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Welcome to The Sceptic, the Daily Sceptic’s weekly podcast. Host Laurie Wastell interviews the authors of some of the website’s most talked about recent pieces. Please subscribe, and remember: question everything; stay sane; live free. Produced by Richard Eldred.
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Sep 5, 2025 • 1h 2min
The Persecution of Graham Linehan | Ed West The Sceptic Ep.49
Ed West on the persecution of Graham Linehan, the asylum hotel protests and ‘colour-blind’ casting, and Steven Tucker on veggie authoritarianism.
In Episode 49 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to the following guests:
Ed West, historian and author of the Wrong Side of History substack, on the persecution of Graham Linehan, the asylum hotel protests, the “flagging” of England and how the scourge of so-called “colour-blind” casting is falsifying history.
And for our premium subscribers, Laurie speaks to Steven Tucker, author and Daily Sceptic columnist, on the authoritarian schemes of the green fanatics: like infecting people with tick bites to make us allergic to meat.
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Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio.

Aug 29, 2025 • 48min
Something is Rotten in the State of Britain | The Sceptic Ep.48
David Shipley on his prison corruption scandal investigation, Lucy Connolly’s release and the migrant hotel protests and David Turver on the energy price cap rise and Ed Miliband’s false promises.
In Episode 48 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to the following guests:
David Shipley, journalist and commentator, on his Sunday Times story about corruption in British prisons, the release of Lucy Connolly, the anti-immigration protests and the significance of the flagging taking place across the country.
And for our premium subscribers, Laurie speaks to David Turver, author of the Eigen Values substack, on the increase in the energy price cap – and why Ed Miliband’s costly green policies are to blame.
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Aug 22, 2025 • 57min
When a Pakistani Woman Condemned the Rape Gangs | Candid with Lubna The Sceptic Ep.47
Lubna Zaidi, host of Candid with Lubna, on receiving death threats for speaking out about the rape gangs; Charlotte Gill on migrant “Sanctuary Cities”; and Ben Pile’s bizarre debate with a green loon.
In Episode 47 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to the following guests:
Lubna Zaidi, a British-Pakistani ex-Apprentice star and host of Candid with Lubna, on how she received death threats and had to move out of her hometown after speaking out about the grooming gangs.
Charlotte Gill, freelance journalist, Daily Sceptic columnist and author of the Woke Waste Substack, on who’s behind the so-called “Sanctuary Cities” programme for migrants, and the schoolchildren being encouraged to send Valentine’s Cards to asylum seekers.
And for our premium subscribers, Laurie speaks to Ben Pile, journalist and Daily Sceptic regular, on his bizarre debate with a Net Zero ideologue professor who could barely string a sentence together – and what it says about the delusions of the climate cult.
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Aug 15, 2025 • 46min
Cancelled Climate Dissenter Professor Norman Fenton Speaks Out
Cancelled climate dissenter Professor Norman Fenton speaks out
In this special episode of the Sceptic, Laurie speaks to fearless, peerless climate sceptic Professor Norman Fenton, about his life and times and the professional consequences he has suffered for speaking truth to power about Covid and climate science. Professor Fenton is a mathematician and computer scientist and Emeritus Professor of Risk Information Management at Queen Mary University London.
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Aug 8, 2025 • 28min
The Lunacy of Green Finance | James Graham
Pension funds are supposed to invest your money wisely so they can provide a return when you retire. So why are so many of them obsessed with controversial political causes like Net Zero?
In this special episode of the Sceptic, James Graham, Senior Researcher on Financial Freedoms at the Prosperity Institute, exposes the scourge of Environmental and Social Governance, why your pension fund is costing you money by funding Net Zero, his confrontation with green fanatic fund managers and the ongoing dangers of debanking.
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Produced by Richard Eldred. Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio.

Aug 1, 2025 • 1h 6min
The UK’s Empire of Censorship | Preston Byrne The Sceptic Ep.46
US free-speech activist Preston Byrne on Ofcom’s ill-fated imperialism, J. Sorel on one year of two-tier Keir and Chris Morrison on phoney green jobs.
In Episode 46 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to the following guests:
Preston Byrne, lawyer and transatlantic free speech activist, on the UK Government’s global censorship empire and why Britain should have a First Amendment.
J. Sorel, writer and historian, on the legacy of Southport, whether Britain is heading for civil war and his assessment of one year of two-tier Keir.
And for our premium subscribers, Laurie speaks to Chris Morrison, the Daily Sceptic’s Environment Editor, on phoney green jobs and the neverending fibs of the Met Office.
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Jul 25, 2025 • 55min
Another Summer of Unrest? | Jack Hadfield The Sceptic Ep.45
Independent journalist Jack Hadfield on the anti-asylum protests, Alan Miller on the tyranny of digital ID, and James Graham on why your pension is funding Net Zero.
In Episode 45 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to the following guests:
Independent journalist Jack Hadfield on what he’s seen while reporting live from the protests against asylum hotels – first in Epping, now in Canary Wharf – and whether they’re about to spread across the country.
Alan Miller, co-founder of the Together Declaration, on why we must oppose the technocratic tyranny of digital ID.
And for our premium subscribers, Laurie speaks to James Graham, Senior Researcher on Financial Freedoms at the Prosperity Institute, on the scourge of ESG, and why your pension fund is funding Net Zero.
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Jul 18, 2025 • 50min
Muslim Officials are Influencing Migration Policy | The Sceptic Ep.44
Solicitor Michael Phillips on the Muslims influencing migration policy, the Prosperity Institute’s Amar Johal on legislative reform and Ben Pile on the UN’s green censorship.
In Episode 44 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to the following guests:
Michael Phillips, solicitor advocate who works with Christian Concern, about a Christian woman pressured to convert to Islam who was denied asylum by a Muslim Home Office official.
Amar Johal, former government lawyer and Director of Legislative Affairs at the Prosperity Institute, on the revolution needed in the UK constitution to put the interests of the British people first.
And for our premium subscribers, Laurie speaks to Ben Pile, journalist and Daily Sceptic regular, on how as the global tide turns against the climate alarmist agenda, desperate green zealots at the UN are trying to ramp up the censorship.
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Jul 11, 2025 • 47min
The Last Men – Dr Charles Cornish-Dale / Raw Egg Nationalist
Dr Charles Cornish-Dale, also known as Raw Egg Nationalist, is an anthropologist, political commentator and men’s health writer and whose work has appeared in publications including the American Mind and the Spectator. He’s also the author of several books, the most recent of which is The Last Men: Liberalism and the Death of Masculinity which is out later this summer.
In this special episode of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell and Charles discuss The Last Men, why testosterone has been declining and why declining sperm counts could mean the end of humanity, how the modern world is making us sick, why we’re having so few babies, why chemicals in the water really are turning the frogs gay – and people transgender – and how the material and spiritual elements of these modern problems overlap.
In the premium section Charles explains how we can stay healthy in spite of modern chemicals, why mass immigration isn’t a good solution to declining birthrates, how the Right is becoming more radical and why the English are an ethnic group.
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The Last Men: Liberalism and the Death of Masculinity is out later this summer, and his other books, including the Raw Egg Nationalism Cookbook and The Eggs Benedict Option, can be found on Amazon here.
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Produced by Richard Eldred.
Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio.

Jul 4, 2025 • 1h 8min
Labour’s Welfare Farce | The Sceptic Ep.43 – William Yarwood
William Yarwood on Labour’s welfare farce, Niall Gooch on Catholicism vs the Lib Dems and Dr Tilak Doshi on Trump’s crusade against politicised science.
In Episode 43 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to the following guests:
William Yarwood, Campaigns Manager at the Taxpayer's Alliance, on Labour's welfare farce and what it means for the deficit.
Niall Gooch, writer and public servant, on the Catholic Lib Dem MP denied holy communion for voting in favour of assisted suicide, the Christian revival and English ethnicity.
And for our premium subscribers, Laurie speaks to Dr Tilak Doshi, the Daily Sceptic's Energy Editor, on Trump's fightback against politicised climate science and the rise and rise of King Coal.
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Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio.