Democracy depends on fair elections, a free press and the right to speak your mind. Brian Rose has put those questions to a former governor of Minnesota, Harvard Law’s Alan Dershowitz, investigative journalists, presidential hopefuls, a Turkish writer who campaigned against her own government and the founder of a Pirate Party. Brian has also stood for office himself, running for Mayor of London. The conversations cover elections, trust in the media, censorship and what makes democracies weaken. Every full interview is free to watch.
From former Minnesota governor Jesse Ventura and Harvard Law professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz to investigative reporter Sharyl Attkisson, former US presidential candidate Marianne Williamson, Turkish journalist Ece Temelkuran, Pirate Party founder Rick Falkvinge and broadcaster Mike Graham: the debate over how democracy should work.
Jack Posobiec, a former US Navy intelligence officer, argued that the 2024 US election would reshape the world order. Alan Dershowitz has since set out the constitutional argument for how a president could serve a third term. Jesse Ventura, who won Minnesota’s governorship as a third-party candidate, argues that two-party politics must end, and Marianne Williamson shares her vision of a more compassionate America. Brian Rose has run for office too: his 2021 campaign for Mayor of London, including the Battle Bus livestreams and the launch of the London Real Party, is here, along with his 2024 Mayor of London episode.
Several guests argue that democracy suffers when people cannot trust what they read. Former CBS News investigative correspondent Sharyl Attkisson describes her fight for honest reporting, and Mike Graham argues that leaders and the media have misled the public. Mike Benz sets out what he says was Donald Trump’s plan to end Big Tech’s control over speech. Dave Rubin makes the case for thinking for yourself, and George Farmer argues that radical wokeness is stifling democracy. Brian Rose took the same argument to The Alex Jones Show, calling for decentralised independent media to counter censorship.
Other guests look at what happens when democracy weakens. Ece Temelkuran, twice named Turkey’s most-read political columnist, talks about the campaign against President Erdogan. Former Colombo crime family captain Michael Franzese argues that governments have come to work like a mob racket. Rick Falkvinge explains why he founded Sweden’s Pirate Party to defend civil liberties and financial freedom. Alan Dershowitz explains why he left the left but cannot join the right. Richard Dreyfuss warns that what America teaches its children could make its experiment in democracy fail, and Christo Brand, who guarded Nelson Mandela on Robben Island, describes his friendship with the prisoner who became South Africa’s president.
Get every new episode free: watch the latest London Real interviews.
Who has London Real interviewed about democracy? Brian Rose has interviewed Alan Dershowitz, Sharyl Attkisson, Marianne Williamson, Ece Temelkuran, Rick Falkvinge, Mike Graham, Michael Franzese, Jesse Ventura, Jack Posobiec, Charlie Kirk, Ken Livingstone, George Galloway, Mike Benz, Dave Rubin and Richard Dreyfuss, among others.
Did Brian Rose run for Mayor of London? Yes. Brian Rose stood for Mayor of London in 2021 and launched the London Real Party during the campaign. His Battle Bus livestreams and conversations with supporters such as Patrick Bet-David and Rose McGowan are on this page, along with his 2024 Mayor of London episode.
What do the guests say about free speech and democracy? Mike Benz, Sharyl Attkisson, Mike Graham and Dave Rubin argue in different ways that censorship and a loss of trust in the media weaken democracy. Rick Falkvinge argues that civil liberties need defending online.
Are the full democracy episodes free to watch? Yes. Every full-length interview on this page can be watched free on londonreal.tv.
Join 6 million+ followers & subscribers. Full-length interviews with world-class guests, straight to your inbox every week.
We take your privacy seriously. We will never sell your information.
Chat
