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 0:22 Iram and Stephen debrief their appearance at the Battle of Ideas in Westminster. 7:08 Donald Trump wins the election, the leftist response and the cult of MAGA. 13:00 The car attack at a Christmas market in Germany. What do we know about the suspect? How are people reporting the ‘facts’? 30:37 The intentional sensationalizing of current events by online ‘content creators’. 34:20 The response to Lilly Phillips 44:15 Cousin marriage in the UK. 52:37 The Spectator magazine censured by IPSO for describing a trans women as a “man that claims to be a woman”. 01:04:54 PinkNews bosses accused of ‘sexual misconduct’ 01:13:32 Audience Question: Stephen Fry’s comments about Stonewall and a resurgence in Christianity. 1:22:16 Audience Question: Worst Christmas present?

Stephen Knight’s Substack: www.sknight.substack.com

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Listen to the full panel ‘Gender Wars: No End in Sight?’ recorded at the Battle of Ideas on Saturday the 19th October.

Chair: Claire Fox, director, Academy of Ideas.

Panelists:

Jo Phoenix, professor of Criminology.

Simon Calvert, deputy director, The Christian Institute

Fiona McAnena, director of campaigns, Sex Matters

Bev Jackon, co-founder and trustee, LGB Alliance

Stephen Knight, Reporter and podcaster.

0:00 Claire Fox: Intros 6:16 Jo Phoenix: Opening arguments 14:27 Simon Calvert: Opening arguments 20:59 Fiona McAnena: Opening arguments 29:08 Bev Jackson: Opening Arguments 36:45 Stephen Knight: Opening Arguments 43:42 Audience Questions 52:30 Jo Responds 54:49 Simon Responds 56:55 Fiona Responds 58:19 Bev Responds 01:00:30 Stephen Knight Responds 01:03:18 More audience questions 01:23:51 The panelist’s final thoughts.

Full panel info: https://www.battleofideas.org.uk/session/whats-the-future-of-the-gender-wars/

The Academy of Ideas: https://academyofideas.org.uk/

Stephen Knight’s Substack: www.sknight.substack.com

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Listen to Stephen Knight's opening arguments from The Battle Of Ideas panel Gender wars: no end in sight?, live from Westminster, London.

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 1:49 Stephen and Iram will be doing a live podcast at October’s Battle Of Ideas in London 5:51 A year on from the 7th of October terror attacks in Israel and war in the middle-east. 25:10 Police officers fired for Bianca Williams stop and search win appeal. 33:34 Violent incident at Manchester airport 37:57 Summer riots in the UK, misinformation, excuse making for thuggery. 48.42 The re-emergence of white identity politics 51:05 Misinformation, Elon Musk and whether ‘X’ is sustainable. 54:00 Atheism on the rise: What are the consequences of declining religiosity? Do humans need a god? 01:05:58 The Marieha Hussain ‘coconut’ sign trial. 01:23:09 Dogs: Iram’s controversial article about man’s best friend.

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.

This week on The Knight Tube, Stephen Knight (@GSpellchecker) speaks to Sall Grover. Sall is a businesswoman currently embroiled in a legal row for trying to create a single sex social App called ‘Giggle’

0:00 Intro 0:59 About Sall and what happened with her App. 5:22 At what point in time did it become controversial to say that “men aren’t women”? 7:23 What does it mean to be “peaked”? 9:23 Why say “there is no such thing as trans”? 11:53 How much of this is ‘cultural’? 15:53 Has trans rights activism hijacked the gay rights movement? 19:38 Does Sall have public support for her legal case and setting a precedent. 25:10 Tickle V Giggle 28:31 Being asked to attend ‘sex and gender’ training. 32:34 Why are men so desperate to access women only services? 35:26 The failure and role of modern feminism. 40:17 The ‘gender row’ at the Paris Olympics with Imane Khelif 45:24 Why do these scandals not appear to change anything? 48:10 How can people help Sall in her legal case?

Stephen Knight’s Substack: www.sknight.substack.com

Support the podcast at www.patreon.com/gspellchecker

Also available on iTunes, Stitcher, YouTube & Spotify.

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 0:19 Obligatory instance of British people moaning about weather. 2:57 Euros 2024 4:30 General Election: Thoughts on a Labour victory and what The Conservatives got wrong. 11:26 The attempted assassination of Donald Trump 15:26 The mental decline of President Joe Biden 19:14 The partisan tribalism with Dems V GOP. 20:58 Tenacious D: Kyle Gass’s Trump assassination joke and the right’s hypocrisy on ‘cancel culture’. 30:50 Endless online conspiracy theories thanks to social media 39:20 The independent government  enquiry into claims there have been a “surge” in trans child suicides since puberty blockers were banned. 52:33 The ‘Muslim vote’: Religious sectarianism at the election? 01:02:15 Audience Questions: Trans ‘conversion therapy ban’01:06:08 Audience Question: Thoughts on Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s conversion to Christianity.

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.

This week on The Knight Tube, Stephen Knight (@GSpellchecker) Journalist and Author Andrew Gold (@AndrewGold_OK) returns to talk about hid fascinating new book ‘The Psychology of Secrets: My Adventures with Murderers, Cults and Influencers’.

You can watch the video version at www.youtube.com/gspellchecker

0:00 Intro 0:08 Air conditioning and summer heat 1:24 Andrew’s YouTube success and avoiding audience capture 3:51 Doe accusations of bigotry hurt? 8:59 Prosocial lies: How do we recognise when we aren’t being honest? 14:14 Is it dangerous to talk to extreme people? Why cover the most dark, heinous topic possible? 19:42 Do you ever worry people will make judgments about you for the dark topics you write about? 28:27 Andrew Gold’s experience with Piers Morgan 36:46 The fear of running out of things to say in interviews and pushing back with your guests. 41:57 Are the left unwilling to debate their ideas? And does being ‘ex-communicated’ from your ’tribe’ make you more extreme? 51:46 Utopian thinking, Stephen going soft on vegetarianism and the value of religion. 57:18 Jews and Santa 01:02:34 Lie detector tests and the cult leader aspect of ‘influencers’. 01:09:20 Are other people’s secrets a burden? Buy Andrew’s book: https://amzn.eu/d/bccQLCJ

Stephen Knight’s Substack: www.sknight.substack.com

Support the podcast at www.patreon.com/gspellchecker

Also available on iTunes, Stitcher, YouTube & Spotify.

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.

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

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.