

heretics.
Andrew Gold
What makes you a heretic? Journalist Andrew Gold believes that, in an age of group-think and tribes, we need heretics - those who use unconventional wisdom to speak out against their own groups, from cancelled comedians and radical feminists to cult defectors and vigilantes hunting deviants.
Learn from my guests how to rebel, think differently and resist social contagion. From Triggernometry's Konstantin Kisin and the world's most cancelled man Graham Linehan to Robbie Williams and atheist Richard Dawkins. These are the people living with the weight of their own community's disappointment on their shoulders.
Learn from my guests how to rebel, think differently and resist social contagion. From Triggernometry's Konstantin Kisin and the world's most cancelled man Graham Linehan to Robbie Williams and atheist Richard Dawkins. These are the people living with the weight of their own community's disappointment on their shoulders.
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May 17, 2023 • 1h 8min
269. The Sex Trafficker's Wife
Amanda Quick thought she had the perfect family life. One call in the middle of the night changed everything, and her life turned upside down. What followed is unimaginable for most of us.Amanda Links:Get Amanda's incredible memoir: https://shorturl.at/gFQTWhttps://www.facebook.com/amandaquickhealing/https://www.instagram.com/amandaquickhealing/https://www.tiktok.com/@amandaquickhealingAndrew Links:http://youtube.com/andrewgold1http://instagram.com/andrewgold_okhttp://twitter.com/andrewgold_okhttps://www.patreon.com/andrewgold Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 14, 2023 • 1h 4min
268. Death by...Meditation!
Scott Carney is the writer of the Enlightenment Trap - we’re going to get into the really dark side of meditation - and the horrible and unexpected things that have happened to people in the pursuit of spiritual transcendence.Scott Links:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3PyxGKt94kLzVqkkjEgRFwhttps://www.scottcarney.com/the-enlightenment-trapAndrew Links:http://youtube.com/andrewgold1http://instagram.com/andrewgold_okhttp://twitter.com/andrewgold_okhttps://www.patreon.com/andrewgold Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 10, 2023 • 1h 12min
267. Why You Really Can’t Be Gay In Scientology
Gay ex-Scientologist Nora Ames describes the difficulties of growing up gay in Scientology and the truth about the sexualities of Tom Cruise and John Travolta.Follow her channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXr4gh-NJ3CbHV6RUZOVGxwAndrew Links:http://youtube.com/andrewgold1http://instagram.com/andrewgold_okhttp://twitter.com/andrewgold_okhttps://www.patreon.com/andrewgold Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 7, 2023 • 1h 7min
266. Coronation Special: Debate on Meghan & Harry
Royal historian Dr. Tessa Dunlop is on the show today to debate with me about Meghan Markle, Prince Harry and the rest of the Royals. And here is the way that Meghan could use Archie to distract from the crowning of the new king. Get Tessa's book Elizabeth & Philip: A Story of Young Love, Marriage, and Monarchy here: https://t.co/MROkaX2FoBAndrew Links:http://youtube.com/andrewgold1http://instagram.com/andrewgold_okhttp://twitter.com/andrewgold_okhttps://www.patreon.com/andrewgold Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 3, 2023 • 1h 7min
265. Scientology Tried To Take My Mum From Me
Dani Armando reveals her experience in scientology school as a kid before they tried to take her mum from her. Follow her: https://www.instagram.com/swiperightbby/ & https://www.youtube.com/@SwiperightbbyAndrew Links:http://youtube.com/andrewgold1http://instagram.com/andrewgold_okhttp://twitter.com/andrewgold_okhttps://www.patreon.com/andrewgold Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 30, 2023 • 1h 21min
264. Buck Angel - A Unique Take On Trans
Famous transsexual Buck Angel was kind enough to grace my stage and lay down the truth about his experience of being trans, and trans ideology. The former porn star was born a woman, and now identifies as a man despite not having bottom surgery. Yet, he has a surprising view on trans ideology, and criticises both sides for their lack of nuance in tackling what he calls gender dysphoria. Buck regularly interview people who detrans. That is, they try to turn back the process...here are his concerns.Subscribe to his brilliant channel: @BuckAngelOfficial Andrew Links:http://youtube.com/andrewgold1http://instagram.com/andrewgold_okhttp://twitter.com/andrewgold_okhttps://www.patreon.com/andrewgold Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 26, 2023 • 1h 11min
263. The Mormon Exposing Abuse in the Church
Nemo the Mormon is a current Mormon who is fighting to expose financial and sexual abuses in the church. Unlike many defectors I speak to, Nemo still considers himself a part of the religion, and is a rare (or so I thought) example of a British Mormon. Follow his brilliant channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/NEMOTHEMORMONThis episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at http://betterhelp.com/ontheedge and get on your way to being our best self.If you’re looking for a simpler and cost-effective supplement routine, Athletic Greens is giving you a FREE 1 year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 free travel packs with your first purchase. Go to: athleticgreens.com/ONTHEEDGE.Andrew Links:http://youtube.com/andrewgold1http://instagram.com/andrewgold_okhttp://twitter.com/andrewgold_okhttps://www.patreon.com/andrewgold Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 23, 2023 • 53min
262. The 6-Year-Old Girl TORTURED By Scientology
Kelli Copter has overcome one of the strangest and most abusive childhoods imaginable to be a well-rounded, lovely person. Here, she tells me about the bizarre tests carried out on her by her parents, who used a kind of 'squirrel' scientology. Follow her amazing channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6q1t92tB_nPPWkW76Gzeww---This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ontheedge and get on your way to being your best self. ---Andrew Links:http://youtube.com/andrewgold1http://instagram.com/andrewgold_okhttp://twitter.com/andrewgold_okhttps://www.patreon.com/andrewgold Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 19, 2023 • 1h
261. The Unlikely Story of the Black Hasidic Jew
Sara Braun is in the unusual situation of being both black and ultra orthodox Jewish. How did this come about? Who in her family was Jewish? And how does she fit her extravagant, curious and outlandish personality with the insular, secretive and traditional sect?She's absolutely wonderful, so please leave a like, and get her book, That Black Hasidic Lady: A memoir of a dark-skinned Hasidic woman. Sara Braun's book on her life journey as a Hasidic woman can be found here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/That-Black-Hasidic-Lady-dark-skinned-ebook/dp/B0BX4LSC55Andrew Links:http://youtube.com/andrewgold1http://instagram.com/andrewgold_okhttp://twitter.com/andrewgold_okhttps://www.patreon.com/andrewgold Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 16, 2023 • 1h 6min
260. Mormon Purity Culture & Me: Shelise Ann Sola
Shelise Ann Sola takes us into her life as a Mormon, and why she left the church. In particular we talk about chastity, sex, guilt, shame, cultishness and a bishop who said some pretty horrible things.---This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ontheedge and get on your way to being your best self. ---Check out Shelise's brilliant Cults to Consciousness YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/@CultstoConsciousnessAndrew Links:http://youtube.com/andrewgold1http://instagram.com/andrewgold_okhttp://twitter.com/andrewgold_okhttps://www.patreon.com/andrewgold Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices


