rant · moment 13 of 17
Watching David Icke's Wembley Arena Speech
from Gash Digital · #56
Audio-only archive episode — no video to seek.
8 minThey play and mock clips of David Icke's live Wembley arena lecture, from his rambling football anecdote opener to his pseudoscientific 'heart coherence' pitch and his $40 paywalled section two, marveling at his salesmanship despite a surprisingly modest net worth.
- 55:52David Icke walks on stage in a yellow shirt at Wembley Arena, absolutely un-guy looking.
- 56:08Icke opens with a rambling story about playing five-a-side football at Wembley as a 15-year-old, losing 3-0 to Manchester City.
- 57:26Tim watches Icke present a chart comparing frustration and appreciation that looks like a seismogram for an earthquake.
- 57:39Thousands of people at Wembley Arena are convinced by Icke, which reminds Tim of Gary Fong, a wedding photographer selling $300 DVDs.
- 58:29The Wembley Arena holds about 12,500 people, meaning roughly 10,000-12,000 are watching Icke's presentation.
- 59:04Icke describes society as a 'global factory of emotional states' designed to keep people in 'heart incoherence'—pure semantic bullshit, according to Tim.
- 59:56In the middle of his speech, Icke announces Section Two will explain everything in detail for an additional $40.
- 1:00:27Tim argues there's no point arguing with a guy like Icke because he's been able to have the last laugh no matter what.
- 1:00:54Celebrity net worth lists David Icke at $500,000, which Tim finds impossibly low for someone filling Wembley Arena.
- 1:02:59Gary Fong is a wedding photographer who sold expensive secrets on how to make money in wedding photography—a con man Tim fell for in his younger years.
David IckeGary FongWembleyInstitute of HeartMathL. Ron HubbardWarren Buffett