The Current Thing

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.

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.

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.