The Current Thing

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

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Thursday Sep 12, 2024

Nick's guest today is proper journo Will Kingston, host of The Spectator podcast Fire at Will.Nick and Will discuss:-Who won the Trump / Harris debate?-Are they really ‘eating the dogs’?-The outrage around Tucker Carlson’s interview on Churchill’s legacy -Why Starmer is letting out dangerous prisoners-Labour’s strange and cruel winter fuel payment policy-Diane Abbott’s less than dream date with Jeremy Corbyn And loads more!
Get full episodes with top guests, plus Nick's exclusive solo reaction episodes, all his articles, and of course support the podcast and help us keep doing this work, all for just £5 by going to nickdixon.net
Or make a one-off donation here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixonSubstack: nickdixon.netX/Twitter: https://twitter.com/nickdixoncomicYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixonWill's podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/fire-at-will/id1669163871

Thursday Sep 05, 2024

Welcome to the second episode of the new look topical version of The Current Thing, this time with Paul Cox!We talk about:-Starmer forgetting he is prime minister FIVE TIMES in the House of Commons -Labour’s attack on Oasis over ticket prices, and where Oasis stand in the culture war-Who will win the Tory leadership contest?-Jeremy Corbyn’s new ‘Independent Alliance’ -The University of Nottingham removes the term ‘Anglo-Saxon’And loads more!
Get full episodes with top guests, plus Nick's exclusive solo reaction episodes, all his articles, and of course support the podcast and help us keep doing this work, all for just £5 by going to nickdixon.net
Or make a one-off donation here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixonSubstack: nickdixon.netX/Twitter: https://twitter.com/nickdixoncomicYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon
Paul's Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/PaulCoxComedyPaul's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@paulcoxcomedyPaul's comedy clubs: https://www.epiccomedy.co.uk/

Starmergeddon - with Leo Kearse

Thursday Aug 29, 2024

Thursday Aug 29, 2024

The Current Thing will now be a weekly topical show, hosted by Nick with a rotation of awesome guests. In addition, we will still do the in depth guest interviews.For this topical episode, Leo Kearse returns to talk about:-Starmer's incredibly grim speech-Civil Service corruption-Notting Hill carnival chaos-The Nando's waitress on the wrong side of two-tier policing-The arrest of Telegram's CEO-Mark Zuckerberg's revelations about Democrat censorship and coercion-RFK Jr endorsing TrumpAnd loads more!
Get full episodes of The Current Thing, plus Nick's exclusive solo reaction episodes, all his articles, and of course support the podcast and help us keep doing this work, all for just £5 by going to nickdixon.net
Or make a one-off donation here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixonSubstack: nickdixon.netX/Twitter: https://twitter.com/nickdixoncomicYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixonSubscribe to Leo's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeoKearseFollow Leo on X: https://twitter.com/LeoKearse

Friday Aug 16, 2024

The Rev Dr Jamie Franklin returns to talk to Nick about the UK riots, and two-tier Keir Starmer persecuting the British working class. This is a crossover episode with Jamie's podcast, Irreverand, so please enjoy this almost two hour chunk of quality podcasting. 
Get full episodes of The Current Thing, plus Nick's exclusive solo reaction episodes, all his articles, and of course support the podcast and help us keep doing this work, all for just £5 by going to nickdixon.net
Or make a one-off donation here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixonSubstack: nickdixon.netX/Twitter: https://twitter.com/nickdixoncomicYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon
Follow Jamie on X: https://twitter.com/JamieFranklin40Listen to Jamie's Podcast: https://irreverend.buzzsprout.comJamie's Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com/

Monday Jul 29, 2024

Journalist Steven Edginton joins us to discuss:
-How he almost went to prison due to an investigation by counter terrorism police -Corruption and bias in the government and Civil Service -His insider knowledge of DEI practices in the workplace-What he has learned from covering politics on the ground in America-His thoughts on the assassination attempt against TrumpAnd loads more!
The FULL EPISODE is only available on nickdixon.netSo sign up for just £5 a month to watch/listen to this and all our other episodes, and help me keep the show going. Thanks!
Get the FULL EPISODE and support the podcast HERE: www.nickdixon.netMake a one-off donation here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixonSubstack: nickdixon.netX/Twitter: https://twitter.com/nickdixoncomicYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixonSteve's X/Twitter: https://x.com/StevenEdginton

Monday Jul 22, 2024

Conservative peer and former chief Brexit negotiator Lord Frost returns to the show to discuss:
-What went wrong for the Tories in the recent election -What the future of the Conservative Party looks like-Who he favours as next Tory leader-His views on Nigel Farage and Reform UK -What the country will look like under Labour-How he was 'blocked' from standing as a Tory MP-His thoughts on Trump and the dangers politicians face
And lots more!
The FULL EPISODE is only available on nickdixon.netSo sign up for just £5 a month to watch/listen to this and all our other episodes, and help me keep the show going. Thanks!
Get the FULL EPISODE and support the podcast HERE: www.nickdixon.netMake a one-off donation here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixonNick's X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/nickdixoncomicNick's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixonFollow Lord Frost on X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidGHFrost Read his Telegraph articles: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/d/da-de/david-frost

Monday Jul 15, 2024

My thoughts on the terrible attack on President Trump, initially for paid subscribers, now releasing as a podcast.
I talk about:-hearing the news while on live TV-different theories on how it happened-some shocking reactions from the media and various misguided individuals-what might happen nextTo get things like this in advance, plus the full episodes of my whole back catalogue of guests, go to: nickdixon.netAnd sign up for just £5 a month to watch/listen to this and all the other episodes, and help me keep the show going. Thanks!
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Monday Jul 08, 2024

This week Nick and The Radical English Gentleman (AKA Zoomer Rory) go over all the highs and lows of election night and what it all means for the future of the UK. They discuss:-Reform UK winning 5 seats and Nigel Farage's crushing victory in Clacton-The big Tory candidates who lost their seats -The future of the Conservative Party -Whether Labour really have a mandate to ruleand loads more!And since it's a Rory episode, there are inevitably a few robust debates, this time about Labour's policy on private education, which leads to Rory arguing against grammar schools, and Nick brutally dismantling his egalitarian assumptions. 
The FULL EPISODE is only available on nickdixon.netSo sign up for just £5 a month to watch/listen to this and all our other episodes, and help us keep the show going. Thanks!
Get the FULL EPISODE and support the podcast HERE: www.nickdixon.netMake a one-off donation here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon
Nick's X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/nickdixoncomicNick's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon
Listen to Rory's podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/13S52ZW6r5xd3aJSzIzFdNFollow Rory on X: https://twitter.com/RoryPodcaster
Produced by The Radical English Gentleman.

Monday Jul 01, 2024

Nick is joined by Professor Eric Kaufmann to discuss his new book, Taboo: How Making Race Sacred Produced a Cultural Revolution.
Topics covered include:-Why liberals are more to blame for woke than the radical left -The problem of 'cultural socialism'-Why emotional taboos are the real source of woke -How race became a 'sacred' category, and why we need to change that -The future of free speech -How policy must be used to create a 'resilient, post-woke society'and loads more!The FULL EPISODE is only available on nickdixon.netSo sign up for just £5 a month to watch/listen to this and all our other episodes, and help me keep the show going. Thanks!
Get the FULL EPISODE and support the podcast HERE: www.nickdixon.netMake a one-off donation here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon
Nick's X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/nickdixoncomicNick's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixonBuy Eric's book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Taboo-Making-Produced-Cultural-Revolution/dp/1800752660Take his open online course on woke: https://www.buckingham.ac.uk/courses/occasional/woke/
His London MA in the Politics of Cultural Conflict: https://www.buckingham.ac.uk/courses/research/ma-the-politics-of-cultural-conflict-by-research
Website: www.sneps.net
Substack: https://erickaufmann.substack.com/
University Centre for Heterodox Social Science: www.heterodoxcentre.com

Monday Jun 24, 2024

Nick is joined by Auron MacIntyre to discuss his new book, The Total State.
Topics covered include:-Why the US Constitution didn't stop Covid tyranny-How liberal democracy morphed into the oppressive 'Total State'-Why the Total State is woke -How the state uses cancel culture to police public opinion -Auron's views on the Trump trial -What will come next when the global 'progressive' order finally collapsesand loads more!The FULL EPISODE is only available on nickdixon.netSo sign up for just £5 a month to watch/listen to this and all our other episodes, and help me keep the show going. Thanks!
Get the FULL EPISODE and support the podcast HERE: www.nickdixon.netMake a one-off donation here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon
Nick's X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/nickdixoncomicNick's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixonAuron's X/Twitter: https://x.com/AuronMacintyreBuy Auron's book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Total-State-Liberal-Democracies-Tyrannies/dp/1684515580/ref=sr_1_1Auron's show: https://www.blazetv.com/series/5bNqlMQdbu6R-the-auron-macintyre-showAuron's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AuronMacIntyre
Produced by The Radical English Gentleman: https://open.spotify.com/show/13S52ZW6r5xd3aJSzIzFdN

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