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Type of site | News, opinion, and media |
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| Headquarters | Swindon, United Kingdom |
| Founder(s) | Carl Benjamin |
| URL | lotuseaters |
The Lotus Eaters (officially Lotus Eater Media Limited.[1]) is a British podcast and media platform created by influencer Carl Benjamin (AKA Sargon of Akkad) in late 2020. The Lotus Eaters produces a live podcast every weekday as well as additional content such as Epochs, a history series, and Symposium, a philosophy series. The podcast and other content has featured guests including Matt Le Tissier[2], Leo Kearse[3] and Kellie-Jay Keen[4]
Every weekday, "The Podcast of The Lotus Eaters" is streamed live. The podcast is typically hosted by two or three of the hosts. Each host presents a segment or two usually regarding current affairs. The podcast contains a total of three segments each roughly 25 minutes long.
The podcast is streamed live on Rumble and Odysee. The individual podcast segments are uploaded to YouTube, Rumble and Odysee afterwards.
Other Content
[edit]Along side the podcast, The lotus eaters produce other not live content. This content is mostly behind a paywall besides a few exceptions and previews.
The other content includes:
Brokenomics
[edit]A economics show hosted by Dan Tubb
Hosts, Writers and Other Staff
[edit]| Name | Role | X (Twitter) | YouTube |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Benjamin[6] | Host, Writer and Founder | Sargon_of_Akkad | SargonofAkkad |
| Calumn Darragh | Host | AkkadSecretary | Britannica1 |
| Harry Robinson[7] | Host and Writer | HarryLotusEater | |
| Benjamin 'Beau' Dade[8] | Host and Writer | HistoryBro1 | HistoryBro |
| Josh Ferne[9] | Host and Writer | JoshFerme | |
| Connor Tomlinson[10] | Host and Writer | Con_Tomlinson | |
| Stelios Panagiotou[11] | Host and Writer | Panagiotou90St | |
| Dan Tubb[12] | Host and Writer | Kingbingo_ | |
| Calvin Robinson[13] | Host | calvinrobinson | |
| Rory Cranstoun[14] | Writer | ||
| John Wheatly[15] | Former Host and Writer | nudgestradamus | |
| Thomas Dowling[16] | Former Host and Writer |
| Name | Role | X (Twitter) | YouTube |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathon Wong[17] | Lead Producer | WGthink | |
| Jack Furness[18] | Video Editor | ||
| Daisy Offer[19] | Social Media | ||
| Jonathan Crow[20] | Narrator | MrJonCrow | |
| Michael Manning[21] | Video Editor | ||
| Pete Reynolds[22] | Administration |
Criticism
[edit]The Lotus Eaters have received criticism most notably from the advocacy group Hope not Hate which mentioned The Lotus Eaters and their founder Carl Benjamin in their "state of hate 2024" report and have written a "case file" on the organisation.[23][24]
References
[edit]- ^ "LOTUS EATER MEDIA LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "The Career of a Football Legend | Interview with Matt Le Tissier | Lotus Eaters". www.lotuseaters.com. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
- ^ "Leo Kearse | Lotus Eaters". www.lotuseaters.com. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
- ^ "Interview with Posie Parker | Lotus Eaters". www.lotuseaters.com. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
- ^ The Podcast of the Lotus Eaters (News), 2020-11-10, retrieved 2024-04-16
- ^ "Carl Benjamin | Lotus Eaters". lotuseaters.com. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "Harry Robinson | Lotus Eaters". lotuseaters.com. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "Beau Dade | Lotus Eaters". lotuseaters.com. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "Josh Ferne | Lotus Eaters". lotuseaters.com. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "Connor Tomlinson | Lotus Eaters". lotuseaters.com. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "Stelios Panagiotou | Lotus Eaters". lotuseaters.com. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "Dan Tubb | Lotus Eaters". lotuseaters.com. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "Calvin Robinson | Lotus Eaters". lotuseaters.com. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "Rory Cranstoun | Lotus Eaters". lotuseaters.com. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "John Wheatly | Lotus Eaters". lotuseaters.com. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "Thomas Dowling | Lotus Eaters". lotuseaters.com. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "Jonathon Wong | Lotus Eaters". lotuseaters.com. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "Jack Furness | Lotus Eaters". lotuseaters.com. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "Daisy Offers | Lotus Eaters". lotuseaters.com. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "Jonathan Crow | Lotus Eaters". lotuseaters.com. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "Michael Manning | Lotus Eaters". lotuseaters.com. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "Lotus Eaters". www.lotuseaters.com. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
- ^ "CASE FILE: Lotus Eaters". Hope not Hate. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ https://hopenothate.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/state-of-hate-2024-v15.pdf
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