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The Current Thing

By: Nick Dixon
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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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Episodes
  • Ashley Frawley - Anti-woke Marxist

    Ashley Frawley - Anti-woke Marxist
    May 20 2024
    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.
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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • Lionel Shriver - The Left's War on Merit

    Lionel Shriver - The Left's War on Merit
    May 13 2024
    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.
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • Ben Habib - The UK Is Under Threat

    Ben Habib - The UK Is Under Threat
    May 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.
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    54 mins
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