Paul English Live 100225 Banks, Broadcasts, and Building Community in 2025

As autumn settles in, we kick off Episode 107 with some studio banter, a fresh Rumble stream, and an open invite to call in—then dive straight into meatier territory. We reflect on media-driven desensitization and why Mary Whitehouse’s once-mocked warnings now feel prescient, before carefully noting early reports of a tragic incident in Manchester without rushing to judgment. From there, we examine today’s politics through the lens of digital ID, central-bank surveillance, and Andrew Bailey’s recent remarks about “surveillance” and data—all while asking how ordinary people can practically respond. That practical thread runs throughout: building local food runs, experimenting with off‑grid mesh comms (Meshtastic), and using Jitsi to keep conversations going if platforms wobble. We range across culture (Dennis Potter’s The Singing Detective and Pennies from Heaven), history (Thomas Pellow’s captivity narrative, WWII memories, and Peter Jackson’s They Shall Not Grow Old), and faith (Psalm 73 as a steadying perspective when elites seem untouchable). The through-line: reclaiming story, community, and responsibility in an age of top-down control—without losing our humor along the way. Bank of England — Andrew Bailey (Biography): https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/about/people/andrew-bailey/biography Financial Stability Board — Andrew Bailey (Chair profile): https://www.fsb.org/profile/andrew-bailey/ Meshtastic (open-source, off‑grid mesh networking): https://meshtastic.org/ Jitsi (free, open-source video conferencing): https://jitsi.org/ Rumble (video platform): https://rumble.com/ YouTube (video platform): https://www.youtube.com/ Opera Browser (desktop & mobile): https://www.opera.com/ Dennis Potter — The Singing Detective (BBC): https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01bpqdn Dennis Potter — Pennies from Heaven (BBC): https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00tbjsg They Shall Not Grow Old (BBC Media Centre overview): https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/latestnews/2018/they-shall-not-grow-old Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado (Official site): https://risager.info/ E. Michael Jones — Libido Dominandi (Publisher page): https://www.fidelitypress.org/book-products/libido-dominandi Thomas Pellow — The Adventures/Long Captivity (HathiTrust catalog, full view available): https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001376452 Psalm 73 (text and notes): https://bible.usccb.org/bible/psalms/73 Telegram (secure messaging): https://telegram.org/