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July 21, 2024 76 mins

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

0:00 Intro
0:19 Obligatory instance of British people moaning about weather.
2:57 Euros 2024
4:30 General Election: Thoughts on a Labour victory and what The Conservatives got wrong.
11:26 The attempted assassination of Donald Trump
15:26 The mental decline of President Joe Biden
19:14 The partisan tribalism with Dems V GOP.
20:58 Tenacious D: Kyle Gass’s Trump assassination joke and the right’s hypocrisy on ‘cancel culture’.
30:50 Endless online conspiracy theories thanks to social media
39:20 The independent government  enquiry into claims there have been a “surge” in trans child suicides since puberty blockers were banned.
52:33 The ‘Muslim vote’: Religious sectarianism at the election?
01:02:15 Audience Questions: Trans ‘conversion therapy ban’01:06:08 Audience Question: Thoughts on Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s conversion to Christianity.


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www.sknight.substack.com

Sedaa: www.sedaa.org

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