Welcome to The Weekly Sceptic, episode 81! This week: Nike comes out with a wildly unpopular ‘playful update’ of the England flag; Beau Dade of Lotus Eaters is dropped by Reform UK, following a hit-piece from Hope Not Hate; The Khan Review is released, and Toby explains all; Plus everyone’s favourite section, Peak Woke, and premium content on www.basedmedia.org, which this week includes: Candace Owens getting fired from the Daily Wire; Owen Jones quitting the Labour Party.

Welcome to the Weekly Sceptic, episode 80! This week: -How much longer can Rishi Sunak survive after his worst week since becoming PM and with Penny Mordaunt on manoeuvres? -Vaughan Gething, the new Welsh First Minister, becomes the first black politician to lead a European country, but his record as Health Minister during the pandemic was appalling -Scotland rolls out its new Hate Crime law and whatever can go wrong, does go wrong, including locating a hate crime reporting centre in a Glaswegian sex shop, recruiting a dodgy Islamist to explain how awful ‘Islamophobia’ is and activating the new law on April Fool’s Day -GB News found guilty of breaking Ofcom’s broadcasting rules. Is the regulator gearing up to withdrawing the channel’s broadcasting licence to please its new Labour overlords? -Hope Not Hate’s new ‘State of Hate’ report identifies three GB News reporters as dangerous purveyors of far Right hate -Plus everyone’s favourite section, Peak Woke! Premium content this week includes: -The latest sightings of the Princess of Wales and why she doesn’t scotch all the rumours about her health and her marriage by posing for an official photo? -The Donald Trump ‘bloodbath’ hoax -Elon Musk’s interview with Don Lemon -Our nominations for the most ‘Based’ acts of the week, in the ‘Based Department’

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Welcome to the Weekly Sceptic, episode 79! This week: -We give Toby the right of reply about a controversial piece published by the Daily Sceptic, which led to an X pile-on (formerly known as a Twitter pile-on) -Lee Anderson defects to Reform UK -Will Boris return via the so-called ‘Henley Plot’? -Does David ‘Lord’ Cameron fancy another crack at the Tory leadership? -The Princess of Wales releases a poorly edited family photo, and we explore the various explanations -Plus everyone’s favourite section, Peak Woke! Premium content this week includes: -The Met police’s arrest of a peaceful protestor with a factual sign, and their subsequent strange explanation -Joe Biden’s angry State of the Union speech -The crapness of the Oscars -Our nominations for the most ‘Based’ acts of the week, in the ‘Based Department’
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Welcome to the Weekly Sceptic episode 78! This week: * George Galloway gives Keir Starmer a bloody nose in Rochdale, but can he do lasting damage to Labour’s electoral prospects? * Rishi Sunak tries to make a ‘healing’ speech celebrating Britain’s ‘multi-faith democracy’, but fails to revive his party’s fortunes * On the even of the Budget, Jeremy Hunt burnishes his credentials as a ‘wet’ by saying he intends to emulate the ‘prudent and responsible’ Gordon Brown, who sold half of Britain’s gold reserves at the bottom of the market * Plus everyone’s favourite section Peak Woke * Premium content in this week’s episode includes the two-year sentence received by Sam Melia for producing ‘far Right’ stickers and Trump’s Supreme Court victory, which means the Democrats can’t keep him off the ballot. * Sign up for all the extra content on our new platform, BASED, at www.basedmedia.org and, if you sign up as a silver or gold member, you can ask Nick and Toby anything you like in their first Zoom call with subscribers this Thursday

Welcome to the Weekly Sceptic episode 77! This week: * Keir Starmer comes under pressure after persuading Lindsay Hoyle to tear up the parliamentary rule book to enable his MPs to kowtow to an islamic mob * Rishi Sunak rescues Starmer by suspending Lee Anderson, enabling the Labour leader to change the subject to the Tory Party’s problem with ‘Islamophobia’ * Meanwhile, the French show us how it’s done by deporting a Muslim hate preacher tout suite * Plus everyone’s favourite section Peak Woke * Premium content in this week’s episode includes Charlotte Church claiming ‘From the river to the sea’ is the Palestinian version of ‘Imagine’, the self-immolation of an anti-Israel protestor (literally) and Trump saying African-Americans are now supporting him because he’s being wrongfully prosecuted (implying that’s  a very common experience for black people)

Welcome to The Weekly Sceptic episode 75, live from The Hippodrome in London’s Leicester Square! This week: -Joe Biden comes under heavy scrutiny for his dodgy memory -Trump reveals his radical approach to getting NATO to pay up   -Tucker Carlson gets a history lesson from Vladimir Putin -Keir Starmer accuses Rishi Sunak of playing politics over a tragedy  -Labour candidate Azhar Ali is caught sharing a conspiracy theory about the October 7 attacks -The army introduce crazy woke policies (again) -Elon Musk considers buying Disney  Plus Peak Woke, and an audience Q and A for our premium subscribers!

Welcome to The Weekly Sceptic, episode 73! This week: — As the world creeps ever closer to all-out war, Nick and Toby discuss whether they’d fight for their country — Laurence Fox loses his lawsuit, but why is it libellous to call someone a paedo but not a racist? — After distancing herself from the plot to replace Rishi Sunak, Kemi Badenoch turns out to be in a Tory WhatsApp group called ‘Evil Plotters’ — What accounts for the ideological gender divide and is it possible to have a relationship with a political opponent? — The UN Secretary-General constantly warns us about the ‘global threat’ posed by online ‘hate speech’, but isn’t the fact that the UN employs actual terrorists a bigger threat? — Is ‘Stand Off at Eagle Pass’ a genuine news story or a long-forgotten 1940s Western?  — Should Trump really have to pay $83.3 million to EJ Carol? — Plus Peak Woke and, for premium subscribers only, Review the Reviews. Sign up for all the extra content on our new platform, BASED, here: https://basedmedia.org/

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Welcome to The Weekly Sceptic, episode 72! This week: — The Illegal Immigration Bill hits choppy waters in House of Lords — From Gauleiter to Gaslighter: Keir Starmer claims Culture War is a figment of the Tory imagination — Can Britain’s strictest headmistress teach Britain how to manage multiculturalism?  — DeSantis pulls up, leaving ‘brown’ Nikki Haley in two-horse race with Trump — Plus Peak Woke and, for premium subscribers only, Review of Reviews Donate to the Daily Sceptic here: https://dailysceptic.org/donate/  Join the Free Speech Union here: https://www.freespeechunion.org/join  To advertise to our large and discerning audience (1.3 million downloads and counting!), drop Toby a line: weeklysceptic@gmail.com  Listen to Nick’s other podcast The Current Thing here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-current-thing/id1671573905  Subscribe to Nick’s Substack here: https://nickdixon.substack.com  Help Nick keep both podcasts going by buying a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon  Music by Tinderella Produced by http://podscapers.com

Welcome to The Weekly Sceptic, episode 71! This week: – A new YouGov poll predicts an extinction-level event for the Conservatives at the next election unless the party does something radical – Rishi Sunak struggles to quell the growing rebellion over the Rwanda Bill, but would Kemi Badenoch be any better? – Trump wins big in Iowa, Vivek throws in the towel and speculation mounts as to who the Donald will choose as his running mate – Gary Lineker deletes his tweet calling for Israel to be banned from the Euros, claiming he thought he was just retweeting a news story (cue Jimmy Hill chin-rubbing) – James Cleverly bans Hizb al-Tahrir, but is it too little, too late? – Plus Peak Woke and Review of the Reviews Buy a copy of The Very Good News About Wine by Tony Edwards here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Very-Good-News-About-Wine-ebook/dp/B0CP9WP5ND  Contact the Stack Assistant here: thestackassistant@pm.me  Donate to the Daily Sceptic here: https://dailysceptic.org/donate    Join the Free Speech Union here: https://www.freespeechunion.org/join        To advertise to our large and discerning audience (1 million downloads and counting!), drop Toby a line: theweeklysceptic@gmail.com          Listen to Nick’s podcast – The Current Thing – by going here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-current-thing/id1671573905                 Subscribe to Nick’s Substack here: https://nickdixon.substack.com                    Help Nick keep both of his podcasts going by buying a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon            Music by Tinderella       Produced by Jason Clift

Welcome to The Weekly Sceptic, episode 70! This week: – Carl Borg-Neal wins a stunning victory against woke tyranny, with the help of the FSU  – Paula Vennells agrees to return her CBE for her failure to address the post office scandal  – Rishi Sunak says the General Election will be in the second half of the year
 – Carol Vorderman gets into a spat with Shaun Bailey amidst accusations of misogyny  – Mark Cuban claims DEI is a good thing, and is subsequently called ‘racist’ by Elon Musk – Further Epstein revelations emerge, including some concerning details about Stephen Hawking – Plus the Daily Sceptic’s top stories with Will, and of course Peak Woke!

Welcome to The Weekly Sceptic, episode 70! This week: – Carl Borg-Neal wins a stunning victory against woke tyranny, with the help of the FSU  – Paula Vennells agrees to return her CBE for her failure to address the post office scandal  – Rishi Sunak says the General Election will be in the second half of the year
 – Carol Vorderman gets into a spat with Shaun Bailey amidst accusations of misogyny  – Mark Cuban claims DEI is a good thing, and is subsequently called ‘racist’ by Elon Musk – Further Epstein revelations emerge, including some concerning details about Stephen Hawking – Plus the Daily Sceptic’s top stories with Will, and of course Peak Woke!   Donate to the Daily Sceptic here: https://dailysceptic.org/donate         To advertise to our large and discerning audience (1 million downloads and counting!), drop Toby a line: thedailysceptic@gmail.com         Listen to Nick’s podcast – The Current Thing – by going here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-current-thing/id1671573905                 Subscribe to Nick’s Substack here: https://nickdixon.substack.com                   Help Nick keep both of his podcasts going by buying a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon           Music by Tinderella       Produced by Jason Clift

Welcome to The Weekly Sceptic, episode 69! This week: -Rishi’s secret meeting with Dominic Cummings is leaked -Kemi Badenoch tops polls to become the next leader of the Conservative Party -Sadiq Khan receives criticism for his narcissist New Year’s Eve -Donald Trump is removed from the primary ballot in Maine -Ricky Gervais and Dave Chappelle take aim at the woke -US Conservatives get into a Civil War over a calendar -Plus the Daily Sceptic’s top stories with Will, and of course Peak Woke!   Donate to the Daily Sceptic here: https://dailysceptic.org/donate        To advertise to our large and discerning audience (1 million downloads and counting!), drop Toby a line: thedailysceptic@gmail.com

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Welcome to The Weekly Sceptic, episode 68! This week: -Aviva cracks down against sexism by being sexist and racist, but it’s ok because it’s only aimed at white men 
-British Airways removes a Jewish sitcom from their flights 
-Eddie Izzard fails in his bid to become Labour candidate for Brighton Pavilion  -Tucker Carlson launches a new media network, while Elon Musk starts his own university
 -Vivek Ramaswamy has some choice words for Van Jones.  Plus the Daily Sceptic’s top stories with Will, and of course Peak Woke!   Donate to the Daily Sceptic here: https://dailysceptic.org/donate