Royal Historian WARNS: "HarperCollins Made Me Cut This"

WATCH FULL VIDEO: https://youtu.be/XkLDYAvj-Ic Subscribe Here: @juliandoreyclips ANDREW'S LINKS: - YT: https://www.youtube.com/@UC2KJT8XOmZu2yNTTeeT8ROQ - BUY HIS BOOKS HERE: https://shorturl.at/SA0ZV - SUBSTACK: https://andrewlownie.substack.com/ - X: https://x.com/andrewlownie?lang=en Andrew Lownie gets candid with Julian about what he considers the single most worrying thing he's come across in his work, before getting into the state of independent journalism — touching on SpyTalk and why he thinks Substack has become such an important platform for writers who can't get certain stories told through traditional channels. Lownie shares a striking detail from his own publishing experience: what HarperCollins required him to remove from one of his books before it could go out, and the difficulty he says he ran into trying to find a publicist willing to work with him in America. He also recounts a recent conversation with a diplomat he spoke to in the Hamptons, which feeds into a broader discussion about Trump and the media — Lownie's view that Trump has become "teflon" in a way that means much of the public simply doesn't react anymore, and what that means for the actual role of the press and writers going forward. He closes by warning against a "boy who cried wolf" dynamic, making the case for why platforms like Substack and independent podcasts matter more now, and what he tries to do differently in his own books. Subscribe for more of Lownie's reporting and his take on the state of journalism today. @juliandoreyclips