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09.22.2022

Lou Perez – comedian and author of That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore – joins Brendan O’Neill to discuss the death and rebirth of comedy. Donate to spiked and get a free, signed copy of How Woke Won: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/ Become a ...

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09.22.2022 115: That joke isn’t funny anymore, with Lou Perez Lou Perez – comedian and author of That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore – joins Brendan O’Neill to discuss the death and rebirth of comedy. Donate to spiked and get a free, signed copy of How Woke Won: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/ Become a ...
09.15.2022 114: Hunter Biden and the laptop from hell, with Miranda Devine Miranda Devine – New York Post columnist and author of Laptop from Hell – joins Brendan O’Neill to discuss the scandal that still haunts the US elites. Donate to spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/ Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Sign up to spiked’s ...
09.10.2022 113: A countercultural queen Frank Furedi joins Brendan O’Neill to discuss the death of Queen Elizabeth II and the war on history. Donate to spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/ Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ Sponsored by ExpressVPN: https://www.expressvpn.com/brendan
09.01.2022 112: The new puritans, with Andrew Doyle Andrew Doyle – author of ‘The New Puritans’ – joins Brendan O’Neill to discuss how the elites succumbed to woke hysteria. Order your copy of ‘The New Puritans’ here. Donate to spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/ Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Sign up ...
08.25.2022 111: Why fossil fuels are the future, with Alex Epstein Alex Epstein – author of Fossil Future – joins Brendan O’Neill to discuss the propaganda war on fossil fuels, the misanthropy of the green movement and why human flourishing must be at the heart of energy policy. Order your copy ...
08.18.2022 110: Where is the ‘Je suis Salman’ movement?, with Mick Hume Mick Hume – spiked columnist and author of ‘Trigger Warning: Is the Fear of Being Offensive Killing Free Speech?’ – joins Brendan O’Neill to discuss the cowardly response to the attack on Salman Rushdie and why it’s time to get ...
08.11.2022 109: Have we reached peak trans?, with Helen Joyce Have we reached peak trans?, with Helen Joyce Helen Joyce – journalist and author of ‘Trans: When Ideology Meets Reality’ – joins Brendan O’Neill to discuss the downfall of the Tavistock clinic, how trans ideology threatens gay rights, and why ...
08.04.2022 108: Fighting the thoughtpolice, with Harry Miller Harry Miller – former police officer and co-founder of the Bad Law Project – is Brendan’s latest guest. Harry and Brendan discuss the British police’s censorious turn, Harry’s recent run-in with Hampshire constabulary, and the crucial importance of mocking the ...
07.28.2022 107: Kellie-Jay Keen: Why I’m fighting the transgender cult Kellie-Jay Keen, founder of Standing for Women, joins Brendan O’Neill to talk about how trans ideology is tearing families apart, how America fell down the trans rabbit hole and why she will never use preferred pronouns. Donate to spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/ ...
07.21.2022 106: Jacinda Ardern’s Covid tyranny, with Dan Wootton GB News presenter Dan Wootton joins Brendan O’Neill to talk about the cruelty of New Zealand’s Zero Covid policy, why no one trusts the mainstream media and why Harry and Meghan are a disaster for the royal family. Donate to ...
07.14.2022 105: An immigrant's love letter to the West, with Konstantin Kisin Konstantin Kisin, co-host of ‘Triggernometry’ and author of ‘An Immigrant's Love Letter to the West’, joins Brendan O’Neill to discuss the rise of Western self-loathing and why the values of freedom and tolerance must be defended. Get your copy of ...
07.08.2022 104: The tragedy of Boris Johnson, with Frank Furedi As Boris Johnson stands down as UK prime minister, Frank Furedi and Brendan O’Neill discuss the missed opportunities of the Boris era. Order your copy of ‘How Woke Won’ by Joanna Williams: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Donate to spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/ Become a spiked ...
06.30.2022 103: Why choice matters Ann Furedi and Jon O’Brien, two esteemed veterans of the pro-choice movement, join Brendan O’Neill to discuss the demise of Roe v Wade and the new fight for abortion rights. Order your copy of ‘How Woke Won’ by Joanna Williams: ...
06.23.2022 102: How lockdown failed the young Liz Cole and Molly Kingsley, authors of ‘The Children’s Inquiry’, talk to Brendan O’Neill about the devastating toll of Covid school closures, how remote learning widened the class divide, and the failure of adults to stand up for children. Order ...
06.16.2022 101: An unapologetic defence of free speech, with Greg Lukianoff Greg Lukianoff, president of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, talks to Brendan O’Neill about the new fight for liberty in America. Want to intern at spiked? You have just a few days left to apply: https://www.spiked-online.com/interns Order your ...
06.09.2022 100: Why gun control is racist, with Maj Toure Maj Toure, founder of Black Guns Matter, talks to Brendan O’Neill about Uvalde, gun rights and free speech. Hoping to get into journalism? Are you passionate about spiked’s pro-freedom, anti-woke politics? Apply now for our paid internship programme: https://www.spiked-online.com/interns Order ...
06.02.2022 99: How modern feminism is failing women, with Louise Perry Louise Perry, author of ‘The Case Against the Sexual Revolution’, talks to Brendan O’Neill about the problem with porn, the case for marriage, and why washing machines have done more for women than feminism Order your copy of ‘How Woke ...
05.26.2022 98: How woke won, with Joanna Williams ‘How Woke Won’ is the brilliant new spiked book by Joanna Williams. To celebrate its release, Joanna joined Brendan for a special live edition of the podcast, where they discussed how wokeness took over and how we can all fight ...
05.19.2022 97: What Brexit means, with David Frost Former chief Brexit negotiator David Frost talks to Brendan O’Neill about the Northern Ireland Protocol, climate alarmism and woke. Order your copy of “How Woke Won” by Joanna Williams: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Hoping to get into journalism? Are you passionate about spiked’s ...
05.12.2022 96: The intolerance of identity politics Simon Fanshawe talks to Brendan O’Neill about his public break with Stonewall, why he is not ‘LGBTQ+’ and why we need more civil disagreement. Get your ticket to “How woke won – with Joanna Williams and Brendan O’Neill”: https://www.spiked-online.com/2022/04/25/live-event-joanna-williams-and-brendan-oneill-on-how-woke-won/ Hoping ...
05.05.2022 95: The lockdown on dissent, with Jay Bhattacharya Jay Bhattacharya talks to Brendan O’Neill about the catastrophic harms of lockdown and how the scientific establishment suppressed the Covid debate. Hoping to get into journalism? Are you passionate about spiked’s pro-freedom, anti-woke politics? Apply now for spiked’s paid internship ...
04.28.2022 94: France is falling apart, with Freddy Gray Freddy Gray, deputy editor of the Spectator, talks to Brendan O’Neill about Macron, Le Pen and Freddy’s controversial interview with Éric Zemmour. Get your ticket to “How woke won – with Joanna Williams and Brendan O’Neill”: https://www.spiked-online.com/2022/04/25/live-event-joanna-williams-and-brendan-oneill-on-how-woke-won/ Donate to spiked: ...
04.21.2022 93: Konstantin Kisin: What Russia wants Konstantin Kisin, co-host of ‘Triggernometry’ and author of ‘An Immigrant's Love Letter to the West’, joins Brendan O’Neill to discuss why Russia invaded Ukraine, why the West is worth defending, and why wokeness is now on the backfoot. Donate to ...
04.14.2022 92: Maya Forstater: The new fight for women’s rights Maya Forstater, co-founder of Sex Matters and the Respect My Sex campaign, joins Brendan O’Neill to discuss how trans activism silences women and the importance of defending biological sex. Donate to spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/ Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Sign up ...
04.07.2022 91: Sharron Davies: Why we must defend women’s sports Former Olympic swimmer Sharron Davies joins Brendan O’Neill to discuss the problem of male-bodied athletes in women’s sports, the culture of fear surrounding the gender debate, and her own experience of competing against drug cheats. Donate to spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/ Become ...
03.31.2022 90: What does Russia want?, with Mary Dejevsky Mary Dejevsky, former Moscow correspondent for The Times, talks to Brendan O’Neill about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, how Putin sees the world and why Russia fears the expansion of NATO. Donate to spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/ Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Sign ...
03.24.2022 89: How the overclass crushes dissent, with Sohrab Ahmari Sohrab Ahmari, founder and editor of “Compact”, returns to talk about the suppression of the Hunter Biden scandal, the return of class war, and the myth of the free market in an age of corporate censorship.
03.14.2022 88: How the war in Ukraine will change the world, with Frank Furedi Frank Furedi returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show to discuss the geopolitical naivety of the West, what the world can learn from the Ukrainian resistance, and how the war might escalate. Read Frank’s essay, ‘The Revenge of History’, here: https://www.spiked-online.com/2022/03/13/the-revenge-of-history/ ...
03.03.2022 87: The case for the lab-leak theory, with Matt Ridley Matt Ridley, co-author of ‘Viral: The Search for the Origin of Covid-19’, talks to Brendan O’Neill about how Covid might have leaked from a lab in Wuhan, how scientists tried to suppress the lab-leak theory and how science has been ...
02.24.2022 86: Why the truckers’ revolt matters, with Rupa Subramanya Rupa Subramanya, columnist for the National Post, talks to Brendan O’Neill about the vicious class war on Canada’s Freedom Convoy, the authoritarianism of the woke elites and the global fightback against technocracy. Donate to spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/ Become a spiked supporter: ...
02.17.2022 85: Making the moral case for abortion, with Ann Furedi Ann Furedi, author of ‘The Moral Case for Abortion’, talks to Brendan O’Neill about how ‘choice’ became a dirty word, what the pro-life movement gets wrong about women, and how identity politics is undermining women’s rights. Donate to spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/ ...
02.10.2022 84: How free speech shook the world, with Jacob Mchangama Jacob Mchangama, author of “Free Speech: A Global History from Socrates to Social Media”, talks to Brendan O’Neill about the rising authoritarianism of left and right, the importance of free speech to equality and progress, and why censorship always fails ...
02.03.2022 83: The myth of toxic masculinity, with Nina Power Nina Power, author of ‘What Do Men Want?’, talks to Brendan O’Neill about why we need to recover masculine virtues, the terror of the #MeToo movement, and why there is nothing progressive about the transgender movement. Donate to spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/ ...
01.27.2022 82: Why the statues must stay, with Marie Kawthar Daouda Marie Kawthar Daouda – lecturer in French at Oriel College, Oxford – talks to Brendan O’Neill about the statue wars, critical race theory and the dangers of the ‘decolonise’ movement. Donate to spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/ Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Sign ...
01.20.2022 81: Cancel culture and how to fight it, with Toby Young Toby Young returns to the show, two years after the launch of the Free Speech Union. Toby and Brendan discuss how ordinary people have the most to lose from cancel culture, how wokeness thrives on absurdity, and the importance of ...
01.13.2022 80: Carl Heneghan: Why I spoke out against lockdown Carl Heneghan, professor of evidence-based medicine at the University of Oxford, joins Brendan O’Neill to discuss how lockdown failed to protect the vulnerable, the catastrophic errors of the Covid modelling, and the suppression of critical voices during the pandemic. Donate ...
01.06.2022 79: Why you cannot compromise with the trans movement, with Kellie-Jay Keen Kellie-Jay Keen, founder of Standing for Women, talks to Brendan O’Neill about the trans war on women. Donate to spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/ Sponsored by: Express VPN: https://www.expressvpn.com/brendan Wondrium: https://wondrium.com/brendan Noom: https://noom.com/brendan
12.24.2021 78: David Starkey: Lockdown is the revenge of the elites Historian David Starkey made his return to the show recently for this special, live end-of-year episode. David and Brendan talked about the history wars, eco-alarmism and our descent into technocratic tyranny. If you become a spiked supporter, you can get ...
12.16.2021 77: How woke education harms the worst off, with Katharine Birbalsingh Katharine Birbalsingh, chair of the Social Mobility Commission and headteacher of the Michaela Community School, returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show to talk about the culture war in the classroom. Donate to spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/ Sponsored by: Noom https://noom.com/brendan
12.09.2021 76: The woke war on the working class, with Batya Ungar-Sargon Batya Ungar-Sargon, author of ‘Bad News: How Woke Media is Undermining Democracy’, and Brendan O’Neill discuss Kyle Rittenhouse, the death of journalism and how the elites use ‘social justice’ to pursue their own interests. Donate to spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/ Become a ...
12.02.2021 75: Why the world needs fossil fuels, with Alex Epstein Alex Epstein talks to Brendan O’Neill about why we need cheap energy for humanity to flourish, the backwardness of the green movement, and why Net Zero is more dangerous than climate change. Become a spiked supporter and claim your free ...
11.25.2021 74: The rise of woke homophobia, with James Dreyfus Actor James Dreyfus joins Brendan O’Neill to discuss the cruelty of cancel culture, how radicals became censors and how gender ideology undermines gay rights. Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Visit the spiked shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ ...
11.18.2021 73: Smashing the two-party system, with William Clouston William Clouston, leader of the Social Democratic Party, talks to Brendan O’Neill about overhauling Britain’s democracy, the failure of economic liberalism and why wokeness harms the worst off in society. Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Visit the spiked shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ ...
11.11.2021 72: Why tradition matters, with Tim Stanley Tim Stanley, author of ‘Whatever Happened to Tradition?’, talks to Brendan O’Neill about Brexit, Boris Johnson and wokeness. Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Visit the spiked shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ Sponsored by Wondrium: https://wondrium.com/brendan
11.04.2021 71: Progressives are ruining everything, with Michael Shellenberger Michael Shellenberger returns to the show to talk about COP26 and his new book, ‘San Fransicko: Why Progressives Ruin Cities’. Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Visit the spiked shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/
10.28.2021 70: The madness of Net Zero, with Bjorn Lomborg Bjorn Lomborg, author of ‘False Alarm’, returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show to talk about the COP26 climate talks, the crippling costs of Net Zero and the myth of the climate apocalypse. Listen to Last Orders: https://www.spiked-online.com/podcast/last-orders/ Become a spiked ...
10.21.2021 69: Andrew Sullivan: How the rebels became the censors Andrew Sullivan, author of ‘Out on a Limb’, talks to Brendan O’Neill about how millennials became crippled by wokeness, why the oppressed need free speech, and how the trans movement compels us to lie. Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Visit ...
10.14.2021 68: The trans assault on reality, with Bev Jackson Bev Jackson, co-founder of the LGB Alliance, talks to Brendan O’Neill about why trans extremism is bad for gay rights, women’s rights and children. Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Visit the spiked shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ ...
10.07.2021 67: The climate debate is not ‘settled’, with Steven E Koonin Steven E Koonin -- undersecretary for science in the Obama administration and author of ‘Unsettled’ -- talks to Brendan O’Neill about the dangers of politicising ‘The Science’, the irrationality of Net Zero, and why humanity can adapt to a changing ...
09.30.2021 66: A world gone mad, with Julia Hartley-Brewer In this special live podcast, Julia Hartley-Brewer and Brendan O’Neill discussed wokeness, lockdown and climate alarmism -- and how they all pose a grave threat to freedom. This event was free for spiked supporters. Sign up to spiked supporters now ...

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115: That joke isn’t funny anymore, with Lou Perez

114: Hunter Biden and the laptop from hell, with Miranda Devine

113: A countercultural queen

112: The new puritans, with Andrew Doyle

111: Why fossil fuels are the future, with Alex Epstein

110: Where is the ‘Je suis Salman’ movement?, with Mick Hume

109: Have we reached peak trans?, with Helen Joyce

108: Fighting the thoughtpolice, with Harry Miller

107: Kellie-Jay Keen: Why I’m fighting the transgender cult

106: Jacinda Ardern’s Covid tyranny, with Dan Wootton

105: An immigrant's love letter to the West, with Konstantin Kisin

104: The tragedy of Boris Johnson, with Frank Furedi

103: Why choice matters

102: How lockdown failed the young

101: An unapologetic defence of free speech, with Greg Lukianoff

100: Why gun control is racist, with Maj Toure

99: How modern feminism is failing women, with Louise Perry

98: How woke won, with Joanna Williams

97: What Brexit means, with David Frost

96: The intolerance of identity politics

95: The lockdown on dissent, with Jay Bhattacharya

94: France is falling apart, with Freddy Gray

93: Konstantin Kisin: What Russia wants

92: Maya Forstater: The new fight for women’s rights

91: Sharron Davies: Why we must defend women’s sports

90: What does Russia want?, with Mary Dejevsky

89: How the overclass crushes dissent, with Sohrab Ahmari

88: How the war in Ukraine will change the world, with Frank Furedi

87: The case for the lab-leak theory, with Matt Ridley

86: Why the truckers’ revolt matters, with Rupa Subramanya

85: Making the moral case for abortion, with Ann Furedi

84: How free speech shook the world, with Jacob Mchangama

83: The myth of toxic masculinity, with Nina Power

82: Why the statues must stay, with Marie Kawthar Daouda

81: Cancel culture and how to fight it, with Toby Young

80: Carl Heneghan: Why I spoke out against lockdown

79: Why you cannot compromise with the trans movement, with Kellie-Jay Keen

78: David Starkey: Lockdown is the revenge of the elites

77: How woke education harms the worst off, with Katharine Birbalsingh

76: The woke war on the working class, with Batya Ungar-Sargon

75: Why the world needs fossil fuels, with Alex Epstein

74: The rise of woke homophobia, with James Dreyfus

73: Smashing the two-party system, with William Clouston

72: Why tradition matters, with Tim Stanley

71: Progressives are ruining everything, with Michael Shellenberger

70: The madness of Net Zero, with Bjorn Lomborg

69: Andrew Sullivan: How the rebels became the censors

68: The trans assault on reality, with Bev Jackson

67: The climate debate is not ‘settled’, with Steven E Koonin

66: A world gone mad, with Julia Hartley-Brewer