Joanna Williams, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss the Brand allegations, the madness of Net Zero, and how the medical establishment fell for trans ideology. Sponsored by Shopify: https://shopify.co.uk/spiked We’re doing a live show! Get your tickets to see The spiked podcast live at the Battle of Ideas festival in London on 28 October. Plus, you can get 20 per cent off with the promo code SPIKED. See you there: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/battle-of-ideas-festival-2023-tickets-647078107037?...
Sep 22, 2023•30 min•Ep 247•Transcript available on Metacast Candice Holdsworth, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss the return of the Brexit wars, Sunak’s cowardice on the trans debate and the race row in Peckham. Sponsored by Express VPN: https://www.expressvpn.com/spiked Order Brendan O’Neill’s A Heretic’s Manifesto 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 spiked : https://www.spiked-online.com/s...
Sep 15, 2023•30 min•Ep 246•Transcript available on Metacast Paul Embery, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss the shallowness of virtue-signalling, the crackdown on climate ‘criminals’, and the cruel cancellation of Róisín Murphy. Order Brendan O’Neill’s A Heretic’s Manifesto 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 spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: http...
Sep 08, 2023•29 min•Ep 245•Transcript available on Metacast GB News’ Emily Carver, Rakib Ehsan and Fraser Myers discuss the mayor of London’s eco-tyranny, how the police went woke and the bizarre case of Kayla Lemieux. Order Brendan O’Neill’s A Heretic’s Manifesto 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 spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spi...
Sep 01, 2023•29 min•Ep 244•Transcript available on Metacast Jacob Reynolds, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss how NHS management protected Lucy Letby, Sadiq Khan’s junk science, why BDSM is not for four-year-olds, and the demise of Yevgeny Prigozhin. Sponsored by Shopify: https://shopify.co.uk/spiked Get your ticket for spiked ’s next online event. Brendan O’Neill will be in conversation with Michael Shellenberger on Tuesday 29 August at 7pm. Don’t miss it: https://www.spiked-online.com/2023/08/09/event-michael-shellenberger-and-brendan-oneill-live/ Or...
Aug 25, 2023•30 min•Ep 243•Transcript available on Metacast Andrew Doyle, Rakib Ehsan and Fraser Myers discuss how wokeness is killing comedy, Germany’s crackdown on populism, and the autistic teenager who was arrested for saying a policewoman resembled her lesbian grandmother. Sponsored by Express VPN: https://www.expressvpn.com/spiked Get your ticket for spiked’s next online event. Brendan O’Neill will be in conversation with Michael Shellenberger on Tuesday 29 August at 7pm. Don’t miss it: https://www.spiked-online.com/2023/08/09/event-michael-shellen...
Aug 17, 2023•31 min•Ep 242•Transcript available on Metacast Luke Gittos, Candice Holdsworth and Fraser Myers discuss the small-boats crisis, the madness of Mhairi Black and the myth of ‘global boiling’. Get your ticket for spiked ’s next live event – Brendan O’Neill in conversation with Michael Shellenberger – on Tuesday 29 August at 7pm: https://www.spiked-online.com/2023/08/09/event-michael-shellenberger-and-brendan-oneill-live/ Order Brendan O’Neill’s A Heretic’s Manifesto from: 🇬🇧 📕 Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heretics-Manifesto-Essays-Uns...
Aug 11, 2023•31 min•Ep 241•Transcript available on Metacast Tom Slater, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers discuss the dodgy indictments against Donald Trump, Denmark’s ban on Koran-burning and Costa’s embrace of trans ideology. Order Brendan O’Neill’s A Heretic’s Manifesto 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 spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www...
Aug 04, 2023•29 min•Ep 240•Transcript available on Metacast Triggernometry’s Francis Foster joins Rakib Ehsan and Fraser Myers to discuss the ‘debanking’ scandal, the drivers’ revolt against Net Zero and Labour’s flip-flopping on the trans debate. Order Brendan O’Neill’s A Heretic’s Manifesto 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 spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ Sign up to spiked’s...
Jul 28, 2023•33 min•Ep 239•Transcript available on Metacast Laura Dodsworth, Luke Gittos and Tom Slater discuss climate alarmism, Farage vs Coutts, and the hypocrisy of Just Stop Oil. Order Free Your Mind , by Laura Dodsworth and Patrick Fagan, here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Free-Your-Mind-manipulation-resist/dp/0008600945/ And while you’re at it, order Brendan O’Neill’s A Heretic’s Manifesto from: 🇬🇧 📕 Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heretics-Manifesto-Essays-Unsayable/dp/1913019861 🇺🇸 📕 Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Heretics-Manifesto-Ess...
Jul 22, 2023•32 min•Ep 238•Transcript available on Metacast Paul Embery, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss the ‘BBC presenter’ scandal, the emptiness of Keir Starmer and the violent misogyny of the trans movement. 🖊️ 📕 Donate £50 to get a signed copy of Brendan O’Neill’s new book: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/ Support spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ Check out spiked’s shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/...
Jul 14, 2023•34 min•Ep 237•Transcript available on Metacast Charlie Peters, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss the ‘debanking’ of dissenters, the end of affirmative action, the victory of the LGB Alliance, and the breastfeeding dad. 🖊️ 📕 Donate £50 to get a signed copy of Brendan O’Neill’s new book: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/ Support spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ Check out spiked’s shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/...
Jul 07, 2023•32 min•Ep 236•Transcript available on Metacast Rakib Ehsan, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss the nothingness of this Tory government, the Wagner mutiny, and why wokeness just isn’t cricket. 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 🖊️ 📕 Or donate £50 to get a signed copy: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/ Support spiked: https://www.spi...
Jun 30, 2023•30 min•Ep 235•Transcript available on Metacast Freddy Gray, Candice Holdsworth and Tom Slater discuss the hypocrisy of the Democrats, the girl who identifies as a cat, and the right to be offensive. 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 🖊️ 📕 Or donate £50 or more to get a signed copy: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/ Support spiked: h...
Jun 23, 2023•25 min•Ep 234•Transcript available on Metacast Matthew Goodwin, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss the ousting of Boris Johnson, the arraignment of Donald Trump and the arrest of Nicola Sturgeon. 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 🖊️ 📕 Or donate £50 or more to get a signed copy: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/ Support spiked: htt...
Jun 16, 2023•34 min•Ep 233•Transcript available on Metacast Tom Slater, Fraser Myers and Candice Holdsworth discuss Prince Harry’s war on the press, the crackdown on Covid dissidents, and the demonisation of JK Rowling Sponsored by ExpressVPN: https://www.expressvpn.com/spiked Apply now for spiked’s internship scheme: https://www.spiked-online.com/interns Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ Check out spiked’s shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/...
Jun 09, 2023•30 min•Ep 232•Transcript available on Metacast Simon Evans, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss the No Platforming of gender-critical feminists, the Phillip Schofield affair and the farce of the Covid inquiry. Get your tickets to the online launch event of Brendan O’Neill’s new spiked book, A Heretic’s Manifesto . Brendan will be interviewed by Andrew Doyle on Monday 5 June at 7pm. Find out more: https://www.spiked-online.com/2023/05/18/event-brendan-oneills-book-launch/ Pre-order Brendan O’Neill’s A Heretic’s Manifesto now from: 🇬🇧 📕 Ama...
Jun 02, 2023•32 min•Ep 231•Transcript available on Metacast Tom Slater, Fraser Myers and Charlie Peters discuss the BBC’s obsession with disinformation, the relentless hysteria over Partygate, and immigration after Brexit. Plus, Chris Elston (aka Billboard Chris) explains his campaign against puberty blockers. Help keep spiked free, fearless and independent. Join our online donor community and enjoy a range of brilliant perks, including ad-free reading, exclusive events and signed books. Sign up here: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ Pre-order Bren...
May 26, 2023•37 min•Ep 230•Transcript available on Metacast Tom Slater, Fraser Myers and Jacob Reynolds discuss the populist uprising against Net Zero, Ukraine’s fight for freedom, and Harry and Meghan’s ‘car chase’. Pre-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 🖊️ 📕 Or donate £50 to get a signed copy: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/ Apply now for sp...
May 19, 2023•34 min•Ep 229•Transcript available on Metacast Tom Slater, Fraser Myers and Rakib Ehsan discuss the shameful arrest of anti-monarchy protesters, Keir Starmer’s culture-war gymnastics, and why the Archbishop of Canterbury should butt out of democratic politics. Find out more about spiked’s internship scheme here: https://www.spiked-online.com/interns Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ Check out spiked’s shop: https://www.spiked-online...
May 12, 2023•32 min•Ep 228•Transcript available on Metacast Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss whether Britain is falling out of love with the royals, the great Bud Light boycott and George Osborne’s fag ban. Find out more about spiked’s internship scheme here: https://www.spiked-online.com/interns Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ Check out spiked’s shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/...
May 05, 2023•29 min•Ep 227•Transcript available on Metacast Tom Slater, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers discuss Joe Biden’s re-election bid and Labour’s blind spot for anti-Semitism. Plus, Simon Evans explains how the late Barry Humphries pricked the pomposity of the elites. Read spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/ Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ Check out spiked’s shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Related articles: Sean Collins: Joe B...
Apr 28, 2023•35 min•Ep 226•Transcript available on Metacast Tom Slater, Fraser Myers and Luke Gittos discuss how contempt-of-court laws stymy debate, the tyranny of the ECHR, the uselessness of Jolyon Maugham, and the joylessness of Just Stop Oil. Read spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/ Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ Check out spiked’s shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/...
Apr 21, 2023•34 min•Ep 225•Transcript available on Metacast Tom Slater, Fraser Myers and Candice Holdsworth discuss President Biden’s trip to Ireland, Elon Musk vs the BBC and Dylan Mulvaney’s insult to women. Read spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/ Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ Check out spiked’s shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Related articles: Brendan O’Neill: Joe Biden’s woke conquest of Ireland https://www.spiked-online.co...
Apr 14, 2023•30 min•Ep 224•Transcript available on Metacast Andrew Doyle, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss the authoritarianism of the ‘Resistance’, the truth about grooming gangs and the meaning of woke. Read spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/ Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ Check out spiked’s shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Related articles: Tom Slater: Why the Resistance is (still) so much worse than Trump https://www.spike...
Apr 07, 2023•29 min•Ep 223•Transcript available on Metacast Tom Slater, Inaya Folarin Iman and Fraser Myers discuss trans extremism from Auckland to Nashville, the idiocy of Humza Yousaf and the madness of Net Zero. Read spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/ Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ Check out spiked’s shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Listen to Brendan O’Neill’s interview with Kellie-Jay Keen from earlier this week: https://www...
Mar 31, 2023•36 min•Ep 222•Transcript available on Metacast The investigations into Donald Trump and Boris Johnson, lockdown three years on, and the gruesome case of Barbie Kardashian… Tom Slater, Rakib Ehsan and Fraser Myers discuss. Read spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/ Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ Check out spiked’s shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Sponsored by Harry’s: www.harrys.com/spiked Related articles: Brendan O’Nei...
Mar 24, 2023•32 min•Ep 221•Transcript available on Metacast The BBC’s impartiality crisis, the false accusations of Eleanor Williams, Jeremy Hunt’s budget and San Francisco’s mad plan for racial reparations… Paul Embery, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers discuss. Read spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/ Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ Check out spiked’s shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Sponsored by Harry’s: www.harrys.com/spiked Related...
Mar 17, 2023•40 min•Ep 220•Transcript available on Metacast Salman Abedi, the Illegal Migration Bill, and Gary Lineker’s new low… Tom Slater, Luke Gittos and Rakib Ehsan discuss. Read spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/ Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ Check out spiked’s shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Related articles: Brendan O’Neill: The lesson of Manchester? Technocracy is no match for evil https://www.spiked-online.com/2023/03...
Mar 10, 2023•34 min•Ep 219•Transcript available on Metacast The Koran controversy, the Windsor Framework and the Lockdown Files… Tom Slater, Fraser Myers and Rakib Ehsan discuss. Read spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/ Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ Check out spiked’s shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Related articles: Tom Slater: When a Wakefield boy brought a Koran to school https://www.spiked-online.com/2023/02/27/when-a-wakefi...
Mar 02, 2023•31 min•Ep 218•Transcript available on Metacast 
