The Zandland Show

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The Zandland Show is a weekly podcast hosted by investigative filmmaker Ben Zand, exploring the stories shaping the world — from the biggest headlines to the ones most people aren’t paying attention to yet. Featuring conversations with journalists, creators and people living extraordinary lives, the show aims to bring clarity and context to the forces shaping modern life.

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Thursday · 28 min
I Met The Number One Tradwife On Onlyfans
Anya Lacey is a conservative influencer who believes women should submit to their husbands, and give up the right to vote. The catch is she’s also an OnlyFans star.To understand the contradictions at the heart of Anya’s life, and to see what really drives her, Ben Zand spent a day in her life.This is HUMAN by ZANDLAND.--HUMAN is a new digital original series presented by Ben Zand. HUMAN takes you inside real lives at the heart of the biggest - and often most uncomfortable - conversations. Challenging perceptions and getting to the truth.Subscribe for more documentaries from inside the worlds shaping our culture.New episodes of HUMAN drop other week.To get all the behind the scenes, subscribe to our newsletter: newsletter.zand.landzand.land | @zandland--Series Director and PresenterBEN ZANDShooting Digital JournalistsFREDDIE NEWMAN + BEN MULLEYStory LeadAYAZ ALIEditorsBEN TOBIN + AYAZ ALI + FREDDIE NEWMAN + BEN MULLEYProduction ManagerGRACE EVANSProduction SecretaryMEGAN WOOLLEYExecutive ProducersBEN ZAND & JOSH REYNOLDSChapters0:00 Intro1:08 A very Tradwife monster truck4:06 Big guns, big views6:09 How's the love life?7:59 Support our journalism8:23 An honest moment9:16 Is a Tradwife on OnlyFans a contradiction?11:41 Interesting pets12:17 The onlyfans zone12:40 A lonely world14:05 Difficult childhood14:50 Deconstructing Anya's views in the Lego room18:42 Hoodie man arrives19:47 What's the dynamic?23:54 1-on-1 with the hoodie man25:05 One last question at an OnlyFans photoshoot
September 16 · 32 min
I Took A Feminist Into A Tradwife's Life
Laura Zachary is one of the UK’s most noteworthy tradwife influencers. She believes women should submit to their husbands, and that they can’t be trusted with the right to vote. She also runs an academy teaching women to become the perfect wives.Sabina Trojanova, also known as GirlVsGlobe, is a prominent content creator who makes video about travel, politics, and society. She’s a feminist.So we brought them together – to take Sabina into Laura’s tradwife academy and see if there’s anything they can learn from one another.Along the way, we discovered an interesting insight into Laura’s relationship with her husband, right-wing influencer Zion Zachary.This is a story about bridging divides and trying to find nuance in the extremes.This is HUMAN by ZANDLAND.--HUMAN is a new digital original series presented by Ben Zand. HUMAN takes you inside real lives at the heart of the biggest - and often most uncomfortable - conversations. Challenging perceptions and getting to the truth.Subscribe for more documentaries from inside the worlds shaping our culture.New episodes of HUMAN drop other week.To get all the behind the scenes, subscribe to our newsletter: newsletter.zand.landzand.land | @zandland--Series Director and PresenterBEN ZANDShooting Digital JournalistBEN MULLEYShooting Digital JournalistFREDDIE NEWMANStory LeadAYAZ ALIEditorsBEN TOBIN + AYAZ ALIProduction ManagerGRACE EVANSTeam AssistantELEANOR PHEEProduction SecretaryMEGAN WOOLLEYEdit AssistantJOSH LEVETTExecutive ProducersBEN ZAND & JOSH REYNOLDS
September 1 · 47 min
I Met The Tradwife Who Thinks Women Shouldn't Vote
Savanna Stone is one of the internet’s most divisive tradwife influencers. She says women shouldn’t have the right to vote, wives should submit to their husbands, and that her ideal form of government would be a Christian monarchy.So Ben Zand spent a week inside her world.What started as an attempt to understand Savanna quickly became something much bigger. Behind the viral clips was her husband Noah, a team turning controversy into millions of views, and a previously undisclosed millionaire backer who says he helped build Andrew Tate’s War Room.With unprecedented access to Savanna, her inner circle, her supporters and the people behind her rise, Ben tries to understand what is really driving the tradwife movement — and who is funding it.This is HUMAN by ZANDLAND.--HUMAN is a new digital original series presented by Ben Zand. The world feels more divided than ever. HUMAN takes you inside real lives at the heart of the biggest - and often most uncomfortable - conversations. Challenging perceptions, bridging divides, and getting to the truth.Subscribe for more documentaries from inside the worlds shaping our culture.New episodes of HUMAN drop other week.To get all the behind the scenes, subscribe to our newsletter: newsletter.zand.landzand.land | @zandland--Series Director and PresenterBEN ZANDShooting Digital JournalistBEN MULLEYJunior Digital JournalistFREDDIE NEWMANConsultantAYAZ ALIEditorsCARRICK KEATING + BEN LISTER + AYAZ ALI + BEN MULLEYProduction ManagerGRACE EVANSTeam AssistantELEANOR PHEEProduction SecretaryMegan WoolleyAdditional ResearchLloyd GriffithsExecutive ProducersBEN ZAND & JOSH REYNOLDS--Chapters:0:00 Intro1:28 Turning Point USA's Women's Leadership Summit2:52 My not-trad-wife3:47 Inside Savanna Stone's hotel room5:14 Is Savanna Stone a Tradwife?6:38 Meeting Savanna's husband8:06 Support our journalism8:32 Fighting feminism with the main-stream media9:48 The "Good Wife" and her fans11:45 Does she believe it?12:58 The Noah Stone Interview16:21 Savanna's manager reveals the millionaire18:23 Savanna's Speech21:02 A world of wealth22:33 The Tradwife social media factory24:29 Do women want to vote?26:21 A coffee run challenge28:51 Interviewing the millionaire funding a war on women's rights32:14 A very trad photo shoot33:21 So many questions35:51 The first awkward conversation37:19 Getting humbled by a tradwife in the gym on her 21st birthday38:41 Ghosted by the ghost39:39 The good wife podcast42:14 Challenging Cory the millionaire44:33 What happened next
April 16 · 1 hr 7 min
The Gooner Interview
After our documentary on the dark internet subculture of "gooning" got such a huge reaction, we decided to bring our anonymous subject Declan back. In this unfiltered follow-up, we made him face the internet. We put your most brutal, honest, and difficult questions directly to him. Let us know what you thought of his answers in the comments.
March 27 · 25 min
Inside The Lives Of The World's Most Dangerous Men
I’ve been investigating drug lords and cartel kingpins for years now, and I’ve learnt a lot. In this video I’m going to talk about my experiences spending time with them, and explain why the most scary thing about them is often just how normal they seem. Below I’ve put links to the full documentaries I talk about during this video - if you haven’t seen them yet give them a watch: Mexico’s Cartels During Covid: https://youtu.be/M2IQuXbExjU?si=f0Ywgkk6DZJTHBFJ Documentary with Cartel Boss Luis: https://youtu.be/af925sKzIAo?si=0Fehy1m3FJp2XRci Lebanese Drug Lord: https://youtu.be/Q5LArSl6UkY?si=aCa9itFX4Ighpo2E El Salvador MS13 Documentary: https://youtu.be/lNWM3jP214I?si=r63mGlm1vHCyaw0x
March 19 · 53 min
We Put the Internet’s Questions to an Incel
We're putting your questions to T from our last documentary “Inside the Incels Who Rent Girlfriends”. If you haven't had a chance to watch it yet check it out on our YouTube channel. Let us know what you think, and if you’ve got a message for T drop it down below too as he said he’s going to read all the comments (again).
March 12 · 24 min
Does Anybody Care About Truth Anymore?
Can storytelling actually make a difference? In a post-truth world where it’s often impossible to hold politicians or the mega-wealthy accountable, it can sometimes feel like it isn’t. This week I’m trying to get to the bottom of this question with the director of The Voice of Hind Rajab, Kaouther Ben Hania. If you haven’t already, watch the full film now on Apple TV: https://tv.apple.com/lu/movie/the-voice-of-hind-rajab/umc.cmc.26sbzanlmf6pcvyuaaew7e8wp
March 12 · 22 min
Why is Looksmaxxing Ruining the Internet?
Searches for "looksmaxxing" on Google have doubled since October 2025. Clavicular has just been profiled by GQ and The New York Times. In this video, I'm trying to understand what's behind that rise, from the dark corners of the internet right into the mainstream, as well as breaking down some of the strange words they use, and reflect on my own experiences speaking to people on the extreme edge of these online communities.
March 12 · 14 min
Iran Is Reaching Breaking Point — What Happens Next?
Iran war news is moving fast after the US and Israel attacked Tehran resulting in the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, escalating tensions between the US and Iran and raising fears of a wider Middle East war, as well as World War 3, with explosions reported as far as Dubai. As Trump comments on the attack and global leaders respond, the world is watching for Iran live updates: what this means with the Iran leader death, to find out the future of the regime, and see whether this conflict spirals further. I’m Ben Zand, a British-Iranian journalist, and in this video I break down the latest Iran news — what we know about the attack, what’s happening inside Iran right now, how the country is being run after the Supreme Leader’s death, and what ordinary Iranians are feeling as the war narrative grows. This isn’t just about headlines or Trump statements — it’s about what really happens next for Iran.
March 12 · 26 min
The Truth About the Manosphere (After 5 Years Investigating)
I’ve made documentaries on looksmaxxers, incels, gooners and the rent-a-girlfriend industry. Today, I'm breaking down why people fall into black pill ideology, and what I’ve learnt about modern masculinity in the digital age. The truth about the manosphere - 5 years in the making. Manosphere, manosphere explained, manosphere documentary, manosphere investigation, red pill community, red pill ideology, black pill, incel culture, men’s rights movement, MGTOW, pickup artists, PUA, toxic masculinity, male self improvement, clavicular, Clavicular, looksmaxxer, mogger, modern masculinity.

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