The Current Thing

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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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 ChristianityAnd loads more!
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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 wrongAnd loads more!
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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 meritocracyand loads more!
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Produced by The Radical English Gentleman.

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 WestAnd 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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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 speechAnd more!
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Produced by The Radical English Gentleman.

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/@AcademicAgentSubstack: https://forbiddentexts.substack.com/Online courses: https://www.academic-agency.com/X: https://twitter.com/OGRolandRat
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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/PaulCoxComedyPaul's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@paulcoxcomedyPaul's comedy clubs: https://www.epiccomedy.co.uk/
Nick's X: https://twitter.com/nickdixoncomic Nick's Substack: nickdixon.substack.comNick's YouTube (with all Current Thing episodes): https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixonKeep the podcast going by buying Nick a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixonProduced by Rory Jacobs.

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/nickdixoncomicNick's Substack: https://nickdixon.substack.comNick'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/nickdixonRory's podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/13S52ZW6r5xd3aJSzIzFdNRory's X: https://twitter.com/RoryPodcaster
Produced by Rory Jacobs.

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.  
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Produced by Rory Jacobs.