86: Why Trump limps on
The Midterms, the Grenfell effigy and Apu -- Tom Slater, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers discuss. Support the spiked podcast here: www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
Nov 09, 2018•27 min•Ep. 86
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85: Trump, terror and hypocrisy
Trump’s rhetoric, blasphemy law and jokes about vegans -- Tom Slater, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers discuss. Support the spiked podcast here: www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
Nov 02, 2018•26 min•Ep. 85
84: We need to talk about grooming gangs
Grooming gangs, blasphemy laws and swearing bans -- Tom Slater, Ella Whelan, Fraser Myers and Jacob Mchangama discuss. Support the spiked podcast here: www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
Oct 26, 2018•26 min•Ep. 84
83: The Tory betrayal of Brexit
Will we ever leave the EU? Has Saudi Arabia crossed a line? Is Elizabeth Warren really Native American? Tom Slater, Tim Black and Fraser Myers discuss. Support the spiked podcast here: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
Oct 19, 2018•27 min•Ep. 83
82: Nazi pugs, gay cakes and Bob Geldof
Should the state police offensive jokes? Can Christian bakers refuse to bake a ‘gay cake’? Will Brexit silence British music? Tom Slater, Andrew Doyle and Fraser Myers discuss. Watch The Curious Case of the Nazi Pug here: https://www.spiked-online.com/video/the-curious-case-of-the-nazi-pug/
Oct 12, 2018•26 min•Ep. 82
81: Tories in turmoil
The death of the Conservatives, Brett Kavanaugh’s #MeToo showtrial and the students who swapped clapping for jazz hands. Joanna Williams, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers discuss. Support the spiked podcast here: www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
Oct 05, 2018•28 min•Ep. 81
80: Labour vs the people
Has Labour betrayed the working class? Does identity politics undermine democracy? Has trans censorship gone too far? Brendan O’Neill, Tom Slater, Fraser Myers, and special guest Sheri Berman, discuss. Support the spiked podcast here: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
Sep 28, 2018•26 min•Ep. 80
79: How #MeToo became a political weapon
Will #MeToo bring down Brett Kavanaugh? Are the Democratic Socialists of America overhyped? What is the point of the Lib Dems? Brendan O’Neill, Tom Slater, Fraser Myers and special guest Michael Tracey discuss. Support the podcast here: www.spiked-online.com/newsite/about/326/
Sep 21, 2018•30 min•Ep. 79
78: Westminster's war on the web
Should we have free speech on Facebook? What’s tearing apart the Tories? Is Serena a victim of sexism? Ella Whelan, Luke Gittos and Fraser Myers discuss. Support the podcast here: www.spiked-online.com/newsite/about/326/
Sep 14, 2018•27 min•Ep. 78
77: The stupidity of banning Bannon
Is Steve Bannon a fascist? Why is Labour blind to anti-Semitism? Is Nike woke now? Tom Slater, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers discuss. Support the podcast here: www.spiked-online.com/newsite/about/326/
Sep 07, 2018•24 min•Ep. 77
76: Sell out Brexit? No deal
Is No Deal Brexit’s last hope? Is #MeToo eating itself? Has campus politics gone mainstream? Ella Whelan, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss. Support the podcast here: http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/about/326/
Aug 31, 2018•28 min•Ep. 76
75: Bret Stephens: 'Trump isn't un-PC. He's just an asshole'
On the latest spiked podcast, we talk to Bret Stephens, the New York Times columnist, about Trump, PC and the illiberalism of left and right.
May 07, 2018•22 min•Ep. 75
74: Katie Roiphe: ‘I was called human scum just for criticising #MeToo’
Katie Roiphe talks to Tom Slater about the ‘weird energy’ and censorious rage of Twitter-feminism.
Apr 20, 2018•21 min•Ep. 74
73: 'To defend democracy, we must defend the nation state'
Tom Slater and Michael Brendan Dougherty discuss the populist revolt.
Mar 30, 2018•23 min•Ep. 73
72: Last Orders: The war on cheap booze
In the latest episode of Last Orders, our podcast on all things nanny state, Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater are joined by spiked editor Brendan O'Neill to discuss minimum pricing, calorie caps and whether watching Love Island is bad for your health.
Mar 16, 2018•35 min•Ep. 72
71: Beware the oligarchs
On this week’s spiked podcast : Frank Furedi on Brexit, anti-Semitism and George Soros, Emily Hill on her new book, Bad Romance , and an extract from the spiked review ’s interview with Joan C Williams. spiked-online.com
Feb 16, 2018•32 min•Ep. 71
70: ‘They celebrate the vote but they wish we didn’t have it’
On this week’s spiked podcast : Brendan O’Neill discusses the centenary of the Representation of the People Act, Linda Bellos talks about university censorship and the trans issue, and Wendy Kaminer says #MeToo is failing feminists. spiked-online.com
Feb 09, 2018•37 min•Ep. 70
69: 'We have to stand up for Afrin and the Kurds'
On this week’s spiked podcast : Macer Gifford on Afrin and the Kurdish struggle, Sean Collins on a year of Trump, and Andy Shaw and Andrew Doyle on their new free-speech comedy club. spiked-online.com
Jan 26, 2018•29 min•Ep. 69
68: 'When we instantly believe women, we invite them to lie'
On this week’s spiked podcast : Brendan O’Neill on why we must stop the sex panic, Phil Mullan on why Carillion’s collapse is about more than greed, and Claire Fox on why trans women aren’t women. spiked-online.com
Jan 20, 2018•35 min•Ep. 68
67: 'The left has betrayed Iran'
On this week’s spiked podcast : Maryam Namazie on the protests in Iran, Tom Slater on the truth behind Michael Wolff’s Fire and Fury , and Christina Hoff Sommers on what’s wrong with feminism. Donate to spiked: http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/about/326/
Jan 13, 2018•33 min•Ep. 67
66: ‘I’ve seen the best and the worst in humankind’
On spiked's Christmas podcast: Kurdish fighter Macer Gifford on the war in Syria and Iraq, Dame Ann Leslie on the year feminists went soft, and Labour MP Kate Hoey on why Brexit is still brilliant. spiked-online.com
Dec 22, 2017•35 min•Ep. 66
65: 'Labour has forgotten working-class Leavers'
On this week’s spiked podcast : Paul Embery on the new threats to Brexit, Nathalie Rothschild on anti-Semitism in Sweden, and Emily Yoffe on why the #MeToo movement has gone too far. spiked-online.com
Dec 15, 2017•33 min•Ep. 65
64: ‘The battle for Brexit is still on’
On this week’s spiked podcast , Bruno Waterfield discusses the Tory/Brussels showdown, Sean Collins laments the Russia panic gripping America’s political class, and Naomi Firsht says Stop Funding Hate has declared a snooty war on press freedom. spiked-online.com
Dec 09, 2017•29 min•Ep. 64
63: 'This Meghan-mania is just incredibly grim'
On this week’s spiked podcast : Tom Slater and Freddy Gray on the royal nuptials, Pauline Hadaway on Brexit and Ireland, and Mark Lilla on the problem with identity politics. spiked-online.com
Dec 01, 2017•35 min•Ep. 63
62: 'Calling a woman a "terf" is just a new way of calling her a "witch"'
On this week’s spiked podcast : Brendan O’Neill on the problem with labelling women ‘terfs’, Rob Lyons on Hammond’s safety-first budget, and Nico Perrino on the problem of campus censorship in the US. spiked-online.com
Nov 24, 2017•40 min•Ep. 62
61: Julia Hartley-Brewer: 'We're all bored of this Pestminster witch-hunt'
On this week's spiked podcast: Julia Hartley-Brewer on the 'Pestminster' scandal, Jon Holbrook on the democratic potential of Brexit, and Claire Fox on the problem with sanctifying transgenderism. spiked-online.com
Nov 18, 2017•33 min•Ep. 61
60: Thomas Frank: 'Trump proves that anything is possible'
On this week’s spiked podcast, Tom Slater talks to Thomas Frank about Trump, Hillary and the moral disarray of the Democratic Party.
Nov 11, 2017•22 min•Ep. 60
59: 'We’re beginning to find sex disgusting'
This week’s spiked podcast is a #MeToo special. To get to grips with this moral panic, Joanna Williams and Luke Gittos discuss the sex-pest scandal gripping Westminster, and Lionel Shriver talks flirting, sex and prudes. spiked-online.com
Nov 03, 2017•25 min•Ep. 59
58: 'Free speech is crucial in the battle of ideas'
This week’s spiked podcast is a Battle of Ideas special. To give you a flavour of the discussions at this year’s festival, held this weekend at the Barbican in London and organised by the Institute of Ideas, Claire Fox discusses the age of echo chambers, Andrew Doyle talks satire and oversensitivity, and Nick Gillespie explains what’s really going on in the Rust Belt. Get your tickets to the Battle of Ideas here .
Oct 27, 2017•33 min•Ep. 58
57: 'This is becoming a sexual Salem'
On this week’s spiked podcast : Brendan O’Neill on the Harvey Weinstein hysteria, Luke Gittos on why ISIS’s White Widow deserved to die, and Ceri Dingle on WORLDwrite’s new documentary, 1917: Why the Russian Revolution Matters . spiked-online.com
Oct 20, 2017•37 min•Ep. 57
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