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Nov 18, 2025 • 11min
Winston Marshall - 'I Couldn’t Stay in Mumford & Sons… Here’s Why'
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What would you do if one tweet ended your career in one of the world’s biggest bands? Former Mumford & Sons banjo player Winston Marshall joins Heretics to reveal, in his own words, why he walked away from global fame — and how a single moment of honesty turned his life upside down.
This is the uncensored truth about the controversy that shook the music world. Winston opens up about the backlash he faced after expressing his political opinions on BLM and Antifa, the tsunami of social media outrage that followed, and how the fallout began to strain his relationship with his bandmates.
In this powerful interview, we dig into:
The tweet that sparked an international firestorm
How public pressure forced him to choose between his values and his career
Why he believes cancel culture is dangerous for artists and free speech
The behind-the-scenes tension inside Mumford & Sons during the controversy
Life after leaving one of the most successful folk-rock bands of all time
How he rebuilt his career and voice outside the music industry spotlight
💥 This is not the PR spin. It’s the real story — raw, reflective, and at times explosive. Whether you agree with Winston or not, you’ll see a side of the music industry that rarely makes the headlines.
👉 Was leaving Mumford & Sons the biggest risk of his life… or his only option?
👉 What did his bandmates say behind closed doors?
👉 And does he regret speaking out?
Winston talks candidly about fame, freedom of speech, and the personal cost of standing by your beliefs in today’s cultural climate.
📺 Watch the full conversation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkLJeJbPies
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Nov 17, 2025 • 11min
Rupert Lowe - Why I Am SUING Nigel Farage & Reform – It'll Get NASTY
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“Why I am SUING Nigel Farage & Reform – It’ll Get NASTY” – Rupert Lowe
Why is Rupert Lowe preparing to sue Nigel Farage and Reform UK? In this explosive interview with Andrew Gold, Rupert Lowe breaks his silence on the bitter internal battles within Reform — and warns that things are about to get nasty.
Lowe, a businessman, former MEP, and outspoken critic of Britain’s political elite, claims that Reform UK has betrayed its own promises of transparency, trust, and integrity. And at the centre of this storm sits Nigel Farage, the party’s figurehead. What went wrong between the two men who once shared a vision for political reform? Lowe lays it bare.
🚨 Inside this interview, Rupert Lowe reveals:
Why he is ready to take Nigel Farage and Reform to court
The betrayal and dishonesty that pushed him to legal action
How internal party feuds are undermining Reform’s credibility
Why Reform UK risks becoming the very thing it claims to oppose
What the public needs to know about its leadership and future
But this isn’t just about personal grievances. Lowe argues that his clash with Reform exposes a wider truth: that Britain’s political movements, even those promising change, are vulnerable to corruption, self-interest, and betrayal from within. If Reform cannot hold itself together, how can it claim to lead the country?
👀 What exactly did Nigel Farage and Reform do to provoke a lawsuit?
🔥 Is Rupert Lowe exposing uncomfortable truths the party wants hidden?
❓ Could this legal battle be the beginning of Reform’s downfall?
This is one of the most controversial and revealing interviews Rupert Lowe has ever given. If you want to understand the tensions tearing Reform apart, the stakes of Lowe’s legal challenge, and what it means for Britain’s political future, this is essential viewing.
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Nov 17, 2025 • 8min
Tom Slater - Labour HASN'T Learned From Salmon Rushdie's FATWA
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When Salman Rushdie faced a fatwa after publishing The Satanic Verses, it was a defining moment for free speech in Britain. But decades later, has Labour — or the wider political class — learned anything? According to Tom Slater, editor of Spiked, the answer is a resounding no.
In this fiery Heretics episode, Andrew Gold and Tom Slater dive deep into the failures of Labour and the Left to defend free expression in the age of identity politics and Islamo-woke cultural capture. Instead of standing with writers like Rushdie, Labour has increasingly sided with the forces of censorship, appeasement, and ideological conformity.
🔥 Inside this interview, you’ll uncover:
Why Salman Rushdie’s fatwa still matters today — and what it reveals about the cowardice of Britain’s elites.
How Labour abandoned universal free speech in favour of pandering to identity blocs.
The disturbing alliance between Labour and the Greens that normalises anti-free speech rhetoric.
Why figures like Graham Linehan and Rylan Clark find themselves at the sharp end of cancel culture.
How multiculturalism, once sold as inclusion, has morphed into a tool for silencing criticism.
The media’s complicity — from Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart to Sopel & Maitlis — in protecting progressive dogmas.
What this cultural shift means for ordinary people who just want honesty, debate, and common sense in politics.
This is not just about Rushdie — it’s about the future of free speech in Britain. If the lessons of the fatwa have been ignored, what dangers lie ahead? Tom Slater and Andrew Gold dismantle the myths, expose the double standards, and reveal why Labour’s failure to stand up for free thought is so dangerous.
If you care about freedom, truth, and resisting the creeping tide of censorship, this is the conversation you can’t afford to miss.
📺 Watch the full podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cY-CqsGNpEA
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Nov 17, 2025 • 7min
Tommy Robinson - 'I HATE Racists' (The BBC Know THIS)
What if the man the media branded as the “face of racism” actually hates racists? In this explosive interview, Tommy Robinson sets the record straight — and exposes what the BBC already knows but refuses to admit. For more raw and unfiltered conversations that challenge the official narrative, subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@hereticsclips/videos
Robinson has long been one of Britain’s most controversial figures. For years, the press painted him as a dangerous extremist, a bogeyman to be feared. But is that image based on truth — or on a carefully constructed smear campaign? In this conversation, filmed at his hidden location abroad, Robinson breaks down who he really is, what he really believes, and why the establishment is so desperate to silence him.
Far from embracing racism, Robinson declares in no uncertain terms: he despises racists. So why does the media continue to ignore this? Could it be that acknowledging it would unravel the story they’ve been selling for years? And if the BBC knows this truth, why do they continue to push the same tired narrative?
There has been a growing reappraisal of Robinson in recent years, with public intellectuals like Douglas Murray and Jordan Peterson praising aspects of his work and courage. Once dismissed as a fringe agitator, he’s now being seen by some as a truth-teller exposing what others are too afraid to say — on topics like immigration, radical Islam, and political correctness.
This is Robinson as you’ve never seen him before: candid, reflective, and unflinching. Whether you agree with him or not, his words raise urgent questions about free speech, censorship, and the role of the media in modern Britain.
Why does the establishment work so hard to silence dissent?
What truths are being buried in the name of “tolerance”?
And can Britain really call itself free if voices like Robinson’s are demonised rather than debated?
👉 Watch the full podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiBsZErTk7Y&t=4s
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Nov 17, 2025 • 13min
Robbie Williams - Why I Can't Write Another ANGELS
Subscribe to Heretics Clips for raw, unfiltered conversations with icons who actually say what they think. In this episode, Robbie Williams tells Andrew Gold why he can’t write another “Angels”—and what happens to an artist when a single song becomes a shadow you can’t step out of. Watch to hear the pressure, the fear, the craft, and the truth behind the hit that defined a generation. Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@hereticsclips/videos
Why does creative lightning strike once—and why is it so hard to summon again on command? Robbie pulls back the curtain on the alchemy of songwriting: the accident, the obsession, and the timing you can’t fake. He talks candidly about chasing that same transcendence and the uncomfortable reality that audiences expect miracles on schedule. Is the next classic one honest verse away—or is trying to top a masterpiece the surest way to kill it?
Robbie opens up about the strange bargain of fame: how adoration and ridicule arrive in the same breath, why he still doomscrolls the comments, and how that noise creeps into the studio. He speaks about anxiety, ADHD, and the creative rituals that keep him writing when the stakes feel impossibly high. You’ll hear the difference between making a hit and making something true—and why he’s choosing truth.
We revisit the early days—Take That, the breakout, the solo leap—then sit with the artist he is now: older, funnier, sharper, and more self-aware. He unpacks ego, faith, and the nagging inner voice asking, “Was ‘Angels’ the peak—or just one chapter?” Expect stories, jokes, and moments of naked honesty that only Robbie can deliver.
If you’ve ever wondered how stars live with their greatest work—or how creative people keep going after the world crowns one song “the one”—this is the conversation you’ll replay. Part confession, part craft masterclass, and completely Heretical.
🎧 Watch the full interview and tell us what “Angels” means to you.
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Nov 16, 2025 • 12min
George Gilbert - KICKED OFF Big Brother for THIS CONTROVERSIAL Comment About J***
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What does it really take to get kicked off Big Brother in 2025? In this explosive Heretics interview, George Gilbert — the contestant ejected from the show after a viral controversy — finally tells his side of the story. Accused of making a “controversial comment” that crossed the line, George explains exactly what was said, how the producers handled it, and why he believes the show has become a reflection of a society terrified of open conversation.
George pulls no punches. He reveals what life inside the house was truly like — the constant surveillance, the performative politics, and the feeling that one wrong sentence could end your career. But is that fair? Andrew Gold presses him on every angle: what was actually said, what he meant by it, and whether he regrets it. Was this a genuine mistake, or another case of cancel culture spiralling out of control?
We dive into the bigger questions:
• Has Big Brother become a moral court instead of a social experiment?
• Do producers engineer outrage for ratings, then disown the fallout?
• Is free speech still possible in entertainment — or has everything become a trap for public shaming?
• And what does this say about Britain’s wider culture of offence and fear in 2025?
This is not a rant — it’s a raw, revealing look at what happens when reality TV collides with modern outrage. George opens up about the pressure, the aftermath, and what happens when the country you entertained suddenly turns against you.
💬 Tell us in the comments: Was Big Brother right to remove George, or has censorship gone too far?
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Nov 16, 2025 • 7min
Death Row Lawyer Clive Stafford-Smith - What It's Like Watching Someone Get EXECUTED
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What does it feel like to watch someone die — legally?
In this gripping episode, human rights lawyer Clive Stafford-Smith takes us inside the haunting world of death row. Having defended some of the most notorious prisoners in America, Clive has witnessed the unthinkable: the execution of a man he believed was innocent.
💥 In this conversation:
The horrifying reality of witnessing an execution in the electric chair.
What it’s like to look into the eyes of a condemned man moments before death.
How Clive copes with the psychological toll of trying — and failing — to save lives.
Why he believes the death penalty is not just unjust, but evil.
The moral cost of a justice system that kills in the name of law and order.
Clive Stafford-Smith isn’t just any lawyer. He’s one of the most fearless human rights defenders alive today — the founder of Reprieve and a man who has spent his life fighting state-sanctioned killing. But in this raw, emotional conversation, he opens up about the times he lost. About the men he couldn’t save. About the nightmares that never go away.
This isn’t a polite debate — it’s a confrontation with death, conscience, and the very idea of justice. Clive and I clash on everything from faith to punishment to whether some crimes ever deserve mercy. But through that tension comes something rare: an honest look at what it means to be human in a system built to destroy.
⚖️ What would you do if you had to defend someone everyone else called a monster?
💭 And could you live with yourself if the state killed them anyway?
👇 Let me know in the comments what you would have asked Clive.
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Nov 16, 2025 • 12min
Police Whistleblower Jon Wedger - House of Horrors: Haut de la Garenne & Ted Heath
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What really happened behind the headlines of Haut de la Garenne and other historic UK abuse scandals? In this gripping Heretics conversation, former Scotland Yard detective and whistleblower Jon Wedger sits down with Andrew Gold to share his first-hand perspective on how sensitive cases are opened, built—and, in his view, too often quietly stalled. Focusing strictly on Wedger’s testimony, this episode explores the contested history surrounding high-profile allegations (including those linked in the public domain to former Prime Minister Ted Heath), and the cultural forces Jon says make accountability so hard.
Inside the interview, Jon explains:
👉 How investigations move from tip-off to intel to evidence, and where he believes process breaks down
👉 Why jurisdictional gaps, siloed teams and reputational risk can derail momentum
👉 The warning signs professionals and the public should recognise—online and offline
👉 What whistleblowers, he says, face inside institutions: reassignments, reputational smears, and pressure to “stand down”
👉 Practical fixes: independent oversight, better data-sharing, victim-first safeguarding, and real protections for officers who raise concerns
Andrew’s calm, forensic style keeps the conversation on facts, procedure and paper trails, not sensationalism. Wedger walks through casework mechanics, reflects on months where he says he identified scores of suspects, and outlines reforms he believes would actually help victims while restoring trust in policing and media. Whether you agree with his conclusions or challenge them, you’ll hear a rare, practitioner-level look at how complex investigations unfold—and why some lines of inquiry, he argues, simply fade without explanation.
This may be one of the most urgent and uncomfortable Heretics episodes yet: precise, procedural and relentlessly focused on safeguarding and accountability. If you care about institutional integrity, historical truth, and protecting the vulnerable, this conversation will test assumptions and raise difficult—but necessary—questions.
Editorial note: All claims discussed are presented as Jon Wedger’s allegations and opinions for public-interest discussion. Viewers are encouraged to examine available evidence and make up their own minds.
Watch the full podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFSBxf4YWrA&t=3091s
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Nov 16, 2025 • 8min
Charlie Downes - The Day Britain Changed FOREVER
🔥 Something is seriously wrong with Britain. In this explosive Heretics interview, Charlie Downes of Restore Britain (Rupert Lowe's movement) warns that what’s coming will be WORSE than a civil war. From mass immigration and identity politics to grooming gangs, tribalism, and the collapse of English identity – is the UK sleepwalking into disaster?
In this conversation, Charlie Downes and Andrew Gold explore whether Britain can survive the cultural rot, political corruption, and social fragmentation that threaten to tear the country apart. Is Nigel Farage the answer? Can Reform UK or Restore Britain offer a way out? Or are we already on a path towards inevitable violence and breakdown?
If you care about free speech, immigration, English identity, or the future of Britain – this is a must-watch.
💬 What do you think – is Britain heading for collapse, civil conflict, or renewal? Drop your thoughts below.
Watch the full podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpByhkLiG48
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Nov 15, 2025 • 13min
Tommy Robinson - MET Police Tried to Turn Me Into an Undercover "ASSET"
MET Police Tried to Turn Me Into an Undercover "ASSET" – Tommy Robinson
What happens when the police secretly try to recruit you as an undercover asset? In this explosive interview, Tommy Robinson reveals how the MET Police attempted to manipulate him, why he refused, and what it says about the state of free speech and policing in Britain today. For more raw, unfiltered interviews that challenge the mainstream narrative, subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@hereticsclips/videos
For decades, Tommy Robinson has been one of the most controversial figures in Britain. To some, he was painted as the face of racism. To others, he has been a whistleblower exposing uncomfortable truths about immigration, Islamism, and the failures of the political establishment. But now, with praise from intellectual heavyweights like Douglas Murray and Jordan Peterson, Robinson is undergoing a remarkable reappraisal.
In this rare, face-to-face conversation — filmed at his hidden location abroad — Robinson lays out his side of the story in a way you’ve never heard before. Why did the MET Police really want him as an “asset”? What secrets did they hope he would reveal? And what does it say about the desperation of the authorities when they turn to one of their fiercest critics for help?
The interview doesn’t shy away from controversy. Robinson speaks openly about immigration, radical Islam, policing, and censorship, drawing on his personal experiences at the centre of Britain’s culture wars. Whether you agree with him or not, his account forces you to confront questions the media avoids:
Is Britain sacrificing truth for political correctness?
How deep does the state’s surveillance and manipulation go?
And can free speech survive in an era where dissenting voices are targeted rather than debated?
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