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231: Daniel McCarthy: Why T...

05.25.2023

Daniel McCarthy – editor-in-chief of Modern Age: A Conservative Review – joins Brendan O’Neill to discuss Trump Derangement Syndrome, the electoral prospects of Ron DeSantis and how the left learned to love the security state. Help keep spiked free, fearless ...

The Brendan O'Neill Show episodes:

05.25.2023 231: Daniel McCarthy: Why Trump still dominates America Daniel McCarthy – editor-in-chief of Modern Age: A Conservative Review – joins Brendan O’Neill to discuss Trump Derangement Syndrome, the electoral prospects of Ron DeSantis and how the left learned to love the security state. Help keep spiked free, fearless ...
05.18.2023 230: Remi Adekoya: It’s not about whiteness, it’s about wealth Remi Adekoya joins Brendan to talk about his latest book, It’s Not About Whiteness, It’s About Wealth. They discuss the truth about racial inequality, the dangers of racial identity politics and how Africa can realise its potential. Pre-order Brendan O’Neill’s ...
05.11.2023 229: John R MacArthur: The weirdness of post-Trump America John ‘Rick’ MacArthur, president and publisher of Harper’s Magazine, returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show to discuss the worrying rise of the authoritarian right, the left’s perversion of history, and why a return to ‘normalcy’ is not the answer to ...
05.04.2023 228: Michael Lind: The fight for working-class power Author and academic Michael Lind returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show to talk about his latest book, Hell to Pay: How the Suppression of Wages is Destroying America. Michael and Brendan discuss the crisis afflicting the American working class, the ...
04.26.2023 227: Iain Macwhirter: The unravelling of the SNP Iain Macwhirter, author of Disunited Kingdom, speaks to Brendan O’Neill about the arrests of leading SNP figures, the uselessness of Humza Yousaf and how Nicola Sturgeon was brought down by woke. Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Sign up to spiked’s ...
04.20.2023 226: Peter Boghossian: Is the university worth saving? Peter Boghossian – a founding faculty fellow at the University of Austin – joins Brendan on the latest episode of The Brendan O’Neill Show. Peter and Brendan discuss how to have impossible conversations, the dangers of ‘diversity, equity and inclusion’ ...
04.13.2023 225: Heather Mac Donald: When race trumps merit Heather Mac Donald returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show to talk about her upcoming book, When Race Trumps Merit: How the Pursuit of Equity Sacrifices Excellence, Destroys Beauty and Threatens Lives. Heather and Brendan discuss the myth of systemic racism, ...
04.06.2023 224: Wendy Kaminer: In defence of the sexual revolution Wendy Kaminer – writer, lawyer and ACLU board member – returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show to talk about her new spiked long-read, ‘How feminism gave up on freedom’. Wendy and Brendan discuss the illiberal legacy of #MeToo, the problem ...
03.27.2023 223: Kellie-Jay Keen: How I survived the trans mob Kellie-Jay Keen – aka Posie Parker, women’s rights activist and founder of Standing for Women – returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show. Kellie-Jay joins Brendan to discuss her harrowing encounter with trans activists in New Zealand, the misogyny of the ...
03.23.2023 222: Joel Kotkin: The rise and fall of Silicon Valley Joel Kotkin – spiked columnist and author of The Coming of Neo-Feudalism – returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show. Joel and Brendan discuss the implosion of Silicon Valley Bank, the emergence of the new tech oligarchy and how the virtue-signalling ...
03.16.2023 221: Matthew Goodwin: The populist revolt is far from over Matthew Goodwin, pollster and author of Values, Voice and Virtue: The New British Politics, speaks to Brendan O’Neill about the importance of the culture war, the rise of technocracy and why the West’s political realignment is only just beginning. Read ...
03.09.2023 220: Isabel Oakeshott: Why I released the Lockdown Files Isabel Oakeshott, the journalist behind the Lockdown Files, speaks to Brendan O’Neill about the cruelty of lockdown, the complicity of the media, and the demonisation of dissent. Read spiked here: https://www.spiked-online.com/ Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Sign up to spiked’s ...
03.02.2023 219: David Frost: The problem with the Windsor Framework David Frost, former chief Brexit negotiator, and Brendan O'Neill discuss Rishi Sunak’s Northern Ireland deal, the Lockdown Files, the Wakefield blasphemy scandal, and the crucial importance of freedom. Read spiked here: https://www.spiked-online.com/ Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Sign up to ...
02.23.2023 218: Frank Furedi: The road to Ukraine Frank Furedi, author of The Road to Ukraine, and Brendan O'Neill discuss why the Ukrainian resistance caught the world by surprise, the fragility of Western unity and the dangers of Russia unravelling. Read spiked here: https://www.spiked-online.com/ Become a spiked supporter: ...
02.16.2023 217: Nadine Strossen: The power of free speech Nadine Strossen, free-speech advocate and former president of the American Civil Liberties Union, talks to Brendan O'Neill about the hidden dangers of hate-speech laws, the new McCarthyism of cancel culture and the growing generational divide over free speech. Read spiked ...
02.09.2023 216: Batya Ungar-Sargon: The great American class war Batya Ungar-Sargon, deputy opinion editor at Newsweek and author of Bad News, talks to Brendan O'Neill about the fading of the American Dream, the rise of economic populism and how the pyjama class uses woke to demonise workers. Read spiked ...
02.02.2023 215: Ross Clark: The folly of Net Zero Ross Clark, journalist and author of Not Zero, talks to Brendan O'Neill about the extraordinary cost of decarbonisation, the pitfalls of renewable energy and why climate change is not the end of the world Read spiked here: https://www.spiked-online.com/ Become a ...
01.26.2023 214: Miriam Cates: Why we need women-only spaces Miriam Cates, Conservative MP for Penistone and Stocksbridge, talks to Brendan O'Neill about her clash in parliament with Lloyd Russell-Moyle, why Westminster was right to block the SNP’s gender bill and how the culture war is reshaping our politics. Read ...
01.19.2023 213: Kate Hoey: The coming betrayal of Brexit Kate Hoey, life peer and former Labour MP, talks to Brendan O'Neill about the problem with the Northern Ireland Protocol, the myth of ‘Bregret’ and why Keir Starmer can’t be trusted. Read spiked here: https://www.spiked-online.com/ Read Kate’s articles for spiked: ...
01.12.2023 212: Ralph Schoellhammer: The road to eco-serfdom Ralph Schoellhammer, assistant professor in economics and political science at Webster University Vienna, talks to Brendan O'Neill about the green delusions of the elites, why energy is so crucial to prosperity and why the populist revolt is just getting started. ...
01.05.2023 211: Zoe Strimpel: The tyranny of ‘wellbeing’ Zoe Strimpel, historian and Sunday Telegraph columnist, talks to Brendan O’Neill about the perils of risk-aversion, the allure of victimhood and how woke ‘anti-racism’ is fuelling anti-Semitism Read spiked here: https://www.spiked-online.com/ Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Sign up to spiked’s ...
12.29.2022 210: Toby Young: Why the censors must not win Toby Young – founder and director of the Free Speech Union – returned to The Brendan O’Neill Show for this special live podcast. Toby and Brendan took a look back on a year of state censorship, mob cancellation and digital ...
12.22.2022 209: Graham Linehan: Why I had to take a stand on gender ideology Graham Linehan, creator of The IT Crowd, Father Ted and Black Books, talks to Brendan about his excommunication from TV comedy and how trans ideology has driven the left insane. Read spiked here: https://www.spiked-online.com/ Donate to spiked this Christmas: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/ ...
12.15.2022 208: Robby Soave: Why the Twitter Files matter Robby Soave, senior editor at Reason and host of Rising on Hill TV, joins Brendan O’Neill to discuss the rise of ‘shadow-banning’ and how Big Tech distorts democracy. Read spiked here: https://www.spiked-online.com/ Donate to spiked this Christmas: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/ Become a ...
12.08.2022 207: Meghan Murphy: Free to tweet again Meghan Murphy, the feminist journalist who was recently freed from ‘Twitter jail’ by Elon Musk, joins Brendan O’Neill to discuss the tyranny of the ‘pyjama class’ and the fight for free speech. Read spiked here: https://www.spiked-online.com/ Become a spiked supporter ...
12.01.2022 206: What next for populism?, with Benjamin Teitelbaum Benjamin Teitelbaum, author of War for Eternity, talks to Brendan O’Neill about Steve Bannon, Donald Trump and the rise of the populist right. Read spiked here: https://www.spiked-online.com/ Become a spiked supporter and register to get your free ticket to Brendan’s ...
11.24.2022 205: Michael Shellenberger: In defence of the deplorables Michael Shellenberger, author of San Fransicko and Apocalypse Never, talks to Brendan O’Neill about the fightback against the green elites. Read spiked here: https://www.spiked-online.com/ Become a spiked supporter and register to get your free ticket to Brendan’s live show with ...
11.17.2022 123: Genevieve Gluck: Why I’m exposing the trans cult Genevieve Gluck, co-founder of Reduxx, talks to Brendan O’Neill about the rise of gender extremism. Read spiked here: https://www.spiked-online.com/ Become a spiked supporter and register to get your free ticket to Brendan’s live show with Toby Young: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Sign up ...
11.10.2022 122: Rosie Kay: When the woke Stasi came for me Rosie Kay, CEO and artistic director of K2CO, talks to Brendan O’Neill about how she was forced out of her own dance company for challenging trans ideology. Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ Sponsored by ...
11.03.2022 121: Why they hate Hungary, with Balázs Orbán Balázs Orbán, political director to the prime minister of Hungary, joins Brendan O’Neill to discuss how Hungary became the bane of Brussels and the darling of the right. Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/
10.27.2022 120: The great realignment, with Matthew Goodwin Pollster and author Matthew Goodwin joins Brendan O’Neill to discuss Rishi Sunak, the culture war and the future of British politics. Subscribe to Matthew’s Substack here. Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ Sponsored by Wondrium: ...
10.20.2022 119: Why the Tories have failed, with William Clouston The leader of the Social Democratic Party joins Brendan O’Neill to discuss the awfulness of Liz Truss and why we desperately need a challenger to the two main parties. Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Donate to spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/ Sign up ...
10.13.2022 118: The hysteria of the elites, with Lionel Shriver Novelist Lionel Shriver returned to The Brendan O’Neill Show for this special live podcast. Lionel and Brendan discussed the ‘woke hivemind’, the fallout from lockdown, the fightback for free speech, and much more. This event was exclusive to spiked supporters. ...
10.06.2022 117: The trouble with Mermaids, with Malcolm Clark Malcolm Clark – TV producer and head of research for the LGB Alliance – joins Brendan O’Neill to discuss the implosion of Mermaids, why trans ideology harms gay rights, and the dangers of ‘queer theory’. Become a spiked supporter and ...
09.29.2022 116: Monarchy vs democracy, with Curtis Yarvin Curtis Yarvin clashes with Brendan O’Neill over who should rule, whether Brexit was a ‘shitshow’ and whether Yarvin is a Remainer. Donate £50 to spiked and get a free, signed copy of ‘How Woke Won’, plus a year’s free membership ...
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 ...

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231: Daniel McCarthy: Why Trump still dominates America

230: Remi Adekoya: It’s not about whiteness, it’s about wealth

229: John R MacArthur: The weirdness of post-Trump America

228: Michael Lind: The fight for working-class power

227: Iain Macwhirter: The unravelling of the SNP

226: Peter Boghossian: Is the university worth saving?

225: Heather Mac Donald: When race trumps merit

224: Wendy Kaminer: In defence of the sexual revolution

223: Kellie-Jay Keen: How I survived the trans mob

222: Joel Kotkin: The rise and fall of Silicon Valley

221: Matthew Goodwin: The populist revolt is far from over

220: Isabel Oakeshott: Why I released the Lockdown Files

219: David Frost: The problem with the Windsor Framework

218: Frank Furedi: The road to Ukraine

217: Nadine Strossen: The power of free speech

216: Batya Ungar-Sargon: The great American class war

215: Ross Clark: The folly of Net Zero

214: Miriam Cates: Why we need women-only spaces

213: Kate Hoey: The coming betrayal of Brexit

212: Ralph Schoellhammer: The road to eco-serfdom

211: Zoe Strimpel: The tyranny of ‘wellbeing’

210: Toby Young: Why the censors must not win

209: Graham Linehan: Why I had to take a stand on gender ideology

208: Robby Soave: Why the Twitter Files matter

207: Meghan Murphy: Free to tweet again

206: What next for populism?, with Benjamin Teitelbaum

205: Michael Shellenberger: In defence of the deplorables

123: Genevieve Gluck: Why I’m exposing the trans cult

122: Rosie Kay: When the woke Stasi came for me

121: Why they hate Hungary, with Balázs Orbán

120: The great realignment, with Matthew Goodwin

119: Why the Tories have failed, with William Clouston

118: The hysteria of the elites, with Lionel Shriver

117: The trouble with Mermaids, with Malcolm Clark

116: Monarchy vs democracy, with Curtis Yarvin

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