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69: Britain in lockdown

The team discusses civil liberties and dissent in the time of Covid-19. Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/

Mar 27, 2020•23 min•Ep. 69

68: Putting the pandemic in perspective

Brendan O’Neill, Ella Whelan, Fraser Myers and Norman Lewis on the dangerous overreaction to the Covid-19 outbreak. Spare a fiver, support spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/

Mar 20, 2020•33 min•Ep. 68

154: Inside Italy’s coronavirus lockdown

Dominic Standish calls in from Italy to discuss the Covid-19 pandemic with the team. We also talk Labour, Islamophobia and the #BeKind campaign. Support spiked -- become a £5 per month donor: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/

Mar 13, 2020•34 min•Ep. 154

153: Has Bernie blown it?

Super Tuesday, Priti Patel and the war on womanhood -- Tom Slater, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers discuss. Support spiked by becoming a £5 per month donor: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/

Mar 06, 2020•35 min•Ep. 153

152: Why free speech matters, with Toby Young

The founder of the Free Speech Union joins Tom Slater and Fraser Myers to discuss the new threats to free speech, and what we can all do to face down censorship. Learn more about the Free Speech Union: https://freespeechunion.org/ Support spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/

Feb 28, 2020•40 min•Ep. 152

151: The ghoulish exploitation of Caroline Flack

Caroline Flack, Andrew Sabisky and Dave at the BRITs. Ella Whelan, Tim Black and Fraser Myers discuss. Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/

Feb 21, 2020•30 min•Ep. 151

150: Labour’s woke war on women

Trans ideology, the Brexit negotiations and Germany’s populist revolt. Tom Slater, Ella Whelan, Fraser Myers, and special guest Bruno Waterfield, discuss. Start a regular donation to spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/

Feb 14, 2020•38 min•Ep. 150

149: Why the Democrats might just get Trump re-elected

Tom, Ella and Fraser discuss Iowa, impeachment, social-media censorship, and woke dinner parties. Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/

Feb 07, 2020•33 min•Ep. 149

148: Why Brexit Day is worth celebrating

Tom Slater, Ella Whelan, Fraser Myers and Inaya Folarin Iman discuss the long road to this historic day. Support spiked by becoming a regular donor: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/

Jan 31, 2020•32 min•Ep. 148

147: Trump, Davos and Laurence Fox

Impeachment, green capitalism and wokism. Brendan O’Neill, Freddy Gray, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss. Become a regular donor: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/

Jan 24, 2020•39 min•Ep. 147

146: The woke Stasi

Microaggression monitors, the Labour leadership race, and the latest awards show controversies. Tom Slater, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers discuss. Support spiked by becoming a regular donor today: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/

Jan 17, 2020•34 min•Ep. 146

145: Megxit and the rise of woke royalism

Meghan and Harry, Iran, and the Labour leadership. Tom Slater, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers discuss. Check out the spiked shop: https://shop.spreadshirt.co.uk/spiked

Jan 10, 2020•37 min•Ep. 145

144: 2019: the year the people struck back

Brendan O’Neill and Luke Gittos join Tom, Ella and Fraser 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 27, 2019•42 min•Ep. 144

143: A new era

Tom Slater, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers discuss the fallout from last week’s historic election. Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/

Dec 20, 2019•28 min•Ep. 143

142: A working-class revolt against Labour

Will Labour ever recover from this remarkable defeat? Can the Tories really become a blue-collar party? What the hell happens now? Brendan O’Neill, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss. Check out the spiked shop: https://shop.spreadshirt.co.uk/spiked

Dec 13, 2019•17 min•Ep. 142

141: Another bloodstained election

London Bridge, Trump’s visit, and Labour’s struggle with working-class voters. Brendan O’Neill, Tom Slater and Ella Whelan discuss. Donate to spiked this Christmas: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/

Dec 06, 2019•26 min•Ep. 141

140: Labour’s week from hell

The state of the polls, Labour anti-Semitism, the NHS sell-off, and the Conservatives’ lacklustre campaign. Luke Gittos, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss. Check out the spiked shop: https://shop.spreadshirt.co.uk/spiked

Nov 29, 2019•28 min•Ep. 140

139: The lie of Labour’s radicalism

In our latest election round-up, Brendan O’Neill, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers discuss the latest party pledges, green grandstanding and Prince Andrew. Check out the spiked shop: https://shop.spreadshirt.co.uk/spiked

Nov 22, 2019•32 min•Ep. 139

138: The taming of the Brexit Party

The Brexit Party, Hillary Clinton, the party’s spending plans and other General Election news. Brendan O’Neill, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers discuss. Check out the spiked shop: shop.spreadshirt.co.uk/spiked

Nov 15, 2019•29 min•Ep. 138

137: Is this 2017 all over again?

The team discuss the twists, turns and gaffes of the election campaign so far. Check out the spiked shop: https://shop.spreadshirt.co.uk/spiked

Nov 08, 2019•34 min•Ep. 137

136: The Brexit election

Plus: the killing of Baghdadi and Dave Chappelle’s war on woke. Brendan O’Neill, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss, on this week’s spiked podcast. Get tickets for the Battle of Ideas: https://www.battleofideas.org.uk/

Nov 01, 2019•29 min•Ep. 136

135: Time to slay this zombie parliament

Brexit, Russia Derangement Syndrome and the Canadian balls-waxing controversy -- Tom Slater, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers discuss. Get tickets to the Battle of Ideas: https://www.battleofideas.org.uk/battle-ideas-2019-tickets

Oct 25, 2019•33 min•Ep. 135

134: SPECIAL: The return of ISIS?

Anti-ISIS fighter Macer Gifford and spiked columnist Rakib Ehsan join Fraser Myers for this special edition of the spiked podcast. Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/

Oct 16, 2019•31 min•Ep. 134

133: The betrayal of the Kurds

The team discuss Syria, Brexit and Extinction Rebellion. Support the show: https://shop.spreadshirt.co.uk/spiked

Oct 11, 2019•36 min•Ep. 133

132: Impeachment, royal censors and OK signs

Toppling Trump, Harry and Meghan’s war on the press, and the far-right threat — Brendan O’Neill, Sean Collins, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss. Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/

Oct 04, 2019•30 min•Ep. 132

131: Hysteria, humbug and Lady Hale

The spiked team discuss another extraordinary week in British politics. Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/

Sep 27, 2019•35 min•Ep. 131

130: SPECIAL: Is populism here to stay?

Brendan O’Neill, Daniel McCarthy and Alessandra Bocchi join Fraser Myers to discuss the new populism. This is a spiked podcast special to mark the release of our new film, “Deplorables: Trump, Brexit and the Demonised Masses”. Watch that here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afMofYie4Lc

Sep 20, 2019•27 min•Ep. 130

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