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  1. #124 - Zia Yusuf - We Have One Shot to Fix Britain

    4 DAYS AGO

    #124 - Zia Yusuf - We Have One Shot to Fix Britain

    Zia Yusuf returns to the show for a follow-up on where Britain is going and how Reform UK plans to fix it.  We cover: – Why Britain is no longer investable – The flight of wealth & what it means for services – Immigration, sectarian politics & cultural decline – Why reform needs real power – Energy policy & net zero – A first principles approach to taxation, debt & GDP – What Reform's economic plan focuses on – Whether Zia will run for Parliament 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 ZIA YUSUF › X/Twitter - https://x.com/ZiaYusufUK SPONSORS › IREN - https://www.iren.com/ › Ledger - https://www.ledger.com/ › Gemini - https://gemini.com/ › Casa - https://casa.io/ › Incogni - https://incogni.com/peter - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 – Introduction     00:02:54 – Green Party & Cultural Decline   00:04:53 – The Collapse of Labour Strongholds      00:10:07 – Preparing for Government   00:11:30 – One Shot to Fix Britain     00:16:18 – Mass Immigration, No Integration   00:19:32 – Why the Rich Are Leaving   00:21:54 – Law, Safety & Taxpayer Rage   00:24:46 – AI, Inequality & Asset Owners   00:27:20 – The Energy Cost Disaster   00:29:17 – Why Wealth Creation Matters   00:31:46 – The Global Market for Wealth   00:34:08 – Normalising Decline in Britain   00:36:15 – The Prison Space Crisis     00:41:57 – Deficit Spending & Money Printing     00:47:00 – Net Zero, Fuel Bills & Growth   00:51:00 – GDP vs GDP Per Capita   00:53:12 – Building an Investable Country     00:59:42 – SEND Costs & No Local Control   01:06:00 – The Democratic Deficit in Councils   01:08:03 – State Reform & Voter Power     01:14:26 – Will Zia Run for Parliament?   01:16:26 – Closing 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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

    1h 19m
  2. #123 - Ian Rogers - The Coming 25 Years Will Be Unrecognisable - AGI, Quantum & The End of Labour

    6 DAYS AGO

    #123 - Ian Rogers - The Coming 25 Years Will Be Unrecognisable - AGI, Quantum & The End of Labour

    Ian Rogers ran digital at LVMH and worked with everyone from Apple to the Beastie Boys. In this conversation, we dive into culture, technology, politics, and the collapse of the old systems & what might replace them. We explore: – Why education is broken & what should replace it – AI, quantum & disruptive technologies – From state to network: Balaji's thesis and the network future – Creativity, free speech & the failure of mainstream culture – How to raise kids who thrive in chaos – What punk rock teaches us about politics, identity & belonging 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 IAN ROGERS › X/Twitter - https://x.com/iancr SPONSORS › IREN - https://www.iren.com/ › Ledger - https://www.ledger.com/ › Gemini - https://gemini.com/ › Casa - https://casa.io/ › Incogni - https://incogni.com/peter - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 – Introduction   00:06:25 – The Algorithm Killed Music     00:16:40 – Why We Made Zines   00:21:03 – How Technology Shapes Culture     00:30:32 – Education Is Now Obsolete   00:35:17 – Teaching Kids to Think   00:41:00 – AI, Quantum & the Unknown   00:47:23 – From State to Network   00:51:55 – Navigating Post-Truth Politics   00:56:10 – Should We Still Go to Uni?    01:05:18 – Network Neighbours vs Real Ones   01:08:42 – Politics, Identity & Belonging   01:14:55 – Left, Right & Free Thinking   01:20:00 – From Curiosity to Courage   01:24:12 – Creativity in the Age of AI   01:29:37 – Fairness, Copyright & Compromise   01:34:50 – Creative UBI & the BBC   01:40:12 – Arbitrary Taxation Might Be OK     01:47:28 – Closing Thoughts: The Case for Hope  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

    1h 8m
  3. #122 - William Clouston - Beyond the Doom Loop: A New Politics for Britain

    23 OCT

    #122 - William Clouston - Beyond the Doom Loop: A New Politics for Britain

    William Clouston returns to the show for a wide-ranging conversation about Britain's decline, from collapsing public services and economic stagnation to mass immigration, energy failure and the breakdown of trust in our institutions. We explore: – Why the UK economy is no longer investable – The energy crisis, net zero myths & failed privatisation – NHS failure & workforce caps – The collapse of public order – The SDP's vision for direct provision & industrial revival – Why Labour can't fix this 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 WILLIAM CLOUSTON › X/Twitter - https://x.com/williamclouston SPONSORS › IREN - https://www.iren.com/ › Ledger - https://www.ledger.com/ › Gemini - https://gemini.com/ › Casa - https://casa.io/ › Incogni - https://incogni.com/peter - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 – Introduction   00:06:28 – Britain Is No Longer Investable   00:10:15 – Energy Crisis & Net Zero   00:16:03 – Diversity Quotas   00:20:37 – Government Waste, Grift & Agencies   00:32:45 – Councils Collapsing 00:37:50 – The Doom Loop in Housing     00:51:30 – Broken Incentives   01:03:00 – Policing & Public Safety   01:16:00 – Why the SDP Matters   01:20:00 – Fusion Politics: Red & Blue   01:24:00 – America Feels Hopeful  01:30:34 – The Future of the Right     01:38:42 – Reform, Realignment & Political Conviction   01:44:00 – Social vs Liberal   01:50:45 – What is Economic Nationalism  02:04:00 – The Inflection Point 02:08:20 – 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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

    1h 34m
  4. #121 - Curtis Yarvin PT.2 - From Caesar to Satoshi: Why Political & Economic Systems Fail

    20 OCT

    #121 - Curtis Yarvin PT.2 - From Caesar to Satoshi: Why Political & Economic Systems Fail

    In Part 2 of our conversation, Curtis Yarvin covers political decay, Austrian economics and the origins of money and Bitcoin.  We explore: – Monarchy as the most honest system of rule – The flaw in free-market libertarianism – Mises vs Keynes vs Friedrich List – What the Austrians got right & wrong – Why personal net worth is the real inflation metric – The theoretical origin of money – Bitcoin vs gold question 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 CURTIS YARVIN › X/Twitter - https://x.com/curtis_yarvin SPONSORS › IREN - https://www.iren.com/ › Ledger - https://www.ledger.com/ › Gemini - https://gemini.com/ › Casa - https://casa.io/ › Incogni - https://incogni.com/peter - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 – Introduction   00:05:38 – Farage, Reform & Populism's Trap   00:10:50 – Monarchy as a Political System 00:17:34 – Caesar vs Commodus   00:25:38 – Democracy's Many Failure Modes   00:30:11 – Corporate Governance as Political Metaphor   00:33:25 – Austrian Economics & Intellectual Capture   00:40:32 – System Software & Building Urbit   00:49:29 – Economics as Propaganda   00:54:12 – Why GDP Is a Lie   01:01:07 – Mises vs Keynes   01:05:00 – Mercantilism & Friedrich List   01:09:21 – Personal Net Worth = Inflation   01:14:18 – Bitcoin, Gold & Store of Value   01:24:05 – The Nash Equilibrium of Money   01:30:34 – Why Axes Can't Be Money   01:35:26 – Why Bitcoin Wins   01:38:16 – The Path to Remonetisation     01:46:43 – How Close He Got to Bitcoin  01:50:00 – 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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

    1h 51m
  5. #120 - Lisa Townsend - Common-sense Policing: Drugs, Gangs and Hurty Words

    16 OCT

    #120 - Lisa Townsend - Common-sense Policing: Drugs, Gangs and Hurty Words

    Lisa Townsend is the elected Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for the Conservative Party in Surrey. In this interview, we discuss openly about the failure of prohibition, the politicisation of policing & growing crime. We discuss: – Crime, police priorities & why frontline officers are demoralised – Drugs, gangs & the rise of middle-class shoplifting – Whether prohibition has failed & what to do about it – Policing vs mental health vs social work: who's doing what? – State bloat & NHS reform – The case for decentralisation, taxpayer control & back-to-basics policing 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 LISA TOWNSEND › X/Twitter - https://x.com/_lisa_townsend SPONSORS › IREN - https://www.iren.com/ › Ledger - https://www.ledger.com/ › Gemini - https://gemini.com/ › Casa - https://casa.io/ › Incogni - https://incogni.com/peter - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 – Intro   00:04:45 – Public Safety   00:10:20 – PCCs vs Politicised Policing   00:15:30 – What the PCC Role Does   00:18:49 – The Real Job of Oversight     00:28:10 – Who Should Enter Politics?   00:32:00 – Can We Still Afford the State?   00:36:30 – Crime, Cost & Council Collapse 00:46:30 – Who Really Sets Police Priorities?     00:56:00 – The Shoplifting Spiral   01:01:30 – Middle-Class Theft Surge   01:06:30 – The Cocaine Hypocrisy   01:10:45 – Policing's Hidden Frontlines   01:16:00 – Has Prohibition Failed?   01:21:00 – Drugs, Markets & Legalisation     01:32:45 – What Should the State Do?     01:42:00 – The Mental Health Breakdown     01:51:00 – NHS Reform & Political Cowardice   01:56:00 – Can the PCC Model Work?   02:00:00 – Should PCCs Be Better Known?   02:06:00 – What's Wasting Police Time?   02:08:00 – 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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

    2h 10m
  6. #119 - Curtis Yarvin - The Tyranny of Democracy - The Illusion of Choice

    14 OCT

    #119 - Curtis Yarvin - The Tyranny of Democracy - The Illusion of Choice

    Curtis Yarvin — aka Mencius Moldbug — is the most controversial political thinker alive. In this interview, he lays out his honest analysis of how the modern West is ruled: not by democracy or elections, but by an entrenched oligarchy of institutions, academia, media and the permanent bureaucracy. We explore: – Why democracy is an illusion & always was – The Fabian takeover & the myth of progress – Harvard as the ruling class of America – The origins of managerialism & regime control – Virology, censorship & the corruption of science – Revolution, monarchy & the path to 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 CURTIS YARVIN › X/Twitter - https://x.com/curtis_yarvin SPONSORS › IREN - https://www.iren.com/ › Ledger - https://www.ledger.com/ › Gemini - https://gemini.com/ › Casa - https://casa.io/ › Incogni - https://incogni.com/peter - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:04:36 – What Is Democracy Really?   00:10:18 – The One-Party State Thesis   00:14:55 – How the Cathedral Works   00:20:05 – Why the Right Always Loses   00:26:40 – Democracy Is a Religion   00:34:12 – Voting as Ritual   00:39:20 – Replacing the Operating System   00:43:45 – Why Revolutions Don't Work   00:47:22 – Monarchy vs Anarchy   00:52:16 – The Problem With the Constitution   00:56:50 – Censorship & Institutional Capture   01:02:37 – Why the System Can't Be Fixed   01:08:04 – Trump, the Regime & the Illusion of Power   01:13:39 – Who Should Rule and How   01:21:11 – The Case for a CEO King   01:29:18 – What Bitcoin Reveals About Governance   01:36:07 – Technocracy, AI & State Collapse   01:43:29 – Why Progress Isn't Real   01:51:53 – The Myth of Enlightenment   01:57:42 – Why Yarvin Still Has Hope   02:03:25 – 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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

    2h 8m
  7. #118 - Neema Parvini - Elites, Populism & The Illusion of Change

    7 OCT

    #118 - Neema Parvini - Elites, Populism & The Illusion of Change

    Neema Parvini is the author of The Populist Delusion, a defining work in dissident political theory. We discuss: – Why democracy is a "soft dictatorship" – The real purpose of populist parties – Elite theory, the ruling class & regime mechanics – Tony Blair, the NGOs & managerial capture – Globalism, Israel & power double standards – How power always recentralises post-revolution 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 NEEMA PARVINI › X/Twitter - https://x.com/AcademicAgent_X SPONSORS › IREN - https://www.iren.com/ › Ledger - https://www.ledger.com/ › Gemini - https://gemini.com/ › Casa - https://casa.io/ › Incogni - https://incogni.com/peter - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 – Intro   00:01:49 – Populism Is a Trap   00:06:28 – CIA-Created Political Spectrum   00:10:33 – Mass Behaviour & Nudging   00:14:23 – Media Narrative Coordination   00:21:00 – The Myth of Bottom-Up Politics   00:28:20 – The Illusion of Choice   00:34:07 – Billionaires Fund Both Sides   00:37:20 – NGOs and Soft Power   00:42:00 – Gaza, Globalism & Contradiction   00:51:00 – False Revolutions & Resets   00:54:44 – Anti-Blasphemy Laws in Disguise   01:00:27 – Controlled Speech   01:04:21 – Tony Blair Runs Britain   01:08:00 – Real Power Is Visible   01:12:28 – Elite Theory   01:17:30 – Every System Becomes an Oligarchy   01:22:07 – The Myth of Libertarianism   01:38:01 – Were Medieval Peasants Happier?   01:49:15 – Revolutions Centralise Even More   01:56:10 – Mass Immigration as Class War   01:59:38 – Can Bitcoin Spark Revolution?   02:09:47 – Can Rupert Lowe Save Britain?   02:13:00 – Final Thoughts & Next Book   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

    2h 14m
  8. #117 - Nick Leeson - I Lost £862 Million and Collapsed a Bank

    1 OCT

    #117 - Nick Leeson - I Lost £862 Million and Collapsed a Bank

    In 1995, 28-year-old trader Nick Leeson caused the collapse of Barings Bank after racking up £862 million in hidden losses. He fled Singapore, was arrested in Frankfurt, extradited and served over 4 years in a Singaporean prison. We cover: – How it started with a £10K loss – What went wrong, who knew & how it was hidden – Why the bank kept giving him money – Being on the run – Life in prison & how it changed him – Reflecting on success, failure & fatherhood 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 NICK LEESON › X/Twitter - https://x.com/TheNickLeeson SPONSORS › IREN - https://www.iren.com/ › Ledger - https://www.ledger.com/ › Gemini - https://gemini.com/ › Casa - https://casa.io/ › Incogni - https://incogni.com/peter - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 – Intro   00:06:00 – From Maths Failure to Banker   00:08:18 – Headhunted by Barings   00:10:15 – Entering the Trading Pit   00:14:33 – The First £10K Loss   00:21:23 – Fear of Failure   00:26:35 – He Was Half the Market   00:35:18 – Options Strategy to Survive   00:39:41 – From £20M Loss to Breakeven   00:47:29 – Barings Sends All Their Cash   00:51:04 – It Was a Confidence Trick   00:55:01 – The Moment He Fled   01:00:00 – Headlines Hit the Newsstands   01:02:24 – Getting Caught   01:05:39 – Arrested on the Tarmac   01:08:29 – Jail in Germany   01:11:00 – Prison, Introspection & Change   01:13:31 – Did Anyone Lose Money?   01:20:30 – Life After Prison   01:23:32 – Speaking, Rebuilding & Psychology   01:25:42 – Letting Go of the Past   01:27:47 – Being a Dad Now   01:35:23 – Closing 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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

    1h 37m
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