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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Episodes

Monday Sep 29, 2025

On this week’s episode of The Current Thing, I am joined by Auron MacIntyre.
We discuss:-His impressions of Charlie Kirk, having appeared on Charlie’s podcast shortly before his death-Why the American Left has always been violent-How Trump can stop the ongoing threat of Leftist terrorism-Whether the current situation in the US will escalate into civil war-Why it was right to fire Jimmy Kimmel, and wrong to reinstate him-Whether the UK or the US is in a worse state -The divide on the American right over Israel-Why the Left hates Christianity so much -The ‘woke right’, and why Netanyahu has started using the phrase-What Tucker Carlson is really like behind the scenesAnd lots more!
Watch the full episode, with extra content not available anywhere else, here: https://www.nickdixon.net/p/is-america-on-the-brink-of-civil
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Auron's linksX: https://x.com/auronmacintyreYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AuronMacIntyre Website: https://auronmacintyre.com/ 

Wednesday Sep 24, 2025

Dixon Cox is back once again.
This week:-Nigel Farage and Reform UK unveil controversial new deportation plans-Ed Davey makes insane claims about Nigel Farage and ‘mass shootings’-Jimmy Kimmel is uncanceled, but is it the right decision?-Trump says London is on the verge of Sharia Law, and Sadiq Khan isn’t happyAnd lots more!
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Nick's linksSubstack: nickdixon.netYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixonX: https://x.com/njdixon
Paul's linksX: https://twitter.com/PaulCoxComedyYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@paulcoxcomedyComedy clubs: https://www.epiccomedy.co.uk/

Tuesday Sep 16, 2025

Dixon Cox is back once again.
This week:-Hundreds of thousands of patriotic Brits march in London, and inevitably get called ‘far right’-Tory MP Danny Kruger defects to Reform UK-Starmer hangs on by a thread as he is hit by multiple negative stories-Pam Bondi makes a bizarre statement that risks undermining the pushback against the Left’s sick celebration of Charlie Kirk’s assassinationAnd lots more
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Nick's linksSubstack: nickdixon.netYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixonX: https://x.com/njdixon
Paul's linksX: https://twitter.com/PaulCoxComedyYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@paulcoxcomedyComedy clubs: https://www.epiccomedy.co.uk/

Monday Sep 15, 2025

On this week’s episode of The Current Thing I am joined by the Rev Dr Jamie Franklin, for a discussion about the Left’s evil response to the murder of Charlie Kirk, and how to understand it from a Christian, political, and human perspective.
We discuss:-The appalling response to Charlie Kirk’s murder from Alastair Campbell, Stephen King, and many more-The shocking comments from the incoming president of the Oxford Union-The weak and morally confused take from some libertarian conservatives-How large parts of Left became so evil-How to respond to evil as a Christian-The nature of Christian martyrs-How Erika Kirk’s bravery has inspired Jaimie to keep fightingAnd lots more
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Nick's linksSubstack: nickdixon.netYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixonX: https://x.com/njdixon
Follow Jamie on X: https://twitter.com/JamieFranklin40Listen to Jamie's Podcast: https://irreverend.buzzsprout.comJamie's Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com

Friday Sep 12, 2025

This special edition of The Current Thing is a tribute to Charlie Kirk, including a discussion about the good and evil responses to his death, and what this terrible incident means for the future of America and the world.
With one of Britain’s greatest comics, and always thoughtful commentator, Simon Evans.
Nick's linksSubstack: nickdixon.netYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixonX: https://x.com/njdixon
Simons' linksWebsite: https://thesimonevans.com/X: https://x.com/TheSimonEvans
 

Wednesday Sep 10, 2025

Dixon Cox is back once again.
This week:-Angel Rayner resigns-Starmer reshuffles the Labour cabinet-Reform have their party conference, but is it convincing or cringe?-Nadine Dorries joins Reform, with more defections expected-Peter Mandelson gets in hot water over his Epstein connectionsAnd lots more
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Paul's linksX: https://twitter.com/PaulCoxComedyYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@paulcoxcomedyComedy clubs: https://www.epiccomedy.co.uk/

Monday Sep 08, 2025

On this week’s episode of The Current Thing, I am joined by writer, broadcaster and barrister, Steven Barrett.
We discuss:-Why Keir Starmer won’t make it to Christmas-His take on the arrest of Graham Linehan-His expert legal opinion on the Lucy Connolly and Ricky Jones cases-Why our leaders appear to be pushing us towards civil unrest-Why he reported the Epping Bell Hotel judge to the conduct authority-How the Fabian Society took over Britain-His view on two-tier policing -His 11 word definition of the rule of lawAnd lots more! 
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Steven's X: https://x.com/SBarrettBar 
Substack: https://sbarrettbar.substack.com
YT: https://www.youtube.com/@sbarrettBar 

Wednesday Sep 03, 2025

Dixon Cox is back once again! Except this week Cox has pulled out, so the brilliant Will Kingston is in as supersub.
This week:-Graham Linehan is arrested by armed police for tweeting-Will Angela Rayner be forced to resign over her stamp duty scandal?-Kemi misses a massive open goal at PMQs-Starmer considers bringing in ID cards-Migrants’ rights trump those of Epping residents-Australia starts to protest immigrationAnd lots more!
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Will's links
X: http://x.com/willkingston  Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0rMetzM1k3tKAWueLAHF1bSubstack: https://substack.com/@willrkingston?r=oqdq8&utm_medium=ios 
 

Monday Sep 01, 2025

On this week’s episode of The Current Thing, I am joined by Academic Agent.
We discuss:-Why he doesn’t believe in the flag protest-His take on claims of impending civil war in England-How Rupert Lowe could take over the Tories-Why Starmer’s Labour has completely failed-Why the Trump movement has been co-opted-How elites eventually exhaust themselves -Why he has started studying Stalin!Watch the full episode, with extra content not available anywhere else, here: https://www.nickdixon.net/
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X: https://x.com/AcademicAgent_X YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AcademicAgent Website: https://www.academic-agency.com/ 

Wednesday Aug 27, 2025

Dixon Cox is back once again!This week:-Nigel Farage launches Reform UK's deportations plan-Elon Musk backs Advance UK-Seven in ten people say Keir Starmer is handling migration badly-The Taliban say they will work with Nigel Farage-Notting Hill carnival sees hundreds of mostly peaceful arrestsAnd lots more!
The full version is only available to paid subscribers, so click here: https://www.nickdixon.net/p/farages-mass-deportation-plan-with
Get all full episodes with top guests, join Nick's private chat group, and of course support the podcast and help us save the West, all for just £5 by going to nickdixon.net
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Paul's linksX: https://twitter.com/PaulCoxComedyYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@paulcoxcomedyComedy clubs: https://www.epiccomedy.co.uk/

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