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The Brendan O'Neill Show

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spiked’s Brendan O’Neill discusses today’s big ideas and bad ideas with an esteemed guest.

Episodes

34: The establishment is creating a dystopia, with Sohrab Ahmari

Sohrab Ahmari, op-ed editor at the New York Post, talks to Brendan O’Neill about Big Tech censorship, the woke war on workers and the dystopia of the New Normal. Read the transcript: https://www.spiked-online.com/2020/11/03/facebook-wants-trump-to-lose/ Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/...

Oct 27, 20201 hr 6 minEp. 34

33: The case for Trump, with Daniel McCarthy

Daniel McCarthy, conservative commentator and editor of Modern Age, discusses the election, identity politics and bourgeois rioting. Read the transcript: https://www.spiked-online.com/2020/10/26/trump-has-taken-the-mask-off-the-liberal-establishment/ Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/ Sponsored by: The Great Courses Plus: https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/brendan Babbel: http://babbel.co.uk/play Promo code: brendan ExpressVPN: http://expressvpn.com/brendan...

Oct 20, 20201 hrEp. 33

32: Big Tech vs free speech, with Jeffrey Rosen

National Constitution Center president Jeffrey Rosen tells Brendan O’Neill what’s driving Silicon Valley’s embrace of censorship. Read the transcript: https://www.spiked-online.com/2020/10/12/censorship-by-algorithm/ Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/ Sponsored by: Babbel: http://babbel.co.uk/play Promo code: brendan The Great Courses Plus: https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/brendan...

Oct 06, 202058 minEp. 32

31: We should all be populists, with Thomas Frank

Thomas Frank, author of ‘The People, No’, talks to Brendan O’Neill about the history of populism and the elite’s war on democracy. Read the transcript: https://www.spiked-online.com/2020/09/28/people-are-absolutely-justified-in-mistrusting-the-elites/ Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/ Sponsored by: The Great Courses Plus: https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/brendan ExpressVPN: http://expressvpn.com/brendan...

Sep 22, 20201 hr 14 minEp. 31

30: Innovation, freedom and failing better, with Matt Ridley

Matt Ridley, author of How Innovation Works, joins Brendan O’Neill to discuss the past, present and future of innovation -- from transport to nuclear power to vaccines. Read the transcript: https://www.spiked-online.com/2020/09/14/how-environmentalism-holds-back-innovation/ Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/ Sponsored by: Babbel: http://babbel.co.uk/play Promo code: brendan The Great Courses Plus: https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/brendan...

Sep 08, 20201 hr 5 minEp. 30

29: Why black autonomy matters, with Glenn Loury

Glenn Loury joins Brendan O’Neill to discuss the myth of police racism and the dangers of racial identity politics. Read the transcript: https://www.spiked-online.com/2020/08/31/in-racialising-everything-we-are-playing-with-fire/ Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/ Sponsored by: ExpressVPN: http://expressvpn.com/brendan The Great Courses Plus: http://thegreatcoursesplus.com/brendan...

Aug 25, 20201 hr 3 minEp. 29

28: Why the working class turned Tory, with Nick Timothy

Nick Timothy, former special adviser to Theresa May, joins Brendan O’Neill to discuss Brexit, the great realignment of British politics, and his new book, Remaking One Nation. Read the transcript: https://www.spiked-online.com/2020/08/20/liberalism-is-eroding-itself/ Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/ Sponsored by: The Great Courses Plus: https://thegreatcoursesplus.com/brendan...

Aug 11, 202058 minEp. 28

27: The cruel negligence of the lockdown, with Dr John Lee

Pathologist Dr John Lee joins Brendan O’Neill to discuss the exaggerated threat of Covid, the corruption of science and the mounting death toll of the lockdown. Read the transcript: https://www.spiked-online.com/2020/08/07/our-government-should-not-be-copying-totalitarian-states/ Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/ Sponsored by: The Great Courses Plus: https://thegreatcoursesplus.com/brendan...

Jul 28, 20201 hr 12 minEp. 27

26: Why borders matter, with Frank Furedi

Sociologist and spiked contributor Frank Furedi joins Brendan O’Neill to discuss his latest book, Why Borders Matter. Read the transcript: https://www.spiked-online.com/2020/07/23/without-borders-democracy-ceases-to-exist/ Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/ Sponsored by: The Great Courses Plus: https://thegreatcoursesplus.com/brendan ExpressVPN: https://www.expressvpn.com/brendan...

Jul 14, 20201 hr 1 minEp. 26

25: The silent majority, with Julia Hartley-Brewer

Julia Hartley-Brewer, host of talkRADIO’s breakfast show, joins Brendan O’Neill to discuss the BLM cultural revolution and the war on free speech. Read the transcript: Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/ Sponsored by: https://www.spiked-online.com/2020/07/09/the-vast-majority-in-this-country-are-not-racist/ Gymshark: https://uk.gymshark.com/TheBrendanONeillShow The Great Courses Plus: https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/brendan...

Jun 30, 20201 hrEp. 25

24: The racism of identity politics, with Trevor Phillips

Trevor Phillips, writer, broadcaster and former politician, joins Brendan O’Neill to discuss identity politics, Covid-19, and being expelled from the Labour Party. Read the transcript: https://www.spiked-online.com/2020/06/24/not-all-people-of-colour-think-the-same/ Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/ Sponsored by: The Great Courses Plus: http://thegreatcoursesplus.com/brendan Gymshark: http://gymshark.com/thebrendanoneillshow...

Jun 16, 202047 minEp. 24

23: The virus of wokeness, with Dave Rubin

Dave Rubin, host of the Rubin Report and author of Don’t Burn This Book, joins Brendan O’Neill to discuss the regressive left, radical Islam and free speech. Read the transcript: https://www.spiked-online.com/2020/06/11/the-left-is-taking-us-backward/ Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/...

Jun 02, 20201 hr 2 minEp. 23

22: The new class war, with Michael Lind

Michael Lind talks to Brendan O’Neill about how the liberal elite colonised politics, culture and the economy. Read the transcript: https://www.spiked-online.com/2020/05/27/the-tyranny-of-the-managerial-elite/ Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/

May 19, 20201 hr 5 minEp. 22

21: The cruelty of social distancing, with Lionel Shriver

Novelist Lionel Shriver talks to Brendan O’Neill about the catastrophe of lockdown, the horrors of the ‘new normal’, and our society’s immature response to death. Read the transcript: https://www.spiked-online.com/2020/05/11/there-is-nothing-unprecedented-about-the-virus-itself/ Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/...

May 05, 20201 hrEp. 21

19: Coronavirus and the culture war, with Heather Mac Donald

Heather Mac Donald, New York Times bestselling author and Thomas W Smith fellow at the Manhattan Institute, joins Brendan O’Neill to discuss the devastation wrought by the Covid-19 lockdowns. Read the transcript: https://www.spiked-online.com/2020/04/16/the-shutdown-is-blighting-billions-of-lives/ Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/...

Apr 14, 20201 hr 11 minEp. 19

18: Coronavirus and dissent, with Peter Hitchens

Peter Hitchens, outspoken opponent of the coronavirus lockdown, joins Brendan O’Neill to discuss the rush to shut down democracy, dissent and the economy in response to Covid-19. Read the transcript: https://www.spiked-online.com/2020/04/03/the-alleged-cure-is-immensely-worse-than-the-disease/ Support spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/...

Apr 02, 202039 minEp. 18

17: How everyday speech became a crime, with Paul Coleman

Paul Coleman, author of Censored, talks to Brendan O’Neill about origins of Europe’s hate-speech laws and how everything from mainstream opinions to religious beliefs can now be criminalised. Spare a fiver to support spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/

Mar 24, 202045 minEp. 17

33: Claire Fox: inside the European Parliament

Claire Fox, the former Brexit Party MEP and director of the Academy of Ideas, talks to Brendan O’Neill about her time in the European Parliament, the demonisation of Leave voters, and how to make democracy come alive after Brexit. Claire is also the co-convenor of ‘Changing Politics for Good: What Next?’, which will take place at the Cheshire Conference Centre in Stockport on 29 February. Get tickets: https://www.changepolitics4good.co.uk/ ....

Feb 25, 20201 hr 24 minEp. 33

32: Marco Visscher: The wonders of nuclear power

Eco-modernist Marco Visscher on the promise of nuclear power, the limits of Extinction Rebellion’s doom-mongering and why economic growth is good for the environment. Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/

Feb 18, 202050 minEp. 32

31: Gisela Stuart: Brexit and belonging

To mark Brexit Day, former Vote Leave chair Gisela Stuart sits down with Brendan to discuss the future of an independent Britain. Support spiked by becoming a regular donor: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/

Jan 30, 202054 minEp. 31

30: Laurence Fox: wokeness, white privilege and Question Time

The day after his explosive performance on Question Time, actor Laurence Fox joined Brendan O’Neill to discuss the woke world of Hollywood, the myth of white privilege, and the wisdom of ordinary people. Become a regular spiked donor: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/

Jan 19, 20201 hr 6 minEp. 30

29: Liam Halligan: Boris, Brexit and the Irish border

Economist Liam Halligan joins Brendan O’Neill to discuss the need for a clean Brexit, the propaganda war over the Irish border, and his new book on housing, Home Truths. Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/

Jan 07, 20201 hr 8 minEp. 29

28: 2019: the year the people struck back

Brendan O’Neill and Luke Gittos join Tom, Ella and Fraser on the spiked podcast 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/

Dec 31, 201942 minEp. 28

27: Posie Parker and Venice Allan: adult, human females

Trans-sceptical feminists Posie Parker and Venice Allan discuss the silencing of women, the dangers of transitioning children, and the Orwellianism of preferred pronouns. Check out the spiked shop: https://shop.spreadshirt.co.uk/spiked/all

Dec 08, 201949 minEp. 27

25: Michael Shellenberger: the lost souls of the green movement

Michael Shellenberger, founder of Environmental Progress, talks to Brendan O’Neill about Greta Thunberg, Extinction Rebellion and the myth of the Amazon fires. Visit the spiked shop: https://shop.spreadshirt.co.uk/spiked

Nov 10, 20191 hr 2 minEp. 25

23: Rod Liddle Live: the great Brexit betrayal

Rod Liddle joins Brendan O’Neill for our first live episode to discuss the great Brexit betrayal, how wokeness reached ‘peak wank’, and equal-opportunities offending.

Oct 13, 20191 hr 8 minEp. 23