
The Current Thing
Comedian and commentator Nick Dixon talks to fascinating guests about politics, the culture war, and anything else that comes up.
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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.
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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!
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Steve's X/Twitter: https://x.com/StevenEdginton

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!
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Read his Telegraph articles: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/d/da-de/david-frost

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
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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.
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Produced by The Radical English Gentleman.

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!
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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

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!
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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
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Produced by The Radical English Gentleman: https://open.spotify.com/show/13S52ZW6r5xd3aJSzIzFdN

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.

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!
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His Substack: https://www.northernvariant.co.uk/
Produced by The Westminster Podcast Studio.

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!
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Produced by The Radical English Gentleman.