94: May's defeat, Trump's wall and woke capitalism
The team discuss Brexit betrayal, the US shutdown and Gillette's virtue-signalling. Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
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93: On the right to insult politicians
Westminster protests, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and diversity casting - Tom Slater, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers discuss.
92: 2018: the year that rocked Europe
Brendan O'Neill and Andrew Doyle join Tom, Ella and Fraser to reflect on the battles of 2018. Support spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
91: Why British politics is broken
Brexit, Kevin Hart and the ‘blame Russia’ reflex – Tom Slater, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers discuss.
90: The mourning wars
The team discuss George HW Bush, Emmanuel Macron and PETA. Support spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
89: Project Fear, the sequel
The team discuss the Brexit panic, Macron's France and trans misogyny. Support spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
88: The dangers of hate-crime hysteria
Hate crime, Melania Trump and words of the year. Tom Slater, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers discuss. Support the spiked podcast: www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
87: Brexit: what is to be done?
Kate Hoey, Daniel Hannan and Brendan O’Neill discuss May’s Brexit betrayal, on a special edition of the spiked podcast. Support spiked’s fight for Brexit here: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
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/
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/
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/
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/
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/
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/
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/
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/
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/
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/
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/
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.
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.
73: 'To defend democracy, we must defend the nation state'
Tom Slater and Michael Brendan Dougherty discuss the populist revolt.
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.
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
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
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
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
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/
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
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