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For this month's first Britainology, Nate and Milo discuss the now-timeless 2003 Richard Curtis film LOVE ACTUALLY, and what it says about Britain. Milo loves it, Nate's wife loves it, Nate is lukewarm on it but it did make him laugh, and Boris Johnson Voice makes an appearance. Get the whole episode on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/britainology-75-94727172 *STREAM ALERT* Check out o...

We revisit our old pal Bill Ackman, who was one of Wall Street's most notorious activist investors, to become the SPAC king, to finally settling into his new role as a billionaire culture warrior. Also, we discuss the suspension of a delightfully moronic Tory MP, and check out how Neom is finally building some stuff that's not just different shaped hotels. CHRISTMAS ANNOUNCEMENT: The TF team will...

For this week's bonus, it's full-court press of useless tech: reactionaries' trying and failing to turn Elon Musk's ultra gen X large language model transphobic; Wes Streeting getting dazzled by an app in Singapore, and a surveillance tech company riding the wave of teen vape interdiction and kicking people out of public housing. The name of the podcast isn't ironic.  Get the whole episode on Patr...

The gang talks about the upward spiral of xenophobia that the UK's moderates think they can keep riding to stay in power - the Rwanda Bill, new immigration restrictions, and so on, before moving onto the new Online Safety Bill and its potential to create a kind of AI overmind of British goons. However, the rest of this episode needs only three words: Georgian Peter Griffin.   If you want access to...

We meet a bevy of new Guys using strategic litigation to undo the United States federal regulatory system. This one is a "preserved in amber" 2011 era Tea Party radio host! Also, we look at Israeli's AI and QR code systems and think about what the *real* purpose of those systems is, as well as checking out a startup and reading all about country living. If you want access to our Patreon bonus epis...

Paris Marx of Tech Won't Save Us joins the gang to delve into the past of Elon Musk to explain his present day fascinations and oddities. We all know about the Emerald Mine, but how many of us know about the staircase kicking, or the baffling chiropractic grandfather? If you want access to our Patreon bonus episodes, early releases of free episodes, and powerful Discord server, sign up here: https...

Alice, Milo, Nate and Hussein are once again LIVE at Between The Bridges, sadly without Riley because Nadine Dorries' book destroyed his gastrointestinal system. However, undeterred, Alice read the book and her stomach was made of stronger stuff. Milo was also able to simulate Riley using Chat GPT so it's almost like he's there... Full episode on Patreon for subscribers here: https://www.patreon.c...

An social media marketing turned AI company was contracted by the UN to "solve the Israel/Palestine" conflict and it's as horrifically vapid as it sounds. Also, we check in on the Sad Sadiq's quest to keep The Sphere out of London (successful; we will be filing an appeal), and read a little piece by Julie Burchill on her slow metamorphosis into Britain's Andy Rooney. If you want access to our Patr...

The gang talks about a startup designed to replace teachers with AI enabled iPads, the AI company that's concerned with building god experiencing a religious schism, and then congratulate Evil Steven Root on his historic Argentine election win. Then, we look into the comfortable world of Chipping Norton and the new Foreign Secretary's leisure time. Get the full episode on Patreon! If you want acce...

Tom joins Riley, Alice, and Hussein to talk about how not even the tattooing industry is safe from the whims of AI-enabled tech disrupters, with hilarious (but troubling) results. But first, we talk about the ongoing quest in the UK political-media ecosystem to performatively misunderstand what a "ceasefire" is, and then we review a whole new slate of Neom developments and ask: what will be erecte...

It's Dave Courtney in memoriam month on Britainology for November and as a result we have got two episodes for you, honouring the man himself by delving into the concept of the hard geezer. In this first of two episodes, Milo offers Nate a selection of Britain's all time hardest bastards for his delectation. Later in the month the boys will be consuming Danny Dyer's Deadliest Men. Full episode on...

Cameron's back, he's done bothering hogs, and ready to lead the United Kingdom into foreign policy greatness, probably by getting us involved in more pyramid schemes.  Also, we look at the coked up home counties uncles who all poured into London to stop Hamas from transgendering the cenotaph, and why Britain's institutionalised governing caste is either unable or unwilling to see them for what the...

Josh Boerman from the Worst of All Possible Worlds joins the gang in studio to discuss the ongoing weird-ification of the Anglo American right, seen through the lens of a number of state-level elections in the US and the doubling down on anti-Palestinian solidarity in the UK. Additionally, we discuss a strange superyacht based charity and finish on a sternly worded letter to the National Departmen...

Rishi Sunak gives a masterclass in real, genuine laughter while essentially having a post-politics job interview with Elon Musk for a crowd of AI longtermists... also, we discuss the sudden groundswell of "you can't protest for peace on ARMISTICE day!" that has swept Britain's commentariat and political classes.   If you want access to our Patreon bonus episodes, early releases of free episodes, a...

The gang are joined by Zeke Faux (@zekefaux) to talk about his book "Number Go Up" and the Sam Bankman-Fried trial... If you want access to our Patreon bonus episodes, early releases of free episodes, and powerful Discord server, sign up here: https://www.patreon.com/trashfuture   *STREAM ALERT* Check out our Twitch stream, which airs 9-11 pm UK time every Monday and Thursday, at the following lin...

Riley is away, so Alice, Milo, and Hussein run the asylum by themselves. They gave themselves all depression, found out why we’re all going to get turned into paper clips, and explored the mind palace of one Joseph R Biden in a special American reading. If you want access to our Patreon bonus episodes, early releases of free episodes, and powerful Discord server, sign up here: https://www.patreon....

The gang discusses getting swole in a whole new, AI enabled way, Rachel Reeves' Wikipedia jaunts, and then TBIJ's Emiliano Mellino returns for the second half to discuss his ongoing investigation into abuse of the Temporary Agricultural Worker visa by farms and employment agencies. Emiliano's latest article: https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2023-10-22/all-that-is-missing-is-a-whip-hom...

Dr. Robotnik has written a manifesto, and before you ask, yes - it cites Marinetti. We also look into the ongoing mass Labour Party revolt against Starmer and the front bench's support for Israel's attack on Gaza, which if you recall, Starmer backed full-throatedly to impress Nick Ferrari for two minutes. Medical Aid for Palestinians here: www.map.org.uk/ If you want access to our Patreon bonus ep...

Our pal Oobah is back to talk about his new documentary on C4, "The Great Amazon Heist." Basically it consists of several elaborate ruses foisted on Amazon, exposing cracks in their edifice, and also the Coventry Amazon Black Site. Medical Aid for Palestinians: https://www.map.org.uk/ If you want access to our Patreon bonus episodes, early releases of free episodes, and powerful Discord server, si...

At a country's darkest hour, a hero will emerge. Then he will die immediately of the novel coronavirus after going on holiday. Then his feckless idiot children will build a "controversial spa" in his name. It's the denouement of the Captain Tom saga. Also, we look into the domestic/UK dimension of Israel's attack on Gaza, and think about how the state and press will gleefully make one another even...

Milo and Nate do a deep dive into the classic British satire series Brass Eye by Chris Morris, and specifically the episode that got it cancelled - “Paedogeddon." Get the full episode on Patreon! ( https://www.patreon.com/trashfuture )

We met with esteemed social and economic geographer Danny Dorling to talk about the forces causing Britain to be a failed state, and the inadequate response to those forces presented in the Labour party conference.  More importantly, how phoney Khan Starmer will not form a new golden horde and take Uzbekistan and therefore the world. If you want access to our Patreon bonus episodes, early releases...

We spoke with journalist and friend of the show Seamus Malekafzali about the events unfolding in Gaza, specifically concerned with the question of how things became so bad and the hubris of those made the situation worse while simultaneously losing control over it. Toward the end of the episode and after a jarring change in tone, we review some new editions to Neom and investigate Rachel Reeves' f...

Gareth Dennis from Rail Natter returns to the fold to discuss the debacle around the cancellation, uncancellation, rerouting, and re-rerouting of Britain's much maligned High Speed Two line. We posit that the purpose of the line itself is to generate consultation papers, and everyone would rather have just not put a spade in the ground. If you want access to our Patreon bonus episodes, early relea...

The Tony Blair Institute for Global Regime Change has released their detailed plan of what an ID card for Britain would look like, how it would be implemented, and why... and it involves MI5, the DWP, and DEFRA getting access to your resting heart rate. Riley, Hussein, Alice, and Milo explore this as well as the totally unforeseen meltdown of GB News and the first days of the most internet poisone...