Broadcasts live every Thursday at 8:00p.m. uk time on Radio Soapbox: http://radiosoapbox.com

A lively, free‑wheeling late‑start show that meanders from UFOs and British TV nostalgia to oil myths, bikes, and the soul of sport, before landing on AI’s future and how decentralisation could put real power back in local hands. I share why Rick Beato’s video on open‑source, on‑device AI lit a fire under me, how home‑run models might mirror the way music left big studios, and why community tools, local trade, and even analogue crafts could thrive again. Along the way we riff on nicotine lozenges vs. brain fog, the strange comfort of cycling pain, the danger and glory of the Isle of Man TT, and the need to rebuild family, food, and finance from the ground up — including thorny topics like inheritance and birth certificates, and the launch plans for Food For Thought Radio. It’s a mate‑in‑the‑pub kind of episode: laughs, tangents, a couple of tunes, and a serious undercurrent — how to live better, more locally and independently, while the official world grows ever more daft. If you want to pitch in with FFT Radio or keep the conversation going, you know where to find me.

'Rick Beato (YouTube channel)': https://www.youtube.com/@RickBeato
'Napster (official site)': https://www.napster.com
'Pink Floyd (official site)': https://www.pinkfloyd.com
'David Gilmour (official site)': https://www.davidgilmour.com
'Microsoft Windows (official)': https://www.microsoft.com/windows
'Linux kernel (official)': https://www.kernel.org
'Isle of Man TT (official information hub)': https://www.iomttraces.com/tt-information/
'Indianapolis 500 (official site)': https://www.indy500.com
'South Downs Way (National Trail official)': https://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/en_GB/trails/south-downs-way/
'Sturmey‑Archer (official site)': https://www.sturmey-archer.com
'Brooks England Saddles (official site)': https://www.brooksengland.com
'Chuck Brodsky (official site)': https://www.chuckbrodsky.com
'JD McPherson (official site)': https://www.jdmcpherson.com
'Deuteronomy 21:15–17 (Bible Gateway)': https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy%2021%3A15-17&version=KJV
'YouTube (platform)': https://www.youtube.com
'Rumble (platform)': https://rumble.com
'Paul English Live (site mentioned)': https://paulenglishlive.com
'Food For Thought Radio (site mentioned)': https://fftradio.com