Brian Rose (born May 1971) is an American-born British podcaster based in London. He is the host of London Real, a podcast and former

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channel he founded in 2011.

Early life and career

Brian Rose was born in

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, United States, in May 1971. His early career was as a banker in New York City and London. Rose has described how he became addicted to alcohol and then other drugs, including a heroin overdose in 2001. He moved to London in 2002 and stopped using drugs, becoming a British citizen in 2007.

Career

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In 2011, Rose founded the podcast and YouTube channel London Real. As of 2020, he was its host and CEO, with the channel having two million subscribers. Guests on the show have included

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and

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. His most popular video was with

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where they discuss sexual exercises for men. Rose has also conducted interviews with

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, in one of which Icke falsely claimed a link between the

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and 5G mobile phone networks. The video was later removed from YouTube, Facebook, and Spotify. Rose has said about the interview: "I'm proud we broadcast it. We fought against censorship last year because I want people to have these discussions and I want to have them out in the open... By no means do I agree with everything he says.""Brian Rose, the American who wants to be London mayor" by Damian Whitworth, ''The Times'' (London), 31 March 2021 While interviewing Icke, Rose said, "I personally don't believe the Coronavirus was created by a third party. I do think it occurred naturally. I do believe in the science and I do believe in vaccines". Rose has, however, described the United Kingdom government's COVID-19 response as "disproportionate". Along with London Real, Rose set up an academy offering courses on public speaking, business, and motivation. ''

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'' reported that Rose's "Business Accelerator" programmes have been criticised by past customers. In 2020, the only active company registered in Rose's name was Longstem Limited. YouTube closed the London Real channel in September 2023.

Politics

In the US, Rose originally voted Democratic and then became a Republican. He did not vote in the 2016 London mayoral or

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s. Rose stood in the 2021 London mayoral and

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for his own London Real Party. On 24 January 2021, Rose and six of his staff were fined by police for breaking lockdown rules while filming promotional material for his campaign. He was criticised in the election for his hosting of

on London Real. He finished seventh with 31,111 votes in the mayoral election, while his party finished 11th on the London-wide list with 18,395 votes. Rose declared himself as a candidate in the

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. He finished last with 7,501 votes, 0.3% of all votes cast.

Personal life

Rose is married to Mariana, originally from Bulgaria. She has a daughter from a previous relationship, and they have two sons.

References

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