About this episode

The episode discusses home births, whistleblowing in healthcare, and reclaiming personal agency in various aspects of life.

Broadcasts live every Thursday at 8:00p.m. uk time on Radio Soapbox: http://radiosoapbox.com Live on Thursday, 9 April 2026, Eric (heroically croaky) and I opened with a wide‑ranging hour that ran from crop‑circle “plans” and free‑energy folklore to the practical question of how you’d actually release a breakthrough safely—open source, decentralised, and everywhere at once—rather than letting it be buried. That flowed into a bigger theme: taking back agency in everyday life, from transport and tools to status, law, and the creeping bureaucracy that gags common sense. We also played a short Lord Monckton clip to kick the energy-policy hornet’s nest and revisited cultural touchpoints (Chris Rea, the Doobie Brothers, and that chilling monologue from My Dinner with André) as mirrors for the moment. Hour two featured former NHS midwife and whistleblower Victoria Rixon, who set out—plainly and bravely—what she witnessed on the wards: chronic understaffing, policy over care, and the trauma that followed. She made the case for restoring true midwifery and normalising home birth, and we discussed how families can rebuild confidence outside rigid pathways. In hour three, Etta Vogt joined…

People in this episode

Host: Eric

Guests: Victoria Rixon, Etta Vogt

Topics covered

• home births
• whistleblowing
• healthcare
• agency
• bureaucracy
• local solutions
• energy policy

Keywords

• home birth
• whistleblower
• NHS
• agency
• bureaucracy
• energy policy
• local solutions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NHS

Books & works: My Dinner with André

Places: Chicago

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