The Godless Spellchecker Podcast

This week on The Knight Tube, Stephen Knight (@GSpellchecker) welcomes the return of author, philosopher and host of the ‘Making Sense’ podcast, Sam Harris. 0:00 Intro 0:55 Podcasting, the digital landscape, misinformation and value of expertise. 6:00 Douglas Murray V Dave Smith on Joe Rogan, and expertise V an ‘Appeal to authority’. 16:19 RFK Jr and the resurgence of the anti-vax movement. 20:24 Elon Musk and how Sam makes the decision to publicly criticise ‘friends’ and associates. 23:15 Sam’s reasons for deactivating his ‘X’ account. 29:44 Sam’s favourite way to communicate and is there a new book on the horizon? 32:26 What does Sam make of the resurgence of Christianity as a pushback against Islam and progressive worldviews? 44:21 How best to convince people that free will is an illusion? 58:49 Will Donald Trump attempt to run for a third term? Stephen Knight’s Substack: www.sknight.substack.com [http://www.sknight.substack.com] Support the podcast at www.patreon.com/gspellchecker [http://www.patreon.com/gspellchecker] Also available on iTunes [https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/godless-spellchecker-podcast/id780794967], Stitcher [http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=41293&refid=stpr], YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/gspellchecker] & Spotify. [https://open.spotify.com/show/0TTwnlVpzJRQuM6xfj7W0h]

This week on Taking The Myth, Stephen Knight [https://www.twitter.com/gspellchecker] (@GSpellchecker) and Iram Ramzan [https://twitter.com/iram_ramzan] (@Iram_Ramzan) discuss all the big topics. 0:00 Intro 0:24 Iram’s plans to visit Japan 2:11 Iram’s appearance on an ‘The Equiano Project’ Panel. 6:12 Douglas Murray’s appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience and the value of ‘experts’ in the digital era. 14:23 The UK Supreme Court ruling on the definition of ‘woman’. 24:22 The influence of J.K. Rowling 25:36 The failure of mainstream political satire on trans ideology. 31:03 The BBC and the failure of ‘impartiality’ with Muslim ‘reverts’. 34:20 Adolescence on Netflix: A National moral panic? 37:10 Labour MP Lucy Powell’s dismissal of grooming gangs 43:19 India and Pakistan conflict and the potential consequences for the UK 52:13 Movie and TV reviews Stephen Knight’s Substack: www.sknight.substack.com [http://www.sknight.substack.com] Iram Ramzan’s Substack: https://iramramzan.substack.com/ [https://iramramzan.substack.com/] Support the podcast at www.patreon.com/gspellchecker [http://www.patreon.com/gspellchecker] Link to Iram’s panel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tt1SRShoJ7U&t=1983s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tt1SRShoJ7U&t=1983s] Also available on iTunes [https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/godless-spellchecker-podcast/id780794967], Stitcher [http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=41293&refid=stpr], YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/gspellchecker] & Spotify. [https://open.spotify.com/show/0TTwnlVpzJRQuM6xfj7W0h]

This week on Taking The Myth, Stephen Knight [https://www.twitter.com/gspellchecker] (@GSpellchecker) and Iram Ramzan [https://twitter.com/iram_ramzan] (@Iram_Ramzan) discuss all the big topics. 0:00 Intro 0:34 Iram leaves The Daily Mail and launched a Substack 3:38 Tribalism v consistent principles and Donald Trump 6:05 Reform UK civil war and race row 9:14 Waitrose employee suspended and investigated for social media posts 15:53 The rise of trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney 21:56 Virgin active gyms, Michelle Dewsbury mixed sex changing room row. 26:07 Ash Sakar becomes anti-woke? 31:46 Man attacked in London for burning a Qur’an. 44:41 Reflecting on 5 years since lockdown 56:07 White Lotus Season 3 57:25 Movie review: ‘A Real Pain’. 59:14 New live-action Snow White movie backlash Stephen Knight’s Substack: www.sknight.substack.com [http://www.sknight.substack.com] Iram Ramzan’s Substack: https://iramramzan.substack.com/ [https://iramramzan.substack.com/] Support the podcast at www.patreon.com/gspellchecker [http://www.patreon.com/gspellchecker] Also available on iTunes [https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/godless-spellchecker-podcast/id780794967], Stitcher [http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=41293&refid=stpr], YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/gspellchecker] & Spotify. [https://open.spotify.com/show/0TTwnlVpzJRQuM6xfj7W0h]

This week on The Knight Tube, Stephen Knight (@GSpellchecker) welcomed the return of Journalist and author Julie Bindel. They discuss the renewed interest in the UK grooming gang scandal. 0:00 Intro 0:19 Trans activists crashing my panel at The Battle of Ideas and Julie confronting them. 03:36 Why is there such determination to stop women simply speaking about gender ideology? 07:29 Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement about new free speech policies on Facebook and Instagram 10:26 The impact of Elon Musk’s focus on UK grooming gangs. 14:40 Do we need a fresh national inquiry into grooming gangs? 20:48 The failure of mainstream journalism/media on grooming gangs. 26:06 The narrative surrounding Tommy Robinson and grooming gangs. 35:38 What was the response to Julie exposing grooming gangs in the media? 39:48 Sarah Champion preventing Julie Bindel from presenting evidence on sexual exploitation due to her gender critical views. 45:45 The downfall of Pink News Stephen Knight’s Substack: www.sknight.substack.com [http://www.sknight.substack.com] Support the podcast at www.patreon.com/gspellchecker [http://www.patreon.com/gspellchecker] Also available on iTunes [https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/godless-spellchecker-podcast/id780794967], Stitcher [http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=41293&refid=stpr], YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/gspellchecker] & Spotify. [https://open.spotify.com/show/0TTwnlVpzJRQuM6xfj7W0h]