What you're about to hear is the most bizarre experience

that I've ever had in the production of this podcast.

Two months ago, I emailed Peter Hitchens, saying quote,

I'm writing to invite you to appear as a guest on the podcast

to discuss your work and areas of interest.

In particular, issues pertaining to drug decriminalization,

whether we are experiencing a moral decline in society

and the influence of secularism on this question,

and the state of monarchy in the United Kingdom.

Before the interview commence, I reiterated

that there are three subjects of interest,

things that he's spoken about, or written books about in the past,

and that I've also covered on my YouTube channel.

And these are drug decriminalization,

God and religion, and the monarchy,

to which he said, the monarchy's a bit boring.

And I said, you know what, I actually agree with you.

Let's not do the monarchy.

He didn't take the opportunity to make a similar comment

on either of the other two subjects that I mentioned.

Then we sat down and the camera started rolling,

and I asked him if he had a hard out.

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