In this episode of The Winston Marshall Show, I sit down with historian and writer Ed West for a wide-ranging conversation on Islam, Christianity, and the civilisational history shaping Britain, Europe, and the modern West.

We begin with the Battle of Tours in 732, and examine whether Christian resistance prevented Europe from becoming Muslim, before tracing the rapid expansion of Islam across the Middle East, North Africa, and Iberia. Ed explains the role of warfare, taxation, and power in religious conversion, and challenges modern myths about a peaceful Islamic golden age.

The discussion moves through the Crusades, Britain’s historical relationship with Islam, Barbary piracy, and Christian slavery, before turning to the decline of Christianity in the Middle East, and the radicalisation of Islam in Western diaspora communities.

We also debate whether Britain and America are Christian or Judeo-Christian societies, exploring the biblical foundations of English law, the influence of the Old Testament, and why this question has returned amid modern political and cultural conflict.

A sharp historical conversation about religion, war, identity, and what the past reveals about the present.

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Chapters

00:00 Introduction

04:23 The Role of Christianity in European Resistance

24:04 The Crusades and the Relationship Between Christianity and Islam

40:08 The British Relationship with Islam

1:01:45 The Decline of the Ottoman Empire and the Rise of British Influence

1:04:48 The Judeo-Christian Tradition in Britain

1:11:03 Judeo-Christian Influence in English History

1:15:04 Young Americans and Political Movements

1:18:34 Interventionism and Anti-Interventionism in American Politics

1:21:16 The Decline of Christianity in the Middle East

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In this episode of The Winston Marshall Show, I sit down with historian and bestselling author Giles Milton for a deep historical conversation about the Second World War, the alliance with Stalin, and the decisions that shaped the post-war world.

We explore how Winston Churchill came to ally with Joseph Stalin after Hitler’s invasion of the Soviet Union, despite viewing communism as a murderous and authoritarian system. Giles explains the extraordinary political reversal of 1941, the moral compromises involved, and why Churchill saw the alliance as a necessary pact with the devil.

The discussion moves through the Nazi-Soviet Pact, Lend-Lease, the meetings at Tehran, Yalta, and Potsdam, and the immense role American industrial power played in defeating Hitler. We examine how Stalin manipulated his allies, outmanoeuvred Roosevelt, and secured control of Eastern Europe, laying the foundations for the Cold War.

We also discuss the betrayal of Poland, the division of Germany, the origins of the Iron Curtain, and Churchill’s secret plans to confront the Soviet Union after the war, revealing how fragile the wartime alliance truly was.

A fascinating conversation about power, war, pragmatism, and how the alliance that defeated Nazism reshaped the world that followed.

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Chapters

00:00 Introduction of Giles Milton and The Stalin Affair

04:50 Churchill's Anti-Communist Stance and Political U-Turn

10:46 The Lend-Lease Program and American Aid

22:28 Stalin's Tactics and the Winter Turning Point

26:54 The Tehran Conference and Churchill's Meeting with Stalin

33:34 The Yalta Conference and Post-War Planning

53:43 The Potsdam Conference and the Cold War

59:48 Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech and the End of the Alliance

1:03:45 Operation Unthinkable and Churchill's Final Strategy

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In this episode of The Winston Marshall Show, I sit down with activist and self-described decolonisation campaigner Xavier Soylash for a confrontational interview on radical identity politics, gender ideology, communism, and the future of Britain.

We examine claims that the Union Jack is a symbol of fascism worse than the Nazi flag, the rejection of biological sex, and the argument that borders, nationhood, and private property are colonial constructs that must be abolished. This conversation follows the logic of modern progressive ideology taken to its most extreme conclusions.

Soylash defends Marxism, Lenin, Stalin, and Mao, dismisses historical death tolls as Western propaganda, and argues that communism has never truly been tried because the left has never gone far enough. We debate decolonisation, gender identity, radical inclusivity, and whether ideology has replaced evidence, history, and common sense.

The discussion also covers Ukraine, the Azov Battalion, COVID boosters, mass migration, open borders, polyamory, and cousin marriage, revealing the worldview driving the most radical elements of today’s political left.

A tense and revealing interview that exposes how far identity politics has gone and asks whether radical progressivism ultimately collapses under the weight of its own contradictions.

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Chapters

00:00 – Introduction

02:24 – Decolonisation, the Union Jack & British History

06:41 – Marxism, Lenin, Stalin & the Radical Left Worldview

11:18 – Gender Identity, Biology & Self-Identification

16:24 – Ukraine, the Azov Battalion & Progressive Activism at War

20:42 – Covid, Boosters & Pandemic Ideology

21:57 – Mass Migration, Borders & Private Property

26:02 – Cousin Marriage, Genetic Risk & Social Taboo

29:42 – Polyamory, Relationships & the End of Marriage

32:41 – Final Exchange

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