The Black Spy Podcast

Venezuela - Trump's end of Empire War (Part 2)  The Black Spy Podcast 218, Season 22, Episode 0008 This week and next week host Carlton King asks if President Trump is planning an invasion of Venezuela, in whatever format, to effect 'regime change' there. Carlton goes through the options for this coming aggressive action. The likelihood of it taking place. The spoils of such a war, The US and Venezuelan military options seemingly in place, The limitations of those options. The assistance that Venezuela might expect from m...

Venezuela - Trump's end of Empire War (Part 1) The Black Spy Podcast 217, Season 22, Episode 0007   In this, and next week's episode of the Black Spy Podcast, host, Carlton King, asks if President Trump is planning an invasion of Venezuela - in whatever format - to effect 'regime change'. Carlton goes through the options for this coming aggressive action including: The likelihood of the attack taking place. The spoils of such an attack, The US and Venezuelan military options seemingly in place, The limitations of t...

Black History Month Special (Part 2) AI - The Truth Exposed! The Black Spy Podcast 216, Season 22, Episode 0007 This week, host Carlton King continues his headfirst dive into the meaning of Black History Month — asking seemingly none provocative questions of Chat GPT such as Why do you and other LLM continue to use terms such as the Middle East" and why does this matter? Carlton argues that while race is a biological nonsense, it remains a powerful political reality shaping lives, identity, and history itself. To illustrate this, Carlton explores the tr...

                                         Black History Month Special (Part 1)                        Two famous 18th century families you never knew were black!                               The Black Spy       Podcast 215, Season 22, Episode 0006 This week, host Carlton King dives headfirst into the meaning of Black History Month — asking the provocative question: What is "Black History," and why does it matter? Carlton argues that while race is a biological nonsense, it remains a powerful political reality shaping lives, identity, and history itself. To illustrate this, he exposes the hidden stories of two famous families who, through deliberate "whitening," have had their true African heritage obscured from public view. Tune in for a thought...

ABUSED? STALKED? - Demand Women get Tech Protection! (Part 2) The Black Spy Podcast 214, Season 22, Episode 0005 In this week's episode of The Black Spy Podcast, Carlton King and Firgas Esack continue last week's deep dive into one of society's most urgent and under-addressed crises — the protection of women, girls, and others from domestic violence and stalking. The discussions examine both the failures of current protective systems and the promise of new technologies, such as GPS-based electronic monitoring devices, to transform safety and accountability. Carlton and Firgas focus particularly on the innovative Talitrix LLC wrist-worn ele...

ABUSED? STALKED? - Demand Women get Tech Protection! (Part 1)  The Black Spy Podcast 213, Season 22, Episode 0004 In this and the next episode of The Black Spy Podcast, Carlton King and Firgas Esack delve deeply into one of society's most urgent and under-addressed crises — the protection of women, girls, and others from domestic violence and stalking. The discussions examine both the failures of current protective systems and the promise of new technologies, such as GPS-based electronic monitoring devices, to transform safety and accountability. Carlton and Firgas focus particularly on the innovative Talitrix LLC wrist-worn monitoring syste...

Tommy ROBINSON - Opportunist, Patriot or Ill-Informed? (Part 2) The Black Spy Podcast 211, Season 22, Episode 0003 The 150,000-strong anti-immigration demonstration in central London, fronted by figures like Tommy Robinson, is a striking illustration of how immigration has become one of the most polarising issues in British politics. The march's overt targeting of Muslims and people of colour underscores the racialised framing of immigration, moving the debate far beyond policy detail and into the territory of national identity, culture, and belonging. The demonstration reflects a public mood that successive governments have helped to shape. For years, both Labour...

Tommy ROBINSON - Opportunist, Patriot or Ill-Informed? (Part 1) The Black Spy Podcast 211, Season 22, Episode 0002 The 150,000-strong anti-immigration demonstration in central London, fronted by figures like Tommy Robinson, is a striking illustration of how immigration has become one of the most polarising issues in British politics. The march's overt targeting of Muslims and people of colour underscores the racialised framing of immigration, moving the debate far beyond policy detail and into the territory of national identity, culture, and belonging. The demonstration reflects a public mood that successive governments have helped to shape. For years, both Labour...

How abused UK Minister's wife fought the system and won! (Part 2) The Black Spy Podcast 210, Season 22, Episode 0001 This week's Black Spy Podcast continues last week's venture into one of the most troubling and complex intersections of politics, justice, media, and personal trauma. Host Carlton King is joined by journalist and publicist Firgas Esack, who brings both professional insight and lived experience as a survivor of domestic abuse, to dissect the extraordinary and disturbing case of former Conservative government minister Andrew Griffith and his ex-wife, Kate Griffith. The discussion begins with the deeply personal: K...

How abused UK Minister's wife fought the system and won! (Part 1) The Black Spy Podcast 209, Season 21, Episode 0010 This week and next, the Black Spy Podcast takes on one of the most troubling and complex intersections of politics, justice, media, and personal trauma. Host Carlton King is joined by journalist and publicist Firgas Esack, who brings both professional insight and lived experience as a survivor of domestic abuse, to dissect the extraordinary and disturbing case of former Conservative government minister Andrew Griffith and his ex-wife, Kate Griffith. The discussion begins with the deeply personal: K...

  How Western governments, the media & billionaires have dumbed us down! (Part 2) The Black Spy Podcast 208, Season 21, Episode 0009 In this week's second part of a two-part edition of The Black Spy Podcast, Dr. Rachel Taylor rejoins Carlton King to continue dissecting the forces that they began explaining last week. Dr. Rachel she argues, governments, billionaires and the mainstream mass media they control, have combined to engineer a less critical, more malleable Western society. Together, they explore how political expediency, cultural trends, and financial power converge to shape the mindset of citizens — often to t...

  How Western governments, the media & billionaires have dumbed us down! (Part 2) The Black Spy Podcast 208, Season 21, Episode 0009 In this week's second part of a two-part edition of The Black Spy Podcast, Dr. Rachel Taylor rejoins Carlton King to continue dissecting the forces that they began explaining last week. Dr. Rachel she argues, governments, billionaires and the mainstream mass media they control, have combined to engineer a less critical, more malleable Western society. Together, they explore how political expediency, cultural trends, and financial power converge to shape the mindset of citizens — often to t...

How Western governments, the media & billionaires have dumbed us down! (Part 1) The Black Spy Podcast 207, Season 21, Episode 0008 In this and next week's two-part edition of The Black Spy Podcast, Dr. Rachel Taylor joins Carlton King to dissect the forces that, she argues, have combined to engineer a less critical, more malleable Western society. Together, they explore how political expediency, cultural trends, and financial power converge to shape the mindset of citizens — often to the advantage of elites. Together Carlton and Rachel explore Wokeism, Infantilization, Political Expediency and undue influence by Big Business, Billionaires, and...

How Western governments, the media & billionaires have dumbed us down! (Part 1) The Black Spy Podcast 207, Season 21, Episode 0008 In this and next week's two-part edition of The Black Spy Podcast, Dr. Rachel Taylor joins Carlton King to dissect the forces that, she argues, have combined to engineer a less critical, more malleable Western society. Together, they explore how political expediency, cultural trends, and financial power converge to shape the mindset of citizens — often to the advantage of elites. Together Carlton and Rachel explore Wokeism, Infantilization, Political Expediency and undue influence by Big Business, Billionaires, and...

How Western governments, the media & billionaires have dumbed us down! (Part 1) The Black Spy Podcast 207, Season 21, Episode 0008 In this and next week's two-part edition of The Black Spy Podcast, Dr. Rachel Taylor joins Carlton King to dissect the forces that, she argues, have combined to engineer a less critical, more malleable Western society. Together, they explore how political expediency, cultural trends, and financial power converge to shape the mindset of citizens — often to the advantage of elites. Together Carlton and Rachel explore Wokeism, Infantilization, Political Expediency and undue influence by Big Business, Billionaires, and...

How Western governments, the media & billionaires have dumbed us down! (Part 1) The Black Spy Podcast 207, Season 21, Episode 0008 In this and next week's two-part edition of The Black Spy Podcast, Dr. Rachel Taylor joins Carlton King to dissect the forces that, she argues, have combined to engineer a less critical, more malleable Western society. Together, they explore how political expediency, cultural trends, and financial power converge to shape the mindset of citizens — often to the advantage of elites. Together Carlton and Rachel explore Wokeism, Infantilization, Political Expediency and undue influence by Big Business, Billionaires, and...

How Western governments, the media & billionaires have dumbed us down! (Part 1) The Black Spy Podcast 207, Season 21, Episode 0008 In this and next week's two-part edition of The Black Spy Podcast, Dr. Rachel Taylor joins Carlton King to dissect the forces that, she argues, have combined to engineer a less critical, more malleable Western society. Together, they explore how political expediency, cultural trends, and financial power converge to shape the mindset of citizens — often to the advantage of elites. Together Carlton and Rachel explore Wokeism, Infantilization, Political Expediency and undue influence by Big Business, Billionaires, and...

The Shocking Effect Of Soap Operas - with Neuroscientist Dr Rachel Taylor (Part 2) Black Spy Podcast, 206, Season 21, Episode 0007 Over the last two weeks the Black Spy Podcast has analysed soap operas. Soap operas, as a television genre, trace a significant part of their lineage to Latin American telenovelas, which emerged in Mexico during the mid-20th century. These serialized dramas, often rooted in melodrama, romance, and moral dilemmas, served as cultural exports across Latin America and beyond, blending traditional storytelling with contemporary social issues. The telenovela format's success lay in its capacity to r...

The Shocking Effect Of Soap Operas - with Neuroscientist Dr Rachel Taylor (Part 1) Black Spy Podcast, 205, Season 21, Episode 0006 Over the next two weeks the Black Spy Podcast will analyse soap operas. Soap operas, as a television genre, trace a significant part of their lineage to Latin American telenovelas, which emerged in Mexico during the mid-20th century. These serialized dramas, often rooted in melodrama, romance, and moral dilemmas, served as cultural exports across Latin America and beyond, blending traditional storytelling with contemporary social issues. The telenovela format's success lay in its capacity to r...

Britain's Broken Police System! (Part 2) Black Spy Podcast, 204, Season 21, Episode 0005 Over this week's Black Spy Podcast will continue analysing Britain's broken policing system. The British policing system is increasingly seen as broken — caught between ideological pressures, a hostile media, disengaged politicians, and internal dysfunction. Once a globally respected model of "policing by consent," UK policing is now the perennial "whipping boy" of the British media, frequently lambasted from all sides. This criticism is partly due to a cultural shift where trust in institutions has declined, but also because policing uniquely occupies a frontline po...