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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Oliver Haynes

I spent an evening with fans of Lotus Eaters – the hit podcast shaping Britain’s new far-right culture

Lotus Eaters founder Carl Benjamin with regular co-presenter Firas Modad, sitting at desks with microphones.
Lotus Eaters founder Carl Benjamin with regular co-presenter Firas Modad. Photograph: YouTube/The Podcast of the Lotus Eaters

If I asked you to name a popular politics podcast, what would you think of? Maybe The Rest Is Politics for centrist dads. Novara Media’s Downstream for young lefties, perhaps, or Triggernometry for conservatives.

While these podcasts have achieved mainstream success and recognition, the contemporary media landscape also allows fringe political shows to gain huge audiences and influence without the mainstream ever acknowledging them.

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