The Current Thing

Eric Kaufmann - How Race Became Sacred

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!
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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

Auron MacIntyre - The Total State

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!
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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
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Connor Tomlinson - Why Young Men Aren’t Liberal

Connor Tomlinson of Lotus Eaters joins Nick to talk about:-His controversial recent interview with Liz Truss-Tory betrayal -His views on Nigel Farage and Reform UK-What a Labour government will look like-Why young men are becoming right wingand loads more!Get the FULL EPISODE and support the podcast HERE: www.nickdixon.netMake a one-off donation here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon
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Produced by The Westminster Podcast Studio.

Pete North - The Future of the Right

Nick is joined by Pete North (AKA Northern Variant on X/Twitter) to discuss:-The future of conservatism and the right-His forthright views on Nigel Farage and Reform UK-What will happen to the Tory party -How the next five years of UK politics will look-The political changes sweeping Europe -How to actually achieve political change in Britainand loads more!Get the FULL EPISODE and support the podcast here: www.nickdixon.netMake a one-off donation here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon
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Produced by The Westminster Podcast Studio.

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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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 electionAnd loads more! Get full episodes and ask future guests questions by subscribing to Nick's Substack here: www.nickdixon.netKeep the podcast going by buying Nick a digital coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon
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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!
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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!
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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/mrmarkdolanMark's podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-mark-dolan-way/id1669065671
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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/JamieFranklin40Listen to Jamie's Podcast: https://irreverend.buzzsprout.comJamie's Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com/
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