Podcasts by Sounding Board

Food, EMFs and War from 2023-11-08T12:57:16

When you eat a plant are you microdosing poison, or does it really want to be eaten? Andrew has a theory that the most delicious things must surely want to be consumed by man. Nic reveals a star...

Toby’s Razor from 2023-10-31T17:40:06

It’s time for a new razor. One that adequately describes the mantra of the crazy cock up theorists. Andrew takes a new, more mathematical slant on showing how the recent tyranny couldn’t possibl...

Would Somebody Wake Up Sam Harris? from 2023-10-08T20:06:22

Sam Harris is at it again. He’s refining his idiotic arguments to be slightly more coherent idiotic arguments. We play a recent clip then take it apart. We then talk about the covid vaccines bef...

Trading Tax Codes And Silo Spoilers from 2023-09-02T18:47:22

SPOILER ALERT! After Andrew asks a difficult question for conservative voters, Nic reveals the main plot and key twist of Apple TV show Silo in order to explore the methods and motives of those ...

Changing Minds and Reclarifying Positions from 2023-08-14T22:39:06

This episode, Andrew starts by changing his position on the bible, from what it was a couple of weeks ago, due to our last podcast. Nic and Andrew then begin to reclarify all the things that the...

Why don’t christians believe the bible? from 2023-08-01T12:31:58

Wouldn’t it be funny if it turned out that there isn’t a spiritual god mentioned in what we know of as the Bible? What if the bad guys calculatingly and deliberately edited text, removed entire ...

The Seven Leftly Sins from 2023-07-11T00:12:49

In this episode, Andrew spend some time thinking about Pride, with a capital P, and how the left have embraced the worst of the seven deadly sins. But is that the only one? Or have the left embr...

Why Are Products Getting Worse? from 2023-07-03T23:40:32

In this episode, Nic starts off with some news about where we’re charting in political podcasts. Or not. In the past, we would have considered this bad news. But now, we consider this good, as i...

Not Optimistic, But Hopeful from 2023-06-12T18:38:58

In this episode, Nic starts off by asking Andrew how he feels about the current war. Which war, you ask? Andrew asks the same thing. We talk about waking up and whether it’s better off to be awa...

Transgender Sports, Conspiracy Theories and Contagion from 2023-06-10T17:25:02

This episode Andrew starts with an article about a topic he is genuinely an expert in: volleyball. Recently, a female volleyball player suffered head&neck injuries after being hit with a volleyb...

Collapsing Currencies, Psychopaths and Conspiracy Theories from 2023-05-01T15:58:50

Here at Sounding Board, we take pride in talking about issues that are conspicuous due to their absence in the corporate press and legacy media. So for us, issues often become recurring topics, ...

Apples And Antimatter from 2023-03-21T16:21:47

Have you watched Clarkson’s Farm, yet? If you have, you might be wondering just how realistic it is. In this episode we talk about the realities faced by farmers everywhere, after I spent time w...

Of Course It’s A Conspiracy from 2023-03-13T15:30:20

Since the first lockdown, back in 2020, there have been different groups of people. Firstly, authoritarians who relished in the new regulations&restrictions. Then there were the lockdown sceptic...

The List from 2023-02-14T16:17:35

In our recent podcasts, there have been a few recurring themes. One of these themes has been the “cock up or conspiracy” question, as there are still many who believe that everything bad since 2...

Almost Always Eventually Right from 2023-02-10T17:13:20

How many types of people have there been during the past three years of insanity? We tend to think of there being two distinct camps, pro covid measures and anti. But is it really that simple? T...

Bad Losers from 2023-01-31T15:22:06

Last time around, we talked a lot about two well known commentators, Scott Adams and Sam Harris. Both vaccinated, and boosted up to the eyeballs, they’re now taking different paths. Scott has ad...

Masks, Masseuses and Morons from 2023-01-27T14:26:53

In this episode, Andrew starts out by relaying some information about his recent visit to our beloved NHS, peace be upon it. Andrew and Nic then discuss a couple of people from the other side, S...

By Psychopaths, For Psychopaths from 2023-01-22T18:28:46

In 2017, the American NGO: Center for Health Security, there’s a scary name, created The SPARS Pandemic 2025-2028. A futuristic scenario for public health communicators. The parallels between SP...

Tangents on tangents on tangents from 2023-01-18T10:13:54

Bear with us on this pod, as even the tangents we take have tangents of their own. A bit of a ramble, in this edition Andrew goes dark early, and we talk about the possibility of everyone dying ...

Twitter files, midwits and heart damage from 2023-01-10T21:45:46

There have been more twitter files releases, both on how the company worked with US intelligence agencies hand in glove, and on Covid related matters, such as suppressing antivaxxers and banning...

Twitter Files–Part Two from 2022-12-24T21:34:29

In this episode, we continue to talk about the Twitter Files as 8 more threads have been dropped by independent journalists with data drops from Elon Musk. We also talk a little bit about Matt H...

Twitter Files–Part One from 2022-12-07T19:31:24

Time for a special two parter – but only because the recorder got full and we lost the second half. Oops. So tune in next time when we will cover the topics the recorder missed, such as Matt Han...

Real scepticism has never been tried from 2022-11-30T17:38:34

Population growth is slowing, but is that evidence of a long campaign to depopulate the earth? Or is it just the continued development of poorer countries? Nic gets tangled up with some creation...

Audience Capture, Vaccine Absolutism and Rediscovering Ancient Technology from 2022-11-22T21:32:21

PLEASE NOTE: THE FIRST EDITION OF THIS PODCAST DID NOT UPLOAD CORRECTLY. PLEASE DELETE AND DOWNLOAD AGAIN IF NECESSARY. This episode Andrew begins with asking the question: Do we want people to ...

White Pills from 2022-11-14T23:44:43

This episode, we focus on the positive things that are happening in the world. From sound politicians (in other countries) to crypto currencies to vaccine hesitancy (and a few more, besides). It...

F***wit or Fiend from 2022-10-29T17:55:18

This episode Andrew starts with a quick correction, another amusing rock, then on to the main event after a few minutes: A brand new game… Can Nic tell the difference between evil and idiocy? Ph...

A History Of Violence from 2022-09-27T16:02:35

Have you wondered how government became the way it is? In this episode, I take a look at the history of the state. How states came into being and how they morphed into the totalitarian juggernau...

What Will You Tolerate? from 2022-09-13T20:25:27

You probably think the government does some good things. It’s why you vote. You might think that at least some regulation is needed to prevent sub standard goods entering the market place. Possi...

Can you be a centrist on everything? from 2022-08-19T14:26:28

Is it possible to have a moderate/centrist view on a conspiracy theory? How about something as simple as food? Are vegans and carnivore the extremists and omnivores to sensible centrists? We dis...

Balance signalling from 2022-08-07T21:41:11

Why are some people sound on some topics yet catastrophic on others Is it a deliberate tactic to not get branded a conspiracy theorist? Is it a form of signalling? In this podcast we try to get ...

Why now? from 2022-08-05T14:09:26

The world economy is collapsing. But why would the vice wielders, those that pull the strings of governments, the media&big corporations, want to destroy what they’ve spent decades, even hundred...

Bodily Autonomy, Bugs, Birth Rates, Bicyclism and Blax Cuts from 2022-07-14T15:19:42

Today’s episode is brought to you by the letter “B”. Not intentionally, but a few topics started with it and we managed to crowbar a few more in. We start off with the repeal of Roe v Wade and a...

Dark from 2022-07-04T21:29:26

We questioned whether or not to even release this edition of Sounding Board. Recorded on 10 May 2022, it’s one of our longest recordings – but its dark. It’s Andrew’s turn to be feeling a bit lo...

Thinking Things Through from 2022-06-14T20:26:56

Sometimes people just don’t think things through.  They don’t think about the ramifications or simple interpretations of what they are spreading around. Andrew has some observations of examples ...

Tractor Porn and Ginger Growlers from 2022-05-04T10:11:37

It’s been a while since we released a podcast, so Nic starts off explaining why. With so much to talk about, this ended up being a long session. So, make yourself a drink and grab a comfy chair ...

Would everybody just shut up about Yemen from 2022-03-29T11:55:29

Isn’t it funny how suddenly everyone is concerned with a foreign power bombing and invading a neighbour thousands of miles away, yet that is exactly what has been happening for nearly 8 years, b...

Trucker Spring and the Narrative Unravelling from 2022-02-21T23:04:57

With Castreau invoking the never before used Emergencies Act, our eyes are on Canada once more and the Trucker Spring. We compare this movement to the BLM protests (with associated riots and occ...

Allegedly… from 2022-02-18T14:43:33

The Trucker Spring in Canada has put more focus on Justin Trudeau, as he pushes more and more draconian measures to try and stop it. As a result, the photos and stories about his origins are flo...

What Does The Future Hold? from 2022-02-10T20:14:59

After a brief chat about the return to some old social media platforms, following on from our last podcast, Andrew makes a few predictions about what may happen in the future. Speculations aroun...

The Future Of Social Media from 2022-02-08T12:00:36

In this episode we talk about Social Media. Nic starts by letting Andrew know that one of his recent tweets about Ivermectin has been marked by Twitter as ‘misinformation’, in spite of all the e...

Avoiding Healthcare Like The Plague from 2022-01-19T16:19:25

In this edition we discuss staying out of healthcare’s way by looking after our own fitness. Whether its workouts or eating well, it can all play a part in avoiding the doctors. Nic has been try...

Could coronavirus be a bat vaccine? from 2022-01-17T18:07

Project Veritas has obtained more documents from DARPA, the secretive Department of Defence weapons research agency, on the origins of the coronavirus we now call SARS-CoV-2. Engineering a virus...

Is The Tide Finally Turning? from 2022-01-12T15:51:37

In our first episode of 2022, Andrew starts by asking the question “Who will save us?” Will it be schoolkids? Are Gen Z finally realising that the state can do too much? What about ethnic minori...

Why doesn’t SAGE model positive scenarios? from 2021-12-20T12:21:46

It’s a week before Christmas, and the veil has been lifted once more on the decision making at the highest levels of government in the UK. In a rare moment on twitter, the head of modelling for ...

More Elliott’s Law, Normalising Heart Issues and Converging Opportunism from 2021-12-13T15:10:06

Remember Elliott’s Law from a previous edition? Andrew thinks he has an example outside of politics, in archeology. Although of course, it turns out everything is political. Are there actually 2...

Bonus Episode–The Tyranny Of The Majority from 2021-12-13T14:33:04

This is an audio recording of a blog post I wrotein February of last year, but is still relevant. You can find it here, on our website: If we’re going to argue about the tyranny of the majority,...

Cautious, yet, er, reversible? from 2021-12-04T15:59:19

In this edition, Andrew starts out by reading a list of the worst people in Britain. This isn’t another “what’s worse?” game, or a “yes / no” game like Dick&James Delingpole often play. No, thes...

Bonus Episode–COVID-19 Restrictions: Fascist Policies using Socialist Logic from 2021-12-01T13:50:42

This is an audio recording of a recent article I wrote of the same name: COVID-19 Restrictions: Fascist Policies using Socialist Logic Please visit our website to download or stream all our prev...

Unsafe, Ineffective and Unneccessary from 2021-11-23T12:59:11

Are your standards the same as the those who push theirs from above?  Even if you think the jabs are safe, there can surely be no argument that they are effective any more? Right? Andrew thinks ...

BREAKING: Unvaccinated brothers still alive after COVID-19 from 2021-11-15T11:28:11

After a short hiatus while SARS2.4 ripped through our families, we’re back to discuss our great suffering, and how we chose to deal with it. What’s the experience of two, healthy, 40-something, ...

Power Corrupts from 2021-10-14T08:13:09

So called “Fact Checking” goes up a notch with a tweet from Zuby posted on his instragram that fails this nonsense measure of reality. Are we getting to a point where some platforms just won’t b...

What do we know, so far? from 2021-10-05T20:39:34

Nic reads out a list of things we now know for sure related to SARS-CoV-2 and in particular its origins. Knowing what you know, how do you process that information, and how do you cope with the ...

There are more of us than you realise from 2021-09-21T21:39:30

This edition, Andrew tries to find the number of people who haven’t succumbed to experimental gene therapy in the UK. Is it comparable to the support for major political parties? There’s a sizab...

Has Politics Changed Forever from 2021-09-07T19:16:33

Has politics as we know it been suspended indefinitely “due to covid”? If that was the end of an era, then what is the next political landscape going to look like? We get back to talking politic...

Libertarianism In Mainstream TV from 2021-08-26T08:49:25

We’re so used to the general level of statist indoctrination that comes out of mainstream television and film, that it can be a surprise to find a truly libertarian character. They are certainly...

Vaccine Passport Exemptions from 2021-08-23T13:53:07

In this episode, we discuss the medical exemptions you can self declare in order to attend venues or events that insist on (or by law are mandated to use) the UK Covid Pass. Is there a window of...

Jack Dorsey Surprises And Anarchism Sells from 2021-08-17T12:56:34

In this edition, Andrew drops some white pills starting with Twitter’s founder Jack Dorsey tweeting out a complete surprise. Is Jack a secret libertarian? Does this mean he’s not really in contr...

12 Months From Now from 2021-08-13T19:36:08

In this episode, we tackle a question from one of the members of our Telegram channel, which you can find at t.me/soundingboard. We were asked what we thought Britain, and the world, would be li...

Do People Really Understand Fascism? from 2021-08-06T10:19:08

Everyone is taught, quite rightly, that Fascism is bad. But do they really know what it is, other than to name the atrocities of WW2 and the Holocaust? We look at the differences in how the educ...

The What’s Worse Game: Dad Edition from 2021-07-29T13:53:30

After listening to the first What’s Worse Game, our Dad couldn’t resist getting in on the action, and so came up with a new list of competing horrors for Nic to challenge Andrew with. The aim of...

The Amazing Life Of John McAfee from 2021-07-21T13:18:05

This week, Andrew tells the story of John McAfee. From his early life as a computer programmer at NASA in the 60s to his exploits on the run from the US government for alleged tax evasion, John ...

Should We Really Privatise Viruses? from 2021-07-09T09:16:02

Nukes are normally one of those areas that even so-called libertarians equivocate on. Do you really want those in the hands of private individuals or corporations? Surely the state is a safe pai...

Bonus content: The Real And Proper Mummy from 2021-07-08T12:00:51

A short bonus episode that we hope you’ll enjoy where Nic, initially not realising Andrew had started recording, describes the joy he experienced gaslighting his young children. Did they really ...

The What’s Worse Game from 2021-07-02T12:46:10

After a brief hiatus while Nic recovered from surgery, we’re back with a new game of Andrew’s devising. The What’s Worse Game. In this new game, Andrew gives Nic two deliberately awful options a...

The Science from 2021-06-06T12:38:25

When people say they are following The Science(tm) do they really mean they are following orders? How do you row back from additional interventions when they aren’t based on anything at all, let...

How To Stop Wearing A Mask from 2021-05-29T19:16:06

This week begins with Andrew offering some advice on the easiest places to forgo masks. We then talk about PCR tests as Nic has just had to have one in order to have a minor medical procedure. A...

Testosterone Passports and Eating Meat from 2021-05-18T09:43

This week, Andrew did a rare thing. He wrote a blog post. Inspired by the recent talk of Covid Passports, he wondered if this new technology could be used for something else. Something good. The...

Will you tolerate totalitarianism next time? from 2021-05-11T09:27:32

You might agree with all the steps the government has taken in the last year. But what will you do the next time they give themselves this power over your life? Pandora’s box has been opened. Th...

Laughing At Politicians–The Best Political Humour from 2021-05-04T11:27:29

This week, Andrew starts with an analogy. Anti-fascists maintain that if you’re not a communist, you’re on a slippery slope to fascism. He asks whether this means that if you’re not obese, you’r...

Do libertarians need encouragement? from 2021-04-28T13:49

On this, our 100th podcast, we talk about whether its a trait of those who love freedom to have the confidence to be a self starter, and just get on with things. Do you need encouragement or pra...

The Fall Of Nicolae Ceausescu from 2021-04-19T13:32:15

In this episode, Andrew tells the story of Nicolae Ceausescu. Something he’s wanted to do since Christmas 2019, the thirty year anniversary of his execution. From a troubled upbringing including...

What Colour Pill Have You Taken? from 2021-04-13T16:31:03

Can naming your children really make a difference? Nic certainly seems to think so as he explains to Andrew why he thinks his immediate family must undoubtedly be the solution to the world’s pro...

Inject or infect? from 2021-04-07T15:53:54

Andrew revists a libertarian thought experiment and applies it to virus infections&government jabs to see whether the state is once again guilty of cakeism. Surely we can apply the same rules to...

Motorcar Musings from 2021-04-01T14:59:29

Over the past couple of months, Andrew has found that some of his best thoughts come when he’s driving. As he can’t very well text and drive, he’s been recording them on his phone. With a couple...

Steel Manning Vaccines from 2021-03-26T16:49:59

This week, Nic wants to steel man vaccines. Let’s be honest. We struggle with this one! Is it possible to steel man the arguments for vaccinating the entire population (including people who have...

Gamers–will they save us? from 2021-03-01T22:22:54

This episode Andrew wants to talk about something close to his heart: Gaming. More specifically, he wants to talk about gamers, as they have been in and out of the media for the past few years. ...

I’m Forever Blowing Covids from 2021-02-16T16:45:17

This week, we’re back talking about the only game in town: the ‘rona. We discuss the ridiculous behaviour of a new phenomenon: “leapers” and relay information about how well the new vaccine cent...

Have No Morals But Your Own from 2021-02-03T21:58:09

Andrew is calling for a General Election, but do we really want Keith in charge? Is there a better model of healthcare for the Covid age? Are neo-liberals just itching to tame but not eliminate ...

Cancel Culture from 2021-01-13T23:25:02

Speak to anyone on the evangelical left, and they’ll tell you that cancel culture doesn’t exist. They’ll maintain that cancel culture is merely just consequences. That people are simply being he...

Elliott’s Law from 2021-01-06T23:24:21

This episode, we discuss Elliott’s Law, which Andrew has just created: a) In politics, respect only flows one way: in the direction of statism. People more statist than you are always “misguided...

The Sounding Board Christmas Message from 2020-12-24T09:16:24

In this season of festivity and joy, it’s time for the Sounding Board Christmas message. Will it be a message of hope for the future? Will we be encouraging others to “stay safe” and keep away f...

The Covid Christmas Cancellation from 2020-12-23T22:32:09

The government found just the excuse it needed – a new strain of the coronavirus – to lockdown in all but name and cancel Christmas for a huge swathe of rhe country. We talk about the rules of T...

The Covid Casedemic from 2020-11-30T22:03:25

As England heads toward a return to the Lockdown tiering system and out of the 4 week November national Lockdown, we discuss how meaningless the numbers are that have driven us this far. How exa...

US Elections, Social Media And The Desperate Corporate Press from 2020-11-27T00:24:52

After a brief hiatus (circuit break?) due to work commitments, we’re back, and we’re raring to go. This time, we talk about the recent US Election. We discuss the results and whether they appear...

Whisky, Free Speech and Discrimination Law from 2020-10-23T15:17:43

After receiving our first ever gift from a listener of a bottle of scotch, Andrew explains how whisky is made and what makes a good one. We then talk about free speech and whether it’s ever righ...

Circuit Breaker Or Will Breaker? from 2020-10-14T22:20:01

This week, Nic notices that there has been a noticeable change in the political landscape, with the two main parties finally diverging over lockdown policy. But is this a good thing or not? Cert...

Fear As A Virtue from 2020-10-12T21:16:19

Is fear the latest virtue that must be signalled? As we discuss Trump’s recovery and Andrew’s wife experience with the NHS, we ask whether it’s now trendy to show just how fearful you are. We al...

Office outbreak, Trump tests positive and what about the roads? from 2020-10-04T12:54:37

Some actual infections have finally occurred in Nic’s office, and of course, everyone is fine, but wouldn’t it have been better for this to happen in the summer months rather than trying to supp...

Is Democracy A Check On Power? from 2020-09-26T12:32:42

The biggest encroachment on civil liberties has taken place in 2020, and under a Conservative government.  How did this happen without any scrutiny? Democracy was one of the first things to be s...

Exam Grades, the Rule of Six and Our Growing Police State from 2020-09-16T18:31:31

Nic is back from Cornwall after cancelling his trip to Corfu, but how much of a holiday was it, being herded through one way systems, with mask nazis everywhere? He also shares his recent experi...

Virtue Broadcasting from 2020-09-09T14:46

Further to Andrew’s recent blog post about Virtue Broadcasting, we take the topic further. We discuss virtue signalling in general, before moving on to the louder, shoutier form that is broadcas...

The Chocolate Episode from 2020-08-21T19:30:15

In this edition we review some of the latest polling and see just how crazy the numbers are for people supporting the unprecedented government interventions of 2020.  Does it very much if you ar...

Left Leaning Language and Grievance Signalling from 2020-08-12T16:20:14

Is a common language enough any more or do you need to somehow signal your political or woke intentions?  How does that work when the Overton Window shifts so frequently? We talk about the evolu...

Hackonomics: Market Forces and Unethical Behaviour from 2020-08-05T14:54

With the recent hacking attacks at Twitter and Garmin, Nic explains the detail behind another attack on a company called Blackbaud. They claim to have stopped a cyberattack, but they are explici...

Can Libertarianism Ever Take the UK? from 2020-07-30T16:55

The US has a different political structure as well as a culture with more emphasis on liberty – at least superficially. It also has a Libertarian Party that fields candidates for President. But ...

Agent Based Behaviour Modelling from 2020-07-26T14:55

When did locking down a population, or closing schools become the agreed way of dealing with an epidemic? Andrew explains where the lockdown model was pioneered (you won’t believe it if you don’...

Real Maskism Has Never Been Tried from 2020-07-20T22:26:13

Over four months since the peak of Covid19 infections in Britain and the government thinks that now is the right time to mandate mask wearing in shops. Aside from the morality of the state telli...

Libertarian Good Reads from 2020-07-12T19:11:07

For weeks, Andrew has been pestering Nic to talk about books. To keep him happy, in this edition Nic interviews Andrew about a handful of his favourite reads. Starting out with Economics In One ...

Dan Cure on Libertarian Drinks, Useless Politicians and Political Journeys from 2020-06-17T21:32:16

In this edition we have our second special guest, our good friend Mr Dan Cure, Libertarian Drinks and Third Wednesday legend. We talk to Dan about his political journey, the state of the conserv...

The Great Derangement from 2020-06-14T08:46:28

After more than a week of Black Lives Matter protests, and statues being torn down, we discuss whether destruction of public property is as bad as private property, and how the Autonomous Zone i...

House Arrest Ends, More Liberties Infringed from 2020-06-01T20:56:32

As the 3rd amendment to the Coronavirus Restrictions regulations are dumped unceremoniously on the statute books with no scrutiny whatsoever, we look at just how absurd they are, and whether the...

Boris Decriminalises Gardens from 2020-05-31T10:54:25

As the Prime Minister announces the changes to guidance and regulations effective from 1June 2020, we look at the stupidity of the first set of regulations, and how adding a 6 person limit could...

The Left Right Game: Covid19 Edition from 2020-05-27T20:57:31

It’s been a while coming, but this week sees the return of an old favourite: The Left Right game. After a brief chat about Dominic Cummings and the latest, supposed lockdown breaking by an offic...

The Left’s Lost Love, Brexit and the Covid Flat Curvers from 2020-05-20T21:18:49

In this outdoor, socially intimate edition, Andrew asks whether the Left have lost their traditional hard working ethos in favour of the politics of envy, Nic finally finds something he thinks B...

Why don’t the left get memes? from 2020-05-19T14:28:45

In another Sounding Board Short, we talk about Andrew’s meme on teaching unions that went started some hilarious twitter encounters, and the latest nonsense from local authorities advising schoo...

Are Teaching Unions Keeping Schools Closed? from 2020-05-16T15:50:11

In our first Sounding Board Short, we travel to a nearby park and chat about Nic’s article on hectordrummond.com about the difficult decisions ahead in deciding when it’s time to send the childr...

Revised Regulations, Shameful Schools and Manipulating Models from 2020-05-13T22:43:11

In this edition, we talk about the new, revised regulations that have just come into force during the current covid-19 lockdown. We talk about the effects of the lockdown so far, and indeed the ...

Ferguson’s Fall, Imperfect Polling and Messy Modelling from 2020-05-08T13:33:15

As Neil Ferguson is revealed to have broken the lockdown that his infamous computer model insisted we must institute, we talk about poetic justice, elitism and whether Professor Ferguson should ...

Left Vs Right And Ideological Centrism from 2020-04-30T11:24:55

Even though we’re still in lockdown, we’ve started talking about some of our favourite subjects again.  This time it’s our observations of the political left and right. Are their criticisms of e...

Are Today’s Socialists Any Different? from 2020-04-28T11:21:43

In this episode, Andrew asks whether today’s socialists, who try very hard to distance themselves from the socialists of the past, are really any different? What are today’s socialists promising...

CDC Infectious Tests, Rushed UK Law and Stagnant NHS from 2020-04-24T16:18:13

As the CDC accidentally infect those they are testing for SARS-CoV-2, the UK Government amends its initial regulations governing the lockdown, but as well as closing some loopholes, opens some n...

Our NHS–Operation Human Shield from 2020-04-22T19:10:54

In another Lockdown edition, we talk about Boris’s message to the public on leaving the hospital, and how he’s positioning himself as not just the ultimate centrist, but the ultimate NHS Tory. J...

COVID-19: The Economy, The New Laws and The Libertarian Option from 2020-04-14T21:00:44

In the second of our locked down podcasts, we discuss (as expected) the latest news around COVID-19. We start by differentiating between SARS-COV-2 (The latest coronavirus from China) and COVID-...

Regulation: Changing attitudes and Unintended Consequences from 2020-04-13T12:40:49

In the first of our lockdown editions, we focus on regulation. Are we seeing a change in attitudes towards regulation? As swathes of regulations and licences are suspended or temporarily rescind...

Covid-19 State Expansion, Everyone’s a Right Winger and Panic Buying Baileys from 2020-04-05T22:23:29

Our last recording before the lockdown, we explore Commander Sunak’s budget-busting spending pledges in reaction to the Coronavirus, and whether no one is a Libertarian in a pandemic, or convers...

Are Humans Instinctively Collectivist? from 2020-03-20T07:30

In this edition, Nic asks whether human beings inherently want to collectivise. We ask the further questions: If this is indeed the case, is it built in? Or is it the result of indoctrination? W...

Difficult Questions for Libertarianism from 2020-03-12T07:30

Libertarianism isn’t an endpoint for how society should operate. It’s a beginning. How a libertarian society should operate isn’t known. Indeed, because of its inherent freedom, many competing w...

Changing One Thing About the State&The Dominance of the Left from 2020-03-06T07:30

What would it be? Not abolish the state entirely, but make one change to it and the way it works. Would it be simple and maybe cliché and just privatise the NHS, or would you want to abolish sta...

Labour Leadership Lunacy, Unelected Political Influences and Project Fear Failed Predictions from 2020-02-28T21:49:58

This week we start by discussing the current crop of Labour Leadership contenders. We take apart their views on transgender sex offenders and whether having Labour members influence military pol...

Rigged Elections and Whether the Right is a Threat from 2020-02-20T22:03:12

On this our 50th edition, Andrew puts to Nic a thought experiment where a general election is rigged in order to get freedom lovers in power. Would that be a good thing?  What are the moral impl...

Labels, Tribalism and Rejecting Definitions from 2020-01-29T22:12:01

Do you hate being labelled?  Nic certainly does, and in this edition he explains why he rejects being put into categories, and his squeamishness over membership of tribes. Whether its atheist, l...

The Differences Between The Left and The Right from 2020-01-22T22:40:29

There are some fairly fundamental characteristics of being left wing and right wing. But do people actually know the differences, or would they mis-categorise a lot of the traits of both? ​ We d...

Socialism: What If The Labour Party Had Won? from 2020-01-15T22:31:19

Even though the Conservative Party won a comfortable majority in the December 2019 UK General Election, it’s still worth talking about what life would have been like under Jeremy Corbyn’s social...

The Witcher, Wokeness and Bad TV from 2020-01-10T20:22

“Evil is Evil. Lesser, greater, middling… Makes no difference. The degree is arbitary. The definition’s blurred. If I’m to choose between one evil and another… I’d rather not choose at all.” ~ G...

Cherán, Mexico – How One Town Expelled The State from 2019-12-20T21:51

In 2011 the residents of a small municipality in Mexico rose up against politicians, the police and illegal loggers associated with the drug cartel La Familia Michoacana. Expelling the corruptio...

Election Results 2019–Who and what were the real winners? from 2019-12-13T14:42

It’s results day 2019! In this episode, we discuss the UK General Election results. We look at statistics, trends, vote share and debate who,&what, were the real winners and losers this time aro...

General Election 2019 and the Current State of British Politics from 2019-12-11T23:16

It’s that time again! It’s polling day tomorrow, so we couldn’t record anything but a General Election special. We discuss the latest YouGov MRP (whatever that stands for…), trends amongst other...

Democracy, Libertarianism and the Trouble with Voting from 2019-12-05T14:18

Recorded straight after the last edition, we follow on with a discussion on the problems of our democratic system and whether we only have a choice of the “least worst” from here on in. We talk ...

The Leftwards Drift of UK Politics from 2019-12-02T22:56

In this episode we analyse the manifestos of all major UK parties. And the Greens. Andrew reached for the short straw this week when he had to read all parties’ manifestos for the upcoming UK Ge...

A La Cartism, Boris and the next UK General Election from 2019-11-14T14:16

Has Boris found the magic centrist formula for winning the election with his championing of both the free market and the public sector? Or will the Conservatives desire to spend, spend, spend, c...

The Berlin Wall Fell 30 Years Ago from 2019-11-07T22:01

It’s the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall – a crucial moment in the late 20th century that signalled the end of the Cold War and the retreat of Communism. So what has changed sinc...

Does a General Election Mean we Finally Get Brexit? from 2019-10-30T22:43

We’re finally having a general election.  But will it really solve the parliamentary problems we are currently experiencing? Why are we in the situation we are in? Why are we having a General El...

Thought Experiment: Privatising the Public Sector from 2019-10-23T17:13

What if everything the government does was privatised? Not the law making, but all of the other functions and agencies and quangos. Could it be done quickly? What would be the consequences, and ...

Climate Change And Extinction Rebellion from 2019-10-16T21:31

Are we heading for the end of the human species as predicted by Extinction Rebellion? In the middle of the second week of London protests and blockades, we discuss some of the issues surrounding...

Formal Language and Woke Culture from 2019-10-04T20:35

In a week dominated by reports in the media of parliament using inflammatory language, and the announcement that Sam Smith wants people to use new preferred pronouns, we discuss whether our natu...

Dr Kristian Niemietz Interview: Socialism, Capitalism and Liberalism from 2019-09-19T23:29

We are joined by the Head of Political Economy at the Institute of Economic Affairs, Dr Kristian Niemietz, for a conversation on the phenomenon of modern support for socialism, whether apologist...

The Problems With The Centre Ground from 2019-09-10T20:57

Is centrism really the answer to any political question? Is the centre ground really the safe area furthest from the two dominant authoritarian ideologies of the 20th century, or merely a cherry...

The Left Right Game 2 from 2019-09-01T20:41

After Andrew surprised Nic a few episodes ago with The Left Right Game, Nic has been thinking and planning a way of getting his own back, and taking the game a step further. In this edition, we ...

Proroguing Parliament: What does it really mean for Brexit? from 2019-08-28T21:27

As predicted, Boris Johnson has decided to end the current parliamentary session (the longest in modern times), and trigger a new Queen’s Speech. Remainists are naturally going crazy, and talkin...

Bit of a chat: driving whisky, ruining Monopoly and the Chuka Umunna Award from 2019-08-07T19:36

In this edition, we have a longer chat than usual, but try to get in all the smaller topics that we feel were too short to be podcasts in their own right, or that we just want to rant about. We ...

Negative Rights And Moral Relativism from 2019-07-20T14:31

This week, we’re interested in rights. Specifically, the difference between negative&positive rights and what they mean. We also discuss the difference between moral absolutism&relativism and ho...

Should May, Not Boris, Prorogue Parliament? from 2019-07-16T16:30

How could the Remainer establishment blunt Boris Johnson’s threat of proroguing parliament to force through Brexit? Maybe, just maybe, there is a way of playing politics that blunts Boris’s endg...

The Left Right Game from 2019-07-13T17:11

This week, I surprise Nic with a new jape: The Left Right Game! I had the idea to state a number of different, collectivist policies and Nic had to tell me whether they were left or right wing, ...

Does Capitalism Need A Reboot…Into Valueism? from 2019-07-05T21:22

This week we talk about capitalism in an unapologetic way. We talk not about the ethics, but the morality of capitalism. Something we feel isn’t talked about enough these days, if ever. We consi...

The Uniqueness of Human Thought and Win-Win Transactions from 2019-06-26T21:41

Why is it that only humans trade?  In this edition, we discuss how the human capacity to think has lead us to invent the concepts of specialisation and exchange, and that there is a common falla...

What’s Up With Communism? from 2019-06-14T20:36:31

This week another book on communism was published. We know what you’re thinking. This time, it’s going to be different… So we question various obvious, and not so obvious, aspects to communism. ...

Change UK: The Splitters Have Split from 2019-06-07T10:59:26

This time, we revisit Change UK: The Independent Group. Actually, hang on: Change UK and The Independent Group. The splitters have split again. Warning: contains mild gloating. —— Please visit o...

Lib Dems and Change UK: Anti-democratic Politics in the UK from 2019-06-05T21:11

In this latest episode, we discuss the Lib Dems and their recent successes in the EU elections and the latest polls. We reason why they’ve experienced a recent uplift before discussing Change UK...

Steel Manning Steel, Supermarket Nukes and Chlorinated Chickens from 2019-06-01T14:33:57

This week, we try to steel man the arguments against freeing up the steel industry. Steel is always sold as a strategic industry. We’re often told that we cannot free the market, that we must ha...

The Castor Semenya Controversy: Is it time for competition in competitions? from 2019-05-18T12:51:39

This week, we discuss Castor Semenya and the controversy surrounding intersex&transgender athletes. We talk about the definition of intersex, the rules around competing against females and if th...

Is regulating the internet a direct threat to freedom? from 2019-04-19T14:11:40

Politicians are rushing to regulate the internet with the EU copyright directive, age verification on porn sites and now a new regulator of social media platforms to police so called online harm...

Could The Current Constitutional Crisis Have Any Benefits? from 2019-04-12T13:42:58

This week we discuss whether Britain’s current constitutional crisis is actually a good thing. As Classical Liberals&Libertarians, should we delight in people realising that the current system o...

Why Is It OK To Laugh At Communism? from 2019-04-05T10:49:17

This week we discuss why we find buying each other communist memorabilia amusing but would not feel the same about fascist merchandise. We also question the rules around humour and what makes on...

Revealed vs Stated (Including Falsified) Preferences from 2019-03-29T20:38:37

This week we discuss the difference between stated and revealed preferences. How do economists and politicians use preferences to form policy and should they ignore stated preferences altogether...

No deal but no no deal either from 2019-03-13T23:26:38

It turns out no deal isn’t better than a bad deal even though the commons has certainly expressed its opinion that the Withdrawal Agreement is very bad indeed. The Irish Backstop is the clincher...

The Conservative Party splits. What happens now? from 2019-02-20T21:38:44

Only two days have passed, yet another Labour MP has quit and, more significantly, 3 Conservatives MPs have too. Now that the Independent Group has 11 MPs and eclipses the Lib Dems in all the po...

Reaction to the Labour Party split from 2019-02-18T22:00:06

It finally happened. More than 3 years after Jeremy Corbyn was elected leader of the Labour Party and became Leader of Her Majesty’s Opposition, 7 Labour MPs have formally left the Labour Party ...

Every day hypocrisy: You cannot have it both ways from 2019-02-17T13:34:57

In this edition, we recap on what actually happened during&after our last podcast recording, and how it informed the way we discuss&debate issues. By understanding&agreeing each others points of...

Could peaceful, purist socialism actually work? from 2019-01-24T16:43:06

Real socialism, apparently, has never been tried. For the group of socialist purists that believe a peaceful voluntary system could work globally, it could be a workable reality. We discuss the ...

Withdrawal Agreement Principles and the Politics of Opposition from 2018-12-19T10:33:57

It was inevitable, wasn’t it? With so much going on about Brexit, we felt we couldn’t avoid it again. We do however, try to tackle it from angles other commentators haven’t discussed. This week ...

The One Where We Ramble On About Brexit from 2018-11-19T23:28:25

It was inevitable.  We had to talk about Brexit again, and this week we’ve dedicated an entire edition to it.  An awful lot has happened in the last week, with Theresa May releasing a draft with...

Tax Statistics Followed On: Underwhelming Government Donations and Overwhelming Government Debt from 2018-11-07T21:06:58

This week we revisit voluntary tax contributions after receiving the latest figures through a Freedom of Information request and play the high/low game on how much people have voluntarily given ...

Democracy: What is it? And can we have too much? from 2018-10-01T21:34:01

This week, Nic asks some intriguing questions about democracy and we both try our best to find some answers. —— Please visit our website to download or stream all our previous episodes and to re...

When Political Quotes Are Taken Out Of Context from 2018-09-05T20:27:31

This week Nic challenges Andrew to guess the context of political misquotes from the past twenty years. —— Please visit our website to download or stream all our previous episodes and to read ou...

Nikolai Kondratiev, long term business cycles and tax statistics from 2018-08-28T19:34:43

This week we talk about Russian economist Nikolai Kondratiev, the pioneer or long term business cycles or Kondratiev Waves. We also find out if virtue signalling socialists who want to pay more ...

Regulation, class, education and choice from 2018-08-22T22:24:06

This week we talk about burdensome regulation in the telecoms industry before discussing different ways of determining a person’s class, whether higher/further education is a good idea and the b...

Good news, free speech and the future of the media from 2018-08-10T10:12:47

This week we collate the amazing progress the world is actually making, before delving into why free speech is a good thing which leads us to discussing the future of traditional media.

Th...

US Free Trade, Low Tax Tories and DExEU from 2018-07-22T13:54:26

This week we discuss Trump’s tactics with tariffs to obtain free trade, we ask why there are so few low tax conservative politicians and talk about the recent changes to the Department for Exiti...

Brexit, Chequers&Trump from 2018-07-15T19:29:34

This week, we discuss the fallout, one week on, from the Chequers agreement, including cabinet resignations and the non-state visit from President Trump. Photo by Darren Halstead on Unsplash —— ...