PAUL ENGLISH LIVE #143 · Iain Clifford: How Money Is Really Made (and What We Can Do About It)

PAUL ENGLISH LIVE #143 · Iain Clifford: How Money Is Really Made (and What We Can Do About It)

Broadcasts live every Thursday at 8:00p.m. uk time on Radio Soapbox: http://radiosoapbox.com [http://radiosoapbox.com] A lively, occasionally bumpy (blame the gremlins) first hour with finance whistle‑blower Iain Clifford set the tone as we unpacked his four‑decade journey from wealth management and a joint venture with Bank of Scotland/HBOS to blowing the lid on how modern banking really works. We dug into credit creation “ex nihilo”, why regulators so often serve the banks rather than the public, and how House Joint Resolution 192 (June 5, 1933), the Bills of Exchange Act 1882 and today’s DTCC/Cede & Co. plumbing shape the world most people never see. Iain outlined his Republic of Old Souls/ROS Media work and teased his new weekly FFT Radio programme, promising plain‑English breakdowns of signatures, “persons”, nominees and practical routes to lawfully redirect tax flows. Hour two switched gears with Eric in the studio: weather moans gave way to food systems, Dutch agri‑tech, Clarkson’s Farm and Rotterdam’s Floating Farm; plus a spirited riff on everyday bureaucracy versus local ingenuity. We closed on first principles: rebuild community, support farmers, grow food, and keep conversations like this wide open—here every Thursday night, and with Iain back at midday Fridays on FFT Radio from next week. * 'Food For Thought Radio' (FFT Radio): https://fftradio.com/ [https://fftradio.com/] * 'Paul English Live' (show hub): https://paulenglishlive.com/ [https://paulenglishlive.com/] * Iain Clifford – official site: https://iainclifford.com/ [https://iainclifford.com/] * ROS Media Platform (Republic of Old Souls): https://rosmediaplatform.com/ [https://rosmediaplatform.com/] * Unity News Network (UNN): https://unitynewsnetwork.co.uk/ [https://unitynewsnetwork.co.uk/] * Bank of England – Money creation in the modern economy (2014, Quarterly Bulletin): https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/-/media/boe/files/quarterly-bulletin/2014/money-creation-in-the-modern-economy.pdf [https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/-/media/boe/files/quarterly-bulletin/2014/money-creation-in-the-modern-economy.pdf] * Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago – Modern Money Mechanics (booklet): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Modern_Money_Mechanics.pdf [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Modern_Money_Mechanics.pdf] * House Joint Resolution 192 (Gold Clause Resolution), June 5, 1933 – Statutes at Large: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/STATUTE-48/pdf/STATUTE-48-Pg113.pdf [https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/STATUTE-48/pdf/STATUTE-48-Pg113.pdf] * Bills of Exchange Act 1882 (UK) – original text: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/45-46/61/enacted [https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/45-46/61/enacted] * Professor Richard Werner – official site and publications on bank credit creation: https://professorwerner.org/ [https://professorwerner.org/] * Werner (2014) – Can banks individually create money out of nothing? (overview on official site): https://professorwerner.org/pubs/can-banks-individually-create-money-out-of-nothing-the-theories-and-the-empirical-evidence/ [https://professorwerner.org/pubs/can-banks-individually-create-money-out-of-nothing-the-theories-and-the-empirical-evidence/] * DTCC – About the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation: https://www.dtcc.com/about [https://www.dtcc.com/about] * DTCC Issuer Services – how issuers work with DTC (Cede & Co. nominee explained): https://www.dtcc.com/asset-services/issuer-services/how-issuers-work-with-dtc [https://www.dtcc.com/asset-services/issuer-services/how-issuers-work-with-dtc] * Lloyds Banking Group – Update on historic failures at HBOS Reading: https://www.lloydsbankinggroup.com/investors/shareholder-information/hbos-reading-update-on-historic-failures.html [https://www.lloydsbankinggroup.com/investors/shareholder-information/hbos-reading-update-on-historic-failures.html] * Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) – official site: https://obr.uk/ [https://obr.uk/] * Floating Farm, Rotterdam – official site: https://floatingfarm.nl/ [https://floatingfarm.nl/] * Clarkson’s Farm – Prime Video series page: https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Clarksons-Farm/0P2RXB2S0FS814M66QRNQ1PPGR [https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Clarksons-Farm/0P2RXB2S0FS814M66QRNQ1PPGR] * Hilaire Belloc – Economics for Helen (public‑domain text at Project Gutenberg): https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75629 [https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75629]

PAUL ENGLISH LIVE #142 · Eric, Kizzi and Roger

Broadcasts live every Thursday at 8:00p.m. uk time on Radio Soapbox: http://radiosoapbox.com [http://radiosoapbox.com] I level with you right up front: the first two hours are fine, but the final hour suffers from gremlins. We wrestle with a brand‑new studio setup, triage a mess of routing issues, and keep the show rolling regardless. Once we’re stable, Eric Von Essex drops in for our usual ramble: the week’s wobbly English weather, battle‑scarred classic cars, and why small technical wins feel huge. Hour two welcomes Kizzy (Karen Dodd), who charts her journey founding The Freedom Network in 2020, the ups and painful downs of local organising, and why she’s focusing her energy on community, intuition and practical uplift. We talk parallel media, music from independent creators, and her Shine & Rise mini‑gathering centred on frequency, intention and doing the work within—plus why laughing at the powers that be is sometimes the sanest response. We also range across policing, community self‑help, and who trains the trainers; the growth of local patrol models; and the importance of asking sharper questions without getting baited into stupidity. Along the way we compare notes on tools (Restream, StreamYard), platforms (Rumble/YouTube via Radio Soapbox), and projects like Food Finders Hub and FFT Radio’s expanding schedule. Hour three connects to Roger Sales in Ecuador—beautiful place, brutal latency—so we’ll bring him back soon for a proper, clean run. Thanks for bearing with the hiccups; once the lines stop crackling, it’s a lively night out at the virtual pub. * 'Paul English Live' (show hub): https://paulenglishlive.com [https://paulenglishlive.com] * 'Food For Thought Radio' (station site): https://fftradio.com [https://fftradio.com] * 'Radio Soapbox' (live links hub): https://radiosoapbox.com [https://radiosoapbox.com] * 'Food Finders Hub' (local food directory): https://foodfindershub.com [https://foodfindershub.com] * 'Restream' (multistreaming tool): https://restream.io [https://restream.io] * 'StreamYard' (browser studio): https://streamyard.com [https://streamyard.com] * 'A Stand in the Park' (about page): https://www.astandinthepark.org/about/ [https://www.astandinthepark.org/about/] * 'Shomrim London' (community safety patrol): https://www.shomrimlondon.org/ [https://www.shomrimlondon.org/] * 'Patriotic Alternative' (official site): https://www.patrioticalternative.org.uk/ [https://www.patrioticalternative.org.uk/] * 'Chatham House' (Royal Institute of International Affairs): https://www.chathamhouse.org/ [https://www.chathamhouse.org/] * 'Bank of England' (official site): https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/ [https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/] * 'The Light Paper' (official site): https://thelightpaper.co.uk [https://thelightpaper.co.uk] * 'My Dinner with André' (film page): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082783/ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082783/]

PAUL ENGLISH LIVE #141 · With Eric Von Essex, Robin Hood and Monika Schaefer

Broadcasts live every Thursday at 8:00p.m. uk time on Radio Soapbox: http://radiosoapbox.com [http://radiosoapbox.com] A lively, good-humoured night in the shed turned into one of our most thought‑provoking shows yet. We kicked off with heatwaves, wigs, doors hanging on a single hinge and a barrage of dad jokes, before diving into the fast-moving world of AI: how to ask better questions, “steelmanning” opposing views, on‑device models, image understanding for medical second opinions, and why prompts are quickly becoming the ultimate skill. In hour two, Robin Hood joined us to outline his case that most modern courts act as tribunals trading on presumption, and to explain why jurisdiction, proper warrants and signed orders matter if you ever find yourself facing bailiffs or police powers. We then welcomed back Monica Schaefer, fresh from a spell of fiddle-playing and community dancing, for a serious segment on Canada’s MAID policy and a personal account of legacy‑media attacks on her late father’s medical work in the North. We examined how atrocity narratives gain traction, why verification matters (from Kamloops to hospital myths), and why reclaiming culture, community and clear thinking is every bit as important as critiquing the system. * 'Food For Thought Radio': https://fftradio.com [https://fftradio.com] * 'Paul English Live': https://paulenglishlive.com [https://paulenglishlive.com] * 'Rumble': https://rumble.com [https://rumble.com] * 'YouTube': https://www.youtube.com [https://www.youtube.com] * 'Mark Andreessen (a16z bio)': https://a16z.com/author/mark-andreessen/ [https://a16z.com/author/mark-andreessen/] * 'Netscape Navigator (overview)': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netscape_Navigator [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netscape_Navigator] * 'The Joe Rogan Experience (Spotify)': https://open.spotify.com/show/4rOoJ6Egrf8K2IrywzwOMk [https://open.spotify.com/show/4rOoJ6Egrf8K2IrywzwOMk] * 'Steelmanning (concept)': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steelmanning [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steelmanning] * 'Cognitive behavioural therapy (NHS)': https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/talking-therapies-medicine-treatments/talking-therapies-and-counselling/cognitive-behavioural-therapy-cbt/ [https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/talking-therapies-medicine-treatments/talking-therapies-and-counselling/cognitive-behavioural-therapy-cbt/] * 'Westworld (1973 film)': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westworld_(1973_film) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westworld_(1973_film)] * 'Yul Brynner': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yul_Brynner [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yul_Brynner] * 'College of Policing (UK)': https://www.college.police.uk [https://www.college.police.uk] * 'Civil Procedure Rules (England & Wales)': https://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/civil [https://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/civil] * 'Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 (UK legislation)': https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/43/contents [https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/43/contents] * 'Senior Courts Act 1981 (UK legislation)': https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/54/contents [https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/54/contents] * 'Fraud Act 2006 (UK legislation)': https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/35/contents [https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/35/contents] * 'Interpretation Act 1978 (UK legislation)': https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/contents [https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/contents] * 'Bill of Rights 1689 (UK legislation)': https://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/WillandMarSess2/1/2 [https://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/WillandMarSess2/1/2] * 'Companies Act 2006 (UK legislation)': https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/contents [https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/contents] * 'Digital Economy Act 2017 (UK legislation)': https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/30/contents [https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/30/contents] * 'The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955 TV series)': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Robin_Hood_(TV_series) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Robin_Hood_(TV_series)] * 'Medical Assistance in Dying (Canada)': https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/medical-assistance-dying.html [https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/medical-assistance-dying.html] * 'Kamloops Indian Residential School (background)': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamloops_Indian_Residential_School [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamloops_Indian_Residential_School] * 'Free Speech Monica (Monica Schaefer)': https://freespeechmonica.com [https://freespeechmonica.com]

PAUL ENGLISH LIVE #140 · With Kali Spell, Helen and Blackbird9

Broadcasts live every Thursday at 8:00p.m. uk time on Radio Soapbox: http://radiosoapbox.com [http://radiosoapbox.com] We went fully live on FFT Radio for Episode 140 after some stubborn relay gremlins scuppered the YouTube and Rumble feeds. Once we settled in, I welcomed Kali Spell (host of Kali’s Breakfast Spell on FFT) for a spirited first hour that ranged from midwifery history and “portals” to the nuts‑and‑bolts of law versus legislation, juries, and why plain‑spoken teaching matters if we want more people standing with us. Hour two took us to southern Brazil with Helen Basinger, “the emotional cleaning lady,” who unpacked her Emotional Alchemy method for clearing trauma, raising personal frequency, and manifesting from a clearer place—plus a slice of small‑farm life with bananas, coffee plants and chickens. In hour three, Frederick (Blackbird9) joined us from stormy North Carolina to chew over US primary politics, money in elections, plasma/ether ideas from Robert Temple’s A New Science of Heaven, and why recovering older knowledge isn’t antiquarian—it’s practical. Between the tech hiccups and music interludes (Bonzo Dog Doo‑Dah Band got an outing), the thread was constant: decentralise, learn, organise in small cells, and keep speaking freely. If you missed the live stream, the full podcast is here and the FFT chat is always open. * 'FFT Radio (Food For Thought Radio)': https://fftradio.com/ [https://fftradio.com/] * 'FFT Radio – Public Telegram Chat': https://t.me/fftradio [https://t.me/fftradio] * 'Paul English Live (show hub)': https://paulenglishlive.com/ [https://paulenglishlive.com/] * 'Kali’s Breakfast Spell (Callie Spell on FFT Radio)': https://fftradio.com/ [https://fftradio.com/] * 'Helen Basinger – Emotional Alchemy (official site)': https://helenbasinger.com/ [https://helenbasinger.com/] * 'Emotional Alchemy: The Architecture of Inner Transformation (book information)': https://books.google.com/books?id=M3ij0QEACAAJ [https://books.google.com/books?id=M3ij0QEACAAJ] * 'Blackbird9’s Trading Posts (podcast/site)': https://www.blackbird9tradingposts.org/ [https://www.blackbird9tradingposts.org/] * 'The Realm(e) of England (lawful/constitutional resources)': https://www.therealmeofengland.com/ [https://www.therealmeofengland.com/] * 'Cestui Que Vie Act 1666 (UK legislation)': https://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/Cha2/18-19/11 [https://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/Cha2/18-19/11] * 'Catherine Austin Fitts – The Solari Report (official site)': https://solari.com/ [https://solari.com/] * 'A New Science of Heaven – Robert Temple (publisher page)': https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/robert-temple/a-new-science-of-heaven/9781473623750/ [https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/robert-temple/a-new-science-of-heaven/9781473623750/] * 'Robert Temple – Official site (books and background)': https://robert-temple.com/books2.html [https://robert-temple.com/books2.html] * 'The Tolkien Estate (reference for The Lord of the Rings mentions)': https://www.tolkienestate.com/ [https://www.tolkienestate.com/] * 'Chatham House (Royal Institute of International Affairs)': https://www.chathamhouse.org/ [https://www.chathamhouse.org/] * 'Fabian Society (official site/info)': https://fabians.org.uk/ [https://fabians.org.uk/] * 'London School of Economics (LSE)': https://www.lse.ac.uk/ [https://www.lse.ac.uk/] * 'Bonzo Dog Doo‑Dah Band (reference)': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonzo_Dog_Doo-Dah_Band [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonzo_Dog_Doo-Dah_Band]

PAUL ENGLISH LIVE #139 · Slugs, Signals and Sacred Cows: From Garden Hacks to “Mr Global”

Broadcasts live every Thursday at 8:00p.m. uk time on Radio Soapbox: http://radiosoapbox.com [http://radiosoapbox.com] I open the show with some quintessentially British weather chat, gardening gripes (slugs and compost hacks included), and a quick tech note on multi‑streaming the programme via Streamster while keeping an eye on lively chats across Rumble, YouTube and fftradio.com. From there we veer into a spirited discussion on politics, media narratives and civilisational drift, before refocusing on practical, local action and community‑minded solutions. Hour two features Jeff Roberts of ArmReg, discussing the research and publication of the Holocaust Encyclopedia, historical method, and why free inquiry meets so much resistance. In hour three, Etta Vogt joins from Chicago: we explore spiritual warfare, Catherine Austin Fitts’s “Mr Global” framing, the uneasy convergence of AI and biology (organoid intelligence), and cultural signals from books and films to changing currents in Silicon Valley. It’s an eclectic, challenging journey—equal parts hard questions, dark humour and stubborn optimism.   * 'FFT Radio (Food For Thought Radio)': https://fftradio.com [https://fftradio.com] * 'Rumble': https://rumble.com [https://rumble.com] * 'YouTube': https://www.youtube.com [https://www.youtube.com] * 'Streamster (multistreaming software)': https://streamster.io [https://streamster.io] * 'The Jolly Heretic (Edward Dutton)': https://www.edwarddutton.com [https://www.edwarddutton.com] * 'Mike Graham (TalkTV)': https://www.talk.tv/hosts/mike-graham [https://www.talk.tv/hosts/mike-graham] * 'Keir Starmer': https://www.keirstarmer.com [https://www.keirstarmer.com] * 'Ed Miliband': https://www.edmiliband.org [https://www.edmiliband.org] * 'King Charles III (The Royal Family official site)': https://www.royal.uk/the-king [https://www.royal.uk/the-king] * 'Miles Johnston – The Bases Project': https://thebasesproject.org [https://thebasesproject.org] * 'Republic Broadcasting Network (RBN)': https://republicbroadcasting.org [https://republicbroadcasting.org] * 'ArmReg (publisher of the Holocaust Encyclopedia)': https://armreg.co.uk [https://armreg.co.uk] * 'Katyn massacre (overview)': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katyn_massacre [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katyn_massacre] * 'Aspidistra transmitter (Crowborough WWII site)': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspidistra_(transmitter) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspidistra_(transmitter)] * 'David Irving (author)': https://irvingbooks.com [https://irvingbooks.com] * 'Bishop Richard Williamson (biographical overview)': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Williamson_(bishop) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Williamson_(bishop)] * 'Robert Faurisson (biographical overview)': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Faurisson [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Faurisson] * 'Augustus II the Strong (biographical overview)': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus_II_the_Strong [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus_II_the_Strong] * 'Sobhuza II (biographical overview)': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sobhuza_II [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sobhuza_II] * 'Sultan Ibrahim Njoya, Kingdom of Bamum': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibrahim_Njoya [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibrahim_Njoya] * 'King Saud (biographical overview)': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saud_of_Saudi_Arabia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saud_of_Saudi_Arabia] * 'Buzz Aldrin (official)': https://www.buzzaldrin.com [https://www.buzzaldrin.com] * 'Catherine Austin Fitts – The Solari Report': https://home.solari.com [https://home.solari.com] * 'Nick Redfern – Final Events (Anomalist Books)': https://www.anomalistbooks.com/book.cfm?id=64 [https://www.anomalistbooks.com/book.cfm?id=64] * 'Collins Elite (background overview)': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collins_Elite [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collins_Elite] * 'Robert Temple – A New Science of Heaven (Simon & Schuster UK)': https://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/A-New-Science-of-Heaven/Robert-Temple/9781398503857 [https://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/A-New-Science-of-Heaven/Robert-Temple/9781398503857] * 'Peter Thiel (Thiel Capital)': https://www.thielcapital.com [https://www.thielcapital.com] * 'Y Combinator': https://www.ycombinator.com [https://www.ycombinator.com] * 'Cortical Labs (organoid intelligence)': https://www.corticallabs.com [https://www.corticallabs.com] * 'Pong (video game overview)': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pong [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pong] * 'Doom (1993 video game overview)': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doom_(1993_video_game) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doom_(1993_video_game)] * 'Nefarious (2023 film)': https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14537248/ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14537248/] * 'Helena Blavatsky (biographical overview)': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena_Blavatsky [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena_Blavatsky] * 'Tupper Saussy – Rulers of Evil (overview)': https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/182733.Rulers_of_Evil [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/182733.Rulers_of_Evil] * 'Rick Beato (music/production analysis channel)': https://www.youtube.com/@RickBeato [https://www.youtube.com/@RickBeato] * 'Gemini (Google AI)': https://gemini.google.com [https://gemini.google.com] * 'ChatGPT (OpenAI)': https://chat.openai.com [https://chat.openai.com] * 'Claude (Anthropic)': https://claude.ai [https://claude.ai]