Today, I interview an icon. He’s one of the most famous people on the planet, in an illustrious career stretching across three decades. He was a hero for me growing up, I just loved him, I loved – and still love – his music, but also his ability to entertain, his candidness and his sensitivity, which have always been so present in his music. Shaun links: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0pdktx9M6EcOsRg5LdLlXg Jen links: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX0WzakZWmOFiAeQMVY2hgQ Andrew Gold links:...
Dec 01, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 203
Today’s episode is a cautionary tale about multi-level marketing companies. Josie Naikoi was in one of these MLMs. She has since started her own brilliant YouTube channel with documentaries about cults – it’s called Not The Good Girl – go check it out. Josie Noikoi links: https://www.youtube.com/c/JosieNaikoi Andrew Gold links: http://youtube.com/andrewgold1 http://instagram.com/andrewgold_ok http://twitter.com/andrewgold_ok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 28, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 202
The Barrio Nazi is a reference to Pedro Gonzalez’s twitter description, and it’s evidently something that has been thrown at him. Barrio because he is Mexican-American, and Nazi because he holds pretty right-wing views. As many of you know, I see myself as a centrist, or a moderate, and online I’m often insulted as a centrist dad despite having no children, or enlightened centrist, which is supposed to suggest people in the middle are arrogant or know-it-alls, or whatever. I hold that I’ll talk ...
Nov 26, 2022•36 min•Ep. 201
Becky Smethurst is an astrophysicist, author and youtuber with a huge channel called Dr. Becky. She has won all sorts of prizes in physics and astronomy, but her best ability is being able to break down that complex stuff into enjoyable, accessible and easy to understand bites for lay people like us. She talks today about what would happen if you fell into a black hole, what the science of Interstellar gets wrong, the movie, and what will happen at the end of the universe. Rebecca Smethurst link...
Nov 24, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 200
Tony Ortega takes us through a shock update in the Danny Masterson Trial - the jury is very much out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 21, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 199
This was a challenging episode, because I interview the founder of the Aryan Brotherhood, a racist prison gang. My mate and co-host Shaun Attwood is no stranger to true crime, having worked on both sides of it – as a journalist and presenter and also the boss of an organised crime ring in the States that smuggled ecstasy. Michael Thompson links: https://livelearnandprosper.org/ Shaun Attwood: https://www.youtube.com/user/derickatt https://twitter.com/shaunattwood https://www.instagram.com/shauna...
Nov 21, 2022•57 min•Ep. 199
Andy Campbell is a writer from the Huffington Post. He just released a book about the Proud Boys, the Right-Wing Neo-Fascist group in the US that only allows in men, and engages in political violence. Andy Campbell links: https://twitter.com/AndyBCampbell https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/andy-b-campbell/we-are-proud-boys/9780306827464/ Andrew Gold links: http://youtube.com/andrewgold1 http://instagram.com/andrewgold_ok http://twitter.com/andrewgold_ok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...
Nov 19, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 198
Today is part 2 of my episode with James Altucher that I did out there at his home in Georgia. James is simply one of the most fascinating people I’ve ever spoken to, so I had to get him on the show. He made millions selling his website company – and then blew it all over the next couple years. He since made and lost millions many times. James Altucher links: https://jamesaltucher.com https://twitter.com/jaltucher https://notepd.com Andrew Gold links: http://youtube.com/andrewgold1 http://instag...
Nov 17, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 197
AJ Jacobs is an author, journalist and lecturer. He lived for a year like the bible, and wrote the book The Year of Living Biblically, which is just amazing. An absolute riot, so so funny, laugh out loud, but also really moving and existential because he really takes on that life. AJ Jacobs links: https://twitter.com/ajjacobs http://ajjacobs.com Andrew Gold links: http://youtube.com/andrewgold1 http://instagram.com/andrewgold_ok http://twitter.com/andrewgold_ok Learn more about your ad choices. ...
Nov 14, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 196
Today’s guest Aphrodite Jones is an American author, reporter and television producer who hosts the TV series True Crime with Aphrodite Jones. She also wrote the book Michael Jackson Conspiracy, which provides vivid details that people never saw in the news. She accuses the accusers of Michael Jackson of being grifters in search of a big pay day. It's very important to remind you listeners that my guests’ views do not reflect my own, far from it. But she does also raise interesting points about ...
Nov 12, 2022•37 min•Ep. 195
My guest today is Rob Henderson, who is thought to have coined the term Luxury Beliefs and has been lauded by the likes of Jordan Peterson and former New York Times writer Bari Weiss, who each did a podcast episode about this very theme. Rob Henderson links: https://twitter.com/robkhenderson https://robkhenderson.substack.com https://www.robkhenderson.com Andrew Gold links: http://youtube.com/andrewgold1 http://instagram.com/andrewgold_ok http://twitter.com/andrewgold_ok Learn more about your ad...
Nov 10, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 194
Chris Shelton is an author, anti-cult activist and youtuber. He holds a masters in coercive control, and spent 17 years in the Sea Org, the heart of scientology. Today, on this belated (second!) Halloween special, we discuss the 5 scariest cults. Chris Shelton links: https://www.youtube.com/c/ChrisShelton1492/videos https://twitter.com/ChrisSheltonMsc https://mncriticalthinking.com Andrew Gold links: http://youtube.com/andrewgold1 http://instagram.com/andrewgold_ok http://twitter.com/andrewgold_...
Nov 07, 2022•1 hr 25 min
A round table discussion free speech with Viva Frei, Coleman Hughes and Ivory Hecker Coleman Hughes links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/coldxman Website: https://colemanhughes.org/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ColemanHughesOfficial Viva Frei links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/thevivafrei Locals: https://vivabarneslaw.locals.com/post/203182/welcome-to-viva-barnes YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzGiDDKdphJ0GFvEd82WfYQ Ivory Hecker links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/IvoryHecker W...
Nov 05, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 192
Conor Powell is the host of the brilliant podcast Lords of Soccer. We will talk about corruption in football, how World Cups were hosted during brutal dictatorships in Argentina and Chile, and how insane it was to give Qatar the world cup to host. Conor Powell links: https://open.spotify.com/show/0LtmKpVgSQaY7SBv9W5oVr https://twitter.com/ConormPowel Andrew Gold links: http://youtube.com/andrewgold1 http://instagram.com/andrewgold_ok http://twitter.com/andrewgold_ok Learn more about your ad choi...
Nov 03, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 191
James Altucher is an American author, hedge-fund manager, entrepreneur and podcaster who has cofounded more than 20 companies, and is a chess master. He earned millions, lost millions, went broke, wrote controversial articles about failure, love and all sorts of things. James Altucher links: https://jamesaltucher.com/podcasts/ https://twitter.com/jaltucher Andrew Gold links: http://youtube.com/andrewgold1 http://instagram.com/andrewgold_ok http://twitter.com/andrewgold_ok Learn more about your a...
Oct 31, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 190
Isaac Arthur is a science communication futurist, he has a very popular youtube channel too called Science and Futurism with Isaac Arthur – go check it out - where he talks about space colonization, the end of the universe and other mind-boggling topics. We’ll talk about everything from black holes and aliens, to living forever, and what happens at the end of time. This was initially recorded for Attwood Unleashed, so thank you Shaun Attwood and producer Ash Meikle for setting it up. Isaac Arthu...
Oct 28, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 189
For Halloween, I've got Danny Robins, a BBC Sounds podcaster and playwright who investigates ghosts and paranormal belief. His play 2:22 is in the West End, about a ghostly ghoul, yes, that appears at 2:22 each morning. He’s made it big in the BBC podcasting world, with the Battersea Poltergeist series making a huge splash, as did his series Uncanny and Haunted. His latest podcast series is The Witch Farm, so do check that out and follow Danny on twitter and all those things. Danny Robins links:...
Oct 26, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 188
Michael Shermer has gained prominence and renown as the founding publisher of Skeptic Magazine, which investigates pseudoscience and supernatural claims. He’s written more than a dozen books, and often takes part in debates about religion and magical thinking, and all that sort of stuff. Michael Shermer links: GET HIS NEW BOOK, CONSPIRACY: https://www.amazon.com/Conspiracy-Why-Rational-Believe-Irrational/dp/1421444453 https://michaelshermer.com/books/ https://michaelshermer.substack.com https://...
Oct 23, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 187
We’ll start today with a look at Tom Cruise’s feelings on the case. Catch up by listening to yesterday’s part 1, the previous episode. Aaron Smith-Levin is a former scientologist, and takes us through scientology’s involvement in Danny Masterson's trial (who you may know as the curly-haired glasses-wearing hippy from the sitcom That 70’s Show). Michael Shermer links: https://michaelshermer.com/books/ https://michaelshermer.substack.com https://twitter.com/michaelshermer Andrew Gold links: http:/...
Oct 22, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 186
Aaron Smith-Levin is a former scientologist, and takes us through scientology’s involvement in Danny Masterson's trial (who you may know as the curly-haired glasses-wearing hippy from the sitcom That 70’s Show). Aaron Smith-Levin links: https://www.youtube.com/c/GrowingUpInScientology https://twitter.com/GrowingupinSCN Andrew Gold links: http://youtube.com/andrewgold1 http://instagram.com/andrewgold_ok http://twitter.com/andrewgold_ok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice...
Oct 21, 2022•53 min•Ep. 186
It’s HG Tudor on the show today, and he is a psychopathic narcissist. We talk all about narcissism, empathy, how to leave a psychopath, how to rile one and everything else you want to know. Sponsors: Sign up through wren.co/ontheedge to make a difference in the climate crisis, and Wren will plant 10 extra trees in your name! HG Tudor links: https://www.youtube.com/c/hgtudorknowingthenarcissistultra https://narcsite.com https://www.amazon.co.uk/Books-H-G-Tudor/s?rh=n%3A266239%2Cp_27%3AH+G+Tudor A...
Oct 19, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 185
Mike Rinder is one of the biggest names in the former scientology world, working in the heart of the Sea org for 25 years. He is an author and television presenter, and has just released his brilliant memoir. Tragically, Mike had to leave his wife and daughter behind when he left the cult. Mike Rinder links: https://mrinder.com https://www.mikerindersblog.org https://www.amazon.co.uk/Billion-Years-Escape-Highest-Scientology-ebook/dp/B0BF5719KG/ https://twitter.com/MikeRinder Andrew Gold links: h...
Oct 16, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 184
Today’s guest is astrophysicist and cosmologist Dr. Avi Loeb, the Frank B Baird professor of science at Harvard University. This interview was recorded live for the Attwood Unleashed show that Shaun Attwood and I do Wednesday evenings, so go follow Shaun, check out his Shaun Attwood True Crime podcast, for the full four hour shows and much much more. Dr. Avi Loeb links: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Extraterrestrial-First-Intelligent-Beyond-Earth/dp/0358278147 Andrew Gold links: http://youtube.com/an...
Oct 14, 2022•38 min•Ep. 183
George Monbiot discusses the intricate power systems and secrets behind the climate and the financial world. He is an activist and investigative journalist who was shot at, sentenced to life in prison and stung into a poisoned coma by hornets. He is more left-wing than my typical guests, which is great for plurality of views. He is even a fan of Extinction Rebellion. George Monbiot links: https://linktr.ee/georgemonbiot https://www.monbiot.com https://www.youtube.com/georgemonbiotjournalist http...
Oct 12, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 182
Chris Shelton is an author, anti-cult activist and youtuber. He holds a masters in coercive control, and spent 17 years in the Sea Org, the heart of scientology. He appeared in as an expert speaker in the Scientology and the Aftermath documentary by Leah Remini, another former scientologist you might know from the sitcom King of Queens. Chris Shelton links: https://www.youtube.com/c/ChrisShelton1492/videos https://twitter.com/ChrisSheltonMsc https://mncriticalthinking.com Andrew Gold links: http...
Oct 09, 2022•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 181
Ryan Graves is a former Lt. in the U.S. Navy and F/A-18F pilot, and he is here to talk about UFOs. This episode – like all my Saturday ones – was originally filmed as part of the live 4-hour Attwood Unleashed show on Shaun Attwood’s youtube channel, where I’m the co-host. Andrew Gold links: http://youtube.com/andrewgold1 http://instagram.com/andrewgold_ok http://twitter.com/andrewgold_ok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 07, 2022•39 min•Ep. 180
James Altucher is simply one of the most fascinating people I’ve ever spoke to, so I had to get him on the show. He made millions selling his website company – and then blew it all over the next couple years. He since made and lost millions many times. James Altucher links: https://jamesaltucher.com https://twitter.com/jaltucher https://notepd.com Andrew Gold links: http://youtube.com/andrewgold1 http://instagram.com/andrewgold_ok http://twitter.com/andrewgold_ok Learn more about your ad choices...
Oct 05, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 179
Craig Harrison holds the record for the longest sniper kill, when he took out two machine gunners who were about to kill the rest of his team. Craig talks about how his life was put in danger when his identity was revealed by the press, and raises awareness about PTSD, which he suffers from. Craig Harrison links: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Longest-Kill-Maverick-Greatest-Snipers/dp/1447286367 https://www.instagram.com/cohcraigharrison/ Andrew Gold links: http://youtube.com/andrewgold1 http://instag...
Oct 02, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 178
Dr. Sohom Das is a forensic psychiatrist and the creator of the YouTube channel 'A Psych For Sore Minds'. For today’s episode, Sohom is talking about one of the most gruesome and newsworthy stories of the past couple of years, the Watts family murders. Dr Sohom Das links: https://twitter.com/Dr_S_Das https://www.youtube.com/c/APsychForSoreMinds Andrew Gold links: http://youtube.com/andrewgold1 http://instagram.com/andrewgold_ok http://twitter.com/andrewgold_ok Learn more about your ad choices. V...
Sep 30, 2022•38 min•Ep. 177
Todd Kashdan is a professor of Psychology at the George Mason university, where he is also the director for the well-being lab. But Todd has also written some super popular and acclaimed books, including the Upside to your Dark, and the Power of Negative Emotion. Sign up through wren.co/ontheedge to make a difference in the climate crisis, and Wren will plant 10 extra trees in your name! Todd Kashdan links: GET TODD'S BOOK: The Art of Insubordination: How to Dissent and Defy Effectively: https:/...
Sep 28, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 176
