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What Most People Think with Geoff Norcott

Geoff Norcot / Keep It Light Media

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In an overwhelmingly Lefty comedic landscape, right-leaning stand-up Geoff Norcott is a rare beast. In WMPT he gets to the heart of what ordinary people think about social and political issues. Whatever the contentious subject – he’ll be honest and blunt, but without being a dick. Mostly. Guests come from across the social and political divide, including, Romesh Ranganathan, Jonathan Pie, Katherine Ryan, Andrew Doyle, David Baddiel, Konstantin Kisin, Owen Jones and many more. Geoff has appea ...
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The Base Creates

The Base Creates

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We discuss Sartre's play 'No Exit' with Nina Power. Nina was our speaker in our December 2023 performance of Sartre's classic play. Nina takes us through some key ideas in existentialist thinking and explores with us what Sartre might have been asserting about the human condition. The Base Creates is a new production company founded by Oliver Bennett and Morgan Watkins. We want to rediscover, explore and reinvigorate great texts in the Western canon to challenge the conformity of the contemp ...
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The Bookening

Church of the King

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3 guys—a pastor, a scholar, and their gleeful provocateur—discuss the great books. We take God and literature seriously—but the second one not overly so.
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Big old week of news so I cast my eye back on Donald taking on the Labour Party while the same boring old celebs trot out for Kamala. I also ask if Tucker Carlson is a bit weird. Then there's Wes Streeting's attempts to ask for suggestions to make the NHS better. I mainly advocate hot nurses. Order the PAPERBACK EDITION of my book: https://www.amaz…
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.com NB If you missed Sunday’s piece about what next to do with Lightbridge after its incredible rally - 3x in a week - it is here. This week has the potential to be one of the most significant weeks in the history of money. 36 world leaders, including China’s Xi Jinpi…
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NB If you missed Sunday’s piece about what next to do with Lightbridge after its incredible rally - 3x in a week - it is here. This week has the potential to be one of the most significant weeks in the history of money. 36 world leaders, including China’s Xi Jinping, India’s Narendra Modi, and UN Secretary-General António Guterres, are meeting in K…
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Jarrett Adams is a defense attorney, author, and founder of Life After Justice, a nonprofit focused on fighting wrongful convictions and supporting reintegration for exonerated individuals. In this episode, we get into his story of being wrongfully convicted at 17, the realities of navigating the criminal justice system, and the harsh conditions in…
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Very funny episode this week as Baroness Hazarika gets lucky to join me in the first week for a while where Labour haven't been s***ing the bed. We talk about the fights they're willing to have with the Right and Left in the upcoming budget. We also talk male objectification and whether MSM have a hypocritical blind-spot. In the Patreon only sectio…
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.com Here’s something a little different as your Sunday thought piece today - my Edinburgh “lecture with funny bits”. I hope you enjoy it. It lasts 50 minutes, so next time you fancy a bit of “edutainment” give it watch. The first part is available to all, and you can …
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Here’s something a little different as your Sunday thought piece today - my Edinburgh “lecture with funny bits”. I hope you enjoy it. It lasts 50 minutes, so next time you fancy a bit of “edutainment” give it watch. The first part is available to all, and you can unlock the full experience by becoming a paid subscriber. Subscribe now I was super-pl…
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Our guest on today’s Ethical Economics podcast is Dr Nomi Prins. Dr Prins is a macroeconomist, geopolitical financial expert, best-selling author and founder of Prinsight Global, a geopolitical, financial and macroeconomic analysis company. Nomi is a Wall Street insider having held positions at Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers, Bear Stearns and Chase…
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Alex Gladstein is the Chief Strategy Officer at the Human Rights Foundation and a leading advocate for Bitcoin's role in promoting freedom. In this episode, we discuss his work empowering activists under authoritarian regimes, the structural issues facing human rights funding, and how technology like Bitcoin are transforming the fight for liberty. …
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I was delighted to have big time Konstantin Kisin back on the show this week. We both worried that Labour might say they're big business while simultaneously scaring the crap out of investors. We also spoke about why Elon was not allowed to Britain but might be allowed into space. Order the PAPERBACK EDITION of my book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bri…
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Something a little different for you today. I am speaking at the Battle of Ideas this weekend on three rather different matters: * Immigration and Demographics * Who Is the World’s Greatest Comic? * Why Cash Keeps Us Free Do come. You can get tickets here. With this years Battle in mind, the Academy of Ideas asked me to write one of its Letters on …
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Something a little different for you today. I am speaking at the Battle of Ideas this weekend on three rather different matters: Immigration and Demographics Who Is the World’s Greatest Comic? Why Cash Keeps Us Free Do come. You can get tickets here. With this years Battle in mind, the Academy of Ideas asked me to write one of its Letters on Libert…
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Winston Marshall is a musician, cultural commentator, and former member of the band Mumford & Sons. In this episode, we discuss his journey from rock star to cultural commentator, the challenges of holding conservative opinions in the entertainment industry, and his exit from Mumford & Sons. We also get into the failures of corporate media, the ris…
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Quick heads up. I have made some video versions of recent articles. Here they are, in case you are a watcher rather than a reader: I don’t know about you, but I use artificial intelligence (AI) all the time. ChatGPT has become my right-hand man. It gives me advice (really – and good advice too), it helps me make decisions, it gives me exercise work…
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Quick heads up. I have made some video versions of recent articles. Here they are, in case you are a watcher rather than a reader: I don’t know about you, but I use artificial intelligence (AI) all the time. ChatGPT has become my right-hand man. It gives me advice (really – and good advice too), it helps me make decisions, it gives me exercise work…
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David Zell is the Executive Director of the Bitcoin Policy Institute, a think tank focused on the public policy implications of Bitcoin. In this episode, we discuss the political landscape surrounding Bitcoin, its role as an insurance policy for both individuals and nation-states, how Bitcoin competes against traditional currencies, the global dema…
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You might remember a few months back I wrote about a company called Novavax. It caught my eye because it had one of the most volatile yet regular charts I’d ever seen. It would swing from $4 to $300 and back again. On the basis of the chart action alone, I felt it was a buy with multi-bagger potential. Within a few weeks of writing when it was in t…
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Share You can read the original here If you want to buy gold to protect yourself in these uncertain times, let me recommend The Pure Gold Company. Pricing is competitive, quality of service is high. They deliver to the UK, US, Canada and Europe or you can store your gold with them. Read more
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Delighted to welcome the most Italian sounding person of all time to this week's podcast. Vittorio had some strong opinions about Phillip Schofield and also a stunning theory as to Sue Grey's murky past. We also discuss offence in comedy and why Vittorio had one of his shows cancelled for a joke about Valentine's cards. Order the PAPERBACK EDITION …
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Izabella is the Senior Finance Editor at Politico and the founder editor of The Blind Spot. In this episode, we discuss the rapid advancement of AI, including how tools like ChatGPT are transforming journalism, the ethics of AI, its role in uncovering hidden information, and whether full transparency will lead to societal improvements or chaos. We …
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Howard Barker is a playwright, poet, painter, director, designer and essayist. He is, in many people's opinion, our greatest living playwright. His work is extremely difficult to categorise. He has coined the term Theatre of Catastrophe and has argued for the reintroduction of the tragic mode. His style is unique - poetic, tragic, speculative, full…
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.com Final call for my “lecture with funny bits” about mining this Thursday. Hope to see you there. But here it is, finally, the follow-up to How to Sleep Well, in which we address the bane of many who would sleep well: peeing in the night. Did you know one in three ad…
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Final call for my “lecture with funny bits” about mining this Thursday. Hope to see you there. But here it is, finally, the follow-up to How to Sleep Well, in which we address the bane of many who would sleep well: peeing in the night. Share Did you know one in three adults over 30 and more that half of adults over 50 wake up to pee at least once a…
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Recorded 26th September 2024 Jonathan Escott on X https://x.com/praxeologue Media Picks (links may be affiliate) The Compounders Element https://amzn.to/4gRicYm American Fiction https://amzn.to/3Nfj8bg Am I Racist? https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33034103/?ref_=nm_flmg_knf_t_3
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I'm not sure there's ever been so much to cover from a three day period. From Starmer's 6k refund, to Lord Alli's investigation, giving away the Chagos Islands, a drop in investment and private school numbers.....the Labour Party have been BUSY. Great for my podcast but maybe not the country. Order the PAPERBACK EDITION of my book: https://www.amaz…
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Ben Arc is an open-source developer and an advocate in the Bitcoin and Nostr ecosystems. In this episode, we discuss the shift from centralised platforms like Twitter to decentralized systems, discussing how Nostr allows users to control their data and build communities without corporate interference. We get into Bitcoin’s evolution, synthesizing l…
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Ian Birrell is a renowned British journalist, columnist, and foreign correspondent, known for his work on global conflicts, social justice, and political reform. In this episode, we discuss the failures of the prison system, whether it's true purpose is punishment or rehabilitation, and how countries like Norway and Texas are tackling recidivism wi…
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This week I had the lovely Erich Mcilroy back on the show. Erich is fully plotted up the US election and which way the wind is blowing over the pond. But before that we spoke about the weirdness of this year's Tory party conference and some of the more arresting statements by Kemi Badenoch and Jenrick Lamar. Order the PAPERBACK EDITION of my book: …
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