Episode 2173: The Richie Allen Show Wednesday January 14th 2026
The Richie Allen Show
The Richie Allen Show
4.7 • 616 Ratings
🗓️ 14 January 2026
⏱️ 110 minutes
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On today's show: It's yet another U-turn from the UK government, this time on Digital ID. This morning, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said it will not be mandatory after all. What's really going on? Richie might have the answer. Plus: the latest on the Iranian protesters and the response from the international community, internet censorship, Enoch Burke, AI companions and much more.
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| 0:00.0 | Right then, how you? Your I-HR. It is Wednesday today. How are you doing it? |
| 0:05.8 | That means it's 5pm. You wouldn't be hearing from me otherwise. I'm in soul for Richie Allen with you, bringing you two hours of news analysis. Thank you. Unlike any other. As usual, I'd love to hear from you. So do reach out to me. Use the contact form on the website, |
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| 0:38.1 | Free speech radio like you've never heard it before. |
| 0:45.1 | It's the Richie Allen show. |
| 0:47.9 | Broadcasting live on richie Allen.com. |
| 0:50.5 | And multiple platforms around the world. |
| 0:54.7 | And now, here's your host, Richie Allen. |
| 0:59.4 | Yeah, going to get through a lot today, |
| 1:01.6 | a significant or maybe not so significant flip-flop by the UK government |
| 1:06.9 | on mandatory digital ID. |
| 1:09.2 | We'll come to that a little bit later on. |
| 1:11.4 | We'll talk a little bit more. |
| 1:13.1 | We've focused on it this week about artificial intelligence. |
| 1:17.1 | GROC and X and Elon Musk and nudification. |
| 1:21.8 | We'll talk a little bit about that. |
| 1:23.9 | Iran, of course, in Greenland. |
| 1:25.9 | Lots to come on Wednesday's program. Today is the 14th of January |
| 1:29.9 | 2026 and we're still here. You all right? I thought I'd say to you. I mean, I've said it already. |
| 1:43.7 | I'm doing dry January this year. Didn't do it last year. I did it the year before in 2024, but not last year. But this year I'm doing it. Today I'll be 14 days in. I'm enjoying it. I haven't yet felt like having a beer. Are you doing it yourself? |
| 2:05.2 | Did you give up the old gargle, as we call it back home years ago? |
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