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heretics.

By: Andrew Gold
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What makes you a heretic? Journalist Andrew Gold talks to everyone from cult defectors and politicians to mainstream celebrities—people who’ve challenged the expected script and lived with the consequences. Guests include Robbie Williams, Chris Packham, David Baddiel, Richard Dawkins, Bonnie Blue, and former UK Prime Minister Liz Truss.Andrew Gold Biographies & Memoirs Social Sciences
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  • 637. Is There A Link Between Autism & Extremism? - Prof. Ed Dutton

    637. Is There A Link Between Autism & Extremism? - Prof. Ed Dutton
    Mar 25 2026
    Ed Dutton exposes how autistic traits fuel extreme politics on both woke left and "woke right" Ed Dutton is back on Heretics with Andrew Gold for an unfiltered, explosive interview that connects the dots between autism, neurodivergence, and the rise of radical politics. Discover how autistic traits — obsessive systematizing, poor theory of mind, low cognitive empathy, black-and-white thinking, and intense need for order — create the perfect psychological profile for extreme activists and leaders on both the woke left (think Greta Thunberg-style crusaders) and the emerging "woke right" (purity-spiraling far-right factions obsessed with grievance and dogma). Get Ed's Book: https://edwarddutton.com/index.php/books/ Watch the bonus part: https://andrewgoldheretics.com SPONSORS: Check Plaud UK: https://bit.ly/40Gzdh1 | US: https://bit.ly/475MQKe Notepro: https://bit.ly/479tWSR Organise your life: https://akiflow.pro/Heretics Earn up to 4 per cent on gold, paid in gold: https://www.monetary-metals.com/heretics/ Cut your wireless bill to 15 bucks a month at https://mintmobile.com/heretics Dutton breaks down why these traits produce geniuses who rock the boat but also unstable identities, frequent meltdowns, and movements that fracture quickly. We dive deep into historical and modern examples: Margaret Thatcher's possible autism, Elon Musk's unaccountable power and autistic traits, Churchill's rumored sensitivities, and the dark-triad drive behind anti-woke rebels like Andrew himself. Then comes the real shocker — Dutton's controversial new book on "The Quaker Question," exposing how this tiny, virtue-signaling group has quietly bankrolled and shaped endless left-wing causes for centuries (from anti-slavery to modern anti-colonialism, prison reform, vegetarianism, and even early naked protests). Are Quakers the real hidden hand behind woke ideology? Packed with evolutionary psychology insights, personality trait analysis, and no-holds-barred takes on purity spirals, victimhood culture, grievance hierarchies, and why both extremes attract the same unstable psychology. This is the kind of raw, anti-woke conversation mainstream media would never touch — don't miss it. #AutismPolitics #WokeRight #EdDutton Join the 30k heretics on my mailing list: https://andrewgoldheretics.com Check out my new documentary channel: https://youtube.com/@andrewgoldinvestigates Andrew on X: https://twitter.com/andrewgold_ok Insta: https://www.instagram.com/andrewgold_ok Heretics YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@andrewgoldheretics Chapters: 0:00 Ed Dutton Highlights 0:55 Autism Drives Political Extremes – Left & Right 5:00 Autistic Traits: Low Empathy, High Systematizing, Genius Fuel 12:00 Is Andrew Gold on the SPECTRUM? Dark Triad Discussion 15:00 Neurodivergent as Fashionable Identity in 2025 20:00 Woke Autism – Leaders Like Greta & Unstable Identities 25:00 Autistic Politicians: Thatcher, Churchill, Elon Musk Risks 30:35 Elon Musk's Autism & Unaccountable Power Dangers 33:50 Woke Right Exposed – Dogma, Purity Spirals & Grievance 38:00 Purity Signaling & Emotional Attacks on Both Sides 43:00 Victimhood as Power – From Early Christians to Today 50:30 The Quaker Question – Subversive History Revealed 55:00 Quakers: Virtue Signaling, Naked Protests & Modern Woke Roots 1:01:00 A Heretic Ed Admires Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • 636. Raymond Ibrahim: What The Koran Really Says About Lying

    636. Raymond Ibrahim: What The Koran Really Says About Lying
    Mar 23 2026
    Raymond Ibrahim exposes the hidden truths of Islamic doctrine Raymond talks about deception tactics like taqiyya, and why Western weakness is accelerating Islamization in Europe and beyond Go to https://andrewgoldheretics.com to get exclusive content and the bonus questions. SPONSORS: Check Plaud UK: https://bit.ly/40Gzdh1 | US: https://bit.ly/475MQKe Notepro: https://bit.ly/479tWSR Organise your life: https://akiflow.pro/Heretics Earn up to 4 per cent on gold, paid in gold: https://www.monetary-metals.com/heretics/ Cut your wireless bill to 15 bucks a month at https://mintmobile.com/heretics In this hard-hitting Heretics interview, historian Raymond Ibrahim—author of The Al-Qaeda Reader and Defenders of the West—reveals explosive insights into Islam's historical and modern expansion. From his Coptic Christian heritage to discovering al-Qaeda's radically different Arabic messages (pure jihad theology vs. Western grievance narratives), Ibrahim uncovers taqiyya deception, the real meaning of "kafir/infidel," and how jizya tax systematically forced mass conversions across conquered Christian lands like Egypt and Syria. He explains the "bully mentality": Western appeasement and cultural capitulation (King Charles hosting Muslim prayers, stadiums turned prayer halls) only emboldens Islamists and radicalizes second/third-generation Muslims, while strong, confident societies historically prompted assimilation. Ibrahim warns of the Muslim Brotherhood's documented "civilizational jihad" to sabotage the West from within, Iran's Shia end-times theology making nuclear weapons especially dangerous, and grim demographics: the UK already far beyond official 6-9% Muslim figures, with projections of 25-50% in coming decades leading to irreversible takeover unless reversed. The crisis is self-inflicted—Islam isn't invading; it's invited—and reversal demands rejecting multicultural paralysis, weaponized "human rights," and useful-idiot alliances. Featuring the poison-candy analogy for immigration risks, historical pushbacks (Reconquista Spain, Balkans, Hungary), and why places like Poland remain untouched. Don't miss this unfiltered wake-up call. Subscribe, like, and share to spread the truth! #Islamization #TaqiyyaExposed #JihadTruth Join the 30k heretics on my mailing list: https://andrewgoldheretics.com Check out my new documentary channel: https://youtube.com/@andrewgoldinvestigates Andrew on X: https://twitter.com/andrewgold_ok Insta: https://www.instagram.com/andrewgold_ok Heretics YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@andrewgoldheretics Chapters: 0:00 From 9/11 to Discovering al-Qaeda's Real Messages 5:20 The Al-Qaeda Reader & True Islamic Continuity 8:00 How Jizya Tax Forced Mass Conversions 14:00 Western Weakness Fuels Radicalization 17:20 Leftists are being used by Muslims as Useful Idiots 20:00 Demographic Doom: UK & Europe in 20-30 Years 27:20 Muslims Bully Mentality 30:00 Taqiyya: Doctrine of Deception Against Infidels 38:00 The Poison Candy Analogy – Risk of Trusting 42:30 Muslim Brotherhood's Civilizational Jihad Plan 49:25 Average Westerners re Clueless About the Threat 56:15 Iran's Shia Eschatology & Nuclear Risks 1:02:30 Historical Pushbacks: Spain, Balkans, Hungary 1:05:30 A Heretic Raymond admires Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • 635. What They Hid About MK Ultra - Professor David Nutt

    635. What They Hid About MK Ultra - Professor David Nutt
    Mar 19 2026
    Professor David Nutt exposes the dark secrets of MKUltra, Nazi-linked LSD origins, and why governments hid the mind-expanding power of these drugs. Go to https://andrewgoldheretics.com to get exclusive content and the bonus questions. SPONSORS: Organise your life: https://akiflow.pro/Heretics Earn up to 4 per cent on gold, paid in gold: https://www.monetary-metals.com/heretics/ Cut your wireless bill to 15 bucks a month at https://mintmobile.com/heretics Professor David Nutt, the sacked government drugs advisor and leading psychopharmacologist, reveals shocking hidden truths about MKUltra on Heretics. From CIA mind control experiments with LSD to Nazi connections in its discovery, ancient Greek Eleusinian Mysteries fueled by psychedelics that birthed democracy, philosophy, and Western society, to modern brain scans showing psychedelics rewire minds for healing trauma. Nutt discusses the Stoned Ape theory, entity encounters, hyperscanning experiments, MKUltra's unethical horrors including non-consensual dosing and weaponization fears, Hitler's drug use powering WWII, and why psychedelics were banned for political reasons despite being safer than alcohol. Discover how these substances could revolutionize mental health, why they're among the least harmful drug, and the ongoing psychedelic renaissance in places like Oregon. Subscribe for more unfiltered conversations on forbidden knowledge, psychedelics, history, and anti-woke truths. What hidden MKUltra detail shocked you most? Comment below! #MKUltra #Psychedelics #DavidNutt Join the 30k heretics on my mailing list: https://andrewgoldheretics.com Check out my new documentary channel: https://youtube.com/@andrewgoldinvestigates Andrew on X: https://twitter.com/andrewgold_ok Insta: https://www.instagram.com/andrewgold_ok Heretics YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@andrewgoldheretics Chapters: 0:00 Eleusinian Mysteries & Ancient Psychedelics 4:35 Psychedelics & the Birth of Democracy 10:55 Brain Hyperscanning & Mind Connection 13:10 Psychedelic Brain Scans & Long-Term Changes 20:22 Real vs Hallucination in Trips 28:26 L-S-D Discovery & CIA Acquisition 34:19 WWII Drugs: Amphetamines & Meth 40:30 Aldous Huxley & Psychedelic Insights 48:04 Cocaine Crash & Dopamine Hijack 51:23 Opiates, Heroin, Fentanyl Crisis 55:48 Better Drug Policies & Safer Alternatives 1:01:05 Cannabis Protects Against Alcohol Damage 1:03:00 A Heretic David Admires Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 10 mins
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Andrew Gold asks questions we are all thinking, he leaves none unanswered. He has a great voice, and I think he is going to have a monumental career as a journalist. one can easily get hooked.

amazing podcaster!

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I have read Andy Ngo's book and found it fascinating. It was good to have an interview that allowed Mr. Ngo to speak freely and explain what he experienced without interruptions.

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