Best Ann Thatcher Podcasts (2025)

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April Ashley | Corbett vs Corbett | 3 54:01

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The couple must meet again in court, as their divorce case becomes a landmark battle over what defines a woman. As the pressure mounts, who will crack first: April, or Arthur? Please vote for us in the British Podcast Awards: https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/voting Do you have a suggestion for a scandal you would like us to cover? Or perhaps yo…

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#109 - Michael Malice - The State Is a Criminal Gang 1:06:30

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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. We cover: – Tories and Labour as riva…

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Previewing the AME 2025 International Conference & Workshops with William Harvey 14:29

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In this bonus episode of Lean Blog Interviews, Mark Graban is joined by William Harvey, AME 2025 Workshop Chair (and 2026 Conference Chair), to preview the AME Annual Conference coming up in St. Louis, October 6–9, 2025. Topics We Discuss ✅ Why AME is for all continuous improvement leaders—not just manufacturing ✅ The 2025 conference theme: Gateway…

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#108 - Tommy Robinson - Dangerous or Misunderstood? 2:08:59

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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 cover: – The media smears & public perception – His prison experiences …

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April Ashley | A Place of Her Own | 2 51:39

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As April prepares to marry aristocrat Arthur Corbett, she sees his disapproving father as her greatest threat. But as Arthur's drinking intensifies and his obsession with her past grows darker, April realises she may have misjudged which Corbett poses the real danger to her future. Please vote for us in the British Podcast Awards: https://www.briti…

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#107 - Reem Ibrahim - Free Markets, Capitalism & Liberty 1:51:10

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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 53% socialist & what we can do …

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#106 - Daniel O'Reilly - Keir Starmer’s a Wet Wipe 57:51

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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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Building Independent, Empowered Teams Through 6 Transformational Leadership Habits, with Cheryl Jekiel 54:14

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My guest for Episode #533 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Cheryl Jekiel, founder of the Lean Leadership Center and a longtime advocate for aligning continuous improvement with people-centered leadership. Episode page with video, transcript, and more Cheryl is the author of Lean Human Resources, and her latest book, Let Go to Lead: Six Habits…

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April Ashley | Becoming April | 1 52:12

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A pioneering trans woman's fight for recognition begins in 1960s Britain. April Ashley has broken free of her childhood as a boy in the Liverpool slums to become a stunning fashion model through groundbreaking surgery in Marrakesh. She's young and beautiful, and she's caught the eye of aristocrat Arthur Corbett. But her secret - that she was born a…

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#105 - Carl Benjamin - How Parallel Institutions Are Replacing the Government 1:44:01

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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 tim…

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#104 - Fernando Nikolić - Bitcoin: The Last Defence Against Government Failure 1:34:08

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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. CONTACT PETE › Website - http://petermccormack.com › Feedback …

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Noel and Liam | Radio legend Steve Lamacq on the most chaotic interview of his career | 4 36:57

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In 1997, Steve Lamacq thought he was interviewing Noel Gallagher live on Radio 1. So he was delighted when Liam turned up too. He knew the brothers could be unpredictable, but he didn’t know that this interview would go down in Oasis history. Their alcohol-fulled, expletive-filled argument was both radio gold and every presenter’s nightmare. Steve …

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Noel and Liam | Look Back in Anger | 3 48:52

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When Noel tells a journalist he’s leaving Oasis, Liam feels like he’s losing control. If the band is going down, he wants to be the one to call time on it. But in reality neither brother has control over the future of Oasis. Because their bandmates have had enough of the feuding. They want out. Listen to British Scandal on the Wondery App or wherev…

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Introducing The Mystic and The Mayor... | 1 3:57

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When a small French coastal town is plunged into chaos, the world discovers what happens when political power and supernatural forces collide. The local mayor Gilles d’Ettore wants to spiritually connect with his late father, so he seeks the help of professional mystic Sophia Martinez. However, the psychic sessions soon spiral out of control, with …

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#103 - Laila Cunningham - Law & Order is Breaking Down 1:55:09

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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, …

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Coaching Relentless Problem Solvers and Building a Culture of Lean Thinking -- Anne Frewin's Leadership Approach 1:03:42

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My guest for Episode #532 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Anne Frewin, a seasoned Lean leader with over 12 years of improvement experience in healthcare, laboratories, and manufacturing. Updated with the correct audio Episode page with video, transcript, and more Anne's background in finance and healthcare administration provided her with a …

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Noel and Liam | The Battle of Britpop | 2 52:20

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It’s 1995 and Noel and Liam have a new enemy. But this time it’s not each other. The brothers have put aside their differences to face Britpop band, Blur, in the UK’s most intense chart battle for thirty years. The country is holding its breath as the groups prepare to release singles on the same day. But will the bad boy brothers of Britpop cope i…

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#102 - John Redwood - Lessons from Thatcher, Warnings for Starmer 1:28:12

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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. CONTACT P…

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Patrick Adams Previews the 2025 Lean Solutions Summit in Detroit 20:26

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In this bonus episode of Lean Blog Interviews, host Mark Graban welcomes back Patrick Adams, founder of the Lean Solutions team and author of Avoiding the Continuous Appearance Trap—a Shingo Publication Award-winning book. Patrick joins the show to preview the 2025 Lean Solutions Summit, taking place September 23–25 in Detroit, Michigan, at the Wes…

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#101 - Guy Opperman - The Real Reason Our Towns Are Dying 1:38:51

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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 lea…

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#100 - Balaji Srinivasan - The Collapse of the West 2:19:11

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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…

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#099 - Ben Habib - Why The UK Needs a Revolution 1:29:51

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Businessman, former MEP, and leader of Advance UK Ben Habib joins The Peter Mccormack Show to deliver a blistering critique of Britain’s political and constitutional decline. In this discussion, Ben exposes how Tony Blair’s reforms, the Human Rights Act, and decades of globalist policies have eroded British sovereignty, weakened our borders, and cr…

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#098 - Katie Lam - The CONSERVATIVE Fightback: Borders, Belief & BRITAIN 1:26:11

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Katie Lam, a Conservative parliamentary candidate and former senior civil servant, joins The Peter McCormack Show to deliver a critique of Britain’s cultural decay, political cowardice and the institutional failures undermining national trust. From grooming gangs and immigration to women’s safety and the collapse of political consensus, Lam calls f…

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#097 - Josh Simons - Why Politicians Must Stop Lying 1:40:25

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Labour MP Josh Simons joins The Peter McCormack Show for a frank discussion on Britain's broken system and his mission to fix it from within. As founder of the Labour Growth Group, Simons challenges his own party’s orthodoxy on tax and the “win-win” rhetoric of the political establishment. He lays out a vision to put working-class people back at th…

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#096 - Samuel Kullmann - Why Switzerland Works and Britain Doesn't 1:57:13

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Swiss politician Samuel Kullmann joins The Peter McCormack Show for a deep dive into Switzerland's unique model of governance and why it offers a powerful alternative to Britain's broken system. Kullmann breaks down the power of direct democracy, the importance of decentralised government, and how a nation run by part-time politicians with real-wor…

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#095 - David Starkey - Why Britain is Broken and How We Recover Liberty 1:04:41

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Historian David Starkey returns to The Peter McCormack Show for a blistering historical analysis of why modern Britain is broken. Starkey unleashes on the 'neophilia' of the Blair years, the catastrophe of incorporating universal human rights into English law, and the failure of modern conservatism to defend the nation's unique heritage. Drawing a …

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#094 - Max Winga - The 5-Year Countdown to AI Extinction 1:45:53

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Max Winga, an AI safety advocate from Control AI, joins The Peter McCormack Show for a sobering look at the existential risk posed by artificial intelligence. In this episode, Max reveals how the reckless race for superintelligence, a profound lack of enforceable safety measures, and the apathy of global governance are putting humanity on a potenti…

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Noel and Liam | Rock 'n' Roll Star | 1 52:31

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As Oasis embark on their highly-anticipated reunion tour, Alice Levine and Matt Forde revisit one of the rockiest relationships in music history. The story of two brothers who went from sharing a bedroom at their mum's house to becoming one of the world's most successful bands. But their feud was almost as famous as their talent. Welcome to Manches…

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Jared Thatcher on Growing the Global Lean Summit and Partnering with Toyota 10:39

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In this bonus episode of Lean Blog Interviews, host Mark Graban talks with Jared Thatcher, founder of the Global Lean Summit, to preview the upcoming event taking place September 23–25, 2025 in Bloomington, Indiana. Jared shares the Summit’s origin story—from a virtual event launched during COVID lockdowns to a high-impact in-person gathering that …

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Melisa Buie on Lean Culture, Scientific Thinking, and Empowering Engineers 54:53

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My guest for Episode #531 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Dr. Melisa Buie, a seasoned operations and engineering leader with decades of experience in high-tech manufacturing. Episode page with video, transcript, and more Melisa has held senior roles at companies like Lam Research, Applied Materials, and Coherent, where she led large-scale Le…

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Anne Boleyn | Why Anne is Still Living Rent-Free in our Heads | 4 35:14

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Was Anne Boleyn a victim of Tudor tyranny or a master player in the Royal Court? Historian Dr Suzannah Lipscomb joins Alice and Matt to unravel the enigma of Henry's most controversial queen: her magnetic appeal, her dramatic fall, and why - 500 years later - we're still captivated by her story. Do you have a suggestion for a scandal you would like…

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Anne Boleyn | A Queen Condemned | 3 50:38

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A queen's fortunes can change in the blink of an eye. As Henry grows distant and Cromwell plots against her, Anne finds herself facing a life-or-death trial that will shock the court, and the country. Do you have a suggestion for a scandal you would like us to cover? Or perhaps you have a question you would like to ask our hosts? Email us at britis…

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#093 - Kathryn Porter - NUCLEAR is the Answer, NET ZERO is the Problem 1:39:34

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Kathryn Porter, energy analyst and founder of Watt-Logic, joins The Peter McCormack Show for a data-driven takedown of the UK’s broken energy system. In this episode, Kathryn exposes how Net Zero ideology, civil service incompetence, and corporate rent-seeking have driven up bills, destabilised the grid and betrayed the public. We dive into the rea…

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#092 - Alex Phillips - Labour’s COLLAPSE, WOKE Economics & Women’s SAFETY 1:28:32

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Alex Phillips joins The Peter McCormack Show for a raw and wide-ranging discussion on the breakdown of safety, honesty, and leadership in modern Britain. A former Brexit Party MEP and fearless media commentator, Phillips pulls no punches on Labour’s collapse, the rise of woke economics, and the growing failure to protect women and working-class com…

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Transforming Healthcare: Ken Segel on Lean, Shingo, and Operating Systems 48:52

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My guest for Episode #530 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Ken Segel, Co-Founder and Chief Relationship Officer at Value Capture. Episode page with video and more With over two decades of experience in healthcare improvement, Ken has been instrumental in guiding Value Capture's mission: helping healthcare organizations pursue habitual excelle…

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Anne Boleyn | The Great Matter | 2 51:57

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Anne and Henry face two tiny obstacles: his wife and the Pope. As they plot to dethrone a queen and secure a divorce, Anne discovers crowns come with catches. Do you have a suggestion for a scandal you would like us to cover? Or perhaps you have a question you would like to ask our hosts? Email us at [email protected] See Privacy Policy at…