356: The trans meltdown, with Graham Linehan
Graham Linehan, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss Keir Starmer’s slipperiness on the trans issue, non-crime hate incidents and St George Was Turkish Day.
Apr 25, 2025•29 min•Ep. 356
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355: ‘We can’t stay silent’ | Pakistani journalist speaks out on grooming gangs and Islamism
This is the audio from a video we have just published on our YouTube channel – an interview with Kunwar Khuldune Shahid. To make sure you never miss great content like this, subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@spiked Is it still possible in the West to openly discuss Islam, or even the crimes committed by a small number of Muslims? Blasphemy laws have arrived in Europe to placate Islamic fundamentalists. A fear of being called racist has allowed grooming gangs to run amok. Anti-Se...
Apr 23, 2025•24 min•Ep. 355
354: Victory to TERF Island
Andrew Doyle, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss the Supreme Court trans ruling, the British state’s enabling of Hashem Abedi and America under Trump. Take your business to the next level with Shopify. Sign up now and get a £1-per-month trial period: https://shopify.co.uk/spiked Losing your hair is a choice. Take back control today with Manual. Fans of spiked can get 50 per cent off their first order here: http://manual.co/SPIKED...
Apr 18, 2025•43 min•Ep. 354
353: ‘The madness is over’ | Helen Joyce on the Supreme Court trans ruling
This is the audio from a video we have just published on our YouTube channel – an interview with Helen Joyce. To make sure you never miss great content like this, subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@spiked Transwomen are not women and sex is biological. So says a landmark ruling on gender from the UK Supreme Court. Here, Helen Joyce – director of advocacy at Sex Matters – explains how the judgment kills off a raft of ‘trans inclusive’ policies, reasserts biological reality and pro...
Apr 17, 2025•11 min•Ep. 353
352: Labour’s grooming-gangs cover-up
Jacob Reynolds, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss the never-ending betrayal of grooming-gang victims, the woman jailed for a tweet and John Oliver’s tired trans propaganda. Get your ticket for Brendan O’Neill’s next live podcast, where he’ll be joined by the brilliant Julia Hartley-Brewer, on Tuesday 15 April at 7pm BST. Sign up here: https://www.spiked-online.com/events/ Looking to give AG1 a shot? If you want to support your health seven mornings a week, start with AG1. Subscribe now and get...
Apr 11, 2025•35 min•Ep. 352
351: The stupidity of Net Zero | Bjorn Lomborg
This is the audio from a video we have just published on our YouTube channel – an interview with Bjorn Lomborg. To make sure you never miss great content like this, subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@spiked European industry is in freefall, and Net Zero is to blame. Here, climate economist Bjorn Lomborg – author of Best Things First and False Alarm – explains how panic over climate change is doing far more damage than climate change itself. Swapping cheap and dependable fossil fu...
Apr 09, 2025•23 min•Ep. 351
350: The Trump trade war
Candice Holdsworth, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss ‘Liberation Day’, Trump’s free-speech imperialism, banning Marine Le Pen and Keir Starmer’s perpetual Adolescence. Get your ticket for Brendan O’Neill’s next live podcast, where he’ll be joined by the brilliant Julia Hartley-Brewer, on Tuesday 15 April at 7pm BST. Sign up here: https://www.spiked-online.com/events/ Tom will be speaking at the Free Speech Union event, ‘Policing the streets vs policing our tweets’, in Belfast on Friday 11 Apr...
Apr 04, 2025•31 min•Ep. 350
350: Bridget Phetasy: Tariffs, tech and Trump Devotion Syndrome
Bridget Phetasy – writer, comedian and host of Dumpster Fire – returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show . Bridget and Brendan discuss how the White House is embracing the politics of cruelty, how Trump’s cult of personality is making everyone insane, and the rise of the ‘woke right’. Get your ticket for Brendan’s next live podcast, where he’ll be joined by the brilliant Julia Hartley-Brewer, on Tuesday 15 April at 7pm BST. Sign up here: https://www.spiked-online.com/events/ Celebrate 25 years of spik...
Apr 03, 2025•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 350
349: How Rachel from Accounts put Britain in the red
Luke Gittos, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss the catastrophic spring statement, the Gazan revolt against Hamas and the lawyer taking on the thoughtpolice. Celebrate 25 years of spiked . Donate £25 or more to get a year’s membership of spiked supporters for half the usual price: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/ Tom will be speaking at the Free Speech Union event, ‘Policing the streets vs policing our tweets’, in Belfast on Friday 11 April. Get tickets: https://freespeechunion.org/event/b...
Mar 28, 2025•36 min•Ep. 349
348: The truth about 7 October
Claire Fox, Josh Howie and Tom Slater discuss the denial of Hamas’s barbarism, the culture war over Adolescence , the panic over Andrew Tate, and the Sullivan Review. Tom will be speaking at the Free Speech Union event, ‘Policing the streets vs policing our tweets’, in Belfast on Friday 11 April. Get tickets: https://freespeechunion.org/event/belfast-speakeasy-policing-the-streets-vs-policing-our-tweets/ Take your business to the next level with Shopify. Sign up now and get a £1-per-month trial ...
Mar 21, 2025•40 min•Ep. 348
347: Is Putin in control? | Mark Galeotti
This is the audio from a video we have just published on our YouTube channel – an interview with Mark Galeotti. To make sure you never miss great content like this, subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@spiked Vladimir Putin is often said to have a tsar-like grip on Russia. He is apparently so powerful that he even has Donald Trump in his pocket. Here, historian and Russia expert Mark Galeotti – author of Forged in War – explains why Putin actually faces far greater challenges than ...
Mar 19, 2025•24 min•Ep. 347
346: Farage, Lowe and the Very Online right
Rakib Ehsan, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss Reform’s civil war, the outrageous banning of Calin Georgescu in Romania and Nicola Sturgeon’s toxic legacy. Celebrate 25 years of spiked . Donate £25 or more to get a year’s membership of spiked supporters for half the usual price: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/ Surfshark VPN keeps your internet use private, secure and unrestricted. Use spiked 's link to get four months extra of Surfshark: https://surfshark.com/spiked Take your business to...
Mar 14, 2025•32 min•Ep. 346
345: Welcome to Trumpworld, with Lionel Shriver
Lionel Shriver, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers on Donald Trump’s first six weeks, two-tier justice, asylum insanity and the memory-holing of lockdown. Celebrate 25 years of spiked . Donate £25 or more to get a year’s membership of spiked supporters for half the usual price: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/ Surfshark VPN keeps your internet use private, secure and unrestricted: surfshark.com/spiked...
Mar 07, 2025•36 min•Ep. 345
344: ‘Labour will ruin our best schools’ | Katharine Birbalsingh vs Bridget Phillipson
This is the audio from a video we have just published on our YouTube channel – an interview with Katharine Birbalsingh. To make sure you never miss great content like this, subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@spiked Labour is about to destroy England’s top-performing state schools. That’s the stark warning of Katharine Birbalsingh, head of the Michaela Community School, often dubbed ‘Britain’s strictest headteacher’. Here, Birbalsingh recalls her clashes with Bridget Phillipson, t...
Mar 05, 2025•23 min•Ep. 344
343: The German populist revolt
Candice Holdsworth, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers on the rise of the AfD, TERF Island’s battle with woke America and the petty authoritarianism of Britain’s thoughtpolice. Celebrate 25 years of spiked. Donate £25 or more to get a year’s membership of spiked supporters for half the usual price: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/ Take your business to the next level with Shopify. Sign up now and get a £1-per-month trial period: https://shopify.co.uk/spiked Take your personal data back with Incogn...
Feb 28, 2025•30 min•Ep. 343
342: Is burning a Koran now a crime in Britain?
Jacob Reynolds, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers on Britain’s backdoor blasphemy laws, the betrayal of Ukraine and the depravity of Hamas. Celebrate 25 years of spiked . Donate £25 or more to get a year’s membership of spiked supporters for half the usual price: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/ Take your personal data back with Incogni. Use code SPIKED at the link below and get 60 per cent off an annual plan: http://incogni.com/spiked Apply for spiked ’s internship programme: https://www.spiked-...
Feb 21, 2025•36 min•Ep. 342
341: ‘Germans are furious’ | Katja Hoyer on the fall of the elites and the rise of the AfD
This is the audio from a video we have just published on our YouTube channel – an interview with Katja Hoyer. To make sure you never miss great content like this, subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@spiked Germany’s ruling Social Democrats (SPD) are facing losses the party has not seen since the 19th century in this weekend’s federal elections, while the populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) is set to double its vote share. Here, historian and journalist Katja Hoyer explains how ...
Feb 19, 2025•21 min•Ep. 341
340: Britain’s border farce
Luke Gittos, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss the judicial power-grab behind the Gazan resettlement ruling, why we must kill the assisted-dying bill and the health minister who thinks you can identify as a llama. Celebrate 25 years of spiked. Donate £25 or more to get a year’s membership of spiked supporters for half the usual price: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/ Take your business to the next level with Shopify. Sign up now and get a £1-per-month trial period: https://shopify.co.uk/s...
Feb 14, 2025•38 min•Ep. 340
339: The Munich attack: asylum, Islamism and the AfD
This is the audio from a video we have just published on our YouTube channel. To make sure you never miss great content like this, subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@spiked At least 30 people were injured in a suspected Islamist terror attack in Munich on Thursday, when an Afghan asylum seeker ploughed his car into a trade-union demonstration. Here, spiked’s Germany correspondent, Sabine Beppler-Spahl, joins Fraser Myers to discuss the suspect, the recent spate of Islamist attack...
Feb 14, 2025•11 min•Ep. 339
338: Labour’s Islamic blasphemy laws
Ella Whelan, Paul Embery and Fraser Myers discuss how Angela Rayner could silence criticism of Islam, why the UK is ripe for a Reform revolt and Trump’s ban on men in women’s sport. spiked supporters can get early-bird tickets to our 25th anniversary bash. Log in to the Supporters Hub here: https://www.spiked-online.com/hub/ Protect your emails with Proton Mail’s end-to-end encryption. Claim your 38% discount: http://proton.me/spikedpodcast Take your business to the next level with Shopify. Sign...
Feb 07, 2025•34 min•Ep. 338
337: ‘I became a pariah in corporate America’ | Jennifer Sey
This is the audio from a video we have just published on our YouTube channel – an interview with Jennifer Sey. To make sure you never miss great content like this, subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@spiked Jennifer Sey – former US national-champion gymnast and brand president at Levi’s – was on her way to the top of the corporate ladder when her career was brutally cut short. For speaking out against Covid school closures, she was branded a heretic, smeared as a bigot, and Levi’s...
Feb 05, 2025•25 min•Ep. 337
336: The absurdity of Rachel Reeves’s “green growth”
Miriam Cates, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss how Labour’s green agenda is destroying British industry, how we all became ‘extremists’ and the cruelty of assisted dying. spiked supporters can get early-bird tickets to our 25th anniversary bash. Log in to the Supporters Hub here: https://www.spiked-online.com/hub/ Protect your emails with Proton Mail’s end-to-end encryption. Claim your 38% discount: http://proton.me/spikedpodcast Take control of your health with AG1: https://drinkag1.com/spik...
Jan 31, 2025•41 min•Ep. 336
335: The truth about Southport
Candice Holdsworth, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss the crimes of Axel Rudakubana, how Trump tamed the ‘Resistance’ and why there’s no such thing as ‘green’ growth. spiked supporters can get early-bird tickets to our 25th anniversary bash. Log in to the Supporters Hub here: https://www.spiked-online.com/hub/ Protect your emails with Proton Mail’s end-to-end encryption. Claim your 38% discount: http://proton.me/spikedpodcast Take control of your health with AG1: https://drinkag1.com/spiked Ap...
Jan 24, 2025•30 min•Ep. 335
334: The hidden dangers of the Gaza hostage deal
This is the audio from a video we have just published on our YouTube channel. To make sure you never miss great content like this, subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@spiked Jake Wallis Simons and Brendan O’Neill join Fraser Myers to discuss the return of the Israeli hostages, the barbarism of Hamas and the West’s abandonment of Israel. Apply for spiked’s internship programme: https://www.spiked-online.com/2025/01/10/apply-now-to-become-a-spiked-intern-2/...
Jan 20, 2025•21 min•Ep. 334
333: Why Keir Starmer is imploding
Graham Linehan, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss the unravelling of the Labour government, Trumpism vs trans, the crackdown on pub banter and the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal. Apply for spiked ’s internship programme: https://www.spiked-online.com/2025/01/10/apply-now-to-become-a-spiked-intern-2/ Take your business to the next level with Shopify. Sign up now and get a £1-per-month trial period: https://shopify.co.uk/spiked Support spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ Sign up to spike...
Jan 17, 2025•40 min•Ep. 333
332: ‘Trudeau acted like a tinpot dictator’
This is the audio from a video we have just published on our YouTube channel – an interview with Rupa Subramanya. To make sure you never miss great content like this, subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@spiked Rupa Subramanya, writer at the Free Press , talks to Fraser Myers about Justin Trudeau’s plummeting popularity, his authoritarian crackdown on dissent and why modern Canada is so dysfunctional....
Jan 11, 2025•21 min•Ep. 332
331: Grooming gangs and the ‘far-right bandwagon’ slur
Emily Carver, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss Musk vs Starmer, free speech on Facebook, the Charlie Hebdo anniversary, and Justin Trudeau’s woke tyranny. This episode is sponsored by Shopify: https://www.shopify.com/spiked Take control of your health with AG1. Sign up today and get a free one-year supply of Vitamin D with your first subscription: https://drinkag1.com/spiked...
Jan 10, 2025•37 min•Ep. 331
‘Grooming-gangs victims are outraged’
This is the audio from a video we have just published on our YouTube channel – an interview with Charlie Peters. To make sure you never miss great content like this, subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@spiked Charlie Peters, national reporter for GB News, talks to Fraser Myers about Keir Starmer’s refusal to hold a national grooming-gangs inquiry, how political correctness sanctioned widespread abuse and how victims are still being denied the justice they deserve....
Jan 09, 2025•20 min•Ep. 331
330: An interview with Charlie Hebdo’s Gérard Biard
This is the audio from a video we have just published on our YouTube channel – an interview with Gérard Biard. To make sure you never miss great content like this, subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@spiked On 7 January 2015, two Islamist terrorists, armed with Kalashnikovs, burst into the offices of Charlie Hebdo . 12 people were murdered, eight of them writers and cartoonists at the left-wing, satirical newspaper. Charlie ’s supposed crime? It had published cartoons of the Proph...
Jan 07, 2025•37 min•Ep. 330
329: New Orleans and the scourge of Islamist terror
Joanna Williams, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss terror attacks in America, Jess Phillips’s grooming-gangs betrayal and Farage vs Badenoch.
Jan 03, 2025•29 min•Ep. 329