by The Scandal Mongers Podcast
Every week Phil Craig and his guests reveal the world’s BIGGEST scandals.<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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April 20, 2025
<p>This week we continue exploring the Second World War by revealing one of its most surprising, colourful and sometimes farcical stories - the two year undeclared war between Britain and Vichy France. </p><br><p>Tim Bouverie is Phil’s guest and he tales us through some of the terrific - and little known - stories in his new book Allies At War. </p><br><p>Although London and Paris are firm allies when Nazi Germany invades France in May 1940, relationships soon fall apart and true disappears. Then, in July 1940, Winston Churchill - a lifelong francophile - takes the fateful decision to send the Royal Navy to attack the French fleet (to ensure it does not fall into Hitler’s hands). 1,300 French sailors, who had been allies of the British just weeks before, die in this attack.</p><br><p>There follows a series of military campaigns and diplomatic intrigues with the (often clashing) personalities of Charles de Gaulle and Winston Churchill at the heart of them all. </p><br><p>You can buy Tim’s book here...</p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Allies-War-Politics-Defeating-Hitler/dp/1847926231/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.co.uk/Allies-War-Politics-Defeating-Hitler/dp/1847926231/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0</a></p><br><p>There’s also information and extracts from Phil’s new book here...</p><p><a href="https://sites.google.com/view/1945thereckoning/home" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://sites.google.com/view/1945thereckoning/home</a></p><br><p>You can pre-order the book now on Amazon UK - and it will be available all around the world as an e-book and an audio book...</p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/1945-Reckoning-Empire-Struggle-World/dp/139971449X/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=#" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>https://www.amazon.co.uk/1945-Reckoning-Empire-Struggle-World/dp/139971449X/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=#</u></a></p><br><p>For anyone in Australia, you can purchase the book here...</p><p>https://www.amazon.com.au/1945-Reckoning-Empire-Struggle-World/dp/1399714503/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Aj6KiOnX8mB9IxbXa3MSftEn8ltcHpwdCwI_Y1Z9x_6wh1ZDhht_FEQApFtINIK18K6LpvzplQqjfqGwtGCX75E5idzD4XzxO4v5_7lTzseE1lilWhbmDGqQQNh41MCEhUEj3m2d_NqvbpQTzmbwiIy0x7yEhwDJnEK40Qp1ShuiNkayBHilBGbMJ2uS42z_EYICj2G1ukW0iEL0xwjyXCclJ4VwBeo2JkpEpY-vrgUNjbiZJ2WGQHUJe618JbwEOamp0n7LAcY0-C9Jd2K2kMVhcn0qj38FrKQ9kyxmsqk.KcgY2jzaJzHaHZX53DPc4FD3ClSuNzEEmTH0X6-HiG0&qid=1744266867&sr=8-1</p><br><p><strong>***We now have a Thank You button (next to the ’three dots’) for small donations that help support our work***</strong></p><br><p>Looking for the perfect gift for a special scandalous someone - or someone you’d like to get scandalous with? We’re here to help...</p><p><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ScandalMongers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ScandalMongers</a></p><br><p>The Scandal Mongers...</p><p>https://x.com/mongerspodcast</p><br><p>Phil Craig...</p><p>https://x.com/philmcraig</p><br><p>THE SCANDAL MONGERS PODCAST is also available to watch on YouTube...</p><p>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpiDbLiwypTLqMaKnNfxcTA</p><br><p>You can get in touch with the show via...</p><p>[email protected]</p><p>(place 'Scandal Mongers' in the heading)</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
April 13, 2025
<p>Phil begins this episode with his thoughts on the rather shocking news that the UK government has pulled back from the already limited inquiries into the ‘grooming and rape gang scandal’. What’s going on?</p><br><p>Then Paul French returns to the podcast to share his hugely impressive knowledge of the Far East - through the story of Hong Kong. The rise and fall of British rule there is of great interest to Phil too, as it connects to his upcoming new book on war and empire. </p><br><p>It’s all very topical - because a lot of the story is about China and its view of itself as a great but humiliated nation now recovering former status. Given the huge tariff wars that have broken out this week, Paul has plenty to say about the good and the bad of modern day China and its rulers - and where this crisis might be headed.</p><br><p>Paul’s excellent book on Wallis Simpson in China is available here, in our own online bookshop - along with thousands of others. <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/her-lotus-year-china-the-roaring-twenties-and-the-making-of-wallis-simpson-paul-french/7624169?aid=12054&ean=9781783968183" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/her-lotus-year-china-the-roaring-twenties-and-the-making-of-wallis-simpson-paul-french/7624169?aid=12054&ean=9781783968183</a></p><br><p>Phil’s new book, 1945 The Reckoning, is published on April 24 2025 in the UK, India, Australia and New Zealand. There’s more info here...</p><p><a href="https://sites.google.com/view/1945thereckoning/home" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://sites.google.com/view/1945thereckoning/home</a></p><br><p>You can pre-order the book now on Amazon UK - and it will be available all around the world as an e-book and an audio book...</p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/1945-Reckoning-Empire-Struggle-World/dp/139971449X/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=#" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>https://www.amazon.co.uk/1945-Reckoning-Empire-Struggle-World/dp/139971449X/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=#</u></a></p><br><p>For anyone in Australia, you can purchase the book here...</p><p>https://www.amazon.com.au/1945-Reckoning-Empire-Struggle-World/dp/1399714503/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Aj6KiOnX8mB9IxbXa3MSftEn8ltcHpwdCwI_Y1Z9x_6wh1ZDhht_FEQApFtINIK18K6LpvzplQqjfqGwtGCX75E5idzD4XzxO4v5_7lTzseE1lilWhbmDGqQQNh41MCEhUEj3m2d_NqvbpQTzmbwiIy0x7yEhwDJnEK40Qp1ShuiNkayBHilBGbMJ2uS42z_EYICj2G1ukW0iEL0xwjyXCclJ4VwBeo2JkpEpY-vrgUNjbiZJ2WGQHUJe618JbwEOamp0n7LAcY0-C9Jd2K2kMVhcn0qj38FrKQ9kyxmsqk.KcgY2jzaJzHaHZX53DPc4FD3ClSuNzEEmTH0X6-HiG0&qid=1744266867&sr=8-1</p><br><p><strong>***We now have a Thank You button (next to the ’three dots’) for small donations that help support our work***</strong></p><br><p>Looking for the perfect gift for a special scandalous someone - or someone you’d like to get scandalous with? We’re here to help...</p><p><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ScandalMongers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ScandalMongers</a></p><br><p>The Scandal Mongers...</p><p>https://x.com/mongerspodcast</p><br><p>Phil Craig...</p><p>https://x.com/philmcraig</p><br><p>THE SCANDAL MONGERS PODCAST is also available to watch on YouTube...</p><p>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpiDbLiwypTLqMaKnNfxcTA</p><br><p>You can get in touch with the show via...</p><p>[email protected]</p><p>(place 'Scandal Mongers' in the heading)</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
April 6, 2025
<p>Phil’s new book, 1945 The Reckoning, is published on April 24 2025 in the UK, India, Australia and New Zealand and in this special episode he is switching roles with his friend and occasional co-host Mok O’Keeffe.</p><br><p>Mok has been reading the book - but Phil has no idea what questions, thoughts and comments he might have. And he’s feeling nervous!</p><br><p>1945 The Reckoning is full of great and surprising stories and it speaks very directly to modern debates about empire, colonialism and race - and how we should remember and teach the history of both Britain and Australia. It suggests that the British government did some rather shameful and foolish things in the final months of the war, some of which involved Australian forces, because colonial agendas came to supersede earlier pledges about liberation and national self determination. </p><br><p>That said this is far from being an anti-imperial rant, and it contains many inspiring stories of the men and women who confronted Naziism and Japanese militarism. Phil calls it a ‘warts and all’ account of how the war was really won.’</p><br><p>There’s more info here...</p><p><a href="https://sites.google.com/view/1945thereckoning/home" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://sites.google.com/view/1945thereckoning/home</a></p><br><p>You can pre-order the book now on Amazon UK - and it will be available all around the world as an e-book and an audio book...</p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/1945-Reckoning-Empire-Struggle-World/dp/139971449X/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=#" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>https://www.amazon.co.uk/1945-Reckoning-Empire-Struggle-World/dp/139971449X/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=#</u></a></p><br><p>Please follow Mok here...</p><p>https://www.instagram.com/countrylivingwithmok/</p><br><p><br></p><p><strong>***We now have a Thank You button (next to the ’three dots’) for small donations that help support our work***</strong></p><br><p>Looking for the perfect gift for a special scandalous someone - or someone you’d like to get scandalous with? We’re here to help...</p><p><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ScandalMongers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ScandalMongers</a></p><br><p>The Scandal Mongers...</p><p>https://x.com/mongerspodcast</p><br><p>Phil Craig...</p><p>https://x.com/philmcraig</p><br><p>THE SCANDAL MONGERS PODCAST is also available to watch on YouTube...</p><p>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpiDbLiwypTLqMaKnNfxcTA</p><br><p>You can get in touch with the show via...</p><p>[email protected]</p><p>(place 'Scandal Mongers' in the heading)</p><br><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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