The Great Unravelling Film Podcast

Ben wants to talk about how the pessimistic predictions around rising Covid-19 rates in the UK have been proven to be nothing more than doom mongering. At least for the time being anyway... Also men's health update, James Gandolfini and Bob Mortimer. https://twitter.com/UnravelPod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss th...

Global supply chain issues seem to have hit the UK harder than most. Well, why could that be? Ben and Mat discuss that, the futile drive to get people back into the office, whether to hire moving companies or not when moving house and remembering 90s TV programmes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other su...

Ben and Mat discuss assisted dying, or assisted suicide, or maybe murder? Also Norm Macdonald died. We tried to keep this one light, anyway. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegreatunravelling.substack.com

The use of live facial recognition technology by the police and private companies represents a threat to our privacy, freedom of expression, and rights of association. Well, that's what Ben thinks anyway. Also, Grease is the Word, least favourite American imports and Ben's drinking again. The Great Unravelling on Twitter: https://twitter.com/unravelpod Ben's article in The Spectator: https://www.s...

How racist is Britain? Have we made any progress? What role does social media play in amplifying fringe voices? How closely do those voices portray societal attitudes to racism in reality? And how was Ben's camping trip? Mat and Ben are joined by Sunder Katwala, Director of non-partisan think tank, British Future. British Future is an independent, non-partisan thinktank and registered charity, eng...

The UK has the third largest prison population in Europe and the suicide rate in our jails is twice the European average. Meanwhile the PM launches his latest plan to get tough on crime in the shape of fluorescent jacketed chain gangs. Ben's proposes that perhaps we should try a more multi-layered approach to policy. Also we get the latest on Ben's abstinence progress. Hosted on Acast. See acast.c...

Ian Dunt (author, political journalist and broadcaster) provides the guest monologue on this episode where Ben and Mat discuss drugs policy in the UK. Ben talks us through his journey from legalise to penalise and back again, as well as his own love affair with drugs. And what is the best drug he's had? Also Mat went to the football. https://twitter.com/UnravelPod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...

Like many of us during lockdown, Ben's booze intake has become a problem that he can longer ignore. We discuss that and hear accounts from our dear listeners of their experiences with the good stuff. Also a good amount of toilet talk was had and though Ben is now officially a person of note (on Twitter) he is vowing not to leave the little, less important people behind. https://twitter.com/Unravel...

Ben and Mat discuss the UK housing crisis with PricedOut Director and YIMBY campaigner, Anya Martin. What makes the UK's housing market so incredibly dysfunctional compared to other countries and what can be done about it? Also featuring a guest monologue kindly contributed by Head of Political Economy at the Institute of Economic Affairs, Kristian Niemietz. Anya on Twitter: https://twitter.com/An...

Ben and Mat chat to Telegraph columnist Madeline Grant about how she got into the world of politics. Also compare nerd notes, The Simpsons, Airfix, Harry Potter, Lego, James Bond, jigsaws... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegreatunravelling.substa...

Boris says lockdowns are a thing of the past and that this latest rollback of restrictions will be irreversible. Ben is desperately hoping that is the case whilst in the meantime losing himself in the role-playing psychological murder mystery game, Disco Elysium. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subs...

Ben and Mat learn how the pandemic has played out in the Czech Republic. Our man in the know, and good friend Sam Pearson-Moore guides us through his experience there over the past year. How similar has it been to our waking nightmare in the UK? Warning: this episode also doubled up as a reunion of sorts and thus entails some not very sober discourse and more obnoxiousness that usual. Hosted on Ac...

Ben and Mat discuss the intellectual decline of the Right in Britain and how the culture war is making us all dumber. Also ever wondered how James Gandolfini and Bob Mortimer might sound together in musical form? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theg...

Ben and Mat are joined by former Brexiteer, now Bregretter and renowned Brexitologist (sorry) Roland Smith. Roland shares his story with us and attempts to explain how it feels to get it so so wrong. His Brexit husband, Ben tries not to talk over him too much. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscri...

After such a build up, how was Ben's Christmas? Doubtless it was everything it promised to be. Mat and Ben discuss that, how 2021 has been basically as shite as 2020 so far, dinosaur trivia and trail some imminent content plans for The Great Unravelling podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subsc...

This episode is mostly about how Ben loves Christmas. Also refreshingly it features absolutely no Covid-19 chat. Join us in thoroughly forgetting that this year ever happened and step into Christmas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegreatunravelli...

Prof. Jonathan Van-Tam warns Covid-19 is here to stay whilst Boris predicts we'll be hugging and kissing strangers before spring is out. Opinions are like arseholes, so they say, but how will our little society have changed once the virus is under control? Ben and Mat try not to make a tonne of predictions but fail before segueing into some good ol' dead dad chat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...

Good news, everyone! The vaccine is on it's way to save us from this awful virus and set us free from our homes. Not so though for those anti-vaxxers who have immediately seized the opportunity to discredit it. Ben and Mat discuss combatting scepticism around vaccinations and how pervasive the lack of trust in the Covid-19 vaccine seems to be right now. Also witness Mat using Donald Trump footage...

Ben and Mat clumsily discuss attitudes towards immigration in the UK and some of the common misconceptions around the subject. Thankfully they also have specialist in international immigration law Dan Sohege involved to supply actual authority and make sure we're not just talking shit. Also playing chicken with trains and Sassy Justice. Sam Bowman (Director of Competition Policy at the Internation...

Ben and Mat attempt to discuss the cultural catastrophe the fucking pandemic has caused for the live music industry, but get too excited by actually seeing each other in the flesh for the first time in 9 months, get very drunk and mostly forget that was the meant to be the point. We hear Ben's account of his own personal experience of rock n roll excess and Mat has a message for a particular liste...

Ben and Mat discuss the new book “How to be a Liberal” with its author Ian Dunt. So, how do you be a liberal? What is liberalism? And why is it under threat? Find out right here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegreatunravelling.substack.com

New podcast name, same old shit. Ben and Mat can't escape the inevitable all consuming subject which is the impending LOCKDOWN. Ben has a good old moan about the minor inconveniences he's experiencing, before being interrogated as to whether he's been cooking 'owt' for his family recently. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you would like to d...

Mat and Ben discuss Ben's journey from Brexiteer to er... non-Brexiteer then what makes a great breakfast and our inability to make new friends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegreatunravelling.substack.com

Ben and Mat discuss the recent exam grades fun and attempt to talk with authority on the subject of algorithms. Ben says "boom" a lot for some reason, gets quite angry with Mat and becomes incredibly motivated about the prospect of Christmas, despite it being August. Mat's shameless music plug: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3iDfnt9tnfCmIWmV8v7sxT?si=jgz9sFKUQL2ir5hDOt4AoQ Hosted on Acast. See ac...

Ben neglects his Content responsibilities and thus he and Mat are left rudderless. They struggle on regardless taking in Goathland, American politics, booking bouncy castles during lockdown and a very personal embarrassing moment for Ben. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to...