This week Nick talks to genius comedian Simon Evans, as they dissect Simon's work, the general state of comedy in the UK, and his views on the wider culture war. Simon talks about:-How finding out he was donor conceived has changed his life-How his comedy persona has changed over the years -Why British comedy has declined -Why Hitler is like a standup comedian(!)-Why he is happy to appear on GB News-What Bill Hicks would be saying if he was still alive-His views on the Covid era and vaccines-Why it's good for men to get punched in the face-Whether Britain is finishedand lots more!
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Graham Linehan, legendary comedy writer and creator of Father Ted, Black Books and The IT Crowd, joins Nick for a fascinating and wide-ranging conversation on:-Why Graham took a stand over gender ideology-Losing friends over his views-Whether you can ever come back from cancellation -Why he no longer trusts the BBC and 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.

Graham Linehan - Life After Cancellation

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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Produced by The Radical English Gentleman.

Ashley Frawley - Anti-woke Marxist

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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Lionel Shriver - The Left's War on Merit

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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Produced by The Westminster Podcast Studio.

Ben Habib - The UK Is Under Threat

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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Produced by The Westminster Podcast Studio.

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