Anon and I

In the eighteenth episode of “Anon and I”, I am joined by Twitter’s Lao Cai Larry, who publishes on Substack and elsewhere as John Hardy.A direct link to the podcast on your preferred app can be found here.We discuss:* The doomed Millennial Left* The DNA of the new British Right* Polanski vs Corbyn* Why the Blue Ticks mattered, and why Old Twitter didn’t work* The future of British politics, left and right * Where to drink in Hong KongImage 1 source, image 2 source This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit anglology.substack.com

In episode seventeen of “Anon and I”, I am joined by Xianyang City Bureaucrat to discuss the Chinese classics; why China doesn’t really care about foreign policy; managing popular anger in the West and East; what is lost when you lose the rites; the second endorsement of Discourses on Salt and Iron; the truth about millet. Find it on your preferred podcast app here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit anglology.substack.com

In episode sixteen of “Anon and I”, I am joined by CT for a free ranging discussion of British politics in 2025.Find it on your preferred podcast app here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit anglology.substack.com

In this episode fifteen, I am joined by an anonymous medievalist to discuss the origin of English national identity. Find it on your preferred app hereThis show has been going for three months now, and I am very gratified to report that the Spotify Wrapped for creators puts me in the top 7% of new podcasts by popularity. The guest’s book reccommendation was England Under The Norman And Angevin Kings by Robert Bartlett. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit anglology.substack.com

In episode fourteen, I am joined by a former police officer who posts on Twitter as Sherlock Comms. We discuss the institutional incompetence of the Metropolitan Police; child abuse investigations; the perverse incentives of policing; the laws that stop the police just solving crime; and the man who spent thirty years a prisoner in his home. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit anglology.substack.com

In episode thirteen, I am joined by Anglo-Japanese commentator Eggroll Shogun.Listen to learn:* How has the LDP kept its grip on Japanese politics?* Why are the Japanese opposition parties so weird?* What is a Burakumin? Do the Koreans secretly control Japan?* What does the world owe Taiwan?* What lessons does Asian history have for Europe and America? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit anglology.substack.com

In episode twelve, I am joined by “anonymous propagandist of the internet Right”, Brewgaloo. We discuss:* Has “Anglofuturism” run its course?* Short video: the most important media format today* Aesthetics’ role in politics* Brewgaloo: Crypto-Tory? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit anglology.substack.com

In episode eleven, I am joined by Wylfċen, who posts about Old English and the Anglo-Saxon world. We discuss:* The surprising cuteness of the Anglo-Saxons* How to learn Old English* Why 2025 Twitter resembles John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982)* What would the Anglo-Saxons think of Elon Musk?* How the ancient history of England shapes the country todayFind his substack here, and his recommended reading here This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit anglology.substack.com

Join Marlowe, a top anonymous demographer, as he uncovers the hidden subsidies propping up failing towns like Middlesbrough. Explore the debate on whether these disguised financial lifelines create real productivity or just mask underlying economic issues. Delve into the shifting political landscape influenced by rising interest rates and the emergence of Reform as a powerhouse. The conversation also touches on youthful political energy and the struggle for left populism to resonate, as a new class consciousness among young professionals emerges.

In episode of nine, I am joined by Joseph, who posted on twitter as MingAutocrat until he got himself hacked.We talk American politics, and Joseph draws out the parallels and differences of Trump and Roosevelt and Nixon and Vance; the myth of FDR; media and historical imagination; the prospects for the American left This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit anglology.substack.com