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TRIGGERnometry

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Episodes

Lionel Shriver on Censorship, Cancel Culture and Free Speech

Here's a fascinating conversation we recorded with journalist and award-winning novelist Lionel Shriver. Support TRIGGERnometry: Paypal: https://bit.ly/2Tnz8yq https://www.subscribestar.com/triggernometry https://www.patreon.com/triggerpod Find TRIGGERnometry on Social Media: https://twitter.com/triggerpod https://www.facebook.com/triggerpod https://www.instagram.com/triggerpod About TRIGGERnometry: Stand-up comedians Konstantin Kisin ( @konstantinkisin ) and Francis Foster ( @failinghuman ) mak...

Jun 09, 20191 hr 4 min

William Clouston on the SDP, Community and Social Justice Mania

William Clouston ( @WilliamClouston ) is the leader of the Social Democratic Party https://sdp.org.uk . In this episode we discuss: 01:04 Immigration, Integration and Social Justice Mania 21:05 Community and the Future of the Two-Party System 43:42 Brexit Support TRIGGERnometry: Paypal: https://bit.ly/2Tnz8yq https://www.subscribestar.com/triggernometry https://www.patreon.com/triggerpod Find TRIGGERnometry on Social Media: https://twitter.com/triggerpod https://www.facebook.com/triggerpod https...

Jun 02, 20191 hr 4 min

Douglas Murray on Roger Scruton, Intersectionality and the Trans Debate

Here's a fascinating conversation we recorded with Douglas Murray ( @douglaskmurray ) on location in Oxford. In this episode we discuss: 01:45 Roger Scruton, Smear Tactics and Competitive Victimhood 22:06 Taboo Subjects, Gender and the Trans Debate 39:08 Campus Censorship, Intersectionality and Islam Support TRIGGERnometry: Paypal: https://bit.ly/2Tnz8yq https://www.subscribestar.com/triggernometry https://www.patreon.com/triggerpod Find TRIGGERnometry on Social Media: https://twitter.com/trigge...

May 26, 201958 min

Jess Butcher on Women in Tech, Social Media and a Positive Vision of Men and Women

Jessica Butcher MBE ( @jessbutcher ) is a technology entrepreneur, angel investor, speaker, board director and co-founder of Blippar, a world-leading technology platform and one of Britain’s best-funded technology scale-ups. Jess is the recipient of numerous female entrepreneur and tech awards including Fortune’s Most Powerful female entrepreneurs and BBC’s Top 100 Women. Support TRIGGERnometry: Paypal: https://bit.ly/2Tnz8yq https://www.subscribestar.com/trigger... https://www.patreon.com/trigg...

May 19, 20191 hr 6 min

Toby Young on Social Justice, Unconscious Bias and Woke Corporations

Toby Young (@toadmeister) returns! In this episode we discuss: 00:00:53 Quillette 00:08:28 Greta Thunberg 00:26:21 Social Justice, Unconscious Bias and Go Woke, Go Broke 00:52:29 Roger Scruton 00:59:30 State Censorship Support TRIGGERnometry: Paypal: https://bit.ly/2Tnz8yq https://www.subscribestar.com/triggernometry https://www.patreon.com/triggerpod Find TRIGGERnometry on Social Media: https://twitter.com/triggerpod https://www.facebook.com/triggerpod https://www.instagram.com/triggerpod About...

May 12, 20191 hr 12 min

Mike Driver on the Entrepreneurial Mindset and the Futility of Predictions

Mike Driver ( @mdvex ) is a serial entrepreneur. He grew a two-person print management business from 2 to 250 staff before selling a minority stake to ECI Private Equity in a £50m deal within 14 years. Mike is now the Chairman of Convex Capital and has helped to sell over £1.5bn worth of owner managed businesses. He is also heavily involved in, and is a regular contributor to, Kilkenomics, the Festival of Comedy and Economics which takes place in Kilkenny in Ireland every year. In this episode, ...

May 05, 20191 hr 5 min

Vladimir Hernandez on Venezuela, Mexico and the War on Drugs

Vladimir Hernandez @vlad_hernandez_ is a BBC journalist with years of experience covering Latin American affairs. In this episode, we discuss: 00:01:22 The Humanitarian Catastrophe in Venezuela 00:31:45 Mexico and the Failed War on Drugs Support TRIGGERnometry: Paypal: https://bit.ly/2Tnz8yq https://www.subscribestar.com/triggernometry https://www.patreon.com/triggerpod Find TRIGGERnometry on Social Media: https://twitter.com/triggerpod https://www.facebook.com/triggerpod https://www.instagram.c...

Apr 28, 20191 hr

Zuby on Positive Rap, Identifying as a Woman and White Privilege

Zuby is a rapper, podcaster and creative entrepreneur. In this episode we discuss: Positive Rap and Free Speech Identifying as a Female Powerlifter White Privilege, Racism and White Guilt Abortion Support TRIGGERnometry: Paypal: https://bit.ly/2Tnz8yq https://www.subscribestar.com/triggernometry https://www.patreon.com/triggerpod Find TRIGGERnometry on Social Media: https://twitter.com/triggerpod https://www.facebook.com/triggerpod https://www.instagram.com/triggerpod About TRIGGERnometry: Stand...

Apr 21, 20191 hr 17 min

India Willoughby on Being Trans, Trans Athletes and Women's Spaces

India Willoughby (@indiawilloughby) is a journalist, broadcaster and was the world's first trans newsreader. In this fascinating episode, India talks about her experience of being trans and the feeling of being trapped in the wrong body. We also discuss trans women in sport, women's spaces and radical feminists. Support TRIGGERnometry: Paypal: https://bit.ly/2Tnz8yq https://www.subscribestar.com/triggernometry https://www.patreon.com/triggerpod Find TRIGGERnometry on Social Media: https://twitte...

Apr 14, 20191 hr 9 min

Geoffrey Miller on Sex Differences, Masculinity & Political Polarisation

Renowned evolutionary psychologist Geoffrey Miller (@primalypoly) on sex differences, the crisis of masculinity, the human instincts behind consumer culture and the origins of polarisation. Support TRIGGERnometry: Paypal: https://bit.ly/2Tnz8yq https://www.subscribestar.com/triggernometry https://www.patreon.com/triggerpod Find TRIGGERnometry on Social Media: https://twitter.com/triggerpod https://www.facebook.com/triggerpod https://www.instagram.com/triggerpod About TRIGGERnometry: Stand-up com...

Apr 07, 20191 hr 13 min

Fin Taylor on Offensive Comedy, Free Speech and Count Dankula

We sat with the fantastic Fin Taylor to discuss the nuances of free speech, Count Dankula's case, the culture war, and offensive comedy. 00:02:08 Comedy, Irony and Free Speech 00:31:44 Count Dankula and Hate Speech Fin's Twitter: https://twitter.com/fintaylorcomedy?lang=en Support TRIGGERnometry: Paypal: https://bit.ly/2Tnz8yq https://www.subscribestar.com/triggernometry https://www.patreon.com/triggerpod Find TRIGGERnometry on Social Media: https://twitter.com/triggerpod https://www.facebook.co...

Mar 31, 20191 hr 5 min

Sir John Curtice on What the Polls Tell Us About Brexit

In this episode we got to speak to a world renowned polling expert and political scientist in Sir John Curtice. 00:00:49 Why Polls Fail to Predict Election Outcomes 00:17:33 Why Brexit is Not a Right Wing Issue Support TRIGGERnometry: Paypal: https://bit.ly/2Tnz8yq https://www.subscribestar.com/triggernometry https://www.patreon.com/triggerpod Find TRIGGERnometry on Social Media: https://twitter.com/triggerpod https://www.facebook.com/triggerpod https://www.instagram.com/triggerpod About TRIGGER...

Mar 24, 20191 hr 10 min

Katharine Birbalsingh on the Failure of Progressive Education

In this fascinating episode we got to speak to Katharine Birbalsingh, founder and headmistress of Michaela Community School, a free school in London. 00.00.39 The Problem with Progressive Education 00.43.02 The Politics of Education Follow Katharine: https://twitter.com/Miss_Snuffy Blog: https://tomisswithloveblog.wordpress.com/ Support TRIGGERnometry: https://www.patreon.com/triggerpod https://www.subscribestar.com/triggernometry https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cm …52LB5C&source=url F...

Mar 17, 20191 hr 6 min

Dr Steve Davies on the Independent Group and a Realignment of British Politics

Dr Steve Davies is Education Director at the Institute of Economic Affairs and we were so pleased to speak him during this fascinating juncture in British party politics. Steve has been talking about a realignment of UK party politics for years and he predicts that the recent goings on with The Independent Group is just the beginning. Find TRIGGERnometry on Social Media: https://twitter.com/triggerpod https://www.facebook.com/triggerpod https://www.instagram.com/triggerpod About TRIGGERnometry: ...

Mar 03, 20191 hr 3 min

Count Dankula on Being Arrested for a Joke (on location at Backyard Comedy Club)

Count Dankula aka Mark Meechan is a Youtube comedian who was arrested after posting a video of himself training his girlfriend’s pug dog to do a Nazi salute. He has been convicted in a Scottish court of “inciting racial hatred”. We recorded this on location at Backyard Comedy Club in Bethnal Green, London, just a couple of hours before Dankula's standup appearance at Comedy Unleashed. Check out Count Dankula's Youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7SeFWZYFmsm1tqWxfuOTPQ/feature...

Feb 24, 201932 min

Ben Cobley on Identity Politics, Positive Discrimination and the Left

We hope you enjoy this fascinating conversation with Ben Cobley. Ben is the author of The Tribe: the liberal-left and the system of diversity. The book explores the power of identity politics in contemporary Britain: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tribe-Liberal-Left-System-Diversity-Societas/dp/1845409752 Support TRIGGERnometry: www.patreon.com/triggerpod www.subscribestar.com/triggernometry www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cm …52LB5C&source=url Find us on Social Media: twitter.com/triggerpod www.fac...

Feb 17, 20191 hr 2 min

Dr Tony Sewell on Fatherlessness, Gangs and Knife Crime

Dr Tony Sewell CBE is CEO of the charity Generating Genius and senior research fellow for Demography, Immigration, and Integration at Policy Exchange. In this episode we discuss absent fathers, masculinity, gang culture, white guilt and knife crime. 0:36 Institutional Racism and the Class System 20:02 Gangs, Knives and Why Boys Need Fathers 44:10 White Guilt and Masculinity Support TRIGGERnometry: https://www.patreon.com/triggerpod https://www.subscribestar.com/triggernometry https://www.paypal....

Feb 10, 20191 hr

Eshaan Akbar on Islam, Tolerance and Identity

It's season 2 | episode 2 and we hope you enjoy this fascinating conversation with former banker turned comedian Eshaan Akbar (@eshaanakbar). In this episode we discuss him growing up practicing Islam, his insight and perspective on Islam as a former follower, identity politics and more. 0:31 Liberal Islam 33:12 Religion of Peace 49:52 Illiberal Identity Politics Eshaan's show, Prophet Like It's Hot, is on at Soho Theatre 11-13 Feb: https://sohotheatre.com/shows/eshaan-akbar-prophet-like-its-hot...

Feb 03, 20191 hr 4 min

Andrew Doyle on Woke Comedy, Left vs Identity Politics and Free Speech

It's the first episode of Season 2 and it's great to back. We're kicking things off with a returning guest. Andrew Doyle, stand-up comedian, Spiked Magazine columnist and Jonathan Pie co-writer discusses woke comedy, what makes someone left wing, identity politics, free speech and Brexit (just a bit) with the guys at TRIGGERnometry. Support TRIGGERnometry: https://www.patreon.com/triggerpod https://www.subscribestar.com/triggernometry https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hoste...

Jan 28, 20191 hr 2 min

The Dark Side of Technology

One week until Season 2! Thanks for your patience, we're excited to get started and spark some conversations with our listeners. In the meantime we've been reflecting on some fascinating conversations from Season 1 about technology and social media. The following fantastic guests feature in this episode (with time stamps): 00.57 Dr Linda Papadopoulos 15.31 Rory Sutherland 26.00 Dr Pippa Malmgren Support TRIGGERnometry: https://www.subscribestar.com/triggernometry https://www.paypal.com/donate/?t...

Jan 20, 201940 min

Racism and the Diversity Agenda

We've pulled together some our favourite conversations with our fantastic guests from Season 1 - this time around racism. We have really enjoyed looking back through our episodes but we're happy to announce that Season 2 will launch next week! The following fantastic guests feature in this episode (with time stamps): 00.53 Nicholas Gruen 09.05 Munira Mirza 20.00 Remi Adekoya 30.29 Brendan O'Neill Support TRIGGERnometry: https://www.subscribestar.com/triggernometry https://www.paypal.com/donate/?...

Jan 13, 201946 min

Brexit and Why People Voted For It

Well Brexit hasn't had much airtime in 2018 so we thought we'd redress the balance in this last episode of the year. We've picked out some of our favourite bits of conversation from Season 1 on the subject. Brand new episodes coming in just a couple of weeks! The following fantastic guests feature in this episode: - Matt Goodwin - Ella Whelan - Eric Kaufmann - Geoff Norcott Support TRIGGERnometry: https://www.subscribestar.com/trigger ... https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr ... Find us on Soci...

Dec 31, 201830 min

The Truths and Myths of the Gender Pay Gap

We've hand picked our favourite bits of fascinating conversation from Season 1 on the subject of the gender pay gap. The following fantastic guests feature in this episode: - Dr Diana Fleischman - Andrew Doyle - Kate Andrews - Dr Joanna Williams Support TRIGGERnometry: https://www.subscribestar.com/triggernometry https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr ... Find us on Social Media: https://twitter.com/triggerpod https://www.facebook.com/triggerpod https://www.instagram.com/triggerpod About TRIGGERn...

Dec 24, 201828 min

The Truth About Free Speech: TRIGGERnometry Highlights

Season 2 is fast approaching. In the meantime, we've curated some of our favourite bits of conversation around a given subject from the recent first season. It's great for us at this time of year to look back at how the look and sound of the show has steadily improved in 6 months. Bring on 2019! In light of recent events we are focusing on Free Speech this week. On this subject we've picked out conversations with: - Brendan O'Neill - Peter Tatchell - Claire Fox - Geoff Norcott - Tom Slater Suppo...

Dec 17, 201831 min

Munira Mirza on Multiculturalism, "Institutional Racism", "White Privilege" and Diversity

Munira Mirza, former Deputy Mayor of London for Education and Culture, discusses multiculturalism, identity politics, the myths of institutional racism and white privilege, racial disparities, offence culture, Brexit, liberalism, the European Union, polarisation, and a lot more with the guys at TRIGGERnometry. Check out Munira's interview with the BBC: https://youtu.be/o8IXWuXXEZs Read the AllInBritain blog: https://allinbritain.org/ Support TRIGGERnometry: https://www.patreon.com/triggerpod Fin...

Dec 10, 20181 hr 2 min

News From TRIGGERnomtery

A short episode this week with some announcements and an update on some exciting changes going on with TRIGGERnometry. If you enjoy our content and would like to support our mission to facilitate open and fact-based discussion on important and controversial issues visit: www.patreon.com/triggerpod Find us on Social Media: https://twitter.com/triggerpod https://www.facebook.com/triggerpod https://www.instagram.com/triggerpod About TRIGGERnometry: Stand-up comedians Konstantin Kisin (@konstantinki...

Dec 03, 20186 min

David Goodhart on the Left, Multiculturalism, Cognitive Elites & Brexit

David Goodhart (@david_goodhart), the author of the Road to Somewhere, discusses leaving the Left, multiculturalism, nationalism, national populism, immigration, populism, Brexit, liberalism, the liberal consensus, the European Union, polarisation, cognitive elites and a lot more with the guys at TRIGGERnometry. Buy David's book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Road-Somewhe ... Support TRIGGERnometry: www.patreon.com/triggerpod Find us on Social Media: https://twitter.com/triggerpod https://www.faceboo...

Nov 26, 20181 hr 9 min

Chloe Westley on Tax, Brexit & Socialism

Chloe Westley (@lowtaxchloe), Campaign Manager at the Taxpayers' Alliance, discusses the case for low tax, quangos, waste, HS2, corporate tax evasion, corporatism, Brexit, being a right-wing woman, socialism, online hate mobs, capitalism, free speech, and a lot more with the guys at TRIGGERnometry. Check out Chloe's channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX469QlvW5gdPCMek-d-kuQ Find us on Social Media: https://twitter.com/triggerpod https://www.facebook.com/triggerpod https://www.instagram.co...

Nov 19, 201859 min

Helen Pluckrose on Grievance Studies & Postmodernism

Areo magazine editor Helen Pluckrose (@HPluckrose) discusses grievance studies, hoax papers, social justice, feminism, the patriarchy, post modernism, fat activism, the regressive left, liberalism, illiberal progressives, the far right and a lot more with the guys at TRIGGERnometry. Find us on Social Media: https://twitter.com/triggerpod https://www.facebook.com/triggerpod https://www.instagram.com/triggerpod About TRIGGERnometry: Stand-up comedians Konstantin Kisin (@konstantinkisin) and Franci...

Nov 12, 20181 hr 3 min
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