Andrew Gold (journalist)

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Andrew Gold
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Andrew Gold in London, 2025
Born
Andrew David Gold

(1989-03-21) 21 March 1989 (age 36)
Watford, England
Alma mater University of Leeds
Occupation(s)Journalist, YouTuber, filmmaker, author, podcaster
Known for YouTube
FatherNeil Gold
RelativesMichael Gold (brother)
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Years active2023–present
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Subscribers656,000
Views63 million
Last updated: November 8, 2025
Website andrewgoldheretics.com

Andrew Gold (born Andrew David Gold in 1989) is a British journalist, YouTuber, filmmaker, author and podcaster. [1]

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Early life

Gold was born in Watford at Watford General Hospital on March 21, 1989. Gold and his family moved to Carpenders Park after nine years of living in Elstree. He attended St John’s School, Merchant Taylor's and later studied English literature at the University of Leeds. [2] [3] His father is Neil Gold with a younger brother named Michael. [4] His father legally changed the family surname from Goldstein to Gold, hoping to avoid antisemitism. [4]

One of Gold's first jobs out of university that spurred his interest in filmmaking was working at the online division of The Sun . A fan of filmmaker Louis Theroux, Gold persuaded a Sun junior editor to use one of the publication's cameras to film Gold walking through Covent Garden with the subject of the video being how easy it was to get a date on Valentine's Day. [3]

Gold, in addition to speaking five languages, is a fan of the English football club Tottenham Hotspur F.C., and has described himself as "an atheist Jew." [1]

Journalism

Gold has written for such publications as UnHerd , [5] Vice , [6] Jewish News , [4] HuffPost [7] and the BBC. [8]

Filmmaking

Gold's documentaries have been broadcast on networks such as HBO and the BBC. [1]

In 2018, Gold produced his first BBC documentary, Exorcism: The Battle for Young Minds, after spending nearly six years in Argentina. [3]

YouTube career

In 2023, Gold launched his YouTube podcast entitled, Heretics. [1] [9]

Gold later revealed in the media the motivation for creating Heretics came after rejection by fifty production companies. [1]

Controversy

In a 2013 HuffPost column, Gold, who is Jewish, defended the right of UK football fans to use the ethnic slur "Yid" when directed at players. [7]

On September 15, 2025, Gold shared a viral personal encounter on X that showed, in Gold's opinion, the patriotism of Indian people living in the United Kingdom. Gold said in the post that he went to an Indian restaurant and the owner, a Hindu man, would not let Gold pay for his meal after having seen him on YouTube. The owner then informed Gold that he had wanted to attend Tommy Robinson 's September 14, 2025 London rally protesting excessive immigration yet had to work. Gold also posted that he had wanted to take a photograph of the owner to put on social media. Despite the owner loving the idea, Gold ultimately decided against taking the man's photo for fear of reprisals. Jokingly, the owner told Gold that would be fine since he had insurance. Gold wrote in the post, "There are so many patriotic Indians in the UK. They love this country. I love them." [10]

Media

In 2023, Gold was interviewed for The Atlantic by Helen Lewis who had been a guest on Gold's podcast; the episode was demonitized for violating YouTube's policies. Gold was critical of YouTube's demonetization policy. [11]

In 2024, Gold's non-fiction book The Psychology of Secrets: My Adventures with Murderers, Cults and Influencers was published by Pan Macmillan. [1] [12] [13]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Galbinski, Alex (April 17, 2024). "The Jewish Podcaster with too many secrets". Jewish News .
  2. ↑ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2025-11-10.
  3. 1 2 3 Lacey-Davidson, Mattie (26 August 2018). "Documentary on Argentinian exorcist shown by BBC". Watford Observer .
  4. 1 2 3 Gold, Andrew (November 23, 2021). "The Y-word: an antisemitic slur or a victim of social justice sensitivities?". Jewish News.
  5. ↑ Gold, Andrew (January 28, 2022). "Inside Germany's paedophile experiment". UnHerd .
  6. ↑ Gold, Andrew (December 14, 2015). "Ken crucificado y Nuestra Señora de Barbie". Vice (in Spanish).
  7. 1 2 Gold, Andrew (15 November 2013). "Why Spurs Fans Must Never Stop Singing The Y-Word". HuffPost .
  8. ↑ Gold, Andrew (23 August 2018). "What I learned when I met a real life exorcist". BBC.
  9. ↑ "'The Islamo-left must be confronted'". Spiked . 19 April 2024.
  10. ↑ "Indians in UK are patriotic: British journalist's viral post amid anti-immigration stir". New Delhi: India Today. September 15, 2025.
  11. ↑ Lewis, Helen (March 10, 2023). "What You Can't Say on YouTube". The Atlantic .
  12. ↑ "The Psychology of Secrets: My Adventures with Murderers, Cults and Influencers". Pan Macmillan.
  13. ↑ The Bookseller Editorial Team (December 14, 2023). "Pan Mac scoops deep dive on secrets by Heretics host Gold". The Bookseller . Archived from the original on December 14, 2023.
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