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Welcome to the Weekly Sceptic, the Daily Sceptic podcast. Host Nick Dixon discusses the events of the past week with founder Toby Young and editor Will Jones, interviews special guests, and more

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    End of Days

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2024 29:03


    Welcome to The Weekly Sceptic, episode 99. Sadly this is our final episode. Thanks so much for all the support over the last couple of years. Please email site@basedmedia.org for refunds or any other queries. Donate to the Daily Sceptic www.dailysceptic.org/donate/ Join the Free Speech Union www.freespeechunion.org/join/ Listen to Nick's podcast 'The Current Thing' here or wherever you get your podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-current-thing/id1671573905 Subscribe to Nick's Substack here: www.nickdixon.net Support Nick by buying him a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon To get Nick's special offer email ndsubstack@gmail.com or DM him via nickdixon.net Quote ‘Sceptic migrant' to get 3 months for free, or buy the yearly subscription for £50 then quote ‘Sceptic refugee' to get a Zoom call with Nick thrown in.  Nick's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon Music by Tinderella www.tinderella.info THANK YOU AND GOODBYE.

    The Woke Olympics

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2024 61:09


    Welcome to The Weekly Sceptic episode 98 This week Nick and Toby talk about: The Olympic opening ceremony and why the world's biggest religion was mocked, in spite of artistic director Thomas Jolly wanting to make it ‘inclusive'. Why Suella Braverman isn't standing in the Conservative leadership election and whether Kemi is the Tories' best hope (Toby thinks so). The violent incident at Manchester Airport last week and whether the police officer at the centre of it was justified in his use of force. Tommy Robinson's recent difficulties and the difficulty in deciding whether he‘s a free speech hero or a free speech grifter. And premium content on www.basedmedia.org, which includes: The attempt by Big Tech and the MSM to memory hole the assassination attempt on Trump and whether their mendacious tactics are likely to get Kamala Harris elected. Kamala's attack on J.D. Vance for being ‘wierd' and J.D.'s response. Everyone's favourite section Peak Woke, in which Nick is unimpressed by a South African woman's request for asylum on the grounds that she wants to continue her polygamous marriage in England and Toby regrets the RAF deciding to drop the name ‘Crusader' from Squadron 14. And in the Based Department, it's a toss up between Donald Trump and J.D Vance. This week's sponsor: Thor Holt To connect with Thor, message him on linkedin.com/in/thorholt/ or go to GrowthPresenter.com To purchase tickets to the Weekly Sceptic Live, go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/weekly-sceptic-live-tickets-943483162537?aff=oddtdtcreator To advertise to The Weekly Sceptic's large and loyal audience, drop Toby a line on theweeklysceptic@gmail.com You can listen to or watch the podcast at: www.basedmedia.org Donate to the Daily Sceptic www.dailysceptic.org/donate/ Join the Free Speech Union www.freespeechunion.org/join/ Listen to Nick's podcast – The Current Thing – https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-current-thing/id1671573905 Subscribe to Nick's Substack: www.nickdixon.net Help Nick keep both of his podcasts going by buying him a coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon Produced by Lambeth Walk Productions. Music by Tinderella www.tinderella.info

    Joe Bye-den

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2024 56:24


    Welcome to The Weekly Sceptic episode 97 This week Nick and Toby talk about: The strangeness of Biden's announcement that he wouldn't be seeking re-election and the inevitable conspiracy theories that it's given rise to. Was Biden's withdrawal from the Presidential race a palace coup? How much did he really know about it? Why the gap between the announcement and his endorsement of Kamala harris? Can the Democrats ever pose as the guardians of democracy again, given that it's now obvious the elected President hasn't been in charge and the process of selecting his successor has been so undemocratic? Does Kamala have a hope of beating Trump? Does she have anything going for her? She's younger than Trump, but can the Dems really make age an issue in the election, given that Biden was the candidate until five minutes ago? Why is Kamala such a poor public speaker? Is it because she's such an awful boss she can't persuade anyone decent to work for her? Have the Democrats foisted themselves with a Presidential candidate who was a diversity hire? Will this be another nail in the coffin of DEI? And premium content on www.basedmedia.org, which includes: Kim Cheatle's resignation as Secret Service Director after a monstering in Congress and whether she could have avoided that humiliation by resigning the day after the failed assassination attempt. The Leeds riots and whether they are an indictment of mass immigration, as Nigel Farage and others claimed. Everyone's favourite section Peak Woke, in which Nick decries the punishment of a seven year-old girl for writing “All Lives Matter” and Toby weeps at the demonisation of the Prince Albert Memorial. And in the Based Department, the clear winner is the judge who handed out stiff jail sentences to Roger Hallam and his Just Stop Oil comrades. This week's sponsor: Thor Holt To connect with Thor, message him on linkedin.com/in/thorholt/ or go to GrowthPresenter.com To purchase tickets to the Weekly Sceptic Live, go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/weekly-sceptic-live-tickets-943483162537?aff=oddtdtcreator To advertise to The Weekly Sceptic's large and loyal audience, drop Toby a line on theweeklysceptic@gmail.com You can listen to or watch the podcast at: www.basedmedia.org Donate to the Daily Sceptic www.dailysceptic.org/donate/ Join the Free Speech Union www.freespeechunion.org/join/ Listen to Nick's podcast – The Current Thing – https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-current-thing/id1671573905 Subscribe to Nick's Substack: www.nickdixon.net Help Nick keep both of his podcasts going by buying him a coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon Produced by Lambeth Walk Productions. Music by Tinderella www.tinderella.info

    Fight Fight Fight

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2024 57:31


    Welcome to the Weekly Sceptic episode 96 This week Nick and Toby talk about: Where they were when Trump was shot (in the ear). The tsunami of bad takes about the attempt to assassinate the former President, from the Denver Post headline -- "Gunman Dies in Attack" -- to David Baddiel half-jokingly suggesting Trump conspired to have himself shot. Was the abject failure of the Secret Service to protect Trump a cock-up or a conspiracy? Toby thinks cock-up, Nick isn't so sure. The fact that Biden has also benefitted from the failed assassination attempt in the that is has snuffed out the coup to replace him and made replacing him less attractive since Trump's victory is now nailed on. And premium content on www.basedmedia.org, which includes: Trump picking JD Vance as his running mate, which both Toby and Nick think is smart. England's loss in the Euro finals and Gareth Southgate's resignation as manager.  Everyone's favourite section Peak Woke, in which Nick decries the Science Museum's decision to stop being funded by a Norwegian energy company and Toby rails against the Key's advice to teachers to liken the British Empire to Nazi Germany. A new section devoted to the most egregious examples of anarcho-tyranny in the past week. And in the Based Department, the clear winner is Donald Trump -- what could be more based than reacting like he did to being shot at -- and the runner up is Health Secretary Wes Streeting for making his predecessor's temporary ban on puberty blockers permanent. This week's sponsor: Thor Holt To connect with Thor, message him on linkedin.com/in/thorholt/ or go to GrowthPresenter.com To purchase tickets to the Weekly Sceptic Live, go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/weekly-sceptic-live-tickets-943483162537?aff=oddtdtcreator To advertise to our large and loyal audience, drop Toby a line on theweeklysceptic@gmail.com You can listen to or watch the podcast at: www.basedmedia.org Donate to the Daily Sceptic www.dailysceptic.org/donate/ Join the Free Speech Union www.freespeechunion.org/join/ Listen to Nick's podcast – The Current Thing – https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-current-thing/id1671573905 Subscribe to Nick's Substack www.nickdixon.net Help Nick keep both of his podcasts going by buying him a coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon Produced by Lambeth Walk Productions. Music by Tinderella www.tinderella.info

    Labour Blandslide

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2024 60:07


    Welcome to the Weekly Sceptic episode 95 This week Nick and Toby talk about: The General Election result, in which Labour won a landslide in spite of just 20% of the electorate voting for them The ‘Portillo Moments' on the night in which Liz Truss, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Grant Shapps, Penny Mordaunt and Miriam Cates lost their seats The five seats won by pro-Palestinian candidates who are far more toxic than the five Reform MPs, but got a free pass from the media during the election campaign The runners and riders in the Tory leadership election and whether Robert Jenrick is enough of an outsider to qualify as a  ‘dark horse' And premium content on www.basedmedia.org, which includes: The French election result in which the National Rally polled the most votes, but ended up coming third Why the Dems will have to choose Michelle Obama as the candidate if they defenestrate Biden because they can't pick a white man in preference to Kamala Harris  Everyone's favourite section Peak Woke, in which Nick worries about getting into trouble if he tells any of his female co-workers they look ‘nice' in light of the employment tribunal deciding that's sexual harassment And in the Based Department, the clear winner is Noel Gallagher for telling virtue-signalling musicians at Glastonbury: “Play your f***ing tunes and get off.” This week's sponsor: Thor Holt To connect with Thor, WhatsApp him on +44 7906 321593 or ping him on linkedin.com/in/thorholt To purchase tickets to the Weekly Sceptic Live, go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/weekly-sceptic-live-tickets-943483162537?aff=oddtdtcreator To advertise to our large and loyal audience, drop Toby a line on theweeklysceptic@gmail.com You can listen to or watch the podcast at: www.basedmedia.org Donate to the Daily Sceptic www.dailysceptic.org/donate/ Join the Free Speech Union www.freespeechunion.org/join/ Listen to Nick's podcast – The Current Thing – https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-current-thing/id1671573905 Subscribe to Nick's Substack www.nickdixon.net Help Nick keep both of his podcasts going by buying him a coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon Produced by Lambeth Walk Productions. Music by Tinderella www.tinderella.info

    Fear Starmer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2024 61:14


    Welcome to the Weekly Sceptic episode 94 This week Nick and Toby talk about: The final week of the General Election campaign, in which Nigel Farage lost a step and Rishi Sunak finally brought his A game Whether to believe the eve-of-election MRP polls showing the Conservatives neck-and-neck with the Lib Dems on around 60 seats If the actor in Channel 4's ‘exposé' of Reform in Clacton was a genuine activist or a paid shill Kemi Badenoch's spat with David Tennant and whether she was playing the race card when she said it was a bad look for a rich white guy to criticise the only black woman in the Cabinet And premium content on www.basedmedia.org, which includes: A rant against the two Garys – Gary Neville and Gary Lineker Marine Le Pen giving Emmanuel Macron a bloody nose in the French parliamentary elections The US Presidential election debate and the terrible price Biden's team have paid for pretending the attacks on Biden for being too old to do the job were just ‘misinformation' Everyone's favourite section Peak Woke, which this week has a clear winner – the Glastonbury Festival-goers who passed around Banksy's inflatable dinghy, complete with inflatable migrants And in the Based Department, the guy who won $175,000 in compensation from the police after he was arrested for giving an officer the finger and... tractors! This week's sponsor: Thor Holt To connect with Thor, WhatsApp him on +44 7906 321593 or ping him on linkedin.com/in/thorholt To advertise to our large and loyal audience, drop Toby a line on theweeklysceptic@gmail.com You can listen to or watch the podcast at: www.basedmedia.org Donate to the Daily Sceptic www.dailysceptic.org/donate/ Join the Free Speech Union www.freespeechunion.org/join/ Listen to Nick's podcast – The Current Thing – https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-current-thing/id1671573905 Subscribe to Nick's Substack www.nickdixon.net Help Nick keep both of his podcasts going by buying him a coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon Produced by Lambeth Walk Productions. Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio. Music by Tinderella www.tinderella.info

    The Farage Barrage

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2024 52:12


    Welcome to the Weekly Sceptic episode 93 This week Nick and Toby talk about:   Nigel Farage provoking a ‘Matrix attack' by claiming Putin's invasion of Ukraine was provoked.   The Conservatives' imploding election campaign and whether Reform really are pulling ahead.   Whether Keir Starmer wants to ‘reform' the constitution because he wants to permanently embed radical progressive policies or just preserve the power of the professional managerial class.   And premium content on www.basedmedia.org, which includes:   The real reason behind Starmer's claim he would never ‘go private', i.e., his wife works for the NHS so he and his family would get special treatment.   The Supreme Court decision that effectively puts an end to Britain's oil and gas industry.   Everyone's favourite section Peak Woke, which includes a discussion of whether we live in a ‘patriarchy', as per Taylor Swift, or a ‘matriarchy'.   And in the Based Department, J.K Rowling, Javier Milei and the ‘hawk tuah' girl   This week's sponsor: Thor Holt To connect with Thor, WhatsApp him on +44 7906 321593 or ping him on linkedin.com/in/thorholt   To advertise to our large and loyal audience, drop Toby a line on theweeklysceptic@gmail.com   You can listen to or watch the podcast at: www.basedmedia.org   Donate to the Daily Sceptic www.dailysceptic.org/donate/   Join the Free Speech Union www.freespeechunion.org/join/   Listen to Nick's podcast – The Current Thing – https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-current-thing/id1671573905   Subscribe to Nick's Substack www.nickdixon.net   Help Nick keep both of his podcasts going by buying him a coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon   Produced by Lambeth Walk Productions.   Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio.   Music by Tinderella www.tinderella.info

    Tony Blair: TERF

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2024 63:14


    Welcome to the Weekly Sceptic episode 92 This week: Nick and Toby talk about: Reform's ‘Contract', as well as the Labour and Conservative manifestos The next Conservative leadership election, which will be a 16-way contest, according to Tom Newton Dunn Keir Starmer's visit to Czechoslovakia at the age of 23 to join a work cap Tony Blair's embrace of his inner TERF and Gordon Brown's blueprint for a deep state coup And premium content on www.basedmedia.org, which includes: The reaction of all three main party leaders to Jude Bellingham scoring the winner in England's opening game of the Euros The possibility that a star chamber of Democratic grandees will stage an intervention to force the ailing Joe Biden to stand aside Everyone's favourite section Peak Woke, which includes a discussion of ‘plus size inclusivity training' And in the Based Department, the England fans who sang ‘10 German Bombers' in spite of being asked not to by the German police and James May, who pointed out that Pride celebrations are becoming a teensy-weensy bit authoritarian Go to Based to sign up as a premium subscriber for as little as £5 a month! This week's sponsor: Thor Holt For a free consultation with Thor, go to GrowthPresenter.com To advertise to our large and loyal audience, drop Toby a line on theweeklysceptic@gmail.com You can listen to or watch the podcast at: www.basedmedia.org Donate to the Daily Sceptic www.dailysceptic.org/donate/ Join the Free Speech Union www.freespeechunion.org/join/ Listen to Nick's podcast – The Current Thing – https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-current-thing/id1671573905 Subscribe to Nick's Substack www.nickdixon.net Help Nick keep both of his podcasts going by buying him a coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon Produced by Lambeth Walk Productions. Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio. Music by Tinderella www.tinderella.info

    D-Day for Rishi

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2024 57:45


    Welcome to the Weekly Sceptic episode #91 In a week full of political news, Nick and Toby talk about: Rishi Sunak's D-Day disaster and whether the Conservative election campaign is now holed below the waterline The ultra-woke Lib Dem manifesto, which reads as though it's been written by junior staff members of the Guardian Keir Starmer's unbelievably wooden, robotic performance in the two-way, ITV debate And premium content on www.basedmedia.org, which includes: The hostile reception given to Nigel Farage in the seven-way, BBC debate The European election results and whether it's accurate to describe populist parties like Marine le Pen's National Rally and Giorgia Meloni as “Hard Right”, “Radical Right” or “Extreme Right” Everyone's favourite section Peak Woke, which includes a discussion of “front holes” and “bonus holes” as an alternative term for a Cervix And in the Based Department, the Welsh boys football club that has abolished girls' football and the animal rights protestors who stuck a speech bubble attacking the RSPCA on Jonathan Yeo's ghastly ‘red' portrait of King Charles Go to Based to sign up as a premium subscriber for as little as £5 a month! This week's sponsor: Thor Holt For a free consultation chat with Thor, go to www.GrowthPresenter.com To advertise to our large and loyal audience, drop Toby a line on theweeklysceptic@gmail.com You can listen to or watch the podcast at: www.basedmedia.org Donate to the Daily Sceptic www.dailysceptic.org/donate/ Join the Free Speech Union www.freespeechunion.org/join/ Listen to Nick's podcast – The Current Thing – https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-current-thing/id1671573905 Subscribe to Nick's Substack www.nickdixon.net Help Nick keep both of his podcasts going by buying him a coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon Produced by Lambeth Walk Productions. Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio. Music by Tinderella www.tinderella.info

    Guess Who's Back?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2024 60:32


    Welcome to the Weekly Sceptic episode 90! In a week full of political news, Nick and Toby talk about:  -Nigel Farage's decision to stand in Clacton and become the leader of Reform -The many reasons Farage's shock announcement is bad news for Rishi Sunak, including the risk that he'll now have to contend with the Reform leader in a televised debate -Whether Reform can replace the Tories as the leading party of the Right by 2029 -They then look across the pond to discuss Trump's conviction and ask what it is, exactly, he's been found guilty of?   And premium content on www.basedmedia.org, which this week includes:  -A bumper week for 'far Right' smears, what with Tommy Robinson's protest march, the knife attack by an Islamist at an anti-Muslim rally in Germany, and Jess Phillips's attempt to cancel Liz Truss for appearing on Lotus Eaters -Peak woke, or, rather, Peak Pride, as they must learn to call it this month -What Toby intends to say to Owen Jones if they're ever on Question Time together -And in the Based Department the bar-owner in Idaho who's declared June to be 'Heterosexual Awareness Month'   Go to www.basedmedia.org to sign up as a premium subscriber for as little as £5 a month!   This week's sponsors: Thor Holt  For a free consultation chat with Thor, go to GrowthPresenter.com To advertise to our large and loyal audience, drop Toby a line on theweeklysceptic@gmail.com       You can listen to or watch the podcast at: www.basedmedia.org     Donate to the Daily Sceptic www.dailysceptic.org/donate/     Join the Free Speech Union www.freespeechunion.org/join/     Listen to Nick's podcast – The Current Thing –  https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-current-thing/id1671573905     Subscribe to Nick's Substack www.nickdixon.net   Help Nick keep both of his podcasts going by buying him a coffee  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon     Produced by Lambeth Walk Productions.   Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio.      Music by Tinderella www.tinderella.info

    Absolute Shower

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2024 56:16


    Welcome to the Weekly Sceptic episode 89 This week:  -In a General Election special, Nick and Toby talk about:  -Why Rishi Sunak called a summer election, surprising everyone, including his Cabinet -Whether a ‘Presidential' election, with the focus on the Prime Minister rather than the Conservative Party's record in government, is Rishi's best hope of limiting the damage -Why the Conservatives have rejected a ‘Devil Eyes' election strategy and decided to emphasise Keir Starmer's weak leadership skills instead -Plus everyone's favourite section, Peak Woke, and premium content on www.basedmedia.org, which this week includes:  -Nigel Farage's controversial exchange with Trevor Phillips about British Muslims and the BBC describing his Dover speech as ‘inflammatory' -The relaunch of Loaded and whether it's actually a bit feminist -And the 70 year-old in a Suffolk village who chased some young hooligans down the street after they damaged her back gate (no pun intended) Go to www.basedmedia.org to sign up as a premium subscriber for as little as £5 a month!   This week's sponsors: Thor Holt  To connect with Thor Holt call him on +44-7906-321593 or linkedin.com/in/thorholt To advertise to our large and loyal audience, drop Toby a line on theweeklysceptic@gmail.com       You can listen to or watch the podcast at: www.basedmedia.org     Donate to the Daily Sceptic www.dailysceptic.org/donate/     Join the Free Speech Union www.freespeechunion.org/join/     Listen to Nick's podcast – The Current Thing –  https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-current-thing/id1671573905     Subscribe to Nick's Substack www.nickdixon.net   Help Nick keep both of his podcasts going by buying him a coffee  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon     Produced by Lambeth Walk Productions.   Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio.      Music by Tinderella www.tinderella.info

    Ofcommunists

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2024 70:19


    Welcome to the Weekly Sceptic episode 88 This week:  -Nick and Toby  talk about Ofcom's attack on GB News, why it's unfair and what's behind it -We're all gutted about the death of the President of Iran, obviously, but why did Britain's Deputy Ambassador to the UN stand to observe a minute's silence for he “Butcher of Tehran”? -Everyone thought Geert Wilders wouldn't be able to form a government, but he's built an unbelievably sensible coalition with a robust, Right-wing programme -And a brief canter through the stories we would have covered last week if Nick hadn't been ill, courtesy of Toby -Plus everyone's favourite section, Peak Woke, and premium content on www.basedmedia.org, which this week includes:  -Donald Trump threatening to stand for a third term -The growing support for Trump among African-Americans and Hispanics -And Trump's threat to send ‘kill teams' to take out the leaders of the Mexican drug cartels -And in the Based Department, Toby nominates JK Rowling, Esther McVey and the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature for refusing to rename the ‘Hitler Beatle' Go to www.basedmedia.org to sign up as a premium subscriber for as little as £5 a month!   This week's sponsors: Thor Holt  To connect with Thor Holt go to GrowthPresenter.com or linkedin.com/in/thorholt To advertise to our large and loyal audience, drop Toby a line on theweeklysceptic@gmail.com       You can listen to or watch the podcast at: www.basedmedia.org     Donate to the Daily Sceptic www.dailysceptic.org/donate/     Join the Free Speech Union www.freespeechunion.org/join/     Listen to Nick's podcast – The Current Thing –  https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-current-thing/id1671573905     Subscribe to Nick's Substack www.nickdixon.net   Help Nick keep both of his podcasts going by buying him a coffee  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon     Produced by Lambeth Walk Productions.   Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio.      Music by Tinderella www.tinderella.info

    Khant Win

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2024 71:18


    Welcome to the Weekly Sceptic episode 87 This week:  -Nick and Toby discuss Sadiq Khan's victory in the London mayoral election and puzzle over why the Tories didn't make more of an effort  -Could Labour's losses to pro-Palestinian, Muslim candidates be replicated in the general election, or will Keir Starmer give in to the Muslim Vote's 18 demands? -Do the local election results point towards a hung parliament, as Rishi Sunak claims? -Plus everyone's favourite section, Peak Woke, and premium content on www.basedmedia.org, which this week includes:  -Nick Fuentes being allowed back on X -Nigel Farage hinting he's not looking to revive his political career in Britain -And in the Based Department, Toby nominates Deta Hardman, the 64 year-old darts player who refused to compete against a biological man in the women's quarter-finals of the Denmark Open. Go to www.basedmedia.org to sign up as a premium subscriber for as little as £5 a month!   This week's sponsors: Thor Holt  To connect with Thor Holt go to GrowthPresenter.com To advertise to our large and loyal audience, drop Toby a line on theweeklysceptic@gmail.com       You can listen to or watch the podcast at: www.basedmedia.org     Donate to the Daily Sceptic www.dailysceptic.org/donate/     Join the Free Speech Union www.freespeechunion.org/join/     Listen to Nick's podcast – The Current Thing –  https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-current-thing/id1671573905     Subscribe to Nick's Substack www.nickdixon.net   Help Nick keep both of his podcasts going by buying him a coffee  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon     Produced by Lambeth Walk Productions.   Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio.      Music by Tinderella www.tinderella.info

    Humza Useless

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2024 85:32


    Welcome to the Weekly Sceptic episode 86 This week:  -Nick and Toby discuss the short and disastrous career of ‘Humza the Brief', puzzling over why he wanted to lead a country he regarded as ‘structurally racist'? -A Conservative MP defects to Labour, prompting more demands for Rishi Sunak to fall on his sword  -The Irish Government takes a leaf out of our book and tries to pass a law so its senior judges can't block efforts to deport asylum seekers to a country the Irish High Court has designated as ‘unsafe' – in this case, the UK -Plus everyone's favourite section, Peak Woke, and premium content on www.basedmedia.org, which this week includes:  -The BBC more or less refusing to recruit white British males to its trainee scheme, prompting Toby and Nick to think about starting a podcast advising this despised minority how to start their own businesses -A new poll finds that more GB News viewers intend to vote Labour than Conservative, giving the lie to the smear that it's a ‘far Right' channel -And in the Based Department, Nick nominates Jacob Rees-Mogg for being unfazed by a mob of pro-Palestinian protestors and Toby nominates himself for forcing the BBC to remove the episode of Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg in which Chris Packham libelled the Daily Sceptic Go to www.basedmedia.org to sign up as a premium subscriber for as little as £5 a month!   This week's sponsors: Thor Holt  To connect with Thor Holt go to GrowthPresenter.com To advertise to our large and loyal audience, drop Toby a line on theweeklysceptic@gmail.com       You can listen to or watch the podcast at: www.basedmedia.org     Donate to the Daily Sceptic www.dailysceptic.org/donate/     Join the Free Speech Union www.freespeechunion.org/join/     Listen to Nick's podcast – The Current Thing –  https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-current-thing/id1671573905     Subscribe to Nick's Substack www.nickdixon.net   Help Nick keep both of his podcasts going by buying him a coffee  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon     Produced by Lambeth Walk Productions.   Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio.      Music by Tinderella www.tinderella.info

    Dross of St George

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2024 74:10


    Welcome to the Weekly Sceptic episode 85 This week:  -Nick and Toby wish their viewers and listeners happy St George's Day – or, as Nick puts it, happy wankers-posting-about-how-St-George-was-really-Turkish Day -Are we heading for a summer election, given the passing of the Rwanda Bill and the increase in defence spending? -Mark Menzies is the latest in a string of gay Tory MPs to be caught up in an embarrassing sex scandal. What is it about Cameron's A-listers? -The Met has got itself into a pickle over refusing to let Gideon Falter cross the road during a pro-Palestinian protest because he's "openly Jewish". Should Mark Rowley resign? -Plus everyone's favourite section, Peak Woke, and premium content on www.basedmedia.org, which this week includes:  -Should we criticise HIGNFY for only making fun of Gender Woo Woo when it became safe to do so, or celebrate the fact that the tide has turned? -16 year-old anorexic girls may be eligible with suicide help under Scotland's Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults Bill -And in the Based Department, Nick nominates Camilla Tominey for telling Femi to go f*** himself Go to www.basedmedia.org to sign up as a premium subscriber for as little as £5 a month!   This week's sponsors: Thor Holt  To connect with Thor Holt go to GrowthPresenter.com To advertise to our large and loyal audience, drop Toby a line on theweeklysceptic@gmail.com       You can listen to or watch the podcast at: www.basedmedia.org     Donate to the Daily Sceptic www.dailysceptic.org/donate/     Join the Free Speech Union www.freespeechunion.org/join/     Listen to Nick's podcast – The Current Thing –  https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-current-thing/id1671573905     Subscribe to Nick's Substack www.nickdixon.net   Help Nick keep both of his podcasts going by buying him a coffee  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon     Produced by Lambeth Walk Productions.   Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio.      Music by Tinderella www.tinderella.info

    Bully Boys in Brussels

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2024 81:52


    Welcome to the Weekly Sceptic episode 84 This week:  -Nick and Toby talk to their culture war correspondents on the frontline in Brussels to get the lowdown on the NatCon siege -Iran launches a drone attack on Israel and suddenly all the pro-Palestinian peaceniks stop banging on about a ceasefire and become pro-Iranian warmongers -The Cass Review turns the tide against the trans nonsense and previous cult leaders, like Stonewall's Ruth Hunt, pretend they never really believed in Gender Woo in the first place -Reform UK throws another prospective parliamentary candidate under the bus, only to discover that this one is already dead -Plus everyone's favourite section, Peak Woke, and premium content on www.basedmedia.org, which this week includes:  -Trump faces his first criminal trial and Nick and Toby argue about whether this is another example of progressive lawfare or just holding a lawbreaker to account -And in the Based Department, Toby nominates Katharine Birbalsingh for seeing off a troublemaking Muslim student in the High Court Go to www.basedmedia.org to sign up as a premium subscriber for as little as £5 a month!   This week's sponsors: Thor Holt  To connect with Thor Holt go to GrowthPresenter.com To advertise to our large and loyal audience, drop Toby a line on theweeklysceptic@gmail.com       You can listen to or watch the podcast at: www.basedmedia.org     Donate to the Daily Sceptic www.dailysceptic.org/donate/     Join the Free Speech Union www.freespeechunion.org/join/     Listen to Nick's podcast – The Current Thing –  https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-current-thing/id1671573905     Subscribe to Nick's Substack www.nickdixon.net   Help Nick keep both of his podcasts going by buying him a coffee  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon     Produced by Lambeth Walk Productions.   Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio.      Music by Tinderella www.tinderella.info

    Wraggs to Snitches

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2024 79:21


    Welcome to the Weekly Sceptic episode 83 (recorded live at the Hippodrome) This week:  -Will Wragg is praised for being 'brave' by Jeremy Hunt after sending intimate photos to a spear phisher and then, when blackmailed, handing over fellow MPs' phone numbers -The Tories issue a poster with the dubious claim that the UK is the second most powerful country in the world and prove this by including photos of an American jet and a Swiss ship -Angela Rayner is caught telling porkies to avoid capital gains tax and David Lammy's attempts to defend her make things exponentially worse -Toby is described in the Telegraph as a "Right-wing hate figure" in a surprisingly positive article -Plus everyone's favourite section, Peak Woke, and premium content on www.basedmedia.org, which this week includes:  -The Rock announces he won't be endorsing either Presidential candidate because he's too famous and doesn't want to influence the result -No Labels folds its tent, thereby giving Biden a much-needed boost -And in the Based Department, Nick nominates Angela Rayner's cushion for proving she was lying about the house she sold being her primary residence. 
 Go to www.basedmedia.org to sign up as a premium subscriber for as little as £5 a month!   This week's sponsors: Thor Holy and Car26 To connect with Thor Holt go to GrowthPresenter.com To fight ULEZ and other Net Zero nonsense go to www.Car26.org To advertise to our large and loyal audience, drop Toby a line on theweeklysceptic@gmail.com       You can listen to or watch the podcast at: www.basedmedia.org     Donate to the Daily Sceptic www.dailysceptic.org/donate/     Join the Free Speech Union www.freespeechunion.org/join/     Listen to Nick's podcast – The Current Thing –  https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-current-thing/id1671573905     Subscribe to Nick's Substack www.nickdixon.net   Help Nick keep both of his podcasts going by buying him a coffee  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon     Produced by Lambeth Walk Productions.   Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio.      Music by Tinderella www.tinderella.info

    J.K. Trolling

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2024 88:38


    Welcome to The Weekly Sceptic, episode 82! This week: -JK Rowling dares Humza Yousaf and his goons in Police Scotland to arrest her for the crime of 'misgendering'. -A devastating new poll has the Conservatives winning just 98 seats -- and Rishi's might not be one of them! -Team GB says to the Football Association: "You think you've desecrated a British flag? Hold my beer."  -Plus everyone's favourite section, Peak Woke, and premium content on www.basedmedia.org, which this week includes: -Just 38% of American voters think Biden will remain alive long enough to see out a second term. -Matthew Parris says the quiet part about euthanasia out loud. -And in the Based Department, Nick and Toby praise the President of Guyana for putting a sanctimonious BBC interviewer in his place on the subject of Net Zero. 
 Go to www.basedmedia.org to sign up as a premium subscriber for as little as £5 a month! Buy tickets to The Weekly Sceptic Live: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-weekly-sceptic-live-tickets-861636396657?aff=oddtdtcreator This week's sponsor: Thor Holt Go to GrowthPresenter.com To advertise to our large and loyal audience, drop Toby a line on theweeklysceptic@gmail.com     You can listen to or watch the podcast at: www.basedmedia.org   Donate to the Daily Sceptic www.dailysceptic.org/donate/   Join the Free Speech Union www.freespeechunion.org/join/   Listen to Nick's podcast – The Current Thing –  https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-current-thing/id1671573905   Subscribe to Nick's Substack www.nickdixon.net Help Nick keep both of his podcasts going by buying him a coffee  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon   Produced by Lambeth Walk Productions.  Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio.    Music by Tinderella www.tinderella.info

    St George is Cross

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2024 75:56


    Welcome to The Weekly Sceptic, episode 81! This week: -Nike comes out with a wildly unpopular ‘playful update' of the England flag  -Beau Dade of Lotus Eaters is dropped by Reform UK, following a hit-piece from Hope Not Hate  -The Khan Review is released, and Toby explains all  -Plus everyone's favourite section, Peak Woke, and premium content on www.basedmedia.org, which this week includes: -Candace Owens getting fired from the Daily Wire -Owen Jones quitting the Labour Party 
 Go to www.basedmedia.org to sign up as a premium subscriber for as little as £5 a month! Buy tickets to The Weekly Sceptic Live: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-weekly-sceptic-live-tickets-861636396657?aff=oddtdtcreator This week's sponsor: The Live-In Care Company www.theliveincarecompany.co.uk 01189-145300 To advertise to our large and loyal audience, drop Toby a line on theweeklysceptic@gmail.com     You can listen to or watch the podcast at: www.basedmedia.org   Donate to the Daily Sceptic www.dailysceptic.org/donate/   Join the Free Speech Union www.freespeechunion.org/join/   Listen to Nick's podcast – The Current Thing –  https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-current-thing/id1671573905   Subscribe to Nick's Substack www.nickdixon.net Help Nick keep both of his podcasts going by buying him a coffee  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon   Produced by Lambeth Walk Productions.  Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio.    Music by Tinderella www.tinderella.info

    Gone Soon-ak?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2024 83:21


    Welcome to the Weekly Sceptic, episode 80! This week: -How much longer can Rishi Sunak survive after his worst week since becoming PM and with Penny Mordaunt on manoeuvres? -Vaughan Gething, the new Welsh First Minister, becomes the first black politician to lead a European country, but his record as Health Minister during the pandemic was appalling -Scotland rolls out its new Hate Crime law and whatever can go wrong, does go wrong, including locating a hate crime reporting centre in a Glaswegian sex shop, recruiting a dodgy Islamist to explain how awful 'Islamophobia' is and activating the new law on April Fool's Day -GB News found guilty of breaking Ofcom's broadcasting rules. Is the regulator gearing up to withdrawing the channel's broadcasting licence to please its new Labour overlords? -Hope Not Hate's new 'State of Hate' report identifies three GB News reporters as dangerous purveyors of far Right hate -Plus everyone's favourite section, Peak Woke! Premium content this week includes: -The latest sightings of the Princess of Wales and why she doesn't scotch all the rumours about her health and her marriage by posing for an official photo? -The Donald Trump 'bloodbath' hoax -Elon Musk's interview with Don Lemon -Our nominations for the most ‘Based' acts of the week, in the ‘Based Department'
 Go to www.basedmedia.org to sign up as a premium subscriber for as little as £5 a month! Buy tickets to The Weekly Sceptic Live: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-weekly-sceptic-live-tickets-861636396657?aff=oddtdtcreator This week's sponsors: The Live-In Care Company www.theliveincarecompany.co.uk 01189-145300 To advertise to our large and loyal audience, drop Toby a line on theweeklysceptic@gmail.com     You can listen to or watch the podcast at: www.basedmedia.org   Donate to the Daily Sceptic www.dailysceptic.org/donate/   Join the Free Speech Union www.freespeechunion.org/join/   Listen to Nick's podcast – The Current Thing –  https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-current-thing/id1671573905   Subscribe to Nick's Substack www.nickdixon.net Help Nick keep both of his podcasts going by buying him a coffee  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon   Produced by Podscapers www.podscapers.com   Music by Tinderella www.tinderella.info

    Lee En-Ticed

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2024 93:26


    Welcome to the Weekly Sceptic, episode 79! This week: -We give Toby the right of reply about a controversial piece published by the Daily Sceptic, which led to an X pile-on (formerly known as a Twitter pile-on) -Lee Anderson defects to Reform UK -Will Boris return via the so-called ‘Henley Plot'? -Does David ‘Lord' Cameron fancy another crack at the Tory leadership? -The Princess of Wales releases a poorly edited family photo, and we explore the various explanations -Plus everyone's favourite section, Peak Woke! Premium content this week includes: -The Met police's arrest of a peaceful protestor with a factual sign, and their subsequent strange explanation -Joe Biden's angry State of the Union speech -The crapness of the Oscars -Our nominations for the most ‘Based' acts of the week, in the ‘Based Department'
 Go to www.basedmedia.org to sign up! This week's sponsors: Thor Holt! www.LinkedIn/in/thorholt WhatsApp: 07906 321593 The Live-In Care Company www.theliveincarecompany.co.uk 01189-145300 To advertise to our large and loyal audience, drop Toby a line on theweeklysceptic@gmail.com     You can listen to or watch the podcast at: www.basedmedia.org   Donate to the Daily Sceptic www.dailysceptic.org/donate/   Join the Free Speech Union www.freespeechunion.org/join/   Listen to Nick's podcast – The Current Thing –  https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-current-thing/id1671573905   Subscribe to Nick's Substack www.nickdixon.net Help Nick keep both of his podcasts going by buying him a coffee  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon   Produced by Podscapers www.podscapers.com   Music by Tinderella www.tinderella.info

    George: The Revenge

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2024 101:41


    Welcome to the Weekly Sceptic episode 78! This week: * George Galloway gives Keir Starmer a bloody nose in Rochdale, but can he do lasting damage to Labour's electoral prospects? * Rishi Sunak tries to make a 'healing' speech celebrating Britain's 'multi-faith democracy', but fails to revive his party's fortunes * On the even of the Budget, Jeremy Hunt burnishes his credentials as a 'wet' by saying he intends to emulate the 'prudent and responsible' Gordon Brown, who sold half of Britain's gold reserves at the bottom of the market * Plus everyone's favourite section Peak Woke * Premium content in this week's episode includes the two-year sentence received by Sam Melia for producing 'far Right' stickers and Trump's Supreme Court victory, which means the Democrats can't keep him off the ballot. * Sign up for all the extra content on our new platform, BASED, at www.basedmedia.org and, if you sign up as a silver or gold member, you can ask Nick and Toby anything you like in their first Zoom call with subscribers this Thursday * This week's sponsors are Thor Holt! (contact him on www.LinkedIn/in/thorholt  or on WhatsApp: 07906 321593) and the Live-In Care Company www.theliveincarecompany.co.uk or 01189-145300). * To advertise to our large and discerning audience (1.3 million downloads and counting!) drop Toby a line on theweeklysceptic@gmail.com     * You can listen to or watch the podcast www.basedmedia.org    * Donate to the Daily Sceptic www.dailysceptic.org/donate/    * Join the Free Speech Union www.freespeechunion.org/join/    * Listen to Nick's podcast – The Current Thing –  https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-current-thing/id1671573905    * Subscribe to Nick's Substack www.nickdixon.substack.com/    * Help Nick keep both of his podcasts going by buying him a coffee  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon    * Produced by Podscapers www.podscapers.com   * Music by Tinderella www.tinderella.info  

    House of Wronguns

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2024 106:47


    Welcome to the Weekly Sceptic episode 77! This week: * Keir Starmer comes under pressure after persuading Lindsay Hoyle to tear up the parliamentary rule book to enable his MPs to kowtow to an islamic mob * Rishi Sunak rescues Starmer by suspending Lee Anderson, enabling the Labour leader to change the subject to the Tory Party's problem with 'Islamophobia' * Meanwhile, the French show us how it's done by deporting a Muslim hate preacher tout suite * Plus everyone's favourite section Peak Woke * Premium content in this week's episode includes Charlotte Church claiming 'From the river to the sea' is the Palestinian version of 'Imagine', the self-immolation of an anti-Israel protestor (literally) and Trump saying African-Americans are now supporting him because he's being wrongfully prosecuted (implying that's  a very common experience for black people) * Sign up for all the extra content on our new platform, BASED, here www.basedmedia.org   * This week's sponsors are Thor Holt! (contact him on LinkedIn/in/thorholt or on WhatsApp: 07906 321593) and the Live-In Care Company www.theliveincarecompany.co.uk or 01189-145300). * To advertise to our large and discerning audience (1.3 million downloads and counting!) drop Toby a line here weeklysceptic@gmail.com    * You can listen to or watch the podcast here www.basedmedia.org   * Donate to the Daily Sceptic here www.dailysceptic.org/donate/   * Join the Free Speech Union here www.freespeechunion.org/join/   * Listen to Nick's podcast – The Current Thing –  https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-current-thing/id1671573905   * Subscribe to Nick's Substack here www.nickdixon.substack.com/   * Help Nick keep both of his podcasts going by buying him a coffee here https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon   * Produced by Podscapers www.podscapers.com  * Music by Tinderella www.tinderella.info  

    The Wrath of Khan

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2024 83:31


    Welcome to the Weekly Sceptic episode 76. This week: * Rishi Sunak reels from two by-election losses, prompting speculation about whether another leader would do better * Sadiq Khan politicises London's Overground network, giving woke names to four of the six lines in the network * Alexei Navalny is murdered by Putin, rendering his attempt to come across as a seasoned elder statesman in his interview with Tucker Carlson rather pointless * Plus everyone's favourite section Peak Woke * Premium content in this week's episode includes Trump's bizarre decision to start selling trainers, the row between a father and daughter on X and the Based Department, in which Toby and Nick manage to find a few nuggets of soundness in what remains of Great Britain  * Sign up for all the extra content on our new platform, BASED, www.basedmedia.org  * This week's sponsors are Thor Holt! contact him on https://www.linkedin.com/in/thorholt/ or on WhatsApp: 07906 321593; The Live-In Care Company www.theliveincarecompany.co.uk  or 01189-145300; and Podscapers www.podscapers.com  * To advertise to our large and discerning audience (1.3 million downloads and counting!) drop Toby a line weeklysceptic@gmail.com  * You can listen to or watch the podcast www.basedmedia.org  * Donate to the Daily Sceptic  www.dailysceptic.org/donate/  * Join the Free Speech Union www.freespeechunion.org/join/  * Listen to Nick's podcast – The Current Thing – https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-current-thing/id1671573905  * Subscribe to Nick's Substack here [nickdixon.substack.com/] * Help Nick keep both of his podcasts going by buying him a coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon  * Produced by Podscapers www.podscapers.com  * Music by Tinderella www.tinderella.info 

    Putin on a Show – Live at the Hippodrome

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2024 61:55


    Welcome to The Weekly Sceptic episode 75, live from The Hippodrome in London's Leicester Square! This week: -Joe Biden comes under heavy scrutiny for his dodgy memory -Trump reveals his radical approach to getting NATO to pay up   -Tucker Carlson gets a history lesson from Vladimir Putin -Keir Starmer accuses Rishi Sunak of playing politics over a tragedy  -Labour candidate Azhar Ali is caught sharing a conspiracy theory about the October 7 attacks -The army introduce crazy woke policies (again) -Elon Musk considers buying Disney  Plus Peak Woke, and an audience Q and A for our premium subscribers! Sign up for all the extra content on our new platform, BASED, here: https://basedmedia.org/    This week's sponsor is Thor Holt! 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/thorholt            WhatsApp: 07906 321593
 To advertise to our large and discerning audience (1.3 million downloads and counting!), drop Toby a line: weeklysceptic@gmail.com     Donate to the Daily Sceptic here: https://dailysceptic.org/donate/    
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    Insane Asylum

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2024 95:12


    Welcome to The Weekly Sceptic, episode 74! This week: -Toby has all the gossip from Liz Truss's ‘PopCon' event  -A criminal who gamed the asylum system commits a despicable chemical attack, yet Gillian Keegan and others claim this is “not really about asylum” -MP Mike Freer steps down due to death threats and an arson attack -Some Premier League clubs appear to be spying on fans for wrongthink, in a massive story broken by the Free Speech Union -Tucker Carlson visits Russia, seemingly to record an interview with Vladimir Putin 
-Tony Blair issues his leadership manual, which many take to be a guide for Keir Starmer — Plus Peak Woke and extra content for our premium subscribers! Sign up for all the extra content on our new platform, BASED, here: https://basedmedia.org/   This week's sponsor is Thor Holt! 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/thorholt           WhatsApp: 07906 321593
 To advertise to our large and discerning audience (1.3 million downloads and counting!), drop Toby a line: weeklysceptic@gmail.com    Donate to the Daily Sceptic here: https://dailysceptic.org/donate/   
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 Help Nick keep both podcasts going by buying a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon  
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    Woke War 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2024 124:02


    Welcome to The Weekly Sceptic, episode 73! This week: — As the world creeps ever closer to all-out war, Nick and Toby discuss whether they'd fight for their country — Laurence Fox loses his lawsuit, but why is it libellous to call someone a paedo but not a racist? — After distancing herself from the plot to replace Rishi Sunak, Kemi Badenoch turns out to be in a Tory WhatsApp group called ‘Evil Plotters' — What accounts for the ideological gender divide and is it possible to have a relationship with a political opponent? — The UN Secretary-General constantly warns us about the ‘global threat' posed by online ‘hate speech', but isn't the fact that the UN employs actual terrorists a bigger threat? — Is ‘Stand Off at Eagle Pass' a genuine news story or a long-forgotten 1940s Western?  — Should Trump really have to pay $83.3 million to EJ Carol? — Plus Peak Woke and, for premium subscribers only, Review the Reviews. Sign up for all the extra content on our new platform, BASED, here: https://basedmedia.org/  Donate to the Daily Sceptic here: https://dailysceptic.org/donate/   Join the Free Speech Union here: https://www.freespeechunion.org/join   To advertise to our large and discerning audience (1.3 million downloads and counting!), drop Toby a line: weeklysceptic@gmail.com   Listen to Nick's other podcast The Current Thing here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-current-thing/id1671573905   Subscribe to Nick's Substack here: https://nickdixon.substack.com   Help Nick keep both podcasts going by buying a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon   Music by Tinderella Produced by http://podscapers.com 

    Lords of Misrule

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2024 98:35


    Welcome to The Weekly Sceptic, episode 72! This week: — The Illegal Immigration Bill hits choppy waters in House of Lords — From Gauleiter to Gaslighter: Keir Starmer claims Culture War is a figment of the Tory imagination — Can Britain's strictest headmistress teach Britain how to manage multiculturalism?  — DeSantis pulls up, leaving ‘brown' Nikki Haley in two-horse race with Trump — Plus Peak Woke and, for premium subscribers only, Review of Reviews Sign up for all the extra content on our new platform, BASED, here: https://basedmedia.org/ Donate to the Daily Sceptic here: https://dailysceptic.org/donate/  Join the Free Speech Union here: https://www.freespeechunion.org/join  To advertise to our large and discerning audience (1.3 million downloads and counting!), drop Toby a line: weeklysceptic@gmail.com  Listen to Nick's other podcast The Current Thing here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-current-thing/id1671573905  Subscribe to Nick's Substack here: https://nickdixon.substack.com  Help Nick keep both podcasts going by buying a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon  Music by Tinderella Produced by http://podscapers.com 

    Starmer-geddon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2024 105:32


    Welcome to The Weekly Sceptic, episode 71! This week: - A new YouGov poll predicts an extinction-level event for the Conservatives at the next election unless the party does something radical - Rishi Sunak struggles to quell the growing rebellion over the Rwanda Bill, but would Kemi Badenoch be any better? - Trump wins big in Iowa, Vivek throws in the towel and speculation mounts as to who the Donald will choose as his running mate - Gary Lineker deletes his tweet calling for Israel to be banned from the Euros, claiming he thought he was just retweeting a news story (cue Jimmy Hill chin-rubbing) - James Cleverly bans Hizb al-Tahrir, but is it too little, too late? - Plus Peak Woke and Review of the Reviews Buy a copy of The Very Good News About Wine by Tony Edwards here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Very-Good-News-About-Wine-ebook/dp/B0CP9WP5ND  Contact the Stack Assistant here: thestackassistant@pm.me  Donate to the Daily Sceptic here: https://dailysceptic.org/donate    Join the Free Speech Union here: https://www.freespeechunion.org/join        To advertise to our large and discerning audience (1 million downloads and counting!), drop Toby a line: weeklysceptic@gmail.com          Listen to Nick's podcast – The Current Thing – by going here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-current-thing/id1671573905            Subscribe to Nick's Substack here: https://nickdixon.substack.com                    Help Nick keep both of his podcasts going by buying a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon            Music by Tinderella       Produced by Jason Clift

    Going Postal

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2024 140:39


    Welcome to The Weekly Sceptic, episode 70! This week: - Carl Borg-Neal wins a stunning victory against woke tyranny, with the help of the FSU  - Paula Vennells agrees to return her CBE for her failure to address the post office scandal  - Rishi Sunak says the General Election will be in the second half of the year
 - Carol Vorderman gets into a spat with Shaun Bailey amidst accusations of misogyny  - Mark Cuban claims DEI is a good thing, and is subsequently called ‘racist' by Elon Musk - Further Epstein revelations emerge, including some concerning details about Stephen Hawking - Plus the Daily Sceptic's top stories with Will, and of course Peak Woke!   Donate to the Daily Sceptic here: https://dailysceptic.org/donate         To advertise to our large and discerning audience (1 million downloads and counting!), drop Toby a line: thedailysceptic@gmail.com         Listen to Nick's podcast – The Current Thing – by going here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-current-thing/id1671573905                 Subscribe to Nick's Substack here: https://nickdixon.substack.com                   Help Nick keep both of his podcasts going by buying a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon           Music by Tinderella       Produced by Jason Clift

    Cummings and Goings

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2024 112:35


    Welcome to The Weekly Sceptic, episode 69! This week: -Rishi's secret meeting with Dominic Cummings is leaked -Kemi Badenoch tops polls to become the next leader of the Conservative Party -Sadiq Khan receives criticism for his narcissist New Year's Eve -Donald Trump is removed from the primary ballot in Maine -Ricky Gervais and Dave Chappelle take aim at the woke -US Conservatives get into a Civil War over a calendar -Plus the Daily Sceptic's top stories with Will, and of course Peak Woke!   Donate to the Daily Sceptic here: https://dailysceptic.org/donate        To advertise to our large and discerning audience (1 million downloads and counting!), drop Toby a line: thedailysceptic@gmail.com        Listen to Nick's podcast – The Current Thing – by going here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-current-thing/id1671573905                  Subscribe to Nick's Substack here: https://nickdixon.substack.com                  Help Nick keep both of his podcasts going by buying a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon          Music by Tinderella       Produced by Jason Clift

    Aviva Loca

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2023 129:44


    Welcome to The Weekly Sceptic, episode 68! This week: -Aviva cracks down against sexism by being sexist and racist, but it's ok because it's only aimed at white men 
-British Airways removes a Jewish sitcom from their flights 
-Eddie Izzard fails in his bid to become Labour candidate for Brighton Pavilion  -Tucker Carlson launches a new media network, while Elon Musk starts his own university
 -Vivek Ramaswamy has some choice words for Van Jones  Plus the Daily Sceptic's top stories with Will, and of course Peak Woke!   Donate to the Daily Sceptic here: https://dailysceptic.org/donate       To advertise to our large and discerning audience (1 million downloads and counting!), drop Toby a line: thedailysceptic@gmail.com       This week's sponsor: Ghillie Wakes Up
To get your signed copy, email Joe Robson at ghilliewakesup@gmail.com  Listen to Nick's podcast – The Current Thing – by going here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-current-thing/id1671573905                 Subscribe to Nick's Substack here: https://nickdixon.substack.com                 Help Nick keep both of his podcasts going by buying a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon         Music by Tinderella       Produced by Jason Clift

    Weekly Sceptic Live 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2023 107:35


    Welcome to The Weekly Sceptic, episode 67, the second ever Weekly Sceptic Live! We had an amazing sold out show at Lola's, at the Hippodrome in Leicester Square (the audio doesn't capture the largeness of the crowd, but trust us, they were there, and they loved it). This week: -Nigel Farage leaves the jungle as a conquering hero, despite only making it to 3rd place -Following Robert Jenrick's resignation, we discuss Rishi Sunak's future  -A BBC presenter gives us all the finger (this time literally) -Boris Johnson faces the kangaroo court of the Covid Inquiry  -Joey Barton has some strong opinions about female commentators, and Japanese business strategies -We discuss the viral ‘DINKs' phenomenon  -Alex Jones is reinstated on X, and immediately does a ‘space' with Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, and Andrew Tate(!) -America's elite universities show themselves up as woke cesspools by failing to condemn extreme antisemitism Plus Peak Woke, an audience Q & A, and loads more, in what was a hilarious and very special live show! All sponsored by: CAR26  http://Car26.org With additional sponsorship from: Thor Holt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thorholt           WhatsApp: 07906 321593 To advertise to our large and discerning audience (1 million downloads and counting!), drop Toby a line: thedailysceptic@gmail.com        Listen to Nick's podcast – The Current Thing – by going here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-current-thing/id1671573905                   Subscribe to Nick's Substack here: https://nickdixon.substack.com                Help Nick keep both of his podcasts going by buying a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon          Music by Tinderella Produced by Jason Clift

    Go Musk Yourself

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2023 84:04


    Welcome to The Weekly Sceptic, episode 66! This week: -James Cleverly unveils the government's latest 5 point plan -Keir Starmer has an unlikely new hero -A BBC presenter's mental health is damaged by the sheer number of white people in his workplace  -In a bold new strategy, Elon Musk tells any advertiser boycotting his company to to ‘Go f*** yourself' -Conor McGregor considers running to be president of Ireland  Plus the Daily Sceptic's top stories with Will, and Peak Woke! Come to The Weekly Sceptic Live in London on December 11th! Last few tickets available here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-weekly-sceptic-live-tickets-764767358757          Donate to the Daily Sceptic here: https://dailysceptic.org/donate       To advertise to our large and discerning audience (1 million downloads and counting!), drop Toby a line: thedailysceptic@gmail.com       This week's sponsor: The Stack Assistant  thestackassistant@pm.me    Listen to Nick's podcast – The Current Thing – by going here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-current-thing/id1671573905                  Subscribe to Nick's Substack here: https://nickdixon.substack.com                 Help Nick keep both of his podcasts going by buying a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon         Music by Tinderella       Produced by Jason Clift

    Dublin Down

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2023 99:55


    Welcome to The Weekly Sceptic, episode 65! This week: -Dublin kicks off as children are stabbed, yet the ‘far right' is blamed, and Conor McGregor is investigated for hate speech -Geert Wilders is elected in the Netherlands, as European politics appears to be becoming more extreme across the board -Tommy Robinson is arrested and pepper sprayed at the march against antisemitism Plus the Daily Sceptic's top stories with Will, and Peak Woke! Come to The Weekly Sceptic Live in London on December 11th! 
Tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-weekly-sceptic-live-tickets-764767358757         Donate to the Daily Sceptic here: https://dailysceptic.org/donate      To advertise to our large and discerning audience (1 million downloads and counting!), drop Toby a line: thedailysceptic@gmail.com      This week's sponsors: Life Guru AI: http://www.LifeGuruAI.com      info@LifeGuruAI.com         The Wild Goose Chef: 
Joe@wildgoosechef.com        07779 658164 Listen to Nick's podcast – The Current Thing – by going here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-current-thing/id1671573905                 Subscribe to Nick's Substack here: https://nickdixon.substack.com                Help Nick keep both of his podcasts going by buying a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon        Music by Tinderella       Produced by Jason Clift

    Farage Eats Ze Bugs

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2023 115:01


    Welcome to The Weekly Sceptic, episode 64! This week: -Elon Musk is boycotted by major brands after accusations of antisemitism, and goes on the offensive by launching a lawsuit against Media Matters -Labour front benchers resign after the so-called ceasefire vote  -Teachers are still self-censoring after the Batley Grammar School incident   -Libertarian Javier Milei is elected as Argentina's new leader -Nigel Farage eats ze bugs and gets in ze arguments about Brexit in I'm a Celeb  Plus the Daily Sceptic's top stories with Will, and Peak Woke! To advertise to our large and discerning audience (1 million downloads and counting!), drop Toby a line: thedailysceptic@gmail.com             Donate to the Daily Sceptic here: https://dailysceptic.org/donate     Sponsored by: Life Guru AI: http://www.LifeGuruAI.com     info@LifeGuruAI.com        The Stack Assistant  thestackassistant@pm.me   The Wild Goose Chef: 
Joe@wildgoosechef.com       07779 658164 Ghilie Wakes Up by Joe Robson  ghilliewakesup@gmail.com  Listen to Nick's podcast – The Current Thing – by going here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-current-thing/id1671573905                Subscribe to Nick's Substack here: https://nickdixon.substack.com               Help Nick keep both of his podcasts going by buying a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon       Music by Tinderella       Produced by Jason Clift

    Tories Need Braver Men

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2023 115:06


    Welcome to The Weekly Sceptic, episode 63! This week: -Sunak's ‘Ri-shuffle' rocks the Conservative Party as Suella Braverman is out, and, bizarrely, David Cameron is in -Esther McVey becomes the ‘minister for common sense' -The Armistice Day march goes much as predicted, as does the gaslighting response from the media and the Left  -Nigel Farage enters the jungle  -Greta Thunberg's protest gets protested  Plus the Daily Sceptic's top stories with Will, and Peak Woke! To advertise to our large and discerning audience (1 million downloads and counting!), drop Toby a line: thedailysceptic@gmail.com             Donate to the Daily Sceptic here: https://dailysceptic.org/donate    Sponsored by: Life Guru AI: http://www.LifeGuruAI.com    info@LifeGuruAI.com       Thor Holt:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/thorholt          WhatsApp: 07906 321593 The Wild Goose Chef: 
Joe@wildgoosechef.com      07779 658164 Busting Anti-Vax Myths: https://www.bustingantivaxmyths.com/  Listen to Nick's podcast – The Current Thing – by going here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-current-thing/id1671573905               Subscribe to Nick's Substack here: https://nickdixon.substack.com              Help Nick keep both of his podcasts going by buying a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon      Music by Tinderella       Produced by Jason Clift

    Harmistice Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2023 108:49


    Welcome to The Weekly Sceptic, episode 62! This week: -Will the Armistice weekend protests go ahead, and, more importantly should they? -Tommy Robinson and Katie Hopkins are reinstated on the ‘X' platform  -The Met Police is infiltrated by various wronguns -Keir Starmer's poppy mysteriously goes missing while he promotes ‘Islamophobia Awareness Month' -The Nashville shooter's disturbing, and disturbingly woke, manifesto is leaked Plus the Daily Sceptic's top stories with Will, and Peak Woke! To advertise to our large and discerning audience (1 million downloads and counting!), drop Toby a line: thedailysceptic@gmail.com            Donate to the Daily Sceptic here: https://dailysceptic.org/donate   Sponsored by: Life Guru AI: http://www.LifeGuruAI.com   info@LifeGuruAI.com      Thor Holt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thorholt        WhatsApp: 07906 321593 The Wild Goose Chef Joe@wildgoosechef.com     07779 658164 Listen to Nick's podcast – The Current Thing – by going here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-current-thing/id1671573905              Subscribe to Nick's Substack here: https://nickdixon.substack.com             Help Nick keep both of his podcasts going by buying a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon     Music by Tinderella       Produced by Jason Clift

    Jordan's ARC

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2023 101:26


    Welcome to The Weekly Sceptic, episode 61! This week: -Toby gives us his takeaways from the ARC conference  -Boris Johnson joins GB News! -Mass pro-Palestine protests erupt in London  -Keir Starmer tries to hold Labour together over the Israel-Palestine division -‘Friends' star Matthew Perry sadly dies, and some of the responses are bizarre Plus the Daily Sceptic's top stories with Will, and Peak Woke! To advertise to our large and ever-growing audience, drop Nick or Toby a line: thedailysceptic@gmail.com           Donate to the Daily Sceptic here: https://dailysceptic.org/donate  Sponsored by: Life Guru AI: http://www.LifeGuruAI.com  info@LifeGuruAI.com     Thor Holt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thorholt       WhatsApp: 07906 321593 The Wild Goose Chef Joe@wildgoosechef.com    07779 658164 The Stack Assistant thestackassistant@pm.me  Listen to Nick's podcast – The Current Thing – by going here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-current-thing/id1671573905             Subscribe to Nick's Substack here: https://nickdixon.substack.com            Help Nick keep both of his podcasts going by buying a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon    Music by Tinderella       Produced by Jason Clift

    Woke Jihad

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2023 150:51


    Welcome to the Weekly Sceptic, episode 60! This week: -Toby makes it into The New European's ‘Shit List 2023' -The Met police gaslights us all about the meaning of Jihad, as does Adil Ray (OBE) -A Tube driver is suspended for leading a chant of ‘Free Palestine' over the tannoy -Greta Thunberg gets in hot water over an Octopus -We discuss the culture war over Israel vs Palestine Plus the Daily Sceptic's top stories with Will, and Peak Woke! To advertise to our large and ever-growing audience, drop Nick or Toby a line: thedailysceptic@gmail.com           Donate to the Daily Sceptic here: https://dailysceptic.org/donate          If you think you're the person to help create our new website, please email: thedailysceptic@gmail.com     with the subject heading ‘Website'.  Sponsored by: Life Guru AI: http://www.LifeGuruAI.com    info@LifeGuruAI.com    Thor Holt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thorholt      WhatsApp: 07906 321593 The Wild Goose Chef Joe@wildgoosechef.com   07779 658164 Listen to Nick's podcast – The Current Thing – by going here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-current-thing/id1671573905            Subscribe to Nick's Substack here: https://nickdixon.substack.com           Help Nick keep both of his podcasts going by buying a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon   Music by Tinderella       Produced by Jason Clift

    Safe Spacey

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2023 94:08


    Welcome to the Weekly Sceptic, episode 59! This week: -The FA refuse to light up Wembley stadium in honour of Israel -A major funder backs out of the University of Pennsylvania for their ‘moral relativism' over Hamas -A leftist Ofcom director is suspended for her views on Israel -Steve Bell is fired from the Guardian for his cartoon, which some claim is antisemitic -Kevin Spacey is cancelled from the Prince Charles Cinema, but returns to the stage at a lecture in honour of Roger Scruton, and later sings ‘Happy Birthday' to Toby! -The Daily Wire rebrand their alternative to Disney, and create their own version of Snow White -Plus the Daily Sceptic's top stories with Will, and Peak Woke! To advertise to our large and ever-growing audience, drop Nick or Toby a line: thedailysceptic@gmail.com          Donate to the Daily Sceptic here: https://dailysceptic.org/donate         If you think you're the person to help create our new website, please email: thedailysceptic@gmail.com    with the subject heading ‘Website'.  Sponsored by: Life Guru AI: http://www.LifeGuruAI.com   info@LifeGuruAI.com    Thor Holt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thorholt     WhatsApp: 07906 321593 Listen to Nick's podcast – The Current Thing – by going here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-current-thing/id1671573905           Subscribe to Nick's Substack here: https://nickdixon.substack.com          Help Nick keep both of his podcasts going by buying a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon  Music by Tinderella       Produced by Jason Clift

    Hard Times Make Bad Tweets

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2023 112:24


    Welcome to the Weekly Sceptic, episode 58! This week: -Hamas launches horrific attacks on Israel, and some of the responses from the Left are truly appalling -An alleged deep fake audio clip of Keir Starmer circulates on X -Nigel Farage says he won't join the Tories, despite his massive popularity at the recent conference  -Laurence Fox is arrested over his ULEZ comments -Plus the Daily Sceptic's top stories with Will, and Peak Woke! To advertise to our large and engaged audience, drop Nick or Toby a line: thedailysceptic@gmail.com         Donate to the Daily Sceptic here: https://dailysceptic.org/donate        If you think you're the person to help create our new website, please email: thedailysceptic@gmail.com   with the subject heading ‘Website'.  Sponsored by: Life Guru AI: http://www.LifeGuruAI.com  info@LifeGuruAI.com   Thor Holt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thorholt    Tel: 07906 321593 Listen to Nick's podcast – The Current Thing – by going here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-current-thing/id1671573905          Subscribe to Nick's Substack here: https://nickdixon.substack.com         Be a true legend and buy Nick a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon Music by Tinderella       Produced by Jason Clift

    GB Blues

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2023 106:46


    Welcome to the Weekly Sceptic, episode 57! This week: -The mainstream media tries to shut down GB News  -Nigel Farage is the unexpected star at the Conservative Party Conference  -Suella Braverman gets in trouble for using the correct definition of ‘multiculturalism' -Matt Hancock gets thoroughly ‘beasted' on SAS: Who Dares Wins -MLB player Trevor Bauer is falsely accused in a shocking story from ‘Across the Pond' -Journalist Josh Kruger is shot dead in Philadelphia, after repeatedly downplaying the city's gun problems -Plus, of course, the Daily Sceptic's top stories with Will, and Peak Woke! If you think you're the person to help create our new website, please email: thedailysceptic@gmail.com  with the subject heading ‘Website'.  Thanks!  Sponsored by: Thor Holt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thorholt  Tel: 07906 321593 To advertise on one of the fastest growing podcasts in the world, drop Nick or Toby a line: thedailysceptic@gmail.com        Donate to the Daily Sceptic here: https://dailysceptic.org/donate        Listen to Nick's podcast – The Current Thing – by going here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-current-thing/id1671573905         Subscribe to Nick's Substack here: https://nickdixon.substack.com        Be a true legend and buy Nick a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon        Produced by Jason Clift Music by Tinderella

    Heil Trudeau

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2023 125:03


    Welcome to the Weekly Sceptic, episode 56! This week: -Dame Caroline Dinenage writes a bizarre series of letters attempting to get Russell Brand demonetised, and various firms pull their ads from Rumble  -The ‘real Rishi' comes out with the PM's policies on inheritance tax, HS2, and Net Zero  -Whitehall is exposed as somehow even more woke than we all thought  -Football Focus loses a huge number of viewers, but is it due to our changing viewing habits, or simply women?  -Deranged feminists attack Geoff Norcott for daring to suggest that male suicide is a problem  -Pop group Eternal abandon their reunion over their opposing views on the trans issue  -And, of course, Justin Trudeau gives a standing ovation to a literal Nazi  All that and the usual shenanigans in Peak Woke  If you think you're the person to create our new website, please email thedailysceptic@gmail.com  with the subject heading ‘Website'. Thanks!  Sponsored by: Thor Holt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thorholt      Tel: 07906 321593 To advertise on one of the fastest growing podcasts in the world, drop Nick or Toby a line: thedailysceptic@gmail.com       Donate to the Daily Sceptic here: https://dailysceptic.org/donate       Listen to Nick's podcast – The Current Thing – by going here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-current-thing/id1671573905        Subscribe to Nick's Substack here: https://nickdixon.substack.com       Be a true legend and buy Nick a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon       Produced by Jason Clift Music by Tinderella

    Russell BANNED

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2023 123:00


    Welcome to the Weekly Sceptic, episode 55! This week: -Toby and Nick dissect the Russell Brand story in forensic detail  -The BBC cancel a programme on Roisin Murphy, but promote a band that sings “kick terfs all day” -Graham Linehan's book is praised by Jonathan Ross and Richard Ayoade -A Virginian Democrat is found to have livestreamed sex videos -Republican Lauren Boebart is kicked out of the Beetlejuice show for being fondled by her Democrat boyfriend All that and, of course, Peak Woke! Sponsored by: Thor Holt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thorholt      Tel: 07906 321593 To advertise on one of the fastest growing podcasts in the world, drop Nick or Toby a line: thedailysceptic@gmail.com       Donate to the Daily Sceptic here: https://dailysceptic.org/donate       Listen to Nick's podcast – The Current Thing – by going here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-current-thing/id1671573905        Subscribe to Nick's Substack here: https://nickdixon.substack.com       Be a legend and buy Nick a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon       Produced by Jason Clift Music by Tinderella

    Marianna Sprung

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2023 117:55


    Welcome to the Weekly Sceptic, episode 54! This week: - The alleged China spy is revealed - Marianna Spring turns out to have lied on her CV - but who can VERIFY this?  - Roisin Murphy has a chart hit despite (or because of?) being cancelled - Luis Rubiales could face prison over a kiss - Elon Musk is branded ‘evil' for refusing to start WW3 - Tucker Carlson interviews that man who claims to have had sex (and crack) with Obama - A Democrat party official who wanted to dismantle the police radically changes her tune after being assaulted - Gavin Newsom admits he was wrong on Covid - Will Jones with the Daily Sceptic's top stories of the week All that and, of course, Peak Woke! Sponsored by: Thor Holt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thorholt      Tel: 07906 321593 To advertise on one of the fastest growing podcasts in the world, drop Nick or Toby a line: thedailysceptic@gmail.com       Donate to the Daily Sceptic here: https://dailysceptic.org/donate       Listen to Nick's podcast – The Current Thing – by going here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-current-thing/id1671573905        Subscribe to Nick's Substack here: https://nickdixon.substack.com       Be a legend and buy Nick a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon      Join the Free Speech Union by going here: https://www.freespeechunion.org/join/      Produced by Jason Clift   Music by Tinderella  

    Dr No Borders

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2023 130:27


    Welcome to the Weekly Sceptic, episode 53! We are officially one year in, and stronger than ever.  This week: -Roisin Murphy is cancelled for telling the truth about puberty blockers -Gilligan Keegan gets caught on a hot mic with some ‘choice language' -Sadiq Khan and the C40 group plan our dystopian future -The Proud Boys receive brutal prison sentences  -Luis Rubiales is defended…by Woody Allen -#BanTheADL trends on X, and Elon Musk threatens to sue for $22 billion -Julia Mazur goes viral and gets ‘bullied' by Matt Walsh -Plus James Bond becomes a centrist dad Sponsored by: Thor Holt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thorholt     Tel: 07906 321593 And the country of Sri Lanka To advertise on one of the fastest growing podcasts in the world, drop Nick or Toby a line: thedailysceptic@gmail.com      Donate to the Daily Sceptic here: https://dailysceptic.org/donate      Listen to Nick's podcast – The Current Thing – by going here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-current-thing/id1671573905       Subscribe to Nick's Substack here: https://nickdixon.substack.com      Be a legend and buy Nick a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon      Produced by Jason Clift Music by Tinderella

    Trump: Mugshots Fired

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2023 150:24


    Welcome to the Weekly Sceptic, episode 52! Since that's a year's worth of episodes, we thought we'd do an extra long edition (actually it wasn't planned, it's just such a great episode, we got carried away).  This week: -Who won the Republican presidential debates, and was Trump right to do the interview with Tucker Carlson instead? -Trump breaks the internet with his mugshot  -Nadine Dorries writes a scathing resignation letter to Rishi -Luis Rubiales continues to defend himself over ‘kiss gate', while his mother goes on hunger strike -The BBC edit out all references to a disgraced man being a drag queen, and, in a separate story, photoshop a white hand, changing it to black  -The Department of Justice goes after Elon Musk Plus one of the most appalling yet entertaining editions of Peak Woke on record. Sponsored by: DC Alden: https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/DC-Alden/author/B0034ORLY2    Thor Holt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thorholt    Tel: 07906 321593 To advertise on one of the fastest growing podcasts in the world, drop Nick or Toby a line: thedailysceptic@gmail.com     Donate to the Daily Sceptic here: https://dailysceptic.org/donate     Listen to Nick's podcast – The Current Thing – by going here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-current-thing/id1671573905      Subscribe to Nick's Substack here: https://nickdixon.substack.com     Be a true hero and buy Nick a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon     Produced by Jason Clift Music by Tinderella

    Political Football

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2023 109:06


    Welcome to the Weekly Sceptic, episode 51! This week: -The Lionesses lose, but is it just because Rishi and Prince William didn't show up? Or simply because they're too white? -Mason Greenwood will not play for Manchester Utd again, and Nick and Toby wade into the controversy  -Toby talks about Peter Wilby, who was especially cruel to Toby in the past, and has now been sentenced for heinous crimes -Dr Shola manages to make the Lucy Letby case about race
-Sadiq Khan manages to make everything about race -Graham Linehan's gig is cancelled TWICE, and he is then ‘ambushed' by TalkTV -Trump refuses to debate, and Nick and Toby weigh up Vivek's chances -Elon Musk decides to remove the block button from Twitter/X, despite everyone hating the idea -Logan Paul is humiliated by Dillon Danis over his fiancée's past All this and, of course, Peak Woke! Sponsored by: DC Alden: https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/DC-Alden/author/B0034ORLY2   Thor Holt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thorholt   Tel: 07906 321593 To advertise on one of the fastest growing podcasts in the world, drop Nick or Toby a line: thedailysceptic@gmail.com    Donate to the Daily Sceptic here: https://dailysceptic.org/donate    Listen to Nick's podcast – The Current Thing – by going here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-current-thing/id1671573905    Subscribe to Nick's Substack here: https://nickdixon.substack.com    Support Nick by buying him a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon    Produced by Jason Clift Music by Tinderella

    London Falling

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2023 108:09


    Welcome to the Weekly Sceptic, episode 50! This week: -Toby reflects on the sad end of his other podcast, London Calling -Oliver Anthony goes viral with a rebellious country song that resonates with US conservatives -Germany attempts to ban the AFD because they are doing too well in a Democratic system -Leftie nutters call to reintroduce wolves to the English countryside  -West Yorkshire police arrest an autistic teenager for hate speech, but become hated themselves -Barrister Charlotte Proudman chastises a lowly ‘white male' for trying to help her -The ‘crazy plane lady' finally speaks out on her crazy plane antics and of course, Peak Woke! Sponsored by: Thor Holt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thorholt  Tel: 07906 321593 
Instagram: @NorthHouseCroft  DC Alden: https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/DC-Alden/author/B0034ORLY2  To advertise on one of the fastest growing podcasts in the world, drop Nick or Toby a line: thedailysceptic@gmail.com   Donate to the Daily Sceptic here: https://dailysceptic.org/donate   Listen to Nick's podcast – The Current Thing – by going here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-current-thing/id1671573905   Subscribe to Nick's Substack here: https://nickdixon.substack.com   Real G's can buy Nick a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon   Produced by Jason Clift Music by Tinderella

    Taking Out the Cash

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2023 113:06


    Welcome to the Weekly Sceptic, episode 49! This week: -Natwest go cashless, with the bizarre promise that ‘Tomorrow begins today' -Ne-Yo makes a standard woke apology, then completely retracts it, while Jamie Foxx issues his own apology, with Nick and Toby disagreeing on the nature of his transgression -Trump is indicted (again). Can he become Pres from prison? -Megan Rapinoe skies a penalty, and the non-woke world rejoices -Marianna Spring is victimised by 80% of the British public for her tireless reporting of disinformation -Elon Musk launches a potentially very expensive legal war on cancel culture and of course, Peak Woke! Sponsored by: Thor Holt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thorholt  Tel: 07906 321593 To advertise on one of the fastest growing podcasts in the world, drop Nick or Toby a line: thedailysceptic@gmail.com  Donate to the Daily Sceptic here: https://dailysceptic.org/donate  Listen to Nick's podcast – The Current Thing – by going here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-current-thing/id1671573905  Subscribe to Nick's Substack here: https://nickdixon.substack.com  And if you are really awesome, you can buy Nick a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon  Produced by Jason Clift Music by Tinderella

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