

The Current Thing
Nick Dixon
Comedian and commentator Nick Dixon talks to fascinating guests about politics, the culture war, and anything else that comes up.
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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!
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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.

May 13, 2024 • 1h 14min
Lionel Shriver - The Left's War on Merit
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
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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.

May 6, 2024 • 54min
Ben Habib - The UK Is Under Threat
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.

Apr 29, 2024 • 1h 23min
Carl Benjamin - Woke, Liberalism, and God
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
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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.

Apr 22, 2024 • 1h 14min
Mark Dolan - Why I Still Believe in Britain
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
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Produced by The Westminster Podcast Studio.

Apr 15, 2024 • 1h 47min
What Richard Dawkins Gets Wrong - Jamie Franklin
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/
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Produced by The Radical English Gentleman.

Apr 8, 2024 • 1h 47min
Tories Ban Conservative Candidates - with 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!
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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.

Apr 2, 2024 • 1h 6min
How Bad Will Labour Be? - with Alex McCarron
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
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Nick's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nickdixoncomedy
Produced by The Radical English Gentleman.

Mar 25, 2024 • 1h 38min
Simon Evans returns!
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.

Mar 18, 2024 • 1h 29min
The Only Way to Save the West - Jamie Franklin
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.


