Thursday, 4 June 2020
The Fake Sheikh, Fake Guest, and the Fake Coins (w/ Jonathan Royle)
From stitching up singer Tulisa to staging a kidnapping threat on the Beckhams, the 'fake sheikh' Mazher Mahmood ruined dozens of lives while working as an undercover journalist in the Murdoch empire.
Today WideShut UK talks to one of his victims, Alex Smith (aka stage hypnotist Jonathan Royle). He discusses growing up in the circus, trolling the media in the 90s by appearing multiple times on daytime TV during the 'fake guest scandal', and how his penchant for exploiting the press brought him face to face with the Fake Sheikh. This is the story of what happened when the fake sheikh met the fake guest, with the fake coins.
Thursday, 14 May 2020
Daniel Bostock: ‘Offensive’ Music Parodies, Free Speech, and Lockdown
Controversial music parodist Daniel Bostock discusses TV licensing, his ‘offensive videos’, views on free speech, the so-called culture war, Covid-19 and the lockdown, being enticed by UKIP, why the school system sucks, being recruited by the Freemasons (aye up), and much more. Is he just an evil alt-right Nazi Mason or is there method to his madness?
Sunday, 12 April 2020
Coronavirus survivor's makeshift radio system unites local community
As coronavirus puts strain on communities across the world, Stu Wyatt battled back from his own covid19 symptoms to build a makeshift radio system OkeNet, which brings his local Okehampton community together.
Monday, 9 March 2020
Does Greta Thunberg Have Fetal Alcohol Syndrome?
On episode one of the Meme Checker podcast Keelan and Sam discuss the origins of the Greta Thunberg fetal alcohol syndrome meme, 4 Chan, climate scepticism, the narrative that she’s an exploited ‘mentally ill child’, the line between fair criticisms of a public figure and trolling, whether trolls should be named and shamed, and more.
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