The Current Thing

The Current Thing

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

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January 14, 2026 48 mins

Dixon Cox is back again!

This week: -Nadhim Zahawi defects to Reform UK -Starmer is forced to scrap Digital ID -China plans to build a suspicious hidden chamber in its new London ‘super-embassy’

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Dixon Cox is back again!

This week: -Trump removes Maduro from Venezuela -The US weighs up whether to go for Greenland next -America seizes a Russian-flagged oil tanker -Laila Cunningham is revealed as Reform UK’s candidate for mayor of London -We ask: is the ‘international rules-based order’ crumbling?

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January 1, 2026 46 mins

Dixon Cox is back again!

This week: -Andrew Gold’s interview with Steve Laws ignites the right -The Somali daycare fraud in Minnesota -Our predictions for the new year

Watch the full episode here: https://www.nickdixon.net/p/andrew-gold-vs-steve-laws-on-remigration

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December 18, 2025 49 mins

Dixon Cox is back again!

This week: -Naveed Akram charged with 15 counts of murder over Bondi Beach shooting -The bizarre response to the attack from some media figures -Keir Starmer and Boris Johnson try to recruit Brits for war -Reform UK welcomes support from Bonnie Blue Full episode here: hhttps://www.nickdixon.net/p/would-you-go-to-war-for-keir-starmer

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December 10, 2025 51 mins

Dixon Cox is back again!

This week we go in depth on Piers Morgan’s interview with Nick Fuentes. Plus a teacher is fired for saying Britain is a Christian country.

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Dixon Cox is back again!

This week: -Did Rachel Reeves mislead the public about the UK’s finances? -Labour’s popularity falls to below Liz Truss levels -The woman who was convicted for a rude word in a private text message speaks out -Will Farage do a deal with the Tories? Full episode here: https://www.nickdixon.net/p/did-rachel-reeves-lie-about-budget

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December 1, 2025 49 mins

On this week’s episode of The Current Thing I am joined by Andrew Doyle to talk about his recent book, The End of Woke.

We discuss: -His recent experience with Antifa at a Turning Point USA event -How the murder of Charlie Kirk has affected him -Whether ‘Woke Right’ is a valid term -His understanding of liberalism, and why the term is so misused -Why we should scrap multiculturalism -His thoughts on Reform UK and the future of Bri...

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Dixon Cox is back again!

This week: -Rachel Reeves’ disastrous budget makes life worse for hard-working Brits -Kemi Badenoch eviscerates Reeves in the House of Commons -The two-child benefit cap is scrapped, but who will it help the most? -The OBR leaks the entire budget in advance -David Lammy decides to undo Magna Carta by scrapping jury trials for most crimes Watch the full episode here: https://www.nickdixon.net/p/labour-punis...

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November 20, 2025 52 mins

Dixon Cox is back again!

This week: -Shabana Mahmood unveils her plan to cut illegal migration -Clive Lewis offers Andy Burnham his seat so that he can replace Starmer -Nigel Farage is accused of being antisemitic at 13 years old And lots more!

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On this week’s episode of The Current Thing, I am joined by Pete North.

We discuss: -How to stop immigration and reverse the Boriswave -His current views on Reform, the Tories, Labour, and the Greens -What form civil unrest in Britain will take -His beef with Katharine Birbalsingh -His take on the recent crisis in the BBC And lots more

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Dixon Cox is back again!

This week: -Keir Starmer on the rocks as Streeting plots -Trump goes to war with the BBC -Mike Graham is sacked from Talk The full version is only available to paid subscribers, so click here: https://www.nickdixon.net/p/is-this-the-end-for-keir-starmer

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On this week’s episode of The Current Thing, I am joined by Leo Kearse.

We discuss: -What he learnt from visiting Israel -Tommy Robinson’s Israel trip and recent terrorism case -Leo’s views on Nick Fuentes and Tucker Carlson -Zohran Mamdani’s victory in New York And lots more!

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Dixon Cox is back again. This week: -The horrific and heroic stories from the Huntingdon train attack -The inevitable culture war response to the attack online -Zohran Mamdani wins the New York mayoral race -The BBC doctors a clip of Trump -John Lewis comes out with a non-woke Christmas ad The full version is only available to paid subscribers, so click here: https://www.nickdixon.net/p/uk-train-stabbing-we-dont-have-to

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November 3, 2025 45 mins

On this week’s episode of The Current Thing I am joined once again by Dr Neema Parvini AKA Academic Agent. This time we focus on his recent series of videos debunking popular right wing ideas. We discuss: -The problem with nationalism -Why the ‘free market’ doesn’t really exist -Why the declining birth right is a good thing -Why having a family isn’t everything -Why Neema has no faith in Reform UK or Trump And much more!

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Dixon Cox is back once again!

This week: -An Afghan migrant is arrested after the horrific stabbing of a man in Uxbridge -A migrant sex offender who was accidentally released from prison is given £500 to leave the country -The media goes berserk over Sarah Pochin’s mildly clumsy comments -Nigel Farage calls for parliament-led inquiry into UK grooming gangs -Grooming gang survivor Ellie-Ann Reynolds calls out mainstream media -Labou...

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On this week’s episode of The Current Thing I am joined by writer, academic, and Senior Policy Fellow at Restore Britain, Harrison Pitt.

We discuss: -His recent policy paper for Restore Britain on mass deportations -How to solve the problem of the ECHR -The Christian argument for deportations -Charles Moore’s recents comments on Enoch Powell -His thoughts on Danny Kruger and James Orr going to Reform UK And lots more!

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Dixon Cox is back once again!

This week: -Grooming gang survivors step away from the inquiry -Pressure mounts on Starmer to sack Jess Phillips -Protests erupt in Dublin over another alleged migrant sexual assault -Irish police attack GB News reporters -Oxford Union’s president-elect is finally ousted following Charlie Kirk comments And lots more

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On this week’s episode of The Current Thing, I am joined by leader of the SDP, William Clouston.

We discuss: -How to massively reduce immigration -The brutal facts about how much different migrant groups contribute -His views on Reform UK and the Tories -Whether we are heading for civil unrest -Why he is in favour of tariffs -What the SDP offers that no other party is doing -Why voters have almost never been offered social conser...

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This week instead of Dixon Cox, please enjoy this podcast I did with Leo Kearse on topical issues. We discuss: -Trump’s peace deal, and whether he’ll get credit -The student who chanted ‘put the Zios in the ground’ -Tommy Robinson’s trial -Sky censoring chants about Keir Starmer And loads more!

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On this week’s episode of The Current Thing, Carl Benjamin returns to the show!

We discuss: -Why Reform UK is the only vehicle we have -His views on Tommy Robinson and the Unite the Kingdom marches -Why Keir Starmer is terrified of the patriotic movement in Britain -The battle for civil liberties vs digital ID -His views on Kemi Badenoch and the Tories -Whether Shabana Mahmood can ever be English -What to do about free speech arre...

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