About this episode

In this episode, Paul English discusses decentralisation, AI's future, and the importance of local community tools while sharing personal anecdotes and insights.

Broadcasts live every Thursday at 8:00p.m. uk time on Radio Soapbox: http://radiosoapbox.com A lively, free‑wheeling late‑start show that meanders from UFOs and British TV nostalgia to oil myths, bikes, and the soul of sport, before landing on AI’s future and how decentralisation could put real power back in local hands. I share why Rick Beato’s video on open‑source, on‑device AI lit a fire under me, how home‑run models might mirror the way music left big studios, and why community tools, local trade, and even analogue crafts could thrive again. Along the way we riff on nicotine lozenges vs. brain fog, the strange comfort of cycling pain, the danger and glory of the Isle of Man TT, and the need to rebuild family, food, and finance from the ground up — including thorny topics like inheritance and birth certificates, and the launch plans for Food For Thought Radio. It’s a mate‑in‑the‑pub kind of episode: laughs, tangents, a couple of tunes, and a serious undercurrent — how to live better, more locally and independently, while the official world grows ever more daft. If you want to pitch in with FFT Radio or keep the conversation going, you know where to find me. 'Rick Beato…

People in this episode

Host: Paul English

Topics covered

• decentralisation
• AI
• local trade
• community tools
• cycling
• inheritance
• birth certificates

Keywords

• decentralisation
• AI
• local community
• inheritance
• cycling
• Rick Beato
• Food For Thought Radio
• British TV nostalgia
• Isle of Man TT

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Food For Thought Radio, Radio Soapbox, Napster, Pink Floyd, David Gilmour, Microsoft Windows, Linux kernel

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