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This week, Milo subjects Nate to the 2015 Tom Hardy film LEGEND and a wider discussion about the Krays. Why do British people still gravitate towards their story? Find out in this episode.
2021-04-29 13:50:06 +0000 UTC View PostThis week, we're joined by author and podcaster Musa Okwonga (@Okwonga) to discuss the aborted attempt to create a European Super League of football, a deep dive into why football clubs have such abysmal finances, why there are so many Russian gangsters "investing" in the beautiful game, and much more.
2021-04-26 18:36:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Andrew and Riley are joined by Dan Boeckner of Operators and The Bottlemen for the second episode of our series about the lasting cultural impact of September 11. We discuss Dan's recollection of the day, the impact that 9/11 had on the playlists of radio stations across the country, artists censoring their own songs, misguided musical output, and the only musician we can think of to create a lasting, prescient response in the form of a memorable concept album.
2021-04-26 13:28:18 +0000 UTC View PostThis week, we've brought on Nish Kumar to once again listen to a horrible 'taut, sexy, political thriller' by a former MP -- this time one by Vince Cable. It sucks really bad but Riley, Milo, Hussein, and Alice had a great time and Nish suffered the English curse yet again.
2021-04-21 23:02:00 +0000 UTC View PostWe've been very happy that you, the fans, have enjoyed Britainology so much. In an attempt to bridge the gap between our two cultures, Nate has brought on two fellow Midwesterners (Francis Horton from Hell of a Way, a native of St. Louis, Missouri; Joe Kassabian from Lions Led by Donkeys, a native of Detroit, Michigan) to flip the script on Milo. Now it's ...
2021-04-20 14:38:36 +0000 UTC View PostThis week, we're speaking with IPPR researcher and friend of the show Laurie Laybourn-Langton (@Laurie_L_L) about his new book 'Planet on Fire: A Manifesto for the Age of Environmental Breakdown' (co-authored with Matthew Lawrence). We also talk about a deeply stupid SPAC that JD Vance is hawking, and some other stuff about the whole climate thing. Yes, the guy who runs the SPAC is named Jeff W. Ubben.
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2021-04-19 14:34:37 +0000 UTC View PostContrary to popular belief, we were not the people who broke the story about Lex Greensill and supply chain finance -- we just fell in love with it because it was the perfect intersection of all our interests (tech bullshit, obvious fraud, Australians, guys). However, someone who has been on this story since its inception is Financial Times journalist Rob Smith (@BondHack), and he's on the show today to review what's happene...
2021-04-14 23:35:58 +0000 UTC View Post“We’re bringing the jobs back!” has long been the rallying cry of the right, but what kinds of businesses are actually coming back to places like Lordstown, Ohio? We are joined by Bryan Quinby (@murderxbryan) of Street Fight Radio to do a deep dive on Lordstown Motors - a “too good to be true” electric car manufacturer that has set up shop in the town of the same name. It’s all well and good when rich people ...
2021-04-12 21:48:49 +0000 UTC View PostAttention hogs! We now have two exciting new shirts on sale at:
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EDIT: we had problems with the codes but they're fixed now
You asked for it, you got it, and now you get to hear an episode of Balthasar primarily concerned with a 2010s-era nightclub in Toronto whose primary selling point was its luxurious women's toilets. Enjoy!
2021-04-07 23:23:51 +0000 UTC View PostWe sat down with Leslie Kern (@LellyK)--feminist geographer, academic, and author of Feminist City: Claiming Space in a Man-Made World--to discuss what it means that "a feminist city is a police free city," in the wake of a slew of misogynistic, racist, and otherwise generally brutal actions attributed to London's finest. First, though, we take a look with some satisfaction at Deliveroo's shoddy IPO performance.
If you w...
2021-04-06 22:27:29 +0000 UTC View PostGet grußpilled with Corner Späti's Nick Babkitis and the BBC's own Dr Xand van Tulleken on the topic of the EU's vaccine disaster, what the hell is going on in Germany, why Russians don't want the Sputnik vaccine, and what happens if an injection makes a German guy British. Hope you enjoy!
2021-03-31 23:02:00 +0000 UTC View Post(This is this week's free episode -- we've listened to your requests and are now hosting the free episodes on here as well)
This week, we’re joined by Sam Knight of the District Sentinel (@TheDCSentinel) to discuss a U.S. Supreme Court case that may make it even harder for union organizers to meet with farm labourers in the US. With the exceptionally rational and normal composition of the Court, chances are good that this could make things even worse. We also discuss ...
2021-03-29 16:52:53 +0000 UTC View Post
This week, Nate and Milo address the important issue: why is there a culture of getting on it and getting completely blasted out of your mind? What is a big night out? What is the sesh? What is the deal with those guys in the picture? To help our investigation, we brought on nightlife expert and journalist Tom Usher (@Tom_Usher_) to discuss.
2021-03-29 14:39:40 +0000 UTC View PostYou can now buy a YouTube zone mug!
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2021-03-28 20:25:18 +0000 UTC View PostWe've finally taken the time to discuss NFTs, and in so doing we brought on two working artists -- musician Dan Boeckner and cartoonist Matt Lubchansky -- to discuss the new liberation that comes from putting your art on the blockchain. Zero negative side effects here! Nothing to worry about.
2021-03-25 00:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostJournalist Vincent Bevins (@vinncent) joins the gang to discuss the unravelling of Brazil's Lava Jato corruption investigation, the seismic impact of Lula's re-emergence as a political contender on Bolsonarismo, and some idiotic responses to same. Also, Britain's long love affair with statues and nukes heats up once again.
Just FYI: this is this week's free episode -- moving forward, all free episodes will now ...
2021-03-22 17:13:23 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode, Milo takes Nate on the most inscrutable journey yet: a vision of British 1980s/90s sitcoms that are too cockney to be parsed without a translator. Yes, it's the 'Heroes and Villains' episode of Only Fools and Horses, perhaps the most British thing Nate has had to encounter yet, and the one that did the most to break his spirit. Hope you enjoy!
2021-03-20 15:07:42 +0000 UTC View PostThis week, we've brought on Aaron Thorpe (@thotteusstevens) of the Trillbillies and A Time of Monsters podcasts, to discuss the British royal family and the recent Oprah interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. What is the deal with this institution? Why do British people simply accept this? Get it all explained here.
2021-03-18 00:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostWe finally got around to the thing that everyone told us to do: review Guy Ritchie's King Arthur movie, a film in which the early medieval legend is rendered as a tale of East London geezers. To verify its accuracy, we brought on friends of the show Eleanor Janega and Patrick Wyman. Are you not entertained?
2021-03-11 00:02:00 +0000 UTC View Post
This is incredibly stupid, but Milo and I had a blast making this song and we wanted you all to have access to the file if you wanted to download it. Thank you all for being patrons -- hope you enjoy it. -Nate
2021-03-09 01:08:27 +0000 UTC View PostWe're joined by Ed Ongweso Jr of This Machine Kills Podcast to discuss the Fight for $15, the efforts to unionise Amazon facilities in Bessemer, Alabama, the Biden Administration making publicly pro-union statements while appointing the architects of Proposition 22 to advisory roles, and much more.
2021-03-04 15:41:15 +0000 UTC View PostWhy is it that this island in the North Atlantic has such shit buildings? What is the reason for slapping gravel on buildings and calling it an aesthetic? Why did Britain sell off most of it social housing and make it functionally impossible to replace it? All this, and more, explored on yet another Britainology -- this one featuring architecture critic India Block (@indiablock)
2021-02-28 16:37:40 +0000 UTC View PostWe have received your voicemails and incorporated them into this episode. Thank you for asking a wide variety of good and insane questions.
2021-02-27 15:02:43 +0000 UTC View PostThere's this mysterious land called Terra Australis where the government has taken a slightly different approach to the US and UK, and as a result they have relatively normal life right now. It's the height of summer and they're enjoying their lives, and we managed to get friends of the show Tom Walker and Aidan 'Taco' Jones to discuss a variety of things with us. All riffs, no real point, some laughs (hopefully!)
2021-02-25 00:35:18 +0000 UTC View PostIt's time once again for Britainology, and this week Milo and Nate are joined by Phoebe Roy (who you have have heard on Masters of Our Domain and 10,000 Posts) to discuss British 9/11. Do we mean 7/7? The 2011 riots? No, we mean the death of the Queen of Our Hearts, Princess Diana Spencer, in August 1997. Never has a nation freaked out more, and we provide the key to understanding it all.
2021-02-25 00:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostWe've got Shanti Singh--housing activist, writer, and former Bernie campaign staffer--on to talk about the state of California -- why is it portrayed as such a far-left state, why is it actually so neoliberal, and what happens when its deranged tech lords decide to run for office?
2021-02-18 00:25:36 +0000 UTC View PostThis week, a nearly complete cast of Riley, Milo, Nate, and Alice speak with Jessica Eaton, a fine art photographer working in Montreal. Why is it that the art world is basically a billionaire tax dodge? Why do certain hedge funds seem to have so much weight in fine art purchases, even if the works are never shown? What the hell is going on? Learn more by listening to this episode.
You can see Jessica's work via the galleries listed on her website here: 2021-02-11 00:12:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everyone -- we wanted to solicit your questions for this month's Q&A. You can call us at +1 (317) 624-2691 in the United States, or +44 01273 033 306 in the United Kingdom. It'll go to voicemail and you can leave us a message. We'll use the message in the episode and will answer your questions that way. Thanks again for being patrons!
2021-02-10 22:10:13 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone! We had some questions about the pricing and wanted to clarify: you will still receive at least one Britainology per month on the $5 tier, as well as the other bonus content. We're adding a second Britainology and / or Q&A episode each month for the $10 tier.
We've had the $10 tier for a while without any additional benefits (aside from free entry to live shows, which clearly isn't doing much good right now), and we wanted to provide some extra reward fo...
2021-02-04 15:25:01 +0000 UTC View Post