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

0:00 Intro 0:29 Our Nicky Campbell interview debrief 2:24 Counter-extremism chief says Plymouth shooting was not “Incel terrorism”. 7:33 Bow and arrow Islamist attack in Norway 8:21 The reaction to the killing of MP David Amess in an alleged ‘Islamist attack’. 16:00 The ‘Online Harms Bill’ and ‘David’s law’. The government focussing on regulating social media instead of ideology after an alleged Islamist terror attack. 23:05 The short-sighted desire to ban anonymity on social media. 25:14 ‘Prevent’ and anti-terrorism in the UK. 33:26 The Tory government can get in the sea. 37:07 The controversy surrounding Netflix, some of their employees and Dave Chappelle’s special ‘The Closer’. 46:44 Author and University Professor Kathleen Stock targeted by activists for her gender critical views and published output. 50:29 The ‘Nolan Investigates’ expose of Stonewall for BBC Radio. 54:59 The LGB Alliance 57:42 Nolan Investigates: Those pushing gender ideology appear unwilling to debate their stance 59:59 The importance of women’s safety and biology 01:01:25 Professor Robert Winston on BBC’s Question Time says “you cannot change your sex”. 01:04:38 Biological reality and gendered souls. 01:06:39 Movie Review: No Time To Die (*minor spoilers* 01:12:25 Twitter Questions 01:14:19 Iram talks about Citizen Kane Support the podcast at www.patreon.com/gspellchecker

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This week on The Knight Tube, Stephen Knight (@Gspellchecker) welcomes film maker Travis Brown. Travis has created an episodic YouTube series titled ‘The Woke Reformation’. The project brings together a number of notable public figures to talk about woke ideology and offer advice on how best to resist it.

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0:00 Start 1:20 Escaping a fundamentalist Christian upbringing 4:58 On filmmaking 6:39 Is anti-wokeness a right-wing/conservative pursuit? 9:38 What is ‘woke’ ideology? 11:47 The role of ‘post-modernism’. 14:14 ‘The Woke Reformation’ YouTube Series 16:44 Similarities with religion 21:42 How has this ideology spread so quickly? 24:34 How do we encourage pushback in the workplace? 31:25 Having productive dialogue and disagreements 35:53 The book ‘White Fragility’ recommended in the workplace 38:27 The hypocrisy of ‘social justice’ advocates 41:22 How do we find meaning in life? 46:04 Do we overestimate the risk and endpoint of woke ideology? 49:14 Why do they eat their own?

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This week on Taking The Myth, Stephen Knight (@GSpellchecker) and Iram Ramzan of sedaa.org (@Iram_Ramzan) welcome an extra special guest. Nicky Campbell, a titan of TV and Radio broadcasting will be joining us to talk about BBC’s The Big Questions, faith, science, literalism and much, much more!

0:00 Intro 2:37 Start of interview 5:06 The ‘cancellation’ of BBC’s The Big Questions and its unique format 9:58 The rise and fall of Mo Ansar 14:13 The BBC and impartiality 16:05 Christian Literalism and creationism 18:08 Have any guests been involved in physical alterations? 21:29 Best and worse debates 22:41 More on literalism 23:43 Ibrahim Mogra’s very specific claims about the afterlife 34:46 The sincerity of true believers? 36:46 Evolution and Noah’s ark 41:35 What do grieving elephants reveal about us? 43:11 Does Nicky have faith? Does he believe in a creator? 45:27 The Qur’anic explanation for life 48:46 Science V Faith 52:20 A resurgence of Christianity? The benefits and problems with certainty 55:33 Being labelled both ‘Islamophobic’ and too afraid to question Islam simultaneously 58:59 ‘Cherished liberties’, criticising religion and ‘punching down’ on theocracy 01:04:51 Anjem Choudhary and Tommy Robinson 01:10:32 Wheel of Fortune revival? 01:11:48 Student unions and Nigel Farage

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This week on The Knight Tube, Stephen Knight (@Gspellchecker) welcomes Yuru Deigin. Yuri is a. He has recently been very critical of Bret Weinstein’s output on vaccinations and ‘alternative’ treatments

0:00 Start of Interview & about Yuri 1:04 The Lab Leak hypothesis  4:36 Incompetence or cover-up on Covid origins? 9:17 Will we ever get the truth about Covid’s origins from the CCP? 10:58 Trusting the consensus on vaccines 14:39 ‘Vaccine hesitant’ Vs ‘Anti-Vaxxer’ and vaccine efficacy/safety 19:50 What is Ivermectin? 27:53 Why is Bret Weinstein wrong on Ivermectin? 32:38 Any response from Bret Weinstein? 39:43 Publicly blaming Bret Weinstein for the death of Leslie Lawrenson 42:46 Should Covid misinformation be censored? 46:14 How do we convince the unvaccinated? 50:12 Is the anti-vax problem a predominantly American one? 52:59 The increased risks of new variants due to the unvaccinated 55:29 Do needles seem sinister at a psychological level? Support the podcast at http://www.patreon.com/gspellchecker Also available on iTunes, Stitcher, YouTube & Spotify.

Quillette article: https://quillette.com/2021/07/06/looking-for-covid-19-miracle-drugs-we-already-have-them-theyre-called-vaccines/

Lab leak article: https://yurideigin.medium.com/lab-made-cov2-genealogy-through-the-lens-of-gain-of-function-research-f96dd7413748

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

0:00 Intro 0:29 Laurel Hubbard crashes out of Tokyo 2020 6:25 Teachers told to affirm 4 year old’s preferred pronouns/gender in Scottish schools without parental consent 15:48 The Jake Davison mass murder/shooting in the UK and the commentary surrounding it. 22:48 Is society producing more angry young men? If so, why? 27:22 Beauty privilege 30:16 The exit from Afghanistan and the return of Taliban rule 38:59 Is it stupid to think the Taliban have changed for the better? 47:23 The UK’s responsibility to Afghan refugees and the potential impact 56:26 Audience Question: Is stupidity more dangerous than actual bad things? 59:04 The problem of social media and vaccine misinformation. 01:08:02 Audience questions about woke influence in institutions. 01:10:14 Joe Biden

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This week on The Knight Tube, Stephen Knight (@Gspellchecker) welcomes author and journalist Helen Joyce (HJoyceGender). They discuss Helen’s new book ‘Trans: When Ideology Meets Reality’.

0:00 Intro 6:47 Start of Interview    6:58 About Helen Joyce 8:13 How do you define yourself politically? 11:55 Why the focus on this issue? 14:54 Genuine concerns about transphobia 18:46 Is sex binary? How many genders are there? 21:17 What do you make of recent ‘transracial’ stories? 25:54 Did Helen get Richard Dawkins ‘cancelled’ by American Humanists? 33:38 How do we make this issue less partisan? 34:32 Religion, atheism and the ‘atheist movement’. 35:37 Reporting of violent crime and the data 40:58 How crime statistics are recorded by gender 46:43 Female only spaces and safety: PureGym and the Wi Spa controversy 52:35 Transwomen competing in women’s sports, Laurel Hubbard 57:55 Misgendering—consciously and by accident. What is expected? 1:01:48 Peer and social contagion.

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

0:00 Intro 0:28 Nicky Campbell and the end of The Big Questions on the BBC 6:48 Anjem Choudary: Islamist hate preacher has public speaking restrictions lifted 16:56 Oli London and the controversy over being ‘transracial’ 26:21 The murder of Noor Mukadam in Pakistan 36:06 The failure of Imran Khan 39:51 Hatun Tash: Ex-Muslim, Christian preacher attacked with knife at Speakers Corner, London. 47:04 The failure of the UK government to publicly support the Batley teacher in hiding. 50:46 Potential Covid Vaccine passports 58:49 The concerns about vaccine safety and side-effects

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

0:00 Intro & lockdown flab 2:29 Gender ideology dominating the news cycle 5:26 Sajid Javid’s bid to end marriage for under 18s 13:32 Recent conflict in Batley: Muslims V LGBT 23:51 Labour party and the lack of a strong opposition in the UK 27:44 Political tribalism 31:07 Stephen and Iram blindly wade into the gender wars 32:18 Lisa Keogh cleared after being investigated for saying women have vaginas 34:50 Transgender woman Laurel Hubbard competing in the Olympics & the male advantage in sport. 47:41 Men V Women and why men are “stupid”. 56:05 Women get demoted on the intersectional hierarchy 59:08 Iram reviews the sitcom ‘We are Lady Parts’. 01:03:01 Review of ‘The Return: Life After ISIS’ Documentary 01:13:01 Audience questions from social media 01:14:01 The launch of GB news and activists going for its advertisers. 01:16:01 Royal Academy's apology to artist Jess de Wahls after attempting to cancel her for saying “humans can’t change sex”. 01:18:01 Corporate hypocrisy on human rights 01:21:01 Matt Hancock breaking social distancing rules and infidelity (recorded before his resignation)

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This week on The Knight Tube, Stephen Knight (@Gspellchecker) welcomes social commentator and political advisor Calvin Robinson (@CalvinRobinson).

0:00 Intro 5:09 Start Of interview 6:19 About Calvin Robinson 7:06 Education and Christianity 7:56 Do we need Christianity for morality? 13:33 Identity politics and being called on to discuss race 16:10 What does it mean to you to be ‘right-wing’? 19:57 Should we worry about a new ‘entitled’ generation of children? 21:49 Should we defund the BBC? And the Martin Bashir scandal 27:43 The relevance and value of a Monarchy in 2021 30:33 Religious teaching in schools 34:20 Anti-Semitism on UK streets and the failure of liberalism. 36:49 The left-wing interest in the Israel/Palestine conflict. 39:43 Black Lives Matter and George Floyd as a martyr. 43:37 Treating ‘Black’ as a political ideology and being labelled a ‘race-traitor’. 45:21 Is modern ‘anti-racism’ hurting progress on race-relations? 50:54 Is social media a mistake? 57:19 Are we too afraid to speak our mind now?

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

0:00 Intro & having the Covid Vaccine 6:15 Has Jeremy Corbyn been vaccinated? Is it fair to even ask? 9:40 The latest bout of Israel V Palestine conflict. 17:52 The shocking scenes of anti-Semitism at pro-Palestine rallies. 22:47 The attack on the home of Muslim Youtuber Abu Layth. 24:50 Hummus 25:48 The outcome of the Batley grammar school investigation over Muhammed cartoons. 32:23 Praise for The National Secular Society 34:02 Shout out to the Batley Binmen Massive 35:56 The shooting of activist Sasha Johnson 38:42 Diane Abbott’s comments on the Sasha Johnson shooting 41:23 Commemorating the one year anniversary of George Floyd’s murder 49:00 Forced ‘diversity’. 53:33 Iram watches some more 80s movies 56:12 Fat-shaming Stephen Support the podcast at www.patreon.com/gspellchecker

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