No Holds Barred Pod

EP 75 – MEDIA BLACKOUT — The media and MET Police have been caught lying. Repeatedly. Toxic Masculinity Tragedy. TRIGGER WARNING: there is some very tough chat in this episode regarding domestic abuse. Proceed with caution. Why has Mark Rowley been lying about the Stop the War Coalition and the Nakba Day march? Why have the media repeatedly lied about the third attack that led up to the Golders Gr...

EP 74 — MEDIA BIAS — Proof of Reform's underreporting. Billionaires under the radar. BBC Bias. Does Dan Hodges tweet more than the BBC about Peter Mandelson? Reform FINALLY face a tiny bit of scrutiny. Don drops a Data Deep Dive. Sal tells us about a very excellent bit of people power from China. CONTAINS SOME SWEARS. We have a website. ⁠⁠⁠noholdsbarredpod.com⁠⁠⁠ Join us, won’t you. We’re on P...

EP 73 – PANIC ON THE STREETS OF LONDON — A horrific stabbing in London. Misreporting. And Martha's Law. This episode Sal and Don chatted a bit about the stalemate in the Iran conflict but mainly about the horrific stabbing in North London. Was it really a terrorist attack? Or a failing of our mental health provision, like Valdo Calocane? Sky News were Community Noted on 𝕏 for misreporting the...

EP 72 — POLITICAL ASSASSINS — Are we? Epsom fabricated attack. Fox News fail. Far-Right Roundabout. Reform Roundup. Sal chatted about the completely fabricated attack in Epsom that was whipped up into a riot by online agitators and auditors. Tommy Robinson's rally is going ahead with a $100,000 donation from the same guy that paid for his shiny new nashers. The banjo player from Mumford &...

EP 71 – AMERICAN ASSASSIN? — Trump survives again. Conspiracy theories abound. Ai defeated? This is a USA heavy episode. Did Trump survive another assassination attempt? Or was it a wild ruse to get his ballroom building back on track? How many Trump mobiles have been delivered? And did he really just sack the entire National Science Board. Answers to these and much more are contained within! Oh,...

EP 70 — HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US — We're a year old. Reform Exclusive. Hate preacher canned. Far-right wobbling. No Holds Barred Pod is officially one year old now. Sal and Don have been rabbiting together for a full twelve months and show no signs of letting up! Reform Roundup™️ is a long one this week, so the TL;DR version is: lies, lies, lies, lies and some more lies. Sal has an absolute bombsh...

EP 69 – HUNK of JUNK — More US mistakes. Military drafts. Insider Trading. This episode is mainly about the war in Iran and how the USA just can't stop ballsing it up. Trump has been manipulating the markets. Could Barron Trump be rafted? What are the ramifications for our own politics with Israel's influence? 🥳🎉🎁🎈🎊 Oh! And we're a whole year old. Happy birthday, us. 🥳🎉🎁🎈🎊 CO...

EP 68 — COMPETITION 'WINNERS' — Reform UK have two new scandals. Labour did a good thing. Sal talked us through a fascinating proposal to actually help those in poverty, from a Labour MP. Reform Round Up™ was long this week as Don bagged a scoop, we learned about another billionaire backer and Richard Tice has been naughty with his taxes. Again. CONTAINS SOME SWEARS. We have a website. ⁠⁠⁠...

EP 67 – WE WERE ON A BREAK? — A pause in the war. Palestine Action Trial. We chatted about a few things in this episode but mostly the war, despite the partial pause/ceasefire. Some parties did not seem to understand the word. Some breaking news in a very clandestine trial of some Palestine Action protesters. CONTAINS SOME SWEARS. We have a website. ⁠⁠⁠noholdsbarredpod.com⁠⁠⁠ Join us, won’t you. W...

EP 04 — DISCUSSIONS — Women Against the Far-Right with Nina Doran. We were joined on our latest Discussions episode by Nina Doran, organiser and advocate for Women Against the Far-right. A very illuminating discussion about activism and the need to stand up to Reform UK. Nina and Sal are doing amazing work in this field — make sure to follow them for more info. CONTAINS SOME SWEARS. We have a webs...

EP 66 — STUPIDITY & HYPOCRISY — Jenrick and Cunningham. Reform UK are in Free Fall. The war goes NUTS. Don's Reform Roundup™ wasn't long this week, but the sheer hypocrisy and stupidity is off the charts. Featuring Farage, Jenrick and Cunningham. The majority of the episode was war-based, as you may imagine. We chatted about Trump's derangement and Sal had some nuts news. We also d...

EP 65 — DUMPING ON THE DISABLED — Again. New punishing benefits rules. Doctors Deserve More. PIP Devil. Sal talked us through the new benefit changes that have just been introduced — and why they are designed to punish those who really need them. We also chatted about the junior doctors being on strike again and why they deserve so much more than Wes Streeting is telling us about. More arrests wit...

EP 64 — WEAPONISING TRAGEDY — Reform UK stoop to their lowest. Reform UK pretend nothing happened. Labour Lobbying. Sal chatted about the ongoing dark arts of lobbying — this time Steven Reed. Labour MPs dashing off to Israel and then 'forgetting' to declare it. Don's Reform Roundup™️ was quite upsetting, with their Housing Spokesperson minimising the tragedy of Grenfell. Ryan Bridge w...

EP 63 — TOGETHER WE'RE BETTER — A march of hope. Hegseth and Kid Rock. Trump Sleeps. Iran Trolls. Sal gave us here report from the wonderfully positive and hopeful Together march in London — spoiler alert: it was amazing. There was a lot of war talk as you may expect, but with some things you might not - Kid Rock having his own personal fly-by from the US army had caused a stir. And Iran conti...

Epstein Files Special — Crossover with Political X We were joined by Alex for this special edition of the pod — you may already know him on YouTube as Political X, and he hosts the fantastic Sunday Roast every week with loads of cool guests. Alex had been doing some digging around the Epstein Files and found some pretty explosive stuff about some of our homegrown politicians — Tony Blair specifica...

EP 62 — JUST STOP DIGGING — MATT — Reform Fail Again. Bioweapons in Vegas. The Reform Roundup is quite a large part of this article, as they are going from bad to worse. Matt Goodwin's Ai book, councillors dropping like flies, Farage frit from Question Time in his own backyard and they ran an illegal lottery. Yikes! Sal had a scary story about bioweapons in Vegas but ended with a hopeful tale...

EP 61 — ABSOLUTE POWER CORRUPTS — Trump diverts cash from NATO. Hegseth doesn't know what a KM is. UN whataboutery. This episode focuses primarily on the US and the continuing descent into madness of Donald Trump. This week, Hegseth joins him in the crazy stakes. Sal talked us through the UK ambassador to the UN, taking things very off-topic. CONTAINS SOME SWEARS. We have a website. ⁠⁠⁠noholds...

EP 60 — THE MADNESS OF KING TRUMP — Trump's Market Manipulation. Iran is More credible than the USA. Regulators Have Failed. We discussed the insanity around Trump's latest decision-making process — spoiler alert: he hasn't got a clue. We now have to wait for Iranian sources to confirm or deny Trump's madness. It is clear that this was a market manipulation by the President. Don ta...

EP 59 — FAR-RIGHT — FAUX FATHER — UKIP were run out of Liverpool. Reform has had an absolute SHOCKER. Sal went to the demo against the far-right last weekend and provides us with her roving report. Faux Father Nick Tenconi was in attendance, but Liverpool doesn't tolerate fascists. Don's Reform Roundup™️ is a long one and utterly insane. Including Farage been caught out on Cameo and Matt G...

EP 03 — Monk Debunks — with Emma Monk. We had the chance to chat to the magnificent, Emma Monk about her work debunking the headlines, culture wars and fake news that's being forced into our feeds every day. It's an ever-increasing problem that we encounter every day, and Emma does a really sterling job at debunking some of the most heinous fake news on and offline. We chatted about the Da...

EP 58 — TICE. TAX. TANTRUMS — Reform UK's Week. LBC Lies. Pokémon! And Ai Insanity. A lot about Reform as usual but specifically, their meltdown over falling poll numbers, Tice has been AVOIDING tax whilst attacking others for AVOIDING tax. Nick Ferrari lied live on LBC. And Sal has a distressing update about Ai and Pokémon — seriously! Our song at the end is provided by our friend Baz whose Y...

EP 57 — BEAVERS! BEAVERS! BEAVERS! — Beavers on Banknotes. Missiles in the Med. Reform's Ratings Rattle. We chatted about the war again, of course. Hegseth's insane claims that the Strait of Hormuz in open — apart from the missiles and mines. Reform's polling is in the gutter, and Farage is REALLY whining about it. Culture wars overload about banknotes and badgers. An admonishment for...

EP 56 — Pushing Prices — Oil Rockets. Military Tactics. Reform Floundering. Petrol Prices. Joey Barton Nicked! Sal gave an excellent explainer of why Trump is failing in the war against Iran. Don explained Farage's latest pathetic stunt and why it failed. Sky News are the only news broadcasters propping up Reform this week. Rupert Lowe STILL doesn't have a political party. Joey Barton is b...

EP 55 — Poetry & Posturing — Corporate Sponsored Wazzocks. Trump IS Insane. Reform in Dubai and the USA. Sal and Don had a pod first disagreement … over Starmer! Don was attacked by Oakshot and Tice. Spies in Scotland and Wales. Who could be the 21st Century Lord Haw-Haw? Rupert Lowe still doesn't have a political party. Clip from the excellent Cody Dahler. Apologies for the coughing and s...

EP 54 — WAR! — What is it good for? Trump's Epstein War Begins. Reform Crybabies. As you may expect, this episode is dominated by our chat about Trump's latest illegal endeavour. Sal reminded is of his comments about expendable people. Don put a case for Starmer's stance. We also mentioned home politics — the Greens overtake Labour in the polls and, at time of recording, Reform UK were...