: A Life by Joanne Paul~ ~The Stolen Crown by Tracy Borman~ ~The Crown's Silence by Brooke Newman~ ~The Eagle and the Hart by Helen Castor~ ~The Invention of Charlotte Brontë by Graham Watson~ ~London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe~ ~The Siege by Ben Macintyre~ ⠀Also Mentioned ~Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe~ ~Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe~ ~Secrets of Great British Castles with Dan Jones on Netflix~ ~Darkest Hour (2017)~ ~Young Winston (1972)~ ⠀Anglotopia ~101 Oxford Travel Tips and Tricks by Jonathan Thomas~ (update with direct product link) ~Anglotopia Guide to the World of Bridgerton~ (update with direct product link) ~Friends of Anglotopia Club~ (update with correct URL) ⠀ Takeaways Both Jonathan and Brendan started their podcasts for exactly the same reason — frustration at the quality of existing coverage in their field — and both were shocked to discover how generous, enthusiastic, and collegial the history author community turned out to be. Brendan's gateway into British history was Alfred the Great by Justin Pollard — a compact, accessible biography of the only English monarch to earn the title "the Great," which he recommends as the perfect gateway drug for readers who think history books are intimidating. Jonathan's most-reread British book is Bill Bryson's Notes from a Small Island — a definitive outsider's portrait of British culture from the early 1990s that remains beloved by British readers themselves, and the book that most shaped his vision for Anglotopia. Andrew Roberts's one-volume Churchill biography is both Jonathan and Brendan's recommended starting point for anyone wanting a modern, comprehensive, and myth-busting account of Churchill — and Roberts's Napoleon biography is equally essential. Helen Castor is independently named by Brendan as one of his very favorite history writers — her Eagle and the Hart on Richard II and Henry IV, and her Joan of Arc episode of his podcast, are both highlighted as exceptional examples of humanizing complex historical figures without sanitizing them. Both hosts agree that the best history books share a quality: they humanize their subjects — showing the positive and the negative — rather than either condemning or canonizing them. The books they admire most leave the reader to make their own moral judgments. Empireland by Sathnam Sanghera and The Crown's Silence by Brooke Newman both generated significant controversy — particularly in British publications — but both Jonathan and Brendan recommend them as essential, rigorously evidenced correctives to popular myths about the British Empire and the monarchy's role in the slave trade. Ben Macintyre's The Siege — on the 1980 Iranian Embassy siege in London that made the SAS famous — is Brendan's pick for best recent true British history read, praised for building unbearable tension over hundreds of pages before releasing it all in a single extended final chapter. The new Wuthering Heights film gets a thumbs-down from both hosts — "it looks beautiful but just didn't land" — while Darkest Hour generates a spirited debate about the Underground scene that ends with both agreeing it's historically wrong but emotionally right. Both hosts are currently working through books about the interwar period, Cold War espionage, and upcoming releases from Dan Jones and Thomas Asbridge — and both agree that the single greatest problem with loving history books is that the TBR pile never gets shorter. ⠀ Soundbites "I lost it. I said, there's gotta be a better way. I don't want to continually torture my family with all my rants about books. So I started the blog." — Brendan on the one-star Amazon review that launched History Nerds United. "I sent 10 emails on the first day thinking if I get one back I'll be ecstatic. I got eight back within three days. And I've now sat on a boat with Dan Jones having drinks, overlooking Omaha Beach. Nobody tell me it didn't happen." — Brendan on the unexpected magic of the history community. "I have yet to interview a jerk. Everyone has been unfailingly nice and so excited to be there and just so game to talk about whatever." — Brendan on 220+ episodes of History Nerds United. "My long-term goal is to be like Bill Bryson. I've actually met him. He's a very nice chap. I can only hope to be 10% as good as him one day." — Jonathan on Notes from a Small Island and his writing ambitions. *"If you want to understand why everything is happening in Downton Abbey, read *The Decline and Fall of the British Aristocracy. I read it as research for a novel I was writing in college and it has never left me." — Jonathan on David Cannadine's masterwork. "Churchill wouldn't have done that. He was not that type of person. But you put Churchill in a period tube carriage, surrounded by Londoners during the Blitz, and it captures the essence of what the story is trying to tell. Was it real? Heck no." — Jonathan and Brendan on the Underground scene in Darkest Hour. "Helen Castor is constantly teaching you, but you feel like you're just having a conversation within the book. At the end of it, you hear Helen get emotional talking about this teenager burned at the stake — how scared she must have been, even with all her faith. She makes her human instead of an icon." — Brendan on his favorite episode of History Nerds United. "The thesis is that because Britain hunted wolves to extinction, it unleashed the economic powerhouse of sheep farming and wool — and as a consequence of that led to so much of what we know as Britain. I read it and I wanted to read it all over again immediately." — Jonathan on The Last Wolf by Robert Winder. "She stayed laser focused on the Elizabethan succession and somehow it's still interesting all the way through. She mentions the Spanish Armada for about three sentences. I said in my review: this book has been written. We don't need any more on this subject." — Brendan on Tracy Borman's The Stolen Crown. "No author has ever made me feel more lazy than Catherine Grace Katz — she wrote *Daughters of Yalta* while she was in law school. If you told me that I would one day be sitting there with Marsha Clark from the OJ Simpson trial, I would have called you a liar. But that's what this world does." — Brendan on the surreal privilege of the history podcast community. ⠀ Chapters 00:00 Introduction — Jonathan sets up the book conversation episode and introduces Brendan Dowd 01:41 How a Tank Platoon Leader Got a 220-Episode History Podcast — Long commutes, bad Amazon reviews, and one unexpected email 05:58 The History Author Community — Why everybody wants you to win, and the generosity of historians 08:10 Dan Jones on a River Cruise — Brendan's honeymoon, Omaha Beach, and a surreal life moment 09:01 What History Nerds United Is — The format, the philosophy, and why Brendan calls himself the laziest podcaster 10:26 BOOK PICKS BEGIN 10:39 Brendan Pick #1: Alfred the Great by Justin Pollard — The George Washington of England and the perfect gateway drug 12:18 Jonathan Pick #1: Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson — The definitive outsider's portrait of British culture and Jonathan's most-reread book 14:28 Brendan Pick #2: The Six Loves of James I by Gareth Russell — A party animal king, Scottish trauma, and the most uncomfortable compliment Gareth ever received 16:58 Jonathan Pick #2: Churchill: Walking with Destiny by Andrew Roberts — The one-volume biography that settles the argument 18:15 Andrew Roberts's Napoleon — A brief but enthusiastic detour to France 18:56 Brendan Pick #3: Battle for the Island Kingdom by Don Hollway — 1000 to 1066, the most disgusting assassination in history, and setting up everything 20:05 Jonathan Pick #3: My Early Life by Winston Churchill — The only autobiography, the Boer War escape, and the Gary Stiles connection 21:50 Darkest Hour Debate — The Underground scene: historically wrong, emotionally right, and why it works anyway 23:18 The Perfect WWII Double Bill — Darkest Hour followed by Dunkirk as a single evening 23:50 Brendan Pick #4: Henry V by Dan Jones — Present tense biography, the greatest medieval king, and writing something when you feel ready for it 25:29 Jonathan Pick #4: A Very English Scandal by John Preston — Jeremy Thorpe, a murder plot, a dead dog, and the British establishment 26:57 John Preston's Robert Maxwell Book — And a certain imprisoned daughter 27:26 Brendan Pick #5: Thomas More: A Life by Joanne Paul — Saints, hair shirts, comedy gold, and debunking 500-year-old myths 29:24 Jonathan Pick #5: London: The Biography by Peter Ackroyd — The definitive history of London and the gateway to a great corpus 30:25 Brendan Pick #6: Once a King: The Lost Memoir of Edward VIII by Jane Marguerite Tippett — He wasn't a Nazi, and the documentation proves it 32:03 Jonathan Pick #6: Citizens of London by Lynne Olson — Americans in London during the Blitz and how they helped save Britain 33:24 Brendan Pick #7: The Stolen Crown by Tracy Borman — The Elizabethan succession, new evidence, and calling Henry VIII a few four-letter words 34:56 Tracy Borman on Inside the Tower of London — And Dan Jones's upcoming Castles book 36:03 Jonathan Pick #7: Empireland by Sathnam Sanghera — Deconstructing myths of the British Empire and why the author quit social media 37:32 Brendan Pick #8: The Crown's Silence by Brooke Newman — The monarchy's direct financial involvement in the slave trade and British publications' predictable response 39:34 Jonathan Pick #8: The Iron Lady by John Campbell — The definitive Thatcher biography and why she's Churchill's true successor 41:45 Brendan Pick #9: The Greatest Knight by Thomas Asbridge — William Marshal, four kings, King John, and a life that reads like a Hollywood script 43:22 Jonathan Pick #9: The Decline and Fall of the British Aristocracy by David Cannadine — The book that explains Downton Abbey and everything behind it 44:29 Brendan Pick #10: The Eagle and the Hart by Helen Castor — Richard II, Henry IV, and why taking the crown makes you a marked man 46:48 Jonathan Pick #10: Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh — Fiction that illuminates aristocratic decline and the companion read to Cannadine 48:18 Brendan Pick #11: The Invention of Charlotte Brontë by Graham Watson — Jane Eyre as a gateway, the weird genius of the Brontë family, and more autobiography than you realized 50:18 Wuthering Heights Film Discussion — Brendan defers, Jonathan gives a verdict: beautiful but it didn't land 51:43 Jonathan Pick #11: The Last Wolf by Robert Winder — No wolves, lots of sheep, and the surprising hidden springs of Englishness 53:10 Brendan Pick #12: London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe — A body off a balcony opposite MI5, true crime that leaves you profoundly uneasy 54:54 Jonathan buys London Falling at Barnes & Noble — And finds it in the fiction section 55:24 Jonathan Pick #12: The Regency Years by Robert Morrison — What Bridgerton gets wrong, what Jane Austen's world actually was, and the Anglotopia Bridgerton guide 56:23 Bridgerton vs. The Patriot — Two hosts agree: know your genre, leave accuracy at the door 58:15 Brendan Pick #13: The Siege by Ben Macintyre — The Iranian Embassy siege, the SAS, and a final chapter that takes an hour to read 1:00:06 Jonathan Pick #13: Churchill's Citadel by Katherine Carter — Chartwell as weapon, the wilderness years, and the best first book Jonathan has read in years 1:01:31 What's on the TBR Right Now — Ike and Winston, Three Weeks in July, A Shellshocked Nation, the Nord Stream conspiracy, Dan Jones's Castles, and more 1:07:37 The Book Neither Host Can Find Anyone to Write — Brendan's gap in the market involving Joan of Arc's most disturbing companion 1:10:24 The Book Jonathan Should Write — Brendan makes his pitch; Jonathan firmly declines 1:11:06 Jonathan's Gap in the Market — Churchill's second term as Prime Minister: underexplored, fascinating, partially covered by The Crown 1:12:29 John Lithgow as Churchill — Too tall, earned it on The Crown, also very scary in Dexter 1:12:36 Brendan's Proudest Episode — Helen Castor on Joan of Arc, two hours that felt like twenty minutes 1:16:52 Wrap-Up — Where to find History Nerds United, the full book 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In this episode of Quick Book Reviews, Philippa chats to David Goodman about his latest spy thriller Solitary Agents, the follow-up to his brilliant debut A Reluctant Spy.David talks about writing spy fiction for readers who may not usually read spy novels, creating the hugely compelling character of Jamie Tulloch, and the long road to publication after earlier books did not sell. He also discusses awards, resilience, TV adaptation developments, and his upcoming science fiction novel Shards of Starlight, written as David W. Goodman.Philippa also reviews:The Good Listener by Holly WattSuch a Nice Girl by Andrea MaraThe Thick of It BBC audiobookIn This EpisodeDavid Goodman on Solitary AgentsWhy spy fiction is having a major momentWriting accessible spy thrillersJamie Tulloch and the world of MI5 and MI6The challenge of writing a second bookRejection, persistence and finding your writing communityTV adaptation news for A Reluctant SpyWriting science fiction as David W. GoodmanDream and nightmare writing locationsPhilippa's spoiler-free book reviewsAbout Solitary AgentsSolitary Agents follows Jamie Tulloch after the events of A Reluctant Spy. Having tried to return to civilian life, Jamie finds himself pulled back towards the secret world — this time hoping to become an agent runner.But during a training exercise involving MI5 and MI6, Jamie and new character Sam Lee witness something that may be part of the drill… or may be frighteningly real.Perfect for readers who enjoy:spy fictionthrillersMI5 and MI6 storiescharacter-led suspensesmart, pacey writingnovels by Mick Herron, John le Carré and David McCloskeyBooks ReviewedThe Good Listener – Holly WattA gripping thriller about an anonymous caller, a shocking confession, and a mother still searching for justice.Such a Nice Girl – Andrea MaraA tense, twisty thriller about two missing young women, a luxury wedding, and a friendship pushed to breaking point.The Thick of It – BBC audiobookA brilliantly sweary political satire featuring Malcolm Tucker and the chaos of government.Books MentionedSolitary Agents – David GoodmanA Reluctant Spy – David GoodmanShards of Starlight – David W. GoodmanChildren of Strife – Adrian TchaikovskySlow Gods – Claire NorthThe Last Contract of Isako – Fonda LeeThe Good Listener – Holly WattSuch a Nice Girl – Andrea MaraThe Thick of It – BBC AudioBiscuit VerdictDavid chooses Nairn's salted caramel oatcakes, after formerly being a chocolate Hobnob fan. A strong Scottish biscuit-adjacent choice.Follow Quick Book Reviews for book recommendations, author interviews, and weekly podcast episodes.

Newly declassified wartime files reveal MI5 once feared Nazi paratroopers could attempt to assassinate King George the Sixth, the young Princess Elizabeth and Winston Churchill during the final months of World War Two. We also examine fresh reports that King Charles is quietly trying to repair the relationship between William and Harry through one of his closest aides, Theo Rycroft. Plus, the King's environmentalism turns up in an unexpected place, the hidden history of the Crown Jewels, plans to renovate a long-abandoned Windsor cottage near Frogmore, and the discovery of a four-hundred-year-old tennis court map tied to Henry the Eighth and Windsor Castle.Get episodes of Palace Intrigue by becommming a paid subscriber on Apple Podcasts. Click the button that says uninterrupted listening.  Just $5 a month, and that includes many ofther shows on the Caloroga Shark network.A new season of King William is available now.Our royal newsletter written by Deep Crown is available for free.Royal Books:Revenge: Meghan, Harry, and the War Between the Windsors by Tom BowerWilliam and Catherine: The Monarchy's New Era: The Inside StoryThe Royal Insider: My Life with the Queen, the King and Princess Diana

*triggers: contains description of physical assault Katherine Parkinson is the two‑time BAFTA‑winning actor beloved for The IT Crowd, Doc Martin, Humans and most recently, Rivals, the hit Jilly Cooper adaptation that became an international Emmy winner. Fresh from her latest BAFTA win, she joins Elizabeth to reflect on the unexpected turns that shaped her life – from Surbiton to Oxford, from comedy to chaos, and from self‑doubt to a hard‑won sense of confidence. In this episode, we talk about her childhood dreams of becoming an astronaut, how her brothers are convinced she's in MI5 (we will never know), the class anxieties that coloured her university years, her lifelong battle with disorganisation and the pressure she put on herself to “earn her place”. Katherine also opens up – for the first time – about a violent assault she minimised for years, the shame she carried and how motherhood has reframed her understanding of fear, safety and resilience. We also explore the joy she found in acting, the liberation of embracing her own contradictions, the friendships that sustained her and the work that goes into rebuilding after trauma. ✨ IN THIS EPISODE: 00:00 Intro 03:48 Northern Ireland Roots 04:06 Why Rivals Works 05:34 Class and Oxford 08:08 Lizzie and Fred Fred 10:51 Jilly Cooper Loss 14:03 Failure One Disorganised 15:46 Exam Breakdown Story 19:14 Fear of Winning 20:52 MI5 and Astronaut Dreams 22:07 Academia vs Acting 23:07 Pressure and Perfectionism 23:59 Choosing the Actor Path 25:23 Facing Unprocessed Trauma 26:04 Assault 30:03 Shame and Cultural Context 33:45 Anxiety and Motherhood 38:56 Anger and Survival Instincts 40:08 Oboe Failure and Braces 42:21 Failing Freely as an Actor 43:49 Happiness and Goodbye

How did a deceased, homeless Welshman become the most effective secret agent of World War II? This episode uncovers the brilliant espionage tradecraft behind Operation Mincemeat, a masterclass in counter-intelligence orchestrated by British naval intelligence officers Ewen Montagu and Charles Cholmondeley. Discover how MI5 meticulously forged "pocket litter," created a fake fiancée, and built a flawless legend for a corpse to completely blindside Nazi intelligence.

In this episode of the Explaining History Podcast, we are joined by author Piers Blofeld to discuss his new book, Master of Lies: The Untold Story of Anthony Blunt, which re‑examines the most underestimated member of the Cambridge Spy Ring.Anthony Blunt was exposed as a Soviet agent in 1979 – long after the defections of Burgess, Maclean and Philby. For decades, he has been treated as something of an afterthought, a cultured art historian who happened to pass a few secrets to the Russians during the war. But Blofeld's research paints a very different picture – one in which Blunt was not a minor player but a master of deception whose actions had catastrophic consequences.Blunt was recruited by the NKVD in the 1930s, joined MI5 during the war, and rose to become Surveyor of the Queen's Pictures. Officially, he stopped spying in 1945. In reality, he continued operating well into the 1950s and 60s, using his flat to debrief agents and helping to investigate the very defections of his fellow spies.But his most significant work was not stealing documents – it was disinformation. Blofeld argues that the “postgraduate level” of espionage is misleading your enemy, and Blunt was a virtuoso. He ran a deception operation that mirrored the famous “Garbo” double‑agent network, feeding the Germans false information that helped ensure the success of D‑Day. Crucially, Blunt's information arrived at German High Command via Sweden four hours before Garbo's did – making the deception far more convincing.Yet just three months later, Blunt sabotaged Operation Market Garden, releasing detailed Allied order of battle to the Germans. The result was 16,000 Allied casualties, a failed advance into Germany, and a prolonged war that allowed Stalin to seize Eastern Europe. Blunt's betrayal, Blofeld argues, directly contributed to the partition of Berlin and the shape of the Cold War.We also explore how Blunt was protected by the British establishment for decades, how he edited incriminating evidence after Burgess and Maclean fled, and why Margaret Thatcher – herself misled by her own security services – finally named him in 1979.**Topics covered:**- The Cambridge Spy Ring and Anthony Blunt's role- Blunt's continued espionage after 1945- Disinformation as the highest form of espionage- The Garbo deception and Blunt's mirror operation- Operation Market Garden and Blunt's sabotage- The cover‑up and protection of Blunt by MI5- Thatcher's outing of Blunt and its aftermath---*Piers Blofeld's *Master of Lies* is available from all good bookshops. Please consider buying from an independent retailer.**If you enjoy the podcast, please consider supporting us – we are migrating from Patreon to Substack. Details in the show notes.*Explaining History helps you understand the 20th Century through critical conversations and expert interviews. We connect the past to the present. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe and share.▸ Support the Show & Get Exclusive ContentBecome a Patron: patreon.com/explaininghistory▸ Join the Community & Continue the ConversationFacebook Group: facebook.com/groups/ExplainingHistoryPodcastSubstack: theexplaininghistorypodcast.substack.com▸ Read Articles & Go DeeperWebsite: explaininghistory.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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What really happens behind the black door of Number 10? Suella Braverman joins Andrew Gold. She exposes the shocking reality of the "institutional orthodoxy" that governs the UK. From explosive disagreements with Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak to the secret mechanisms blocking the will of the British people, Braverman pulls back the curtain on Westminster's elite. Follow Suella on X: https://x.com/SuellaBraverman  SPONSORS: Go to https://surfshark.com/heretics for 4 extra months of Surfshark  Get an exclusive 15% discount on Saily data plans! Use code andrewgold at checkout. Download Saily app or go to https://saily.com/andrewgold   Check Plaud UK: https://bit.ly/40Gzdh1  | US: https://bit.ly/475MQKe Notepro: https://bit.ly/479tWSR Organise your life: https://akiflow.pro/Heretics  Earn up to 4 per cent on gold, paid in gold: https://www.monetary-metals.com/heretics/  Cut your wireless bill to 15 bucks a month at https://mintmobile.com/heretics  Is there a "secret world order" at play, or is the "Blob" simply a product of a left-leaning civil service? We dive deep into the migration crisis, the failure of multiculturalism, and the rise of Islamist terrorism—75% of MI5's workload today. This is a raw, eye-opening look at the leadership vacuum in Britain and whether reform is even possible. Support the Heretics mission: If you believe in uncovering the truth, subscribe and hit the bell icon to stay updated on our latest investigations. #SuellaBraverman #WestminsterExposed #TheBlob #UKPolitics #ImmigrationCrisis #Heretics #AndrewGold #ReformUK #PoliticalTruth #InsideNumber10 Join the 30k heretics on my mailing list: https://andrewgoldheretics.com  Check out my new documentary channel: https://youtube.com/@andrewgoldinvestigates  Andrew on X: https://twitter.com/andrewgold_ok   Insta: https://www.instagram.com/andrewgold_ok Heretics YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@andrewgoldheretics Chapters 00:00 The Secret Fights Behind Closed Doors  02:01 Shocking Truths from the Home Office 04:02 — Why the Prime Minister Blocked Me  06:37 The Day I Resigned from Liz Truss's Government  09:44 Inside Number 10: What It's Really Like  13:10 The Economic Religion of the Elites  15:58 Has Multiculturalism Failed? The Cultural Impact  19:25 "I've Experienced Racism": The Real Immigration Debate  21:02 Defining "The Blob": The Civil Service Orthodoxy  25:10 The Leadership Vacuum: From May to Boris  30:54 "Whatever It Takes": Rishi's Public vs. Private Face  33:51 The Militarized Wall: How Greece Stopped the Boats  37:04 Is Britain in Despair? The Deterrence Crisis  41:07 The Sickening Truth About Grooming Gangs  43:33 Sharia Law and Family Voting in the UK  46:40 Will the Elites Stop Reform? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Effy sits down with actor, comedian, and professional wrestler, Shane Hartline. Follow Shane everywhere:InstaTwitterNAW Youtube (including Effy's episode)Everywhere Else---See Effy:4/3 – ⁠⁠⁠⁠GCW: The Last Call⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Las Vegas, NV4/4 – ⁠⁠⁠⁠GCW: Maniac⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Los Angeles, CA4/15 – ⁠⁠⁠⁠PWU Wrestling⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Horseshoe Casino, Las Vegas, NV4/16 – ⁠⁠⁠⁠NJPW Death Invitation⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Horseshoe Casino, Las Vegas, NV4/17 – ⁠⁠⁠⁠GCW: Joey Janela's Spring Break X⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Las Vegas, NV4/18 – ⁠⁠⁠⁠Effy's Big Gay Brunch⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Las Vegas, NV4/23 – ⁠⁠⁠⁠Freelance Wrestling⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Chicago, IL4/25 – ⁠⁠⁠⁠Uncanny Attractions: What Happens at Highland⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Austin, TX5/1 – ⁠⁠⁠⁠GCW: Ashes To Ashes⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Baltimore, MD5/2 – ⁠⁠⁠⁠GCW: One Night Only⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Philadelphia, PA5/15 – ⁠⁠⁠⁠GCW: So Much Fun⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Detroit, MI5/22 – ⁠⁠⁠⁠Freelance Wrestling⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Chicago, IL5/29 – ⁠⁠⁠⁠New South Wrestling⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Alabama5/30 – ⁠⁠⁠⁠Innovative Hybrid Wrestling⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Riverview, NB, Canada6/13 – ⁠⁠⁠⁠Wrestling Is Gay⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Oklahoma City, OK6/26 – ⁠⁠⁠⁠Freelance Wrestling⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Chicago, IL---Get early episodes, bonus minisodes, merch discounts, Effy video blogs, puppy content and weather reports in the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pleasure Zone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Sponsor the podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠weekendateffys@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SEND EFFY:650 Ponce De Leon Ave Ste. 300# 2936Atlanta, GA 30308⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Book EFFY⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WEAR EFFY⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠-----Petár makes stuff too@lowskydance on insta and blueskyetsy shop - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hand-painted analog projection art ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AI Slop Awareness Stickers⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

In this episode, we explore the early history of MI6, Britain's Secret Intelligence Service, discuss MI5's recommendations on how to be a spy and chat about Q's first outing as amateur detective in Vaseem's new paperback, Quantum of Menace.

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Effy sits down with friend and photographer extraordinaire, Nick Karp. Follow Nick:InstaTwitter---See Effy:4/3 – ⁠⁠⁠GCW: The Last Call⁠⁠⁠ – Las Vegas, NV4/4 – ⁠⁠⁠GCW: Maniac⁠⁠⁠ – Los Angeles, CA4/15 – ⁠⁠⁠PWU Wrestling⁠⁠⁠ - Horseshoe Casino, Las Vegas, NV4/16 – ⁠⁠⁠NJPW Death Invitation⁠⁠⁠ - Horseshoe Casino, Las Vegas, NV4/17 – ⁠⁠⁠GCW: Joey Janela's Spring Break X⁠⁠⁠ – Las Vegas, NV4/18 – ⁠⁠⁠Effy's Big Gay Brunch⁠⁠⁠ – Las Vegas, NV4/23 – ⁠⁠⁠Freelance Wrestling⁠⁠⁠ – Chicago, IL4/25 – ⁠⁠⁠Uncanny Attractions: What Happens at Highland⁠⁠⁠ – Austin, TX5/1 – ⁠⁠⁠GCW: Ashes To Ashes⁠⁠⁠ – Baltimore, MD5/2 – ⁠⁠⁠GCW: One Night Only⁠⁠⁠ – Philadelphia, PA5/15 – ⁠⁠⁠GCW: So Much Fun⁠⁠⁠ – Detroit, MI5/22 – ⁠⁠⁠Freelance Wrestling⁠⁠⁠ – Chicago, IL5/29 – ⁠⁠⁠New South Wrestling⁠⁠⁠ – Alabama5/30 – ⁠⁠⁠Innovative Hybrid Wrestling⁠⁠⁠ – Riverview, NB, Canada6/13 – ⁠⁠⁠Wrestling Is Gay⁠⁠⁠ – Oklahoma City, OK6/26 – ⁠⁠⁠Freelance Wrestling⁠⁠⁠ – Chicago, IL---Get early episodes, bonus minisodes, merch discounts, Effy video blogs, puppy content and weather reports in the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pleasure Zone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Sponsor the podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠weekendateffys@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SEND EFFY:650 Ponce De Leon Ave Ste. 300# 2936Atlanta, GA 30308⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Book EFFY⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WEAR EFFY⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠-----Petár makes stuff too@lowskydance on insta and blueskyetsy shop - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hand-painted analog projection art ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AI Slop Awareness Stickers⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Follow Keita everywhere:TwitterInstagramSpicy stuff---See Effy:4/3 – ⁠⁠⁠GCW: The Last Call⁠⁠⁠ – Las Vegas, NV4/4 – ⁠⁠⁠GCW: Maniac⁠⁠⁠ – Los Angeles, CA4/15 – ⁠⁠⁠PWU Wrestling⁠⁠⁠ - Horseshoe Casino, Las Vegas, NV4/16 – ⁠⁠⁠NJPW Death Invitation⁠⁠⁠ - Horseshoe Casino, Las Vegas, NV4/17 – ⁠⁠⁠GCW: Joey Janela's Spring Break X⁠⁠⁠ – Las Vegas, NV4/18 – ⁠⁠⁠Effy's Big Gay Brunch⁠⁠⁠ – Las Vegas, NV4/23 – ⁠⁠⁠Freelance Wrestling⁠⁠⁠ – Chicago, IL4/25 – ⁠⁠⁠Uncanny Attractions: What Happens at Highland⁠⁠⁠ – Austin, TX5/1 – ⁠⁠⁠GCW: Ashes To Ashes⁠⁠⁠ – Baltimore, MD5/2 – ⁠⁠⁠GCW: One Night Only⁠⁠⁠ – Philadelphia, PA5/15 – ⁠⁠⁠GCW: So Much Fun⁠⁠⁠ – Detroit, MI5/22 – ⁠⁠⁠Freelance Wrestling⁠⁠⁠ – Chicago, IL5/29 – ⁠⁠⁠New South Wrestling⁠⁠⁠ – Alabama5/30 – ⁠⁠⁠Innovative Hybrid Wrestling⁠⁠⁠ – Riverview, NB, Canada6/13 – ⁠⁠⁠Wrestling Is Gay⁠⁠⁠ – Oklahoma City, OK6/26 – ⁠⁠⁠Freelance Wrestling⁠⁠⁠ – Chicago, IL---Get early episodes, bonus minisodes, merch discounts, Effy video blogs, puppy content and weather reports in the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pleasure Zone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Sponsor the podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠weekendateffys@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SEND EFFY:650 Ponce De Leon Ave Ste. 300# 2936Atlanta, GA 30308⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Book EFFY⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WEAR EFFY⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠-----Petár makes stuff too@lowskydance on insta and blueskyetsy shop - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hand-painted analog projection art ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AI Slop Awareness Stickers⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Effy sits down with Gabriel Michael aka CHAYNMALE with the Dynamic Wrestling Association in Atlanta, Ga.---See Effy:4/3 – ⁠⁠GCW: The Last Call⁠⁠ – Las Vegas, NV4/4 – ⁠⁠GCW: Maniac⁠⁠ – Los Angeles, CA4/15 – ⁠⁠PWU Wrestling⁠⁠ - Horseshoe Casino, Las Vegas, NV4/16 – ⁠⁠NJPW Death Invitation⁠⁠ - Horseshoe Casino, Las Vegas, NV4/17 – ⁠⁠GCW: Joey Janela's Spring Break X⁠⁠ – Las Vegas, NV4/18 – ⁠⁠Effy's Big Gay Brunch⁠⁠ – Las Vegas, NV4/23 – ⁠⁠Freelance Wrestling⁠⁠ – Chicago, IL4/25 – ⁠⁠Uncanny Attractions: What Happens at Highland⁠⁠ – Austin, TX5/1 – ⁠⁠GCW: Ashes To Ashes⁠⁠ – Baltimore, MD5/2 – ⁠⁠GCW: One Night Only⁠⁠ – Philadelphia, PA5/15 – ⁠⁠GCW: So Much Fun⁠⁠ – Detroit, MI5/22 – ⁠⁠Freelance Wrestling⁠⁠ – Chicago, IL5/29 – ⁠⁠New South Wrestling⁠⁠ – Alabama5/30 – ⁠⁠Innovative Hybrid Wrestling⁠⁠ – Riverview, NB, Canada6/13 – ⁠⁠Wrestling Is Gay⁠⁠ – Oklahoma City, OK6/26 – ⁠⁠Freelance Wrestling⁠⁠ – Chicago, IL---Get early episodes, bonus minisodes, merch discounts, Effy video blogs, puppy content and weather reports in the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pleasure Zone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Sponsor the podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠weekendateffys@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SEND EFFY:650 Ponce De Leon Ave Ste. 300# 2936Atlanta, GA 30308⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Book EFFY⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WEAR EFFY⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠-----Petár makes stuff too@lowskydance on insta and blueskyetsy shop - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hand-painted analog projection art ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AI Slop Awareness Stickers⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Guest host Matthew Hurst sits down with author Michael Dylan to explore his debut spy thriller The New Spy. Dylan shares his unconventional journey from global advertising creative to full-time novelist, revealing how real-world research, including chilling conversations with a mysterious source known only as "Mr. Pickles" shaped the authenticity of his espionage writing. The conversation dives deep into modern intelligence warfare, particularly the concept of "chaos warfare," where the goal is not conquest but destabilisation. Dylan explains how this evolving geopolitical reality inspired the novel's themes and characters, including rookie MI5 agent Joe Batten and a brilliant but physically limited analyst working from the shadows. The episode also explores the realities of self-publishing versus traditional publishing, the creative risks of killing beloved characters, and the importance of writing stories that genuinely excite the author. It's a fascinating blend of craft, industry insight, and the unsettling truths behind modern espionage.  

Effy is innocence. Petár is also innocent. ---See Effy:4/3 – ⁠GCW: The Last Call⁠ – Las Vegas, NV4/4 – ⁠GCW: Maniac⁠ – Los Angeles, CA4/15 – ⁠PWU Wrestling⁠ - Horseshoe Casino, Las Vegas, NV4/16 – ⁠NJPW Death Invitation⁠ - Horseshoe Casino, Las Vegas, NV4/17 – ⁠GCW: Joey Janela's Spring Break X⁠ – Las Vegas, NV4/18 – ⁠Effy's Big Gay Brunch⁠ – Las Vegas, NV4/23 – ⁠Freelance Wrestling⁠ – Chicago, IL4/25 – ⁠Uncanny Attractions: What Happens at Highland⁠ – Austin, TX5/1 – ⁠GCW: Ashes To Ashes⁠ – Baltimore, MD5/2 – ⁠GCW: One Night Only⁠ – Philadelphia, PA5/15 – ⁠GCW: So Much Fun⁠ – Detroit, MI5/22 – ⁠Freelance Wrestling⁠ – Chicago, IL5/29 – ⁠New South Wrestling⁠ – Alabama5/30 – ⁠Innovative Hybrid Wrestling⁠ – Riverview, NB, Canada6/13 – ⁠Wrestling Is Gay⁠ – Oklahoma City, OK6/26 – ⁠Freelance Wrestling⁠ – Chicago, IL---Get early episodes, bonus minisodes, merch discounts, Effy video blogs, puppy content and weather reports in the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Pleasure Zone⁠⁠⁠⁠.Sponsor the podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠weekendateffys@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠SEND EFFY:650 Ponce De Leon Ave Ste. 300# 2936Atlanta, GA 30308⁠⁠⁠⁠Book EFFY⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WEAR EFFY⁠⁠⁠⁠-----Petár makes stuff too@lowskydance on insta and blueskyetsy shop - ⁠⁠⁠⁠hand-painted analog projection art ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AI Slop Awareness Stickers⁠⁠⁠⁠

Effy sits down with his friend Luiz Gonzales. Luis makes beautiful tattoos and you should follow him here. ---See Effy:4/23 – ⁠Freelance Wrestling⁠ – Chicago, IL4/25 – ⁠Uncanny Attractions: What Happens at Highland⁠ – Austin, TX5/1 – ⁠GCW: Ashes To Ashes⁠ – Baltimore, MD5/2 – ⁠GCW: One Night Only⁠ – Philadelphia, PA5/15 – ⁠GCW: So Much Fun⁠ – Detroit, MI5/22 – ⁠Freelance Wrestling⁠ – Chicago, IL5/29 – ⁠New South Wrestling⁠ – Alabama5/30 – ⁠Innovative Hybrid Wrestling⁠ – Riverview, NB, Canada6/13 – ⁠Wrestling Is Gay⁠ – Oklahoma City, OK6/26 – ⁠Freelance Wrestling⁠ – Chicago, IL---Get early episodes, bonus minisodes, merch discounts, Effy video blogs, puppy content and weather reports in the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Pleasure Zone⁠⁠⁠⁠.Sponsor the podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠weekendateffys@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠SEND EFFY:650 Ponce De Leon Ave Ste. 300# 2936Atlanta, GA 30308⁠⁠⁠⁠Book EFFY⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WEAR EFFY⁠⁠⁠⁠-----Petár makes stuff too@lowskydance on insta and blueskyetsy shop - ⁠⁠⁠⁠hand-painted analog projection art ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AI Slop Awareness Stickers⁠⁠⁠⁠

Harry, Dan and Firas discuss why we're at war, whether this is a Just War, and ask how the MI5 vetting candidates for Reform will help save Britain.