The Current Thing

Academic Agent joins us for an epic podcast on a broad range of topics, including: -His theory that the Regime will ‘put the woke away’ -What would have happened if Jeremy Corbyn had won the General Election  -Why platforms like GB News should stop talking about woke all the time -Who are the actual ruling elite, and what scares them? -The alarming extent of the CIA’s role in shaping politics  -The surprising origins of the liberal left  -The extraordinary continued influence of Tony Blair  -His views on the WEF -The political significance of the Iraq war -How the elites use ‘containment’ to neuter potential threats  -Why elite theory is so relevant to how we experience politics today  -Whether Trump represents a genuine threat to the current Regime -Whether Elon Musk and his allies could form a new elite  -What the world will be like if wokeness goes away -How the Tories have shattered the illusion of democracy  -Whether an Islamic party could take over in the UK -His theory of the ‘boomer truth regime’ -The pros and cons of being a 'Xennial' -How to win the culture war  And more! AA's Links: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AcademicAgent Substack: https://forbiddentexts.substack.com/ Online courses: https://www.academic-agency.com/ X: https://twitter.com/OGRolandRat Nick's Links: X: https://twitter.com/nickdixoncomic Substack: nickdixon.substack.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon Keep the podcast going by buying Nick a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon Produced by Rory Jacobs.

Paul Cox returns to talk about the chaos in parliament, the suspension of Lee Anderson, and the future of Islam in the UK. It is a lot more fun than those topics would suggest! Paul's X: https://twitter.com/PaulCoxComedy Paul's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@paulcoxcomedy Paul's comedy clubs: https://www.epiccomedy.co.uk/ Nick's X: https://twitter.com/nickdixoncomic Nick's Substack: nickdixon.substack.com Nick's YouTube (with all Current Thing episodes): https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon Keep the podcast going by buying Nick a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon Produced by Rory Jacobs.

This week Nick and Zoomer Rory discuss: -The Tory by-election defeats in Wellingborough and Kingswood -The silent disco at Canterbury Cathedral -The meaning of Lent -The Girls Gone Bible viral clip  And loads more! Nick's X: https://twitter.com/nickdixoncomic Nick's Substack: https://nickdixon.substack.com Nick's YouTube (with all Current Thing episodes): https://www.youtube.com/@nickdixoncomedy Keep the podcast going by buying Nick a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon Rory's podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/13S52ZW6r5xd3aJSzIzFdN Rory's X: https://twitter.com/RoryPodcaster Produced by Rory Jacobs.

Nick is interviewed by Professor Edward Dutton of The Jolly Heretic about the decline of comedy. This interview was previously only available behind a paywall at https://www.jollyheretic.com, but Ed has kindly allowed us to release it here.   Follow Ed on X: https://twitter.com/jollyheretic YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheJollyHeretic Substack: https://www.jollyheretic.com/ Nick's X: https://twitter.com/nickdixoncomic Nick's Substack: https://nickdixon.substack.com Nick's YouTube (with all Current Thing episodes): https://www.youtube.com/@nickdixoncomedy Keep the podcast going by buying Nick a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon Produced by Rory Jacobs.

Awesome conversation with OG of the Red Pill John Sonmez, of Bulldog Mindset, a YouTube channel and membership site he took to 360k subscribers. John talks about: -His incredible physical and mental transformation -His friendship with Andrew Tate and what he thinks of him now -How he became one of the founders of the Red Pill movement and why he left it  -How he got cancelled by the tech industry  -Why he is no longer a Christian -How feminism has ruined life for women -Why divorce is no excuse not to get married -The three fears every man needs to conquer -His take on Donald Trump and the US election  -His views on the future of Woke And loads more! This may well be our best episode yet.  John's website: https://bulldogmindset.com/ Bulldog Mindset V2 YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@BulldogMindsetV2 Better Than Perfect podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@betterthanperfectpodcast Original Bulldog Mindset YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@BulldogMindsetArchive Nick's X: https://twitter.com/nickdixoncomic Nick's Substack: https://nickdixon.substack.com Nick's YouTube (with all Current Thing episodes): https://www.youtube.com/@nickdixoncomedy Keep the podcast going by buying Nick a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon Produced by Rory Jacobs.

Our old friend Leo Kearse returns to talk about: -Why no one wants to join the army -The plot to oust Rishi Sunak  -The future of party politics in the UK  -Why he still prefers DeSantis to Trump -Events in Texas and the possible civil war in America -The decline of DEI -The birth rate problem   And loads more! Nick's X: https://twitter.com/nickdixoncomic Nick's Substack: https://nickdixon.substack.com Nick's YouTube (with all Current Thing episodes): https://www.youtube.com/@nickdixoncomedy Keep the podcast going by buying Nick a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon Subscribe to Leo's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeoKearse Follow Leo on X: https://twitter.com/LeoKearse Produced by Rory Jacobs.

This week Nick debates Rory on their respective predictions for 2024. They discuss: -Why Zoomers are so useless -Whether Reform can take over from The Conservative Party -Israel vs Palestine -DEI, and the Claudine Gay scandal at Harvard -Whether woke will be defeated in 2024 -Trump vs Biden  And loads more! Nick's X: https://twitter.com/nickdixoncomic Nick's Substack: https://nickdixon.substack.com Nick's YouTube (with all Current Thing episodes): https://www.youtube.com/@nickdixoncomedy Keep the podcast going by buying Nick a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon Rory's podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/13S52ZW6r5xd3aJSzIzFdN Rory's X: https://twitter.com/RoryPodcaster Produced by Rory Jacobs.

Slightly different episode today. The Rev Dr Jamie Franklin considers Nick's many mental health problems from a Christian perspective. There is also banter. Nick and Jamie talk about: -Whether Christians should ever get depressed -Demonic possession and exorcisms   -Whether feminism is rooted in the occult -St Paul and St John of the Cross’s views on mental health -Jamie's fear of not having enough time to do everything -New Year's Resolutions -Why Nick is like Roy Keane Follow Jamie on X: https://twitter.com/JamieFranklin40 Listen to Jamie's Podcast: https://irreverend.buzzsprout.com Jamie's Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com/ Nick's X: https://twitter.com/nickdixoncomic Nick's Substack: https://nickdixon.substack.com Nick's YouTube (with all Current Thing episodes): https://www.youtube.com/@nickdixoncomedy Keep the podcast going by buying Nick a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon Produced by Jason Clift.

Fascinating conversation with demographer and author Paul Morland, on one of the most important problems facing humanity: the collapse of birth rates. Paul talks about: -Why the elites still believe in the overpopulation myth  -How we can solve the fertility problem  -The reasons people stop having children  -Why immigration does not work as a substitute for adequate birth rates -The failure of our politicians to tackle this crucial issue -His views on the wider culture war  And loads more! Paul's website: https://www.paulmorland.co.uk/ Paul's X account: https://twitter.com/MorlandDemog Nick's X: https://twitter.com/nickdixoncomic Nick's Substack: https://nickdixon.substack.com Nick's YouTube (with all Current Thing episodes): https://www.youtube.com/@nickdixoncomedy Keep the podcast going by buying Nick a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon Produced by Jason Clift.

In a special one-off show, Nick becomes the guest and is interviewed by Rory Jacobs of the Radical English Gentleman podcast. It turns out to be Nick's most personal interview ever. Nick talks about: -His childhood -Why he started comedy  -Why he defends Andrew Tate -What Christianity means to him -The biggest problem facing the UK And loads more! Nick's X: https://twitter.com/nickdixoncomic Nick's Substack: https://nickdixon.substack.com Nick's YouTube (with all Current Thing episodes): https://www.youtube.com/@nickdixoncomedy Keep the podcast going by buying Nick a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon Rory's podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/13S52ZW6r5xd3aJSzIzFdN Rory's X: https://twitter.com/RoryPodcaster Produced by Rory Jacobs.