

heretics.
Andrew Gold
What makes you a heretic? Journalist Andrew Gold talks to everyone from cult defectors and politicians to mainstream celebrities—people who’ve challenged the expected script and lived with the consequences.
Guests include Robbie Williams, Chris Packham, David Baddiel, Richard Dawkins, Bonnie Blue, and former UK Prime Minister Liz Truss.
Guests include Robbie Williams, Chris Packham, David Baddiel, Richard Dawkins, Bonnie Blue, and former UK Prime Minister Liz Truss.
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Mar 30, 2022 • 1h 8min
104. What North Korea is really like: Jean H Lee
Jean H. Lee is an American journalist of South Korean descent who became the first American to set up a news agency in North Korea. She’ll tell me about how she crossed into the freezing, little-known countryside beyond the surveillance obsessed main city.Jean H Lee links:https://twitter.com/newsjeanhttps://www.jhleemedia.com/bioAndrew Gold links:http://youtube.com/andrewgold1http://instagram.com/andrewgold_okhttp://twitter.com/andrewgold_okhttp://andrewgoldpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 27, 2022 • 34min
103. Why Russia is really invading Ukraine: Colin Freeman live in Kyiv
Colin Freeman is a British journalist and author who is currently covering the war in Ukraine. Colin Freeman links:https://twitter.com/colinfreeman99Andrew Gold links:http://youtube.com/andrewgold1http://instagram.com/andrewgold_okhttp://twitter.com/andrewgold_okhttp://andrewgoldpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 27, 2022 • 45min
103. Hostage: How drug-addled Somali pirates kidnapped me
Colin Freeman is a British journalist and author who was kidnapped by Somali pirates.Colin Freeman links:https://twitter.com/colinfreeman99Andrew Gold links:http://youtube.com/andrewgold1http://instagram.com/andrewgold_okhttp://twitter.com/andrewgold_okhttp://andrewgoldpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 24, 2022 • 1h 1min
102. You left us to the Taliban: Mustafa Kazemi
Mustafa Kazemi is an Afghan war correspondent, paramedic and military officer who rose to prominence some years ago when he was pictures searching for a tourniquet in a moment when he was convinced he was about to be shot. He’ll tell that story, as well as the tales of the victims murdered at the hands of the Taliban.Mustafa Kazemi links:https://twitter.com/CombatJournoAndrew Gold links:http://youtube.com/andrewgold1http://instagram.com/andrewgold_okhttp://twitter.com/andrewgold_okhttp://andrewgoldpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 23, 2022 • 4min
Announcing: THE WEEKLY EDGE
We're 100 episodes in...and now, Mondays will never be the same.Announcing the Weekly Edge newsletter, out Monday mornings.There’ll be clips, funny moments, bloopers, behind-the-scenes stories, news, personal revelations and insights into the answers from the bonus sections. I'll sometimes show stats, like who you guys really are, and what music Spotify tells me you listen to.Sign up FREE by typing your email in here: https://weeklyedge.substack.com/You can also 'like' and 'comment' on posts, and replying to the email is a way to contact me directly.Don't miss out on this chance to delve deeper into the On the Edge community.I hope you get true value from this.Andrew Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 21, 2022 • 1h 16min
101. I debate Communist Dr. Asatar Bair
Dr. Asatar Bair is a Communist and Stalinist. He has written over 200 articles for the Boursen-Kourier, Austria’s oldest weekly financial newspaper. He has a Youtube channel with his lectures on economic theory. In addition to economics, Dr. Bair also teaches meditation and has served as the Executive Director of the Institute for Applied Meditation.Asatar Bair links:http://youtube.com/asatarbairhttps://twitter.com/asatarbairAndrew Gold links:http://youtube.com/andrewgold1http://instagram.com/andrewgold_okhttp://twitter.com/andrewgold_okhttp://andrewgoldpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 17, 2022 • 1h 9min
100. Ultimate Taboos: James Williams
I’m pleased and a little apprehensive to bring you today’s episode on some of the darkest and most taboo topics on earth: namely, bestiality, cannibalism, necrophilia and incest. James Williams is an anthropologist and speaker who I found out about from Matt at Bristol Humanists.Contact James Williams at: cannibalskeptic@gmail.com. Andrew Gold links:http://youtube.com/andrewgold1http://instagram.com/andrewgold_okhttp://twitter.com/andrewgold_okhttp://andrewgoldpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 14, 2022 • 1h 10min
99. Katie Herzog: Culture Wars and Trans Ideology
Katie Herzog is a culture writer and journalist known for her podcast Blocked and Reported, which she hosts with Jesse Singal. They talk about all sorts of culture war themes and bizarre, weird topics from the internet.Sign up for early access and bonus segments in the podcast: http://patreon.com/andrewgoldKatie Herzog links:
Blocked and Reported: https://podfollow.com/1504298199
https://twitter.com/kittypurrzog
The Stranger article on detransitioning: https://www.thestranger.com/features/2017/06/28/25252342/the-detransitioners-they-were-transgender-until-they-werent
Andrew Gold links:
http://youtube.com/andrewgold1
http://instagram.com/andrewgold_ok
http://twitter.com/andrewgold_ok
http://andrewgoldpodcast.com
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Mar 10, 2022 • 43min
98. Live from Kyiv: John Sweeney
Late last night, March 9th 2022, I was afforded the unexpected opportunity to speak with veteran war journalist John Sweeney, who is based in Ukraine’s capital city of Kiev. What he described was heartbreaking.John Sweeney links:https://www.patreon.com/JohnSweeneyRoar https://twitter.com/johnsweeneyroar Andrew Gold links:http://youtube.com/andrewgold1http://instagram.com/andrewgold_okhttp://twitter.com/andrewgold_okhttp://andrewgoldpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 7, 2022 • 1h 9min
97. Should we demolish offensive statues? Peter Hughes
Dr. Peter Hughes discusses the merits of keeping statues - even ones we find most disagreeable - in place.Sign up for early access and bonus segments in the podcast: http://patreon.com/andrewgoldDr. Peter Hughes links:
A History of Love & Hate in 21 Statues: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08SBYRLQD/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
https://twitter.com/drpeter_h
https://drpeterhughes.com
Andrew Gold links:
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http://andrewgoldpodcast.com
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