{"podcast":{"title":"heretics. | andrew gold","slug":"heretics-290695","podcast_index_feed_id":290695,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/GLSS2824816450","website_url":"http://andrewgoldheretics.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/10964fb2-82be-11ec-9292-97b52fd40f1c/image/fd308f102dfd36410f63216ce46c84a7.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Andrew Gold","episode_count":689,"summary":"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. Formerly known as Heretics, guests include Robbie Williams, Paul Gascogine, Chris Packham, Chris Williamson, David Baddiel, Richard Dawkins, Bonnie Blue, and former UK Prime Minister Liz Truss.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T06:20:31.702765+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heretics-290695"},"episode":{"title":"656. Rachel Johnson: Britain's Slow Suicide, Neil Gaiman Scandal & The Queen's Last Words to My Bro Boris","slug":"656-rachel-johnson-britain-s-slow-suicide-neil-gaiman-scandal-the-queen-s-last-words-to-my-bro-boris","published_at":"2026-05-25T16:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heretics-290695/656-rachel-johnson-britain-s-slow-suicide-neil-gaiman-scandal-the-queen-s-last-words-to-my-bro-boris","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heretics-290695","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/OTEP3093179751.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/OTEP3093179751.mp3","summary":"Journalist and broadcaster Rachel Johnson joins Andrew Gold to discuss the \"tripwires\" currently silencing British discourse. From her \"Master\" investigation into Neil Gaiman and the complexities of coercive control (33:00) to why she remains a \"Remainer\" despite the \"4-hour biometric queues\" of a post-Brexit world (16:00), Rachel pulls no punches. SUPPORT MY GUEST: - Follow Rachel Johnson on X: https://x.com/RachelSJohnson - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/racheljohnsonpublic/ - Watch her The Master series on Neil Gaiman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lh48rdEgLIg - Keep up with her on LBC: https://www.lbc.co.uk/radio/presenters/rachel-johnson/ SPONSORS: Support our sponsor: go to https://boncharge.com and use code HERETICS to save 15%. Go to https://boncharge.com and use code HERETICS to save 15%. Go to https://surfshark.com/heretics for 4 extra months of Surfshark Get an exclusive 15% discount on Saily data plans! Use code andrewgold at checkout. Download Saily app or go to https://saily.com/andrewgold 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 We explore the \"overcorrection\" of the Boris-wave immigration, why the \"center ground\" is being treated as heresy, and the \"puddle-deep\" nature of modern political fame. Support the Heretics mission: Subscribe for more unfiltered conversations: Andrew Gold | Heretics. #RachelJohnson #BorisJohnson #UKPolitics #LBC #FreeSpeech #Heretics #AndrewGold #Islamism Join the 30k heretics on my mailing list: https://andrewgoldheretics.com Check out my new documenta…","meta_description":"Journalist and broadcaster Rachel Johnson joins Andrew Gold to discuss the \"tripwires\" currently silencing British discourse. From her \"Master\" investigat…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3878,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/heretics-290695/episodes/656-rachel-johnson-britain-s-slow-suicide-neil-gaiman-scandal-the-queen-s-last-words-to-my-bro-boris/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heretics-290695/656-rachel-johnson-britain-s-slow-suicide-neil-gaiman-scandal-the-queen-s-last-words-to-my-bro-boris.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}