The Peter McCormack Show

The Peter McCormack Show

The Peter McCormack Show is a podcast covering politics, economics, free speech, and Bitcoin.

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October 14, 2025 127 mins

Curtis Yarvin — aka Mencius Moldbug — is the most controversial political thinker alive. In this interview, he lays out his honest analysis of how the modern West is ruled: not by democracy or elections, but by an entrenched oligarchy of institutions, academia, media and the permanent bureaucracy.

We explore:
– Why democracy is an illusion & always was
– The Fabian takeover & the myth of progress
– Harvard as the ruling class of Am...

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Neema Parvini is the author of The Populist Delusion, a defining work in dissident political theory.

We discuss:
– Why democracy is a “soft dictatorship”
– The real purpose of populist parties
– Elite theory, the ruling class & regime mechanics
– Tony Blair, the NGOs & managerial capture
– Globalism, Israel & power double standards
– How power always recentralises post-revolution

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In 1995, 28-year-old trader Nick Leeson caused the collapse of Barings Bank after racking up £862 million in hidden losses. He fled Singapore, was arrested in Frankfurt, extradited and served over 4 years in a Singaporean prison.

We cover:
– How it started with a £10K loss
– What went wrong, who knew & how it was hidden
– Why the bank kept giving him money
– Being on the run
– Life in prison & how it changed him
– Reflecting on suc...

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Jamie Jenkins is a former statistician at the ONS and BBC, now known for exposing the government's spin through hard data.

We cover:
– Why CPI doesn’t reflect real inflation
– What’s broken in the NHS & who’s to blame
– Energy price lies & Net Zero distortions

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Dr. David Unwin is an award-winning NHS GP and a clinical expert in Type 2 Diabetes. He has pioneered a low-carb lifestyle approach that has reversed the condition for many of his patients and saved the NHS hundreds of thousands of pounds on medication.

We discuss:
– The global pandemics of Type 2 Diabetes & fatty liver disease 
– Why junk food is scientifically designed to be addictive 
– How to reverse...

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Sir Vince Cable served as Secretary of State for Business in the coalition government and later became leader of the Liberal Democrats.

We discuss:
– Why the UK economy is fundamentally broken
– The failures of the Conservatives & Labour
– Whether the Lib Dems have a future
– Why growth has stalled & public trust collapsed
– Coalition government, tuition fees & political regret
– Liz Truss, Brexit & the case for honesty in politics
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Dilly Hussain is a journalist, broadcaster & deputy editor of 5Pillars.

We talk about:
– Islam, integration & the reality of British Muslim life
– Grooming gangs, community tensions & institutional failure
– Palestine, Zionism & the legacy of British colonialism
– Whether Sharia courts should exist in the UK
– Free speech, mockery & whether blasphemy laws are returning
– Tommy Robinson, Muslim stereotypes & media bias
– Who the rea...

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Suella Braverman served as Home Secretary in the UK’s last Conservative government and was sacked for telling the truth.

In this interview, we talk about:
– Immigration, mass migration & legal loopholes
– Grooming gangs, trans ideology & moral cowardice 
– Why she was forced out of cabinet
– Why Rishi Sunak was the worst Prime Minister ever
– The betrayal of British values by the police & media
– Reform UK, Farage & the end of the ...

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Liz Truss returns with a firestorm of truth about what really runs Britain & why the system fought her every step of the way.

In this interview, we talk about:
– Her resignation & the forces behind it
– The real power of the Treasury, Bank of England & civil service
– Why free speech is dead in Britain
– Immigration, lawlessness & sectarian violence
– Why the UK feels like a broken state
– How to fix it: repeal the laws, fire the c...

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Whitney Webb is one of the world’s most fearless investigative journalists.

In this episode, we go deep into the truth about Jeffrey Epstein and the global criminal network that protects itself through blackmail, surveillance and systemic corruption.

This is not just about sex crimes. It’s about intelligence agencies, organised crime, arms trafficking, Silicon Valley and the politicians and billionaires who are all connected.

We co...

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Michael Malice is a bestselling author, anarchist and political commentator known for his savage wit and surgical insight.

In this episode, we discuss the UK’s political collapse, the rise of civil unrest, grooming gangs, anarchism, why America has freedom and Britain doesn't, and whether anything can be saved.

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Tommy Robinson is one of the UK’s most controversial public figures. Demonised by the press, jailed repeatedly, and banned from social media.

In this episode, we talk about free speech, grooming gangs, government lies, working-class rage & the weaponisation of the judiciary.

We cov...

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Reem Ibrahim is a 23-year-old libertarian and one of Britain’s most articulate defenders of freedom.

In this powerful episode, we talk about her journey from Corbyn-supporting teen to Rothbard-reading free market radical. We cover everything from why the state fails, why the NHS is collapsing, to why young people are ...

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Daniel O’Reilly, also known as Dapper Laughs, was one of Britain’s most cancelled comedians. Now he’s back sober, sharp, and with something to say.

In this episode, we dive into comedy, cancel culture, fatherhood, immigration, addiction, the working class & why Britain feels broken.

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Carl Benjamin joins me for a conversations about the UK’s decline. From moral collapse and socialism-by-stealth to town centre decay and mass apathy, we dive into what went wrong and why fixing it might not be possible through conventional politics.

Carl and I share personal plans for Swindon and Bedford, compare strategies and ask whether it’s time to stop waiting for government and start buil...

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Fernando Nikolić is a Bitcoiner, a former VP at Blockstream, and the founder of Perception, a tool for tracking global Bitcoin narratives.

He joins me to talk about Argentina’s collapse, the danger of inflation, and why fiat currency is the biggest gaslighting project in modern history.

 

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Laila Cunningham joins me to discuss the cultural crisis facing Britain and the West. We talk about mass immigration, the failure of multiculturalism, political identity, social disintegration, and the collapse of national cohesion.

Laila explores the deep psychological impact of globalist policies, the struggle for meaning in a hyper-liberal age, and why the youth are increasingly disillusioned with progressive narratives. Is ther...

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Sir John Redwood has been inside Downing Street and the Treasury. He’s seen the machine up close and he’s not impressed.

Sir John explains why the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) and Treasury models are flawed, how Ireland beat Britain with smarter tax policy and what Thatcher got right that no one today is willing to say out loud.

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Former Conservative MP Guy Opperman joins me to discuss rebuilding Britain from the ground up. We explore local banking, Bitcoin’s potential role in pensions, infrastructure challenges, and how community action can revitalise struggling towns.

Drawing on his 14 years in Parliament and time as Pensions Minister, Guy explains why grassroots civic leadership and decentralisation are key to fixing Britain’s broken economy. We also disc...

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In this episode of The Peter McCormack Show, I speak with Balaji Srinivasan, founder of the Network School (ns.com).

We discuss the decline of the West, the rise of China, AI disruption, Bitcoin’s role in a collapsing dollar system, and why political polarisation is tearing America apart. Balaji explains why dollar inflation is global taxation, why U.S. empire is unsustainable, and how decentralised technology is reshaping money, ...

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