Karthik Sekar is senior data analyst at Climax Foods and the author of After Meat. This was part of the Shaun Attwood true crime podcast, a segment in a 4 hour show. And since it went out live online on Shaun’s youtube channel, you’ll hear me interacting with the viewers. Sign up through wren.co/ontheedge to make a difference in the climate crisis, and Wren will plant 10 extra trees in your name! Karthik Sekar links: https://mobile.twitter.com/kslearns https://karthiksekar.com https://www.linked...
Aug 26, 2022•35 min•Ep. 162
Andrew Doyle is a writer and comedian, and has just devoted a beautifully written and well researched book about why woke culture and social justice are religious: The New Puritans: How the religion of social justice captured the western world. Andrew Doyle links: https://twitter.com/andrewdoyle https://www.amazon.co.uk/New-Puritans-Identity-Politics-Dominant/dp/0349135320/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Free-Speech-Matters-Andrew-Doyle-ebook/dp/B08N612Y8T Andrew Gold links: http://youtube.com/andrewg...
Aug 24, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 161
This is episode number 160, and today I wanted to show you the episode in which Amanda Knox – a former guest on this podcast – and her husband Christopher Robinson – turn the mic on me. They interviewed me about my work on paedophilia for their brilliant and acclaimed podcast Labyrinths, and I was really impressed with the outcome. At the end of the episode with Amanda, I’m including one of my first ever interviews, with an 18-year-old paedophilie who is the class president at his school. If you...
Aug 21, 2022•2 hr 31 min•Ep. 160
Jim was appointed to take part in the Mads Brügger movie The Mole. Named as Mr. James, he was tasked with pretending to be an investor in North Korea. Jim Latrache links: https://twitter.com/jimqvortrup Sign up through wren.co/ontheedge to make a difference in the climate crisis, and Wren will plant 10 extra trees in your name! 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...
Aug 19, 2022•44 min•Ep. 159
Daniella Mestyanek Young was born into the Children of God cult, where she was subjected to all sorts of abuse as a child. Daniella M Young links: https://www.uncultureyourself.com https://www.amazon.co.uk/Uncultured-Memoir-Daniella-Mestyanek-Young-ebook/dp/B09NTK34N7 https://twitter.com/daniellamyoung Sign up through wren.co/ontheedge to make a difference in the climate crisis, and Wren will plant 10 extra trees in your name! Andrew Gold links: http://youtube.com/andrewgold1 http://instagram.co...
Aug 17, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 158
Dr. Sohom Das is a forensic psychiatrist and the creator of the YouTube channel 'A Psych For Sore Minds'. Go check it out! Link below. 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. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 14, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 157
My thoughts on the breaking news about writer Salman Rushdie + a clip from ex-Muslim Yasmine Mohammed, from episode 35 of On the Edge with Andrew Gold: https://pod.fo/e/b0988 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 13, 2022•13 min•Ep. 156
Mike Codella is a former NYPD detective sergeant, who worked as an undercover officer and was heavily involved with the missing persons squad, special frauds squad and west African task force. Mike Codella links: https://www.amazon.com/Michael-Codella/e/B004GW46Q2%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share https://twitter.com/codellaacademy https://www.amazon.com/Alphaville-Welcome-Michael-Unabridged-Paperback/dp/B013PRGFU8 Andrew Gold links: http://youtube.com/andrewgold1 http://instagram.com/andrewgold_ok...
Aug 12, 2022•38 min•Ep. 156
Doug Kramer was forced into the cult of scientology at nine years old when his father decided it would be a good idea for the family. Today he talks to me about the way that scientology and other cults like it manipulate people into signing up. Doug Scott Kramer links: https://www.youtube.com/c/DazedbutNotConfuzed https://twitter.com/dougscottkramer Andrew Gold links: http://youtube.com/andrewgold1 http://instagram.com/andrewgold_ok http://twitter.com/andrewgold_ok Learn more about your ad choic...
Aug 10, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 155
Matt Thornton is a prominent Jiu Jitsu trainer, and has trained such high profile names as Conor McGregor. Matt Thornton links: http://mattthornton.org https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gift-Violence-Practical-Knowledge-Surviving/dp/1634312309 https://twitter.com/aliveness_ape 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
Aug 07, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 154
Benjamin Boyce is a youtuber known for his CalmVersations, where he has very calm dialogues with various speakers of renown. I’m even one of them, bringing the tone of his show right down, so do check that out on the Benjamin A Boyce youtube channel. Benjamin Boyce links: https://www.youtube.com/c/benjaminaboyce https://twitter.com/BenjaminABoyce Andrew Gold links: http://youtube.com/andrewgold1 http://instagram.com/andrewgold_ok http://twitter.com/andrewgold_ok Learn more about your ad choices....
Aug 05, 2022•36 min•Ep. 153
Bill Edgar is the Coffin Confessor. People with not long to live go to Bill to ask him to get up and say certain things at their funerals, or to get things done once they pass on. You can find our first chat on episode 19, so about 2 years ago, on this podcast. Bill Edgar links: https://www.billedgar.com.au https://twitter.com/coffinconfessor https://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Coffin-Confessor/dp/B0933GNBMS/ref=sr_1_1?crid=155R4Z2B0A42R&keywords=coffin+confessor&qid=1658925498&s=books&sprefix=coffin+c...
Aug 03, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 152
Elgen Strait grew up in the Moonies cult, also known as the Unification Church. Elgen Strait links: https://www.fallingoutpod.com https://twitter.com/elgenstrait Falling Out Pod 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
Jul 31, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 151
The Black Belt Barrister gives free legal advice on his very popular YouTube channel, and we will talk today mainly about big celebrity cases. Black Belt Barrister links: https://www.youtube.com/c/blackbeltbarrister https://twitter.com/dshensmith 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
Jul 29, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 150
When Sarah Ferris’ sister became involved with a new man who seemed too good to be true, Sarah’s spidey senses were tickled. Sarah tells her story of how they turned the tables, and conned the con, in her excellent podcast Conning the Con. Sarah Ferris links: Conning the Con Klooghless Stop the Killing https://www.instagram.com/conmunitypodcast/ Andrew Gold links: http://youtube.com/andrewgold1 http://instagram.com/andrewgold_ok http://twitter.com/andrewgold_ok Learn more about your ad choices. ...
Jul 27, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 149
Monica Villamizar is a Colombian-American investigative journalist. She won the One World Media Journalist of the Year award in 2015, and has made riveting, scary and thrilling documentaries form PBS Newshour, Al Jazeera, Vice News and many others about drug cartels, sex trafficking, civil wars and viruses like Ebola and Covid Monica Villamizar links: https://www.monicavillamizar.com https://twitter.com/monica_vv Andrew Gold links: http://youtube.com/andrewgold1 http://instagram.com/andrewgold_o...
Jul 24, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 148
Colin Wright is an evolutionary biologist, writer and founding editor of Reality’s Last Stand substack that is dedicated to content about sex differences from a gender critical perspective. He is a contributing editor for the publication Quilette and the academic advisor for Evidence-Based Gender Medicine. Colin Wright links: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCULPJAwH3s2F3ULsY0gL3nw https://twitter.com/SwipeWright https://www.instagram.com/swipewright/?hl= Andrew Gold links: http://youtube.com/an...
Jul 22, 2022•43 min•Ep. 147
Jacob Dunne was a teenager who, without many prospects, and growing up being laden with expectations that he’d never amount to anything, got involved in gang warfare that was common between rival estates. Then one night, he did a stupid, but awful thing – he punched a man unprovoked…the man fell and, a week later, died from his injuries. Jacob Dunne links: https://twitter.com/jacobfreeeman?lang=es https://www.theforgivenessproject.com/stories-library/jacob-dunne/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Right-W...
Jul 20, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 146
Today I’m talking to the guys at Crawlspace Podcast, Lance Reenstierna and Tim Pillieri. They talk twice a week in their podcast about all sorts of mad mysteries, oddities and true crime stories. They’re know for being extremely knowledgable on all these things, so I thought I’d put some questions to them. Crawlspace links: https://twitter.com/CrawlspaceMedia http://crawlspace-media.com https://podfollow.com/1187326340 https://podfollow.com/1547855593 Andrew Gold links: http://youtube.com/andrew...
Jul 17, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 145
Brett is a cyber criminal who grew up as a normal criminal before going to the internet to steal. He’s a real character perhaps worthy of his own movie or something, has a bit of Catch Me If You Can in him, especially in the way that, after serving time in prison, he teamed up with the FBI to stop basically the person that he used to be, stopping other criminals from profiting from what he profited from. Brett Johnson links: https://twitter.com/GOllumfun https://www.anglerphish.com Andrew Gold l...
Jul 15, 2022•36 min•Ep. 144
Peter Boghossian is an American philosopher who taught at Portland State University and has long focussed on atheism, critical thinking and scientific scepticism. He was part of the grievance studies project that made up fake academic papers with ridiculous topics to expose the way that peer review publications accepted anything providing it was woke or trendy. Peter Boghossian links: https://www.youtube.com/c/drpeterboghossian https://peterboghossian.com https://twitter.com/peterboghossian Andr...
Jul 13, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 143
Rob is a comedian apparently affectionately known as the Ginger Führer, and he was the founder of website Beta, spelt B3ta, which dates back to 2001 and has all sorts of mad, crazy internet humour. Rob Manuel links: https://twitter.com/fesshole https://twitter.com/robmanuel 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
Jul 10, 2022•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 142
Frans Von Der Dunk is a professor of space law at Nebraska College of Law, and he’s going to be telling us all about things you never thought about regarding law in space. Frans von der Dunk links: https://www.esa.int/About_Us/ECSL_-_European_Centre_for_Space_Law/Prof._Frans_von_der_Dunk https://law.unl.edu/frans-von-der-dunk/ 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/...
Jul 08, 2022•48 min•Ep. 141
David McRaney is a journalist and self-described psychology nerd from Mississippi. He has written for many top science and philosophyey publications, including The Atlantic and Psychology Today, and he’s on to talk about his brand new book, How Minds Change: The New Science of Belief, Opinion and Persuasion. David McRaney links: https://twitter.com/davidmcraney https://www.davidmcraney.com https://www.amazon.co.uk/David-McRaney/e/B005T65KZA%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share https://youarenotsosmart...
Jul 06, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 140
Tony is a former Jehovah’s witness, who wrote a semi-autobiographical book called Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk, which was made into a film by director and actor Eric Stolz. Tony Dushane links: https://www.tonydushane.com https://twitter.com/tonydushane https://www.amazon.com/Tony-DuShane/e/B002W44BKC%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share Andrew Gold links: http://youtube.com/andrewgold1 http://instagram.com/andrewgold_ok http://twitter.com/andrewgold_ok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me...
Jul 03, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 139
Count Dankula became famous for being arrested after teaching his dog to do a Nazi salute. Today, he talks about that experience, whether comedy should ever lead to jail, and the mystery of Purple Aki, who goes around squeezing people's muscles Count Dankula links: https://www.youtube.com/c/CountDankula?app=desktop https://twitter.com/countdankulatv/ Andrew Gold links: http://youtube.com/andrewgold1 http://instagram.com/andrewgold_ok http://twitter.com/andrewgold_ok Learn more about your ad choi...
Jul 01, 2022•47 min•Ep. 138
Mike King is a former law enforcemenet officer who has worked on programs for the FBI and helped police departments across the US in dealing with true crime cases. In his decades on the job, he has uncovered some truly harrowing crimes, and today he’s talking about how he helped expose and break up the Zion Society Cult. Mike King links: https://www.profilingevil.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVxvknxY87GXuteBkjkaj8A https://twitter.com/profilingevil Andrew Gold links: http://youtube.com/a...
Jun 29, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 137
Mike Rothschild is a conspiracy culture expert, and the author of The Storm is Upon Us, which documents the QAnon cult and conspiracy that led to the storming of the capitol on January 6th 2021. Mike Rothschild links: https://twitter.com/rothschildmd https://www.mhpbooks.com/books/the-storm-is-upon-us/ 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
Jun 26, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 136
Naia Ōkami is a transgender wolf girl, who is mostly known for her presence in the alterhuman community. Naia's links: https://naia.me https://www.instagram.com/naiagoesawoo/ 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
Jun 24, 2022•25 min•Ep. 135
Jon Atack is one of the biggest names in the ex-scientology community, known for his work A Piece of Blue Sky, which in 1990 was pretty groundbreaking in exposing the founder of Scientology. Since then, Jon has gone on to write many books about the ways that people are swayed and brought in by cults. Jon Atack: https://twitter.com/atack_jon https://www.amazon.co.uk/Jon-Atack/e/B000AQ53YC%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI4tcSMV2kEh3BooY_XFSYQ Andrew Gold links: ht...
Jun 22, 2022•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 134
