Ever wondered why Tony Soprano’s therapist stuck with him? Why Fleabag is obsessed with sex or why Walter White is always in his underpants? ‘Shrink the Box’ is where actor comedian Ben Bailey Smith and psychotherapist Sasha Bates put their fav

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Introducing Where There's A Will, There's A Wake

Nov 29th, 2022 1m 27s

If you could plan your perfect death, what would you do?If you were getting married you’d consult a wedding planner, who takes you through everything from what music you're walking into, what flowers to buy and who you’re going to invite.

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Is Elon Musk purposefully tanking Twitter to create an Elon fanboy utopia?

Nov 14th, 2022 4m 10s

Are these the last days of Twitter? That’s what a lot of people are suggesting online. But might Elon Musk purposefully be trying to rid Twitter of all the annoying libs in order to create an Elon utopia? Ever thought about that, annoying libs?

20. Was the covid vaccine one big conspiracy? With James O’Brien

Oct 31st, 2022 1h 1m

Remember when Bill Gates tried to vaccinate the world against the coronavirus in order to microchip us all? Or was the World Health Organisation trying to alter our DNA? Or make us infertile to control the global population? Whatever the explan

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Introducing… British Scandal: Boris Johnson

Oct 26th, 2022 19m 30s

Hi listeners, here’s a podcast we think you’ll love. It’s British Scandal, hosted by Alice Levine and Matt Forde. This season they’re telling the story of a man who maybe more than anyone else embodies the British Scandal main character – the e

19. Is the $2bn psychic medium industry a scam? With Rachel Fairburn

Oct 24th, 2022 46m 35s

With Halloween just around the corner, we here at New Con HQ are turning our attention to the world of psychic mediums. But the psychic listeners among you already knew that, didn’t you? In a way there’s no point us telling you what’s in the ep

18. Was Paul McCartney replaced by a lookalike? With Deborah Frances-White

Oct 17th, 2022 49m 19s

In June this year one of the world’s most famous musicians headlined Glastonbury. It was hailed as a history-making set, spanned nearly three hours, and featured iconic Beatles songs, massive pyrotechnics, and guest performers. The organisers o

17. Did the government tank the economy to line the pockets of the hedge funds? With Duncan Weldon

Oct 10th, 2022 56m 17s

It’s a *Special Topical Episode* this week, as we look at whether Kwasi Kwarteng’s recent mini-budget was done to specifically tank the British economy and make millions for the hedge funds. We know that Kwarteng sipped champagne with various h

16. Is there a gay agenda? With Larry Dean

Oct 3rd, 2022 52m 22s

According to some of the religious right, gays want to, among other heinous things, recruit children, dismantle the institutions of family and marriage, and force the entertainment industry and courts systems to do their bidding. Not only this,

15. Did Hitler only have one ball? With Richard Herring

Sep 26th, 2022 50m 40s

If witty World War II songs are to be believed (and why wouldn’t they be) then Adolf Hitler, one of the twentieth century’s most evil people, spent his entire life wandering around with only one testicle. Indeed, Heinrich Himmler suffered the s

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Introducing…This Is History: A Dynasty To Die For, with Dan Jones

Sep 22nd, 2022 1m 25s

Power, greed, religion and sex: historian Dan Jones brings the drama of medieval history alive through compelling stories, larger-than-life characters and vivid scenes.In the first season, get to know the most dysfunctional family of the Midd

14. Is the Earth hollow? With Rob Auton

Sep 20th, 2022 51m 7s

What links Adele, the Nazis, and Yorkshire theme park Lightwater Valley? That’s right, it’s hollow Earth theory! The Earth’s core is 2,900km below ground, and we humans have only ever dug 12.2km down. So beyond some scientists guessing what’s d

13. Is Big Pharma hiding the cure for cancer? With Kat Arney

Sep 12th, 2022 47m 50s

This week’s episode asks a question that over a quarter of Americans believe to be true. That’s right, 1 in 4 Americans believe that Big Pharma; a cabal of evil corporations, dodgy physicians and sneaky regulators, has actually found a cure for

12. Does the British Establishment have our best interests at heart? With Marina Hyde

Sep 5th, 2022 59m 8s

The British Establishment: benevolent leaders who want the very best for their subjects? Or egotistical, power-hungry maniacs who want nothing more than status and authority? This is what James and Jol are asking in this week’s episode. (No poi

11. How deep did the Jimmy Savile cover up run? With Meirion Jones

Aug 29th, 2022 49m 13s

After Jimmy Savile’s death in 2011, reports began to emerge that he had sexually abused hundreds of people throughout his life. Savile had been one of the country’s best-known entertainers, a darling of the BBC, commanding audiences of millions

10. Can Prince Andrew Sweat? With Self Esteem

Aug 22nd, 2022 51m 45s

Whilst James and Jol perspire in London's second heatwave, now seems like the perfect time to revisit Prince Andrew’s infamous 2019 claim that he can’t sweat. And joining the boys this week to dispel fiction from fact is pop sensation Rebecca L

9. Has Alex Jones been smoking his own supply at Infowars? With Paul Chowdhry

Aug 15th, 2022 43m 49s

As Alex Jones coughs up nearly $50m for defamation of the parents of Sandy Hook victim Jesse Lewes, the time is right for James, Jol and their guest Paul Chowdhry to dip their toe into the fetid waters of 'crisis actors', school shootings and t

8. Can GCHQ see my nudes? With Hannah Khalique-Brown

Aug 8th, 2022 46m 45s

The UK’s largest, best funded, and most sinister spy agency, GCHQ are tasked with gathering information and keeping the UK’s communications safe. So obviously Jol and James are asking… Can GCHQ see my nudes? (never shying away from the importan

7. Did the One-Inch Punch Kill Bruce Lee? With Sanjeev Bhaskar

Aug 1st, 2022 49m 21s

Bruce Lee – legendary martial artist, actor and director died on 20 July 1973 at the age of 32 in the middle of filming. Many believe he died in mysterious circumstances.Some believe he was killed by Chinese gangsters, others that he was assa

6. Why don’t women’s clothes have pockets? With Caroline Criado Perez

Jul 25th, 2022 42m 34s

Have you ever noticed how women’s clothes have very few if any pockets?Is it the fault of ‘big handbag’? The patriarchy? Or do women simply not need to carry things?In 1954, Christian Dior declared that “Men have pockets to keep things

5. Who Shot JFK? With David Schneider

Jul 18th, 2022 1h

Did Lee Harvey Oswald act alone in killing JFK? The most widely believed conspiracy theory in America, and the one you've all been waiting for!Actor, writer, and director David Schneider joins James and Jol to dissect the countless conspiraci

4. Did Aliens build the pyramids? With Ola Labib

Jul 11th, 2022 46m 41s

Rising stand-up comedian and NHS Clinical Pharmacist Ola Labib joins James and Jol to take-down the theory that the Egyptian pyramids were built by aliens.Being the only Black, Muslim, female, Sudanese comedian currently performing in the UK

3. Greta Thunberg is a Time Traveller with Rosie Holt

Jul 4th, 2022 48m 56s

Comedian Rosie Holt takes time out of her busy schedule mocking Conservative MPs to ponder the existence of time travel with James and Jolyon. Is the 19-year-old Swedish Climate Activist Greta Thunberg really a time-traveller sent to warn us of

2. Has Putin Gone Mad? with Dr Ilya Yablokov

Jun 27th, 2022 52m 13s

Is Vladmir Putin an evil genius? Or has he got high on his own supply? New York Times published columnist, Lecturer in Journalism and long-term explorer of Russian and European conspiracy theories, Dr Ilya Yablokov joins James and Jol to discus

1. Stella Creasy MP on Chemtrails

Jun 20th, 2022 45m 58s

What’s the most popular topic that ends up in your MP’s inbox?Stella Creasy MP for Walthamstow discusses Chemtrails; the theory than condensation trails from the back of aeroplanes are in fact toxic chemicals sprayed into the atmosphere for n