The Current Thing

Comedian and commentator Nick Dixon talks to fascinating guests about politics, the culture war, and anything else that comes up.

The Current Thing is a news podcast hosted by Nick Dixon, with 100 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Nick Dixon hosts The Current Thing, a news show with 100 episodes published.

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  Episode #207

  They’re Trying to Turn Jason Arday Into the Next George Floyd - with Paul Cox

  Aug 19, 202642 min

  Dixon Cox is back, with more Cox than last time. This week: -The sad death of Jason Arday -Some call Arday’s death a ‘lynching’ -Leftists attack journalists and call to censor the press over the Arday story -Arday’s Trafalgar Square vigil becomes a post-truth cult of rage and identity -J.K. Rowling and others brand Nathan Cofnas ‘racist’ -Tim Montgomerie is suspended from Reform UK Go here for the full episode: https://www.nickdixon.net/p/theyre-trying-to-turn-jason-arday Subscribe here: www.nickdixon.net Support us with a donation here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon X: https://x.com/nickdixon Nick Reads YouTube: https://youtube.com/@nick_reads Nick Reads Substack: https://www.nickreads.com/ Paul's links X: https://twitter.com/PaulCoxComedy YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@paulcoxcomedy Comedy clubs: https://www.epiccomedy.co.uk/

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  Episode #206

  Telegraph vs Restore Britain: The War on the Right - with Leo Kearse

  Aug 12, 202641 min

  Dixon Cox is back, except this week it’s Dixon Kearse. This week: -The Telegraph goes to war with Restore Britain -Charlie Downes gets attacked for his Twitter posts -Alex Phillips gets into some nasty exchanges with Restore supporters -Kemi Badenoch stands up for convicted former extremist Joshua Bonehill-Paine Go here for the full episode: https://www.nickdixon.net/p/telegraph-vs-restore-britain-the Subscribe here: www.nickdixon.net Support us with a donation here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon X: https://x.com/nickdixon Nick Reads YouTube: https://youtube.com/@nick_reads Nick Reads Substack: https://www.nickreads.com/ Leo's links https://www.youtube.com/@LeoKearse https://x.com/LeoKearse

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  Episode #205

  Could Farage Ever Work With Rupert Lowe? - with Paul Cox

  Aug 5, 202636 min

  Dixon Cox is back. This week: -Rod Liddle sadly dies, and the usual people are as vicious as ever -Rupert Lowe offers Farage a deal -The five points Restore insist on to work with Reform -Will Reform’s small boats plan work? -The chaos in Ceuta Go here for the full episode: https://www.nickdixon.net/p/could-farage-ever-work-with-rupert Subscribe here: www.nickdixon.net Support us with a donation here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon X: https://x.com/nickdixon Nick Reads YouTube: https://youtube.com/@nick_reads Nick Reads Substack: https://www.nickreads.com/ Paul's links X: https://twitter.com/PaulCoxComedy YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@paulcoxcomedy Comedy clubs: https://www.epiccomedy.co.uk/

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  Episode #204

  Did Zack Polanski Incite Violence Against Nigel Farage?

  Jul 29, 202638 min

  Dixon Cox returns once more. This week: -The horrific Berlin attack and the left’s deranged response -Zack Polanski shares a shocking post about Nigel Farage -Cambridge University takes DEI to insane new levels -Labour gets a very mild ‘Burnham bounce’ -Andy Burnham meets the public and finds they don’t know who he is Go here for the full episode: https://www.nickdixon.net/p/did-zack-polanski-incite-violence Subscribe here: www.nickdixon.net Support us with a donation here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon X: https://x.com/nickdixon Nick Reads YouTube: https://youtube.com/@nick_reads Nick Reads Substack: https://www.nickreads.com/ Paul's links X: https://twitter.com/PaulCoxComedy YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@paulcoxcomedy Comedy clubs: https://www.epiccomedy.co.uk/

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  Episode #203

  Labour Caught Joking About Prisoners - Paul Cox

  Jul 23, 202633 min

  Dixon Cox is back. This week: -Shocking new details in the Ann Widdecombe case -Shabana Mahmood and Wes Streeting caught joking about early release of prisoners -Andy Burnham selects his new cabinet -Natalie Fleet steps down as safeguarding minister -Stella Creasy has a massive birdwatching fail Go here for the full episode: https://www.nickdixon.net/p/labour-caught-joking-about-prisoners Subscribe here: www.nickdixon.net Support us with a donation here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon X: https://x.com/nickdixon Nick Reads: https://youtube.com/@nick_reads Paul's links X: https://twitter.com/PaulCoxComedy YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@paulcoxcomedy Comedy clubs: https://www.epiccomedy.co.uk/

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