The spiked podcast

The spiked podcast

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spiked is the magazine that wants to make history as well as report it. Subscribe to The spiked podcast for our weekly round-up of politics and culture.

Episodes

101: Populism after Trump

In this US election special, the team discusses populism, identity politics and the pandemic. Featuring Brendan O’Neill, Tom Slater, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers. Donate to spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
06/11/2039m 59s

100: Who will stand with the French Republic?

The Nice attack, anti-Semitism and the US election. Brendan O’Neill, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers discuss. Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/  Listen and subscribe to spiked’s other podcasts: The Brendan O’Neill Show: https://podfollow.com/1436524071  Culture Wars – with Andrew Doyle: https://podfollow.com/1522857920 Last Orders: https://podfollow.com/1439334347
30/10/2042m 16s

99: The armed wing of cancel culture

The beheading of Samuel Paty, the northern lockdown and Critical Race Theory. Brendan O’Neill, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers discuss. Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/  Sponsored by: Express VPN: https://www.expressvpn.com/spiked
23/10/2041m 5s

98: David Starkey and the tyranny of the thought police

Hate speech, the Great Barrington Declaration and Twitter’s war on satire. Andrew Doyle, Ella Whelan, Fraser Myers and special guest Martin Kulldorff discuss. Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/  Listen to Culture Wars – with Andrew Doyle: https://podfollow.com/1522857920  Sponsored by: The Great Courses Plus: http://thegreatcoursesplus.com/spiked  Harry’s:  http://harrys.com/spiked
16/10/2035m 19s

97: The president and the plague

Donald Trump, pub closures and woke supermarkets. Tom Slater, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers discuss. Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
09/10/2034m 27s

96: Why anti-Trumpers could still get Trump re-elected

The US race, lockdown Britain and unconscious-bias training. Tom, Ella and Fraser discuss. Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/ Sponsored by:  The Great Courses Plus: https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/spiked
02/10/2038m 27s

95: The long lockdown winter

Covid restrictions, Labour’s Brexit backpedalling and right-wing snowflakes. Brendan O’Neill, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers discuss.  Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/  Sponsored by:  ExpressVPN: http://expressvpn.com/spiked
25/09/2038m 17s

94: Lockdown 2.0

The ‘rule of six’, Brexit and JK Rowling. Tom Slater, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers discuss. Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/ Sponsored by: The Great Courses Plus: http://thegreatcoursesplus.com/spiked Harry’s:  http://harrys.com/spiked
18/09/2041m 35s

93: Is Britain now a rogue state?

Bruno Waterfield joins the team to discuss the outrage over the Internal Market Bill. Also on the show: corona authoritarianism and ‘Islamophobia’ in the press. Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
11/09/2036m 28s

92: Transcending race -- a spiked podcast special

Kmele Foster and Inaya Folarin Iman join Fraser Myers to discuss BLM, identity politics and race abolitionism. Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/ Sponsored by: The Great Courses Plus: https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/spiked
04/09/2034m 25s

91: How wokeness came to rule Britannia

The Proms controversy, the Republican National Convention, and the return of schools -- Tom Slater, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers discuss. Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
28/08/2036m 45s

90: Gavin Williamson should go away and shut up

The exams fiasco, Public Health England and the DNC. Tom, Ella, Fraser, and special guest Chris Snowdon, discuss.  Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/ Sponsored by: ExpressVPN: http://expressvpn.com/spiked The Great Courses Plus: http://thegreatcoursesplus.com/spiked
21/08/2036m 26s

89: The insufferable emptiness of Joe Biden

Joe and Kamala, the English Channel migrant crisis, and another week of race rows. Tom Slater, Ella Whelan, Fraser Myers and Freddy Gray discuss. Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/ Sponsored by: Harry’s: https://www.harrys.com/spiked
14/08/2037m 27s

88: Fear, loathing and free speech

Self-censorship, the Covid blame game, and ‘individuals with cervixes’. Tom, Ella and Fraser discuss.
07/08/2036m 3s

87: Wiley and the world’s oldest hatred

Anti-Semitism, Boris’s health kick and the Scottish hate-crime bill. Tom, Ella and Fraser discuss. Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
31/07/2032m 31s

86: Why Remoaners can’t let go of Russiagate

The Russia report, John Lewis and the speech police -- Tom Slater, Ella Whelan, Fraser Myers and Kevin Yuill discuss.
24/07/2037m 57s

85: The mask slips

Lockdown fanaticism, the rise of China, and Bristol’s BLM statue. Brendan O’Neill, Tom Slater, Fraser Myers, and special guest Lee Jones, discuss. Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/ Sponsored by: ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.com/spiked
17/07/2038m 6s

84: It’s time to cancel cancel culture

The Harper’s letter, the BBC and the reopening of pubs. Tom Slater, Ella Whelan, Fraser Myers and Andrew Doyle discuss. Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/ Sponsors: Babbel: http://babbel.co.uk/play Promo code: spiked The Great Courses Plus: http://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/spiked
10/07/2035m 41s

83: The weird war on whiteness

White fragility, social-media censorship and Boris’s New Deal. Tom Slater, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers discuss. Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/ Sponsored by: Stitch Fix: http://stitchfix.co.uk/spiked Babbel: http://babbel.co.uk/play Promo code: spiked
03/07/2041m 4s

82: Terror returns to Britain

The Reading attack, trans ideology and Karen-bashing. Tom Slater, Ella Whelan, Fraser Myers and Joanna Williams discuss. Support the show: Sponsored by: The Great Courses Plus: http://thegreatcoursesplus.com/spiked Babbel: https://babbel.com/
26/06/2037m 38s

81: The Tory war on woke

Tories v identity politics, BLM in schools, and the corona crash -- Tom Slater, Ella Whelan, Fraser Myers and Katharine Birbalsingh discuss. Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/ Sponsored by ExpressVPN: https://www.expressvpn.com/spiked
19/06/2041m 26s

80: The woke cultural revolution

Statue-smashing, Steve Bannon and JK Rowling’s TERF wars. Tom Slater, Ella Whelan, Fraser Myers and Benjamin Teitelbaum discuss. Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/ Sponsored by: StithFix:  http://stitchfix.co.uk/spiked  The Great Courses Plus: http://thegreatcoursesplus.com/spiked
12/06/2044m 54s

79: America falls apart

The George Floyd protests, democracy under lockdown, and the policing of tasteless jokes. Tom Slater, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers discuss. Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
05/06/2035m 14s

78: Cummings Derangement Syndrome

Our mad media, the EU’s corona crisis, and Joe ‘you ain’t black’ Biden. Tom Slater, Ella Whelan, Fraser Myers, and special guest Ashoka Mody, discuss. Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
29/05/2036m 46s

77: The care-homes scandal that shames the nation

Care homes, grooming gangs and police overreach. Tom Slater, Ella Whelan, Fraser Myers and Rakib Ehsan discuss.  Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
22/05/2033m 57s

76: Lockdown UK: still no end in sight

Boris moving the goalposts, the Electoral Commission vs democracy, and Silicon Valley censorship. Tom, Ella, Fraser, and special guest Darren Grimes, discuss. Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
15/05/2035m 51s

75: Neil Ferguson’s staggering hypocrisy

The government scientist who broke the lockdown, the allegations against Joe Biden, and campus censorship. Tom Slater, Ella Whelan, Fraser Myers and Sean Collins discuss. Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/podcast/the-spiked-podcast/
08/05/2035m 38s

74: Why the media have had such a bad war

‘Gotcha’ journalism, corona apps and trans battles. Tom, Ella, Fraser, and special guest Timandra Harkness, discuss. Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
01/05/2035m 43s

73: The Covid culture wars

Identity politics, lockdown policies and celebrities in the age of coronavirus. Tom Slater, Elle Whelan, Fraser Myers and Wilfred Reilly discuss. Spare a fiver, support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
24/04/2037m 55s

72: Why the 5G Covid conspiracy theory has gone viral

Corona conspiracy theories, the economic cost of lockdown, and Labour’s latest row. Tom Slater, Ella Whelan, Fraser Myers and Phil Mullan discuss. Spare a fiver to support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
18/04/2036m 54s

71: A PM in hospital, a nation rattled

Boris Johnson in intensive care, China and coronavirus, and Keir Starmer’s Labour Party. Tom, Ella, Fraser and special guest Austin Williams discuss. Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
10/04/2034m 8s

70: Can the EU survive coronavirus?

The myth of EU solidarity, Sweden’s alternative Covid-19 approach, and the rise of Britain’s corona cops. Tom, Ella, Fraser and special guest Nathalie Rothschild discuss. Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
03/04/2036m 44s

69: Britain in lockdown

The team discusses civil liberties and dissent in the time of Covid-19. Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
27/03/2024m 44s

68: Putting the pandemic in perspective

Brendan O’Neill, Ella Whelan, Fraser Myers and Norman Lewis on the dangerous overreaction to the Covid-19 outbreak. Spare a fiver, support spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
20/03/2034m 14s

154: Inside Italy’s coronavirus lockdown

Dominic Standish calls in from Italy to discuss the Covid-19 pandemic with the team. We also talk Labour, Islamophobia and the #BeKind campaign. Support spiked -- become a £5 per month donor: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
13/03/2035m 47s

153: Has Bernie blown it?

Super Tuesday, Priti Patel and the war on womanhood -- Tom Slater, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers discuss. Support spiked by becoming a £5 per month donor: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
06/03/2036m 2s

152: Why free speech matters, with Toby Young

The founder of the Free Speech Union joins Tom Slater and Fraser Myers to discuss the new threats to free speech, and what we can all do to face down censorship. Learn more about the Free Speech Union: https://freespeechunion.org/ Support spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
28/02/2041m 34s

151: The ghoulish exploitation of Caroline Flack

Caroline Flack, Andrew Sabisky and Dave at the BRITs. Ella Whelan, Tim Black and Fraser Myers discuss. Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
21/02/2031m 41s

150: Labour’s woke war on women

Trans ideology, the Brexit negotiations and Germany’s populist revolt. Tom Slater, Ella Whelan, Fraser Myers, and special guest Bruno Waterfield, discuss.   Start a regular donation to spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
14/02/2039m 5s

149: Why the Democrats might just get Trump re-elected

Tom, Ella and Fraser discuss Iowa, impeachment, social-media censorship, and woke dinner parties. Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
07/02/2034m 54s

148: Why Brexit Day is worth celebrating

Tom Slater, Ella Whelan, Fraser Myers and Inaya Folarin Iman discuss the long road to this historic day. Support spiked by becoming a regular donor: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
31/01/2033m 9s

147: Trump, Davos and Laurence Fox

Impeachment, green capitalism and wokism. Brendan O’Neill, Freddy Gray, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss. Become a regular donor: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
24/01/2040m 53s

146: The woke Stasi

Microaggression monitors, the Labour leadership race, and the latest awards show controversies. Tom Slater, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers discuss. Support spiked by becoming a regular donor today: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
17/01/2035m 13s

145: Megxit and the rise of woke royalism

Meghan and Harry, Iran, and the Labour leadership. Tom Slater, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers discuss.   Check out the spiked shop: https://shop.spreadshirt.co.uk/spiked
10/01/2038m 19s

144: 2019: the year the people struck back

Brendan O’Neill and Luke Gittos join Tom, Ella and Fraser to discuss a remarkable year, from Brexit and the Boris majority to Greta Thunberg and the unstoppable rise of wokeness. Support the show here: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
27/12/1943m 38s

143: A new era

Tom Slater, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers discuss the fallout from last week’s historic election. Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
20/12/1929m 31s

142: A working-class revolt against Labour

Will Labour ever recover from this remarkable defeat? Can the Tories really become a blue-collar party? What the hell happens now? Brendan O’Neill, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss.   Check out the spiked shop: https://shop.spreadshirt.co.uk/spiked
13/12/1918m 39s

141: Another bloodstained election

London Bridge, Trump’s visit, and Labour’s struggle with working-class voters. Brendan O’Neill, Tom Slater and Ella Whelan discuss. Donate to spiked this Christmas: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
06/12/1927m 2s

140: Labour’s week from hell

The state of the polls, Labour anti-Semitism, the NHS sell-off, and the Conservatives’ lacklustre campaign. Luke Gittos, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss. Check out the spiked shop: https://shop.spreadshirt.co.uk/spiked
29/11/1929m 23s

139: The lie of Labour’s radicalism

In our latest election round-up, Brendan O’Neill, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers discuss the latest party pledges, green grandstanding and Prince Andrew.   Check out the spiked shop: https://shop.spreadshirt.co.uk/spiked
22/11/1933m 9s

138: The taming of the Brexit Party

The Brexit Party, Hillary Clinton, the party’s spending plans and other General Election news. Brendan O’Neill, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers discuss.   Check out the spiked shop: shop.spreadshirt.co.uk/spiked (https://gate.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fshop.spreadshirt.co.uk%2Fspiked&token=a88644-1-1573822156114)
15/11/1930m 26s

137: Is this 2017 all over again?

The team discuss the twists, turns and gaffes of the election campaign so far. Check out the spiked shop: https://shop.spreadshirt.co.uk/spiked
08/11/1935m 16s

136: The Brexit election

Plus: the killing of Baghdadi and Dave Chappelle’s war on woke. Brendan O’Neill, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss, on this week’s spiked podcast. Get tickets for the Battle of Ideas: https://www.battleofideas.org.uk/
01/11/1930m 54s

135: Time to slay this zombie parliament

Brexit, Russia Derangement Syndrome and the Canadian balls-waxing controversy -- Tom Slater, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers discuss.    Get tickets to the Battle of Ideas: https://www.battleofideas.org.uk/battle-ideas-2019-tickets
25/10/1934m 51s

134: SPECIAL: The return of ISIS?

Anti-ISIS fighter Macer Gifford and spiked columnist Rakib Ehsan join Fraser Myers for this special edition of the spiked podcast. Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
16/10/1932m 27s

133: The betrayal of the Kurds

The team discuss Syria, Brexit and Extinction Rebellion. Support the show: https://shop.spreadshirt.co.uk/spiked
11/10/1937m 22s

132: Impeachment, royal censors and OK signs

Toppling Trump, Harry and Meghan’s war on the press, and the far-right threat — Brendan O’Neill, Sean Collins, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss. Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
04/10/1931m 44s

131: Hysteria, humbug and Lady Hale

The spiked team discuss another extraordinary week in British politics. Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
27/09/1936m 5s

130: SPECIAL: Is populism here to stay?

Brendan O’Neill, Daniel McCarthy and Alessandra Bocchi join Fraser Myers to discuss the new populism. This is a spiked podcast special to mark the release of our new film, “Deplorables: Trump, Brexit and the Demonised Masses”. Watch that here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afMofYie4Lc
20/09/1928m 20s

129: Brexit: This rotten parliament

Parliament, legal challenges and No Deal. Brendan O’Neill, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers discuss the week in Brexit.   Support the spiked podcast: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
13/09/1930m 37s

128: Special: The Brexit endgame

Boris defeated, Tory rebels and Labour’s fear of an election. Brendan O’Neill, Tom Slater, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers discuss.    Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
06/09/1929m 30s

127: Days of middle-class rage

Prorogation, James Baldwin and the Amazon fires. Tom Slater, Ella Whelan, Fraser Myers, and special guest Michael Shellenberger, discuss.   Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
30/08/1933m 8s

126: Why No Deal is still the best deal

Boris vs the backstop, Jihadi Jack, and offensive puns. Tom Slater, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers discuss.   Get tickets to The Brendan O’Neill Show at Podcast Live: https://www.podcastlive.com/upcoming-events/politics-tickets/
23/08/1931m 36s

125: A coup against the people

The establishment vs Brexit, Greta Thunberg’s yacht trip, and the ban on sexist adverts. Brendan O’Neill, Tim Black and Fraser Myers discuss. Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/ Get tickets to The Brendan O’Neill Show at Podcast Live: https://www.podcastlive.com/upcoming-events/politics-tickets/
16/08/1929m 12s

124: The barbarism of identity politics

El Paso, Scottish independence and the DSA. Brendan O’Neill, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss. Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
09/08/1934m 28s

123: How the EU played the Irish

Brexit, woke royals and trans kids. Brendan O'Neill, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss. Support the show: www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/ (https://gate.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.spiked-online.com%2Fdonate-to-spiked%2F&token=9c3060-1-1564828734188)
03/08/1933m 38s

122: Boris: Brexit or bust

Boris Johnson, Carl Beech and Canada’s waxing controversy. Tom Slater, Ella Whelan, Fraser Myers and special guest Lindsay Shepherd discuss.
26/07/1930m 56s

121: Trump’s white identity politics

Those tweets, the Warwick scandal, and the BirthStrike movement. Tom, Ella and Fraser discuss. Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
19/07/1930m 24s

120: Labour: party of the middle class

Labour Leave’s Brendan Chilton joins the team to discuss Corbyn’s Brexit betrayal. Plus: media Islamophobia and PC music festivals. Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
12/07/1932m 17s

119: Brussels shows its true colours

EU ‘democracy’, antifa and Glastonbury -- Tom, Ella and Fraser discuss. Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
05/07/1930m 12s

118: The Boris delusion

Tory leadership, Iran and Islamophobia. Brendan O’Neill, Tim Black and Fraser Myers discuss. Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
28/06/1933m 2s

117: The right-wing threat to free speech

Flag-burning, Hong Kong and anti-Semitism -- Tom Slater, Ella Whelan, Fraser Myers and Antony Dapiran discuss. Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
21/06/1935m 52s

116: The Tory circus

The race for No10, YouTube censorship, and Catholicism vs trans -- Tom Slater, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers discuss. Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
14/06/1933m 6s

115: Why they hate Trump

Trump’s UK trip, feminism and trans censorship. Tom Slater, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers discuss. Support the show:https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
07/06/1933m 23s

114: Two Europes: an EU election special

The Brexit Party, the populist wave and the future of the EU. Tom Slater, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers discuss. Support the show:https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
31/05/1943m 41s

113: An earthquake Down Under

The Australian elections, milkshaking and Mayor Pete. Tom Slater, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers discuss. Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
24/05/1929m 36s

112: Jeremy Kyle: how pleb-bashing went mainstream

Jeremy Kyle, Alabama’s abortion ban and Change UK. Tom Slater, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers discuss.   Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
17/05/1932m 59s

111: The fight for Brexit continues

EU elections, abuse against MPs and Asia Bibi. Brendan O’Neill, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers discuss.   Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
10/05/1929m 18s

110: The snobbery of the anti-Trump brigade

Trump’s state visit, decolonisation and voting in prisons. Ella Whelan, Luke Gittos and Fraser Myers discuss.   Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
03/05/1930m 3s

109: Sri Lanka and the new barbarism

Brendan O’Neill, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers on the Sri Lanka bombings and Greta Thunberg. Claire Fox on the Brexit Party. Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
26/04/1930m 3s

108: Notre Dame and the longing for legacy

Brendan O'Neill joins Tom and Fraser to discuss Notre Dame, Ilhan Omar and Roger Scruton. Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
19/04/1929m 43s

107: In defence of internet freedom

Internet regulation, the left vs the working class and cultural appropriation. Brendan O’Neill, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers discuss. Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
12/04/1931m 27s

106: Why parliament can't be trusted

Brexit betrayal, Facebook censorship and Joe Biden -- Tom, Ella and Fraser discuss. Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
03/04/1926m 19s

105: Mueller, May and memes

Russiagate, Theresa May and the EU’s meme ban. Tom, Ella and Fraser discuss. Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
29/03/1926m 59s

104: The bloody rise of white identity politics

The Christchurch massacre and its aftermath. Tom Slater, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers discuss. Support the show here:  https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
22/03/1929m 8s

103: SPECIAL: The week Brexit was betrayed

Trade unionist Paul Embery joins Tom, Ella and Fraser to discuss a historic week in Westminster.   Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
16/03/1929m 23s

102: Labour’s Jewish Problem

Left-wing anti-Semitism, due process, and how PC is ruining humour. Tom Slater, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers discuss. Support the show here: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
08/03/1925m 14s

101: The death of No Deal?

Brexit, campus panics and Bernie. Tom Slater, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers discuss. Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
01/03/1928m 15s

100: Shamima, Smollett and Soubry

ISIS brides, hate-crime hoaxes and the Independent Group. Brendan O’Neill, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss. Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
22/02/1936m 9s

99: How Brexit broke party politics

New parties, European revolts and campus censorship -- Tom, Ella and Fraser discuss. Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
15/02/1932m 9s

98: The economics of No Deal

The Guardian’s Larry Elliott and spiked’s Phil Mullan take apart Project Fear II. Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
08/02/1944m 36s

97: Venezuela is not your playground

Western intervention, PC policing and BDS -- the team discuss. Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
01/02/1930m 32s

96: On the ethics of doxxing children

The Covington scandal, Fortress Europe and woke comedy -- the spiked team discuss. Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
25/01/1929m 19s

95: Hate speech: a warning from Europe – a spiked podcast special

Paul Coleman explores the grim rise of European hate-speech laws, ahead of Spiked US’s next event in NYC on 29 January. Get tickets: https://www.spiked-online.com/events/
22/01/1917m 14s

94: May's defeat, Trump's wall and woke capitalism

The team discuss Brexit betrayal, the US shutdown and Gillette's virtue-signalling. Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
18/01/1928m 38s

93: On the right to insult politicians

Westminster protests, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and diversity casting - Tom Slater, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers discuss.
11/01/1930m 50s

92: 2018: the year that rocked Europe

Brendan O'Neill and Andrew Doyle join Tom, Ella and Fraser to reflect on the battles of 2018. Support spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
21/12/1855m 18s

91: Why British politics is broken

Brexit, Kevin Hart and the ‘blame Russia’ reflex – Tom Slater, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers discuss.
13/12/1825m 29s

90: The mourning wars

The team discuss George HW Bush, Emmanuel Macron and PETA. Support spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
07/12/1825m 13s

89: Project Fear, the sequel

The team discuss the Brexit panic, Macron's France and trans misogyny. Support spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
30/11/1827m 57s

88: The dangers of hate-crime hysteria

Hate crime, Melania Trump and words of the year. Tom Slater, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers discuss. Support the spiked podcast: www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
23/11/1831m 2s

87: Brexit: what is to be done?

Kate Hoey, Daniel Hannan and Brendan O’Neill discuss May’s Brexit betrayal, on a special edition of the spiked podcast. Support spiked’s fight for Brexit here: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
17/11/1823m 58s

86: Why Trump limps on

The Midterms, the Grenfell effigy and Apu -- Tom Slater, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers discuss. Support the spiked podcast here: www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/ (https://exit.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spiked-online.com%2Fdonate-to-spiked%2F)
09/11/1828m 32s

85: Trump, terror and hypocrisy

Trump’s rhetoric, blasphemy law and jokes about vegans -- Tom Slater, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers discuss.   Support the spiked podcast here: http://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
02/11/1827m 49s

84: We need to talk about grooming gangs

Grooming gangs, blasphemy laws and swearing bans -- Tom Slater, Ella Whelan, Fraser Myers and Jacob Mchangama discuss. Support the spiked podcast here: http://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
26/10/1827m 40s

83: The Tory betrayal of Brexit

Will we ever leave the EU? Has Saudi Arabia crossed a line? Is Elizabeth Warren really Native American? Tom Slater, Tim Black and Fraser Myers discuss. Support the spiked podcast here: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
19/10/1828m 20s

82: Nazi pugs, gay cakes and Bob Geldof

Should the state police offensive jokes? Can Christian bakers refuse to bake a ‘gay cake’? Will Brexit silence British music? Tom Slater, Andrew Doyle and Fraser Myers discuss. Watch The Curious Case of the Nazi Pug here: https://www.spiked-online.com/video/the-curious-case-of-the-nazi-pug/
12/10/1827m 21s

81: Tories in turmoil

The death of the Conservatives, Brett Kavanaugh’s #MeToo showtrial and the students who swapped clapping for jazz hands. Joanna Williams, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers discuss. Support the spiked podcast here: www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/ (https://exit.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.spiked-online.com%2Fdonate-to-spiked%2F)
05/10/1829m 48s

80: Labour vs the people

Has Labour betrayed the working class? Does identity politics undermine democracy? Has trans censorship gone too far? Brendan O’Neill, Tom Slater, Fraser Myers, and special guest Sheri Berman, discuss. Support the spiked podcast here: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
28/09/1827m 26s

79: How #MeToo became a political weapon

Will #MeToo bring down Brett Kavanaugh? Are the Democratic Socialists of America overhyped? What is the point of the Lib Dems? Brendan O’Neill, Tom Slater, Fraser Myers and special guest Michael Tracey discuss. Support the podcast here: www.spiked-online.com/newsite/about/326/ (https://exit.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spiked-online.com%2Fnewsite%2Fabout%2F326%2F)
21/09/1831m 23s

78: Westminster's war on the web

Should we have free speech on Facebook? What’s tearing apart the Tories? Is Serena a victim of sexism? Ella Whelan, Luke Gittos and Fraser Myers discuss. Support the podcast here: www.spiked-online.com/newsite/about/326/ (https://exit.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spiked-online.com%2Fnewsite%2Fabout%2F326%2F)
14/09/1828m 5s

77: The stupidity of banning Bannon

Is Steve Bannon a fascist? Why is Labour blind to anti-Semitism? Is Nike woke now? Tom Slater, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers discuss. Support the podcast here: www.spiked-online.com/newsite/about/326/ (https://exit.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spiked-online.com%2Fnewsite%2Fabout%2F326%2F)
07/09/1825m 49s

76: Sell out Brexit? No deal

Is No Deal Brexit’s last hope? Is #MeToo eating itself? Has campus politics gone mainstream? Ella Whelan, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss. Support the podcast here: http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/about/326/
31/08/1829m 46s

75: Bret Stephens: 'Trump isn't un-PC. He's just an asshole'

On the latest spiked podcast, we talk to Bret Stephens, the New York Times columnist, about Trump, PC and the illiberalism of left and right.
07/05/1823m 31s

74: Katie Roiphe: ‘I was called human scum just for criticising #MeToo’

Katie Roiphe talks to Tom Slater about the ‘weird energy’ and censorious rage of Twitter-feminism.
20/04/1822m 24s

73: 'To defend democracy, we must defend the nation state'

Tom Slater and Michael Brendan Dougherty discuss the populist revolt.
30/03/1824m 27s

72: Last Orders: The war on cheap booze

In the latest episode of Last Orders, our podcast on all things nanny state, Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater are joined by spiked editor Brendan O'Neill to discuss minimum pricing, calorie caps and whether watching Love Island is bad for your health.
16/03/1836m 21s

71: Beware the oligarchs

On this week’s spiked podcast: Frank Furedi on Brexit, anti-Semitism and George Soros, Emily Hill on her new book, Bad Romance, and an extract from the spiked review’s interview with Joan C Williams. spiked-online.com
16/02/1833m 44s

70: ‘They celebrate the vote but they wish we didn’t have it’

On this week’s spiked podcast: Brendan O’Neill discusses the centenary of the Representation of the People Act, Linda Bellos talks about university censorship and the trans issue, and Wendy Kaminer says #MeToo is failing feminists. spiked-online.com
09/02/1838m 49s

69: 'We have to stand up for Afrin and the Kurds'

On this week’s spiked podcast: Macer Gifford on Afrin and the Kurdish struggle, Sean Collins on a year of Trump, and Andy Shaw and Andrew Doyle on their new free-speech comedy club.   spiked-online.com
26/01/1830m 14s

68: 'When we instantly believe women, we invite them to lie'

On this week’s spiked podcast: Brendan O’Neill on why we must stop the sex panic, Phil Mullan on why Carillion’s collapse is about more than greed, and Claire Fox on why trans women aren’t women.   spiked-online.com
20/01/1836m 10s

67: 'The left has betrayed Iran'

On this week’s spiked podcast: Maryam Namazie on the protests in Iran, Tom Slater on the truth behind Michael Wolff’s Fire and Fury, and Christina Hoff Sommers on what’s wrong with feminism. Donate to spiked: http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/about/326/
13/01/1834m 36s

66: ‘I’ve seen the best and the worst in humankind’

On spiked's Christmas podcast: Kurdish fighter Macer Gifford on the war in Syria and Iraq, Dame Ann Leslie on the year feminists went soft, and Labour MP Kate Hoey on why Brexit is still brilliant. spiked-online.com
22/12/1736m 1s

65: 'Labour has forgotten working-class Leavers'

On this week’s spiked podcast: Paul Embery on the new threats to Brexit, Nathalie Rothschild on anti-Semitism in Sweden, and Emily Yoffe on why the #MeToo movement has gone too far. spiked-online.com
15/12/1734m 32s

64: ‘The battle for Brexit is still on’

On this week’s spiked podcast, Bruno Waterfield discusses the Tory/Brussels showdown, Sean Collins laments the Russia panic gripping America’s political class, and Naomi Firsht says Stop Funding Hate has declared a snooty war on press freedom. spiked-online.com
09/12/1730m 11s

63: 'This Meghan-mania is just incredibly grim'

On this week’s spiked podcast: Tom Slater and Freddy Gray on the royal nuptials, Pauline Hadaway on Brexit and Ireland, and Mark Lilla on the problem with identity politics. spiked-online.com
01/12/1736m 49s

62: 'Calling a woman a "terf" is just a new way of calling her a "witch"'

On this week’s spiked podcast: Brendan O’Neill on the problem with labelling women ‘terfs’, Rob Lyons on Hammond’s safety-first budget, and Nico Perrino on the problem of campus censorship in the US. spiked-online.com
24/11/1741m 23s

61: Julia Hartley-Brewer: 'We're all bored of this Pestminster witch-hunt'

On this week's spiked podcast: Julia Hartley-Brewer on the 'Pestminster' scandal, Jon Holbrook on the democratic potential of Brexit, and Claire Fox on the problem with sanctifying transgenderism. spiked-online.com
18/11/1734m 48s

60: Thomas Frank: 'Trump proves that anything is possible'

On this week’s spiked podcast, Tom Slater talks to Thomas Frank about Trump, Hillary and the moral disarray of the Democratic Party.
11/11/1723m 46s

59: 'We’re beginning to find sex disgusting'

This week’s spiked podcast is a #MeToo special. To get to grips with this moral panic, Joanna Williams and Luke Gittos discuss the sex-pest scandal gripping Westminster, and Lionel Shriver talks flirting, sex and prudes. spiked-online.com
03/11/1726m 55s

58: 'Free speech is crucial in the battle of ideas'

This week’s spiked podcast is a Battle of Ideas special. To give you a flavour of the discussions at this year’s festival, held this weekend at the Barbican in London and organised by the Institute of Ideas, Claire Fox discusses the age of echo chambers, Andrew Doyle talks satire and oversensitivity, and Nick Gillespie explains what’s really going on in the Rust Belt. Get your tickets to the Battle of Ideas here (https://www.battleofideas.org.uk/) .
27/10/1734m 43s

57: 'This is becoming a sexual Salem'

On this week’s spiked podcast: Brendan O’Neill on the Harvey Weinstein hysteria, Luke Gittos on why ISIS’s White Widow deserved to die, and Ceri Dingle on WORLDwrite’s new documentary, 1917: Why the Russian Revolution Matters (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76GFZgRMcfI) . spiked-online.com
20/10/1738m 16s

56: Munira Mirza: 'I've been called a race denier'

On this week's spiked podcast: Munira Mirza discusses the government's race audit and why we need a more open debate about inequality. spiked-online.com
13/10/1719m 53s

55: ‘The Catalan crisis confirms the EU is tearing nations apart’

On this week’s spiked podcast: Brendan O’Neill on the Europe-wide attack on democracy, Kevin Yuill on why banning guns wouldn’t have prevented the Las Vegas shooting, and Adrian Hart on the truth behind the hate-crime panic in schools. spiked-online.com
07/10/1732m 48s

‘Uberphobia reveals the left’s contempt for workers’

On this week’s spiked podcast: Brendan O’Neill on London’s Uber-haters, Sabine Beppler-Spahl on the unravelling of the German political class, and Jon O’Brien on why Catholics are standing up for abortion rights. spiked-online.com
30/09/1732m 9s

‘We need to kick politics out of sport’

On this week's spiked podcast: David French on the Jemele Hill controversy, Tim Black on the turn against Aung San Suu Kyi, and Sean Collins on Trump's 'America First' UN speech. spiked-us.com
22/09/1735m 32s

'It's racist to say black students can't relate to Plato'

On this week's spiked podcast: Tom Slater on the campus protests at Reed, Ben Pile on environmentalists' use and abuse of hurricanes, and Cathy Young on Betsy DeVos and the battle to reform Title IX. spiked-online.com
17/09/1735m 29s

'The smoking ban was never about health - it was about pushing us around'

In the latest episode of Last Orders, our podcast on all things nanny state, Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater are joined by Claire Fox, director of the Institute of Ideas, to discuss the plastic-bag swindle, the latest, craziest anti-obesity proposals, and 10 years of the smoking ban. spiked-online.com
08/09/1730m 30s

‘Labour trusts the EU more than the people'

On this week’s spiked podcast: Tom Slater on Labour’s Brexit betrayal, Naomi Firsht on the latest Charlie Hebdo scandal, and James L Nolan, Jr on the therapeutic state. spiked-online.com The full interview with James L Nolan, Jr is published in this month’s spiked review.
01/09/1733m 1s

‘Why we must defend free speech for the far right’

On this week’s spiked podcast: Wendy Kaminer on the ACLU’s refusal to defend free speech for Nazis, Luke Gittos on a case of court-ordered celibacy, and Angela Nagle on the alt-right and her book, Kill All Normies. spiked-online.com
25/08/1733m 37s

'To fight racism, we must defeat identity politics'

On this week's spiked podcast: Brendan O'Neill on the aftermath of Charlottesville, Dolan Cummings on the 70th anniversary of Indian independence, and Naomi Firsht on sexism's silly season. spiked-online.com
22/08/1736m 22s

'Gay people fought for their own liberation'

On the 50th anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality, Peter Tatchell discusses what the ’67 act achieved, and what it didn’t. spiked-online.com
11/08/1724m 14s

'We must show solidarity with Venezuelans'

On this week’s spiked podcast: Brendan O'Neill on the authoritarian turn in Venezuela, Christopher Snowdon on the chlorinated-chicken scandal, and Kevin Rooney on the criminalisation of Celtic's Green Brigade. spiked-online.com
05/08/1733m 6s

‘Brexit isn't a threat to the economy, doom-mongering is’

On this week’s spiked podcast: Phil Mullan on the economic opportunities of Brexit, Tom Slater on why Trump staggers on, and Catherine Merridale on Lenin and the Russian Revolution. spiked-online.com
29/07/1732m 51s

'Censorship is the enemy of women's liberation'

On this week's spiked podcast: Brendan O'Neill on the ASA's sexist ad ban, Jacob Furedi on why we must abolish the House of Lords, and Naomi Firsht on what Trump and Macron have in common. spiked-online.com
23/07/1733m 14s

'For democracy, it's Brexit or bust'

On this week’s spiked podcast: Mick Hume on the fight ahead for Brexit, Sean Collins on Don Jnr’s Russia meeting, and Austin Williams on the cultural revolution on campus. spiked-online.com
14/07/1736m 3s

‘Labour has never really trusted the working class’

On this week’s spiked podcast: Brendan O’Neill on Corbyn’s nanny statism, Jon Holbrook on the Charlie Gard case and Tim Black on the end of ISIS. spiked-online.com
07/07/1734m 16s

After Grenfell: let's build

On this week's spiked podcast: James Heartfield on why we need more housing; Rob Lyons on 10 years of the smoking ban; and Tara McCormack on the chaos of Trump’s foreign policy. spiked-online.com
30/06/1734m 29s

'There is no epidemic of Islamophobia'

On this week’s spiked podcast: Brendan O’Neill on the Finsbury Park attack; Joanna Williams on Theresa May and Grenfell; and Bruno Waterfield on the road ahead for Brexit.
23/06/1730m 5s

'Softening Brexit means betraying Brexit'

On this week’s spiked podcast: Tom Slater on the new threat to Brexit; Pauline Hadaway on the panic over the DUP; and Daniel Ben-Ami on Israel, anti-Semitism and the Six-Day War. spiked-online.com
16/06/1733m 14s

‘The stakes are so high after this election’

spiked's editor on the election results, the Corbyn surge and what a hung parliament means for Brexit. spiked-online.com
09/06/1711m 33s

'This is still the Brexit election'

This week's spiked podcast is an election special. On the eve of the vote, spiked's Brendan O'Neill, Tom Slater and Ella Whelan discuss the parties, the campaigns and the big issues at stake. spiked-online.com
07/06/1727m 59s

‘All the parties are running scared of Brexit’

On this week's spiked podcast: Brendan O'Neill on the General Election, Caoimhe Doyle on the fight for abortion rights in Ireland, and Bill Durodié on why we need more than vigils after Manchester. spiked-online.com
02/06/1733m 20s

'We have a right to be angry about Manchester'

On this week’s spiked podcast, Brendan O’Neill discusses the fallout from the Manchester attack, Bruno Waterfield looks at the EU’s crushing of Greece, and Emily Dinsmore and Frank Furedi discuss generationalism and the General Election. spiked-online.com
26/05/1735m 56s

Scandalmongering won't topple Trump

On this week’s spiked podcast, Sean Collins discusses the Trump-Comey scandal, Tom Slater explains what’s at stake in the General Election, and Luke Gittos discusses Ian Brady and the concept of evil. spiked-online.com
19/05/1738m 35s

‘The left is dancing on its own grave'

On this week’s spiked podcast, Brendan O’Neill discusses the results of the French election, Tom Slater looks at the reaction to Labour’s manifesto leak, and Wendy Kaminer talks about the surprise firing of FBI director James Comey. spiked-online.com
12/05/1738m 16s

The importance of making judgements

On this week's spiked podcast, Tim Black discusses this month's spiked review, Jacob Furedi talks press freedom, and Naomi Firsht talks to Gerry Feehily in Paris about the French election. spiked-online.com
07/05/1735m 0s

General Election: 'Brexiteers cannot afford to sit this one out'

On this week's spiked podcast, Brendan O'Neill discusses the snap election, Christian Butler talks Prince Harry and mental health, and Blair Spowart explains why we must fight back against the nanny state. spiked-online.com
23/04/1726m 43s

'This Cold War is even crazier than the last'

On this week's spiked podcast, Brendan O'Neill discusses the dangerous celebration of Trump's bombing, Nathalie Rothschild reports on the Stockholm attack, and Fraser Myers looks at the panic about legal highs. www.spiked-online.com        
15/04/1734m 56s

Using Gibraltar to batter Brexit

On this week’s spiked podcast, Mick Hume discusses the battle over the Rock, Jacob Furedi looks at Erdogan’s clampdown on dissent and Andrew Doyle makes the left-wing case for free speech. www.spiked-online.com
10/04/1728m 32s

Why booze can be good for you

On the latest episode of Last Orders, our podcast on public-health killjoyism, Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater are joined by Mark Littlewood, director general of the Institute of Economic Affairs, to discuss the health benefits of alcohol, the sorry state of health journalism and the real reason chocolate bars are shrinking. spiked-online.com
31/03/1729m 0s

After Westminster: don't give in to fear

On this week's spiked podcast, Brendan O'Neill discusses the Westminster terror attack, Naomi Firsht looks at the ad boycott of Google and Luke Gittos explains why Liz Truss's proposed rape reforms would damage justice. spiked-online.com
31/03/1732m 13s

'Let's abolish all libel laws'

On this week's spiked podcast, Brendan O'Neill looks at libel laws, Ann Furedi explains the latest abortion bill, and Bruno Waterfield discusses the Dutch election results. spiked-online.com
18/03/1735m 31s

'We need a new industrial revolution'

On this week’s spiked podcast, Phil Mullan discusses the budget, Pauline Hadaway explains the crisis in Northern Ireland, and Tim Black debunks the myth that UKIP is the voice of Brexit. spiked-online.com
12/03/1732m 17s

'We must tell the truth about Sweden'

On this week's spiked podcast, Brendan O'Neill looks at the truth behind Trump's comments on Sweden, Sabine Beppler-Spahl says Martin Schulz isn't all he seems, and Josie Appleton discusses her piece on the Front National in this month's spiked review. spiked-online.com
04/03/1734m 18s

Mick Hume: 'We must reawaken the spirit of democracy'

On this week’s spiked podcast, to mark the publication of his new book, Revolting! How the Establishment are Undermining Democracy and What They’re Afraid Of, Mick Hume explains why we must fight for democracy all over again. www.spiked-online.com
26/02/178m 46s

'The Trump challenge is constitutional'

On this week's spiked podcast, Jeffrey Rosen looks at the legal challenges to Trump, Joanna Williams says it's time to drop sex education, and Ann Furedi discusses abortion clinic buffer zones. spiked-online.com
18/02/1734m 1s

‘Students must fight for free speech’

On this week’s spiked podcast, Tom Slater discusses spiked’s 2017 Free Speech University Rankings, James Heartfield looks at the housing white paper, and Tim Black discusses the MPs trying to stop Trump addressing parliament. www.spiked-online.com
11/02/1731m 55s

How not to challenge Trump

On this week's spiked podcast, Brendan O'Neill discusses the anti-Trump protests, Naomi Firsht reports on the state of the French presidential election, and Jon Holbrook explains why judges should never rule on politics. www.spiked-online.com
04/02/1732m 32s

Last Orders: 'No, roast potatoes don't give you cancer'

On this edition of Last Orders, the spiked podcast on all things nanny state, Tom Slater, Chris Snowdon and John O'Connell discuss public health's annual January guilt-fest, the latest junk science on alcohol, and the potential perils of eating burnt toast. www.spiked-online.com
28/01/1731m 25s

'The battle for democracy is only just beginning'

On this week's spiked podcast, Tom Slater discusses the fallout from Theresa May's Brexit speech, Pauline Hadaway explains the political crisis in Northern Ireland, and Sean Collins looks at Barack Obama's political legacy. www.spiked-online.com
21/01/1734m 27s

'The fight for Brexit goes on'

On this week's spiked podcast, Bruno Waterfield looks at the legal challenges to Brexit, Naomi Firsht discusses the upcoming French elections and Tom Slater explains why spiked is still defending democracy. spiked-online.com
03/12/1630m 36s

The rise of the booze burqa

In the latest episode of Last Orders, our podcast on all things nanny state, Tom Slater and Chris Snowdon are joined by filmmaker Martin Durkin to talk about booze curtains, Toblerones and the war on fizzy drinks. www.spiked-online.com
26/11/1628m 55s

Meet the cartoonist being punished for giving offence

On this week's spiked podcast, Bill Leak tells the story of his run-in with the Australian Human Rights Commission, and why he's still standing up for free speech. spiked-online.com
19/11/1623m 43s

President Trump: revolter or autocrat?

On this week’s spiked podcast, Nick Gillespie, Wendy Kaminer and Sean Collins discuss Donald Trump’s victory and the aftermath of the election. www.spiked-online.com
12/11/1632m 36s

'The gay-cake ruling is an affront to free speech'

On this week's spiked podcast, Peter Tatchell discusses religious freedom after the Ashers Bakery case; Naomi Firsht talks about the rise of transgenderism; and Pauline Hadaway looks at the reaction to Brexit in Northern Ireland. www.spiked-online.com
29/10/1633m 2s

'We must stand up for the idea of redemption'

On this week's spiked podcast, Brendan O'Neill discusses the response to the acquittal of Ched Evans; Tom Slater talks about the anniversary of the Black Panthers; and Wendy Kaminer looks at why Donald Trump is a danger to democracy. www.spiked-online.com
21/10/1633m 34s

'Students should be challenged, not comforted'

On this week's spiked podcast, Frank Furedi discusses his new book 'What’s Happened To The University?'; Matthew Lesh talks about Australia's reaction to Brexit; and Sean Collins looks at the aftermath of the latest US presidential debate. www.spiked-online.com
15/10/1629m 1s

Last Orders: 'Synthetic alcohol misses the point of drinking'

In the latest episode of Last Orders, our podcast on all things nanny state, Tom Slater and Chris Snowdon are joined by broadcaster, comedian and the author of Big Data: Does Size matter?, Timandra Harkness. We discuss sinnovation, the plunge in cancer rates and the NHS. www.spiked-online.com
12/10/1631m 0s

'Theresa May is not the hero of Brexit'

On this week's spiked podcast, Mick Hume discusses Theresa May's Brexit promise; the director of ARC, Jane Fisher, explores the ethics of prenatal testing; and Dr Jordan Peterson stands up to what he calls the 'PC game'. www.spiked-online.com
08/10/1631m 48s

'The fight for democracy is more urgent than ever'

On this week's spiked podcast, Brendan O'Neill looks at Brexit, 100 days after the vote, Luke Gittos discusses the Iraq war investigations and Mary Eberstadt looks at free speech and religious freedom. www.spiked-online.com
01/10/160s

'Campus censors hold students in contempt'

On this week's spiked podcast, Tom Slater and Robby Soave discuss the rise of censorship on UK and US campuses. www.spiked-online.com
24/09/1626m 12s

'Syria has been undone, and this truce won't fix it'

On this week's spiked podcast, Tim Black discusses why the Syrian conflict has become a war for nothing, Ann Furedi talks about the ongoing battle for abortion rights, and Tom Slater looks at the future of the Labour Party. www.spiked-online.com
17/09/1629m 43s

How the alt-right went wrong

On this week's spiked podcast, Brendan O'Neill, Cathy Young and Lauren Southern discuss the rise of the alt-right. www.spiked-online.com
10/09/1625m 38s

Using migrants as political pawns

On this week's spiked podcast, Frank Furedi explains how 'open borders' became an illiberal cry, Joanna Williams discusses the motherhood pay gap and Timandra Harkness talks Big Data. www.spiked-online.com
04/09/1632m 2s

Last Orders: 'Our weight is none of the state's business'

On this episode of Last Orders, our podcast on all things nanny state, Tom Slater, Chris Snowdon and Rob Lyons discuss the government’s obesity strategy, what our Theresa May's government will mean for lifestyle freedom, and the snobbery of the war on booze.
29/08/1629m 21s

'Sporting drama at its best'

On this week's spiked podcast, Duleep Allirajah looks back at the Rio Olympics, Luke Gittos tells us why we should scrap the Human Rights Act and Alan Miller discusses the Night Tube and the war on nightlife. www.spiked-online.com
28/08/1626m 10s

'Hate speech must be free speech'

On this week's spiked podcast, Brendan O'Neill looks at new hate crime initiatives; Sadhvi Sharma and Naomi Firsht discuss feminism and censorship; and Brian Denny makes the left-wing case for Brexit. www.spiked-online.com
20/08/1630m 31s

'Even when the Olympics is bad, it's still great'

On this week’s spiked podcast, Mick Hume discusses the Rio Olympics; Joanna Williams explains why she’s fed up of the grammar-schools debate; and Will Franken talks comedy, offence and the Edinburgh Fringe. www.spiked-online.com
13/08/1629m 54s

'We need liberty, not therapy'

On this week's spiked podcast, Jon Holbrook discusses the Scottish Named Person scheme; Sabine Beppler-Spahl looks at Germany's week of horror; and Jacob Furedi discusses the recent protests at Byron burger. www.spiked-online.com
06/08/1629m 23s

Ann Furedi: 'There is a moral case for abortion'

In this week’s spiked podcast, to mark the publication of her new book The Moral Case for Abortion, Ann Furedi explains why it is crucial that we uphold women’s bodily autonomy. www.spiked-online.com
23/07/167m 45s

'After Nice, no more apologising - let's defend liberty'

Brendan O'Neill says we need to rediscover the Bastille spirit. www.spiked-online.com
16/07/1613m 22s

'We must invoke Article 50 now'

Brendan O'Neill, Luke Gittos, Blair Spowart and Charlie Peters discuss Brexit, democracy and our Invoke Article 50 NOW! campaign. www.facebook.com/InvokeArticle50Now/
09/07/1625m 41s

Last Orders: 'Public-health groups are behaving like religious sects'

On this month's Last Orders, spiked's podcast on all things nanny state, Tom Slater and Chris Snowdon are joined by author and former GP Michael Fitzpatrick to discuss whether obese people are malnourished; why the World Health Organisation is so concerned about smoking in Syria; and public health's exploitation of the youth. www.spiked-online.com
06/07/1626m 12s

Brexit: the battle for democracy starts here

On Wednesday 29 June, spiked and the Institute of Ideas held a public meeting in central London entitled, ‘Brexit: the battle for democracy starts here’. Listen to spiked’s Tom Slater introduce the meeting, and Frank Furedi give his opening talk. www.spiked-online.com
02/07/1643m 52s
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