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#128 - Paul M. Sutter - The Universe, Consciousness & Why We Might Be Alone
Paul M. Sutter is a theoretical cosmologist, astrophysicist and author who takes the biggest questions of existence. From the origins of the universe to the limits of human understanding. His ability to connect abstract physics with everyday curiosity turns complex science into something emotional, philosophical and unforgettable. CONTACT PETE › Website - http://petermccormack.com › Feedback - https://www.petermccormack.com/contact › Email - [email protected] › Instagram - /mccormack555 › X/Twitter - https://x.com/petermccormack/ CONNECT WITH EWEN STEWART › X/Twitter - https://x.com/TheGrowthComm SPONSORS › IREN - https://www.iren.com/ › Ledger - https://www.ledger.com/ › Gemini - https://gemini.com/ › Casa - https://casa.io/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:03:00 – What Is the Universe? 00:08:40 – Observable vs True Size 00:12:00 – The Shape of Reality 00:16:00 – The Cosmic Web 00:21:30 – Dark Matter & Evidence 00:40:00 – What Is a Particle? 00:44:00 – Quantum Fields & Reality 00:46:00 – Why Does It All Work? 00:57:00 – Are We Alone? 01:02:00 – The Goldilocks Problem 01:08:00 – The Wow Signal 01:15:00 – Biosignatures & James Webb 01:20:00 – Life Beyond Earth 01:28:00 – Getting to Mars 01:36:00 – Why Mars Is So Hard 01:48:00 – Is The Money Worth It? 01:53:00 – Alien Theories & Avi Loeb 01:58:00 – Comets vs Asteroids 02:01:00 – Science as Human Meaning 02:04:00 – Final Thoughts - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST › Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/40ruY9K › Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Wc94Vu › Fountain: https://bit.ly/FountainPM › YouTube: https://bit.ly/YouTube_PM › Rumble: https://bit.ly/RumblePM FILMED BY CURTIS TAYLOR › https://www.curttaylor.co.uk/ › https://x.com/curttayloruk/ EDITED BY CONOR MCCORMACK › https://x.com/ConorM04 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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#127 - Ewen Stewart - The Leviathan State, Civilisational Decline & the Way Back
Ewen Stewart is one of the UK's sharpest economic thinkers. In this conversation, we unpack what's gone wrong, from bloated welfare and debt-fuelled decline to brain drain, overregulation, collapsing growth and the cultural death spiral hollowing out the UK. CONTACT PETE › Website - http://petermccormack.com › Feedback - https://www.petermccormack.com/contact › Email - [email protected] › Instagram - /mccormack555 › X/Twitter - https://x.com/petermccormack/ CONNECT WITH EWEN STEWART › X/Twitter - https://x.com/TheGrowthComm SPONSORS › IREN - https://www.iren.com/ › Ledger - https://www.ledger.com/ › Gemini - https://gemini.com/ › Casa - https://casa.io/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:05:00 – Growth Collapse Since 2008 00:07:17 – Austerity Was a Myth 00:10:00 – Quangos, Control & Chaos 00:17:58 – Brain Drain & Stagnation 00:20:39 – The Rich Are Leaving 00:23:01 – Lessons From Ireland 00:25:51 – Britain's Last Assets 00:27:15 – What Killed Entrepreneurship 00:30:54 – Can We Cut the State? 00:33:30 – BBC, Civil Service & Pushback 00:35:48 – Reform Needs a Plan 00:38:40 – Spending Cuts & Tax Strategy 00:41:00 – Employment Law Is Killing Jobs 00:50:12 – Sound Money & Tax Cuts 00:52:55 – Energy Prices Are Killing Industry 00:56:25 – The Civil Service Is Unaccountable 01:10:30 – Culture, Decay & the Death Spiral 01:13:00 – What Sound Money Really Means 01:16:30 – Why Keynesianism Dominates Everything 01:21:00 – Why We Need a Counter-Revolution 01:26:00 – Hope, Talent & the 11th Hour 01:29:40 – Britain's Economic Identity Crisis 01:38:30 – Why No One Wants Growth 01:42:00 – Final Thoughts - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST › Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/40ruY9K › Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Wc94Vu › Fountain: https://bit.ly/FountainPM › YouTube: https://bit.ly/YouTube_PM › Rumble: https://bit.ly/RumblePM FILMED BY CURTIS TAYLOR › https://www.curttaylor.co.uk/ › https://x.com/curttayloruk/ EDITED BY CONOR MCCORMACK › https://x.com/ConorM04 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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#126 - Ant Middleton - Why Violence Creates Freedom
Ant Middleton is a Special Forces veteran, author, and former SAS: Who Dares Wins star. He joins the show for a conversation about identity, violence, service, and what's gone wrong in Britain. From his military career and time in prison to his rise in the media and now politics, Ant lays out why he feels a duty to serve again — this time as Mayor of London. CONTACT PETE › Website - http://petermccormack.com › Feedback - https://www.petermccormack.com/contact › Email - [email protected] › Instagram - /mccormack555 › X/Twitter - https://x.com/petermccormack/ CONNECT WITH ANT MIDDLETON › X/Twitter - https://x.com/antmiddleton SPONSORS › IREN - https://www.iren.com/ › Ledger - https://www.ledger.com/ › Gemini - https://gemini.com/ › Casa - https://casa.io/ › Cape - https://www.cape.co/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:04:36 – Violence, Aggression & Mastery 00:11:16 – Freedom, Fear & State Control 00:16:45 – Multiculturalism vs British Culture 00:25:00 – The Discipline Deficit 00:30:22 – Sadiq Khan, Grooming Gangs & Denial 00:36:45 – Failure, Ego & Accountability 00:41:00 – Serving the Public Again 00:45:30 – Three Pillars of Trust 00:50:12 – Tax, Control & Silent Partners 00:57:30 – Why Business Is Broken 01:03:00 – How to Win in Politics 01:07:00 – Civil Unrest & the Line to Violence 01:12:30 – Victimhood vs Self-Mastery 01:18:00 – Excellence, Ego & Daily Debrief 01:22:00 – Service, Sacrifice & Family 01:28:00 – Brining London's Energy Back 01:30:25 – Closing Thoughts - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST › Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/40ruY9K › Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Wc94Vu › Fountain: https://bit.ly/FountainPM › YouTube: https://bit.ly/YouTube_PM › Rumble: https://bit.ly/RumblePM FILMED BY CURTIS TAYLOR › https://www.curttaylor.co.uk/ › https://x.com/curttayloruk/ EDITED BY CONOR MCCORMACK › https://x.com/ConorM04 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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#125 - Tom Slater - Policing Speech & Ignoring Crime: The Decay of the UK
Tom Slater is the editor of Spiked, one of the most important voices in the UK free speech movement. We cover: – Why free speech is collapsing in Britain – The absurdity of arresting 30+ people a day for tweets – The rise of soft censorship & speech policing – Why Labour has abandoned the working class – Illegal immigration, NGO rackets & the new elite – The failure of the police – Why we need direct democracy and state decentralisation – The case for cultural renewal and citizen power CONTACT PETE › Website - http://petermccormack.com › Feedback - https://www.petermccormack.com/contact › Email - [email protected] › Instagram - /mccormack555 › X/Twitter - https://x.com/petermccormack/ CONNECT WITH TOM SLATER › X/Twitter - https://x.com/Tom_Slater_ SPONSORS › IREN - https://www.iren.com/ › Ledger - https://www.ledger.com/ › Gemini - https://gemini.com/ › Casa - https://casa.io/ › Incogni - https://incogni.com/peter - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:03:45 – State Overreach & Free Speech 00:13:10 – Labour's Class Betrayal 00:17:55 – NGO Rackets & Migration 00:22:47 – Hotel Contracts & Public Anger 00:26:38 – Crime, Housing & Council Collapse 00:31:14 – Police Don't Stop Crime 00:36:30 – 30 Arrests a Day for Tweets 00:40:45 – Real Free Speech Cases 00:46:02 – NHS, Rackets & Reform 00:51:00 – Can We Save Policing? 00:56:00 – Speech Laws, Censorship & Culture 01:00:40 – Why the Public Are Right 01:06:10 – Direct Democracy 01:11:00 – Councils & Local Control 01:15:00 – Media Bias 01:18:15 – The Political Class Is Finished 01:23:00 – Can Reform Deliver? 01:28:00 – Why Free Speech Still Matters 01:32:30 – The Middle-Class Protection Racket 01:36:45 – Cultural Decay & Cowardice 01:40:10 – Final Thoughts - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST › Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/40ruY9K › Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Wc94Vu › Fountain: https://bit.ly/FountainPM › YouTube: https://bit.ly/YouTube_PM › Rumble: https://bit.ly/RumblePM FILMED BY CURTIS TAYLOR › https://www.curttaylor.co.uk/ › https://x.com/curttayloruk/ EDITED BY CONOR MCCORMACK › https://x.com/ConorM04 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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#124 - Zia Yusuf - We Have One Shot to Fix Britain
Zia Yusuf returns to the show for a follow-up on where Britain is going and how Reform UK plans to fix it. We cover: – Why Britain is no longer investable – The flight of wealth & what it means for services – Immigration, sectarian politics & cultural decline – Why reform needs real power – Energy policy & net zero – A first principles approach to taxation, debt & GDP – What Reform's economic plan focuses on – Whether Zia will run for Parliament CONTACT PETE › Website - http://petermccormack.com › Feedback - https://www.petermccormack.com/contact › Email - [email protected] › Instagram - /mccormack555 › X/Twitter - https://x.com/petermccormack/ CONNECT WITH ZIA YUSUF › X/Twitter - https://x.com/ZiaYusufUK SPONSORS › IREN - https://www.iren.com/ › Ledger - https://www.ledger.com/ › Gemini - https://gemini.com/ › Casa - https://casa.io/ › Incogni - https://incogni.com/peter - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:02:54 – Green Party & Cultural Decline 00:04:53 – The Collapse of Labour Strongholds 00:10:07 – Preparing for Government 00:11:30 – One Shot to Fix Britain 00:16:18 – Mass Immigration, No Integration 00:19:32 – Why the Rich Are Leaving 00:21:54 – Law, Safety & Taxpayer Rage 00:24:46 – AI, Inequality & Asset Owners 00:27:20 – The Energy Cost Disaster 00:29:17 – Why Wealth Creation Matters 00:31:46 – The Global Market for Wealth 00:34:08 – Normalising Decline in Britain 00:36:15 – The Prison Space Crisis 00:41:57 – Deficit Spending & Money Printing 00:47:00 – Net Zero, Fuel Bills & Growth 00:51:00 – GDP vs GDP Per Capita 00:53:12 – Building an Investable Country 00:59:42 – SEND Costs & No Local Control 01:06:00 – The Democratic Deficit in Councils 01:08:03 – State Reform & Voter Power 01:14:26 – Will Zia Run for Parliament? 01:16:26 – Closing Thoughts - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST › Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/40ruY9K › Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Wc94Vu › Fountain: https://bit.ly/FountainPM › YouTube: https://bit.ly/YouTube_PM › Rumble: https://bit.ly/RumblePM FILMED BY CURTIS TAYLOR › https://www.curttaylor.co.uk/ › https://x.com/curttayloruk/ EDITED BY CONOR MCCORMACK › https://x.com/ConorM04 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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