David Christopher Kaufman – editor and columnist at the New York Post – is the latest guest on The Brendan O’Neill Show. David joined Brendan to discuss Trump’s war on ‘the blob’, the horror of America’s pro-Hamas protests and why Jews can’t afford to be timid after 7 October. 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/ Order Brendan O’Neill’s After the Pogrom now from: 🇬🇧 📕 Am...
Mar 06, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Ep 322•Transcript available on Metacast Alex Ryvchin – CEO of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry – is the latest guest on The Brendan O’Neill Show . Alex joined Brendan to discuss the attacks on his family by anti-Semites, the surge in Jew hatred in Australia since the 7 October pogrom, and why anti-Zionism can’t be separated from anti-Semitism. 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/ Order Brendan O’Neill’s...
Feb 27, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Ep 321•Transcript available on Metacast Yasmine Mohammed – president of Free Hearts Free Minds and co-founder of Clarity Coalition is the latest guest on The Brendan O’Neill Show. Yasmine joined Brendan to discuss the killing of ‘blasphemer’ Salwan Momika, the lethal spread of Islamist intolerance, and the racism of never criticising Muslims. Find her on Instagram, X and Facebook. 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/don...
Feb 20, 2025•57 min•Ep 320•Transcript available on Metacast Wilfred Reilly – author of Lies My Liberal Teacher Told Me – returned for the latest episode of The Brendan O’Neill Show. Wilfred joined Brendan to discuss the demise of DEI and gender ideology, how Trump rode the ‘vibe shift’ and the infantilism of the Very Online right. This episode is sponsored by ProtonMail. Protect your inbox today and get a 38 per cent discount: http://proton.me/brendanoneill spiked supporters can get early-bird tickets to our 25th anniversary bash. Log in to the Supporter...
Feb 13, 2025•59 min•Ep 319•Transcript available on Metacast Robby Soave – senior editor of Reason and co-host of Rising on The Hill TV – returned for the latest episode of The Brendan O’Neill Show . Robby joined Brendan to discuss the horrors of the ‘censorship industrial complex’, the tech-bro takeover of the MAGA movement, and why the ‘Resistance’ is in disarray. This episode is sponsored by ProtonMail . Protect your inbox today and get a 38 per cent discount: http://proton.me/brendanoneill spiked supporters can get early-bird tickets to our 25th anniv...
Feb 06, 2025•58 min•Ep 318•Transcript available on Metacast Australian politician Moira Deeming is the latest guest on The Brendan O’Neill Show . Moira joined Brendan to discuss how attending a women’s rights rally turned her into a nationwide hate figure, her fight to clear her name, and why she has no regrets about standing up for biological truth. This episode is sponsored by ProtonMail . Protect your inbox today and get a 38 per cent discount: http://proton.me/brendanoneill spiked supporters can get early-bird tickets to our 25th anniversary bash. Lo...
Jan 30, 2025•43 min•Ep 317•Transcript available on Metacast Journalist Ross Clark returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show to talk about his new book, Far from EUtopia: Why Europe is Failing – and How Britain Could Do Better . Ross and Brendan discuss why Europe is falling behind the rest of the world, why Brexit is not to blame for Britain’s woes, and how we can make the most of our newfound freedoms. Take your business to the next level with Shopify . Sign up now and get a £1-per-month trial period: http://shopify.co.uk/brendan This episode is also sponsore...
Jan 23, 2025•53 min•Ep 316•Transcript available on Metacast Broadcaster and Times columnist Melanie Phillips returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show to talk about her new book, The Builder’s Stone: How Jews and Christians Built the West – and Why Only They Can Save It . Melanie and Brendan discuss why Islamism must be defeated, the ancient anti-Semitism making a comeback in Europe, and how to fill society’s god-shaped hole. Order Brendan O’Neill’s After the Pogrom now from: 🇬🇧 📕 Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/After-Pogrom-October-Israel-Civilisation/...
Jan 16, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Ep 315•Transcript available on Metacast Meghan Murphy – writer and host of The Same Drugs podcast – returns for the latest episode of The Brendan O’Neill Show. Meghan and Brendan discuss how the clownish Justin Trudeau trashed liberty, democracy and Canada’s global reputation. Order Brendan O’Neill’s After the Pogrom now from: 🇬🇧 📕 Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/After-Pogrom-October-Israel-Civilisation/dp/1068719303/ 🇺🇸 📕 Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/After-Pogrom-October-Israel-Civilisation/dp/1068719303/ Support spike...
Jan 09, 2025•56 min•Ep 314•Transcript available on Metacast Toby Young – general secretary of the Free Speech Union – returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show . Toby and Brendan discuss how ‘banter bouncers’ could soon be deployed in pubs and football stadiums, the perils of banning Islamophobia and why woke isn’t over yet. Order Brendan O’Neill’s After the Pogrom now from: 🇬🇧 📕 Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/After-Pogrom-October-Israel-Civilisation/dp/1068719303/ 🇺🇸 📕 Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/After-Pogrom-October-Israel-Civilisation/dp/10...
Jan 02, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Ep 313•Transcript available on Metacast James Dreyfus – star of Gimme Gimme Gimme and Absolutely Fabulous – returned to The Brendan O’Neill Show for this very special live episode. James and Brendan discussed the trans assault on gay rights, the viciousness of cancel culture and why we can’t be complacent about wokeness. This event was exclusive to spiked supporters . Sign up to spiked supporters now to get free or discounted tickets to all our upcoming events. Please give generously to spiked ’s Christmas give-a-thon. If you give £50...
Dec 19, 2024•59 min•Ep 312•Transcript available on Metacast Jonathan Turley – a legal expert who testified at the impeachments of Bill Clinton and Donald Trump – joined this week’s episode of The Brendan O’Neill Show to discuss his new book, The Indispensable Right . Jonathan and Brendan discuss the assault on the First Amendment, the historical roots of the ‘misinformation’ panic, and why free expression is at the essence of what it means to be human. Please give generously to spiked ’s Christmas give-a-thon. If you give £50 or more, you can get a free ...
Dec 13, 2024•59 min•Ep 311•Transcript available on Metacast Josh Szeps – former ABC broadcaster and host of the Uncomfortable Conversations podcast – joined Brendan O’Neill on this week’s episode of The Brendan O’Neill Show . Josh discusses his break from the mainstream media, how diversity quotas breed conformity and the lost art of talking across the divide. Please give generously to spiked ’s Christmas give-a-thon. If you give £50 or more, you can get a free spiked mug, while stocks last (UK donors only). Donate here: https://www.spiked-online.com/don...
Dec 05, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep 310•Transcript available on Metacast Kevin Yuill – historian and author of Assisted Suicide: The Liberal, Humanist Case Against Legalisation – is this week’s guest on The Brendan O’Neill Show. Kevin and Brendan discuss the flaws in the UK’s proposed assisted-dying bill, Canada’s horrifying euthanasia laws and the sinister roots of the right-to-die movement. This episode is sponsored by Beckett’s Gin. Listeners to the show can get 20% off all spirits, including Beckett’s single-malt English whisky, here: https://beckettsgin.co.uk/br...
Nov 28, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep 309•Transcript available on Metacast Bridget Phetasy – writer, comedian and host of Dumpster Fire – returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show. Bridget discusses why she voted for Donald Trump, the realignment of US politics, and how the left lost its ‘cool’ factor. This episode is sponsored by Beckett’s Gin. Listeners to the show can get 20% off all spirits, including Beckett’s single-malt English whisky, here: https://beckettsgin.co.uk/brendan Order Brendan O’Neill’s After the Pogrom now from: 🇬🇧 📕 Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk...
Nov 21, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Ep 308•Transcript available on Metacast John ‘Rick’ MacArthur, president and publisher of Harper’s Magazine , returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show . Rick and Brendan discuss why Joe Biden’s presidency was a disaster for workers, why ordinary voters hate woke, and why the Democrats will learn nothing from Donald Trump’s victory. Order Brendan O’Neill’s After the Pogrom now from: 🇬🇧 📕 Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/After-Pogrom-October-Israel-Civilisation/dp/1068719303/ 🇺🇸 📕 Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/After-Pogrom-Octob...
Nov 14, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Ep 307•Transcript available on Metacast Freddy Gray – deputy editor of the Spectator and host of the Americano podcast – returns to the The Brendan O’Neill Show to dissect the US election. Freddy and Brendan discuss the political comeback of the century, why the Harris-Walz campaign crashed and burned, and the popular revolt against the elites. Donate £50 or more to spiked and get a signed copy of Brendan O’Neill’s new book, After the Pogrom . We’ll also throw in a year’s membership to spiked supporters : https://www.spiked-online.com...
Nov 07, 2024•56 min•Ep 306•Transcript available on Metacast David Goodhart – head of demography at Policy Exchange – returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show to discuss his new book, The Care Dilemma: Caring Enough in the Age of Sex Equality . David and Brendan discuss the family in crisis, society’s abandonment of the elderly and why we can’t afford to ignore the fertility crisis. Donate £50 or more to spiked and get a signed copy of Brendan O’Neill’s new book, After the Pogrom . We’ll also throw in a year’s membership to spiked supporters : https://www.spik...
Oct 31, 2024•50 min•Ep 305•Transcript available on Metacast Genevieve Gluck – co-founder of Reduxx – returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show. Genevieve and Brendan discuss how ‘sissy porn’ shapes transgender identity and how gender ideology opens the door to the abuse of women and children. Donate £50 or more to spiked and get a signed copy of Brendan O’Neill’s new book, After the Pogrom. We’ll also throw in a year’s membership to spiked supporters: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/...
Oct 24, 2024•1 hr•Ep 304•Transcript available on Metacast Businessman and venture capitalist Jon Moynihan joins The Brendan O’Neill Show to talk about his new book, Return to Growth: How to Fix the Economy . Jon and Brendan discuss why the UK economy is disintegrating, the backwardness of Net Zero and the scourge of crony capitalism. See the spiked podcast and Last Orders live at the Battle of Ideas festival on 19 and 20 October. Get 20 per cent off with the promo code SPIKED24 or use this URL: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/battle-of-ideas-festival-20...
Oct 17, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep 303•Transcript available on Metacast Tim Stanley – historian and <em>Telegraph</em> columnist – returns to <em>The Brendan O’Neill Show</em>. They discuss why James Cleverly had to go, why Reform voters are critical to any Tory recovery, and why Badenoch and Jenrick can’t afford to ignore the culture war. Donate £50 or more to spiked and get a signed copy of Brendan O’Neill’s new book, After the Pogrom . We’ll also throw in a year’s membership to spiked supporters : https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/...
Oct 10, 2024•36 min•Ep 302•Transcript available on Metacast To celebrate the release of Brendan O’Neill’s new book, After the Pogrom: 7 October, Israel and the Crisis of Civilisation , Brendan was interviewed by Batya Ungar-Sargon for this special live podcast. They discussed how the West failed the moral test of 7 October, why all democrats, humanists and anti-imperialists must stand with Israel, and how to fight back against the new anti-Semitism in our midst. This online event was exclusively for spiked supporters . To attend free events like this in ...
Oct 03, 2024•1 hr•Ep 301•Transcript available on Metacast Ruy Teixeira – co-author of Where Have All the Democrats Gone? and politics editor of the ‘Liberal Patriot’ Substack – returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show . Ruy and Brendan discuss how the elites colonised the Democratic Party, why voters don’t care about ‘vibes’, and the intellectual populism of JD Vance. Donate £50 or more to spiked and get a signed copy of Brendan O’Neill’s new book, After the Pogrom: 7 October, Israel and the Crisis of Civilisation . We’ll also throw in a year’s membership t...
Sep 26, 2024•50 min•Ep 300•Transcript available on Metacast Liam Halligan – columnist for the Sunday Telegraph , co-host of Planet Normal and author of Home Truths – returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show . Liam and Brendan discuss the early mistakes that will haunt the Labour government, how to fix the housing crisis and why the Tories shouldn’t try to chase the mythical ‘centre ground’. Order Brendan O’Neill’s A Heretic’s Manifesto now from: 🇬🇧 📕 Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heretics-Manifesto-Essays-Unsayable/dp/1913019861 🇺🇸 📕 Amazon US: ht...
Sep 19, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Ep 299•Transcript available on Metacast Ayaan Hirsi Ali – writer, activist and author of Prey: Immigration, Islam and the Erosion of Women’s Rights – returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show . Ayaan and Brendan discuss the hidden dangers of multiculturalism, the UK’s free-speech crisis and the rise of the Islamo-left. Order Brendan O’Neill’s A Heretic’s Manifesto now from: 🇬🇧 📕 Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heretics-Manifesto-Essays-Unsayable/dp/1913019861 🇺🇸 📕 Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Heretics-Manifesto-Essays-Unsayab...
Sep 12, 2024•53 min•Ep 298•Transcript available on Metacast Sall Grover – founder of the women-only social-media app, Giggle – returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show . Sall talks to Brendan about her landmark case in Australia and why her loss could have a devastating impact on women worldwide. Take your business to the next level with Shopify . Sign up now and get a £1-per-month trial period: https://shopify.co.uk/brendan This episode is sponsored by Incogni . Protect your personal data today, and use the code BRENDAN to get 60% off your annual plan: https...
Sep 05, 2024•1 hr•Ep 297•Transcript available on Metacast Frank Furedi returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show to talk about his upcoming book, The War Against the Past: Why the West Must Fight For Its History . Frank and Brendan discuss the perils of statue-toppling, the sinister drive to ‘decolonise’ our culture, and how Year Zero thinking ends up cancelling the future. This episode is sponsored by Incogni . Protect your personal data today, and use code BRENDAN to get 60% off your annual plan: incogni.com/brendan Order Brendan O’Neill’s A Heretic’s Mani...
Aug 29, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep 296•Transcript available on Metacast Freddy Gray – deputy editor of the Spectator and host of the Americano podcast – speaks to Brendan O’Neill from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Freddy and Brendan discuss the phoniness of Kamalamania, the Democrats’ civil war over Gaza and if Donald Trump could return to the White House. Order Brendan O’Neill’s A Heretic’s Manifesto now from: 🇬🇧 📕 Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heretics-Manifesto-Essays-Unsayable/dp/1913019861 🇺🇸 📕 Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Here...
Aug 22, 2024•40 min•Ep 295•Transcript available on Metacast Ian O’Doherty – columnist for the Irish Independent – is the latest guest on The Brendan O’Neill Show . Ian and Brendan discuss what Ireland and Britain’s riots have in common, the aloofness of the Irish elite and how woke replaced Catholicism as the state religion. Order Brendan O’Neill’s A Heretic’s Manifesto now from: 🇬🇧 📕 Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heretics-Manifesto-Essays-Unsayable/dp/1913019861 🇺🇸 📕 Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Heretics-Manifesto-Essays-Unsayable/dp/19...
Aug 15, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep 294•Transcript available on Metacast Fiona McAnena – director of campaigns at Sex Matters – is the latest guest on The Brendan O’Neill Show . Fiona and Brendan discuss the scandal of males competing in women’s Olympic boxing and how ‘inclusivity’ puts female athletes in harm’s way. Order Brendan O’Neill’s A Heretic’s Manifesto now from: 🇬🇧 📕 Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heretics-Manifesto-Essays-Unsayable/dp/1913019861 🇺🇸 📕 Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Heretics-Manifesto-Essays-Unsayable/dp/1913019861 Support spik...
Aug 08, 2024•50 min•Ep 293•Transcript available on Metacast 
