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Fear Of A Black Planet

I'm a writer and performer and I rant about art, culture, politics and everything that annoys me. Which is a lot.

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Fear Of A Black Planet - Ep155 - Freedom is not optional

Fear Of A Black Planet - Ep155 - Freedom is not optional

This week I talk about: The dispiriting nature of the lockdownThe disputed science around the Covid-19 threatLord Sumpti... Read more

4 May 2020

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Fear Of A Black Planet - Ep154 - Red Pill and Propaganda

Fear Of A Black Planet - Ep154 - Red Pill and Propaganda

This week I talk about: Liberty, citizenship and flourishingOwning my basic white guy-nessHumanism and civil libertiesNi... Read more

20 Apr 2020

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Fear Of A Black Planet - Ep153 - Coronavirus and Aldous Huxley

Fear Of A Black Planet - Ep153 - Coronavirus and Aldous Huxley

This week I talk about:Why I have had a break in podcastsWatching the UK become a ‘command society’Democratic audit and ... Read more

13 Apr 2020

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Fear Of A Black Planet - Ep130 - Bill Burr, Handmaid’s Tale and picking your battles

Fear Of A Black Planet - Ep130 - Bill Burr, Handmaid’s Tale and picking your battles

This week I talk about:Avoiding reactive Culture War clashesPresenting your own world view robustlyPicking your battlesF... Read more

4 Nov 2019

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Fear of A Black Planet - Ep129 - Tulsi Gabbard, alarmist media and individuality

Fear of A Black Planet - Ep129 - Tulsi Gabbard, alarmist media and individuality

This week I talk about:My recent gig Good songwriters vs showoff musosSome interesting songsCultivating individualityMil... Read more

4 Nov 2019

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Fear Of A Black Planet - Ep128 - The beginning of the end for woke

Fear Of A Black Planet - Ep128 - The beginning of the end for woke

This week I talk about:Dave Chappelle’s new specialSpeaking truth to powerHow the woke types became a new aristocracy Th... Read more

3 Nov 2019

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Fear Of A Black Planet - Ep127 - Elvis, personhood and sneering hipsters

Fear Of A Black Planet - Ep127 - Elvis, personhood and sneering hipsters

This week I talk about:Bank holiday bohemianismCreative routinesIntroverts and extrovertsPersonhood and relationshipsThe... Read more

3 Nov 2019

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Fear Of A Black Planet - Ep126 - Ancient history and the EU

Fear Of A Black Planet - Ep126 - Ancient history and the EU

This week I talk about:My weekend in BradfordProvincial architectureA run-in with a train attendantFinding some old book... Read more

3 Nov 2019

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Fear Of A Black Planet - Ep125 - Art and anxiety

Fear Of A Black Planet - Ep125 - Art and anxiety

This week I talk about:Different creative processesThe chaos of the artistic lifeAnxiety and fearJordan Peterson on fear... Read more

24 Sep 2019

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Fear Of A Black Planet - Ep124 - The dangers of ideology

Fear Of A Black Planet - Ep124 - The dangers of ideology

This week I talk about: More Beatles geeking outJordan Peterson’s impact on meIdeological thinking vs authentic thinking... Read more

21 Sep 2019

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