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Aug 16, 2024 • 1h 47min

UK Riots - with Jamie Franklin

The Rev Dr Jamie Franklin returns to talk to Nick about the UK riots, and two-tier Keir Starmer persecuting the British working class.  This is a crossover episode with Jamie's podcast, Irreverand, so please enjoy this almost two hour chunk of quality podcasting.  Get full episodes of The Current Thing, plus Nick's exclusive solo reaction episodes, all his articles, and of course support the podcast and help us keep doing this work, all for just £5 by going to nickdixon.net Or make a one-off donation here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon Substack: nickdixon.net X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/nickdixoncomic YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon Follow Jamie on X: https://twitter.com/JamieFranklin40 Listen to Jamie's Podcast: https://irreverend.buzzsprout.com Jamie's Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com/
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Jul 29, 2024 • 46min

Steven Edginton - 'I Almost Went to Prison'

Journalist Steven Edginton joins us to discuss: -How he almost went to prison due to an investigation by counter terrorism police -Corruption and bias in the government and Civil Service -His insider knowledge of DEI practices in the workplace -What he has learned from covering politics on the ground in America -His thoughts on the assassination attempt against Trump And loads more! The FULL EPISODE is only available on nickdixon.net So sign up for just £5 a month to watch/listen to this and all our other episodes, and help me keep the show going. Thanks! Get the FULL EPISODE and support the podcast HERE: www.nickdixon.net Make a one-off donation here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon Substack: nickdixon.net X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/nickdixoncomic YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon Steve's X/Twitter: https://x.com/StevenEdginton
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Jul 22, 2024 • 46min

Lord Frost - Why the Tories Failed

Conservative peer and former chief Brexit negotiator Lord Frost returns to the show to discuss: -What went wrong for the Tories in the recent election  -What the future of the Conservative Party looks like -Who he favours as next Tory leader -His views on Nigel Farage and Reform UK -What the country will look like under Labour -How he was 'blocked' from standing as a Tory MP -His thoughts on Trump and the dangers politicians face And lots more! The FULL EPISODE is only available on nickdixon.net So sign up for just £5 a month to watch/listen to this and all our other episodes, and help me keep the show going. Thanks! Get the FULL EPISODE and support the podcast HERE: www.nickdixon.net Make a one-off donation here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon Nick's X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/nickdixoncomic Nick's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon Follow Lord Frost on X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidGHFrost  Read his Telegraph articles: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/d/da-de/david-frost
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Jul 15, 2024 • 38min

Trump Assassination Attempt - My Thoughts

My thoughts on the terrible attack on President Trump, initially for paid subscribers, now releasing as a podcast. I talk about: -hearing the news while on live TV -different theories on how it happened -some shocking reactions from the media and various misguided individuals -what might happen next To get things like this in advance, plus the full episodes of my whole back catalogue of guests, go to: nickdixon.net And sign up for just £5 a month to watch/listen to this and all the other episodes, and help me keep the show going. Thanks! Go HERE: www.nickdixon.net Or you can make a one-off donation here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/nickdixoncomic YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon
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Jul 8, 2024 • 51min

Election Special - with Radical English Gentleman

This week Nick and The Radical English Gentleman (AKA Zoomer Rory) go over all the highs and lows of election night and what it all means for the future of the UK. They discuss: -Reform UK winning 5 seats and Nigel Farage's crushing victory in Clacton -The big Tory candidates who lost their seats  -The future of the Conservative Party  -Whether Labour really have a mandate to rule and loads more! And since it's a Rory episode, there are inevitably a few robust debates, this time about Labour's policy on private education, which leads to Rory arguing against grammar schools, and Nick brutally dismantling his egalitarian assumptions.  The FULL EPISODE is only available on nickdixon.net So sign up for just £5 a month to watch/listen to this and all our other episodes, and help us keep the show going. Thanks! Get the FULL EPISODE and support the podcast HERE: www.nickdixon.net Make a one-off donation here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon Nick's X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/nickdixoncomic Nick's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon Listen to Rory's podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/13S52ZW6r5xd3aJSzIzFdN Follow Rory on X: https://twitter.com/RoryPodcaster Produced by The Radical English Gentleman.
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Jul 1, 2024 • 50min

Eric Kaufmann - How Race Became Sacred

Nick is joined by Professor Eric Kaufmann to discuss his new book, Taboo: How Making Race Sacred Produced a Cultural Revolution. Topics covered include: -Why liberals are more to blame for woke than the radical left  -The problem of 'cultural socialism' -Why emotional taboos are the real source of woke  -How race became a 'sacred' category, and why we need to change that  -The future of free speech  -How policy must be used to create a 'resilient, post-woke society' and loads more! The FULL EPISODE is only available on nickdixon.net So sign up for just £5 a month to watch/listen to this and all our other episodes, and help me keep the show going. Thanks! Get the FULL EPISODE and support the podcast HERE: www.nickdixon.net Make a one-off donation here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon Nick's X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/nickdixoncomic Nick's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon Buy Eric's book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Taboo-Making-Produced-Cultural-Revolution/dp/1800752660 Take his open online course on woke: https://www.buckingham.ac.uk/courses/occasional/woke/ His London MA in the Politics of Cultural Conflict: https://www.buckingham.ac.uk/courses/research/ma-the-politics-of-cultural-conflict-by-research Website: www.sneps.net Substack: https://erickaufmann.substack.com/ University Centre for Heterodox Social Science: www.heterodoxcentre.com
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Jun 24, 2024 • 45min

Auron MacIntyre - The Total State

Nick is joined by Auron MacIntyre to discuss his new book, The Total State. Topics covered include: -Why the US Constitution didn't stop Covid tyranny -How liberal democracy morphed into the oppressive 'Total State' -Why the Total State is woke -How the state uses cancel culture to police public opinion -Auron's views on the Trump trial -What will come next when the global 'progressive' order finally collapses and loads more! The FULL EPISODE is only available on nickdixon.net So sign up for just £5 a month to watch/listen to this and all our other episodes, and help me keep the show going. Thanks! Get the FULL EPISODE and support the podcast HERE: www.nickdixon.net Make a one-off donation here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon Nick's X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/nickdixoncomic Nick's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon Auron's X/Twitter: https://x.com/AuronMacintyre Buy Auron's book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Total-State-Liberal-Democracies-Tyrannies/dp/1684515580/ref=sr_1_1 Auron's show: https://www.blazetv.com/series/5bNqlMQdbu6R-the-auron-macintyre-show Auron's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AuronMacIntyre Produced by The Radical English Gentleman: https://open.spotify.com/show/13S52ZW6r5xd3aJSzIzFdN
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Jun 17, 2024 • 46min

Connor Tomlinson - Why Young Men Aren’t Liberal

Connor Tomlinson of Lotus Eaters discusses Tory betrayal, views on Nigel Farage, and why young men are turning right-wing. They also touch on cancel culture, shifting ideologies among young men, and gender differences in taboo topics.
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Jun 3, 2024 • 43min

Pete North - The Future of the Right

Nick is joined by Pete North (AKA Northern Variant on X/Twitter) to discuss: -The future of conservatism and the right -His forthright views on Nigel Farage and Reform UK -What will happen to the Tory party  -How the next five years of UK politics will look -The political changes sweeping Europe  -How to actually achieve political change in Britain and loads more! Get the FULL EPISODE and support the podcast here: www.nickdixon.net Make a one-off donation here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon Nick's X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/nickdixoncomic Nick's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon Pete's X/Twitter: https://x.com/FUDdaily His Substack: https://www.northernvariant.co.uk/ Produced by The Westminster Podcast Studio.
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May 20, 2024 • 1h 13min

Ashley Frawley - Anti-woke Marxist

Fascinating conversation with the brilliant Dr Ashley Frawley. Topics discussed include: -Why Ashley is still a Marxist -How our neoliberal/postliberal culture went wrong -Why the family is essential in finding meaning -Where woke comes from  -Whether there’ll be a new ‘current thing’ after woke   -Why people fall for fads like gender ideology  -The reason people struggle to accept their own freedom  -Why conspiracy theories are good in moderation  And loads more!  Get full episodes and keep the podcast going by subscribing to Nick's Substack here: www.nickdixon.net Or by buying Nick a digital coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon Nick's X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/nickdixoncomic Nick's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon Ashley's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AshleyAFrawley Ashley's X/Twitter: https://x.com/ashleyafrawley Get Ashley's books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Ashley-Frawley/author/B00JHWKCZA Produced by The Radical English Gentleman.

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