The Current Thing

Highly acclaimed author and commentator Lionel Shriver discusses her new novel, 'Mania'. Topics include: -Why she choose IQ as the topic of her new book  -Why the left are ‘obsessed with sameness’ -Where ideological ‘manias’ come from and what the next hysteria will be  -The flawed thinking behind ‘social justice’  -The literary influences on her writing  -Why some people conform with social fads and others do not  -The inherent contradictions of woke -Losing friends due to the culture war -Her views on euthanasia -Who she will vote for in the US election And loads more!  Get full episodes and ask future guests questions by subscribing to Nick's Substack here: www.nickdixon.net Keep the podcast going 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 Buy Lionel's book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mania-latest-novel-award-winning-author/dp/0008658676/ref=sr_1_1_sspa Read her column: https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/lionel-shriver/ Produced by The Radical English Gentleman.

Deputy leader of Reform UK Ben Habib joins Nick to discuss:  -Why Reform UK allowed leftist activists to cancel its candidates -How to tackle immigration  -Why woke and DEI have got to stop -How to fix the UK's economy -His views on Net Zero  -Why voting Reform is not just a vote for Labour  -Whether Reform UK is actually a conservative party -How close Britain is to becoming a third world country  -Why he got into politics  -The 'seismic event' he believes can happen if Reform keep polling well  And loads more! Get the full episode and ask guests questions by subscribing to Nick's Substack here: www.nickdixon.net Keep the podcast going 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 Ben's X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/benhabib6 Ben's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BenHabibLondon Reform UK website: https://www.reformparty.uk/ Produced by The Westminster Podcast Studio.

Carl Benjamin AKA Sargon returns to the podcast for a fascinating and wide-ranging discussion on: -Whether it could become illegal to be a conservative -Why liberalism leads to communism -Whether woke will be 'put away' or not -The ironic flaws of diversity casting -Whether things like the Cass Review will change anything in the culture war -Why Labour might actually be better than the Tories -Why feminists hate women  -Whether Trump can effect real change if he wins again  -How the media destroys the democratic process -Why he is still an atheist  And loads more! Ask future guests questions and receive exclusive video responses by subscribing to Nick's Substack here: www.nickdixon.net Donate 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 Carl's X/Twitter: @Sargon_of_Akkad  Lotus Eaters: https://www.lotuseaters.com https://www.youtube.com/@ThePodcastoftheLotusEaters Produced by The Westminster Podcast Studio.

GB News presenter and comedian Mark Dolan drops by our new studio to chat with Nick about: -The future of GB News  -How Covid woke him up  -How to fix the immigration problem -Whether he has changed his mind on Brexit -How to win the culture war  -His thoughts on Liz Truss's time as PM -Why he is still optimistic about Britain -The state of comedy in a woke world -How he keeps a positive mindset -Why he always insures his white goods... And loads more! Mark's X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrmarkdolan Mark's podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-mark-dolan-way/id1669065671 Keep the podcast going by subscribing or donating! You can ask future guests questions and receive exclusive video responses by subscribing to Nick's Substack here:  Subscribe to Nick's Substack: www.nickdixon.net Buy Nick a digital coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon Nick's X: https://twitter.com/nickdixoncomic Nick's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon Produced by The Westminster Podcast Studio.

The Rev Dr Jamie Franklin returns for his best episode yet! Nick and Jamie discuss: -Richard Dawkins' comments on 'cultural Christianity' -Pascal's wager -What Toby Young and David Starkey get wrong about Christianity -Whether Christianity leads to wokeness -The failures of liberalism -The flaws in the atheist argument for the beginning of the universe -The questionable foundations of the 'New Atheism' movement -Whether Michael Jackson was innocent   And loads more!  Follow Jamie on X: https://twitter.com/JamieFranklin40 Listen to Jamie's Podcast: https://irreverend.buzzsprout.com Jamie's Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com/ Keep the podcast going by subscribing or donating! Subscribe to Nick's Substack: www.nickdixon.net Buy Nick a digital coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon Nick's X: https://twitter.com/nickdixoncomic Nick's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nickdixoncomedy Produced by The Radical English Gentleman.

This week Nick and The Radical English Gentleman (AKA Woke Zoomer Rory) discuss: -The William Wragg sext scandal -Angela Rayner's lies about her house -How the Tories keep conservative candidates out of the party -Rishi's Adidas Sambas -Reform UK dropping more candidates, and whether Farage will return -The death of British aid workers in Gaza, and whether Boris Johnson is a warmonger -Richard Dawkins' comments on regretting the decline of Christianity And loads more! Keep the podcast going by subscribing or donating! Subscribe to Nick's Substack: www.nickdixon.net Buy Nick a digital coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon Nick's X: https://twitter.com/nickdixoncomic Nick's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nickdixoncomedy The Radical English Gentleman podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/13S52ZW6r5xd3aJSzIzFdN Follow Rory on X: https://twitter.com/RoryPodcaster Produced by The Radical English Gentleman.

Hope you had a great Easter. We had a very short Easter break, hence this coming out a day late. But it is a great discussion with based genius filmmaker and friend of the podcast, Alexander McCarron. We discuss: -Sunak's disastrous poll numbers, and what it all means -How authoritarian / effective a Labour government will be -Whether we are stuck in an 'inverse Greta' doomer bubble -Scotland's new hate crime law -What Reform UK get wrong And loads more! Follow Alex on X: https://twitter.com/alexmaccaroon Keep the podcast going by subscribing or donating! Subscribe to Nick's Substack: www.nickdixon.net Buy Nick a digital coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon Nick's X: https://twitter.com/nickdixoncomic Nick's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nickdixoncomedy Produced by The Radical English Gentleman.

Simon Evans returns to talk about: -Scotland's insane new hate crime law -Whether woke is ending -The survival chances of Rishi Sunak -Whether Trump is a real threat to the deep state -The pros and cons of liberal democracy -Aristocracy vs meritocracy and loads more! Follow Simon on X: https://twitter.com/TheSimonEvans Go to his website: https://thesimonevans.com Keep the podcast going by subscribing or donating! Subscribe to Nick's Substack: www.nickdixon.net Buy Nick a digital coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon Nick's X: https://twitter.com/nickdixoncomic Nick's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nickdixoncomedy Produced by The Radical English Gentleman.

The Rev Dr Jamie Franklin returns for a fascinating episode that will be enjoyed by atheists, Christians, and probably even pagans. We exam a number of pressing social, spiritual, and ethical issues with the benefit of Jamie’s wider philosophical insights. Topics discussed include: -Justin Welby’s pathetic endorsement of Ramadan at the expense of any Christian message -Keir Starmer’s terrifying intention to legalise euthanasia in Britain   -Rishi Sunak’s spiritually bereft woolly liberalism  -Christianity vs paganism  -The benefits of aristocracy over meritocracy  -The OnlyFans girls who went viral after announcing her conversation to Christianity  -The true meaning of Lent -Why only Christianity can save the West And loads more!  Follow Jamie on X: https://twitter.com/JamieFranklin40 Listen to Jamie's Podcast: https://irreverend.buzzsprout.com Jamie's Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com/ Subscribe to Nick's Substack: nickdixon.net Keep the podcast going by buying Nick a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon Nick's X: https://twitter.com/nickdixoncomic Nick's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nickdixoncomedy Produced by The Radical English Gentleman.

This week Nick and The Radical English Gentleman (AKA Zoomer Rory) discuss: -Rory's observations on the ground at George Galloway's Rochdale campaign -The Met Police's dubious arrest of a man with a factual sign about Hamas -The attack on the Lord Balfour painting  -The shocking revelations about WPATH -Biden's bizarre State of the Union speech And more! Subscribe to Nick's Substack: nickdixon.net Keep the podcast going by buying Nick a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon Nick's X: https://twitter.com/nickdixoncomic Nick's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nickdixoncomedy The Radical English Gentleman podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/13S52ZW6r5xd3aJSzIzFdN Rory's X: https://twitter.com/RoryPodcaster Produced by The Radical English Gentleman.