237: Bjorn Lomborg: How to win the war on poverty
Bjorn Lomborg, author of Best Things First (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Best-Things-First-Bjorn-Lomborg/dp/1940003482#:~:text=Book%20details&text=In%20this%20urgent%2C%20thought%2Dprovoking,and%20our%20global%20SDG%20promises.&text=If%20you%20want%20to%20make,But%20they%20are%20failing.) , talks to Brendan O’Neill about how ‘sustainable development’ is harming the world’s poor. 🖊️ 📕 Donate £50 or...
1hr 9m Jul 06, 2023
1hr 9m
236: David Harsanyi: The rottenness of the Biden regime
David Harsanyi – senior editor of the Federalist (https://thefederalist.com/) – is the latest guest on The Brendan O’Neill Show. David and Brendan discuss the corruption scandals engulfing the Biden administration and how wokeness has created a post-truth age. Order Brendan O’Neill’s A Heretic’s Manifesto now from: 🇬🇧 📕 Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heretics-Manifesto-Essays-Unsayable/dp...
58m Jun 29, 2023
58m
235: The battle for women’s sport, with Sharron Davies
Former Olympic swimmer Sharron Davies joins Brendan O’Neill to talk about her new book, Unfair Play: The Battle For Women’s Sport (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Unfair-Play-Battle-Womens-Sport/dp/1800752806) . Sharron and Brendan discuss the trans takeover of women’s sports, the legacy of the East German doping scandal, and why biological sex matters. Order Brendan O’Neill’s A Heretic’s Manifesto n...
45m Jun 22, 2023
45m
234: Rakib Ehsan: What the left gets wrong about ethnic minorities
spiked columnist Rakib Ehsan joins Brendan O’Neill to talk about his new book, Beyond Grievance: What the Left Gets Wrong About Ethnic Minorities (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Beyond-Grievance-Wrong-Ethnic-Minorities/dp/1800751044) . Rakib and Brendan discuss the myth of white privilege, why Brexit had nothing to do with racism, and how identity politics is dividing the working classes. Order Bren...
1hr Jun 15, 2023
1hr
233: A Heretic’s Manifesto
To celebrate the release of Brendan O’Neill’s new book, A Heretic’s Manifesto, Brendan was interviewed by Andrew Doyle for this special live podcast, exclusively for spiked supporters. They discussed the tyranny of conformism, the derangement of the new elites, and how ordinary people can push back. Enjoy! Order A Heretic’s Manifesto on: 🇬🇧 📕 Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heretics-Manife...
1hr 18m Jun 08, 2023
1hr 18m
232: Susan Neiman: There’s nothing left-wing about wokeness
Philosopher Susan Neiman talks to Brendan O’Neill about her new book, Left Is Not Woke (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Left-Not-Woke-Susan-Neiman/dp/1509558306/ref=asc_df_1509558306/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=641736163833&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6609423000370959976&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9044965&hvtargid=pla-1888858732066&psc=1&th=1&psc=1) . Susan and B...
1hr 6m Jun 01, 2023
1hr 6m
231: Daniel McCarthy: Why Trump still dominates America
Daniel McCarthy – editor-in-chief of Modern Age: A Conservative Review (https://home.isi.org/modern-age/) – 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 and independent. Join our online donor community and enjoy a range of brilliant perks, including ad-fr...
1hr 6m May 25, 2023
1hr 6m
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 (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Its-Not-About-Whiteness-Wealth/dp/B0BFBPKGW9) . 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 A Heretic’s Manifesto now from: 🇬🇧 📕 Amazon UK: https://www.am...
1hr 17m May 18, 2023
1hr 17m
229: John R MacArthur: The weirdness of post-Trump America
John ‘Rick’ MacArthur, president and publisher of Harper’s Magazine (https://harpers.org/) , 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 America’s ills. Apply now for spiked’s internship scheme: https://www.spiked-online.com/ (https://www.spiked-online.com/2023...
1hr 10m May 11, 2023
1hr 10m
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 (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hell-Pay-Conspiracy-Destroying-America/dp/0593421256) . Michael and Brendan discuss the crisis afflicting the American working class, the disaster of deindustrialisation and how the woke cultural elite shore...
1hr 14m May 04, 2023
1hr 14m
227: Iain Macwhirter: The unravelling of the SNP
Iain Macwhirter, author of Disunited Kingdom (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Disunited-Kingdom-Westminster-Referendum-Scotland/dp/1908885262/ref=sr_1_3?qid=1675250336&refinements=p_27%3AIain+Macwhirter&s=books&sr=1-3) , 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...
1hr 2m Apr 26, 2023
1hr 2m
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’ and the problem with the right-wing ‘anti-woke’ backlash. Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Sign up to spike...
1hr 8m Apr 20, 2023
1hr 8m
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, the problem with affirmative action and how the new ‘anti-racism’ is jeopardising genuine equality. Become a spiked supporter: https://www.sp...
1hr 9m Apr 13, 2023
1hr 9m
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 (https://www.spiked-online.com/2023/04/01/how-feminism-gave-up-on-freedom/) ’. Wendy and Brendan discuss the illiberal legacy of #MeToo, the problem with ‘post-liberal’ feminism, and the threat gender ideology poses to women’s rights...
1hr 1m Apr 06, 2023
1hr 1m
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 gender-identity movement, and why women’s rights are still worth fighting for. Read spiked here: https://www.spiked-online.com/ Become a spiked s...
58m Mar 27, 2023
58m
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 elites could be digging their own graves. Read spiked here: https://www.spiked-online.com/ Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/su...
1hr 5m Mar 23, 2023
1hr 5m
221: Matthew Goodwin: The populist revolt is far from over
Matthew Goodwin, pollster and author of Values, Voice and Virtue: The New British Politics (https://amzn.eu/d/3YQWaFq) , 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 spiked here: https://www.spiked-online.com/ Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ ...
1hr 6m Mar 16, 2023
1hr 6m
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 newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ Check out spiked’s sho...
44m Mar 09, 2023
44m
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 spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/...
59m Mar 02, 2023
59m
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: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/...
48m Feb 23, 2023
48m
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 here: https://www.spiked-online.com/ Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Sign up to spike...
1hr 4m Feb 16, 2023
1hr 4m
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 here: https://www.spiked-online.com/ Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.sp...
1hr 2m Feb 09, 2023
1hr 2m
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 spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newslett...
1hr Feb 02, 2023
1hr
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 spiked here: https://www.spiked-online.com/ Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Sign up to spiked’s newsle...
33m Jan 26, 2023
33m
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: https://www.spiked-online.com/author/kate-hoey/ Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Sign up to s...
48m Jan 19, 2023
48m
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. Read spiked here: https://www.spiked-online.com/ Read Ralph’s articles for spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/author/ralph-schoe...
1hr 12m Jan 12, 2023
1hr 12m
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 newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ Check o...
1hr 1m Jan 05, 2023
1hr 1m
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 unpersoning. Plus, they took questions from the audience. This event was exclusive to spiked supporters. Sign up to spiked supporters now to get free or discounted tickets t...
1hr 2m Dec 29, 2022
1hr 2m
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/ Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Sign up to spiked’s newslett...
1hr 1m Dec 22, 2022
1hr 1m
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 spiked supporter and register to get your free ticket to Brendan’s live show with Toby Young: https...
50m Dec 15, 2022
50m
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 and register to get your free ticket to Brendan’s live show with Toby Young: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Sign up...
1hr 3m Dec 08, 2022
1hr 3m
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 live show with Toby Young: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online...
1hr 11m Dec 01, 2022
1hr 11m
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 Toby Young: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.co...
1hr Nov 24, 2022
1hr
123: Genevieve Gluck: Why I’m exposing the trans cult
Genevieve Gluck, co-founder of Reduxx (https://reduxx.info/) , 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 to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ S...
52m Nov 17, 2022
52m
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 ExpressVPN: https://www.expressvpn.com/spiked
47m Nov 10, 2022
47m
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/
1hr 1m Nov 03, 2022
1hr 1m
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 (https://mattgoodwin.substack.com/) . 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: https://www.wondri...
40m Oct 27, 2022
40m
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 to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/
42m Oct 20, 2022
42m
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. Sign up to spiked supporters now and you will get free or discounted tickets to all of our upcoming events: https://www.spiked-online....
1hr 3m Oct 13, 2022
1hr 3m
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 register to get your free ticket to Brendan’s live show with Lionel Shriver: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://ww...
51m Oct 06, 2022
51m
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 to spiked supporters: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/ Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/
1hr 23m Sep 29, 2022
1hr 23m
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 spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ Sponsored by Wondr...
53m Sep 22, 2022
53m
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 newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/
37m Sep 15, 2022
37m
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
36m Sep 10, 2022
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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 (https://www.amazon.co.uk/New-Puritans-Identity-Politics-Dominant/dp/0349135320) . Donate to spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/ Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Sign up to spiked’s ne...
1hr 15m Sep 01, 2022
1hr 15m
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 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 supporter: https://w...
1hr Aug 25, 2022
1hr
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 angry in our struggle for free speech. Order your copy of ‘How Woke Won’ by Joanna Williams: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Donate to spiked: https://www.spiked-o...
43m Aug 18, 2022
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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 free speech is essential for taking on trans dogma Subscribe to Helen’s newsletter, ‘Joyce activated’: https://www.thehelenjoyce.com/ Order your copy ...
1hr 6m Aug 11, 2022
1hr 6m
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 powerful. Order your copy of ‘How Woke Won’ by Joanna Williams: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Donate to spiked: https://www.spik...
43m Aug 04, 2022
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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/  Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/  Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://ww...
1hr 9m Jul 28, 2022
1hr 9m