 This week on Taking The Myth, Stephen Knight (@GSpellchecker) and Iram Ramzan of sedaa.org (@Iram_Ramzan) discuss the big topics. They cover: Ricky Gervais at The Golden Globes, The British Monarchy, Megan Markle Racism claims, Extinction Rebellion being designated as extreme ideology, Manchester ‘grooming gangs’, a female James Bond, diversity in cinema, Stephen King’s comments on opportunity/diversity, Laurence Fox’s comments on the BBC, Lilly Allen, Morrisey and we answer your questions! Support the podcast at http://www.patreon.com/gspellchecker Also available on  iTunes, Stitcher, YouTube & Spotify.    

Taking The Myth - January 2020 Edition

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 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.       

Taking The Myth - December 2023 Edition

 This week on The Knight Tube, Stephen Knight (@GSpellchecker) speaks to Author Dr Rakib Ehsan (@rakibEhsan) about his book 'Beyond Grievance: What The Left Gets Wrong About Ethnic Minorities'.  Watch the video version at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE9CIlh4AQg  0:00 Intro 0:10 About Rakib Ehsan 1:49 Why talk about ‘race’ given how controversial it is? 3:04 Does it matter what publications you write for? 5:50 Is religious faith really a solution to our problems? 9:35 Freedom of expression at pro-Palestinian protests and the failure of the Metropolitan Police. 14:04 Reflecting on the Brexit referendum. 16:40 The white saviour complex of the progressive left. 19:18 Is it ethical to limit certain types of immigration? 22:18 ‘The traditional family’ argument. 25:22 The outcome of Bianca Williams’s stop and search case. 32:21 The problem with importing American identity politics and grievances to the UK 37:29 Is the gender debate really all that important to the general public and our election cycle? 41:40 Reflecting on the problem of Jeremy Corbyn 45:44 Do ethnic minorities in the UK lean conservative? 48:55 Is patriotism important to a modern Britian? 55:25 ‘White privilege’ and anti-white attitudes.     Stephen Knight’s Substack: www.sknight.substack.com  Support the podcast at www.patreon.com/gspellchecker Also available on  iTunes, Stitcher, YouTube & Spotify.    

Taking The Myth - January 2020 Edition

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