This week on Taking The Myth, Stephen Knight (@GSpellchecker) and Iram Ramzan of sedaa.org (@Iram_Ramzan) discuss the big topics. They cover: Jordan Peterson V Matt Dillahunty, Tommy Robinson going to jail for contempt of court, Trump being told he can no longer block people on Twitter, MPs receiving online abuse, the SPLC payout and apology to Maajid Nawaz, Tariq Ramadan arrest, Ryan Bell and much, much more! Also, the ASLAN Awards!

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This week on The #GSPodcast Stephen Knight speaks to author and screenwriter Chris Matheson. Chris is the author of the hilarious ‘The Story Of God’ and will be talking about his follow-up ‘The Trouble With God: A Divine Comedy about Judgment (and Misjudgment)’. This time he takes on The Qur’an, Mormonism and Scientology too.
Chris is also the co-screenwriter on the Bill & Ted movies and will be sharing some exclusive details about the upcoming sequel.

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This week on The #GSPodcast Stephen Knight speaks to ex-Muslim activist Yasmine Mohmmed (@ConfessionsExMu). Yasmine talks about marrying a member of Al-Qaeda and her escape from that situation and subsequently, Islam. Other topics covered include Islamic reform, tribalism in the Ex-Muslim movement, feminism and her exciting new project ‘Free Hearts, Free Minds’ (FreeHeartsFreeMinds.com).

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This week on The #GSPodcast Stephen Knight speaks to Writer and Comedian Andrew Doyle (@AndrewDoyle_com). Andrew is also the co-writer of the satirical character Jonathan Pie. We talk about comedy, Michelle Wolfe, Brexit, feminism, ‘white privilege’ as an argument, Count Dankula, Graham Linehan, meme culture and much, much more!

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Show Notes

Jonathan Pie - President Trump: How & Why... (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLG9g7BcjKs)

Jonathan Pie – It’s a JOKE! (Dankula verdict) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti2bVS40cz0)

Comedy Unleashed (http://www.comedyunleashed.co.uk)

Andrew Doyle In Spiked – The Day For Freedom Was Not a Far-Right Rally (http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/the-day-for-freedom-was-not-a-far-right-rally/21377#.WvsoL5ch02w)

Please make a Muslim hero character, J. J. Abrams. We need it. (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2015/12/17/please-make-a-muslim-hero-character-j-j-abrams-we-need-it/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.8b6f57238f76)

This week on Taking The Myth, Stephen Knight (@GSpellchecker) and Iram Ramzan of sedaa.org (@Iram_Ramzan) discuss the big topics. They cover: Allegations against American Atheists’ David Silverman, Enoch Powell, The Nazi Pug Conviction, ‘Punish A Muslim Day’, British ISIS Fighters and much, much more!

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This week on The #GSPodcast Stephen Knight speaks to The Professor of Communication at Stanford University, Jeremy Bailenson. Jeremy is the founding director of the Virtual Human Interaction Lab. He’ll be talking about his new book ‘Experience On Demand: What Virtual Reality Is, How It Works, and What It Can Do'. The future of VR technology is an exciting one. Where will it lead us? How can it help us? And what are some of the concerns?

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This week on The #GSPodcast Stephen Knight hosts a Head-to-Head discussion on the issue of male circumcision. Defending the right of parents to circumcise their children is Sociologist and author Frank Furedi (@Furedibyte). Dr Antony Lempert (@Seculant), chair of the Secular Medical Forum will be arguing for the case against the practice.

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This week on The #GSPodcast Stephen Knight (@Gspellchecker) welcomes Josh Zseps (AKA @JoshZepps) to the show. Josh is a radio and TV host from Australia who’s worked across TV and radio in the States. Topics covered include how best to have a conversation, gun control, social media, abortion, ‘the left’, Donald Trump, animal welfare and much, much more!

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This week on The #GSPodcast Stephen Knight (@Gspellchecker) welcomes Alastair Lichten (@AlastairLichten) to the show. Alastair is the Education Campaigns Officer for the National Secular Society. Topics discussed include faith schools, secularism, Islam, the Secularist Of The Year Awards and more. Get your tickets at http://www.secularism.org.uk/events

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This week on Taking The Myth, Stephen Knight (@GSpellchecker) and Iram Ramzan of sedaa.org (@Iram_Ramzan) discuss the big topics. They cover: Sara Khan's new anti-extremism role, the sexual misconduct accusations against Lawrence Krauss, the Florida shootings, the sentencing of the Finsbury Park Mosque attacker, Tommy Robinson, the new bans on circumcision, Sam Harris v Russell Brand, Mo Ansar fought the law (and lost), Justin Trudeau’s cosplay, Secularist of the year awards and an old favourite gets nominated for an ASLAN award!

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This week on The #GSPodcast Stephen Knight (@Gspellchecker) talks to Deputy Editor of Spiked Online, Tom Slater (@Tom_Slater_). Tom will be discussing the ‘Free Speech University Rankings 2018’. What are some of the new ‘blasphemies’ on campus? Which universities uphold freedom of expression and which ones limit it?

Read the report here: www.spiked-online.com/free-speech-university-rankings

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This week on The #GSPodcast Stephen Knight (@Gspellchecker) welcomes the return of comedian Ricky Gervais (@RickyGervais). Ricky’s new stand-up ‘Humanity’ comes to Netflix on March 13th. He talks about how he approaches his craft, causing offence, social media, animal rights, American politics and much, much more!

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This week on The #GSPodcast Stephen Knight (@Gspellchecker) welcomes author and journalist Christian Wolmar (@ChristianWolmar). We’ve all been told that ‘driverless cars’ are on the horizon, but should we be more sceptical? Christian thinks so. We talk about his book on the topic ‘Driverless Cars: On a Road to Nowhere’.

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This week on The #GSPodcast Stephen Knight (@Gspellchecker) welcomes comedian and podcaster Jamie Kilstein (@JamieKilstein) to the show. We talk about his former far-left echo chamber and the fallout of the allegations made against him. We also talk about Jamie’s new ‘Fuck Up Podcast’, social media outrage, ‘#MeToo’, the current state of comedy and much, much more!

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This week on The #GSPodcast Stephen Knight (@Gspellchecker) welcomes former ‘Naturopathic Doctor’ Britt Hermes (@naturodiaries) to the show. Since leaving the field of Naturopathy, Britt has dedicated her time to exposing the pseudoscience contained within. Her latest expose of an individual’s claims and methods has led to her being sued for defamation. We talk about her crowd-funded fight back. Please consider supporting her at https://www.naturopathicdiaries.com/

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This week on Taking The Myth, Stephen Knight (@GSpellchecker) and Iram Ramzan of sedaa.org (@Iram_Ramzan) discuss the big topics. We talk: Britt Hermes being sued for exposing a quack, the humanist asylum seeker Plato inquisition, the Hijab controversy at St. Stephen’s, Donald Trump, Fire and Fury, The Daily Mail being banned on virgin trains, the H&M ‘racist’ hoodie controversy, Toby Young, Cathy Newman V Jordan Peterson, Charlie Hebdo Anniversary and much, much more!

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UPDATE – Britt Hermes’s legal fund has hit its target: https://www.naturopathicdiaries.com/legal-defense-fund-update-raised-e50k/

Petition in support of Hamza bin Walayat’s asylum case https://humanism.org.uk/what-you-can-do-to-help/tell-amber-rudd-save-hamza-dont-deport-him/

This week on The #GSPodcast Stephen Knight (@Gspellchecker) welcomes author Dauv Evans to the show, where he discusses his book ‘The Emancipation Of A Black Atheist’ as well as slavery in the Bible, Black Lives Matter and atheism in ‘the black community’.

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This week on Taking The Myth, Stephen Knight (@GSpellchecker) and Iram Ramzan of sedaa.org (@Iram_Ramzan) discuss the big topics. We talk: Amir Khan’s Christmas Tree, The Twitter Purge, Britain First, The Quilliam report into ‘Asian grooming gangs’, male circumcision, Twitter trolls, Jerusalem and much, much more!

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This week on The #GSPodcast Stephen Knight (@Gspellchecker) welcomes the return of rapper and award-winning playwright Baba Brinkman (@BabaBrinkman). We hear some tracks from his fantastic new album ‘The Rap Guide To Consciousness’. We also talk about meditation, consciousness, artificial intelligence, natural selection, Sam Harris V Daniel Dennett on free will, psychedelic drugs, Donald Trump, climate change, Cryogenics and much, much more!

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This week on The #GSPodcast Stephen Knight (@Gspellchecker) welcomes Tom Wilson, Fellow at The Henry Jackson Society. Tom specialises in counter-terrorism strategy and extremist groups. We talk about the political left, the rise of the far-right, his recent report titled ‘MEND: Islamists Masquerading As Civil Libertarians’. We also touch on foreign policy, Jeremy Corbyn’s links to Islamists, CAGE, re-integrating returning ISIS fighters, extremist speakers in Universities, Birmingham Trojan horse school plot, ‘British Values’, the Prevent strategy, Brexit and much, much more!

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This week on Taking The Myth, Stephen Knight (@GSpellchecker) and Iram Ramzan of sedaa.org (@Iram_Ramzan) discuss the big topics. We talk: having conversations with people we disagree with, ‘Angry White and American’ documentary, Richard Spencer, Twitter blue-tick removal, trouble in Pakistan, Hindu/Bollywood movie controversy, Greggs Sausage roll Jesus, the New York car attack, the Nazi pug dog, Islamic marriage, Bosnia and much, much more!

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This week on The #GSPodcast Stephen Knight (@Gspellchecker) welcomes the return of Ella Whelan (@Ella_M_Whelan), assistant editor of Spiked (http://www.spiked-online.com/). We talk about Ella’s new book ‘What Women Want: Fun, Freedom and an End to Feminism’. We touch on: early feminism, the ‘#MeToo’ campaign, ‘rape culture’, the Westminster/Weinstein sexual abuse controversy, consent, the gender pay gap, Twitter de-verification and much, much more!

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This week on The #GSPodcast Stephen Knight (@Gspellchecker) talks to David Smalley (@DavidCSmalley) of Dogma Debate (www.dogmadebate.com). Topics covered include: Mythcon, Sargon of Akkad, sexual abuse, online smears, 'Nazi hysteria', Antifa, Trump, Humanism, 'the atheist community' and much, much more.

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This week on The #GSPodcast, Stephen Knight (@Gspellchecker) talks to Chief Executive of Humanists UK, Andrew Copson (@AndrewCopson).

They talk about Andrew's new book: 'Secularism: Politics, Religion and Freedom' as well as the Holyoake lecture, the roots of secularism, secularism in the USA, Laïcité, tough arguments against secularism and Star Trek Discovery (SPOILER ALERT).

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Show Notes

Buy Secularism: Politics, Religion and Freedom: http://amzn.to/2gDuSZy

Become a members of Humanists UK: https://humanism.org.uk/join/

This week on The #GSPodcast Stephen Knight (@Gspellchecker) talks to Sean and Brian from Mythicist Milwaukee (mythicistmilwaukee.com) We debrief Mythcon IV which generated a fair amount of controversy. We talk about principles, guest selection, the harassment campaign to shut them down and much, much more.

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Show Notes

Mythcon information: http://www.mythicistmilwaukee.com/mythinformation-conference-2/

Full Mythcon video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwY4rvhWVf4

Sargon of Akkad V Thomas Smith debate video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTFL0wKmsC0

Sargon Of Akkad's video response: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9ODU956oUA&t=1515s

Thomas Smith's debrief of Mythcon on 'Serious Pod': http://seriouspod.com/sio82-mythinformation-shitshow/

Video analysis of Thomas Smith's demands/'threats': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6GxqjzZ-gI

Independent article on Jess Phillips rape threats: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/labour-mp-jess-phillips-rape-death-threats-one-day-social-media-attacks-training-a7915406.html

Sargon Akkad on conspiracy theories: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kx4ZDd1vDGU

Matt Dillahunty's thoughts on Mythcon (video):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYnlUv68nvk&t=2656s

David Silverman (American Atheists) statement on Mythcon: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10155625641421702&id=619971701