This week on The Knight Tube, Stephen Knight (@GSpellchecker) welcomes author Harry Saul Markham to talk about his new book ‘The Melted Pot: Diversity, Antisemitism, and the Limits of Tolerance’ 0:00 Intro 1:24 Why write about these issues? 2:56 Having the book cancelled by the publisher 5:30 Getting endorsed by Stephen Fry 7:20 What do we mean by ‘Islamism’? 10:31 Changing your Jewish surname and assimilating. 18:15 Is Jeremy Corbyn antisemitic? 23:53 Can we learn a lot about a society by how well it treats its Jews? 26:36 The impact of immigration on culture and nation 30:05 Can liberalism still save us? 34:09 ‘The Muslim vote’. 37:14 How has ‘multiculturalism’ failed. 42:20 Jewish safety in Europe 47:45 Israel 52:50 Greta Thunberg’s pro-Palestine activism. Stephen Knight’s Substack: www.sknight.substack.com Support the podcast at www.patreon.com/gspellchecker Also available on iTunes, Stitcher, YouTube & Spotify.
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Ep#204 - Andrew Doyle - The End of Woke?
This week on The Knight Tube, Stephen Knight (@GSpellchecker) welcomes the return of author, comedian and political commentator Andrew Doyle (@AndrewDoyle_com). They discuss Andrew’s new book ‘The End of Woke’ and much, much more! 0:00 Intro 0:41 Why write ‘The End of Woke’? 8:53 The latest Andrew Lawrence controversy about Liverpool 19:09 Has comedy and satire failed us in the ‘woke era’? 22:46 What is the ‘woke right’? 31:09 Islam, Qu’ran burning and the conviction of Hamit Coskun 37:21 Should the state attempt to regular ‘hate’? 42:30 What is ‘liberalism’? 45:51 Is ‘liberalism’ a strong enough tool to defeat harmful ideologies? Has multiculturalism failed? 50:44 The gender critical movement and its tribal elements. 59:09 Should we suspect some arguments are insincere? Stephen Knight’s Substack: www.sknight.substack.com Support the podcast at www.patreon.com/gspellchecker Also available on iTunes, Stitcher, YouTube & Spotify.
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Ep#203 - Sam Harris returns
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 Support the podcast at www.patreon.com/gspellchecker Also available on iTunes, Stitcher, YouTube & Spotify.
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Taking The Myth - May 2025 Edition
This week on Taking The Myth, Stephen Knight (@GSpellchecker) and 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 Iram Ramzan’s Substack: https://iramramzan.substack.com/ Support the podcast at www.patreon.com/gspellchecker Link to Iram’s panel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tt1SRShoJ7U&t=1983s Also available on iTunes, Stitcher, YouTube & Spotify.
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Taking The Myth - March 2025 Edition
This week on Taking The Myth, Stephen Knight (@GSpellchecker) and 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 Iram Ramzan’s Substack: https://iramramzan.substack.com/ Support the podcast at www.patreon.com/gspellchecker Also available on iTunes, Stitcher, YouTube & Spotify.
The Godless Spellchecker Podcast is an award winning weekly sceptical/atheistic show in a conversational, interview format hosted by Stephen Knight. We hear from leading public figures as well as people without a public profile that have equally valuable experiences and ideas to share. The goal is to amplify good ideas and scrutinise bad ones. The motto of the show is: "I think we've all learned something here today".
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