Are these the last days of Twitter? That’s what a lot of people are suggesting online. But might Elon Musk purposefully be trying to rid Twitter of all the annoying libs in order to create an Elon utopia? Ever thought about that, annoying libs? To hear the episode in full head over to www.newconspiracist.com and join the Tier 4 Platinum circle today, or select 'Try Free' on Apple Podcasts. Subscribers get an extra episodes, where we’ll be discussing new developments in the world of conspiracies,...
Nov 14, 2022•4 min•Season 3Ep. 20
Remember when Bill Gates tried to vaccinate the world against the coronavirus in order to microchip us all? Or was the World Health Organisation trying to alter our DNA? Or make us infertile to control the global population? Whatever the explanation, misinformation and conspiracy theories around the covid vaccine was a huge part of the global pandemic. In the last episode on the season, the boys are joined by James O’Brien, LBC host extraordinaire, to enter the mirky world of anti-vaxxers. Jol a...
Oct 31, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 20
With Halloween just around the corner, we here at New Con HQ are turning our attention to the world of psychic mediums. But the psychic listeners among you already knew that, didn’t you? In a way there’s no point us telling you what’s in the episode because you already know, but we’ll oblige for the non-believers. The boys are joined by comedian and supernatural on-the-fencer Rachel Fairburn, to discuss the $2bn psychic medium industry. Is ‘Big Medium’ a thing? Are psychics ripping us off? Or is...
Oct 24, 2022•49 min•Season 3Ep. 19
In June this year one of the world’s most famous musicians headlined Glastonbury. It was hailed as a history-making set, spanned nearly three hours, and featured iconic Beatles songs, massive pyrotechnics, and guest performers. The organisers of Glastonbury will have you believe this man was Paul McCartney, but was it really? For over 50 years there has been speculation that the real Paul McCartney died in a car crash and was replaced by a lookalike, and that we have this stand-in Paul to thank ...
Oct 17, 2022•51 min•Season 3Ep. 18
It’s a *Special Topical Episode* this week, as we look at whether Kwasi Kwarteng’s recent mini-budget was done to specifically tank the British economy and make millions for the hedge funds. We know that Kwarteng sipped champagne with various hedge fund managers after his now infamous announcements, which begs the question, were the Tories in bed with the hedge funds all along? To help unpack this fiscal dilemma, James and Jol are joined by economist, journalist, and all round clever clogs Dunca...
Oct 10, 2022•57 min•Season 3Ep. 17
According to some of the religious right, gays want to, among other heinous things, recruit children, dismantle the institutions of family and marriage, and force the entertainment industry and courts systems to do their bidding. Not only this, but they’ve ensnared and tricked straight allies into achieving these aims. Who knew!? The gays, they knew. To find out if there really is a gay agenda, James and Jol are this week joined by Scottish comedian Larry Dean. Larry is used to hearing all sorts...
Oct 03, 2022•55 min•Season 3Ep. 16
If witty World War II songs are to be believed (and why wouldn’t they be) then Adolf Hitler, one of the twentieth century’s most evil people, spent his entire life wandering around with only one testicle. Indeed, Heinrich Himmler suffered the same fate, Hermann Göring had the full set, but shrunken. And, as the song goes, “Poor old Goebbels had no balls at all!” But were these high-ranking Nazis really lacking in the testicle department, or were British troops just making up a cock and bull stor...
Sep 26, 2022•51 min•Season 3Ep. 15
Power, greed, religion and sex: historian Dan Jones brings the drama of medieval history alive through compelling stories, larger-than-life characters and vivid scenes. In the first season, get to know the most dysfunctional family of the Middle Ages – the Plantagenets – and find out how their scandalous betrayals and bloody politics shaped the world we live in today. A Somethin’ Else & Sony Music Entertainment production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 22, 2022•1 min
What links Adele, the Nazis, and Yorkshire theme park Lightwater Valley? That’s right, it’s hollow Earth theory! The Earth’s core is 2,900km below ground, and we humans have only ever dug 12.2km down. So beyond some scientists guessing what’s down there (and what do they know, really) we are none the wiser about what sits at the centre of our world. James and Jol are this week joined by comedian, poet and podcaster Rob Auton, to dig down into hollow earth theory. Inspired by a ride on ‘The Rat’ ...
Sep 20, 2022•51 min•Season 3Ep. 14
This week’s episode asks a question that over a quarter of Americans believe to be true. That’s right, 1 in 4 Americans believe that Big Pharma; a cabal of evil corporations, dodgy physicians and sneaky regulators, has actually found a cure for cancer, but is keeping schtum to make money. But is this really true? To separate the truth from the nonsense, this week James and Jol are joined by science writer and broadcaster Kat Arney. Kat is perfectly placed to settle the score on Big Pharma, havin...
Sep 12, 2022•50 min•Season 3Ep. 13
The British Establishment: benevolent leaders who want the very best for their subjects? Or egotistical, power-hungry maniacs who want nothing more than status and authority? This is what James and Jol are asking in this week’s episode. (No points awarded for guessing Jol’s point of view…) And who better to join them than premier columnist Marina Hyde, who’s been more or less seeking the answer to this very question in her Guardian articles over the past 20 years. Expect to hear Marina’s witheri...
Sep 05, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 3Ep. 12
After Jimmy Savile’s death in 2011, reports began to emerge that he had sexually abused hundreds of people throughout his life. Savile had been one of the country’s best-known entertainers, a darling of the BBC, commanding audiences of millions on shows like Top of the Pops and Jim’ll Fix It. Surely his criminal activities were known by those close to him? Just how deep did the cover up run? James and Jol are this week joined by journalist Meirion Jones, who’s Newsnight investigation into the su...
Aug 29, 2022•49 min•Season 3Ep. 11
Whilst James and Jol perspire in London's second heatwave, now seems like the perfect time to revisit Prince Andrew’s infamous 2019 claim that he can’t sweat. And joining the boys this week to dispel fiction from fact is pop sensation Rebecca Lucy Taylor, AKA Self Esteem. James, Jol and Self Esteem pick apart Prince Andrew’s claim that an overdose of adrenaline from the Falkland’s War means that he is unable to sweat. Is the Duke of York actually incapable of crying from his armpits, or is this ...
Aug 22, 2022•52 min•Season 3Ep. 10
As Alex Jones coughs up nearly $50m for defamation of the parents of Sandy Hook victim Jesse Lewes, the time is right for James, Jol and their guest Paul Chowdhry to dip their toe into the fetid waters of 'crisis actors', school shootings and the catch all conspiracy hell that is Infowars. Expect to hear how Jones became a multi-millionaire conspiracy theorist, what happened in his trial, and Paul's really mean impression of the reddest man in broadcasting. And have you ever wondered how conspir...
Aug 15, 2022•44 min•Season 3Ep. 9
The UK’s largest, best funded, and most sinister spy agency, GCHQ are tasked with gathering information and keeping the UK’s communications safe. So obviously Jol and James are asking… Can GCHQ see my nudes? (never shying away from the important questions - ed) Fittingly, James and Jol are joined this week by Hannah Khalique-Brown, an actor who has played a fledgling GCHQ coder on screen AND written an essay on conspiracy theories. Regular listeners will be unsurprised to learn that James is no ...
Aug 08, 2022•48 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Bruce Lee – legendary martial artist, actor and director died on 20 July 1973 at the age of 32 in the middle of filming. Many believe he died in mysterious circumstances. Some believe he was killed by Chinese gangsters, others that he was assassinated by Shaolin monks and some say that he was poisoned to death. But one popular theory is that he was killed by the One-Inch Punch (also known as Dim Mak or the Touch of Death). What is it? Is it possible? And is this what offed Mr Lee at such a young...
Aug 01, 2022•51 min•Season 3Ep. 7
Have you ever noticed how women’s clothes have very few if any pockets? Is it the fault of ‘big handbag’? The patriarchy? Or do women simply not need to carry things? In 1954, Christian Dior declared that “Men have pockets to keep things in, women for decoration” but what’s decorative about a pocket? And why has nothing much changed in 70 years? Feminist campaigner, writer, and fellow podcaster Caroline Criado Perez joins James and Jol to discuss her strict ‘no pockets, no purchase’ rule, and wh...
Jul 25, 2022•43 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Did Lee Harvey Oswald act alone in killing JFK? The most widely believed conspiracy theory in America, and the one you've all been waiting for! Actor, writer, and director David Schneider joins James and Jol to dissect the countless conspiracies surrounding the assassination of the 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy. You may know David from such TV classics as The Day Today and Knowing Me, Knowing You with Alan Partridge. Plus, Mission: Impossible, 28 Days Later and The Death o...
Jul 18, 2022•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 5
Rising stand-up comedian and NHS Clinical Pharmacist Ola Labib joins James and Jol to take-down the theory that the Egyptian pyramids were built by aliens. Being the only Black, Muslim, female, Sudanese comedian currently performing in the UK she is no stranger to smashing stereotypes and expectations and is therefore perfectly placed to trash the theory that the pyramids ‘couldn’t possibly have been built by black people’. In fact, it may well have been the Sudanese, so suck on that – UKIP! Ema...
Jul 11, 2022•47 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Comedian Rosie Holt takes time out of her busy schedule mocking Conservative MPs to ponder the existence of time travel with James and Jolyon. Is the 19-year-old Swedish Climate Activist Greta Thunberg really a time-traveller sent to warn us of the dangers of global warming? Or does she simply have an uncanny doppelganger from the 19th Century? If she really can hop through the time-space continuum, why didn’t she kill Hitler? More importantly, why is James so obsessed with Penicillin? If you ha...
Jul 04, 2022•49 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Is Vladmir Putin an evil genius? Or has he got high on his own supply? New York Times published columnist, Lecturer in Journalism and long-term explorer of Russian and European conspiracy theories, Dr Ilya Yablokov joins James and Jol to discuss the mountainous level of conspiracy theories surrounding the Russian leader, and how he’s weaponizing them. If he’d just listened to Biggie Smalls album, could we have avoided warfare? Just what does the KGB school actually teach you? And, is it all the ...
Jun 27, 2022•52 min•Season 3Ep. 2
What’s the most popular topic that ends up in your MP’s inbox? Stella Creasy MP for Walthamstow discusses Chemtrails; the theory than condensation trails from the back of aeroplanes are in fact toxic chemicals sprayed into the atmosphere for nefarious purposes. Is the government trying to poison us? Or control the weather? Is the plot of Paw Patrol simply ‘Chem Trails for Kids’? Stella joins James and Jol to settle it once and for all. Email us on [email protected] Listen & follow on App...
Jun 20, 2022•46 min•Season 3Ep. 1
We’re back for Season 3! Did Aliens build the pyramids? Is Greta Thunberg really a time traveller and why is it that women clothes don’t have pockets? Jol and James cover more of those unanswered conspiracies that you just can’t get out of your head. It’s all covered right here! The New Conspiracist Coming 20th June. Listen & follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Stitcher or wherever you get your podcasts. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcast...
Jun 13, 2022•1 min
Jolyon is joined by editor of Private Eye Magazine and star of Have I Got News For You Ian Hislop to round up season 2. James was being sued at the time of recording so it’s a good old chin wag between two satirist trying to get to the heart of what conspiracy theories so powerful today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 02, 2021•47 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Was Barack Obama secretly born in Kenya? A years long conspiracy theory boosted by Donald Trump has suggested so – but this week comedian Athena Kugblenu joins Jolyon and James to solve the mystery. Like this episode? Please like, share and subscribe if so – or leave us a (five star) review. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 25, 2021•50 min•Season 2Ep. 10
David Icke used to be a footballer. Now, he’s better known as the father of all conspiracy theorists – behind anti-5G, covid truther movements, and more. But before that he revealed the world was ruled by lizard people. Journalist and metropolitan liberal elitist Hugo Rifkind joins Jolyon and James to tell all on the great lizard man theory. Like the podcast? Please subscribe, share, and leave a (five star?) review! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 17, 2021•44 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Author, broadcaster, former Labour Party advisor and Scot Ayesha Hazarika joins Jolyon and James to talk Scottish independence conspiracies. Did the Westminster government hide a North Sea oilfield? Are they faking the accounts? Do you need to #usepens? All that and more answered in this week’s episode. Like it? Please subscribe, share, and leave a (five star?) review! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 10, 2021•41 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Journalist and podcaster Nicky Woolf becomes Jolyon and James’ first ever repeat guest to explain the QAnon-led insurrection on the US Capital on January 6th. Like this episode? Please like, share and subscribe on your favourite podcast provider. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 04, 2021•50 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Was Neil Armstrong really standing on the moon when he said “one small step…”? We all wonder about the USA’s space achievements – but the USSR gets a free pass. Journalist and think tanker extraordinaire Agnes Frimston joins Jol and James to talk all thing soviet space in this week’s episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 27, 2021•40 min•Season 2Ep. 6
There's no escaping Russia. Twitter is full of Russian bots, stoking division, hyping Donald Trump, and promoting Brexit. Russia helped drive the UK out of the EU and influenced the 2016 Presidential election. It's everywhere…isn't it? Acclaimed documentary maker Adam Curtis joins Jolyon and James to cast a sceptical eye on the mainstream narrative on Russia. Liking the podcast? Please do like, share, subscribe, and drop us a (five star) review. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastcho...
May 20, 2021•48 min•Season 2Ep. 5
