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Episodes
66: John McWhorter - FREE Bonus Episode!
06 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
My dear listeners, I'm posting one of my weekly bonus episodes - which are typically behind a pay wall. It's just that this one with John McWhorter w...
64: Inside The World's Strictest School: Katharine Birbalsingh, Headmistress
02 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we’re taking a walk down the corridors of the world’s strictest school. Of course, I’m talking metaphorically, because if we were walking...
63: Ex-Scientologist Jon Atack exposes the cult
26 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ex-scientologist Jon Atack exposes the cult of scientology, talking about everything from Tom Cruise and Mao Zedong to free will and the difference be...
62: My face blindness, memory loss...and Memento: Thomas Leeds
19 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Thomas Leeds was hit by a car when he was 20, flipping over its roof, crushing the vehicle and landing on his head. Remarkably, he had few physical si...
61: Neuroscientist who found out he's a psychopath: Dr. James Fallon
12 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. James Fallon is renowned for his work in psychopathy. But a chance occurrence led him to realise something dark about his own family history...and...
60: The Woman Who Walked The World: Angela Maxwell
05 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
today on the show is Angela Maxwell, who walked 20,000 miles or 32,000 kilometres around the entire globe. It took her the best part of six years to d...
59: John McWhorter: F**k, s**t, c**t and the truly unspeakable
28 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Leading linguistics professor at Columbia University John McWhorter talks about his brilliant book Nine Nasty Words, and the origin of swearing. Why a...
58: Working undercover in Amazon warehouse - James Bloodworth
21 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s guest, James Bloodworth, is an intrepid journalist who went undercover to work in an Amazon warehouse and expose the torrid conditions withi...
57: Make all drugs legal & abolish prisons: Chris Daw QC
15 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Top barrister Chris Daw QC talks about how more and more people are being incarcerated with tougher sentences. Being tough on crime is a vote winner –...
56: 'I survived football paedo Bennell to become top cop'
07 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gary Cliffe is one of the 800 survivors of child sexual abuse at the hands of former football coach and paedophilic serial offender Barry Bennell. Ben...
55: I lost my arm in movie stunt gone wrong: Olivia Jackson
31 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Olivia Jackson is one of the most talented and impressive people I’ve had on the show. She is a South African Muay Thai champion, kickboxer and stun...
54: Saving Bletchley Park: Computer Scientist Dr. Sue Black
24 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today, I talk to Professor Sue Black about how she helped to save Bletchley Park, the home of the codebreakers during the Second World War. She tells ...
53: I survived plane crash & had to eat my friends
17 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Coche Inciarte, the most marvellous and loveliest man, who tells me about what it was like to survive a plane crash and live for 72 days in the m...
52: Sex Robots and Vegan Meat: Jenny Kleeman
10 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
British journalist Jenny Kleeman - a mix of Louis Theroux and Margaret Atwood - talks to the On the Edge with Andrew Gold podcast about the near-futur...
51: Dr. Death & his assisted suicide machines
03 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode with Philip Nitschke (Dr. Death) is really controversial, because it's with the first doctor to perform an assisted suicide in Australia....
50: Return of the Psychopath: ME Thomas
26 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I asked self-confessed psychopath M.E. Thomas (Confessions of a Sociopath) to celebrate my 50th episode with me. Things get heated! Thanks to the epi...
49: I forgave the men who gang-raped me at 13: Madeleine Black
19 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Madeleine Black told her story in her book Unbroken, which is now also a podcast. At just 13, she was led drunk to a bedroom in a vacant flat in Londo...
48: My Journey into Incels (Involuntary Celibates): Naama Kates
12 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Naama Kates is an actress and musician best known for her work with extremists and incels. An incel is an involuntary celibate: men who feel they're p...
47: The Undercover Agents Who Slept with Activists: Cara McGoogan
05 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today, I’m talking to Telegraph journalist Cara McGoogan, the host and journalist behind acclaimed podcast Bed of Lies. [By the way, join me in an ...
46: Sadia Hameed: Held Captive in Pakistan (Part 2)
29 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, are you ready for part 2 of my super long interview with the glorious Sadia Hameed. If you haven’t yet heard part 1, it was just a couple of we...
45: White Ex-Jihadist: I threatened South Park & 'caused' Boston bomb
22 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today I’ve got one of the smartest and most interesting people I’ve ever met on the podcast in the form of Jesse Morton, a former jihadist who now...
44: David Robson and the Intelligence Trap
15 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Science writer David Robson talks about his book, The Intelligence Trap. It’s a brilliantly written and researched book about how the cleverest peop...
43: Sadia Hameed: Held Captive in Pakistan (Part 1)
08 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join us at 7pm on Thursday March 11th 2021 here (it's free, and you don't have to sign up): https://discord.gg/RWH7fs6ygb Today, I’m speaking with ...
42: Free Speech - Andrew Doyle (Titania McGrath / Jonathan Pie)
01 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Come to my old-fashioned chatroom on Thursday at 8pm GMT (noon in California): https://discord.gg/RWH7fs6ygb. It's free and no need to sign up! Hell...
41: Joshua Baker: I'm Not a Monster (BBC/PBS)
22 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Joshua Baker is simply one of the most impressive journalists out there working today. -- Join me on Discord Chat Room, free and you don't need to si...
40: Wrongly Convicted: Justin Brooks & California Innocence Project
15 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Justin Brooks is the co-founder of the California Innocence Project, which is a non-profit that is part of the California Western School of Law in San...
39: The Pastor Who Strips: Nikole Mitchell
08 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nikole Mitchell recently made headlines around the world, when she went from being a Baptist pastor to an OnlyFans stripper, often posing nude for her...
38: Nimko Ali: Surviving Female Genital Mutilation
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nimko Ali is on the show today to talk about Female Genital Mutilation or FGM. I planned this episode to appear now, as I saw it’s International Day...
37: Professor Dame Sue Black: Forensic Anthropologist
25 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s guest is quite possibly the most bad-ass, to borrow an American expression and pronunciation, person I’ve had on the podcast. Professor Su...
36: Dr. Stuart Farrimond: How to Live your Best Life
18 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, and welcome to an episode of On the Edge with Andrew Gold with today’s guest, award-winning science author and TV presenter Dr. Stuart Farrim...
35: Ex-Muslim Yasmine Mohammed - #FreeFromHijab and why liberals treat Islam differently
11 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I’m delighted to welcome onto the show the pre-eminent human rights activist and ex-Muslim Yasmine Mohammed. She’s the creator of the #FreeFromHi...
34: How we can cure ageing and live forever: Dr. Andrew Steele
04 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
To start off 2021 on the On the Edge with Andrew Gold podcast, we’ve got scientist Dr. Andrew Steele to talk about living forever, and how we might ...
33: Stephen Knight: Woke culture, atheism and Ricky Gervais
28 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Knight is an atheist who has made a name for himself online and in the media as both a friend of comedian Ricky Gervais, and an outspoken crit...
32: A New Theory of Time: Physicist Julian Barbour
21 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As we come to the end of a year most of us would be keen to forget, I thought it was time to have a look at…time. Today on the show, I’ve got phys...
31: Living with my Schizophrenia - Jonny Benjamin MBE
14 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I’m honoured to be joined today by one of the UK’s most impressive speakers and mental health advocates in the form of Jonny Benjamin MBE, who mad...
30: Polygamy & polyamory: from Mormon to heretic
07 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
So, we’ve tackled Judaism, Islam, Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Westboro Baptist Church so far on the On the Edge with Andrew Gold podcast. That can...
29: BBC Radio 1's First Ever Blind Presenter: Lucy Edwards
30 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Lucy Edwards is a 24-year-old British journalist who holds the distinction of being BBC Radio 1’s first ever blind presenter. She’s since worked a...
28: Ex-Jehovah's Witness Lloyd Evans: The Reluctant Apostate
23 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Links: The John Cedars YouTube Channel Lloyd Evans: The Reluctant Apostate Andrew Gold's brand new Patreon page - patreon.com/andrewgold Episode...
27: Stealing planes and smuggling drugs from Belize
16 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ed Hudson worked as the narcotics and law enforcement officer in the Florida unit responsible for bringing down Freddie Crow. Freddie used to steal pl...
26: The woman who remembers every moment of her life since birth
09 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s show, I’m proud to say, I’ve got someone almost entirely unique. Rebecca Sharrock is one of 80 people in the world with HSAM, which i...
25: How languages change how we think and can give us super powers
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today, I’ve got Lera Boroditsky, Professor of Cognitive Science at UCSD on the show. She’s a really big deal in the languages and cognitive scienc...
24: HALLOWEEN SPECIAL: David Firth (Salad Fingers)
30 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
British comedy-horror animator David Firth is known universally for his Salad Fingers series, and has been putting up short films on his website fat-p...
23: Celeb Hypnotist Chris Hughes...Hypnotises Andrew
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Hughes is a hypnotist from Oxfordshire who once hypnotised over a million people across 130 countries at once – online. Check out SocialTrance...
22: Wrestling's #MeToo Moment: Rhia O'Reilly
19 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Wrestler Rhia O’Reilly is known for her signature move the Rhia-djustment. We chat about broken bones, how wrestling works and Jaffa Cakes, as well ...
21: Why it's Difficult Bearing a Willy and Who is Romania
12 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is a really fun one. I was fortunate enough to get an interview the illustrious TV historian and presenter, Dr Tessa Dunlop, who, as it happens s...
20: 'OCD and intrusive thoughts are ruining my life'
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
James McMahon is a music journalist and former editor of Kerrang music magazine who also had several prominent roles at NME – which is also a very b...
19: Coffin Confessor: I crash funerals to reveal secrets of the dead
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wished to have the last word in an argument? Like actually the definitive last word, where nobody can ever come back at you. Well, a pri...
18: Prison Call: 'I killed my girlfriend in botched suicide attempt'
21 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is probably my most ambitious and tricky podcast episode. I spoke with convict Bobby Caldwell in a Michigan prison. Catch trailers on andrewgold_...
17: Helen Lewis: bad sex, bin bags and difficult women
14 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Catch the video trailers on https://twitter.com/AndrewGold_ok or https://www.instagram.com/andrewgold_ok/. I’ve just had a very fun chat with Hele...
16: Lord Daniel Finkelstein: Times Columnist and Conservative Peer
07 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For video clips, follow me - andrewgold_ok - on Twitter or Instagram. A close friend of former prime minister David Cameron and Chancellor George Os...
15: The Bigamist: My husband had 2 wives, 5 fiancées and 14 kids
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
One day, as she was on her way to take the kids out the house, Mary Turner Thomson received a phone call that was about to turn her life upside down. ...
14: 2+2=5? - Anti-Woke Math Whizz James Lindsay Is Pissed Off
24 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Follow the pod's social media for video teasers: https://twitter.com/AndrewGold_ok or https://www.instagram.com/andrewgold_ok/. James Lindsay is a c...
13: Jailed for teaching my dog a Nazi salute: Mark Meechan
17 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Follow me on Twitter for short video highlights: https://twitter.com/AndrewGold_ok On today’s show is Mark Meechan, known online as Count Dankula....
12: Female Psychopath Interview: M.E. Thomas
10 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Catch video clips on @andrewgold_ok on Twitter or Instagram! This is one of my favourite topics ever, so you’re in for a treat. I’ve managed to ...
11: Modestep's Josh on Wiley and the cynical music biz
03 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Firstly, let me just say I’m delighted to have Josh Friend from internationally acclaimed Modestep on the show. He’s actually an old friend of min...
10: 'Woke is dangerous thought-control': Scholar Helen Pluckrose
27 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Trigger warning: This one is going to alienate some people – the woke among you - but this is a safe space for open discussion. Today, I speak w...
9: Ex-Muslim: my parents wanted me killed for blasphemy law
20 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we peer behind the curtain of the life of ex-Muslim Ray - founder of the counter-extremism non-profit, The Committee to Protect Musli...
8: I was a violent racist who became a spy and saved a politician's life
15 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew F. Collins, a former racist turned spy and author. In 1993, he raided a town meeting in the Welling Library with the British National Party –...
7: Arsenal Fan TV's Robbie: We don't benefit from defeat
08 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is probably one for the football fans, but it's also a look into how to grow a social media channel and cross over into TV. Robbie Lyle of Arsena...
6: We need to talk about Silas
01 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I don't want to go into this one too much, because it's a topic that is just too controversial and awful, and you'll make your own minds up. That said...
5: Gay black porn star: You decide which races you won't fuck
24 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is a special and important one because I got to talk to Race Cooper, a former porn star, who told me all about racism in the industry. Now a pers...
4: World's First Blogger: I had a breakdown & Kurt Vonnegut beat me up.
18 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wonder who the world's first ever blogger was? The first blog in history was links.net, published by Justin Hall. And I was lucky enough to get a...
3: Ex Hasidic Jew: Unorthodox was right - I was raped systematically
11 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Former Orthodox Jewish Woman tells Andrew Gold on episode 3 of the Andrew Gold Podcast about what it was like growing up in the Hasidic community, an ...
2: Zoltan Istvan: How we'll live forever and cure death.
04 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Do you want to live forever? I know I do. Here, Zoltan Istvan - a leading light in the Transhumanist movement - believes we can move beyond our physic...
1: Westboro Baptist Church: Son of founder Gramps Phelps on his life in the cult
29 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome to the first episode of On the Edge with Andrew Gold. This being the inaugural one, I should probably tell you a little about myself...