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The Peter McCormack Show

Peter McCormack
Bitcoin
Inflation
Immigration
Labour Party
Artificial Intelligence
UK Politics
Conservative Party
Reform Party
Brexit
Socialism
Free Speech
NHS
United Kingdom
Covid-19
UK Economy
UK Government
Grooming Gangs
BBC
Immigration Policy
Capitalism

The Peter McCormack Show - politics, macro, Bitcoin and AI, long-form interviews. Twice-weekly conversations about money, power, and the shifts reshaping the next decade.

Peter McCormack interviews politicians, economists, investors, journalists, founders and Bitcoiners. Past guests include Liz Truss, Lyn Alden, Curtis Yarvin, Matt Goodwin, Mike Green, Balaji Srinivasan, Rupert Lowe, Firas Modad, ... more

PublishesTwice weeklyEpisodes1077Founded9 years ago
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Latest Episodes

Aubrey de Grey believes ageing is accumulated damage in a biological machine and argues that medicine may eventually become capable of repairing that damage faster than it appears. He gives humanity a 50/50 chance of reaching what he calls “longevity... more

Michael Shermer is the founding publisher of Skeptic magazine, host of The Michael Shermer Show and author of Truth and Conspiracy. He joins Peter to ask whether we are really living in a post-truth world and how we can distinguish genuine conspiraci... more

Brian Keating joins me to explore one of the deepest unanswered questions in physics: what is time, and why does it only appear to move in one direction? Brian argues that time may not exist as a fundamental feature of reality and explains why unders... more

Sam Bowman joins me to discuss why Britain is approaching two lost decades of stagnant median wages and why the country is now far poorer than it should be. Sam argues that Britain does not lack talented people, capital or ideas; it has created a cen... more

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Recent Guests

Aubrey de Grey
Gerontologist and founder/leader of a longevity-focused foundation
SENS Research Foundation
Episode: #199 - Aubrey de Grey - The Man Who Says Ageing Can Be Cured
Michael Shermer
Author and skeptic, known for Why People Believe Weird Things
SciComm/Author
Episode: #198 - Michael Shermer - Truth, Conspiracies & The Things We Can't Explain
Brian Keating
Cosmologist and experimental physicist
University affiliations mentioned (e.g., Simons Observatory)
Episode: #197 - Brian Keating - What Came Before the Big Bang & Does Time Exist?
Sam Bowman
Housing economist and co-author of Works in Progress articles
Unknown (guest on episode)
Episode: #196 - Sam Bowman - The U.K. Is Becoming a Poor Country
Keith Gildart
Historian specializing in mining communities and working-class history
Academic historian
Episode: #195 - Lisa McKenzie & Keith Gildart - Who Is Britain For? The Destruction of the Working Class
Lisa McKenzie
Sociologist researching working-class communities, author
University-based researcher ( Bedford/Lincoln area context)
Episode: #195 - Lisa McKenzie & Keith Gildart - Who Is Britain For? The Destruction of the Working Class
Charles Goodhart
Professor
Episode: #194 - Charles Goodhart: The Money Endgame - Debt, Inflation & Central Bank Failure
David Goodhart
Author and political commentator; founder of Demos
Demos (founder)
Episode: #193 - David Goodhart - AI Is Coming For The Graduate Elite
Amy Webb
Futurist and author
Episode: #192 - Amy Webb - The Future of Work, AI & Human Labor

Host

Peter McCormack
Host of the show; self-hosted format; focuses on politics, macroeconomics, Bitcoin, and AI with long-form interviews.

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 7.2k ratings
  • More scientists please

    Brian Keating episode was excellent thank you very much for hosting him

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Marty doodle daddy
    United States11 days ago
  • What Happened?

    This was a cool podcast and host randomly changed name and started bringing on warmongers shilling for NATO & pushing propaganda.

    Apple Podcasts
    2
    Gene Everett 187
    United States2 months ago
  • Deserves much more attention

    The fact is that this podcast talks about the most consequential issues affecting the UK, in a straightforward manner, and it's not even in the top 200. That's an indictment of how misinformed the public is and how it's just NPC-ing through life.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    NightNomad88
    United Kingdom4 months ago
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    I came across an incredible hacker after a devastating experience. I fell victim to a fake online investment platform called HFGTEHWU. That fraudulent website took over a million dollars from me. When I logged into the site, it showed a c... more

    Podchaser
    4
    forex8933
    4 months ago
  • Great podcast

    Informative and True.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Kelly2808
    United Kingdom6 months ago

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Shows depth and diverse perspectives on UK politics.
Audience enjoys long-form, open-ended dialogue.
Guests are strong; conversations feel substantive and challenging.
Some episodes spark strong reactions but stay thoughtful.

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#232
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#69
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#167
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#173
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#160
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#223
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Talking Points

Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

#198 - Michael Shermer - Truth, Conspiracies & The Things We Can't Explain
Q: Is AI a threat or a tool for truth-telling?
AI can enhance fact-checking and data analysis, but requires careful design and oversight to avoid amplifying biases or fabrications.
#198 - Michael Shermer - Truth, Conspiracies & The Things We Can't Explain
Q: What role does technology play in shaping our understanding of truth?
Tech enables rapid fact-checking and access to diverse sources, but also accelerates misinformation; the key is critical evaluation and cross-verification.
#198 - Michael Shermer - Truth, Conspiracies & The Things We Can't Explain
Q: How do you distinguish between plausible conspiracies and unfounded ones?
By treating truth as probabilistic, examining evidence, and being willing to revise beliefs when credible data emerges.
#197 - Brian Keating - What Came Before the Big Bang & Does Time Exist?
Q: Can we ever know what happened before the Big Bang?
We can extrapolate using physical laws back to extremely early moments, but what happened before the observable universe's beginning remains unknown; there are models with pre-existing states or fields that could trigger the Big Bang, yet nothing is conclusively proven.
#197 - Brian Keating - What Came Before the Big Bang & Does Time Exist?
Q: What is time, and why is it so difficult to define?
Time is best understood as a proxy or a coordinate that emerges from physical laws and observations; some definitions suggest it is what a clock measures, but the deeper question is why time has a direction and how it originates in the universe.

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Long-form, high-velocity interviews exploring money, power, and macro-shifts shaping the coming decade. Topics span economics, politics, Bitcoin, AI, and policy reform, with a penchant for contrarian or reform-minded frames, skeptical of establishment institutions, and a willingness to challenge conventional narratives. Episodes often feature heavyweight guests—policymakers, economists, technologists, and outspoken commentators—delivering in-depth conversations that trace debt, inflation, digital currencies, and global geopolitics through a provocative, bottom-up lens. The format tends toward long, unhurried discussions that reward listeners who enjoy nuanced debate and big-picture thinking about how institutions and technology intersect wi... more

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2. Michael Shermer
3. Brian Keating
4. Sam Bowman
5. Keith Gildart
6. Lisa McKenzie
7. Charles Goodhart
8. David Goodhart

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