The Weekly Sceptic

Welcome to the Weekly Sceptic, episode 79! This week: -We give Toby the right of reply about a controversial piece published by the Daily Sceptic, which led to an X pile-on (formerly known as a Twitter pile-on) -Lee Anderson defects to Reform UK -Will Boris return via the so-called ‘Henley Plot’? -Does David ‘Lord’ Cameron fancy another crack at the Tory leadership? -The Princess of Wales releases a poorly edited family photo, and we explore the various explanations -Plus everyone’s favourite section, Peak Woke! Premium content this week includes: -The Met police’s arrest of a peaceful protestor with a factual sign, and their subsequent strange explanation -Joe Biden’s angry State of the Union speech -The crapness of the Oscars -Our nominations for the most ‘Based’ acts of the week, in the ‘Based Department’
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Welcome to the Weekly Sceptic episode 78! This week: * George Galloway gives Keir Starmer a bloody nose in Rochdale, but can he do lasting damage to Labour’s electoral prospects? * Rishi Sunak tries to make a 'healing' speech celebrating Britain’s 'multi-faith democracy', but fails to revive his party's fortunes * On the even of the Budget, Jeremy Hunt burnishes his credentials as a 'wet' by saying he intends to emulate the 'prudent and responsible' Gordon Brown, who sold half of Britain's gold reserves at the bottom of the market * Plus everyone’s favourite section Peak Woke * Premium content in this week’s episode includes the two-year sentence received by Sam Melia for producing 'far Right' stickers and Trump's Supreme Court victory, which means the Democrats can't keep him off the ballot. * Sign up for all the extra content on our new platform, BASED, at www.basedmedia.org and, if you sign up as a silver or gold member, you can ask Nick and Toby anything you like in their first Zoom call with subscribers this Thursday * This week’s sponsors are Thor Holt! (contact him on www.LinkedIn/in/thorholt  or on WhatsApp: 07906 321593) and the Live-In Care Company www.theliveincarecompany.co.uk or 01189-145300). * To advertise to our large and discerning audience (1.3 million downloads and counting!) drop Toby a line on theweeklysceptic@gmail.com     * You can listen to or watch the podcast www.basedmedia.org    * Donate to the Daily Sceptic www.dailysceptic.org/donate/    * Join the Free Speech Union www.freespeechunion.org/join/    * Listen to Nick’s podcast – The Current Thing –  https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-current-thing/id1671573905    * Subscribe to Nick’s Substack www.nickdixon.substack.com/    * Help Nick keep both of his podcasts going by buying him a coffee  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon    * Produced by Podscapers www.podscapers.com   * Music by Tinderella www.tinderella.info  

Welcome to the Weekly Sceptic episode 77! This week: * Keir Starmer comes under pressure after persuading Lindsay Hoyle to tear up the parliamentary rule book to enable his MPs to kowtow to an islamic mob * Rishi Sunak rescues Starmer by suspending Lee Anderson, enabling the Labour leader to change the subject to the Tory Party's problem with 'Islamophobia' * Meanwhile, the French show us how it's done by deporting a Muslim hate preacher tout suite * Plus everyone’s favourite section Peak Woke * Premium content in this week’s episode includes Charlotte Church claiming 'From the river to the sea' is the Palestinian version of 'Imagine', the self-immolation of an anti-Israel protestor (literally) and Trump saying African-Americans are now supporting him because he's being wrongfully prosecuted (implying that's  a very common experience for black people) * Sign up for all the extra content on our new platform, BASED, here www.basedmedia.org   * This week’s sponsors are Thor Holt! (contact him on LinkedIn/in/thorholt or on WhatsApp: 07906 321593) and the Live-In Care Company www.theliveincarecompany.co.uk or 01189-145300). * To advertise to our large and discerning audience (1.3 million downloads and counting!) drop Toby a line here weeklysceptic@gmail.com    * You can listen to or watch the podcast here www.basedmedia.org   * Donate to the Daily Sceptic here www.dailysceptic.org/donate/   * Join the Free Speech Union here www.freespeechunion.org/join/   * Listen to Nick’s podcast – The Current Thing –  https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-current-thing/id1671573905   * Subscribe to Nick’s Substack here www.nickdixon.substack.com/   * Help Nick keep both of his podcasts going by buying him a coffee here https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon   * Produced by Podscapers www.podscapers.com  * Music by Tinderella www.tinderella.info  

Welcome to the Weekly Sceptic episode 76. This week: * Rishi Sunak reels from two by-election losses, prompting speculation about whether another leader would do better * Sadiq Khan politicises London’s Overground network, giving woke names to four of the six lines in the network * Alexei Navalny is murdered by Putin, rendering his attempt to come across as a seasoned elder statesman in his interview with Tucker Carlson rather pointless * Plus everyone’s favourite section Peak Woke * Premium content in this week’s episode includes Trump’s bizarre decision to start selling trainers, the row between a father and daughter on X and the Based Department, in which Toby and Nick manage to find a few nuggets of soundness in what remains of Great Britain  * Sign up for all the extra content on our new platform, BASED, www.basedmedia.org  * This week’s sponsors are Thor Holt! contact him on https://www.linkedin.com/in/thorholt/ or on WhatsApp: 07906 321593; The Live-In Care Company www.theliveincarecompany.co.uk  or 01189-145300; and Podscapers www.podscapers.com  * To advertise to our large and discerning audience (1.3 million downloads and counting!) drop Toby a line weeklysceptic@gmail.com  * You can listen to or watch the podcast www.basedmedia.org  * Donate to the Daily Sceptic  www.dailysceptic.org/donate/  * Join the Free Speech Union www.freespeechunion.org/join/  * Listen to Nick’s podcast – The Current Thing – https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-current-thing/id1671573905  * Subscribe to Nick’s Substack here [nickdixon.substack.com/] * Help Nick keep both of his podcasts going by buying him a coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon  * Produced by Podscapers www.podscapers.com  * Music by Tinderella www.tinderella.info 

Welcome to The Weekly Sceptic episode 75, live from The Hippodrome in London’s Leicester Square! This week: -Joe Biden comes under heavy scrutiny for his dodgy memory -Trump reveals his radical approach to getting NATO to pay up   -Tucker Carlson gets a history lesson from Vladimir Putin -Keir Starmer accuses Rishi Sunak of playing politics over a tragedy  -Labour candidate Azhar Ali is caught sharing a conspiracy theory about the October 7 attacks -The army introduce crazy woke policies (again) -Elon Musk considers buying Disney  Plus Peak Woke, and an audience Q and A for our premium subscribers! Sign up for all the extra content on our new platform, BASED, here: https://basedmedia.org/    This week's sponsor is Thor Holt! 
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Welcome to The Weekly Sceptic, episode 74! This week: -Toby has all the gossip from Liz Truss’s ‘PopCon’ event  -A criminal who gamed the asylum system commits a despicable chemical attack, yet Gillian Keegan and others claim this is “not really about asylum” -MP Mike Freer steps down due to death threats and an arson attack -Some Premier League clubs appear to be spying on fans for wrongthink, in a massive story broken by the Free Speech Union -Tucker Carlson visits Russia, seemingly to record an interview with Vladimir Putin 
-Tony Blair issues his leadership manual, which many take to be a guide for Keir Starmer — Plus Peak Woke and extra content for our premium subscribers! Sign up for all the extra content on our new platform, BASED, here: https://basedmedia.org/   This week's sponsor is Thor Holt! 
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Welcome to The Weekly Sceptic, episode 73! This week: — As the world creeps ever closer to all-out war, Nick and Toby discuss whether they’d fight for their country — Laurence Fox loses his lawsuit, but why is it libellous to call someone a paedo but not a racist? — After distancing herself from the plot to replace Rishi Sunak, Kemi Badenoch turns out to be in a Tory WhatsApp group called ‘Evil Plotters’ — What accounts for the ideological gender divide and is it possible to have a relationship with a political opponent? — The UN Secretary-General constantly warns us about the ‘global threat’ posed by online ‘hate speech’, but isn't the fact that the UN employs actual terrorists a bigger threat? — Is ‘Stand Off at Eagle Pass’ a genuine news story or a long-forgotten 1940s Western?  — Should Trump really have to pay $83.3 million to EJ Carol? — Plus Peak Woke and, for premium subscribers only, Review the Reviews. Sign up for all the extra content on our new platform, BASED, here: https://basedmedia.org/  Donate to the Daily Sceptic here: https://dailysceptic.org/donate/   Join the Free Speech Union here: https://www.freespeechunion.org/join   To advertise to our large and discerning audience (1.3 million downloads and counting!), drop Toby a line: weeklysceptic@gmail.com   Listen to Nick’s other podcast The Current Thing here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-current-thing/id1671573905   Subscribe to Nick’s Substack here: https://nickdixon.substack.com   Help Nick keep both podcasts going by buying a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon   Music by Tinderella Produced by http://podscapers.com 

Welcome to The Weekly Sceptic, episode 72! This week: — The Illegal Immigration Bill hits choppy waters in House of Lords — From Gauleiter to Gaslighter: Keir Starmer claims Culture War is a figment of the Tory imagination — Can Britain’s strictest headmistress teach Britain how to manage multiculturalism?  — DeSantis pulls up, leaving ‘brown’ Nikki Haley in two-horse race with Trump — Plus Peak Woke and, for premium subscribers only, Review of Reviews Sign up for all the extra content on our new platform, BASED, here: https://basedmedia.org/ Donate to the Daily Sceptic here: https://dailysceptic.org/donate/  Join the Free Speech Union here: https://www.freespeechunion.org/join  To advertise to our large and discerning audience (1.3 million downloads and counting!), drop Toby a line: weeklysceptic@gmail.com  Listen to Nick’s other podcast The Current Thing here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-current-thing/id1671573905  Subscribe to Nick’s Substack here: https://nickdixon.substack.com  Help Nick keep both podcasts going by buying a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon  Music by Tinderella Produced by http://podscapers.com 

Welcome to The Weekly Sceptic, episode 71! This week: - A new YouGov poll predicts an extinction-level event for the Conservatives at the next election unless the party does something radical - Rishi Sunak struggles to quell the growing rebellion over the Rwanda Bill, but would Kemi Badenoch be any better? - Trump wins big in Iowa, Vivek throws in the towel and speculation mounts as to who the Donald will choose as his running mate - Gary Lineker deletes his tweet calling for Israel to be banned from the Euros, claiming he thought he was just retweeting a news story (cue Jimmy Hill chin-rubbing) - James Cleverly bans Hizb al-Tahrir, but is it too little, too late? - Plus Peak Woke and Review of the Reviews Buy a copy of The Very Good News About Wine by Tony Edwards here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Very-Good-News-About-Wine-ebook/dp/B0CP9WP5ND  Contact the Stack Assistant here: thestackassistant@pm.me  Donate to the Daily Sceptic here: https://dailysceptic.org/donate    Join the Free Speech Union here: https://www.freespeechunion.org/join        To advertise to our large and discerning audience (1 million downloads and counting!), drop Toby a line: weeklysceptic@gmail.com          Listen to Nick’s podcast – The Current Thing – by going here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-current-thing/id1671573905            Subscribe to Nick’s Substack here: https://nickdixon.substack.com                    Help Nick keep both of his podcasts going by buying a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon            Music by Tinderella       Produced by Jason Clift

Welcome to The Weekly Sceptic, episode 70! This week: - Carl Borg-Neal wins a stunning victory against woke tyranny, with the help of the FSU  - Paula Vennells agrees to return her CBE for her failure to address the post office scandal  - Rishi Sunak says the General Election will be in the second half of the year
 - Carol Vorderman gets into a spat with Shaun Bailey amidst accusations of misogyny  - Mark Cuban claims DEI is a good thing, and is subsequently called ‘racist’ by Elon Musk - Further Epstein revelations emerge, including some concerning details about Stephen Hawking - Plus the Daily Sceptic’s top stories with Will, and of course Peak Woke!   Donate to the Daily Sceptic here: https://dailysceptic.org/donate         To advertise to our large and discerning audience (1 million downloads and counting!), drop Toby a line: thedailysceptic@gmail.com         Listen to Nick’s podcast – The Current Thing – by going here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-current-thing/id1671573905                 Subscribe to Nick’s Substack here: https://nickdixon.substack.com                   Help Nick keep both of his podcasts going by buying a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon           Music by Tinderella       Produced by Jason Clift