Episodes
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 1:22 France 5:14 French school ‘row’ over renaissance art and Muslim pupils 18:20 The UK’s diplomatic spat with Greece over Parthenon marbles. 25:10 Stephen speaking at The Battle Of Ideas in Buxton 28:38 The march against antisemitism in London and the arrest of Tommy Robinson 34:00 American college presidents, free speech and...
Published 12/18/23
This week on The Knight Tube, Stephen Knight (@GSpellchecker) speaks to Author Dr Rakib Ehsan (@rakibEhsan) about his book 'Beyond Grievance: What The Left Gets Wrong About Ethnic Minorities'. Watch the video version at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE9CIlh4AQg 0:00 Intro 0:10 About Rakib Ehsan 1:49 Why talk about ‘race’ given how controversial it is? 3:04 Does it matter what publications you write for? 5:50 Is religious faith really a solution to our problems? 9:35 Freedom of...
Published 12/08/23
This week on The Knight Tube, Stephen Knight (@GSpellchecker) speaks to Author, Journalist and editor of The Jewish Chronicle, Jake Wallis Simons about his book ‘Israelophobia’. Watch the video version at www.youtube.com/gspellchecker 0:00 Intro 0:32 About Jake 2:03 Why the title of ‘Israelophobia’ for Jake’s book? 3:49 Disagreement with David Baddiel 8:18 Israel and the power dynamic 9:40 The left’s problem with Israel and reality 11:40 The problem of Jeremy Corbyn 12:29 Does...
Published 12/01/23
This week on The Knight Tube, Stephen Knight (@Gspellchecker) welcomes the return of counter-extremist Liam Duffy. Liam has recently released a report chronicling the problem of violence in response to perceived ‘blasphemy’ in the west. They will discuss the high profile cases and the effect this has had on freedom of expression in the West. Watch the video version: www.youtube.com/gspellchecker ...
Published 11/29/23
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 2:06 Tommy Robinson’s contempt of court case used as a case study in new Journalism Law textbook. 6:06 Iram meets movie legend Jean Claude Van Damme 10:14 The moral implications of the ‘new’ Beatles song ‘Now and Then’. 14:42 The best Arnold Schwarzenegger impressions you’ll ever hear. 16:52 Elon Musk’s advertiser problems on ‘X’/Twitter. ...
Published 11/22/23
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 0:28 Barbie or Oppenheimer? 3:34 Iram stays overnight in a Welsh mine. 10:04 Kevin Spacey found not guilty in court. 18:49 Nigel Farage being ‘debanked’ by Coutts 35:03 Sadiq Khan’s ‘maaate’ campaign and gender lunacy. 49:05 Keir Starmer causes controversy by saying a woman is an ‘adult human female’. 50:48 Ending membership with...
Published 07/28/23
This week on The Knight Tube, Stephen Knight (@Gspellchecker) welcomes author Matt Johnson. They will be discussing Matt’s new book ‘How Hitchens Can Save the Left: Rediscovering Fearless Liberalism in an Age of Counter-Enlightenment’. Video Version on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6a4Ccp9zhQ 0:00 Intro  0:29 Why focus on Christopher Hitchens to make the points in your book? 2:59 Why does ‘the left’ need saving? 5:55 Leaving the left for the right and Dave Rubin. 09:36 What...
Published 07/26/23
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 1:25 Golliwog controversy pub closes down 4:21 Iram investigates Brazilian Jiujitsu with Roger Gracie 15:17 Andrew Bridgen spreading vaccine falsehoods 28:04 The unlawful tactics of ‘Just Stop Oil’ protests 35:10 Anti-Monarchy protests and police overreach 47:46 Sarah Comrie: The pregnant NYC nurse dubbed ‘racist Karen’ in bike...
Published 05/23/23
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 0:44 The Dalai Lama asking a child to “suck my tongue”. 6:17 Stephen Knight reporting from Kellie-Jay Keen event in London 10:16 The Nashville school shooting in the USA. 18:11 Police seize ‘Golliwog’ dolls from a UK pub after complaints. 30:53 Kier Starmer Vs Rishi Sunak on women with penises. 35:21 The backlash to Dylan Mulvaney’s Nike...
Published 04/15/23
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 Ramadan 5:10 Shamima Begum loses citizenship appeal and her BBC podcast 14:59 Kellie-Jay Keen (Posie Parker) mobbed in New Zealand 30:13 World Athletics say trans athletes must compete in their correct sex category 40:27 Roald Dahl books changed by publisher to make them more progressive. 54:06 The Wakefield school Quran blasphemy...
Published 03/26/23
This week on The Knight Tube, Stephen Knight (@Gspellchecker) welcomes the return of Michael Shermer. Michael Shermer is an author and founding publisher of Skeptic magazine. They will be talking about Michael’s new book titled ‘Conspiracy: Why The Rational Believe The Irrational’.                                                                                                                                                                      0:00 Intro 0:46 Is it possible for a...
Published 02/16/23
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 1:52 The dangerous ‘grooming gang’ hoax in Cumbria, UK 13:13 The spread of anti-vax misinformation. 14:59 Professor in Minnesota fired for showing painting of Muhammad in art history class. 26:43 The gender recognition act in Scotland and the mystery of ‘non-binary’. 45:17 The rise and arrest of Andrew Tate 51:26 Masculinity, societal shift...
Published 01/17/23
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 0:39 The death of The Queen, the impact of monarchy and national identity 11:17 Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover 27:43 The current civil unrest in Iran 36:03 The attempted terror attack on a migrant centre in Dover, UK 46:19 The Stop Oil protests and disruption in the UK—Climate activism 52:16 Audience Questions: Leicester riots and the war in...
Published 11/10/22
This week on The Knight Tube, Stephen Knight (@Gspellchecker) is joined by comedy writer and activist Graham Linehan. Graham had a very successful career in comedy writing (Father Ted, The IT Crowd) until he vocally opposed gender ideology. They discuss the destruction of his career by activists, gender ideology and his journey from pro-cancellation to the ‘cancelled’.         Watch the video version here: www.youtube.com/gspellchecker ...
Published 10/11/22
This week on The Knight Tube, Stephen Knight (@Gspellchecker) is joined by author and comedian Andrew Doyle (@AndrewDoyle_com). Andrew discusses his latest books ‘The New Puritans: How the Religion of Social Justice Captured The Western World’. Andrew makes a strong case for treating the new ideology of social justice the same way we would any faith-based religion....
Published 09/21/22
This week on The Knight Tube, Stephen Knight (@Gspellchecker) is joined by screenwriter and renowned author Chris Matheson. Chris Matheson is one of the screenwriters for the popular Bill & Ted movies and the author of several books of comedy fiction. Chris’s late father is Richard Matheson, author of iconic books such as ‘I Am Legend’. In Chris’s latest book, ‘Conversations with the Father’, he explores his relationship with his father, and how they became estranged due to their...
Published 09/08/22
This week on The Knight Tube, Stephen Knight (@Gspellchecker) is joined by Journalist and evolutionary biologist Colin Wright (@SwipeWright). Colin has spent a significant amount of his time debunking a lot of the anti-scientific claims made in service of gender ideology. On this episode a number of those claims are covered in detail. Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/nIT9hmtwQ3I 0:00 Intro 0:21 2:18 What is ‘male’ and ‘female’? What can science objectively tell us...
Published 08/29/22
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 0:29 Iram’s trip to Pakistan 4:14 The attempted assassination of Salman Rushdie in New York 19:49 Comedian Jerry Sadowitz has is show cancelled by the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 27:52 Movie studio Paramount says they will not censor or edit ‘problematic’ content from the past. 31:30 Movie Review—Top Gun: Maverick 36:31 Muslim woman loses...
Published 08/26/22
This week on The Knight Tube, Stephen Knight (@Gspellchecker) is joined by writer and renowned feminist campaigner, Julie Bindel. Julie will be discussing the issues covered in her new book ‘Feminism for Women: The Real Route to Liberation’. 0:00 Intro 0:39 About Julie 1:38 Liberal Feminism Vs Radical Feminism 5:54 What is ‘The Patriarchy’? Where can we see it in action? 8:09 Why is feminism so unpopular with women according to polls? Third Wave Feminism and choosing religion over...
Published 08/18/22
This week on The Knight Tube, Stephen Knight (@Gspellchecker) is joined by Dr. Lyell Asher. Dr. Asher is an American English teacher and has become increasingly concerned about the stifling of free expression on American campuses and the spread of illiberal ideologies. He’s recently fronted a documentary titled ‘Why colleges are becoming cults’ which can be found on YouTube. You can watch the video version of this interview on YouTube: www.youtube.com/gspellchecker Watch ‘Why colleges are...
Published 08/09/22
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 0:27 Finally blocked by Owen Jones on Twitter 2:49 Reports of a school girl bullied for disagreeing with gender ideology 13:36 Covering a feminist free speech event in Manchester, death threats, counter-protests. 20:31 The Netflix memo: Has Netflix decided to push back to ‘woke’ employees? 26:00 The impending release of Ricky Gervais’s...
Published 05/23/22
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 0:20 Iram and suspicious kitchen activities. 1:08 Stephen finally gets Covid 4:16 Will Smith assaults Chris Rock at The Oscars 11:12 Trans female police officers are authorised to strip search biological women. 22:21 Man gets suspended jail sentence for ‘offensive’ video of Grenfell Tower model 28:20 Women’s clothes shop Monsoon apologies...
Published 04/26/22
This week on The Knight Tube, Stephen Knight (@Gspellchecker) is joined by Katy Montgomerie (@KatyMontgomerie) and Debbie Hayton (@DebbieHayton). Katy is an LGBT and atheist activist and Debbie is a journalist and physics teacher. They are both are transgender women; however they have very different opinions on the major talking points related to gender and trans rights. 0:00 Intro 1:11 What is a woman? Is there an objective definition? Should we be invoking intersex people in this...
Published 04/04/22
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 0:16 The Weather…. 1:38 The Russian invasion of Ukraine 9:36 Jussie Smollett sentenced for hate crime hoax 16:28 Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas winning competitions 30:05 Maajid Nawaz continues down the conspiracy rabbit hole with Ukrainian ‘crisis actors’ tweet. 41:35 Ofsted downgrades school for too much of a focus on ‘social justice’. ...
Published 03/23/22