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Once a heroin addict and serial shoplifter who stole over £10 million worth of goods, Cullan Mais has turned his life around — only to be cancelled for daring to interview Tommy Robinson. In this explosive Heretics interview, Andrew Gold digs into Cullan’s raw journey from 12 prison sentences, collapsed lungs, and multiple rehabs to finding redemption, purpose, and controversy in a woke-obsessed Britain.

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💬 “I started heroin at 18 — and it was a tragedy.”

💬 “I stole over £10 million in retail value.”

💬 “They asked me: Are you homophobic?”

💬 “They sent me on Far-Right extremist training — just for talking to Tommy Robinson.”

This episode of Heretics goes deep into addiction, recovery, censorship, and what happens when society punishes people for redemption. Cullan Mais — host of The Central Club Podcast — reveals how he rebuilt his life, became a peer mentor, and was nearly destroyed again for simply having conversations with people he disagreed with.

🔥 Topics Include:

- Heroin, weed, paranoia, and recovery

- Shoplifting £10 million in goods

- Prison, rehab, and relapse

- Collapsed lungs and a miracle recovery

- Meeting Andrew Gold at a Michael Franzese event

- Tommy Robinson, free speech, and media bias

- “Far-Right extremist” training

- The Southport murders and censorship in the UK

- Why conversation is the cure to division

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Chapters:

0:00 Cullan Mais Highlights

1:03 The Cullan Mais Story

3:33 Andrew & Cullan’s OCD

6:03 The Drugs Journey

8:03 Weed’s Paranoia

11:03 How Cullan Got Onto Heroin

13:03 “Everyone” Is Doing This

13:53 Trainspotting & The First Time For Cullan

16:03 What It Actually Feels Like

18:03 How Cullan Stole Millions

21:03 Shoplifting With A Bag

24:03 Why Scabs All Over His Body

26:03 Clean Now?

28:03 Lungs Collapsed

31:03 Miracle Guinea Pig Trial

34:33 Michael Franzese Gig Where Cullan & Andrew Met

36:03 Cullan’s Shock Cancellation

40:03 Talking to People We Disagree With

43:33 Tommy Robinson Changed Everything

46:03 Are You Homophobic?

49:03 It’s just about flags!

52:03 The Staff Ignored Cullan

55:03 Charlie Kirk & The Problem With The Left

58:03 Far-Right Extremist Training!

1:00:03 The Southport Murders

1:03:03 Tommy Robinson Blamed Again

1:11:28 A Heretic Cullan Mais Admires

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