Paul English Live

Broadcasts live every Thursday at 8:00p.m. uk time on Radio Soapbox: http://radiosoapbox.comIn this lively three-hour edition I open with the clocks-about-to-change chaos and a bit of studio mayhem, before settling in with Eric for a wide-ranging, cheeky catch‑up that swerves from timekeeping and sneezes to surveillance-laden insurance apps, older vs newer cars, and the slow hollowing‑out of our high streets. We also touch on online creators and free speech workarounds (Cockney rhyming slang, anyone?), and the perennial question of how to speak plainly without getting throttled by censors. Hour two welcomes Thomas Anderson from Germany. We dig into his Repair Café work, practical skills across generations, and the structural squeeze on farmers—subsidies to leave land idle, supermarket leverage, and how communities might rebuild local food systems (from allotments to direct farmer–household contracts). We explore grow‑at‑home ideas like chufa and sunchokes, and the case for indoor growing. In hour three, Monica Schaefer joins to wrestle with self‑censorship, how to reach different audiences, “learned helplessness,” and why clear, courageous speech plus real‑world action matter if we’re to repair not just toasters—but our food, towns, and culture. 'Rumble (show simulcast platform)': https://rumble.com'YouTube (show simulcast platform)': https://www.youtube.com'Repair Café Foundation (community repair movement Thomas mentioned)': https://www.repaircafe.org/en/'Girlguiding UK (policy discussions referenced)': https://www.girlguiding.org.uk'Club of Rome (context for environmental policy debates)': https://www.clubofrome.org'Bayer (parent company of the former Monsanto)': https://www.bayer.com'Starlink (rural connectivity noted in the episode)': https://www.starlink.com'Leo Kottke (artist briefly featured/mentioned)': https://www.leokottke.com'The Beatles – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (context in music discussion)': https://www.thebeatles.com'Chufa / Tiger Nut (crop referenced)': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyperus_esculentus'Sunchoke / Jerusalem Artichoke (crop referenced)': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helianthus_tuberosus'Aquaponics (method referenced)': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquaponics'Cooper Alan (song referenced)': https://www.cooperalanmusic.com 

Broadcasts live every Thursday at 8:00p.m. uk time on Radio Soapbox: http://radiosoapbox.comIt’s Thursday, 19 March, and we’re back live with an hour of weather chit‑chat, bike‑ride oddities and a spirited detour into politics, history and first principles. Eric Von Essex drops in with tales from Cheshunt to the Lee Valley (including National Nutter Day contenders), DIY fixes for foggy headlamps, and his very serious Fockem Poll—where Lassie and Skippy are neck‑and‑neck for “prime monster”. From there we pivot to the bigger stuff: what leadership should look like, a withering read‑aloud on Keir Starmer’s temperament, and why so many of us sense something missing in modern public life. In hour two, Steve James (Occult Academy) joins us for a deep, clear tour of natural law, moral relativism, and militarism—drawing on his own service experience to argue why authority without morality devours freedom. We range from Hastings and the Domesday Book to Smedley Butler’s “War is a Racket,” Adam Curtis on public relations and desire, and how to reclaim agency without sliding into nihilism. It’s lively, occasionally daft, and firmly pointed at the same North Star: do no harm, take no nonsense, and build something better—locally, practically, together.'Rumble (platform)': https://rumble.com'YouTube (platform)': https://www.youtube.com'WD‑40 (product)': https://www.wd40.com'Viz (magazine)': https://viz.co.uk'The Sooty Show (official site)': https://www.thesootyshow.co.uk'English Heritage: 1066 and the Battle of Hastings': https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/battle-abbey-and-battlefield/history-and-stories/1066-battle-of-hastings/'UK National Archives: Domesday Book': https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/domesday-book/'Smedley D. Butler – “War Is a Racket” (Internet Archive)': https://archive.org/details/WarIsARacket'U.S. Marine Corps History Division – MajGen Smedley D. Butler (biography)': https://www.usmcu.edu/Research/Marine-Corps-History-Division/Information-for-Researchers/Biography-Directory/Major-General-Smedley-Darlington-Butler/'BBC – Adam Curtis: The Century of the Self (programme page)': https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00ghgvd'It’s a Gift (1934) – W.C. Fields film with the grocery/kumquat scene (IMDb)': https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0025456/

Broadcasts live every Thursday at 8:00p.m. uk time on Radio Soapbox: http://radiosoapbox.comA lively, free‑wheeling late‑start show that meanders from UFOs and British TV nostalgia to oil myths, bikes, and the soul of sport, before landing on AI’s future and how decentralisation could put real power back in local hands. I share why Rick Beato’s video on open‑source, on‑device AI lit a fire under me, how home‑run models might mirror the way music left big studios, and why community tools, local trade, and even analogue crafts could thrive again. Along the way we riff on nicotine lozenges vs. brain fog, the strange comfort of cycling pain, the danger and glory of the Isle of Man TT, and the need to rebuild family, food, and finance from the ground up — including thorny topics like inheritance and birth certificates, and the launch plans for Food For Thought Radio. It’s a mate‑in‑the‑pub kind of episode: laughs, tangents, a couple of tunes, and a serious undercurrent — how to live better, more locally and independently, while the official world grows ever more daft. If you want to pitch in with FFT Radio or keep the conversation going, you know where to find me.'Rick Beato (YouTube channel)': https://www.youtube.com/@RickBeato'Napster (official site)': https://www.napster.com'Pink Floyd (official site)': https://www.pinkfloyd.com'David Gilmour (official site)': https://www.davidgilmour.com'Microsoft Windows (official)': https://www.microsoft.com/windows'Linux kernel (official)': https://www.kernel.org'Isle of Man TT (official information hub)': https://www.iomttraces.com/tt-information/'Indianapolis 500 (official site)': https://www.indy500.com'South Downs Way (National Trail official)': https://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/en_GB/trails/south-downs-way/'Sturmey‑Archer (official site)': https://www.sturmey-archer.com'Brooks England Saddles (official site)': https://www.brooksengland.com'Chuck Brodsky (official site)': https://www.chuckbrodsky.com'JD McPherson (official site)': https://www.jdmcpherson.com'Deuteronomy 21:15–17 (Bible Gateway)': https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy%2021%3A15-17&version=KJV'YouTube (platform)': https://www.youtube.com'Rumble (platform)': https://rumble.com'Paul English Live (site mentioned)': https://paulenglishlive.com'Food For Thought Radio (site mentioned)': https://fftradio.com

Broadcasts live every Thursday at 8:00p.m. uk time on Radio Soapbox: http://radiosoapbox.comEpisode 129 took the usual meandering pub‑style route before locking onto a theme: All wars are bankers’ wars. We opened with light relief—gardening chat, fuchsias, chickens finally laying in the sunshine, the great organic vs supermarket egg debate, frying tips, and Saturday‑morning pancakes—before the tone sharpened into media scepticism and how manufactured narratives shape public consent. From there we welcomed our guest “the f in farmer,” who gave a grounded view from the fields: why local food matters, how farmers are squeezed, and how peer‑to‑peer digital cash (Bitcoin SV) could let producers sell eggs, beef and veg directly to listeners without middlemen or punitive fees. We dug into practicalities (wallets, on/off‑ramps, transaction costs) and the case for building a parallel marketplace that actually buys real goods (yes, wonky carrots) rather than just speculating. Along the way we touched Michael Rivero’s All Wars Are Bankers’ Wars, Godfrey Bloom’s central‑bank critique, a Thomas Massie clip on perpetual war budgets, and spun a Divine Comedy track—Infernal Machines—as a wry nod to how tech may upend “work” next. The takeaway: stop waiting for institutions to fix themselves; start transacting with one another, locally and directly, and starve the system of the consent—and the fees—it feeds on.Paul English Live (show hub): https://paulenglishlive.com/Bitcoin SV (BSV) – official blockchain site: https://www.bitcoinsv.com/HandCash (BSV wallet): https://handcash.io/ElectrumSV (desktop BSV wallet): https://electrumsv.io/Orange Gateway (fiat on/off‑ramp for BSV): https://www.orangegateway.com/Michael Rivero – All Wars Are Bankers’ Wars (video): https://rumble.com/v5hkl6p-all-wars-are-bankers-wars.htmlGodfrey Bloom – European Parliament speeches and banking critique: https://godfreybloom.uk/videos/Rep. Thomas Massie (official site): https://massie.house.gov/Signal (private messenger referenced for group chats): https://signal.org/Rumble (alternative video platform): https://rumble.com/BitChute (alternative video platform): https://www.bitchute.com/The Divine Comedy (band) – official site (track played: “Infernal Machines”): https://thedivinecomedy.com/The 5th Kind (channel mentioned): https://the5thkind.com/Richplanet (Richard D. Hall) – official site: https://www.richplanet.net/

Broadcasts live every Thursday at 8:00p.m. uk time on Radio Soapbox: http://radiosoapbox.comA lively, freewheeling show—after a gloriously bumpy tech start—ranging from sodden sheds and stubborn doors to square dancing plans and why laughter is “biological warfare” against anxiety. I’m joined first by Eric Von Essex for wry observations on rain-soaked Britain, sheds, and the creeping bureaucratic state, before we veer into reading, resilience and why analogue hi‑fi still sings. We pick apart institutionally induced stress, touch on BAFTA’s Tourette’s kerfuffle, and celebrate politeness and humour as cultural superpowers.Hour two welcomes Monica Schaefer from snowy Canada for a candid update and a spirited defence of community, courtesy, and doing more of the things that lift us—books, music, and even a good square dance. In hour three, Eli James drops in to talk media narratives, censorship, history, money, and why more people are finally questioning the “official” stories. It’s eclectic, opinionated, and—once the gremlins are tamed—great fun to ride along with.'BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts)': https://www.bafta.org'YouTube': https://www.youtube.com'Rumble': https://rumble.com'Telegram': https://telegram.org'Sainsbury’s': https://www.sainsburys.co.uk'Fender (Princeton Reverb amplifiers)': https://www.fender.com'Sennheiser': https://www.sennheiser.com'Dual (turntables)': https://www.dual.de'Cambridge Audio': https://www.cambridgeaudio.com'Tommy James ("Draggin’ the Line")': https://www.tommyjames.com'Ray Bradbury (Fahrenheit 451)': https://www.raybradbury.com'The Brothers Karamazov (Project Gutenberg edition)': https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/28054'The Orwell Foundation (George Orwell/1984)': https://www.orwellfoundation.com'Radio Soapbox': https://radiosoapbox.com'Republic Broadcasting Network (RBN)': https://republicbroadcasting.org

Broadcasts live every Thursday at 8:00p.m. uk time on Radio Soapbox: http://radiosoapbox.comIn this wide‑ranging live show, I kick off with lighter nights, AI artwork and a hot‑air detour before settling into a spirited hour with Eric Von Essex and returning guest Gary Glendale. We trade stories from airships to “dropping a clanger,” the madness of modern bureaucracy and subscription cars, and the week’s polls on government and global threats. We also wade into difficult territory: media distractions, the Epstein files, child protection failures, and how fear and propaganda fracture communities. Hour two turns to money, power and food sovereignty. Gary unpacks the difference between money and currency, why usury and debt underpin control, and how a practical, low‑fee, peer‑to‑peer payments rail can help farmers and locals trade directly—my “wonky carrots” test. We touch on gold myths, WWII history, and play thought‑provoking clips (Michael Hudson, The International, Godfrey Bloom). The upshot: organise locally, build parallel exchange, and keep your sense of humour while we do it.

Broadcasts live every Thursday at 8:00p.m. uk time on Radio Soapbox: http://radiosoapbox.comA lively, free‑wheeling show that starts with Valentine’s banter and studio shenanigans before settling into a wide‑ranging discussion on witches, wise women and the hostile takeover of folk medicine. We explore how church and state persecution, the Malleus Maleficarum and later medical industrialisation sidelined community healers, and contrast that with practical, home‑based care: herbalism, midwifery, and everyday remedies. Guests Nathan and Holly join to share hands‑on wisdom: the “thieves” essential‑oil blend story, foraging (wild garlic, dandelion, cleavers), apple‑cider vinegar, fermented foods, onions and garlic, plus supportive nutrients such as zinc, NAC and glutathione. We also touch on oral health hacks (coconut oil and turmeric), nicotine lozenges, and the broader cultural myths that shape how we think about health, power and history—rounded off with a nod to Monty Python and classic telly nostalgia.A lively, wide‑ranging show that began with a bit of studio sound wrangling and Valentine’s Day banter soon turned into a deep dive on folk healing, “witch hunts” and the politics of medicine. I set the scene with Barbara Ehrenreich and Deirdre English’s Witches, Midwives, & Nurses and the Malleus Maleficarum, then welcomed Nathan Lucius and Holly for a practical tour of village herbalism: thieves‑blend lore, why onions, garlic, ferments and apple‑cider vinegar still earn their keep, and when nicotine (taken cleanly) can be useful. We contrasted communal, women‑led care traditions with top‑down institutions, touched Codex Alimentarius and psychopathy research, and swapped tips from kitchen to hedgerow—candid, hands‑on, and very human.Along the way we roamed cultural touchstones and curios: UK Column and Jerm Warfare interviews, Dustin Nemos’ long‑form chat, Erich von Däniken and Graham Hancock on deep history, the Oera Linda debate, Playford’s country‑dance tunes and Steeleye Span, plus Bewitched and Monsters, Inc. for a wink at pop portrayals of “witches” and fear. A spirited, sometimes provocative pub‑table ramble—rooted in curiosity, care, and keeping our wits about us.'Witches, Midwives, & Nurses' (Barbara Ehrenreich & Deirdre English), Feminist Press: https://www.feministpress.org/books-n-z/witches-midwives-nurses-second-editionMalleus Maleficarum (full text, public domain): https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Malleus_MaleficarumUK Column (independent news): https://www.ukcolumn.org/Jerm Warfare (podcast site): https://www.jermwarfare.com/podcast/Dustin Nemos (site): https://www.dustinnemos.com/Graham Hancock (official website): https://grahamhancock.com/Erich von Däniken (official website/estate notice): https://daniken.com/Oera Linda Book (overview): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oera_Linda_BookJohn Playford – The Dancing Master (1686 edition, online): https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Dancing_Master_(1686)Steeleye Span (official): https://steeleyespan.org.uk/Bewitched (series overview): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BewitchedMonsters, Inc. (official Disney page): https://movies.disney.com/monsters-incOpera Browser (official): https://www.opera.com/Robert D. Hare – Without Conscience (psychopathy research): https://www.hare.org/Codex Alimentarius – U.S. Codex Office (official): https://www.usda.gov/trade-and-markets/policies-and-procedures/us-codex-officeBohemian Grove (overview of rituals and symbolism): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohemian_GrovePaul English Live (show hub): https://paulenglishlive.com/Nicotonic (clean nicotine lozenges referenced): https://nicotonic.com/

Broadcasts live every Thursday at 8:00p.m. uk time on Radio Soapbox: http://radiosoapbox.comTonight’s show starts in classic fashion: a grumble about a very British Thursday and a royal wave from King Eric von Essex, before we settle into two big themes—how institutions lose the plot, and how we can build outside them. I tee up Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s “theory of stupidity” as a lens on today’s public discourse, then we range through history’s money games—from Bretton Woods to Executive Order 6102—asking why courts, regulators and media so often protect the racket. In hour two, Gary Glendale joins us to dig into money-as-commodity, Bitcoin SV (BSV), and why digital signatures and on‑chain records matter if we want private trade, verifiable contracts and real discovery—plus how farmers, makers and local buyers could actually use this right now. We also swap notes on MrBeast‑scale distribution, NIST’s WTC work, and practical steps: start small, buy local, and make the tools useful enough that people choose them.Along the way we wrangle a Soapbox hiccup, shout out Food for Thought Radio’s growing schedule, and point you to places where the rubber meets the road—from FoodFindersHub and “Six Inches of Soil” to BSV resources you can explore yourself. If you’re new to any of this, begin with the links below, keep your question‑mark handy, and let’s turn curiosity into capability together.'Paul English Live (official site)': https://paulenglishlive.com'Food For Thought Radio (FFT Radio)': https://fftradio.com/'Radio Soapbox (live stream links)': https://radiosoapbox.com'Food Finders Hub (local food directory)': https://foodfindershub.org/'Six Inches of Soil (film site)': https://www.sixinchesofsoil.org/'MrBeast (YouTube channel)': https://www.youtube.com/@MrBeast'SpaceX (official)': https://www.spacex.com'Dietrich Bonhoeffer – Letters and Papers from Prison (publisher page)': https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Letters-and-Papers-from-Prison/Dietrich-Bonhoeffer/9781451650532'NIST: World Trade Center Investigation (overview hub)': https://www.nist.gov/world-trade-center-investigation'Flight 93 National Memorial (U.S. National Park Service)': https://www.nps.gov/flni/index.htm'Executive Order 6102 (background)': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Order_6102'Smedley D. Butler – War Is a Racket (full text, Project Gutenberg Canada)': https://www.gutenberg.ca/ebooks/butlersd-warisaracket/butlersd-warisaracket-00-h.html'The Peter McCormack Show (site)': https://www.petermccormack.com/'Peter McCormack x Rupert Lowe episode page': https://www.petermccormack.com/episodes/091-rupert-lowe-reforms-failure-restores-moment-westminsters-rot'BSV Association (learn/build)': https://bsvassociation.org/'WhatsOnChain (BSV blockchain explorer)': https://whatsonchain.com/'Bitcoin SV (project overview)': https://bitcoinsv.com/'Opera Browser (desktop & mobile)': https://www.opera.com/

Broadcasts live every Thursday at 8:00p.m. uk time on Radio Soapbox: http://radiosoapbox.comahA lively, free‑wheeling January catch‑up from the South Coast: we open with the weather, shorts-in-the-cold confessions, and a dose of radio mayhem before rolling into real talk on food independence, building out Food for Thought Radio, and the nuts‑and‑bolts graft of getting new voices on air. I share an uplifting listener letter and some proper belly laughs along the way, then welcome returning guest Monica Schaefer for a thoughtful, humane conversation spanning political prisoners, letter‑writing solidarity for her brother Alfred, and how to keep spirit and perspective when institutions fail us.We range widely: grassroots ideas like farmer‑to‑table networks and even a food token, old‑school cars versus EVs, recumbent bikes and rain capes, pocket watches and maple syrup, and frank reflections on history after revisiting They Shall Not Grow Old and All Quiet on the Western Front. Expect humour, a couple of choice songs, and plenty of plain speaking about governments, media, and the importance of building local, resilient communities.'Foodfinders Hub': https://foodfindershub.org'Paul English Live': https://paulenglishlive.com'Free Speech Monica' (Monica Schaefer): https://freespeechmonica.com'Truth and Justice for Germans' (Alfred & Monica Schaefer site): https://thetruthandjusticeforgermans.com'EV Carnage' (Tony Goodman) YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@EVCarnageStreamYard (live studio platform): https://streamyard.comRumble: https://rumble.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.comOpera Browser: https://www.opera.comTelegram: https://telegram.orgThey Shall Not Grow Old (Peter Jackson) – Imperial War Museums page: https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/they-shall-not-grow-oldAll Quiet on the Western Front (2022) – Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81260280Jake Thackray (official site): https://www.jakethackray.co.ukTim Hawkins (comedian): https://timhawkins.netSinclair C5 (background): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinclair_C5Casey Putsch (engineering/automotive) YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CaseyPutschGoldback (gold‑infused notes): https://www.goldback.comCaterham Seven (Lotus Seven lineage, kit/sports cars): https://www.caterhamcars.comKoenigsegg (boutique hypercars): https://www.koenigsegg.comLand Rover (heritage 4x4s): https://www.landrover.comMontezuma’s (UK chocolate mentioned): https://www.montezumas.co.uk

Broadcasts live every Thursday at 8:00p.m. uk time on Radio Soapbox: http://radiosoapbox.comHost Paul ushers in a wintry Thursday, 22 January 2026, with a wry look at the gloom-and-boom of the new year, joined first by Eric Von Essex and later by Frederick “Blackbird9” Blackburn and Nathan. We roam from mood, diet, tea and rooibos to nostalgia for pirate radio, tennis commentary and Japan, before digging into propaganda, WWII myths, and how media narratives shape public emotion. The conversation then turns to fourth‑generation warfare, campus ideologies in Appalachia, ICE protests, the World Economic Forum, and creeping speech controls—set against reminders to build local resilience. Hour two and three lean practical: decentralising from captured institutions, rekindling village life, and rebuilding food networks; reading more and doomscrolling less; choosing creation over commentary. We close with an invite to keep the chat going and to watch for the quiet launch of Food for Thought Radio via PaulEnglishLive.com, while keeping spirits up, feet on the ground, and eyes on what we can actually build next.'Paul English Live (show hub)': https://paulenglishlive.com'Tesla Optimus (company page)': https://www.tesla.com/optimus'U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)': https://www.ice.gov'World Economic Forum (official site)': https://www.weforum.org'Federal Reserve (Board of Governors)': https://www.federalreserve.gov'Appalachian State University (official site)': https://www.appstate.edu'Watauga Democrat (local newspaper)': https://www.wataugademocrat.com'Adams Publishing Group (owner of local papers)': https://adamspg.com'The King Center (Martin Luther King Jr.)': https://thekingcenter.org'CIA (Central Intelligence Agency)': https://www.cia.gov'Radio Caroline (official site)': https://www.radiocaroline.co.uk'Tony Blackburn (official site)': https://www.tonyblackburn.co.uk'Reverse Speech by David John Oates (official site)': https://www.reversespeech.com'Godfrey Bloom (official YouTube channel)': https://www.youtube.com/@GoddersBloom'Rumble (video platform)': https://rumble.com'YouTube (video platform)': https://www.youtube.com

Broadcasts live every Thursday at 8:00p.m. uk time on Radio Soapbox: http://radiosoapbox.comA lively, freewheeling episode from the shed and studio: after the usual level‑wrangling mayhem with Eric Von Essex, we dive into the week’s UK digital‑ID climb‑down and what it might really signal, with a clip from Rupert Lowe sparking a wider chat about vigilance, media amnesia and not falling back asleep. From there we slip into dreamland proper: Paul has just finished a three‑week reread of The Lord of the Rings and shares what Tolkien’s prose, themes and the (missing‑from-the-film) “Scouring of the Shire” say about our present moment—the long shadow, the nature of power, and the work of restoring home. Peter Hitchens’ on‑air recitation opens a defence of poetry-by-heart in schools; we read Wilfred Owen’s Dulce et Decorum Est and compare screen and page—Peter Jackson’s They Shall Not Grow Old, Wyler’s The Best Years of Our Lives—and why sustained reading changes our inner weather. Hour two loosens the tie: humour (Hitchcock, Kenneth Williams, Monty Python, Hale & Pace) as medicine, and practical “building not brooding”: bone broth and GAPS basics; farmers, bowler hats and the coming Foodfinder’s/health hubs; local music for a new station; and even a detour into minting, money and BSV for resilient exchange. It’s equal parts rain‑lashed Britain, blue‑remembered hills, and plans to scour our own shires—together.J.R.R. Tolkien — The Tolkien Estate: https://www.tolkienestate.com/The Lord of the Rings (Deluxe Illustrated by the Author) — Harper Academic edition: https://www.harperacademic.com/book/9780063274730/the-lord-of-the-rings-deluxe-illustrated-by-the-authorThey Shall Not Grow Old (2018), dir. Peter Jackson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/They_Shall_Not_Grow_OldThe Best Years of Our Lives (1946), dir. William Wyler: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_Years_of_Our_LivesA. E. Housman — “Into my heart an air that kills” (from A Shropshire Lad): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Into_my_heart_an_air_that_killsWilfred Owen — “Dulce et Decorum Est” (Poetry Foundation text): https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46560/dulce-et-decorum-estBBC Question Time — programme overview: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Question_Time_(TV_programme)Gustav Holst — The Planets (suite): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_PlanetsLarken Rose — official site: https://www.larkenrose.com/Dr Natasha Campbell‑McBride — GAPS official site: https://www.gaps.me/Sunshine Minting — official site: https://www.sunshinemint.com/BSV Blockchain — official site: https://bsvblockchain.org/WhatsOnChain — BSV blockchain explorer: https://whatsonchain.com/4K Download — official site: https://www.4kdownload.com/Euro·Folk·Radio — official site: https://eurofolkradio.com/YouTube — main platform: https://www.youtube.com/Rumble — main platform: https://rumble.com/UK Prime Minister — official GOV.UK profile (Keir Starmer): https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/prime-minister

Broadcasts live every Thursday at 8:00p.m. uk time on Radio Soapbox: http://radiosoapbox.comOn this first proper Thursday of 2026, I’m back in the “radio shed” with Eric in full flow, swapping storms, doors-on-one-hinge sagas and eighties memories that spiral from Michael Fish and the ’87 gale to yuppies, Filofaxes and the Guinness affair. We riff on music old and new (Chris Rea, ZZ Top, The Divine Comedy), the demise of craftsmanship, and why guilds, beauty and curvature still matter—from Hampton Court brickwork to Gaudí and Tower Bridge. We also touch on censorship tangles, copyright-safe jingles, and the lure (and threat) of AI “app/site builders.” Hour two drifts delightfully into Shakespeare—language as spellcraft, who really wrote the plays, and how words shape reality—before a lively final hour with guest Eli James on money, oil, silver, inflation, digital cash, feminism’s effects on family and work, and the wider cultural churn. It’s a freewheeling, good-humoured gallop through weather, words, work, wealth and what we might build together in 2026.'Met Office (UK weather service)': https://www.metoffice.gov.uk'BBC': https://www.bbc.co.uk'YouTube': https://www.youtube.com'Audacity (audio editor)': https://www.audacityteam.org'Filofax': https://www.filofax.com'Serif / Affinity': https://affinity.serif.com'Hampton Court Palace (Historic Royal Palaces)': https://www.hrp.org.uk/hampton-court-palace'Tower Bridge (Official)': https://www.towerbridge.org.uk'Antoni Gaudí – Sagrada Família (Official)': https://sagradafamilia.org'The Divine Comedy (Official)': https://thedivinecomedy.com'Chris Rea (Artist site)': https://www.chrisrea.com'ZZ Top (Official)': https://www.zztop.com'The Swingles (formerly The Swingle Singers) (Official)': https://www.theswingles.co.uk'Opera Browser': https://www.opera.com'National Express (UK coaches)': https://www.nationalexpress.com'Jimmy Carr (Official)': https://www.jimmycarr.com'Euro Folk Radio': https://eurofolkradio.com'Anglo-Saxon Israel': https://anglo-saxonisrael.com'Starbucks (US)': https://www.starbucks.com'McDonalds (US)': https://www.mcdonalds.com'KFC (US)': https://www.kfc.com'Red Lobster (US)': https://www.redlobster.com'Shakespeares Globe (London)': https://www.shakespearesglobe.com

Broadcasts live every Thursday at 8:00p.m. uk time on Radio Soapbox: http://radiosoapbox.com PAUL ENGLISH LIVE #120 · paulenglishlive.comTuesday January 6th· 8pm UK · 3pm US easternTuesday night discussion with guest Sven Longshanks.RUMBLE · rumble.com/PaulEnglishLive - chatroomWBN324 · t.ly/L-ms1SOAPBOX · radiosoapbox.comYOUTUBE ·    / @paulenglishlive  TELEGRAM · t.me/fullenglishchatX - x.com/PaulEnglishLiveCALL IN:     paulenglishlive.com/callPODCASTARCHIVES  serve.podhome.fm/paul-english-liveRSS FEED  serve.podhome.fm/rss/bc7f9439-c1bc-440f-a82c-0c01b27037efALSO ON  Spotify · Apple Podcasts · Castbox · Castro · Player FM · Podcast Addict · Overcast · Pocket Casts On this episode I’m joined by Sven Longshanks for a frank, wide‑ranging conversation about speech, censorship and the British justice system. Sven recaps the journey from Radio Stormer to Radio Aryan and today’s Radio Albion, his 2019 arrest over shows recorded in 2017–2019, the four‑year wait to reach court in 2023, a mixed‑verdict jury trial, and serving time in prison followed by stringent licence conditions that restricted his internet use and contact with friends. We discuss how “insult”, “hate” and “extremism” are defined in UK law, majority jury verdicts, probation culture, and the cultural context and intent behind language and humour. We also touch on juries, judges and due process, as well as the landscape for creators across platforms like X/Twitter and Telegram. In hour two we range into media power and music (including a nod to Van Morrison), economic usury and central banking, politics and migration, the purpose of education, and the shift from local craftsmanship to today’s mass systems. We finish with Sven’s current work at Radio Albion and community activity via Patriotic Alternative, plus pointers to several of his regular shows and collaborators for listeners who want to explore further.'Radio Albion' (network and live stream): https://www.radioalbion.com/'The Daily Nationalist' (example episode page): https://www.radioalbion.com/2025/12/the-daily-nationalist-dr-johnsons-new.html'The Orthodox Nationalist' (show page example): https://www.radioalbion.com/2024/04/the-orthodox-nationalist-spiritual.html'Parish of the Patriots' (show page example): https://www.radioalbion.com/2025/02/parish-of-patriots-would-you-connect-to.html'Patriotic Weekly Review' (archive): https://www.radioalbion.com/2020/10/patriotic-weekly-review-archive.html'Sven Longshanks' (posts on Radio Albion): https://www.radioalbion.com/search/label/Sven%20Longshanks'Patriotic Alternative' (organisation site): https://www.patrioticalternative.org.uk/'Shameless' (official Channel 4 programme page): https://www.channel4.com/programmes/shameless'Van Morrison' (official website): https://www.vanmorrison.com/'White Rabbit Radio' (official site referenced via Radio Albion): https://whiterabbitradio.net/

Broadcasts live every Thursday at 8:00p.m. uk time on Radio Soapbox: http://radiosoapbox.comPAUL ENGLISH LIVE #119 · paulenglishlive.comThursday January 1st· 8pm UK · 3pm US easternTime For Your New Year’s RevolutionRUMBLE · rumble.com/PaulEnglishLive - chatroomWBN324 · t.ly/L-ms1SOAPBOX · radiosoapbox.comYOUTUBE ·    / @paulenglishlive  TELEGRAM · t.me/fullenglishchatX - x.com/PaulEnglishLiveCALL IN:     paulenglishlive.com/callPODCASTARCHIVES  serve.podhome.fm/paul-english-liveRSS FEED  serve.podhome.fm/rss/bc7f9439-c1bc-440f-a82c-0c01b27037efALSO ON  Spotify · Apple Podcasts · Castbox · Castro · Player FM · Podcast Addict · Overcast · Pocket Casts Happy New Year from the radio shed! On this brisk New Year’s Day 2026, we kicked off with giddy banter, frozen lanes and hot mugs, welcoming Eric Von Essex and friends for a rollicking start to the year. We wandered from weather to cream teas, Cornish splits and the noble cow, then into nostalgia for quiet British Sundays with Songs of Praise, Last of the Summer Wine and the curious calm that lets the mind reset. Listeners chimed in across YouTube, Rumble and the relay stations while we kept sponsors at bay and the kettle on. Our loose theme was “revolutions”: from the agricultural seed drill and the American and French upheavals to the Russian cataclysm and today’s digital churn. We touched on The Revenant, pamphleteers, banks and the ever-itchy question of who funds what—and why. We also trailed Food For Thought Radio (FFT Radio) and more community-led programming, inviting musicians, makers and farmers to help build a lively schedule in 2026. New year, new revolutions—practical, local, and laced with laughter (and clotted cream).Bank of England: https://www.bankofengland.co.ukBoard of Governors of the Federal Reserve System: https://www.federalreserve.govBank for International Settlements (BIS): https://www.bis.orgThe Spectator (magazine): https://www.spectator.co.ukNord Stream (project information): https://www.nord-stream.comThe Revenant (20th Century Studios): https://www.20thcenturystudios.com/movies/the-revenantSongs of Praise (BBC): https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006ttc5Last of the Summer Wine (BBC): https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006fnmmPaul Anka (official): https://www.paulanka.comLed Zeppelin (official): https://www.ledzeppelin.comJJ Cale (official): https://www.jjcale.comCity of London – Epping Forest: https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/green-spaces/epping-forestYouTube: https://www.youtube.comRumble: https://rumble.comOpera Browser: https://www.opera.comJohn Perkins – Confessions of an Economic Hit Man (author site): https://johnperkins.orgRadio Albion: https://radioalbion.comRed Ice: https://redice.tv

Broadcasts live every Thursday at 8:00p.m. uk time on Radio Soapbox: http://radiosoapbox.comPAUL ENGLISH LIVE #118 · paulenglishlive.comThursday December 25th· 8pm UK · 3pm US easternA bring your own bird, bloke, brandy and bread sauce broadcast.RUMBLE · rumble.com/PaulEnglishLive - chatroomWBN324 · t.ly/L-ms1SOAPBOX · radiosoapbox.comYOUTUBE · youtube.com/@PaulEnglishLiveTELEGRAM · t.me/fullenglishchatX - x.com/PaulEnglishLiveCALL IN:     paulenglishlive.com/callPODCASTARCHIVES  serve.podhome.fm/paul-english-liveRSS FEED  serve.podhome.fm/rss/bc7f9439-c1bc-440f-a82c-0c01b27037efALSO ON  Spotify · Apple Podcasts · Castbox · Castro · Player FM · Podcast Addict · Overcast · Pocket Casts Merry Christmas! In this live Christmas Day special, I’m joined by the usual merry band of reprobates for a warm, free‑wheeling evening of music, memories and mischief. We swap weather notes from the UK and the States, compare festive traditions, and I confess to my rare appearance in long trousers while recounting a blissfully simple Christmas lunch run to Aldi. Between glasses of port and plenty of chuckles, we reminisce about childhood Sundays, milk floats, schooldays, and the comforting soundtracks of the season from Vince Guaraldi and more. We also duck in and out of bigger themes—Dickens, The Man Who Invented Christmas, Mark Twain, old apprenticeships, lost engineering know‑how, transport, and how technology (and AI) might help or hinder. There’s some cheeky cracker‑joke banter, listener shout‑outs from WBN, YouTube and Rumble, and a handful of seasonal tunes to keep spirits high. A friendly, meandering Christmas night with pals—exactly what it says on the tin.'Paul English Live' (show site): https://paulenglishlive.comRumble (show streams): https://rumble.comYouTube (show streams): https://www.youtube.comAldi UK: https://www.aldi.co.ukStagecoach Bus (UK): https://www.stagecoachbus.comAmazon Alexa: https://www.amazon.com/alexaCharles Dickens Museum (London): https://dickensmuseum.com'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens (British Library work page): https://www.bl.uk/works/a-christmas-carolThe Man Who Invented Christmas (2017 film) – IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6225520/It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) – IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038650/Trading Places (1983) – IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086465/Die Hard (1988) – IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095016/Mark Twain – The Innocents Abroad (Project Gutenberg): https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3176Mark Twain – Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Project Gutenberg): https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76Mark Twain – The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Project Gutenberg): https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74Mark Twain – A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court (Project Gutenberg): https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/86The Beach Boys (official): https://www.thebeachboys.comStatus Quo (official): https://www.statusquo.co.ukThe Fabulous Thunderbirds (official): https://www.fabulousthunderbirds.comChris Rea (official): https://www.chrisrea.comCooper Alan (official): https://www.cooperalanmusic.com

Broadcasts live every Thursday at 8:00p.m. uk time on Radio Soapbox: http://radiosoapbox.com PAUL ENGLISH LIVE #117 · paulenglishlive.comThursday December 86th · 8pm UK · 3pm US easternMark the Bowler Hatter Farmer will be joining us for hour 2.RUMBLE · rumble.com/PaulEnglishLive - chatroomWBN324 · t.ly/L-ms1SOAPBOX · radiosoapbox.comYOUTUBE · youtube.com/@PaulEnglishLiveTELEGRAM · t.me/fullenglishchatX - x.com/PaulEnglishLiveCALL INInternet: paulenglishlive.com/callPhone: UK: 0203 885 2179 USA: 512 647 1431When prompted enter studio code: 807884488#PODCASTARCHIVES serve.podhome.fm/paul-english-liveRSS FEED serve.podhome.fm/rss/bc7f9439-c1bc-440f-a82c-0c01b27037efALSO ON Spotify · Apple Podcasts · Castbox · Castro · Player FM · Podcast Addict · Overcast · Pocket Casts A lively, wintry wander through memories, myth and mince pies that turns, in Hour Two, into something far more practical. I open with end‑of‑year cheer (and a very soggy South Coast), swap seasonal calamities and childhood Christmas magic with Eric Von Essex, and riff on stories that shape us—from Dickens and fairytales to Tolkien—plus a medley of Blue Peter and Monty Python nostalgia. We also bat around Santa, Saturnalia and the joy (and mild peril) of full English breakfasts, books by the fire, and why rekindling imagination still matters in a digitised world.Then farmer and organiser Mark “the Bowler‑Hatted Farmer” drops in to chart what he’s seeing on the ground: supermarket loss‑leaders, culls, red tape and why this looks like a coordinated squeeze on real food—and what we can do. We discuss Foodfinders Hub, connecting directly with almost 600 farmers, getting fresh produce to food banks, and the new community‑first broadcast project we’re hatching—Food for Thought Radio—to share practical skills, positive news and local action. If you care about culture, community and what’s on your plate, this one’s for you. We wrap with The Pogues’ seasonal classic and an invite to our Christmas Day night special. 'Foodfinders Hub': https://foodfindershub.org 'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens (Project Gutenberg): https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46 'The Man Who Invented Christmas' (2017) – Film page (IMDb): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6225520/ 'The Lord of the Rings' – Official Tolkien site: https://www.tolkien.co.uk/ 'Bulfinch’s Mythology' (Project Gutenberg): https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33260 'Meditations' by Marcus Aurelius (Project Gutenberg): https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2680 'Ivanhoe' by Sir Walter Scott (Project Gutenberg): https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/82 'The Folio Society': https://www.foliosociety.com/ 'TK Maxx UK': https://www.tkmaxx.com/uk/en/ 'Blue Peter' (BBC): https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/shows/blue-peter 'Monty Python' official site: https://www.montypython.com/ 'The Pogues' official site: https://www.thepogues.com/ 'Arundel Castle' official site: https://www.arundelcastle.org/ 'Babycham' official site: https://www.babycham.com/ 'Rumble' video platform: https://rumble.com/ 'YouTube': https://www.youtube.com/ 

Broadcasts live every Thursday at 8:00p.m. uk time on Radio Soapbox: http://radiosoapbox.comPAUL ENGLISH LIVE #116 · paulenglishlive.comThursday December 11th· 8pm UK · 3pm US easternRUMBLE · rumble.com/PaulEnglishLive - chatroomWBN324 · t.ly/L-ms1SOAPBOX · radiosoapbox.comYOUTUBE · youtube.com/@PaulEnglishLiveTELEGRAM · t.me/fullenglishchatX - x.com/PaulEnglishLiveCALL IN:     paulenglishlive.com/callPODCASTARCHIVES  serve.podhome.fm/paul-english-liveRSS FEED  serve.podhome.fm/rss/bc7f9439-c1bc-440f-a82c-0c01b27037efALSO ON  Spotify · Apple Podcasts · Castbox · Castro · Player FM · Podcast Addict · Overcast · Pocket Casts In this lively edition of Paul English Live (Episode 116), I kick off with some seasonal banter, a macaroon, and the promise of big horsepower. Eric von Essex joins me for a rollicking tour through vintage engineering, land‑speed legends, and the allure of compressed‑air cars—plus a dramatic reading inspired by the Monty Python Big Red Book. We riff on forgotten innovations, media fear cycles, digital ID and facial recognition, and why genuine solutions so often get buried. Listener Paul calls in to unpack Paul Pantone’s GEET fuel reactor, sparking a wider chat about citizen ingenuity and bottom‑up organising. In hour two, publisher Jeff Roberts drops by to discuss historical inquiry, propaganda, and his team’s forthcoming work on The Holocaust Encyclopedia, leading to a broader conversation on free expression, labelling, and how power manages narratives—from Orwell, Brendan Bracken and the Fabian Society, to Churchill’s circle. We round out with a spirited defence of trial by jury, common law, and fully‑informed juries (contra Michael Portillo’s technocratic take), everyday over‑policing via policy, practical food resilience (including the humble chufa/tiger nut), and a couple of cracking tunes from Cooper Alan. Same time next week—bring your questions and your curiosity.'Paul English Live (official site)': https://www.paulenglishlive.com

Broadcasts live every Thursday at 8:00p.m. uk time on Radio Soapbox: http://radiosoapbox.comPAUL ENGLISH LIVE #115 · paulenglishlive.comThursday December 4th· 8pm UK · 3pm US easternWith hour 2 guest Blackbird 9.RUMBLE · rumble.com/PaulEnglishLive - chatroomWBN324 · t.ly/L-ms1SOAPBOX · radiosoapbox.comYOUTUBE ·    / @paulenglishlive  TELEGRAM · t.me/fullenglishchatX - x.com/PaulEnglishLiveCALL IN:     paulenglishlive.com/callPODCASTARCHIVES  serve.podhome.fm/paul-english-liveRSS FEED  serve.podhome.fm/rss/bc7f9439-c1bc-440f-a82c-0c01b27037efALSO ON  Spotify · Apple Podcasts · Castbox · Castro · Player FM · Podcast Addict · Overcast · Pocket Casts A lively, occasionally chaotic show that starts with pressure cookers and steak and ends up with food sovereignty, history and myth. Eric and I kick off with his “five cooker” confession, why Hawkins beats the rest, and how to get melt‑in‑the‑mouth results without boiling the flavour away. From there we wander to the butcher’s bill for sirloin, cheaper cuts, brisket and shredded beef, and why buying direct from farms and local shops can beat the supermarket squeeze. We also share practical growing ideas—from keyhole gardens to biochar/terra preta—and small, doable steps to rebuild our own food resilience this winter.In hour two, Frederick “Blackbird9” Blackburn joins us to connect the Peasants’ Revolt of 1381 with today’s supply‑chain control, fourth/fifth‑generation warfare, and the politics of food. We talk diet, logistics, and why stories and history matter—from Grimm and Graham Greene’s The Third Man to frontier realities and Tom Goodrich’s work. The through‑line: stop waiting on “them,” start organising with each other, and learn, grow and source your food like your grandparents did. Pleasant Peasants, assemble.'Hawkins Cookers (India) – official site': https://www.hawkinscookers.com'Prestige Pressure Cookers (UK)': https://www.prestige.co.uk/collections/pressure-cookers'Tower Housewares – pressure cookers and cookware': https://towerhousewares.co.uk'Tesco (UK supermarket)': https://www.tesco.com'International Times – home of Heathcote Williams’s writing': https://internationaltimes.it'Peasants’ Revolt of 1381 (overview)': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peasants%27_Revolt'John Ball (mendicant priest of 1381)': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ball_(priest)'Terra preta (biochar‑enriched soils)': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terra_preta'Keyhole garden (method overview)': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyhole_garden'Larken Rose – official site (author of The Most Dangerous Superstition)': https://www.larkenrose.com'The Third Man (1949 film)': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Third_Man'Anton Karas – The Third Man Theme': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Karas'Sir Carol Reed – director': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Reed'Graham Greene – Brighton Rock and more': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Greene'Godfrey Bloom – profile and speeches': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godfrey_Bloom'John McTernan (political adviser)': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McTernan_(political_adviser)'Order of the Arrow (BSA) – official site': https://oa-bsa.org'Boy Scouts of America – official site': https://www.scouting.org'Clarkson’s Farm (context on modern UK farming)': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarkson%27s_Farm'GAPS – Dr Natasha Campbell‑McBride (diet and nutrition resources)': https://www.gaps.me'Republic Broadcasting Network (RBN) – Blackbird9 show home': https://republicbroadcasting.org'Paul English Live – show hub': https://paulenglishlive.com

Broadcasts live every Thursday at 8:00p.m. uk time on Radio Soapbox: http://radiosoapbox.comWhat a gloriously shambolic start to Episode 114—timers firing, music miscuing, and Shakespeare nearly breaking in—before we settled into a lively Thanksgiving-night broadcast on WBN. I recapped last week’s absence (no, I wasn’t abducted by Othello) and then welcomed Steven from Milkalicious, a Manchester-area dairy farmer thrust into the deep end by processor consolidation and contracts gone sour. Steven laid out the reality on British dairying in 2024–25: processors dictating terms, phones that don’t get answered, and a 40% price gap between supplier classes. His answer? Go direct. He’s now selling raw and soon pasteurised milk to the public, with butter, cheese and ice cream on the way—proof that a farmer‑to‑family “food revolution” is moving from talk to traction. We also covered vending plans, local delivery ideas, and why short, local supply chains beat fragile, centralised systems every time.In hour two, the indefatigable Monica Schaefer joined to discuss free speech, writing to prisoners (including Alfred), and Canada’s raw‑milk prohibitions. We roamed from platform failures and mask mandates to Magna Carta, cultural decay, and why rebuilding health begins with real food, real farms and real community. If you care about sovereignty—of your plate, your purse, your speech, and your soul—this one’s for you.'Paul English Live' website: https://paulenglishlive.com'Milkalicious' (Steven’s dairy brand; early-stage launch): 'Rumble' (livestream/chat referenced): https://rumble.com'YouTube' (livestream/chat referenced): https://www.youtube.com'Free Speech Monica' (Monica Schaefer’s site): https://freespeechmonika.com'Truth and Justice for Germans' (site mentioned for Alfred’s address): https://truthandjusticeforgermans.com'The Gulag Archipelago' by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (reference): https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/103/1033533/the-gulag-archipelago/9781784871512.html'Gone with the Wind' by Margaret Mitchell (reference): https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/margaret-mitchell/gone-with-the-wind/9781447271062'Magna Carta' (UK National Archives resource): https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/magna-carta/'William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke' (biographical reference): https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Marshal-earl-of-Pembroke'Folger Shakespeare' (texts for Othello, Hamlet, The Merchant of Venice): https://shakespeare.folger.edu'Tucker Carlson' (interview referenced): https://www.tuckercarlson.com'Piers Morgan' (interview referenced): https://www.piersmorgan.com'Uber' (delivery idea discussed): https://www.uber.com'Amazon' (delivery/logistics mentioned): https://www.amazon.com

Broadcasts live every Thursday at 8:00p.m. uk time on Radio Soapbox: http://radiosoapbox.com PAUL ENGLISH LIVE #113 · paulenglishlive.comThursday November 13th· 8pm UK · 3pm US easternRUMBLE · rumble.com/PaulEnglishLive - chatroomWBN324 · t.ly/L-ms1SOAPBOX · radiosoapbox.comYOUTUBE · youtube.com/@PaulEnglishLiveTELEGRAM · t.me/fullenglishchatX - x.com/PaulEnglishLiveCALL IN:     paulenglishlive.com/callPODCASTARCHIVES  serve.podhome.fm/paul-english-liveRSS FEED  serve.podhome.fm/rss/bc7f9439-c1bc-440f-a82c-0c01b27037efALSO ON  Spotify · Apple Podcasts · Castbox · Castro · Player FM · Podcast Addict · Overcast · Pocket CastsOn this week’s show I open with George Orwell (Eric Blair) as our touchstone and dive into mainstream media mendacity, with the BBC’s latest editing scandal as a case in point. We range across how propaganda works, the soft power of “nudges” in drama and entertainment, and the long arc from Bernays to today’s newsrooms. Eric Von Essex joins to swap war stories on the Corporation, Room 101, and the culture industry, and we reflect on how institutions get captured and why honest speech is so rare inside parties, newsrooms, and quangos.We contrast the media machine with listeners’ lived reality: immigration, the erosion of trust, and the way labels like “racist” are weaponised to shut down debate. There’s a nod to Van Morrison’s protest songs, a brief dip into Enoch Powell’s warnings about political cowardice, and a look at the Mike Graham/Talk fallout as another sign of the times. We finish with a heads‑up for Nathan Lucius, Mark Devlin and Steve James’s December gathering on the esoteric roots of Christmas—Saturnalia, Sirius, mushrooms, Krampus and all—plus some cheer, gallows humour, and a reminder to keep calm, keep talking, and keep laughing at the would‑be censors.'BBC (UK public broadcaster)': https://www.bbc.co.uk'Question Time (BBC programme)': https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006t1q9'Doctor Who (BBC programme)': https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006q2x0'Blue Peter (BBC programme)': https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006mj3w'Broadcasting House (BBC HQ)': https://www.bbc.co.uk/broadcastinghouse'The Spectator (magazine)': https://www.spectator.co.uk'Rod Liddle – contributor page at The Spectator': https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/rod-liddle'The Orwell Foundation (George Orwell / Eric Arthur Blair)': https://www.orwellfoundation.com'Nineteen Eighty-Four – Orwell Foundation book page': https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-foundation/orwell/books-by-orwell/nineteen-eighty-four/'Edward Bernays – Britannica overview': https://www.britannica.com/biography/Edward-Bernays'Royal British Legion – Remembrance': https://www.britishlegion.org.uk/get-involved/remembrance'Eric Gill (sculptor/type designer) – Monotype on Gill Sans': https://www.monotype.com/fonts/gill-sans'Van Morrison – official site': https://www.vanmorrison.com'Enoch Powell – UK Parliament biography': https://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/enoch-powell/1641'TalkTV / Talk (News UK)': https://www.talk.tv'Julia Hartley-Brewer – TalkTV profile': https://www.talk.tv/hosts/5015/julia-hartley-brewer'Bank of England – Andrew Bailey biography': https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/about/people/andrew-bailey/biography'Elizabeth Truss – official MP site': https://www.elizabethtruss.com'Mark Devlin – official site': https://djmarkdevlin.com'Telegram (messaging app)': https://telegram.org'Ko‑fi (creator support platform)': https://ko-fi.com'Saturnalia – Britannica overview': https://www.britannica.com/topic/Saturnalia'Sirius (star) – Britannica overview': https://www.britannica.com/place/Sirius-star'Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) – Britannica overview': https://www.britannica.com/science/fly-agaric'Krampus – Britannica overview': https://www.britannica.com/topic/Krampus'Paul English Live (show hub)': https://paulenglishlive.com'YouTube': https://www.youtube.com'Rumble': https://rumble.com