London Calling

Aug 14 2023 258 ep. 48 mins 812

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James Delingpole and Toby Young discuss and explain British and European politics and culture for their American audience.

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Just One of Those Things

Aug 14 2023 68 mins

In 1935 Cole Porter penned a tune called "Just One of Those Things" about a love affair "too hot not to cool down." And so it goes.What started out as a podcast critiquing Game Of Thrones relaunched as London Calling on Nov. 6, 2015. We've been around for five Prime Ministers, three US Presidents, two Monarchs, Brexit and a worldwide pandemic. Our intrepid duo has broadcast from 11

Getting Old

Aug 07 2023 55 mins

Everyone is a little miserable this week, fueled by the rainy summer England has had this year.Or maybe because we're all getting a little bit older. James "celebrated" #58 this past weekend and Toby isn't looking forward to #60 due this October.Toby tells James about having lunch with Sean Langan, who’s just back from the Donbas where he’s been making a documentary about the U

The Fab 2

Jul 31 2023 77 mins

This week James and Toby open the discussion with James’ recent gig in Dorset and the division in towns like Bridport and Totnes between the woke and the awake, particularly over traffic calming measures like LTNs, Ulez schemes and 15-minute cities.They go on to talk about Yuval Harari’s calling for ‘conspiracy theorists’ to be banned from the internet and Toby ask James to

Pull a Whitey

Jul 24 2023 63 mins

It's hot in the Mediterranean and James and Toby discuss the recent forest fires in Greece and whether climate change or arsonists are to blame. This triggers an argument (From these two? Really?) about whether there are enough honest journalists left to expose such wrongdoing and that, in turn, leads to a heated discussion about whether the journalist Ross Clark is a genuine clima

A Question of Degree

Jul 17 2023 49 mins

"The best laid plans of mice and men," said Rabbie Burns, "often go awry." And so it is as Toby tells James about how his travel plans have gone over the past fortnight, even though he’s in Majorca with his wife and four children.Better to be on holiday in Spain than to be in England with a hacked Twitter account. James' Twitter profile (and his followers) have been hijacked by a

It's In Our DNA

Jul 10 2023 51 mins

Toby is in Ibiza and James is in a funk as the diet he's on fails to really kick in and that leads to a discussion on DNA, genetically altered mosquitos, Bill Gates, lost friends and cocaine. Yep, it's quite the journey.On a serious note the lads take on the immigration crisis taking place all across Europe and especially the riots that have rocked France.In Culture Corner we begin

Revolutionary Thoughts on Free Speech

Jul 03 2023 62 mins

After the usual chit-chat about the week gone by, Toby and James have a substantive talk about the limits of free speech and what constitutes "crossing the line." It's all spurred on by the revelation last week that former UKIP party boss - and now GBNews personality - Nigel Farage has been "de-banked."In Culture Corner the spotlight falls on the new Idris Elba series, Hijack (Appl

Titanic (or Olympic) Sized Episode

Jun 26 2023 68 mins

This week Toby tells James about his event-filled diary last week, the climax of which was bumping into Boris Johnson at a party and explaining to him why Tobes was so disappointed by his decision to tell us all to stay in our homes three years ago; a close second was attending a one-day conference on Friday chaired by the American journalist Michael Shellenberger about how to figh

Scofflaws and Sceptics

Jun 19 2023 67 mins

James began the week attending a "speed awareness" course, having been nicked going a wee bit too fast on the way to an appointment. Early on in the programme James thinks that he has finally... FINALLY... brought Toby over to Team James, only to have his hopes dashed later in the show.Yes, mummy and daddy have a bit a tiff this week that temporarily devolves into a cable news pane

Reversals of Fortune

Jun 12 2023 60 mins

Less than three years ago they were flying high and now they've been subjected to major setbacks. And, no, we're not talking about our intrepid duo. In the last week former President Donald Trump has been put under federal indictment, former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been run out of Parliament and former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has been placed under arrest.Ru