The Weekly Sceptic

Welcome to The Weekly Sceptic. Host Nick Dixon discusses the events of the past week with Toby Young. It’s serious, it’s funny, it’s frankly the best podcast in the UK. Don’t forget to subscribe, and stay sceptical. Produced by Jason Clift. Music by Tinderella http://tinderella.info

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Episodes

Heil Trudeau

Tuesday Sep 26, 2023

Tuesday Sep 26, 2023

Welcome to the Weekly Sceptic, episode 56!
This week:-Dame Caroline Dinenage writes a bizarre series of letters attempting to get Russell Brand demonetised, and various firms pull their ads from Rumble -The ‘real Rishi’ comes out with the PM’s policies on inheritance tax, HS2, and Net Zero -Whitehall is exposed as somehow even more woke than we all thought -Football Focus loses a huge number of viewers, but is it due to our changing viewing habits, or simply women? -Deranged feminists attack Geoff Norcott for daring to suggest that male suicide is a problem -Pop group Eternal abandon their reunion over their opposing views on the trans issue -And, of course, Justin Trudeau gives a standing ovation to a literal Nazi 
All that and the usual shenanigans in Peak Woke 
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Music by Tinderella

Russell BANNED

Tuesday Sep 19, 2023

Tuesday Sep 19, 2023

Welcome to the Weekly Sceptic, episode 55!
This week:-Toby and Nick dissect the Russell Brand story in forensic detail -The BBC cancel a programme on Roisin Murphy, but promote a band that sings “kick terfs all day”-Graham Linehan’s book is praised by Jonathan Ross and Richard Ayoade-A Virginian Democrat is found to have livestreamed sex videos-Republican Lauren Boebart is kicked out of the Beetlejuice show for being fondled by her Democrat boyfriendAll that and, of course, Peak Woke!
Sponsored by:Thor Holt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thorholt     Tel: 07906 321593
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Produced by Jason Clift
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Marianna Sprung

Tuesday Sep 12, 2023

Tuesday Sep 12, 2023

Welcome to the Weekly Sceptic, episode 54!
This week:
- The alleged China spy is revealed
- Marianna Spring turns out to have lied on her CV - but who can VERIFY this? 
- Roisin Murphy has a chart hit despite (or because of?) being cancelled
- Luis Rubiales could face prison over a kiss
- Elon Musk is branded ‘evil’ for refusing to start WW3
- Tucker Carlson interviews that man who claims to have had sex (and crack) with Obama
- A Democrat party official who wanted to dismantle the police radically changes her tune after being assaulted
- Gavin Newsom admits he was wrong on Covid
- Will Jones with the Daily Sceptic’s top stories of the week
All that and, of course, Peak Woke!
Sponsored by:
Thor Holt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thorholt     
Tel: 07906 321593
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Dr No Borders

Tuesday Sep 05, 2023

Tuesday Sep 05, 2023

Welcome to the Weekly Sceptic, episode 53!We are officially one year in, and stronger than ever. 
This week:-Roisin Murphy is cancelled for telling the truth about puberty blockers-Gilligan Keegan gets caught on a hot mic with some ‘choice language’-Sadiq Khan and the C40 group plan our dystopian future-The Proud Boys receive brutal prison sentences -Luis Rubiales is defended…by Woody Allen-#BanTheADL trends on X, and Elon Musk threatens to sue for $22 billion-Julia Mazur goes viral and gets ‘bullied’ by Matt Walsh-Plus James Bond becomes a centrist dad
Sponsored by:Thor Holt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thorholt    Tel: 07906 321593
And the country of Sri Lanka
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Trump: Mugshots Fired

Tuesday Aug 29, 2023

Tuesday Aug 29, 2023

Welcome to the Weekly Sceptic, episode 52!
Since that’s a year’s worth of episodes, we thought we’d do an extra long edition (actually it wasn’t planned, it’s just such a great episode, we got carried away). 
This week:-Who won the Republican presidential debates, and was Trump right to do the interview with Tucker Carlson instead?-Trump breaks the internet with his mugshot -Nadine Dorries writes a scathing resignation letter to Rishi-Luis Rubiales continues to defend himself over ‘kiss gate’, while his mother goes on hunger strike-The BBC edit out all references to a disgraced man being a drag queen, and, in a separate story, photoshop a white hand, changing it to black -The Department of Justice goes after Elon MuskPlus one of the most appalling yet entertaining editions of Peak Woke on record.
Sponsored by:DC Alden: https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/DC-Alden/author/B0034ORLY2   
Thor Holt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thorholt   Tel: 07906 321593
To advertise on one of the fastest growing podcasts in the world, drop Nick or Toby a line: thedailysceptic@gmail.com    Donate to the Daily Sceptic here: https://dailysceptic.org/donate    
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Produced by Jason Clift
Music by Tinderella

Political Football

Tuesday Aug 22, 2023

Tuesday Aug 22, 2023

Welcome to the Weekly Sceptic, episode 51!
This week:-The Lionesses lose, but is it just because Rishi and Prince William didn’t show up? Or simply because they’re too white?-Mason Greenwood will not play for Manchester Utd again, and Nick and Toby wade into the controversy -Toby talks about Peter Wilby, who was especially cruel to Toby in the past, and has now been sentenced for heinous crimes-Dr Shola manages to make the Lucy Letby case about race
-Sadiq Khan manages to make everything about race-Graham Linehan’s gig is cancelled TWICE, and he is then ‘ambushed’ by TalkTV-Trump refuses to debate, and Nick and Toby weigh up Vivek’s chances-Elon Musk decides to remove the block button from Twitter/X, despite everyone hating the idea-Logan Paul is humiliated by Dillon Danis over his fiancée’s pastAll this and, of course, Peak Woke!
Sponsored by:DC Alden: https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/DC-Alden/author/B0034ORLY2  
Thor Holt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thorholt  Tel: 07906 321593
To advertise on one of the fastest growing podcasts in the world, drop Nick or Toby a line: thedailysceptic@gmail.com   
Donate to the Daily Sceptic here: https://dailysceptic.org/donate   
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Support Nick by buying him a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon   
Produced by Jason Clift
Music by Tinderella

London Falling

Tuesday Aug 15, 2023

Tuesday Aug 15, 2023

Welcome to the Weekly Sceptic, episode 50!
This week:-Toby reflects on the sad end of his other podcast, London Calling-Oliver Anthony goes viral with a rebellious country song that resonates with US conservatives-Germany attempts to ban the AFD because they are doing too well in a Democratic system-Leftie nutters call to reintroduce wolves to the English countryside -West Yorkshire police arrest an autistic teenager for hate speech, but become hated themselves-Barrister Charlotte Proudman chastises a lowly ‘white male’ for trying to help her-The ‘crazy plane lady’ finally speaks out on her crazy plane anticsand of course, Peak Woke!
Sponsored by:Thor Holt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thorholt Tel: 07906 321593 
Instagram: @NorthHouseCroft 
DC Alden: https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/DC-Alden/author/B0034ORLY2 
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Taking Out the Cash

Tuesday Aug 08, 2023

Tuesday Aug 08, 2023

Welcome to the Weekly Sceptic, episode 49!
This week:-Natwest go cashless, with the bizarre promise that ‘Tomorrow begins today’-Ne-Yo makes a standard woke apology, then completely retracts it, while Jamie Foxx issues his own apology, with Nick and Toby disagreeing on the nature of his transgression-Trump is indicted (again). Can he become Pres from prison?-Megan Rapinoe skies a penalty, and the non-woke world rejoices-Marianna Spring is victimised by 80% of the British public for her tireless reporting of disinformation-Elon Musk launches a potentially very expensive legal war on cancel cultureand of course, Peak Woke!
Sponsored by:Thor Holt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thorholt Tel: 07906 321593
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Produced by Jason Clift
Music by Tinderella

Costa Going Woke

Tuesday Aug 01, 2023

Tuesday Aug 01, 2023

Welcome to episode 48 of the Weekly Sceptic!
This week:
- Costa Coffee’s insane advert depicting a double mastectomy
- Andrew Neil goes full TERF
- Rishi Sunak goes full climate denier
- Gina Miller is de-banked
- Andrew Tate almost apologises for his past in an interview with Candace Owens
 -Elon Musk weighs in on a very controversial topic
Plus everyone’s favourite section, Peak Woke!
Sponsored by:
Thor Holt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thorholt (tel: 07906 321593) 
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Produced by Jason Clift
Music by Tinderella

Silly Old Coutts

Wednesday Jul 26, 2023

Wednesday Jul 26, 2023

Welcome to episode 47 of the Weekly Sceptic!
This week:
Farage enjoys a complete victory over NatWest 
Barbie undergoes a thorough examination and is found to be infected by the woke mind virus 
Sadiq Khan’s “Maaate” campaign reveals just how little he cares about doing anything to protect women and girls 
Meghan Markle’s narcissism spills over into sitcom territory 
Labour‘s newly-elected 25 year-old MP enlists the help of his mum to demonstrate he’s not a mummy’s boy 
Nick and Toby puzzle over Twitter’s X rebrand 
Plus the usual madness that is ‘Peak Woke’. 
Sponsored by:
Thor Holt  (https://www.linkedin.com/in/thorholt/ ) (tel: 07906 321593) 
The Stack Assistant (thestackassistant@pm.me) 
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