The Andrew Gold Show (Heretics)

167. The cult of reality TV | Jacques Peretti

07 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jacques Peretti is a multi-talented journalist, writer and documentary maker who, in his podcast "Edge of Reality', investigated the suicides in reali...

166. Finding out my dad was a child murderer

04 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Rutherford was raised by adoptive parents in Toronto, where he had something of a neglectful or abusive childhood. After decades of dead ends he manag...

165. Depp, Heard & Elon Musk | Harvard Lawyer Lee

02 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Harvard Lawyer Lee is what she goes by online, and Lee is a 30-year trial attorney, mediator and of course Harvard Law Grad. She is also now a youtube...

164. Celeb Psychologist on eating disorders, trans & blaming others

31 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Kati Morton is a licensed marriage and family therapist, who has appeared everywhere from CNN and ABS to The Hollywood Reporter and Huffington Post. H...

163. The Fake Psychic Mafia

28 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Vicky Baker is a BBC journalist and is here to talk about a mafia of psychics who colluded to share information about their clients.  Sign up throug...

162. After Meat - What's Next?

26 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Karthik Sekar is senior data analyst at Climax Foods and the author of After Meat. This was part of the Shaun Attwood true crime podcast, a segment in...

161. How Woke Ideology is Like a Religious Cult | Andrew Doyle

24 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew Doyle is a writer and comedian, and has just devoted a beautifully written and well researched book about why woke culture and social justice a...

160. Amanda Knox asks Andrew about paedophiles

21 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This is episode number 160, and today I wanted to show you the episode in which Amanda Knox – a former guest on this podcast – and her husband Chr...

159. The drug dealer who infiltrated North Korea

19 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jim was appointed to take part in the Mads Brügger movie The Mole. Named as Mr. James, he was tasked with pretending to be an investor in North Korea...

158. From Children of God to Soldier | Daniella M. Young

17 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Daniella Mestyanek Young was born into the Children of God cult, where she was subjected to all sorts of abuse as a child. Daniella M Young links: ht...

157. Forensic Psychiatrist talks Biden & Will Smith

14 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Sohom Das is a forensic psychiatrist and the creator of the YouTube channel 'A Psych For Sore Minds'. Go check it out! Link below. Dr Sohom Das l...

156b. BREAKING: Salman Rushdie (thoughts on)

13 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

My thoughts on the breaking news about writer Salman Rushdie + a clip from ex-Muslim Yasmine Mohammed, from episode 35 of On the Edge with Andrew Gold...

156. From the Mafia to NYPD Detective Sargeant

12 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Codella is a former NYPD detective sergeant, who worked as an undercover officer and was heavily involved with the missing persons squad, special...

155. Ex-Scientologist - Doug Scott Kramer

10 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Doug Kramer was forced into the cult of scientology at nine years old when his father decided it would be a good idea for the family. Today he talks t...

154. The Gift of Violence | Matt Thornton

07 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Matt Thornton is a prominent Jiu Jitsu trainer, and has trained such high profile names as Conor McGregor.  Matt Thornton links: http://mattthornton...

153. Benjamin Boyce | The College Campus Crisis

05 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Benjamin Boyce is a youtuber known for his CalmVersations, where he has very calm dialogues with various speakers of renown. I’m even one of them, b...

152. The Coffin Confessor: Secrets of the Dead

03 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Bill Edgar is the Coffin Confessor. People with not long to live go to Bill to ask him to get up and say certain things at their funerals, or to get t...

151. Did the Moonies kill Japan's ex prime minister?

31 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Elgen Strait grew up in the Moonies cult, also known as the Unification Church. Elgen Strait links: https://www.fallingoutpod.com https://twitter.com...

150. Black Belt Barrister on Kevin Spacey + Bill Cosby

29 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Black Belt Barrister gives free legal advice on his very popular YouTube channel, and we will talk today mainly about big celebrity cases. Black...

149. My sister conned a con artist

27 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

When Sarah Ferris’ sister became involved with a new man who seemed too good to be true, Sarah’s spidey senses were tickled. Sarah tells her story...

148. President accused me of being a spy...on LIVE TV

24 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Monica Villamizar is a Colombian-American investigative journalist. She won the One World Media Journalist of the Year award in 2015, and has made riv...

147. Colin Wright | Problem with Pronouns

22 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Colin Wright is an evolutionary biologist, writer and founding editor of Reality’s Last Stand substack that is dedicated to content about sex differ...

146. I killed a man with one punch

20 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jacob Dunne was a teenager who, without many prospects, and growing up being laden with expectations that he’d never amount to anything, got involve...

145. Mothman, Missing & True Crime | Crawlspace

17 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today I’m talking to the guys at Crawlspace Podcast, Lance Reenstierna and Tim Pillieri. They talk twice a week in their podcast about all sorts of ...

144. Alabama's Most Wanted Cyber Criminal

15 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Brett is a cyber criminal who grew up as a normal criminal before going to the internet to steal. He’s a real character perhaps worthy of his own mo...

143. Peter Boghossian | The Prof Clashing with Students

13 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Peter Boghossian is an American philosopher who taught at Portland State University and has long focussed on atheism, critical thinking and scientific...

142. Fesshole: The man who knows all your secrets

10 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Rob is a comedian apparently affectionately known as the Ginger Führer, and he was the founder of website Beta, spelt B3ta, which dates back to 2001 ...

141. What is a Space Lawyer? | Frans Von Der Dunk

08 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Frans Von Der Dunk is a professor of space law at Nebraska College of Law, and he’s going to be telling us all about things you never thought about ...

140. The science to changing people's minds | David McRaney

06 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

David McRaney is a journalist and self-described psychology nerd from Mississippi. He has written for many top science and philosophyey publications, ...

139. Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk

03 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tony is a former Jehovah’s witness, who wrote a semi-autobiographical book called Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk, which was made into a film by...

138. Count Dankula: Offensive Comedy & Purple Aki

01 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Count Dankula became famous for being arrested after teaching his dog to do a Nazi salute. Today, he talks about that experience, whether comedy shoul...

137. The Sex Cult of Zion | Mike King

29 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mike King is a former law enforcemenet officer who has worked on programs for the FBI and helped police departments across the US in dealing with true...

136. Debunking Conspiracy Theories: Mike Rothschild

26 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Rothschild is a conspiracy culture expert, and the author of The Storm is Upon Us, which documents the QAnon cult and conspiracy that led to the ...

135. Saturday Snippet: Andrew Meets The Trans Wolf Girl

24 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Naia Ōkami is a transgender wolf girl, who is mostly known for her presence in the alterhuman community. Naia's links: https://naia.me https://www.i...

134. Authoritarian ideologies and cult thinking | ex-scientologist Jon Atack

22 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jon Atack is one of the biggest names in the ex-scientology community, known for his work A Piece of Blue Sky, which in 1990 was pretty groundbreaking...

133. How delusions can be good for us | Stuart Vyse

19 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Stuart Vyse is a psychologist and writer, and is here to talk about his latest book 'The Uses of Delusion'. Stuart Vyse links: https://twitter.com/st...

Announcing: TICK TOCK, it's Tik-Tok!

19 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Follow me: https://www.tiktok.com/@ontheedgewithandrewgold Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

132. Saturday Snippet: I was in a shanghai covid camp | Mason K

17 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It’s Saturday, which means today is an episode from the Shaun Attwood true crime podcast, which is originally on youtube as Attwood Unleashed. And t...

131. The LSD Kingpin who faked his death: Seth Ferranti

15 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Seth Ferranti is an ex-con filmmaker, who faked his own suicide and was sentenced to 25 years in prison as a non-violent first time offender. Seth Fe...

130. The Science of Mind-Reading | Yale Prof. Chun

12 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Marvin Chun is the Dean of Yale University, and a professor of psychology and neuroscience. He has done quite remarkable work looking into our bra...

129. Saturday Snippet: Are UFOs real?: Ministry of Defence's Fox Mulder

10 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Nick Pope worked in the government’s Ministry of Defence, where he was responsible for determining if UFO phenomena and videos had any significance....

128. Abducted in Plain Sight: Jan Broberg

08 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jan Broberg tells us her story, which has so many twists and turns you'll have to hear it to believe it. You may have seen her true story about being ...

127. How sexuality comes about (controversial): Dr. James Cantor

05 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. James Cantor is an American-Canadian clinical psychologist and sexologist who specialises in hypersexuality and paraphilias, which are unusual sex...

126. Saturday Snippet: Ex-Spy discusses Assange and state secrets: Andrew Bustamante

03 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew Bustamante is an ex CIA covert intel officer. Andrew Bustamante links: https://twitter.com/EverydaySpy https://andrewbustamante.org https://ev...

125. Mexican gangs and drugs - Ioan Grillo

01 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ioan Grillo is an author and journalist who investigates crime and drugs. Ioan Grillo links: https://twitter.com/ioangrillo https://www.ioangrillo.co...

124. The democrat who went to a Trump rally | Extreme Libertarian Dr. Karlyn Borysenko

29 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Karlyn Borysenko is an author, organisational psychologist, owner of Zen Workplace and the Libertarian Party nominee for Governor of New Hampshire. ...

123. Saturday Snippet: Behaviour Analysis: Eric Hunley

27 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Eric Hunley is a social commentator who discusses behaviour. Eric Hunley links: https://www.youtube.com/c/erichunley https://twitter.com/hunleyeric h...

122* The Baker Butcher with Dr. Sohom Das

25 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Sohom Das is a forensic psychiatrist and the creator of the YouTube channel 'A Psych For Sore Minds'. Go check it out! Link below. Dr Sohom Das l...

122. The Zodiac Killer with Dr. Sohom Das

25 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Sohom Das is a forensic psychiatrist and the creator of the YouTube channel 'A Psych For Sore Minds'. Go check it out! Link below. Dr Sohom Das l...

121. The Cyber Wars | Adam Levin

22 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Levin is a cyber security expert. Adam Levin links: https://adamlevin.com/what-the-hack/ https://open.spotify.com/show/5892yrlZCRK4B1Ns2v6zFP ht...

120. Saturday Snippet: Calvin Robinson on GB News & Woke Culture

21 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Calvin Robinson is a British political commentator who works as a presenter on GB News. Calvin Robinson links: https://twitter.com/calvinrobinson An...

119. The Real Molly Bloom - Molly's Game

18 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Molly Bloom is the real-life version of the protagonist from the movie Molly’s Game. Molly Bloom links https://twitter.com/ImMollyBloom https://ww...

118. The Parasitic Mind: Dr. Gad Saad

15 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Gad Saad believes woke culture is a parasite infecting our universities and all of academia. He was just on Joe Rogan once again, and is a Lebanes...

117. Saturday Snippet: The Psychology of Mass Shootings | Mark Follman

13 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Follman's book ‘Trigger Points’ is all about the specialized teams of forensic psychologists, FBI agents, and other experts who are successfu...

116. Time to Disconnect: Emma Gannon

11 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Emma Gannon is a famous writer. You might know her from her amazing books the Multi-hyphen Life and Disconnected, and her podcast Ctrl Alt Delete. Em...

115. I became a far-right extremist | Lauren Manning

08 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Lauren Manning is a former far-right extremist who became a peace advocate and wrote a memoir called Walking Away from Hate. Lauren Manning links: ht...

Q&A - 1 million listens! - Part 2

06 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

After hitting 1 million listens, and 5,000 YouTube subscribers, I decided to do a livestream Q&A. You can actually watch that back on YouTube here: ht...

114. Chris Hansen: To Catch a Predator

04 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Hansen's show 'To Catch a Predator' was massive, and I used to sit and watch it with my brother as a teenager. It’s actually quite morose, rea...

113. How to be happier alone: Francesca Specter

01 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Francesca Specter is the author of 'Alonement'.  She helps people come to terms with being alone, and learn how to rock that alonement style, go to t...

Q&A - 1 million listens! - Part 1

29 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

After hitting 1 million listens, and 5,000 YouTube subscribers, I decided to do a livestream Q&A. You can actually watch that back on YouTube here: ht...

112. QAnon, Trump & the Pentecostal Church: Elle Hardy

27 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Elle has travelled the world writing her brilliant book Beyond Belief: How Pentecostal Christianity Is Taking Over the World.  Elle Hardy links: htt...

111. The Myth of Identity: David Swift

24 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

David Swift takes a look at the myths created around our identities, and how we create stereotypes around them. Davis Swift links: Identity Myth Book...

110b. BITE SIZE: Johnny Depp vs Amber Heard

22 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I take away 5 little tricks I think Johnny Depp is using to win his defamation case with Amber Heard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon...

110. Behavioral Analyst Rory Sutherland: Why we do what we do!

20 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Rory Sutherland is an expert in consumer behaviour, trends and online influence.  Rory Sutherland links: https://twitter.com/rorysutherland https://...

109. The language of 'brain-washing' in cults | Amanda Montell

17 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Amanda Montell is an American author and linguist, and she is here to talk about cults. Amanda Montell links: https://twitter.com/amandamontell?lang=...

108b. BITESIZE: Oscar Slap

15 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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108. Ex-Jehovah Lloyd Evans speaks out on bullies after sex worker controversy

13 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Lloyd is probably the biggest name in the Jehovah’s Witness world; to date, his YouTube channel the Lloyd Evans channel has more than 35 million vie...

107. What it was like as a middle-class liberal in prison: Chris Atkins

10 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Atkins is a journalist who went to jail after taking part in some sort of illegal scheme to raise money for a documentary he was making. Chris ...

106b. BITESIZE EDGE: Living Forever: Dr. Andrew Steele

09 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Andrew Steele joined me for a brief chat about the breakthrough just made in the science of living forever. Get his book here: https://www.amazon...

106. Trans person Debbie Hayton joins the debate

06 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Debbie is a transgender British secondary school science teacher, journalist and political activist. Debbie Hayton links: https://debbiehayton.com ht...

105. Fighting Conspiracy Theorists & Fake News - Stephen Knight

03 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Stephen Knight is an online thought leader, I’d say a comedian too, who became known for his Twitter account GSpellchecker. Stephen Knight links: h...

104. What North Korea is really like: Jean H Lee

30 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jean H. Lee is an American journalist of South Korean descent who became the first American to set up a news agency in North Korea. She’ll tell me a...

103. Hostage: How drug-addled Somali pirates kidnapped me

27 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Colin Freeman is a British journalist and author who was kidnapped by Somali pirates. Colin Freeman links: https://twitter.com/colinfreeman99 Andre...

103. Why Russia is really invading Ukraine: Colin Freeman live in Kyiv

27 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Colin Freeman is a British journalist and author who is currently covering the war in Ukraine.  Colin Freeman links: https://twitter.com/colinfreem...

102. You left us to the Taliban: Mustafa Kazemi

24 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mustafa Kazemi is an Afghan war correspondent, paramedic and military officer who rose to prominence some years ago when he was pictures searching for...

Announcing: THE WEEKLY EDGE

23 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We're 100 episodes in...and now, Mondays will never be the same. Announcing the Weekly Edge newsletter, out Monday mornings. There’ll be clips, funn...

101. I debate Communist Dr. Asatar Bair

21 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Asatar Bair is a Communist and Stalinist. He has written over 200 articles for the Boursen-Kourier, Austria’s oldest weekly financial newspaper....

100. Ultimate Taboos: James Williams

17 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I’m pleased and a little apprehensive to bring you today’s episode on some of the darkest and most taboo topics on earth: namely, bestiality, cann...

99. Katie Herzog: Culture Wars and Trans Ideology

14 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Katie Herzog is a culture writer and journalist known for her podcast Blocked and Reported, which she hosts with Jesse Singal. They talk about all sor...

98. Live from Kyiv: John Sweeney

10 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Late last night, March 9th 2022, I was afforded the unexpected opportunity to speak with veteran war journalist John Sweeney, who is based in Ukraine’...

97. Should we demolish offensive statues? Peter Hughes

07 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Peter Hughes discusses the merits of keeping statues - even ones we find most disagreeable - in place. Sign up for early access and bonus segments...

96. Kidnapped Twice + Should you start a podcast? Jordan Harbinger

28 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In today’s episode, Jordan Harbinger talks about his podcast, the Jordan Harbinger Show, which you can find in all the normal places, and is one of ...

95. David Baddiel: Comedy & Anti-Semitism

21 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

David Baddiel joins us to talk about comedy, anti-semitism and scatological humour. David Baddiel links: Jews Don't Count: https://www.amazon.co.uk/U...

94. CENSORED: Young Adult Books - Kat Rosenfield

14 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Kat Rosenfield is an acclaimed author of young adult and adult fiction who also writes about the culture wars, politics and all sorts of on-point and ...

93. Infiltrating true crime underworlds - Sean Williams

07 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever wanted to know about West Africa’s cocaine empire, how meth infiltrated a New Zealand biker gang, or the gangs controlling Haiti? Taki...

92: What I heard spying on phone calls - Jordan Harbinger

31 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jordan Harbinger is not only one of the world’s leading podcasters, but he’s also one of our best anecdotalists. In this podcast, he regals us wit...

91: True crime: Amanda Knox

24 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It’s Amanda Knox. You might – particularly if you’re in Britain or Italy – know her as the murderous femme fatale who was imprisoned for kill...

90: Jon Ronson: Culture Wars, Public Shaming & Social Media

17 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jon Ronson talks to me about cancel culture, public shaming and Louis Theroux. Jon is also known for writing The Psychopath Test and So You’ve Been ...

89: Richard Dawkins (+ Paul Bloom and Shaun Attwood)

10 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Richard Dawkins is one of the biggest names in science. His The God Delusion, which contends that a supernatural deity does not exist, flipped the wor...

88: David Robson and the Expectation Effect

03 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Award-winning science writer David Robson's work has appeared in the Guardian, the Atlantic, Aeon and many many others. He was features editor at New ...

87: End of Year Review: On the Edge with 2021

30 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I've been spending a lot of time on my own recently, while my girlfriend has been away and I've been working on the podcast. Don't worry, I'm perfectl...

87: Prof. Carl Zimmer - What It Means to be 'Alive'

27 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Popular science writer, journalist and Yale University Professor of molecular biophysics and biochemistry Carl Zimmer is joining me to finally answer ...

86: Do animals get drunk and high? - Oné Pagán

20 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever wondered if your furry friend might be partial to a beer or two? Did you know that koalas smoked pipes and dolphins get high on pufferfi...

85: Lonely, Sexless Men (Incels) - William Costello

13 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

William Costello is a writer and an academic in the field of Evolutionary Psychology who has specialised in incel culture and things like beauty and a...

84: Why people become terrorists: Nafees Hamid

06 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Nafees Hamid talks about what makes people into terrorists and other forms of extremists…and how we might be able to persuade them or talk them down...

83: NXIVM Sex-Trafficking Cult Survivor Kelly Thiel

29 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kelly Thiel was once a member of the notorious NXIVM cult. For those of you who – like me – don’t or didn’t know much about this sect, you’r...

82: I lived in an airport for 7 months: Hassan Al Kontar

22 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s guest is Hassan al-Kontar, an absolute gem of a person who found himself in one of the most unique and unusual positions imaginable: living ...

81: Why we like to suffer - Prof. Paul Bloom

15 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Why do we like to suffer? Canadian-American Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Science Paul Bloom believes he has the answer. Or at least, some of ...

80: Guantanamo's Most Tortured Prisoner: Mohamedou Ould Salahi

08 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today, we’ve got a classic On the Edge interviewee, in the form of Mohamedou Ould Salahi, who was detained in Guantanamo Bay for 14 years and is con...

77: True Crime 1: Anders Breivik

31 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Journalist Andrew Gold and forensic psychiatrist Dr. Sohom Das from A Psych for Sore Minds take a look inside the minds of perpetrators in three scary...