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EPISODE · Dec 18, 2025 · 10 MIN

Drug Mentor Cullan Mais - CANCELLED for Interviewing Laurence Fox: 'Are You Homophobic?'

from The Daily Heretic · host Andrew Gold

He overcame heroin addiction, crime and prison — but nothing prepared Cullan Mais for being cancelled over a podcast interview. After turning his life around and dedicating himself to helping addicts recover, Cullan found himself interrogated by his employers for daring to sit down with Laurence Fox. In this powerful episode of Heretics, Andrew Gold explores what really happened — and why one question, “Are you homophobic?”, nearly cost Cullan everything. 👉 Subscribe to Heretics Clips for more raw, uncensored interviews: https://www.youtube.com/@hereticsclips/videos Once a heroin addict and serial shoplifter who stole over £10 million worth of goods, Cullan Mais rebuilt his life from rock bottom. After 12 prison sentences, collapsed lungs, and multiple stints in rehab, he became a peer mentor, helping others escape addiction and find purpose. But when he invited outspoken actor and political commentator Laurence Fox onto his podcast, The Central Club, his employers demanded answers — and everything he’d worked for began to crumble. 💬 “They asked me, ‘Are you homophobic?’ — just because I spoke to Laurence Fox.” 💬 “They sent me on Far-Right extremist training.” 💬 “I lost my job for having open conversations.” This isn’t a story about politics — it’s a story about free speech, forgiveness, and hypocrisy. Andrew Gold sits down with Cullan to expose how “tolerance” in modern Britain can often mean silence — and how society seems to punish those who dare to engage with controversial voices rather than celebrate open dialogue. Cullan explains how he went from being labelled a criminal to a role model, only to be branded a bigot for speaking to someone unpopular. It’s a story that raises uncomfortable questions about cancel culture, moral outrage, and the limits of compassion. This is one of the most honest and thought-provoking Heretics interviews yet — exploring what happens when a reformed man’s second chance collides with Britain’s culture wars. 🔥 Topics Include: • Getting cancelled for interviewing Laurence Fox • “Are you homophobic?” — workplace interrogation • Addiction, relapse & redemption • Cancel culture & censorship in the UK • Free speech and the illusion of tolerance • How conversation became a crime • Why open dialogue matters more than ever #HereticsPodcast #CullanMais #LaurenceFox #CancelCulture #AndrewGold #FreeSpeech #TheCentralClub #AddictionToRedemption #UKPodcast #Censorship #RedemptionStory Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

He overcame heroin addiction, crime and prison — but nothing prepared Cullan Mais for being cancelled over a podcast interview. After turning his life around and dedicating himself to helping addicts recover, Cullan found himself interrogated by his employers for daring to sit down with Laurence Fox. In this powerful episode of Heretics, Andrew Gold explores what really happened — and why one question, “Are you homophobic?”, nearly cost Cullan everything. 👉 Subscribe to Heretics Clips for more raw, uncensored interviews: https://www.youtube.com/@hereticsclips/videos Once a heroin addict and serial shoplifter who stole over £10 million worth of goods, Cullan Mais rebuilt his life from rock bottom. After 12 prison sentences, collapsed lungs, and multiple stints in rehab, he became a peer mentor, helping others escape addiction and find purpose. But when he invited outspoken actor and political commentator Laurence Fox onto his podcast, The Central Club, his employers demanded answers — and everything he’d worked for began to crumble. 💬 “They asked me, ‘Are you homophobic?’ — just because I spoke to Laurence Fox.” 💬 “They sent me on Far-Right extremist training.” 💬 “I lost my job for having open conversations.” This isn’t a story about politics — it’s a story about free speech, forgiveness, and hypocrisy. Andrew Gold sits down with Cullan to expose how “tolerance” in modern Britain can often mean silence — and how society seems to punish those who dare to engage with controversial voices rather than celebrate open dialogue. Cullan explains how he went from being labelled a criminal to a role model, only to be branded a bigot for speaking to someone unpopular. It’s a story that raises uncomfortable questions about cancel culture, moral outrage, and the limits of compassion. This is one of the most honest and thought-provoking Heretics interviews yet — exploring what happens when a reformed man’s second chance collides with Britain’s culture wars. 🔥 Topics Include: • Getting cancelled for interviewing Laurence Fox • “Are you homophobic?” — workplace interrogation • Addiction, relapse & redemption • Cancel culture & censorship in the UK • Free speech and the illusion of tolerance • How conversation became a crime • Why open dialogue matters more than ever #HereticsPodcast #CullanMais #LaurenceFox #CancelCulture #AndrewGold #FreeSpeech #TheCentralClub #AddictionToRedemption #UKPodcast #Censorship #RedemptionStory Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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