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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Sedaa: www.sedaa.org

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This week on The Knight Tube, Stephen Knight (@GSpellchecker) Journalist and Author Andrew Gold (@AndrewGold_OK) returns to talk about hid fascinating new book ‘The Psychology of Secrets: My Adventures with Murderers, Cults and Influencers’.

You can watch the video version at www.youtube.com/gspellchecker

0:00 Intro
0:08 Air conditioning and summer heat
1:24 Andrew’s YouTube success and avoiding audience capture
3:51 Doe accusations of bigotry hurt?
8:59 Prosocial lies: How do we recognise when we aren’t being honest?
14:14 Is it dangerous to talk to extreme people? Why cover the most dark, heinous topic possible?
19:42 Do you ever worry people will make judgments about you for the dark topics you write about?
28:27 Andrew Gold’s experience with Piers Morgan
36:46 The fear of running out of things to say in interviews and pushing back with your guests.
41:57 Are the left unwilling to debate their ideas? And does being ‘ex-communicated’ from your ’tribe’ make you more extreme?
51:46 Utopian thinking, Stephen going soft on vegetarianism and the value of religion.
57:18 Jews and Santa
01:02:34 Lie detector tests and the cult leader aspect of ‘influencers’.
01:09:20 Are other people’s secrets a burden?


Buy Andrew’s book: https://amzn.eu/d/bccQLCJ

Stephen Knight’s Substack: www.sknight.substack.com

Support the podcast at www.patreon.com/gspellchecker

Also available on iTunes, Stitcher, YouTube & Spotify.

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
0:21 Where the hell have we been?!
1:19 Iram’s trip to Tel Aviv
16:13 Social media
20:44 Palestinian student has UK student visa revoked for comments about October 7th terror attacks and the topic of Palestinian refugees.
36:37 New proposals for single sex spaces in UK public spaces
44:59 New guidance banning teaching ‘gender ideology’ in schools.
49:52 The Cass Review into gender services for children
57:59 Man tries to enter women’s loos in Central Park
59:53 Is New York Safe?
01:01:29 Michaela School: Muslim student loses prayer ban challenge
01:26:55 Audience Question: Dark or milk chocolate biscuits?
01:18:14 Audience Question: Review of RoboDoc
01:20:14 Audience Question: Ninja swords!
01:27:03 Lucky to be in Britain

Iram reporting from Tel Aviv: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13372277/hamas-kidnapped-grandfather-wife-heartache.html

Stephen Knight’s Substack: www.sknight.substack.com

Sedaa: www.sedaa.org

Support the podcast at www.patreon.com/gspellchecker

Also available on iTunes, Stitcher, YouTube & Spotify.