Best Niall By Fire Podcasts (2024)

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0. Niall By Fire? 19:25

1d ago19:25

19:25

What the hell is a spiritual guinea pig anyway? An introduction and initiation to guinea pighood, the Trial by Fire concept, magic(k), meditation, and more. You can make some tea, or light some incense, but all you really need is an open mind. Follow Niall on Instagram and Patreon @trialbyfirecast

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1.1 Guided Meditation - Undirected Vision 14:30

3d ago14:30

14:30

This guided meditation is designed to help us relinquish control of the mind and imagination by allowing our visual senses to guide us. - Are you struggling to relax when it’s time to switch off? - Tired of imposing creativity to fit your inflexible schedule? - Trapped in a mental prison where rats in ties occasionally beat you up? BRAND NEW: Undir…

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1.0 Undirected Vision, Violet, Linden, & The Hierophant, 21:52

3h ago21:52

21:52

The very first episode of Trial By Fire. This episode introduces two botanicals, a Tarot card, and the first exercise of the show called Undirected Vision. Undirected Vision is a first step towards learning to witness the self, giving up control over the imagination, and creating space for mental and creative freedom. This month, we will explore tw…

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Voices of Experience: Women in Architecture 53:05

1h ago53:05

53:05

If Glasgow’s Walls Could Talk, what would they say about the female architects that have worked in the industry in the city? This is something that Jude Barber, Nicola McLachlan and Suzanne Ewing have been focussing on since establishing Voices of Experience. After noticing how male dominated the industry is they worked to start pairing younger fem…

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Inside Israel's information war, with Eylon Levy 53:45

1h ago53:45

53:45

When it comes to conflict in the Middle East, there’s the war, and then there’s the war about the war. Of course, this isn’t new. Caesar was penning war reports in Gaul and sending them back to Rome to win hearts and minds over 2000 years ago. But, back then Caesar could control the narrative. Today that is almost impossible. Social media, an activ…

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Welcome to Trial By Fire 0:49

1d ago0:49

0:49

Welcome to Trial By Fire with your host and spiritual guinea pig Niall. Trial By Fire explores magical, spiritual, andesoteric practices... Well, by practising them. Make some tea, light some incense, and open your mind.

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Empower Women for Change: Navigating Glasgow as New Scots with Layla Sadr Hashemi and Ume Chauhdry 45:22

12d ago45:22

45:22

In today's episode, Fay introduces Layla Sadr Hashemi and Ume Chauhdry, who share their experiences with the project Thistles and Dandelions, designed to connect ethnic minority women with Glasgow’s cultural heritage. This initiative by Empower Women for Change has been transformative, fostering a sense of belonging among participants. Layla, origi…

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America's forever war, with Nick Bryant 48:28

1h ago48:28

48:28

The American experiment is failing. Division, mistrust and misinformation are now the country's defining characteristics. The storming of the Capitol, the prosecution of Donald Trump and battles over gun rights and abortion raise the spectre of further political violence. We often hear that these events are unprecedented. On the contrary, author an…

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Rediscovering Mackintosh: A Decade After the Glasgow School of Art Fire, with Dr Robyne Calvert 56:19

2h ago56:19

56:19

This episode promises a heartfelt and insightful exploration of Glasgow’s architectural heritage and the enduring legacy of Charles Rennie Mackintosh as Niall welcomes cultural historian Dr Robyne Calvert, a leading expert on Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Margaret Macdonald. Robyne shares her journey to Glasgow in 2007, inspired by Mackintosh's wor…

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We're all Soviets now, with Sir Niall Ferguson 50:30

18m ago50:30

50:30

Sir Niall Ferguson is arguably the world's greatest living historian. He first pointed out that we’re in Cold War II back in 2018. In articles for The New York Times and National Review, Sir Niall tried to show how China now occupies the space vacated by the Soviet Union when it collapsed in 1991. This view is less controversial now than it was the…

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The Tenementals: A History of Glasgow In Song with Professor David Archibald 55:32

20d ago55:32

55:32

Can a band tell the history of a city? And if so, what would that look and sound like? That’s what Professor David Archibald and his band, The Tenementals, are setting out to do. In this episode David, a Professor of Film & TV at the University of Glasgow, discusses with Niall and Fay the innovative project which aims to make and tell history throu…

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Lies my liberal teacher told me, with Wilfred Reilly 1:01:45

3d ago1:01:45

1:01:45

Education was once the search for truth. Sadly, this is no longer the case in many universities across the Western world. Instead of promoting debate, disagreement, and viewpoint diversity, too many institutions peddle a series of ideological narratives that seek to engrain a black armband view of history, an assertion of the importance of identity…

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Glasgow’s Gaelic Place-names with Dr Alasdair Whyte 59:26

27d ago59:26

59:26

In episode two, Dr Alasdair Whyte, a Gaelic singer, writer, and Research Fellow at the University of Glasgow, joins Fay to explore the medieval Gaelic roots of Glasgow through its place-names. Alasdair's research takes us into parts of Glasgow where Gaelic was spoken a thousand years ago. In this green landscape where cattle grazed, we even catch a…

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Decoding the modern bloke, with Geoff Norcott 49:41

10d ago49:41

49:41

It wasn’t so long ago that one phrase sat above any other in the hierarchy of endorsements for a British or Australian male: “He’s a good bloke.” You don’t hear it as much in 2024 because blokehood is under attack across the Western world. Historically positive masculine virtues are now shamed as toxically masculine. At a minimum, blokeishness is d…

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Hidden Stories of Glasgow Central Station with Jackie Ogilvie 1:18:45

17d ago1:18:45

1:18:45

How often do you rush through Glasgow Central Station without a second glance? Never again! Join us on a live, on-location tour with guide Jackie Ogilvie. Discover the station's fascinating history, hidden architectural details and a behind-the-scenes look at the successful Glasgow Central Station tours. Plus, learn about Jackie's exciting museum p…

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"Machines are the children of humanity" - Agnieszka Pilat 43:02

17d ago43:02

43:02

It feels like AI can now write anything for us and create anything for us. In some respects it’s exciting, but it’s also scary, and it raises a depressing question: will technology kill creativity? There are few people better placed to answer that question than Polish-American artist Agnieszka Pilat. Agnieszka is the Silicon Valley elite’s favourit…

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If Glasgow's Walls Could Talk Series 3 teaser 0:15

19d ago0:15

0:15

Get Ready to Hear Glasgow's Secrets! Series 3 of If Glasgow's Walls Could Talk Arrives 27th June! We're thrilled to announce the return of If Glasgow's Walls Could Talk for a brand new series, premiering on 27th June, 2024. This series digs deeper, unearthing the wealth of human history built into the city, often giving voice to people whose story …

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How the elites betrayed America's working class, with Batya Ungar-Sargon 55:56

27d ago55:56

55:56

There has long been a curious sub-genre in liberal journalism. It can best be described as “examining working class Americans in their natural habitat.” It goes something like this. Journalists from New York or California will bravely venture into a red state, observe the local inhabitants from afar, and come back with a series of superficial insig…

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Gay Shame, with Gareth Roberts 50:34

1M ago50:34

50:34

The most peculiar aspect of 'Pride' is how it has lumped together the gay population, with the most extreme proponents of gender ideology, when the latter have arguably done more than any other group to harm the former. Gareth Roberts has witnessed this firsthand. Gareth has fallen into commentary on gender ideology, but like previous guests of the…

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Imagining nuclear armageddon, with Annie Jacobsen 43:54

1M ago43:54

43:54

The world could end before you finish listening to this podcast. That's the reality of a nuclear-armed world. If a sense of complacency had crept in about the threat of nuclear weapons, Annie Jacobsen's stunning new book is a wake up call. 'Nuclear War: A Scenario' imagines the 72 minutes after the 'button is pushed', and it doesn't end well. It's …

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A heretical conversation with Andrew Gold 57:52

2M ago57:52

57:52

Heresy is defined as opinion profoundly at odds with what is generally accepted. It has rarely been more dangerous to be a heretic, which is why it's rarely been more important to champion them. There is no bigger heretic than Andrew Gold. Andrew is a journalist, author, and TV presenter who produces documentaries on bizarre and controversial subcu…

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The rebirth of the West, with Victor Davis Hanson 57:15

2M ago57:15

57:15

Note: We had some minor sound issues in the first 10 minutes, but we couldn’t bring ourselves to edit out anything that Victor said. Stick with it. It’s worth it! In some respects, the West is exhibiting similar symptoms to past civilizations that decayed, declined, or were completely wiped off the map. At the same time, there are green shoots that…

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The REAL reason for African poverty, with Magatte Wade 52:58

3M ago52:58

52:58

Australiana is now Fire at Will - your safe space for dangerous conversations. Why is Africa poor? There’s a series of trendy answers to that question, that are almost taken as read amongst the progressive elite that dominate our institutions. Racism, slavery, and colonialism. Magatte Wade has called BS on this narrative, and she is uniquely qualif…

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Fighting cultural socialism, with Eric Kaufmann 1:00:44

3M ago1:00:44

1:00:44

Australiana is now Fire at Will - your safe space for dangerous conversations. Across the western world, cosplay protests are ongoing in some of the most elite academic institutions. They point to a deeper malaise in places of higher education. That's a real problem. The illiberal dogmas that have infiltrated our social institutions have their root…

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Ready... Aim... Fire at Will. 1:52

3M ago1:52

1:52

Introducing your safe space for dangerous conversations. Follow Will Kingston and Fire at Will on social media here. Subscribe to The Spectator Australia here.By Will Kingston

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Purgatorium by Marco Aurelio╚═ live @Amsterdams Most Wanted ═╗03-05-2024 1:12:21

3M ago1:12:21

1:12:21

As per today giving a sign of life haha.👀😜My inner circle gave me a verbal whoop upside my head the last few days. Thankful for that.🎩I acknowledged the fact that I will never be an Instagram tiger by posting content on a regular basis as I’m an introvert.Let’s emphasize that social media and frequent posting is not one of my best characteristics. …

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"Conservatism is gratitude" – Jonah Goldberg 1:09:30

3M ago1:09:30

1:09:30

Australiana is now Fire at Will - your safe space for dangerous conversations. Western liberal democratic capitalism has created more prosperity, and enabled more human flourishing, than any other social system. It is something we should be proud of. And yet, Jonah Goldberg argues it is under attack, both from illiberal progressive identity politic…

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Debunking Australia's housing crisis myth, with Cameron Murray 48:53

3M ago48:53

48:53

Australiana is now Fire at Will - your safe space for dangerous conversations. There’s a common refrain when it comes to housing in Australia today: ‘it’s never been harder to enter the housing market’. Housing affordability has been labelled by politicians, the media, and aspiring homeowners as a historic crisis. What if that’s just not the case? …

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Purgatorium by Marco Aurelio╚═ live @Amsterdams Most Wanted ═╗19-04-2024 57:20

3M ago57:20

57:20

It's been a while since I've uploaded a personal set, and I'm content to be back with new material.This set was played live on Friday 19-04-2024 at Amsterdam's Most Wanted Radio during my show Purgatorium.Fasten your seatbelts as our cruise will be a one hour ride.Get ready for hypnotism and tribalish attacks that you will feel in your guts.Trackli…

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In defense of journalism, with Anthony De Ceglie 51:10

4M ago51:10

51:10

Australiana is now Fire at Will - your safe space for dangerous conversations. It’s easy to forget that journalists were once invested with immense trust by citizens. This is no longer the case. Journalists are amongst the least trusted members of society, and it has been largely self-inflicted. The rise of activist journalism over objective journa…

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"Gen Z is the most conservative generation since WW2" - Isabel Brown 54:07

4M ago54:07

54:07

Australiana is now Fire at Will - your safe space for dangerous conversations. Gen Z has developed quite a reputation. Lazy. Difficult to work with. Technology-addicted. And of course, insufferably woke. What if that reputation is ill-founded? What if, in fact, Gen Z is the most culturally conservative generation since World War Two? What if Gen Z …

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The short march through the institutions, with Yascha Mounk 56:05

4M ago56:05

56:05

Australiana is now Fire at Will - your safe space for dangerous conversations. Sometimes it feels like the tidal wave of ‘wokeness’ (or identity politics) washed over the western world almost overnight. It has captured more or less every societal institution in a remarkably short period of time. However, the intellectual roots of the movement can b…

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Tales of a Hollywood dissident, with Matthew Marsden 53:43

4M ago53:43

53:43

Australiana is now Fire at Will - your safe space for dangerous conversations. Politics is downstream from culture. To change politics, one must first change culture. The left intrinsically understands this in a way that the right simply does not. The arts have been captured by a toxic mixture of identity politics, social justice ideology, and canc…

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The real State of the Union, with Charles C.W. Cooke 53:12

5M ago53:12

53:12

Australiana is now Fire at Will - your safe space for dangerous conversations. There are two ways to look at American politics in 2024. There’s the prevailing pessimistic view. Many people think democracy is under threat, the economy is structurally vulnerable, the military is stretched, and for many, the looming election represents a choice betwee…

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In conversation with Douglas Murray 41:24

5M ago41:24

41:24

Australiana is now Fire at Will - your safe space for dangerous conversations. It is now in vogue to celebrate non-Western cultures and disparage Western ones. Many well-meaning people have been fooled by hypocritical and inconsistent anti-West rhetoric. It’s not just dishonest scholars who benefit from this intellectual fraud but hostile nations a…

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Lessons for the silenced majority, with Katherine Brodsky 49:52

5M ago49:52

49:52

Australiana is now Fire at Will - your safe space for dangerous conversations. We as a society are self-censoring at record rates. Say the wrong thing at the wrong moment to the wrong person and the consequences can be dire. When the truth is no defense and nuance is seen as an attack, self-censorship is a rational choice. Yet, our silence comes wi…

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AMW invites Niall Kelly ╚═ live @Amsterdams Most Wanted ═╗24-02-2024 52:55

4M ago52:55

52:55

Niall is a 22 year old Irish based artist specialising in Hardgroove, Hypnotic & Tribal techno. He has a passion for all forms of electronic music, but his true sound is heavily influenced by the late 90s & early 2000s era of loop-driven techno, however, it’s no surprise to hear a variety of genres from both the new and the old era's in Niall’s hig…

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"The Teals are an existential threat to the Liberals" - Joe Hildebrand 43:14

5M ago43:14

43:14

Australiana is now Fire at Will - your safe space for dangerous conversations. Australia is facing serious domestic and international challenges, all at a time when the political class has arguably never been so ill-equipped to address them. In fact, perhaps the only thing that nearly all Australians can agree on is that our leaders are not a patch…

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"It's the culture, stupid" - Matt Goodwin 55:33

6M ago55:33

55:33

Australiana is now Fire at Will - your safe space for dangerous conversations. Bill Clinton's strategist James Carville memorably said, "It's the economy, stupid". Times have changed. The great political battles of our time are not waged over economics, but cultural issues. Today, "It's the culture, stupid". No one understands this better than Matt…

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"Reality is now subject to ideology" - Lionel Shriver 50:16

6M ago50:16

50:16

Australiana is now Fire at Will - your safe space for dangerous conversations. Journalist. Contrarian. Iconoclast. Intellectual. Provocateur... And one of the most successful novelists of the 21st century. Lionel Shriver has, in her own words, spent a career courting self-destruction. But she's still standing. In this no-holds barred conversation w…

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Why you don't have free will, with Brian Klaas 49:48

6M ago49:48

49:48

Australiana is now Fire at Will - your safe space for dangerous conversations. We all comfort ourselves by believing in cause and effect. According to Dr Brian Klaas, we wilfully ignore a bewildering truth: but for a few small changes, our lives and our societies could be profoundly different. When given the choice between complex uncertainty and c…

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Purgatorium by Inez Akker ╚═ live @Amsterdams Most Wanted ═╗02-02-2024 1:13:00

6M ago1:13:00

1:13:00

Inez Akker is a Spanish DJ & Producer based in the Netherlands with an extraordinarily profound connection with Techno and the rave culture. Her mixes and productions are noticed by her taste for powerful driving tunes – an elegant mixture of raw & hypnotic elements layered on top of her signature banging beat.She is part of the Amsterdam-based col…

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How to rig an election, with Nic Cheeseman 58:13

6M ago58:13

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Australiana is now Fire at Will - your safe space for dangerous conversations. 2024 is the biggest election year in history. Countries with more than half the world’s population – over four billion people – will go to the polls. You’d think the more elections the better, right? Dr Nic Cheeseman would urge caution. In fact, he argues that the greate…

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Purgatorium by James Vallon ╚═ live @Amsterdams Most Wanted ═╗12-01-2024 59:02

6M ago59:02

59:02

DJ James Vallon, from the vibrant North Holland, started his journey through the music world in the vibrant house music scene. Over time, his musical preference has evolved into a refined passion for the powerful sounds of hard-groove. Driven by a love for underground vibes and the urge to connect people on the dance floor, James creates a unique a…

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"Appeasement guarantees war" - Victor Davis Hanson 57:00

6M ago57:00

57:00

The most astute social commentators on the present are the people who have the deepest understanding of the past. As Mark Twain famously said, “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” Historians are best placed to hear the rhymes of history in the news of the day. There are few historians who have demonstrated such an aptitude and insi…

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A real talk, with Zuby 51:48

7M ago51:48

51:48

It’s perhaps never been harder to speak the truth than it is in the West today. In fact, many people now implicitly question the value of the truth itself. That’s why it’s so important to recognise and champion people with the intellectual capacity and moral courage to speak the truth, no matter how uncomfortable it may be. Few people in the public…

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Purgatorium by BVV ╚═ live @Amsterdams Most Wanted ═╗12-01-2024 [viny only] 1:02:16

6M ago1:02:16

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BVV is not just another white male techno DJ. Or is he? From a young age, he played various instruments, like drums and guitar. He started DJing 5 years ago but decided to play vinyl only about 2 years ago. His sounds are influenced by both classics and minimal, bringing a steady pace to the sound system.Get ready for a vinyl-only techno belter wit…

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"If another pandemic hits, we will lockdown again" - Jay Bhattacharya 49:16

7M ago49:16

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Few people called for sanity as the world lost its collective mind during the COVID pandemic, but Jay Bhattacharya was certainly one of them. Jay is a Professor of Health Policy at Stanford University, a Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, and one of the three authors of The Great Barrington Declaration. In this wi…

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The case for colonialism, with Bruce Gilley 52:16

7M ago52:16

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The overwhelming majority of academic articles come and go with little fanfare. There may be the odd admiring nod from a professor, or a few lively debates in university tutorial rooms. But that’s normally about it. Unless you are Professor Bruce Gilley. In 2017, Bruce authored a watershed paper titled, ‘The Case for Colonialism.’ It sparked a glob…

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The sniper bullet of surprise, with Jeffery Deaver 50:39

7M ago50:39

50:39

It’s that time of the year when many of us will sit down and write. It could be resolutions. It could be reflections. It could be that book that everyone has inside them. There's just one problem. It's really hard. To crack the code of writing, Will is joined by one of the most successful crime fiction authors of all time, Jeffery Deaver. Jeffery h…

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