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

Published 16 June 2026 · europe

At a sold-out show in its home town, Swindon, all the bombast and conviction driving this Restore-linked outlet was there to see If I asked

At a sold-out show in its home town, Swindon, all the bombast and conviction driving this Restore-linked outlet was there to see 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. Oliver

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