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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

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

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 Haynes is a journalist and co-host of the Flep24 podcast

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