The Godless Spellchecker Podcast

Stephen Knight
  • 4.8 (90)
  • SOCIETY & CULTURE

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".

  1. 10/01/2025

    Ep#206 - Lucy Brown - Hate Club

    This week on The Knight Tube, Stephen Knight @GSpellchecker) welcomes author Lucy Brown. Lucy will be talking about her new book 'Hate Club' which chronicles here turbulent experience working with Tommy Robinson 0:00 Intro 1:29 Cultural shift 3:06 Have your politics changed? 5:31 A failure of the left and the right to understand each other. 8:08 Meeting Tommy Robinson and the decision to write the book 12:20 Do you have some residual loyalty to Robinson 14:39 Employers and political activism. 17:22 First meeting Tommy Robinson 21:41 Tommy Robinson's public persona 25:00 Ali Dawah and Luc's falling out with Tommy Robinson 31:52 Lauren Southern's claims about Andrew Tate and Tommy Robinson 34:38 The behaviour of some of Robinson's fans 38:50 Does Robinson deserve the credit for exposing grooming gangs? 42:59 Does Robinson use his 'activism' to fund his lifestyle? 51:06 The John Sweeney and Panorama controversy. 56:14 Will Lucy be getting more politically active again? Stephen Knight's Substack: www.sknight.substack.com Support the podcast at www.patreon.com/gspellchecker Also available on iTunes, Stitcher, YouTube & Spotify.

    1h 2m

  2. 09/30/2025

    Taking The Myth - September 2025 Edition

    This week on Taking The Myth, Stephen Knight (@GSpellchecker) and Iram Ramzan (@Iram_Ramzan) discuss all the big topics. 0:00 Intro 0:29 Iram's travels to Israel 6:08 Iram's reporting on the Druze 13:13 The assignation of American conservative Charlie Kirk 25:15 The Jimmy Kimmel suspension 28:24 What do we know about Tyler Robinson? 31:18 Islamic knife attacker spared jail. 41:39 Tommy Robinson's 'Unite the Kingdom' march. 49:33 The bizarre claims about Sadiq Khan 59:05 Reform conference, Lucy Connolly and other cranks. 01:07:45 Disagreement on Israel and claims of "genocide". 01:18:55 The UK recognising a Palestinian state 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.

    1h 20m

  3. 08/24/2025

    Ep#205 - Harry Saul Markham - The Melted Pot

    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.

    59 min

  4. 06/23/2025

    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.

    1h 3m

  5. 05/27/2025

    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.

    1h 2m

  6. 05/09/2025

    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.

    1h 2m

  7. 03/22/2025

    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.

    1h 6m

  8. 01/27/2025

    Taking The Myth - Jan 2025 Edition

    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 2:08 Interviewing Julie Bindel and the problem with self-appointed "community leaders". 3:59 Elon Musk and the 'Nazi Salute'. 10:44 Donald Trump's executive order on 'gender ideology'. 16:41 Kemi Badenoch, the failure of the Conservatives, Reform UK and the future of British party politics. 20:44 Southport child murderer Axel Radakubana sentenced to 52 years, conspiracy, reporting restrictions, social media and claims of 'Islamic terrorism'. 41:16 Mark Zuckerberg's free speech reforms on Facebook and Instagram and Elon Musk and Grooming gangs 51:50 The renewed interest in 'grooming gangs' and calls for a national inquiry. 59:37 Cricket controversy over Afghanistan. 01:02:23 Yvonne Ridley's Taliban lunacy. 01:04:59 Michael Owen reveals his favourite movies. Stephen Knight's Substack: www.sknight.substack.com Sedaa: www.sedaa.org Support the podcast at www.patreon.com/gspellchecker Also available on iTunes, Stitcher, YouTube & Spotify.

    1h 10m
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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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