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

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

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English


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Ben Habib - The UK Is Under Threat

5/6/2024
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.

Duration:00:53:44

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Carl Benjamin - Woke, Liberalism, and God

4/29/2024
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.

Duration:01:22:48

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Mark Dolan - Why I Still Believe in Britain

4/22/2024
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.

Duration:01:14:26

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What Richard Dawkins Gets Wrong - Jamie Franklin

4/15/2024
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.

Duration:01:47:08

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Tories Ban Conservative Candidates - with Radical English Gentleman

4/8/2024
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.

Duration:01:46:34

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How Bad Will Labour Be? - with Alex McCarron

4/2/2024
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.

Duration:01:06:28

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Simon Evans returns!

3/25/2024
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.

Duration:01:37:39

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The Only Way to Save the West - Jamie Franklin

3/18/2024
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.

Duration:01:28:59

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Met Police Tyranny - with The Radical English Gentleman

3/11/2024
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.

Duration:01:17:34

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Academic Agent - Putting the Woke Away

3/4/2024
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.

Duration:02:03:10

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Paul Cox returns!

2/26/2024
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.

Duration:01:15:26

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Tory By-election WIPEOUT - with Rory Jacobs

2/19/2024
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.

Duration:01:03:30

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Nick Interviewed by The Jolly Heretic!

2/12/2024
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.

Duration:00:57:22

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John Sonmez - How to Be a Man

2/5/2024
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.

Duration:01:47:19

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Leo Kearse returns!

1/29/2024
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.

Duration:01:05:25

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Will the Tories Be Destroyed? - 2024 Predictions with Rory Jacobs

1/22/2024
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.

Duration:01:41:34

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Rev Jamie Franklin - Christianity and Mental Health

1/15/2024
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.

Duration:01:29:16

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Paul Morland - The Birth Rate Collapse

1/8/2024
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.

Duration:01:06:47

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Nick Interviewed by a Zoomer!

12/18/2023
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.

Duration:01:18:16

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Nick Buckley - How to Fix Britain

12/11/2023
Great chat with Nick Buckley about his campaign to become mayor of Greater Manchester. Nick talks about: -The policies he would implement as mayor of Greater Manchester -How to fix our police -The future of the Conservative Party -His views on feminism -Whether Britain is finished -How to win the culture war And loads more! Nick Buckley links: Support Nick's campaign to stand against Andy Burnham for Mayor of Greater Manchester in 2024. Donate here: https://democracythree.org/nick-buckley-4-mayor-of-greater-manchester Check out Nick's three books: Feminism: Myths, Lies & Ungratefulness: https://shorturl.at/AEMQW The Making Of A Beggar: https://cutt.ly/29ykEuT Lessons In Courage: https://amzn.to/3kZvc1K Follow Nick on Facebook:https://facebook.com/NickBuckleyMBE Twitter:https://twitter.com/nickbuckleymbe YouTube:https://youtube.com/c/nickbuckleymbe… Instagram:https://instagram.com/nickbuckleymbe TikTok:https://tiktok.com/@nickbuckleymbe Nick Dixon links: 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.

Duration:01:04:12