Andrew Gold (journalist)
British journalist and podcaster
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Andrew David Gold (born 1989)[citation needed] is a British Jewish journalist, YouTuber, filmmaker, author and podcaster.[1]
21 March 1989
Andrew Gold | |
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| Born | Andrew David Gold 21 March 1989 Watford, Hertfordshire, England |
| Education | Merchant Taylors' School |
| Alma mater | University of Leeds (BA) |
| Occupations | Journalist, YouTuber, filmmaker, author, podcaster |
| Known for | YouTube |
| YouTube information | |
| Channel | |
| Years active | 2023–present |
| Genres | |
| Subscribers | 768,000 |
| Views | 83 million |
| Last updated: March 19, 2026 | |
| Website | andrewgoldheretics |
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] Gold is Jewish. 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 speaks five languages, including French, Spanish, Portuguese and German, following stints in France, Colombia, Brazil and Germany.[1] He is a fan of the English football club Tottenham Hotspur F.C., and has described himself as "an atheist Jew."[1]
Journalism
Filmmaking
YouTube career
In 2023, Gold launched his YouTube podcast entitled, Heretics. Gold has stated his motivation for creating Heretics came from rejection by fifty production companies.[1]
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.[9]
In 2024, Gold's non-fiction book The Psychology of Secrets: My Adventures with Murderers, Cults and Influencers was published by Pan Macmillan.[1][10][11]
In 2026, Gold debated with far-right activist Steve Laws, whom Gold described as "Britain's biggest racist".[12]