This week on The Knight Tube, Stephen Knight (@GSpellchecker) welcomes the return of author, philosopher and host of the ‘Making Sense’ podcast, Sam Harris.

0:00 Intro 0:55 Podcasting, the digital landscape, misinformation and value of expertise. 6:00 Douglas Murray V Dave Smith on Joe Rogan, and expertise V an ‘Appeal to authority’. 16:19 RFK Jr and the resurgence of the anti-vax movement. 20:24 Elon Musk and how Sam makes the decision to publicly criticise ‘friends’ and associates. 23:15 Sam’s reasons for deactivating his ‘X’ account. 29:44 Sam’s favourite way to communicate and is there a new book on the horizon? 32:26 What does Sam make of the resurgence of Christianity as a pushback against Islam and progressive worldviews? 44:21 How best to convince people that free will is an illusion? 58:49 Will Donald Trump attempt to run for a third term? Stephen Knight’s Substack: www.sknight.substack.com

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This week on Taking The Myth, Stephen Knight (@GSpellchecker) and Iram Ramzan (@Iram_Ramzan) discuss all the big topics.

0:00 Intro 0:24 Iram’s plans to visit Japan 2:11 Iram’s appearance on an ‘The Equiano Project’ Panel. 6:12 Douglas Murray’s appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience and the value of ‘experts’ in the digital era. 14:23 The UK Supreme Court ruling on the definition of ‘woman’. 24:22 The influence of J.K. Rowling 25:36 The failure of mainstream political satire on trans ideology. 31:03 The BBC and the failure of ‘impartiality’ with Muslim ‘reverts’. 34:20 Adolescence on Netflix: A National moral panic? 37:10 Labour MP Lucy Powell’s dismissal of grooming gangs 43:19 India and Pakistan conflict and the potential consequences for the UK 52:13 Movie and TV reviews

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

Iram Ramzan’s Substack: https://iramramzan.substack.com/

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Link to Iram’s panel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tt1SRShoJ7U&t=1983s

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This week on Taking The Myth, Stephen Knight (@GSpellchecker) and Iram Ramzan (@Iram_Ramzan) discuss all the big topics.

0:00 Intro 0:34 Iram leaves The Daily Mail and launched a Substack 3:38 Tribalism v consistent principles and Donald Trump 6:05 Reform UK civil war and race row 9:14 Waitrose employee suspended and investigated for social media posts 15:53 The rise of trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney 21:56 Virgin active gyms, Michelle Dewsbury mixed sex changing room row. 26:07 Ash Sakar becomes anti-woke? 31:46 Man attacked in London for burning a Qur’an. 44:41 Reflecting on 5 years since lockdown 56:07 White Lotus Season 3 57:25 Movie review: ‘A Real Pain’. 59:14 New live-action Snow White movie backlash

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

Iram Ramzan’s Substack: https://iramramzan.substack.com/

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This week on The Knight Tube, Stephen Knight (@GSpellchecker) welcomed the return of Journalist and author Julie Bindel. They discuss the renewed interest in the UK grooming gang scandal.

0:00 Intro 0:19 Trans activists crashing my panel at The Battle of Ideas and Julie confronting them. 03:36 Why is there such determination to stop women simply speaking about gender ideology? 07:29 Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement about new free speech policies on Facebook and Instagram 10:26 The impact of Elon Musk’s focus on UK grooming gangs. 14:40 Do we need a fresh national inquiry into grooming gangs? 20:48 The failure of mainstream journalism/media on grooming gangs. 26:06 The narrative surrounding Tommy Robinson and grooming gangs. 35:38 What was the response to Julie exposing grooming gangs in the media? 39:48 Sarah Champion preventing Julie Bindel from presenting evidence on sexual exploitation due to her gender critical views. 45:45 The downfall of Pink News

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

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Stephen Knight provides analysis and commentary of Donald Trump's 'gender ideology' executive order.

The video version is available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ans4aa6Et3A

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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 0:22 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?

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Sedaa: www.sedaa.org

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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

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