The Current Thing

By Nick Dixon

Comedian and commentator Nick Dixon talks to fascinating guests about politics, the culture war, and anything else that comes up.... more

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The podcast currently has 152 episodes available.

The Current Thing episodes:

February 19, 2024 Tory By-election WIPEOUT - with 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/nickdixoncomic
Nick's Substack: https://nickdixon.substack.com
Nick'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/nickdixon

Rory's podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/13S52ZW6r5xd3aJSzIzFdN
Rory's X: https://twitter.com/RoryPodcaster
Produced by Rory Jacobs.
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1h 4min
February 12, 2024 Nick Interviewed by The Jolly Heretic!
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.
Follow Ed on X: https://twitter.com/jollyheretic
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheJollyHeretic
Substack: https://www.jollyheretic.com/
Nick's X: https://twitter.com/nickdixoncomic
Nick's Substack: https://nickdixon.substack.com
Nick'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/nickdixon
Produced by Rory Jacobs.
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58min
February 05, 2024 John Sonmez - How to Be a Man
Awesome conversation with OG of the Red Pill John Sonmez, of Bulldog Mindset, a YouTube channel and membership site he took to 360k subscribers. John talks about:
-His incredible physical and mental transformation
-His friendship with Andrew Tate and what he thinks of him now
-How he became one of the founders of the Red Pill movement and why he left it
-How he got cancelled by the tech industry
-Why he is no longer a Christian
-How feminism has ruined life for women
-Why divorce is no excuse not to get married
-The three fears every man needs to conquer
-His take on Donald Trump and the US election
-His views on the future of Woke
And loads more!
This may well be our best episode yet.

John's website: https://bulldogmindset.com/
Bulldog Mindset V2 YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@BulldogMindsetV2
Better Than Perfect podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@betterthanperfectpodcast
Original Bulldog Mindset YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@BulldogMindsetArchive

Nick's X: https://twitter.com/nickdixoncomic
Nick's Substack: https://nickdixon.substack.com
Nick'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/nickdixon

Produced by Rory Jacobs.
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1h 48min
January 29, 2024 Leo Kearse returns!
Our old friend Leo Kearse returns to talk about:
-Why no one wants to join the army
-The plot to oust Rishi Sunak
-The future of party politics in the UK
-Why he still prefers DeSantis to Trump
-Events in Texas and the possible civil war in America
-The decline of DEI
-The birth rate problem
And loads more!

Nick's X: https://twitter.com/nickdixoncomic
Nick's Substack: https://nickdixon.substack.com
Nick'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/nickdixon
Subscribe to Leo's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeoKearse
Follow Leo on X: https://twitter.com/LeoKearse

Produced by Rory Jacobs.
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1h 6min
January 22, 2024 Will the Tories Be Destroyed? - 2024 Predictions with Rory Jacobs
This week Nick debates Rory on their respective predictions for 2024. They discuss:
-Why Zoomers are so useless
-Whether Reform can take over from The Conservative Party
-Israel vs Palestine
-DEI, and the Claudine Gay scandal at Harvard
-Whether woke will be defeated in 2024
-Trump vs Biden
And loads more!
Nick's X: https://twitter.com/nickdixoncomic
Nick's Substack: https://nickdixon.substack.com
Nick'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/nickdixon

Rory's podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/13S52ZW6r5xd3aJSzIzFdN
Rory's X: https://twitter.com/RoryPodcaster
Produced by Rory Jacobs.
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1h 42min
January 15, 2024 Rev Jamie Franklin - Christianity and Mental Health
Slightly different episode today. The Rev Dr Jamie Franklin considers Nick's many mental health problems from a Christian perspective. There is also banter. Nick and Jamie talk about:
-Whether Christians should ever get depressed
-Demonic possession and exorcisms
-Whether feminism is rooted in the occult
-St Paul and St John of the Cross’s views on mental health
-Jamie's fear of not having enough time to do everything
-New Year's Resolutions
-Why Nick is like Roy Keane

Follow Jamie on X: https://twitter.com/JamieFranklin40
Listen to Jamie's Podcast: https://irreverend.buzzsprout.com
Jamie's Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com/
Nick's X: https://twitter.com/nickdixoncomic
Nick's Substack: https://nickdixon.substack.com
Nick'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/nickdixon
Produced by Jason Clift.
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1h 30min
January 08, 2024 Paul Morland - The Birth Rate Collapse
Fascinating conversation with demographer and author Paul Morland, on one of the most important problems facing humanity: the collapse of birth rates. Paul talks about:
-Why the elites still believe in the overpopulation myth
-How we can solve the fertility problem
-The reasons people stop having children
-Why immigration does not work as a substitute for adequate birth rates
-The failure of our politicians to tackle this crucial issue
-His views on the wider culture war
And loads more!

Paul's website: https://www.paulmorland.co.uk/
Paul's X account: https://twitter.com/MorlandDemog
Nick's X: https://twitter.com/nickdixoncomic
Nick's Substack: https://nickdixon.substack.com
Nick'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/nickdixon
Produced by Jason Clift.
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1h 7min
December 18, 2023 Nick Interviewed by a Zoomer!
In a special one-off show, Nick becomes the guest and is interviewed by Rory Jacobs of the Radical English Gentleman podcast. It turns out to be Nick's most personal interview ever.
Nick talks about:
-His childhood
-Why he started comedy
-Why he defends Andrew Tate
-What Christianity means to him
-The biggest problem facing the UK
And loads more!
Nick's X: https://twitter.com/nickdixoncomic
Nick's Substack: https://nickdixon.substack.com
Nick'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/nickdixon

Rory's podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/13S52ZW6r5xd3aJSzIzFdN
Rory's X: https://twitter.com/RoryPodcaster
Produced by Rory Jacobs.
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1h 19min
December 11, 2023 Nick Buckley - How to Fix Britain
Great chat with Nick Buckley about his campaign to become mayor of Greater Manchester. Nick talks about:
-The policies he would implement as mayor of Greater Manchester
-How to fix our police
-The future of the Conservative Party
-His views on feminism
-Whether Britain is finished
-How to win the culture war
And loads more!

Nick Buckley links:
Support Nick's campaign to stand against Andy Burnham for Mayor of Greater Manchester in 2024. Donate here: https://democracythree.org/nick-buckley-4-mayor-of-greater-manchester
Check out Nick's three books:
Feminism: Myths, Lies & Ungratefulness: https://shorturl.at/AEMQW
The Making Of A Beggar: https://cutt.ly/29ykEuT
Lessons In Courage: https://amzn.to/3kZvc1K

Follow Nick on
Facebook:https://facebook.com/NickBuckleyMBE Twitter:https://twitter.com/nickbuckleymbe YouTube:https://youtube.com/c/nickbuckleymbe… Instagram:https://instagram.com/nickbuckleymbe TikTok:https://tiktok.com/@nickbuckleymbe
Nick Dixon links:
Nick's X: https://twitter.com/nickdixoncomic
Nick's Substack: https://nickdixon.substack.com
Nick'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/nickdixon
Produced by Jason Clift.
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1h 5min
December 04, 2023 Edward Dutton - The Jolly Heretic
Eccentric genius Professor Edward Dutton (The Jolly Heretic) stops by to talk about the decline in intelligence that will cause our society to collapse. Good times. Ed talks about:
-Why intelligence is declining
-The reason intelligent people stop having children
-Why conservatives always give ground to the left
-How we could swing from woke to an oppressively conservative society
-Why the 1980s were more free
-The psychology that makes people woke
-Why the left don’t believe in artistic beauty
-Why politics will become even more polarised in future
-How to win the culture war
And lots more!

Follow Ed on X: https://twitter.com/jollyheretic
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheJollyHeretic
Substack: https://www.jollyheretic.com/
Nick's X: https://twitter.com/nickdixoncomic
Nick's Substack: https://nickdixon.substack.com
Nick'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/nickdixon
Produced by Jason Clift.
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1h 13min

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