 This week on The #GSPodcast Stephen Knight is joined by Dr. Andrew Chesnut (@AndrewChesnut1) and Dr. Kate Kingsbury (@ProfKingsbury) to talk about the Mexican folk saint, Santa Muerte. They discuss the growing popularity of this new religious movement and the many things it represents, including its reputation as a 'narco-saint'. Support the podcast at http://www.patreon.com/gspellchecker Also available on  iTunes, Stitcher, YouTube & Spotify. #GSPodcast Theme by Dorian Silk & The MCH  

Ep#142 - Santa Muerte: Devoted To Death

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  This week on  Taking The Myth,  Stephen Knight (@GSpellchecker) and  Iram Ramzan of sedaa.org (@Iram_Ramzan) discuss all the big topics.  0:00 Intro 0:21 Where the hell have we been?! 1:19 Iram’s trip to Tel Aviv 16:13 Social media 20:44 Palestinian student has UK student visa revoked for comments about October 7th terror attacks and the topic of Palestinian refugees. 36:37 New proposals for single sex spaces in UK public spaces 44:59 New guidance banning teaching ‘gender ideology’ in schools. 49:52 The Cass Review into gender services for children 57:59 Man tries to enter women’s loos in Central Park 59:53 Is New York Safe? 01:01:29 Michaela School: Muslim student loses prayer ban challenge 01:26:55 Audience Question: Dark or milk chocolate biscuits? 01:18:14 Audience Question: Review of RoboDoc 01:20:14 Audience Question: Ninja swords! 01:27:03 Lucky to be in Britain  Iram reporting from Tel Aviv:  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13372277/hamas-kidnapped-grandfather-wife-heartache.html   Stephen Knight’s Substack: www.sknight.substack.com  Sedaa: www.sedaa.org  Support the podcast at www.patreon.com/gspellchecker Also available on  iTunes, Stitcher, YouTube & Spotify.

Taking The Myth - May 2024 Edition

 In November 2023 Stephen Knight spoke on the Panel ‘In the Wake of Terror: Antisemitism today’ at The Battle of Ideas. Here are his opening arguments and some highlights from the panel. You can watch the full debate on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/uvrilBoPRQk?si=qacsvKWBbGnVfsVL  

Stephen Knight's Opening Remarks - BattleFest - Antisemitism

   This week on  The Knight Tube,  Stephen Knight (@GSpellchecker) speaks to musician Louise Distras (@LouiseDistras)  0:00 Intro 0:37 About Louise 1:00 On the perception of ‘cancel culture’ and a bad childhood. 6:13 Policing the language women are allowed to use in this debate 7:13 The political climate in the music industry. 11:20 What first got you in to trouble on the gender debate? 13:28 Being banned from Bandcamp and dropped from her booking agent. 20:27 Is Louise able to record new music now? 22:02 The Smiths singer Morrisey 25:26 Online trans activist mobs 26:55 What happened with Billy Bragg? 30:02 Religious and cult-like behaviour 32:20 Is there a class issue in all this? 35:44 Would Louise keep quiet about this issue if she could go back in time? 39:08 The power of smears and cause for optimism? 43:06 Has your fanbase increased? 45:19 The problem with Spotify  This conversation was recorded before Louise was arrested in December 2023.  Stephen Knight’s Substack: www.sknight.substack.com  Support the podcast at www.patreon.com/gspellchecker Also available on  iTunes, Stitcher, YouTube & Spotify.    

Ep#199 - Louise Distras - Cancelled By The Music Industry

   This week on The Knight Tube, Stephen Knight (@GSpellchecker) speaks to motivational speaker and transgender activist Buck Angel (@BuckAngel).   Watch the video version at www.youtube.com/gspellchecker   0:00 Intro 1:29 About Buck Angel 4:42 Is trans activism hurting the cause for trans people? 6:31 Is there a disproportionate focus on male to female trans people? 8:43 What is it like to experience ‘gender dysphoria’. 11:54 When did Buck decide to transition? 16:08 Do trans activists defend rights or push ideology? 18:30 Does Buck annoy the far-left and the Christian right? 20:26 Is Buck’s sexuality linked to their gender identity? 23:07 Buck’s career in the adult entertainment industry 30:16 The American right’s problem with transgenderism 33:38 Trans activism going too far 36:09 People that say they are “born in the wrong body”. 37:01 “internalised lesbophobia” 38:22 Buck being used as a poster boy for trans success and restroom use. 40:39 The abandonment of young girls in sport 44:07 Buck as a trans success story  Stephen Knight’s Substack: www.sknight.substack.com  Support the podcast at www.patreon.com/gspellchecker   Also available on iTunes, Stitcher, YouTube & Spotify.

Ep#198 - Buck Angel

   This week on  Taking The Myth,  Stephen Knight (@GSpellchecker) and  Iram Ramzan of sedaa.org (@Iram_Ramzan) discuss all the big topics.  0:00 Intro 1:22 France 5:14 French school ‘row’ over renaissance art and Muslim pupils 18:20 The UK’s diplomatic spat with Greece over Parthenon marbles. 25:10 Stephen speaking at The Battle Of Ideas in Buxton 28:38 The march against antisemitism in London and the arrest of Tommy Robinson 34:00 American college presidents, free speech and antisemitism. 45:36 Italian carbonara row 48.14 Owen Jones reviews October 7th massacre footage 57:16 Is Die Hard a Christmas movie? 59:00 Audience  questions  Stephen Knight’s Substack: www.sknight.substack.com  Sedaa: www.sedaa.org  Support the podcast at www.patreon.com/gspellchecker Also available on  iTunes, Stitcher, YouTube & Spotify.       

Ep#142 - Santa Muerte: Devoted To Death

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