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Join director Greg Mottola, writer/actors Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, and cast Jason Bateman as they discuss their new comedy adventure “Paul” - the story of two sci-fi geeks whose pilgrimage takes them to America's UFO heartland. While there, they accidentally meet an alien who brings them on an insane road trip that alters their universe forever. And as two nerds struggle to help, one little green man might just take his fellow outcasts from misfits to intergalactic heroes.
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Director Edgar Wright discusses his latest film. Starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, The World's End is the final part of Wright’s The Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy features the ultimate reunion - one night, five friends, twelve bars and a bid to reach the final ‘Worlds End’ pub. However, the reunion soon becomes much more than a pub crawl, as the old friends embark on the craziest mission of a lifetime…only the strongest will survive. Moderated by Chris Hewitt at the Apple Store, Regent S ...
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After 50 years of writing comedy for most of the UK's highest-profile comics and performers, Colin now chats with those who work behind the scenes in television: from the camera operators, and sound supervisors to the directors and producers; and in show business: from the stars to the stagehands - who all share their never-before-heard memories and anecdotes. Support the podcast by becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/BEHINDTHESCENESWITHCOLINEDMONDS Facebook: colin.edmonds.73 Instagra ...
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In this episode of The Change Show, host Simon Phillips sits down with John Frost, founder of C5 Leadership, to discuss his journey into leadership development and the impact of emotional intelligence on successful leadership. John shares insights from his extensive global experience working with leaders across different industries and cultures, em…
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Welcome to another episode of The Current Thing, this week with our old friend Paul Cox. We discuss -Nigel Farage’s recent comments on English culture and mass deportations -The Labour conference, and Keir Starmer’s plan to bring back the sausages -Labour freebies and hypocrisy -The ongoing nightmare for Labour that is the Winter Fuel Payment polic…
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GB News presenter and one of Britain's greatest comedians Simon Evans returns to talk about: -The latest assassination attempt on Trump -Whether they are really 'eating the dogs', and does it matter? -Huw Edwards avoiding jail -Keir Starmer's clothes scandal -The Lib Dem who got PTSD due to Brexit -The UK's version of Jussie Smollett and loads more…
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This is a short preview of Nick's brand new interview with Ed Dutton, discussing Ed's extremely non-controversial new book, Woke Eugenics: How Social Justice is a Mask for Social Darwinism. For the full episode go to www.nickdixon.net In this funny and informative episode we talk about: -Ed's theory that woke people are selecting themselves into ex…
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Nick's guest today is proper journo Will Kingston, host of The Spectator podcast Fire at Will. Nick and Will discuss: -Who won the Trump / Harris debate? -Are they really ‘eating the dogs’? -The outrage around Tucker Carlson’s interview on Churchill’s legacy -Why Starmer is letting out dangerous prisoners -Labour’s strange and cruel winter fuel pay…
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Welcome to the second episode of the new look topical version of The Current Thing, this time with Paul Cox! We talk about: -Starmer forgetting he is prime minister FIVE TIMES in the House of Commons -Labour’s attack on Oasis over ticket prices, and where Oasis stand in the culture war -Who will win the Tory leadership contest? -Jeremy Corbyn’s new…
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In this episode of The Change Show, Simon Phillips welcomes Dr. Scilla Elworthy, the visionary Founder of The Business Plan for Peace and the Oxford Research Group. Dr. Elworthy is a three-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee and a global advocate for non-violence and peacebuilding. Together, they explore Dr. Elworthy’s groundbreaking work in creating su…
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The Current Thing will now be a weekly topical show, hosted by Nick with a rotation of awesome guests. In addition, we will still do the in depth guest interviews. For this topical episode, Leo Kearse returns to talk about: -Starmer's incredibly grim speech -Civil Service corruption -Notting Hill carnival chaos -The Nando's waitress on the wrong si…
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In this edition of Behind the Scenes we’re chatting with Jenny Drewett, one of British television’s busiest, most experienced, well-known and best-connected on-screen Talent Executives and Celebrity Producers. In her non-stop 3-decade long career Jenny’s worked extensively in award-winning light entertainment, factual entertainment,documentaries an…
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This time on BTSWCE one of the best-known Heads of Production and most experienced Consultants working in the fields of entertainment, drama and events television Lesley Davies shares her career memories of training at Granada TV via LWT, becoming Head of Production at ITV and Director of International Productions at Warner Brothers, and working wi…
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The Rev Dr Jamie Franklin returns to talk to Nick about the UK riots, and two-tier Keir Starmer persecuting the British working class. This is a crossover episode with Jamie's podcast, Irreverand, so please enjoy this almost two hour chunk of quality podcasting. Get full episodes of The Current Thing, plus Nick's exclusive solo reaction episodes, a…
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In this episode of The Change Show, Simon Phillips sits down with Kawtar El Alaoui, a conscious leadership consultant, coach, and mediator who is dedicated to creating a world where everyone can live in dignity and peace. Kawtar shares her unique journey from growing up in Morocco and emigrating to Canada, to working across various cultures and ult…
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In this edition of Behind the Scenes, Production Assistant (Script Supervisor) Victoria Sturgess shares more stories of her life and times at the sharp end of British television from the late 1960s through to the early ‘90s taking in her move from music and entertainment to LWT’s Sports Department; which led to her working alongside such production…
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The latest edition of Behind the Scenes features the first of a two-part conversation with London Weekend Television and pop music video Production Assistant (ScriptSupervisor), the magnificent Victoria Sturgess. In a career which started in the late 1960s she worked extensively with legendary director Bruce Gowers on innumerable LWT series, travel…
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Journalist Steven Edginton joins us to discuss: -How he almost went to prison due to an investigation by counter terrorism police -Corruption and bias in the government and Civil Service -His insider knowledge of DEI practices in the workplace -What he has learned from covering politics on the ground in America -His thoughts on the assassination at…
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Join us for an enlightening episode of The Change Show, featuring Anastasiia Dieieva, CEO of Tokarev Foundation Ukraine and Women's Leadership Mentor. Anastasiia shares her inspiring journey, from her early days to leading the Tokarev Foundation. Discover her insights on women's leadership, the challenges she has faced, and her vision for empowerin…
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Conservative peer and former chief Brexit negotiator Lord Frost returns to the show to discuss: -What went wrong for the Tories in the recent election -What the future of the Conservative Party looks like -Who he favours as next Tory leader -His views on Nigel Farage and Reform UK -What the country will look like under Labour -How he was 'blocked' …
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My thoughts on the terrible attack on President Trump, initially for paid subscribers, now releasing as a podcast. I talk about: -hearing the news while on live TV -different theories on how it happened -some shocking reactions from the media and various misguided individuals -what might happen next To get things like this in advance, plus the full…
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This week Nick and The Radical English Gentleman (AKA Zoomer Rory) go over all the highs and lows of election night and what it all means for the future of the UK. They discuss: -Reform UK winning 5 seats and Nigel Farage's crushing victory in Clacton -The big Tory candidates who lost their seats -The future of the Conservative Party -Whether Labou…
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Nick is joined by Professor Eric Kaufmann to discuss his new book, Taboo: How Making Race Sacred Produced a Cultural Revolution. Topics covered include: -Why liberals are more to blame for woke than the radical left -The problem of 'cultural socialism' -Why emotional taboos are the real source of woke -How race became a 'sacred' category, and why w…
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In this episode, Simon Phillips interviews Nikki Giant, founder of The Spark. They delve into Nikki's mission to create a better world for children by honoring childhood and maintaining childlike energy in adulthood. Nikki discusses the significance of supporting parents and carers, transforming education systems, and empowering young change makers…
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Nick is joined by Auron MacIntyre to discuss his new book, The Total State. Topics covered include: -Why the US Constitution didn't stop Covid tyranny -How liberal democracy morphed into the oppressive 'Total State' -Why the Total State is woke -How the state uses cancel culture to police public opinion -Auron's views on the Trump trial -What will …
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Connor Tomlinson of Lotus Eaters joins Nick to talk about: -His controversial recent interview with Liz Truss -Tory betrayal -His views on Nigel Farage and Reform UK -What a Labour government will look like -Why young men are becoming right wing and loads more! Get the FULL EPISODE and support the podcast HERE: www.nickdixon.net Make a one-off dona…
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The Change Show with Simon Phillips In this episode, Simon Phillips interviews David Papa, co-founder of The Change Tribe. They discuss the importance of creating loving and caring cultures in the workplace. David shares his personal journey of realizing that fear was driving his decisions and leading to unhappiness. David emphasizes the need for e…
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Nick is joined by Pete North (AKA Northern Variant on X/Twitter) to discuss: -The future of conservatism and the right -His forthright views on Nigel Farage and Reform UK -What will happen to the Tory party -How the next five years of UK politics will look -The political changes sweeping Europe -How to actually achieve political change in Britain a…
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In this often laugh-out-loud edition of Behind the Scenes we’re chatting with actor Karl Jenkinson. In a 40-year career, he was regularly involved in the funniest Noel’s House Party ‘Gotcha’ set-ups while also appearing in top British TV series Eastenders, The Bill and Inspector Morse. These days Karl’s also become a top voice artist and a much in-…
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If you’re a fan of classic and vintage television, you’ll probably think Robert Heading has enjoyed the best of jobs, because he’s one of Britain’s foremost TV documentary Archive Producers. Which means for the past 25 years he’s been paid to put his feet up and watch thousands of hours of old telly shows. And for the most part he’s specialised in …
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Fascinating conversation with the brilliant Dr Ashley Frawley. Topics discussed include: -Why Ashley is still a Marxist-How our neoliberal/postliberal culture went wrong-Why the family is essential in finding meaning-Where woke comes from -Whether there’ll be a new ‘current thing’ after woke -Why people fall for fads like gender ideology -The reaso…
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The Change Show with Simon Phillips In this episode, Simon Phillips interviews Dan Newman, founder of Baldilocks, an organisation focused on helping individuals to overcome the pain of trauma and social anxiety they experience when they suffer from Alopecia. Dan shares his own story of Alopecia and the violent assault that accelerated the effects i…
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Mike returns to chat about his time on Eurovision, Friday Night is Music Night at the BBC and preparing for his latest live WW2 Special Commemorative Event, marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day. And there’s more than a mention of his top selling autobiography “Turn Around And Take A Bow – My Musical Life”. Support the podcast by becoming a Patron:…
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Highly acclaimed author and commentator Lionel Shriver discusses her new novel, 'Mania'. Topics include: -Why she choose IQ as the topic of her new book -Why the left are ‘obsessed with sameness’-Where ideological ‘manias’ come from and what the next hysteria will be -The flawed thinking behind ‘social justice’ -The literary influences on her writi…
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In Birmingham, on the 12th of May 1924, the performer who was to become one of Britain’s finest comic actors Tony Hancock was born. Across the 1950s and early 1960s, with his phenomenally successful, award-winningradio and television series, Tony was the most famous voice and then face in broadcast entertainment. The streets would empty when Hancoc…
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Deputy leader of Reform UK Ben Habib joins Nick to discuss: -Why Reform UK allowed leftist activists to cancel its candidates -How to tackle immigration -Why woke and DEI have got to stop -How to fix the UK's economy -His views on Net Zero -Why voting Reform is not just a vote for Labour -Whether Reform UK is actually a conservative party -How clos…
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The Change Show with Simon Phillips In this episode, Simon Phillips interviews Kosha Joubert, CEO of Pocket Project, a non-profit organisation focused on healing the collective trauma in our communities, organisations and countries across the world. Indeed, Kosha was a co-host of the 2019 and 2020 Online Summit on Collective Trauma. Kosha shares ho…
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Carl Benjamin AKA Sargon returns to the podcast for a fascinating and wide-ranging discussion on: -Whether it could become illegal to be a conservative -Why liberalism leads to communism -Whether woke will be 'put away' or not -The ironic flaws of diversity casting -Whether things like the Cass Review will change anything in the culture war -Why La…
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GB News presenter and comedian Mark Dolan drops by our new studio to chat with Nick about: -The future of GB News -How Covid woke him up -How to fix the immigration problem -Whether he has changed his mind on Brexit -How to win the culture war -His thoughts on Liz Truss's time as PM -Why he is still optimistic about Britain -The state of comedy in …
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The Rev Dr Jamie Franklin returns for his best episode yet! Nick and Jamie discuss: -Richard Dawkins' comments on 'cultural Christianity' -Pascal's wager -What Toby Young and David Starkey get wrong about Christianity -Whether Christianity leads to wokeness -The failures of liberalism -The flaws in the atheist argument for the beginning of the univ…
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This week Nick and The Radical English Gentleman (AKA Woke Zoomer Rory) discuss: -The William Wragg sext scandal -Angela Rayner's lies about her house -How the Tories keep conservative candidates out of the party -Rishi's Adidas Sambas -Reform UK dropping more candidates, and whether Farage will return -The death of British aid workers in Gaza, and…
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Hope you had a great Easter. We had a very short Easter break, hence this coming out a day late. But it is a great discussion with based genius filmmaker and friend of the podcast, Alexander McCarron. We discuss: -Sunak's disastrous poll numbers, and what it all means -How authoritarian / effective a Labour government will be -Whether we are stuck …
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The Change Show with Simon Phillips In this episode, Simon Phillips interviews Lily Boyanova-Hugh, co-founder of the Center for a Loving Workplace. Lily shares her background, including growing up in Bulgaria and her career in marketing. She discusses her shift towards change management and the challenges she faced as a working parent. Lily explain…
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Simon Evans returns to talk about: -Scotland's insane new hate crime law -Whether woke is ending -The survival chances of Rishi Sunak -Whether Trump is a real threat to the deep state -The pros and cons of liberal democracy -Aristocracy vs meritocracy and loads more! Follow Simon on X: https://twitter.com/TheSimonEvans Go to his website: https://th…
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The Rev Dr Jamie Franklin returns for a fascinating episode that will be enjoyed by atheists, Christians, and probably even pagans. We exam a number of pressing social, spiritual, and ethical issues with the benefit of Jamie’s wider philosophical insights. Topics discussed include: -Justin Welby’s pathetic endorsement of Ramadan at the expense of a…
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This week Nick and The Radical English Gentleman (AKA Zoomer Rory) discuss: -Rory's observations on the ground at George Galloway's Rochdale campaign -The Met Police's dubious arrest of a man with a factual sign about Hamas -The attack on the Lord Balfour painting -The shocking revelations about WPATH -Biden's bizarre State of the Union speech And …
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Academic Agent joins us for an epic podcast on a broad range of topics, including:-His theory that the Regime will ‘put the woke away’-What would have happened if Jeremy Corbyn had won the General Election -Why platforms like GB News should stop talking about woke all the time-Who are the actual ruling elite, and what scares them?-The alarming exte…
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Paul Cox returns to talk about the chaos in parliament, the suspension of Lee Anderson, and the future of Islam in the UK. It is a lot more fun than those topics would suggest! Paul's X: https://twitter.com/PaulCoxComedy Paul's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@paulcoxcomedy Paul's comedy clubs: https://www.epiccomedy.co.uk/ Nick's X: https://twitt…
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This time on BTSWCE we’re chatting with TV Executive Producer and King of Saturday Nights on Channel 5, Simon Withington, about his role in putting together the newly published autobiography of his best friend, actor, singer and showbiz personality - Jess Conrad OBE. The book is called “From Blitz to Glitz” and Simon talks about the collaborative w…
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This week Nick and Zoomer Rory discuss: -The Tory by-election defeats in Wellingborough and Kingswood -The silent disco at Canterbury Cathedral -The meaning of Lent -The Girls Gone Bible viral clip And loads more! Nick's X: https://twitter.com/nickdixoncomic Nick's Substack: https://nickdixon.substack.com Nick's YouTube (with all Current Thing epis…
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This week we lost one of the most famous and best-loved personalities in the history of British broadcasting – Steve Wright. For almost half a century on BBC Radio Steve lifted the nation’s spirits with his energetic, anarchic style, breathless enthusiasm, relentless creativity and instantly recognisable voice. In this often emotional but frequentl…
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Nick is interviewed by Professor Edward Dutton of The Jolly Heretic about the decline of comedy. This interview was previously only available behind a paywall at https://www.jollyheretic.com, but Ed has kindly allowed us to release it here. Follow Ed on X: https://twitter.com/jollyheretic YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheJollyHeretic Substack: …
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Awesome conversation with OG of the Red Pill John Sonmez, of Bulldog Mindset, a YouTube channel and membership site he took to 360k subscribers. John talks about: -His incredible physical and mental transformation -His friendship with Andrew Tate and what he thinks of him now -How he became one of the founders of the Red Pill movement and why he le…
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