I sat down with journalist and documentary filmmaker Andrew Gold to discuss our susceptibility cultish thinking, the dangers of ideological capture, and the disturbing rise of woke Islamism. Andrew shares his personal journey from a respected BBC presenter to an outspoken critic of the mainstream media and politics. He also digs into his experiences over the years reporting on exorcism, Scientology, and his more recent focus on gender ideology and Britain’s immigration crisis. Drawing on his extensive study of how cults capture and control people, Andrew makes a compelling case for independent thought and healthy skepticism when confronting the dark forces at work in the modern world.

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Follow Andrew on X (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/AndrewGold_ok

Watch ‘Heretics’ on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@andrewgoldheretics

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Outline:

[0:00] Andrew’s run-in with DEI at the BBC

[16:53] Cancel culture’s role in independent media

[22:05] Are cults an inevitable part of human society?

[28:05] Scientology, Tom Cruise, and Hollywood

[35:11] Hasidic Jews and urban ethnic enclaves

[38:45] Atheism, faith, and the evolution of morality

[51:40] Can liberalism survive without Christianity?

[59:20] How intelligence can fuel crazy beliefs

[1:09:59] Is exorcism real, and how can we know?

[1:18:55] Feminism set the stage for gender ideology

[1:35:33] Is ‘transgender’ a cover for predators?

[1:45:49] Liberalism, equality, and human nature

[1:52:35] Successful immigration requires assimilation

[2:03:04] Islamo-wokeism makes no sense

[2:15:37] Acceptance is the key to happiness

[2:19:15] Make people feel less alone

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Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/o94f3452XYQ

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