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#161 - Lyn Alden - Why Everything Feels Harder - Debt, Inflation & The System
03/31/2026
#161 - Lyn Alden - Why Everything Feels Harder - Debt, Inflation & The System
Why does everything feel more expensive even when the economy is supposedly "growing"? The truth is, the financial system isn't broken - it’s functioning exactly as it was designed to In this episode, macroeconomist and author Lyn Alden joins the show to discuss the mechanical reality of the fiat ledger and the global debt trap. We explore how the system forces a silent extraction of wealth from the working class to subsidise sovereign debt, why we are re-entering a 1940s-style era of financial repression, and how corporations (like Coca-Cola) use debt to actively "short" the currency you are forced to save in. We also discuss the hidden math behind the cost-of-living crisis, why the system must "grow or die," and how to protect your wealth. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 – Slow Financial Collapse 00:02:00 – How Money Actually Works 00:07:30 – End of Gold System 00:12:30 – Why Life Feels Harder 00:18:20 – The Debt Trap 00:26:00 – Who Really Wins 00:34:00 – Why System Persists 00:41:00 – Crisis & Bailouts 00:48:30 – System “Resembles Theft” 00:59:20 – Default Explained 01:10:30 – Bitcoin & Alternatives - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CONTACT PETE › Website – › Feedback – › Email – › Instagram – /mccormack555 › X/Twitter – CONNECT WITH LYN ALDEN › Website – › Twitter – SPONSORS › IREN - › Saily - › Ledger - › Monetary Metals - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE › Apple Podcasts: › Spotify: › Fountain: › YouTube: › Rumble: FILMED BY CURTIS TAYLOR › › EDITED BY CONOR MCCORMACK › - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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#160 - Mark Suman - AI Is Quietly Changing How You Think
03/25/2026
#160 - Mark Suman - AI Is Quietly Changing How You Think
Former Apple employee, Mark Suman explains why Apple refused to allow ChatGPT internally and what that reveals about how AI systems are learning how we think. Most people are now using AI every day - for work, personal decisions, even private conversations. But as Mark explains, the more we share, the more these systems begin to model our behaviour, often understanding our thinking patterns better than we do ourselves. This raises a deeper question: what happens when intelligence is centralised, and systems can influence not just what we do, but how we think? We discuss privacy, data, government power, and the trade-offs between convenience and control and why the biggest risks of AI are not in the future, but already happening now. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Introduction 01:17 What is “thought capture”? 02:57 How AI starts profiling users 06:40 Are we heading to superintelligence? 08:51 Mapping human thinking at scale 11:38 How algorithms influence behaviour 16:53 Why Apple blocked ChatGPT internally 20:00 The risks of sharing data with AI 25:55 Advice for everyday users 30:00 The real risks of AI systems 32:13 AI and mass influence 35:46 How AI could steer opinions 42:01 AI, Bitcoin & sovereignty 47:25 Where we are as a civilisation 50:00 Trust in institutions collapsing 55:47 Is society breaking? 1:12:45 AI and job displacement 1:15:02 Should AI be regulated? 1:23:55 AI exhaustion 1:29:13 The future of human work - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CONTACT PETE › Website – › Feedback – › Email – › Instagram – /mccormack555 › X/Twitter – CONNECT WITH MARK SUMAN › Website – › Twitter – SPONSORS › IREN - › Saily - › Ledger - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE › Apple Podcasts: › Spotify: › Fountain: › YouTube: › Rumble: FILMED BY CURTIS TAYLOR › › EDITED BY CONOR MCCORMACK › - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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#159 - Matt Goodwin - It Might Already Be Too Late For Britain
03/23/2026
#159 - Matt Goodwin - It Might Already Be Too Late For Britain
Are we witnessing the managed decay of Western democracy, or a civilisational shift that we can still reverse? I sit down with academic and author Matt Goodwin and discuss the survival of the West. Matt warns that unprecedented demographic transformation and a radicalised, disconnected elite are fundamentally dismantling our national identity. We also discuss institutional rot, the effectiveness of Reform UK, the danger of letting old political insiders hijack the populist uprising, and whether taking a "sledgehammer to the state" is the only way out. In this episode: The Institutional Rot: Why the legacy political parties have sold the country down the river and deserve to collapse. The Demographic Shock: The sheer speed and scale of cultural transformation that the public is not prepared for. The Economic Ultimatum: Why state expansion and wealth extraction are the ultimate threats to our survival. The Purity Spiral: Does putting political "amateurs" in power save the system, or plunge it into the abyss? The Disillusioned Voter: Why millions have completely opted out of the democratic process. Listen, subscribe, and leave a review if you would like to support the show. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Introduction 01:32 - The Gorton & Denton By-Election 07:08 - The Demographic Shock Transforming Britain 17:45 - The Loss of Civic Culture 31:24 - Why the Tories Deserve to Die 42:57 - The Disillusioned Voter 44:01 - Has Trump Betrayed the MAGA Base? 52:31 - Can Reform UK Actually Change the System? 01:02:41 - The Danger of Political Amateurs 01:06:51 - Restore v Reform 01:21:44 - The Social Contract for Young People 01:39:16 - Economics & Wealth Extraction 01:44:24 - The Population Trap, Pensions & Falling Birth Rates 01:52:36 - Taking a "Sledgehammer to the State" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CONTACT PETE › Website – › Feedback – › Email – › Instagram – /mccormack555 › X/Twitter – CONNECT WITH MATT GOODWIN › Website – › Twitter – SPONSORS › Ledger - › Monetary Metals - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE › Apple Podcasts: › Spotify: › Fountain: › YouTube: › Rumble: FILMED BY CURTIS TAYLOR › › EDITED BY CONOR MCCORMACK › - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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#158 - Simon Dixon - Why the World Feels Chaotic (And Who Profits)
03/19/2026
#158 - Simon Dixon - Why the World Feels Chaotic (And Who Profits)
Are we witnessing the organic collapse of the Western world, or is the current global chaos a highly engineered script? Simon Dixon returns to map out the hidden architecture of global power. He breaks down how the Financial, Military, and Technical Industrial Complexes are actively managing a transition to a multipolar world. From the "transitional theater" of the Middle East to the weaponization of global debt, Simon explains how elites are using chaos to asset-strip the West and consolidate their wealth in a K-shaped economy. We also discuss the pivot to the real pandemic: the profound psychological trauma and existential dread infecting modern society. We discuss our own mid-life reckonings, the horrifying reality of an AI-driven digital control grid, and the ultimate rebellion against the system. In this episode, we cover: The Theater of War: Why current geopolitical conflicts are a scripted reallocation of resources, not unpredictable chaos. The Power Triad: How the FIC, MIC, and TIC control governments, global capital flows, and the media narrative. The Epstein Leverage: Why the true rulers of the world aren't in the files, but control who gets exposed by them. The 10-Year Escape Plan: Why self-custody of hard assets (like Bitcoin and gold) and fully withdrawing from fiat equities is your only defense. The Spiritual Rebellion: Navigating the moral decay of fiat society, the necessity of analog community, and Simon's personal journey to theology and the Quran. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Introduction 02:45 - Consolidation of Power & The Multipolar World 06:28 - Trump, the TIC, FIC, and MIC Explained 15:46 - Venezuela, Gold Deals, and the Illusion of Regime Change 23:06 - The 150 People Run the World? 26:37 - The Epstein Files & Global Money Laundering Networks 34:39 - Why the Middle East is "Transitional Theater" 49:54 - Breaking the Petrodollar & The True Cost of War 56:06 - Summarizing the Engineered Global Masterplan 01:11:53 - The Psychological Pandemic 01:15:37 - The 10-Year Escape Plan 01:22:50 - Exit the System 01:24:30 - The Spiritual Awakening 01:26:20 - The Quran & Divine Guidance 01:39:24 - The Gross Happiness Index 01:55:55 - Rural Living & Surviving the Collapse - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CONTACT PETE › Website – › Feedback – › Email – › Instagram – /mccormack555 › X/Twitter – CONNECT WITH SIMON DIXON › Website – › Twitter – SPONSORS › IREN - › Ledger - › Incogni - › Monetary Metals - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE › Apple Podcasts: › Spotify: › Fountain: › YouTube: › Rumble: FILMED BY CURTIS TAYLOR › › EDITED BY CONOR MCCORMACK › - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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#157 - Neema Parvini - Who Runs the World: The Mechanics of Elite Power
03/17/2026
#157 - Neema Parvini - Who Runs the World: The Mechanics of Elite Power
The political system appears broken but is functioning exactly as it was designed to - ensuring the ruling class never loses power. Author and academic Neema Parvini joins the podcast to discuss the mechanics of elite control. We discuss the "Iron Law of Oligarchy" - the reality that all political parties, no matter how radical they start, eventually conform to the establishment . Neema also explains the structural advantages the elites use to maintain their monopoly on power. We explore why "anti-establishment" figures like Donald Trump and the leaders of Reform UK have ultimately sold out their base, proving that outsiders don't change the system; the system changes the outsiders . From the uniparty's obsession with foreign wars to the generational theft of the national debt. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 - System Failure 00:02:09 - Iron Law Explained 00:06:21 - Voter Delusion 00:09:49 - Anti-Establishment Energy 00:17:38 - System Changes You 00:21:23 - Who Holds Power 00:24:05 - Can It Be Broken 00:30:13 - Fear Politics Trap 00:39:49 - Benevolent Elites 00:53:34 - Reform Critique 01:28:18 - Trump Betrayal - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CONTACT PETE › Website – › Feedback – › Email – › Instagram – /mccormack555 › X/Twitter – CONNECT WITH NEEMA PARVINI › X/Twitter – › Substack – SPONSORS › IREN - › Ledger - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE › Apple Podcasts: › Spotify: › Fountain: › YouTube: › Rumble: FILMED BY CURTIS TAYLOR › › EDITED BY CONOR MCCORMACK › - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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#156 - Tim Gregory - Becoming a Type 1 Civilisation: From Nuclear Power to Harnessing the Sun
03/12/2026
#156 - Tim Gregory - Becoming a Type 1 Civilisation: From Nuclear Power to Harnessing the Sun
The "Net Zero" transition is built on a mathematical impossibility. The UK power grid currently relies on just over one hour of battery backup, and the political consensus is pushing us closer to civilisational collapse. Nuclear chemist and author Tim Gregory explains why the current agenda to replace fossil fuels entirely with wind and solar is a dangerous illusion. He breaks down the harsh realities of our energy infrastructure: why rolling blackouts are a genuine threat , how the government is paralyzed by absurd regulations , and why the ultimate "green" scam is chopping down North American forests to burn as "renewable" biomass. We also explore the long arc of human history, from the dawn of fire to the Kardashev scale. Beyond the energy crisis, we discuss the psychological damage of the smartphone era , the rapid acceleration of AI , and why our survival ultimately depends on harnessing the power of the atom. *In this episode, we cover:* • The 1-Hour Warning: Why grid-scale batteries cannot prevent rolling blackouts when the wind stops blowing. • The Biomass Fraud: How burning wood chips became the UK's biggest single source of CO2 emissions. • The £700 Million Fish: The insanity of regulatory red tape and why the government built a "fish disco" instead of a power plant. • The Truth About Chernobyl: Why the air pollution from fossil fuels kills more people every 30 minutes than the entire Chernobyl disaster. • The Kardashev Scale: Why human progress and survival depend on expanding into space and harnessing the energy of our local star. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 – Net Zero Reality 00:02:16 – Can Renewables Replace Fossil Fuels? 00:05:00 – The Blackout Risk 00:10:00 – Nuclear vs Environmentalism 00:14:36 – The Truth About Chernobyl 00:24:16 – Why Batteries Don’t Work 00:27:26 – Energy Density Explained 00:52:49 – Why Infrastructure Fails 01:04:24 – The Nuclear Plan 01:10:56 – AI’s Energy Demand 01:30:00 – Humanity’s Future In Space - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CONTACT PETE › Website – › Feedback – › Email – › Instagram – /mccormack555 › X/Twitter – CONNECT WITH TIMOTHY GREGORY › LinkedIn – › Website – SPONSORS › IREN - › Ledger - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE › Apple Podcasts: › Spotify: › Fountain: › YouTube: › Rumble: FILMED BY CURTIS TAYLOR › › EDITED BY CONOR MCCORMACK › - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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#155 - Connor Leahy - AI is MUTATING: We Don't Know What It is Doing
03/10/2026
#155 - Connor Leahy - AI is MUTATING: We Don't Know What It is Doing
The engineers building Artificial Intelligence do not actually know how it works. They are not programming it; they are "growing" it and they have no idea what it will do next. Connor Leahy is an AI researcher and former builder of Large Language Models. In this interview we discuss Silicon Valley, where he reveals the reality inside the top tech labs: the "alignment problem" being unsolved, the race for Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) accelerating and the people in charge are flying completely blind. We discuss the chaotic trajectory of superintelligence, the corruption of the tech elite, the Department of Defense’s recent moves and the disturbing new phenomenon of "AI Psychosis" where users are being manipulated by the systems they use. In this episode, we cover: The "Black Box" Problem: Why the creators of AI cannot predict what it will do. Silicon Valley Corruption: Why "sociopaths have domesticated nerds" to build dangerous tech. The Wargames: Why AI consistently chooses nuclear escalation in simulations. "AI Psychosis" & Spiral Cults: The terrifying psychological toll AI is taking on its smartest users. The Loss of Control: What happens to humanity when we build a system we can no longer steer. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 – AI Engineer Origins 00:07:47 – When GPT Changed Everything 00:12:47 – Inside Neural Networks 00:19:03 – How AI Actually Learns 00:27:58 – Growing Intelligence 00:31:19 – The Alignment Problem 00:36:41 – AI and Nuclear War 00:47:03 – Should AI Be Paused? 00:52:39 – AI Exhaustion 01:00:53 – Superintelligence Explained 01:24:02 – Who Controls AI? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CONTACT PETE › Website – › Feedback – › Email – › Instagram – /mccormack555 › X/Twitter – CONNECT WITH CONNOR LEAHY › X/Twitter – › Website – SPONSORS › IREN - › Ledger - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE › Apple Podcasts: › Spotify: › Fountain: › YouTube: › Rumble: FILMED BY CURTIS TAYLOR › › EDITED BY CONOR MCCORMACK › - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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#154 - Firas Modad - Who Actually Runs The American War Machine?
03/06/2026
#154 - Firas Modad - Who Actually Runs The American War Machine?
The war in the Middle East is usually discussed as a military conflict. In this interview, Firas Modad argues the real consequences are far wider. We discuss how escalation could spread through energy markets, shipping lanes and commodity prices - and why the economic effects of war may hit far beyond the battlefield. Firas also explains how political incentives, donor networks and foreign policy alignments shape decisions in Washington, and why the incentives behind modern wars often look very different from the public narrative. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 – Why Iran Matters 00:07:25 – Why The West 00:12:17 – Energy Shock Risk 00:20:04 – Iran Endgame Scenarios 00:32:28 – Fog Of War 00:40:26 – Lebanon Expands 00:54:21 – Energy Decides It 01:02:30 – Christian Immigration View 01:08:27 – Debt And Decay 01:13:39 – Bible And Collapse 01:22:09 – Just War Test - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CONTACT PETE › Website – › Feedback – › Email – › Instagram – /mccormack555 › X/Twitter – CONNECT WITH FIRAS MODAD › X/Twitter – › Website – SPONSORS › IREN - › Ledger - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE › Apple Podcasts: › Spotify: › Fountain: › YouTube: › Rumble: FILMED BY CURTIS TAYLOR › › EDITED BY CONOR MCCORMACK › - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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#153 - Luke Gromen - The AI-Debt Collision Breaking the Financial System
03/04/2026
#153 - Luke Gromen - The AI-Debt Collision Breaking the Financial System
Governments aren’t going to pay this debt down in real terms. More likely, they pay it back in weaker money. Luke Gromen argues we’re already deep into a sovereign debt cycle - and that AI could speed up the moment it really starts to crack. In this interview we discuss how the system works: leverage, entitlements, interest costs, bond markets - and what happens when deflation hits an economy that depends on inflation to stay upright. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 – Debt Reality 00:01:57 – Math vs Politics 00:06:26 – Already In It 00:08:51 – Japan Warning 00:14:38 – Acute Phase Risk 00:15:32 – What To Do 00:21:33 – End Of The Cycle 00:34:13 – AI Disruption 00:40:20 – 2007 Parallel 00:49:07 – UBI & Politics 00:58:02 – Sovereign Insolvency 01:08:26 – Meaning & Collapse - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CONTACT PETE › Website – › Feedback – › Email – › Instagram – /mccormack555 › X/Twitter – CONNECT WITH LUKE GROMEN › X/Twitter – › Website – SPONSORS › IREN - › Ledger - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE › Apple Podcasts: › Spotify: › Fountain: › YouTube: › Rumble: FILMED BY CURTIS TAYLOR › › EDITED BY CONOR MCCORMACK › - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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#152 - Balaji Srinivasan - The Mathematics of Collapse: Why The West Is Going To Zero
03/02/2026
#152 - Balaji Srinivasan - The Mathematics of Collapse: Why The West Is Going To Zero
Western Civilisation is collapsing, and the exits are being bricked up. In this episode, Balaji Srinivasan (Author, The Network State) delivers a clear warning: the US and UK are approaching a sovereign debt default, and the "Berlin Wall" of capital controls is coming to trap your wealth inside. We discuss why "staying is surrendering," the rise of the "Grey Tribe" (Tech) against the State, and his 3-step survival guide for the middle class: Liquidate, Emigrate, Accelerate. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:33:35 – “The West Is Over” 00:41:36 – No Saving America 00:43:47 – Internet First Future 00:52:52 – Take The L 01:10:28 – Debt Reality 01:29:12 – Liquidate. Emigrate. 01:55:00 – AI Job Disruption 02:15:27 – AI Safety Reframed 02:25:11 – Foundation Strategy - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CONTACT PETE › Website – › Feedback – › Email – › Instagram – /mccormack555 › X/Twitter – CONNECT WITH BALAJI SRINIVASAN › X/Twitter – › Website – SPONSORS › IREN - › Ledger - › Incogni - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE › Apple Podcasts: › Spotify: › Fountain: › YouTube: › Rumble: FILMED BY CURTIS TAYLOR › › EDITED BY CONOR MCCORMACK › - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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#151 - Laila Cunningham - The Post-British City: How Globalisation Hollowed Out London
02/25/2026
#151 - Laila Cunningham - The Post-British City: How Globalisation Hollowed Out London
In this episode, Laila Cunningham discusses London’s demographic change, mass immigration, housing failure and whether the capital is becoming a stress test for Britain. We discuss debt, inflation, generational decline, state expansion, and why productivity gains from technology aren’t improving living standards. We also explore AI, education reform, automation, housing regulation and whether the UK is prepared for technological acceleration. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:09:51 – Cultural Confidence 00:18:56 – Housing & Regulation 00:28:53 – Media & Distraction 00:37:34 – Sanctuary Policies 00:45:48 – Immigration Incentives 00:53:52 – Fracturing Right 01:03:35 – Globalisation Effects 01:14:23 – Debt & Sound Money 01:21:38 – What Happens Next? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CONTACT PETE › Website – › Feedback – › Email – › Instagram – /mccormack555 › X/Twitter – CONNECT WITH LAILA CUNNINGHAM › X/Twitter – SPONSORS › Ledger - › Incogni - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE › Apple Podcasts: › Spotify: › Fountain: › YouTube: › Rumble: FILMED BY CURTIS TAYLOR › › EDITED BY CONOR MCCORMACK › - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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#150 - Curtis Yarvin - Can Democracy Survive AI and Debt?
02/23/2026
#150 - Curtis Yarvin - Can Democracy Survive AI and Debt?
In this episode, Curtis Yarvin argues that modern democracies may lack clear sovereignty and that technological acceleration and sovereign debt are exposing that weakness. We discuss AI as a force multiplier, bureaucratic continuity, legitimacy, regime structure and the limits of procedural governance. We also explore fiscal exhaustion, debt sustainability, and whether a system that cannot make decisive changes can survive compounding crises. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 – What Is Sovereignty? 00:11:34 – Elections vs Authority 00:24:08 – Institutional Continuity 00:37:52 – AI as Acceleration 00:52:41 – Bureaucratic Limits 01:07:29 – Responsibility Problem 01:17:42 – Debt & Fiscal Fragility 01:31:05 – Reform Constraints 01:49:44 – Regime Stability 02:07:10 – What Breaks First? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CONTACT PETE › Website – › Feedback – › Email – › Instagram – /mccormack555 › X/Twitter – CONNECT WITH CURTIS YARVIN › X/Twitter – › Substack – SPONSORS › IREN - › Ledger - › Incogni - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE › Apple Podcasts: › Spotify: › Fountain: › YouTube: › Rumble: FILMED BY CURTIS TAYLOR › › EDITED BY CONOR MCCORMACK › - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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#149 - Kathryn Porter - Energy is Civilisation: Why Power Matters
02/19/2026
#149 - Kathryn Porter - Energy is Civilisation: Why Power Matters
In this episode, Kathryn Porter explains why energy is civilisation and how he UK grid may be heading toward rationing and rolling blackouts within the next decade. We discuss aging gas power stations, unrealistic utilisation assumptions, weak grid conditions, North Sea decline and why no single institution is accountable for security of supply. We also cover what a blackout would actually look like, why nuclear build timelines matter, and how regulation and governance failures are compounding energy risk. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 - The Threat 00:05:27 - 12GW At Risk 00:08:03 - Political Complacency 00:11:59 - Iberia Blackout 00:14:47 - 65-85% Probability of Blackouts 00:28:02 - January Near Miss 00:36:08 - What Rationing Looks Like 00:39:34 - Governance Failure 00:40:54 - Nuclear Build Path 00:55:04 - Civilisational Risk - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CONTACT PETE › Website – › Feedback – › Email – › Instagram – /mccormack555 › X/Twitter – CONNECT WITH KATHRYN PORTER › X/Twitter – › Website – SPONSORS › IREN - › Ledger - › Incogni - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE › Apple Podcasts: › Spotify: › Fountain: › YouTube: › Rumble: FILMED BY CURTIS TAYLOR › › EDITED BY CONOR MCCORMACK › - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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#148 - Jeff Booth - Debt v AI: The Trillion Dollar Collision
02/17/2026
#148 - Jeff Booth - Debt v AI: The Trillion Dollar Collision
In this episode, Jeff Booth explains why the natural state of a free market is deflationary and why a debt-based monetary system can’t allow it. We discuss AI as an acceleration event: exponential productivity should make life cheaper, but the system has to create scarcity to keep debt serviceable. We cover how inflation functions as hidden extraction, why regulation favours monopolies, why politics becomes a fight over who controls broken money and why AI will intensify centralisation, surveillance, and social conflict unless the monetary layer changes. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 – Elon’s “No Money” 00:02:21 – Deflation is Natural 00:05:50 – Paper-fold Acceleration 00:08:05 – Debt vs Abundance 00:10:17 – Inflation = Extraction 00:15:34 – Politics Polarises 00:21:28 – One Question Only 00:28:01 – Bukele’s Example 00:33:33 – Bitcoin as Protocol 00:41:02 – AI + Money Clash - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CONTACT PETE › Website – http://petermccormack.com › Feedback – https://www.petermccormack.com/contact › Email – me@petermccormack.com › Instagram – /mccormack555 › X/Twitter – https://x.com/petermccormack/ CONNECT WITH JEFF BOOTH › X/Twitter – https://x.com/JeffBooth › Website – https://jeffreybooth.com/ SPONSORS › IREN - https://www.iren.com/ › Ledger - https://www.ledger.com/ › Incogni - https://incogni.com/peter - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE › Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/40ruY9K › Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Wc94Vu › Fountain: https://bit.ly/FountainPM › YouTube: https://bit.ly/YouTube_PM › Rumble: https://bit.ly/RumblePM FILMED BY CURTIS TAYLOR › https://www.curttaylor.co.uk/ › https://x.com/curttayloruk/ EDITED BY CONOR MCCORMACK › https://x.com/ConorM04 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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PMQs #010 - AI Is Coming For Everything
02/13/2026
PMQs #010 - AI Is Coming For Everything
In this PMQs episode, we discuss the claim that most white-collar work could be automated within 12-18 months, and what that actually means. We talk through jobs, incentives, education, and AI safety - why companies can’t slow down even if they want to, why schools may be preparing kids for a world that’s disappearing, and why safety teams are warning about systems they’re still accelerating. If AI can do the productive work, what happens to status, money, and meaning? And if models are already showing deceptive behaviour in testing, who decides what “broadly safe” really means? CONTACT PETE › Website - http://petermccormack.com › Feedback - https://www.petermccormack.com/contact › Email - me@petermccormack.com › Instagram - /mccormack555 › X/Twitter - https://x.com/petermccormack/ SPONSORS › IREN - https://www.iren.com/ › Ledger - https://www.ledger.com/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 – Human-Level Timeline 00:03:16 – Internet Comparison 00:08:28 – Professional AGI Claim 00:11:26 – Incentives Trap 00:16:31 – Corporate Regret 00:20:42 – 17% Of Workforce 00:29:12 – The Horse Question 00:35:15 – Safety Resignation 00:39:43 – AI Moral Status 00:43:33 – Money Without Work - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST › Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/40ruY9K › Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Wc94Vu › Fountain: https://bit.ly/FountainPM › YouTube: https://bit.ly/YouTube_PM › Rumble: https://bit.ly/RumblePM FILMED BY CURTIS TAYLOR › https://www.curttaylor.co.uk/ › https://x.com/curttayloruk/ EDITED BY CONOR MCCORMACK › https://x.com/ConorM04 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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#147 - Andrea Miotti - The War Against AI Has Begun
02/10/2026
#147 - Andrea Miotti - The War Against AI Has Begun
What happens if we build something smarter than ourselves - and can’t turn it off? In this interview, I chat with Andrea Miotti about the global race toward superintelligent AI: systems designed to outperform humans across every task, operate autonomously, and integrate directly into the economy. We discuss how today’s AI tools quietly cross from assistance into replacement, why “kill switches” don’t work, and how a handful of companies are pushing toward a point of no return. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 - AI Extinction is Now? 00:01:22 - Alien Analogy 00:02:24 - Building Superintelligence 00:06:43 - Tools Becoming Agents 00:15:22 - Autonomous Systems Act 00:23:31 - Who Can Build This 00:29:07 - Why Containment Fails 00:38:51 - An Inhuman Economy 00:55:59 - No Kill Switch 01:07:05 - How Many Companies 01:27:35 - Do Humans Survive? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CONTACT PETE › Website – › Feedback – › Email – › Instagram – /mccormack555 › X/Twitter – CONNECT WITH ANDREA MIOTTI › X/Twitter – › X/Twitter – › Website – SPONSORS › IREN - › Ledger - › Incogni - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE › Apple Podcasts: › Spotify: › Fountain: › YouTube: › Rumble: FILMED BY CURTIS TAYLOR › › EDITED BY CONOR MCCORMACK › - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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#146 - Izabella Kaminska - The Soviet Collapse of Britain
02/06/2026
#146 - Izabella Kaminska - The Soviet Collapse of Britain
Is Britain in the midst of a Soviet style collapse? In this episode, I speak to journalist Isabella Kaminski about why today’s Britain is starting to resemble the final years of the Soviet system. She describes what collapse feels like before it’s obvious: fake economics, hollowed-out institutions, collapsing trust, and a population slowly realising that the systems meant to protect them no longer function. We also discuss how inflation, debt, housing policy, bureaucratic expansion, and political incentives work, and why many voters now feel elections don’t change direction, only the speed at which things deteriorate. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 – Collapse Parallels 00:05:09 – Poland’s Divergence 00:13:08 – Parallel Realities 00:20:07 – Middle Class Liquidation 00:25:00 – Fake Economies 00:32:11 – Safetyism Trap 00:39:14 – Power Above Politics 00:53:03 – Inflation Life Squeeze 01:12:34 – Industrial Realignment 01:32:51 – Signs of Collapse - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CONTACT PETE › Website – http://petermccormack.com › Feedback – https://www.petermccormack.com/contact › Email – me@petermccormack.com › Instagram – /mccormack555 › X/Twitter – https://x.com/petermccormack/ CONNECT WITH IZABELLA KAMINSKA › X/Twitter – https://x.com/izakaminska SPONSORS › IREN - https://www.iren.com/ › Ledger - https://www.ledger.com/ › Gemini - https://gemini.com/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE › Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/40ruY9K › Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Wc94Vu › Fountain: https://bit.ly/FountainPM › YouTube: https://bit.ly/YouTube_PM › Rumble: https://bit.ly/RumblePM FILMED BY CURTIS TAYLOR › https://www.curttaylor.co.uk/ › https://x.com/curttayloruk/ EDITED BY CONOR MCCORMACK › https://x.com/ConorM04 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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#145 - Montgomery Toms - The British Charlie Kirk
02/05/2026
#145 - Montgomery Toms - The British Charlie Kirk
Is the British State actively at war with the next generation? In this episode I talk to Montgomery Toms, a 20-year-old rising conservative voice, who argues that the social contract with the youth has been broken. Monty explains the "institutional rot" within our education system, detailing how he was "strong-armed" out of university for refusing to wear a mandatory pronoun badge on his first day. We discuss deep on the "psychological warfare" of lockdowns , the indoctrination of "victim culture" in schools , and the reality of two-tier policing that targets political dissidents. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 – The Attack 00:03:22 – Lockdowns and “Radicalization” 00:05:00 – Building a Youth Platform 00:06:55 – Debt Steals the Future 00:14:35 – Online Bans and Digital ID 00:25:28 – Inflation and the Wealth Gap 00:42:31 – The State Incentives Problem 00:44:36 – The Campus Incident 00:54:10 – “You Caused This” Policing Logic 01:10:00 – University Rules and Coercion - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CONTACT PETE › Website – http://petermccormack.com › Feedback – https://www.petermccormack.com/contact › Email – me@petermccormack.com › Instagram – /mccormack555 › X/Twitter – https://x.com/petermccormack/ CONNECT WITH MONTGOMERY TOMS › X/Twitter – https://x.com/MontgomeryToms › Website – https://www.montgomerytoms.com/ › Go Fund Me – https://gofund.me/c348faad4 SPONSORS › IREN - https://www.iren.com/ › Ledger - https://www.ledger.com/ › Gemini - https://gemini.com/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE › Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/40ruY9K › Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Wc94Vu › Fountain: https://bit.ly/FountainPM › YouTube: https://bit.ly/YouTube_PM › Rumble: https://bit.ly/RumblePM FILMED BY CURTIS TAYLOR › https://www.curttaylor.co.uk/ › https://x.com/curttayloruk/ EDITED BY CONOR MCCORMACK › https://x.com/ConorM04 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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#144 - Rupert Lowe - Is the Government Organised Crime?
02/05/2026
#144 - Rupert Lowe - Is the Government Organised Crime?
Is the British Government incompetent, or is it a criminal enterprise? I am joined by sitting MP Rupert Lowe as he asks the ultimate question: "Is the state in the hands of organized crime?" From the billions missing in procurement contracts to the "sticky fingers" of the political class, Rupert argues that the British state has become the active enemy of its own people, and that the UK is sleepwalking into an Enron-style bankruptcy. We also discuss the "institutional rot" destroying the nation, including the cover-up of the grooming gangs, the "Weimar" economics of money printing, and the deliberate destruction of the middle class. Rupert opens up about his split from Reform UK, the betrayal of the electorate by the "Uniparty," and why we only have until 2029 to save the country from total collapse. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 – State Vs Electorate 00:01:11 – Incompetence Or Intent 00:03:45 – Brexit Overridden 00:08:19 – Unit Party Exposed 00:12:06 – Chaos Before Change 00:20:06 – Contracts And Corruption 00:31:06 – Money Printing Decay 00:43:43 – Middle Class Squeeze 01:02:19 – Reform Has Failed 01:10:35 – What Happens Next - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CONTACT PETE › Website – http://petermccormack.com › Feedback – https://www.petermccormack.com/contact › Email – me@petermccormack.com › Instagram – /mccormack555 › X/Twitter – https://x.com/petermccormack/ CONNECT WITH RUPERT LOWE › X/Twitter – https://x.com/RupertLowe10 SPONSORS › IREN - https://www.iren.com/ › Ledger - https://www.ledger.com/ › Gemini - https://gemini.com/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE › Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/40ruY9K › Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Wc94Vu › Fountain: https://bit.ly/FountainPM › YouTube: https://bit.ly/YouTube_PM › Rumble: https://bit.ly/RumblePM FILMED BY CURTIS TAYLOR › https://www.curttaylor.co.uk/ › https://x.com/curttayloruk/ EDITED BY CONOR MCCORMACK › https://x.com/ConorM04 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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#143 – Emmanuel Maggiori – The Economics of State Failure
02/05/2026
#143 – Emmanuel Maggiori – The Economics of State Failure
Emmanuel Maggiori joins me to explain how inflation, incentives, and broken monetary rules quietly reshape behaviour inside an economy. From Argentina’s black markets and capital controls to money printing, MMT, saving vs spending, and institutional credibility, we explore why inflation destroys trust long before it destroys prices — and why countries don’t collapse overnight, but drift into dysfunction as rational people adapt. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 – Introduction 02:34 – Argentina As Warning 05:00 – Anti-Business Drift 23:49 – Black Markets Emerge 44:40 – Credibility Ends Inflation 57:36 – Corruption Normalised 1:17:14 – MMT Political Reality 1:48:21 – Why Saving Dies 2:00:40 – Discipline Over Time 2:54:44 – Pain Enables Reform - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CONTACT PETE › Website – http://petermccormack.com › Feedback – https://www.petermccormack.com/contact › Email – me@petermccormack.com › Instagram – /mccormack555 › X/Twitter – https://x.com/petermccormack/ CONNECT WITH EMMANUEL MAGGIORI › Website – https://emaggiori.com/ › LinkedIn – https://uk.linkedin.com/in/emaggiori SPONSORS › IREN - https://www.iren.com/ › Ledger - https://www.ledger.com/ › Gemini - https://gemini.com/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE › Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/40ruY9K › Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Wc94Vu › Fountain: https://bit.ly/FountainPM › YouTube: https://bit.ly/YouTube_PM › Rumble: https://bit.ly/RumblePM FILMED BY CURTIS TAYLOR › https://www.curttaylor.co.uk/ › https://x.com/curttayloruk/ EDITED BY CONOR MCCORMACK › https://x.com/ConorM04 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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#142 – Andrew Gold – The Incentives Driving Radicalisation on Both Sides
02/05/2026
#142 – Andrew Gold – The Incentives Driving Radicalisation on Both Sides
Andrew Gold joins me to discuss how incentives are driving extremism, distrust, and cultural breakdown in the UK. From YouTube algorithms and purity spirals to immigration, economics, feminism, AI, and debt, we explore why honest debate is collapsing and why every political movement now frames itself as an existential last stand. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:05:29 – Purity Spirals Explained 00:10:18 – the Overton Window Effect 00:17:21 – When Ideas Become Unworkable 00:25:23 – Leaving Britain for Perspective 00:35:10 – Diagnosing the Uk 00:44:42 – Culture vs Economics 00:54:56 – Existential Politics 01:05:58 – Inflation & Asset Capture 01:43:29 – Red Lines and Leaving - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CONTACT PETE › Website – http://petermccormack.com › Feedback – https://www.petermccormack.com/contact › Email – me@petermccormack.com › Instagram – /mccormack555 › X/Twitter – https://x.com/petermccormack/ CONNECT WITH ANDREW GOLD › Twitter – https://x.com/AndrewGold_ok › YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@andrewgoldheretics SPONSORS › IREN - https://www.iren.com/ › Ledger - https://www.ledger.com/ › Gemini - https://gemini.com/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE › Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/40ruY9K › Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Wc94Vu › Fountain: https://bit.ly/FountainPM › YouTube: https://bit.ly/YouTube_PM › Rumble: https://bit.ly/RumblePM FILMED BY CURTIS TAYLOR › https://www.curttaylor.co.uk/ › https://x.com/curttayloruk/ EDITED BY CONOR MCCORMACK › https://x.com/ConorM04 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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#141 – Khaled Hassan – The Silent Coup: How The Muslim Brotherhood Captured The UK
02/05/2026
#141 – Khaled Hassan – The Silent Coup: How The Muslim Brotherhood Captured The UK
Peter sits down with Khaled Hassan to discuss immigration, extremism, and why Britain’s institutions have become incapable of enforcing boundaries or even discuss them honestly. From counter-terrorism failures to media self-censorship, we examine how fear of controversy has replaced decision-making and why suppressing uncomfortable conversations doesn’t reduce risk, but pushes it into darker, more dangerous directions. This is a conversation about red lines, state authority, and what happens when a country refuses to define either. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 – Versions Of Islam 00:03:19 – Policy Decisions Matter 00:06:01 – Media Silence 00:09:24 – Radicalisation Feedback 00:22:35 – Demographic Debate 00:37:38 – Policing Speech 00:46:40 – Authority Breakdown 00:56:16 – Extremism Threat 01:23:37 – Britain Is Declining 01:30:30 – Where’s The Money - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CONTACT PETE › Website – http://petermccormack.com › Feedback – https://www.petermccormack.com/contact › Email – me@petermccormack.com › Instagram – /mccormack555 › X/Twitter – https://x.com/petermccormack/ CONNECT WITH KHALED HASSAN › Twitter – https://x.com/Khaledhzakariah SPONSORS › IREN - https://www.iren.com/ › Ledger - https://www.ledger.com/ › Gemini - https://gemini.com/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE › Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/40ruY9K › Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Wc94Vu › Fountain: https://bit.ly/FountainPM › YouTube: https://bit.ly/YouTube_PM › Rumble: https://bit.ly/RumblePM FILMED BY CURTIS TAYLOR › https://www.curttaylor.co.uk/ › https://x.com/curttayloruk/ EDITED BY CONOR MCCORMACK › https://x.com/ConorM04 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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#140 – Ben Habib – The British Right Has a Leadership Problem
02/05/2026
#140 – Ben Habib – The British Right Has a Leadership Problem
In this episode, I’m joined by Ben Habib for a conversation about Reform, Nigel Farage and where British politics is heading. Ben argues that Reform is far more fragile than most people realise. That it lacks a clear political philosophy, is driven by personality rather than principle, and could fail badly if it ever reaches power. His fear isn’t just that Reform collapses, it’s that its failure would discredit the wider pro-British cause for a generation. We discuss Farage’s leadership, ambition, and record, the danger of movements built around individuals rather than ideas, and why simply breaking the two-party system isn’t enough if what replaces it isn’t serious, coherent, and capable of governing. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 – Reform’s Fragility 00:01:02 – No Credible Leaders 00:02:18 – Need New Force 00:05:58 – Reform Becomes Establishment 00:10:00 – Voters Sense Decay 00:11:28 – Farage as Campaigner 00:15:13 – Why Parliament Fails 00:20:00 – Selecting Weak Leaders 00:24:06 – Culture Labeled Extremism 00:32:03 – Economy Can’t Recover 00:39:32 – Why Reform Would Fail - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CONTACT PETE › Website – http://petermccormack.com › Feedback – https://www.petermccormack.com/contact › Email – me@petermccormack.com › Instagram – /mccormack555 › X/Twitter – https://x.com/petermccormack/ CONNECT WITH BEN HABIB › Website – https://linktr.ee/advanceuk › Twitter – https://x.com/benhabib6 SPONSORS › IREN - https://www.iren.com/ › Ledger - https://www.ledger.com/ › Gemini - https://gemini.com/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE › Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/40ruY9K › Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Wc94Vu › Fountain: https://bit.ly/FountainPM › YouTube: https://bit.ly/YouTube_PM › Rumble: https://bit.ly/RumblePM FILMED BY CURTIS TAYLOR › https://www.curttaylor.co.uk/ › https://x.com/curttayloruk/ EDITED BY CONOR MCCORMACK › https://x.com/ConorM04 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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PMQs #009 – Jenrick’s Defection Changes Nothing
01/19/2026
PMQs #009 – Jenrick’s Defection Changes Nothing
In this PMQs episode, we discuss Robert Jenrick’s defection to Reform and how it signals a political system that can only manage decline, not reverse it. We discuss debt, inflation, incentives, and accountability - why every party borrows, why promises don’t bind, and why voters are increasingly trapped choosing between different speeds of the same outcome. SHOW NOTES › https://substack.com/@petermccormack › https://www.inolongerconsent.com/ › https://x.com/ConsentEnds CONTACT PETE › Website - http://petermccormack.com › Feedback - https://www.petermccormack.com/contact › Email - me@petermccormack.com › Instagram - /mccormack555 › X/Twitter - https://x.com/petermccormack/ SPONSORS › IREN - https://www.iren.com/ › Ledger - https://www.ledger.com/ › Gemini - https://gemini.com/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 – Britain in decline 00:01:33 – Jenrick defects 00:03:38 – Economic reality 00:06:01 – Same establishment 00:07:02 – Are we complicit 00:10:34 – Voting for decay 00:14:02 – Accountability problem 00:20:00 – Debt trap explained 00:30:40 – Political theatre 00:53:02 – Stop playing - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST › Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/40ruY9K › Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Wc94Vu › Fountain: https://bit.ly/FountainPM › YouTube: https://bit.ly/YouTube_PM › Rumble: https://bit.ly/RumblePM FILMED BY CURTIS TAYLOR › https://www.curttaylor.co.uk/ › https://x.com/curttayloruk/ EDITED BY CONOR MCCORMACK › https://x.com/ConorM04 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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PMQs #008 – Why the Financial World Order is Shifting
01/14/2026
PMQs #008 – Why the Financial World Order is Shifting
Politics feels chaotic for a reason. In this PMQs episode, we discuss what looks like surface-level madness - government U-turns, free speech crackdowns, global unrest and endless culture wars, to understand the deeper structural problem: a debt-based system that no longer works. This isn’t about left vs right, or one bad leader. It’s about incentives, power, and a financial system that concentrates wealth, hollows out society, and forces every government into the same trap: manage decline & tighten control. From Keir Starmer and Ofcom to central banks, QE, and why elections no longer change outcomes, we discuss how we got here and why everything feels like it’s coming apart at once. SHOW NOTES › https://substack.com/@petermccormack › https://www.inolongerconsent.com/ › https://x.com/ConsentEnds CONTACT PETE › Website - http://petermccormack.com › Feedback - https://www.petermccormack.com/contact › Email - me@petermccormack.com › Instagram - /mccormack555 › X/Twitter - https://x.com/petermccormack/ SPONSORS › IREN - https://www.iren.com/ › Ledger - https://www.ledger.com/ › Gemini - https://gemini.com/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 – QE and Inequality 00:01:12 – Everything Is Breaking 00:03:19 – Starmer’s Failure 00:06:14 – Banning Free Speech 00:12:09 – Speed vs Silence 00:15:10 – Losing Control 00:21:06 – Managing Decline 00:37:05 – QE Explained 00:44:04 – No Voting Escape 00:48:30 – The Real Question - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST › Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/40ruY9K › Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Wc94Vu › Fountain: https://bit.ly/FountainPM › YouTube: https://bit.ly/YouTube_PM › Rumble: https://bit.ly/RumblePM FILMED BY CURTIS TAYLOR › https://www.curttaylor.co.uk/ › https://x.com/curttayloruk/ EDITED BY CONOR MCCORMACK › https://x.com/ConorM04 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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#139 - Simon Dixon - How the Financial-Industrial Complex Runs the World
01/08/2026
#139 - Simon Dixon - How the Financial-Industrial Complex Runs the World
Western politics appears chaotic - broken states, endless debt and permanent crisis. Simon Dixon argues it isn’t chaos at all, it’s structure. In this conversation, Simon lays out how money creation, debt, asset management, and access to capital now matter more than elections, ideology, or national borders. Governments, he argues, have become balance sheets and citizens have become collateral. We talk about how the debt-based system works, why rolling over debt keeps everything alive, how asset managers shape outcomes and why wars, bailouts, inflation, and social breakdown all follow the same incentives. It’s about power, money, and who actually makes decisions, and what that means for people trying to live normal lives inside a system that no longer works for them. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:02:41 – Power Dynamics vs Democracy 00:06:59 – IMF Bailouts and Rolling Debt 00:10:28 – the British Empire Financial Model 00:16:31 – Blackrock, Capital Allocation & Board Control 00:18:43 – Why Ceos Aren’t Really in Charge 00:25:00 – Why Revolutions Fail 00:27:56 – Russia, Sovereignty & Oil 00:30:00 – Ukraine, Nato, and Arms Incentives 00:34:10 – Profit, War, and Moral Cost 00:38:34 – Compromise, Power & Politics 00:41:53 – Immigration and Instability 00:45:29 – Surveillance, Data & Control 00:47:07 – Venezuela, Oil & Geopolitics 00:55:25 – When Debt Actually Breaks 01:03:08 – Why Stock Markets Rise as Countries Fail 01:06:30 – the Collapse of Living Standards 01:12:25 – Multipolar World Order 01:16:18 – Bitcoin as Boycott 01:24:00 – Who Survives the System 01:28:51 – Leaving the West vs Staying 01:47:32 – Property, Debt & Freedom 01:49:20 – Advice for People Who Can’t Escape 01:57:19 – What Actually Breaks the System 02:02:15 – Final Reflections: Playing the Game Without Losing Yourself - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CONTACT PETE › Website – http://petermccormack.com › Feedback – https://www.petermccormack.com/contact › Email – me@petermccormack.com › Instagram – /mccormack555 › X/Twitter – https://x.com/petermccormack/ CONNECT WITH SIMON DIXON › Website – https://www.simondixon.com/ › Twitter – https://x.com/SimonDixonTwitt SPONSORS › Ledger - https://www.ledger.com/ › Gemini - https://gemini.com/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE › Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/40ruY9K › Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Wc94Vu › Fountain: https://bit.ly/FountainPM › YouTube: https://bit.ly/YouTube_PM › Rumble: https://bit.ly/RumblePM FILMED BY CURTIS TAYLOR › https://www.curttaylor.co.uk/ › https://x.com/curttayloruk/ EDITED BY CONOR MCCORMACK › https://x.com/ConorM04 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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PMQs #007 - Why Trump Wants Venezuela
01/06/2026
PMQs #007 - Why Trump Wants Venezuela
Venezuela didn’t fall apart by accident. It’s the result of years of socialism, corruption and a regime that couldn’t be removed by elections or international pressure. In this PMQs episode, Peter and Conor talk through what happened with Maduro, why Venezuelans themselves welcomed his removal, and why the usual arguments about regime change and international law don’t hold up in the real world. They also look at the role of oil, US power, proxy conflicts, and why strong states operate by different rules. The episode ends on the hardest question of all: after removing a dictator, what actually comes next? SHOW NOTES › https://substack.com/@petermccormack › https://www.inolongerconsent.com/ › https://x.com/ConsentEnds CONTACT PETE › Website - http://petermccormack.com › Feedback - https://www.petermccormack.com/contact › Email - me@petermccormack.com › Instagram - /mccormack555 › X/Twitter - https://x.com/petermccormack/ SPONSORS › IREN - https://www.iren.com/ › Ledger - https://www.ledger.com/ › Gemini - https://gemini.com/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 – Introduction 03:57 – Why Public Opinion Split Instantly 05:00 – Non-interventionism vs Reality 06:52 – Firsthand Experience Inside Venezuela 14:28 – Criticism From the West 17:29 – Oil Wealth, Poverty & State Failure 18:39 – Why Narratives Don’t Match Reality 22:37 – Self-determination 24:20 – Does International Law Even Exist? 30:50 – Two Worlds? 33:39 – Tier-one Countries & Real Power 38:33 – the Risk of Unchecked Power 40:54 – "What's Next?” 46:24 – Post-maduro Choices 53:32 – Why Memes Dominate Political Reality 57:16 – Final Thoughts - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST › Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/40ruY9K › Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Wc94Vu › Fountain: https://bit.ly/FountainPM › YouTube: https://bit.ly/YouTube_PM › Rumble: https://bit.ly/RumblePM FILMED BY CURTIS TAYLOR › https://www.curttaylor.co.uk/ › https://x.com/curttayloruk/ EDITED BY CONOR MCCORMACK › https://x.com/ConorM04 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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#138 – Steve Baker – The Structural Failure of Government
01/05/2026
#138 – Steve Baker – The Structural Failure of Government
Steve Baker is a former Conservative MP who spent years inside the machinery of British politics. In this interview, he explains why Britain feels broken. We talk about falling living standards, a political system that keeps failing without consequence and why so many voters feel completely powerless to change anything. We also explore how a system can continue to function while delivering worse outcomes year after year. We also discuss the problem of power without limits, money without restraint and what happens to democracy when nothing fundamental can be challenged and no one is ever held to account. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 – Introduction 01:35 – Why Britain “Isn’t Working” 03:17 – How the System Drifted Off the Rails 09:23 – The Real Incentive in Politics 11:10 – “You Get the Government You Deserve” 14:16 – Why Staying Home Changes Nothing 17:37 – Why MPs Fear Accountability 21:21 – The Collapse in Living Standards 23:06 – The Money Problem 26:44 – Bitcoin, Gold & Escaping the System 31:04 – Why Extremism Is Rising 34:51 – Liberty vs Control 40:22 – Britain Is Over-Governed 43:47 – There Is No Painless Way Out 47:51 – Why Politicians Kick the Can 50:08 – How Division Is Manufactured 57:00 – Why Politics Attracts the Wrong People 59:38 – Why Opting Out Fails 1:10:10 – Can the System Be Reset? 1:19:09 – Hope vs Reality 1:22:39 – Final Warnings - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CONTACT PETE › Website – http://petermccormack.com › Feedback – https://www.petermccormack.com/contact › Email – me@petermccormack.com › Instagram – /mccormack555 › X/Twitter – https://x.com/petermccormack/ CONNECT WITH STEVE BAKER › Website – https://www.stevebaker.info/ › Twitter – @SteveBakerFRSA SPONSORS › IREN - https://www.iren.com/ › Ledger - https://www.ledger.com/ › Gemini - https://gemini.com/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE › Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/40ruY9K › Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Wc94Vu › Fountain: https://bit.ly/FountainPM › YouTube: https://bit.ly/YouTube_PM › Rumble: https://bit.ly/RumblePM FILMED BY CURTIS TAYLOR › https://www.curttaylor.co.uk/ › https://x.com/curttayloruk/ EDITED BY CONOR MCCORMACK › https://x.com/ConorM04 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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PMQs #006 - The Quiet Leviathan — Inflation Is Breaking Everything
12/31/2025
PMQs #006 - The Quiet Leviathan — Inflation Is Breaking Everything
Inflation is the thing breaking everything. Not just prices - but trust, politics, institutions and people’s belief that the system even works for them anymore. There’s no sudden collapse coming and no dramatic moment where it all falls apart. It is slower than that and we’re living through it right now. In this episode of PMQs, I talk through how inflation hollowed out living standards, why people are withdrawing from politics altogether, and why what looks like incompetence is often something closer to design. This isn’t left vs right. It’s extraction vs creation. And once you see it clearly, you can’t unsee it. SHOW NOTES › https://x.com/Uncommonsince76/status/2001686827292311555 › https://www.inolongerconsent.com/ › https://x.com/ConsentEnds CONTACT PETE › Website - http://petermccormack.com › Feedback - https://www.petermccormack.com/contact › Email - me@petermccormack.com › Instagram - /mccormack555 › X/Twitter - https://x.com/petermccormack/ SPONSORS › IREN - https://www.iren.com/ › Ledger - https://www.ledger.com/ › Gemini - https://gemini.com/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 – There Will Be No Dramatic Collapse 01:17 – “This is How the World Ends” 03:45 – Why Decay Feels Normal 07:22 – Inflation as Quiet Theft 12:27 – Who Inflation Really Benefits 18:41 – Withdrawal of Consent 26:10 – Why Politics No Longer Works 34:55 – the Illusion of Reform 42:30 – Creation vs Extraction 51:01 – Why I’m Done Voting - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST › Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/40ruY9K › Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Wc94Vu › Fountain: https://bit.ly/FountainPM › YouTube: https://bit.ly/YouTube_PM › Rumble: https://bit.ly/RumblePM FILMED BY CURTIS TAYLOR › https://www.curttaylor.co.uk/ › https://x.com/curttayloruk/ EDITED BY CONOR MCCORMACK › https://x.com/ConorM04
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#137 - Larry Sanger - Will AI Replace Wikipedia?
12/29/2025
#137 - Larry Sanger - Will AI Replace Wikipedia?
In this conversation, Larry Sanger explains how Wikipedia’s governance structure allowed anonymous editors, activist groups, PR firms, and institutional power to capture what became the world’s default source of truth. This isn’t a culture-war rant. It’s a structural explanation of how neutrality failed and why reform may no longer be possible. We discuss: – How Wikipedia was originally designed – Why expert review was rejected – Anonymous power and editor oligarchies – Activism, PR firms & source blacklists – Israel, Trump & political bias – Why “consensus” became enforcement – Whether AI will replace Wikipedia – Why Sanger believes Wikipedia may be finished - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 – Introduction 01:52 – How Wikipedia was originally built 09:13 – Wikipedia as a de facto truth engine 12:42 – Anonymous power inside Wikipedia 14:56 – Editors, bans and arbitrary authority 20:24 – Israel, Trump & political bias 27:29 – Activism, PR firms and capture 32:11 – Can neutrality even exist? 37:02 – Can AI be more neutral than humans? 41:03 – Testing Wikipedia with AI 49:03 – Is Wikipedia cooked? 58:56 – Why “consensus” became enforcement 01:05:30 – Source blacklists explained 01:15:12 – What Wikipedia has become 01:33:37 – Will AI replace Wikipedia? 01:40:24 – Would Sanger turn it off? 01:44:01 – Final warning - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CONTACT PETE › Website – http://petermccormack.com › Feedback – https://www.petermccormack.com/contact › Email – me@petermccormack.com › Instagram – /mccormack555 › X/Twitter – https://x.com/petermccormack/ CONNECT WITH LARRY SANGER › Website – https://larrysanger.org/nine-theses/ › Substack – https://larrysanger.org/2025/10/grokipedia-a-first-look/ › Twitter – https://x.com/lsanger › Son's Website – https://encyclosearch.org/ SPONSORS › IREN - https://www.iren.com/ › Ledger - https://www.ledger.com/ › Gemini - https://gemini.com/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE › Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/40ruY9K › Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Wc94Vu › Fountain: https://bit.ly/FountainPM › YouTube: https://bit.ly/YouTube_PM › Rumble: https://bit.ly/RumblePM FILMED BY CURTIS TAYLOR › https://www.curttaylor.co.uk/ › https://x.com/curttayloruk/ EDITED BY CONOR MCCORMACK › https://x.com/ConorM04
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