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 116 episodes available.

The Current Thing episodes:

May 26, 2023 Andrew Lawrence
Epic conversation with the brilliantly acerbic and brave comedian, Andrew Lawrence. Andrew talks to Nick about:
-Getting cancelled TWICE by the comedy industry
-Why he stands by the jokes that got him cancelled
-His advice for young comedians
-Why being judged on merit is so important to him
-The dishonesty and corruption of the comedy industry
-Why comedy depends on a basic faith in humanity
-His views on the culture war and the future of Britain
and loads more!
Subscribe to Andrew's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AndrewLawrenceComedy
Support Andrew on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AndrewLawrenceComedy
Follow Andrew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewlawrence

Nick's Twitter: https://twitter.com/nickdixoncomic
Nick's Substack: nickdixon.substack.com
Nick's YouTube (with all Current Thing episodes): https://www.youtube.com/@nickdixoncomedy

Produced by the legendary Jason Clift.
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1h 59min
May 19, 2023 Thor Holt
Scottish man of mystery Thor Holt joins Nick for a wide-ranging and highly entertaining chat about politics, wealth, mindset, and meaning. Nick and Thor talk about:
-How to create your 'freedom exit' from the normie world
-Thor's views on Brexit
-How he works with coaching clients
-What he learnt from talking to Scott Adams
-Thor's theory of 'skills sex'
-How creative people can make more money
-Whether Nick should return to standup (lol)
-How to negotiate a better salary
-Whether Thor is 'Team James or 'Team Toby'
-How Thor bought a house with zero money
And lots more!
Connect with Thor: linkedin.com/in/thorholt
Thor's Substack: thorholt.substack.com
Thor's Twitter: https://twitter.com/thorholt

Nick's Twitter: @nickdixoncomic
Nick's Substack: nickdixon.substack.com
Nick's YouTube (with all Current Thing episodes): https://www.youtube.com/@nickdixoncomedy

Get tickets for Weekly Sceptic Live: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-weekly-sceptic-live-tickets-600595195397

Produced by the legendary Jason Clift.
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1h 6min
May 12, 2023 Alan Miller
Alan Miller of the Together Association joins Nick for a very interesting discussion about striving for freedom. They talk about:
-Why he founded Together
-Why we have 'weak authoritarians' running the country
-Why all lockdowns are wrong
-Whether the culture war and Covid have changed his spiritual views
And lots more!
Alain's Twitter: https://twitter.com/alanvibe
Together website: https://togetherdeclaration.org
Together Twitter: https://twitter.com/togetherdec

Nick's Twitter: @nickdixoncomic
Nick's Substack: nickdixon.substack.com
Nick's YouTube (with all Current Thing episodes): https://www.youtube.com/@nickdixoncomedy

Get tickets for Weekly Sceptic Live: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-weekly-sceptic-live-tickets-600595195397

Produced by the legendary Jason Clift.
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1h 10min
May 11, 2023 Richard Tice - Debrief
This is a new style of episode where we reflect on a previous guest from the podcast, in this case Nick's interview with Richard Tice. Nick brings in Rory Jacobs from the Radical English Gentleman podcast to go over the most interesting points from the Richard Tice episode, and also get the Gen Z take on Reform UK, and a range of other issues.
Nick and Rory talk about:
-Richard's views on immigration, and where they agree and disagree
-Whether Zoomers are woke
-The pros and cons of proportional representation
-Whether Keir Starmer is secretly far left
-If Britain is finished (the Gen Z take)
And loads more!
This is a very interesting and fun episode, so give it a go.

Rory's podcast, 'The Radical English Gentleman':
https://open.spotify.com/show/13S52ZW6r5xd3aJSzIzFdN

Nick's Twitter: @nickdixoncomic
Nick's Substack: nickdixon.substack.com
Nick's YouTube (with all Current Thing episodes): https://www.youtube.com/@nickdixoncomedy

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1h 13min
May 05, 2023 Jamie Franklin - Based Vicar
This is a truly fascinating conversation with Rev Dr Jamie Franklin, a 'based vicar' and host of the Irreverend podcast. Jamie talks to Nick about:

-The experience that made him become a Christian
-Why we shouldn’t leave the Church of England
-What Dawkins and Sam Harris get wrong
-Why atheists believe in magic
-The flaws of evangelical Christianity
-Why beauty in art matters
-His worst failure as a Christian
And we also prove the existence of God. You’re welcome.
Jamie's Twitter: https://twitter.com/JFronkl
Irreverend Podcast: https://irreverend.buzzsprout.com
Jamie's Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com/

Nick's Twitter: https://twitter.com/nickdixoncomic
Nick's Substack: nickdixon.substack.com
Nick's YouTube (with all Current Thing episodes): https://www.youtube.com/@nickdixoncomedy

Get tickets for Weekly Sceptic Live: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-weekly-sceptic-live-tickets-600595195397
Lewis / Tolkien clip Nick mentions in the episode: https://youtu.be/NzBT39gx-TE

Produced by the legendary Jason Clift.
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1h 33min
April 28, 2023 Tania Edwards
Great episode with comedian Tania Edwards. Tania and Nick talk about:
-How Tania's views on Covid led her agent to drop her
-Why she went from 'smug atheist' to Christian
-How her comedy has changed post Covid
-Her views on feminism
-Being a mother, and sex education in schools
And loads more!

Tania's Twitter: https://twitter.com/taniaedwards
Tania's Substack: https://taniaedwards.substack.com
Get tickets for Weekly Sceptic Live: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-weekly-sceptic-live-tickets-600595195397
Nick's Twitter: @nickdixoncomic
Nick's Substack: nickdixon.substack.com
Nick's YouTube (with all Current Thing episodes): https://www.youtube.com/@nickdixoncomedy

Produced by the legendary Jason Clift.
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1h 8min
April 21, 2023 Alex McCarron - Reclaim Party
Very interesting chat with Alex McCarron of the Reclaim Party. Alex is a filmmaker and former journalist with great insights into the state of politics and the culture war. He talks to Nick about:
-How to change politics
-What 'woke' really means
-Working with Laurence Fox
-Where he stands on conspiracy theories
-The real reason for climate alarmism
-His theory of the 'inverse gammon'
And lots more!

Alex's Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexmaccaroon
Reclaim The Media YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ReclaimTheMedia_

This episode is sponsored by:
Harry Willis:
https://www.instagram.com/harry_willis/
https://willis-coaching.addpotion.com
Get tickets for Weekly Sceptic Live: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-weekly-sceptic-live-tickets-600595195397
Nick's Twitter: @nickdixoncomic
Nick's Substack: nickdixon.substack.com
Nick's YouTube (with all Current Thing episodes): https://www.youtube.com/@nickdixoncomedy

Produced by the legendary Jason Clift.
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1h 30min
April 14, 2023 Richard Tice
Leader of Reform UK, Richard Tice, joins Nick Dixon for a fascinating discussion on what is wrong with Britain and how he believes the Reform party can fix it. They talk about:
-Why Britain only has 10 years to turn things around
-How to reboot the economy
-How to eradicate wokeness from our institutions
-How to fix the Civil Service
-Why we need proportional representation
-How to save the NHS
-What to do about legal and illegal immigration
-Working with Nigel Farage
-Whether Richard prefers Trump or DeSantis
And lots more!

Richard's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TiceRichard TiceRichard
Reform UK Twitter: https://twitter.com/reformparty_uk
Reform UK website: https://www.reformparty.uk/

This episode is sponsored by:
Harry Willis:
https://www.instagram.com/harry_willis/
https://willis-coaching.addpotion.com
Get tickets for Weekly Sceptic Live: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-weekly-sceptic-live-tickets-600595195397
Nick's Twitter: @nickdixoncomic
Nick's Substack: nickdixon.substack.com

Produced by the legendary Jason Clift.
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1h 2min
April 07, 2023 Belinda de Lucy - Reform UK
Belinda de Lucy of Reform UK joins Nick Dixon for a very interesting and upbeat chat about Belinda's work for this up and coming political party challenging the status quo in Britain. They talk about:
-How Reform UK are changing British politics
-Why Britain's two party system is broken
-Whether the Tory party is finished
-What it's like working with Nigel Farage
-How wokeness has infiltrated schools
-How we win the culture war
And lots more!
Belinda's Twitter: https://twitter.com/BelindadeLucy
Belinda's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/belindadelucy

This episode is sponsored by:
The King Alfred School
www.thekingalfredschool.co.uk
https://www.gofundme.com/f/classical-british-education?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cp_guide_do&member=24883097
And Harry Willis:
https://www.instagram.com/harry_willis/
https://willis-coaching.addpotion.com
Nick's Twitter: @nickdixoncomic
Nick's Substack: nickdixon.substack.com

Produced by the legendary Jason Clift.
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57min
March 31, 2023 Callum - Dark Tourism in Russia and Afghanistan
Callum from Lotus Eaters and Britannica Politica joins Nick Dixon for some fascinating and darkly funny tales of Callum's travels in Russia, Afghanistan, and Serbia. They talk about:
-Callum's experiences with the Taliban and Russian mercenaries
-His views on the Russia-Ukraine war
-What the Taliban think of Trump and Biden
-How Britain has totally failed young people
And lots more!

Callum's Twitter: @AkkadSecretary
Callum's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BritannicaPolitica
Lotus Eaters podcast: https://lotuseaters.com

Nick's Twitter: @nickdixoncomic
Nick's Substack: nickdixon.substack.com
This episode is sponsored by
Thor Holt:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/thorholt
https://thorholt.substack.com/welcome
And Harry Willis:
https://www.instagram.com/harry_willis/
https://willis-coaching.addpotion.com

Produced by the legendary Jason Clift.
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1h 21min

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