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

I level with you right up front: the first two hours are fine, but the final hour suffers from gremlins. We wrestle with a brand‑new studio setup, triage a mess of routing issues, and keep the show rolling regardless. Once we’re stable, Eric Von Essex drops in for our usual ramble: the week’s wobbly English weather, battle‑scarred classic cars, and why small technical wins feel huge. Hour two welcomes Kizzy (Karen Dodd), who charts her journey founding The Freedom Network in 2020, the ups and painful downs of local organising, and why she’s focusing her energy on community, intuition and practical uplift. We talk parallel media, music from independent creators, and her Shine & Rise mini‑gathering centred on frequency, intention and doing the work within—plus why laughing at the powers that be is sometimes the sanest response.

We also range across policing, community self‑help, and who trains the trainers; the growth of local patrol models; and the importance of asking sharper questions without getting baited into stupidity. Along the way we compare notes on tools (Restream, StreamYard), platforms (Rumble/YouTube via Radio Soapbox), and projects like Food Finders Hub and FFT Radio’s expanding schedule. Hour three connects to Roger Sales in Ecuador—beautiful place, brutal latency—so we’ll bring him back soon for a proper, clean run. Thanks for bearing with the hiccups; once the lines stop crackling, it’s a lively night out at the virtual pub.

'Paul English Live' (show hub): https://paulenglishlive.com
'Food For Thought Radio' (station site): https://fftradio.com
'Radio Soapbox' (live links hub): https://radiosoapbox.com
'Food Finders Hub' (local food directory): https://foodfindershub.com
'Restream' (multistreaming tool): https://restream.io
'StreamYard' (browser studio): https://streamyard.com
'A Stand in the Park' (about page): https://www.astandinthepark.org/about/
'Shomrim London' (community safety patrol): https://www.shomrimlondon.org/
'Patriotic Alternative' (official site): https://www.patrioticalternative.org.uk/
'Chatham House' (Royal Institute of International Affairs): https://www.chathamhouse.org/
'Bank of England' (official site): https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/
'The Light Paper' (official site): https://thelightpaper.co.uk
'My Dinner with André' (film page): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082783/