Toby Young, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss the woke left’s sympathy for Hamas, why James Cleverly imploded and the bald man who sued for sex discrimination. 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-2024-tickets-807629249827?discount=SPIKED24 Donate £50 or more to spiked and get a signed copy of Brendan O’Neill’s ne...
Oct 11, 2024•34 min•Ep 309•Transcript available on Metacast This is the audio from a video we have just published on our YouTube channel – an interview with Matt Ridley. To make sure you never miss great content like this, subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@spiked More than 28million were killed. The global economy was wrecked by two years of lockdown. Incalculable damage was done to health, education and liberty. The Covid-19 pandemic was the deadliest and most destructive disaster of our lifetimes, and yet there is still no official exp...
Oct 09, 2024•36 min•Ep 308•Transcript available on Metacast Simon Evans, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss the Tory leadership contest, the deindustrialisation of Britain, Iran’s onslaught on Israel and the delusions of Tim Walz. 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-2024-tickets-807629249827?discount=SPIKED24 Donate £50 or more to spiked and get a signed copy of Brendan O’...
Oct 04, 2024•43 min•Ep 307•Transcript available on Metacast Zoe Strimpel, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss Keir Starmer’s week from hell, the crimes of Hezbollah and the predators who identify as women. 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 to spiked supporters : https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/ You can also order a regular copy on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1068719303/ And don’t miss th...
Sep 27, 2024•29 min•Ep 306•Transcript available on Metacast This is the audio from a video we have just published on our YouTube channel – an interview with Helen Joyce. To make sure you never miss great content like this, subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@spiked Male rapists in women’s prisons. Kids given experimental, sterilising drugs. Gay boys and girls told they’re born in the wrong body and in need of medical correction. Here, Helen Joyce, director of advocacy at Sex Matters, talks to spiked about the damage the trans movement is d...
Sep 25, 2024•30 min•Ep 305•Transcript available on Metacast Inaya Folarin Iman, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss the crimes of Huw Edwards, the trans activist in a rape-crisis centre, the arrest of Bernadette Spofforth and the Hezbollah pagers. Brendan O’Neill’s new book, After the Pogrom: 7 October, Israel and the Crisis of Civilisation, is out now and available to order on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1068719303/ Join us for the book launch on Tuesday 1 October, where best-selling American author and spiked columnist Batya Ungar-Sargon will i...
Sep 20, 2024•38 min•Ep 304•Transcript available on Metacast Tom Slater, Candice Holdsworth and Fraser Myers discuss the Trump-Harris debate, Keir Starmer’s prison break and the Taliban’s war on women. This episode is sponsored by AG1 . Sign up today and get a free one-year supply of Vitamin D with your first subscription: https://drinkag1.com/spiked Take your business to the next level with Shopify . Sign up now and get a £1-per-month trial period: https://shopify.co.uk/spiked Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ Sign up to s...
Sep 13, 2024•34 min•Ep 303•Transcript available on Metacast This is the audio from a video we have just published on our YouTube channel – an interview with Jacob Rees-Mogg. To make sure you never miss great content like this, subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@spiked An historic 175 Tories lost their seats at the last General Election. Jacob Rees-Mogg was one of them. Here, the former cabinet minister talks to spiked about why voters turned their backs on the Conservatives, and what he fears a Labour government will mean for Britain. Ree...
Sep 11, 2024•17 min•Ep 302•Transcript available on Metacast Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss the rise of the AfD and Brazil’s ban on X. Plus, Jake Wallis Simons joins from Israel to discuss Labour’s appeasement of Hamas. This episode is sponsored by AG1 . Sign up today and get a free one-year supply of Vitamin D with your first subscription: https://drinkag1.com/spiked Protect yourself online with ExpressVPN . Sign up today and get an extra three months for free with a new 12-month plan: https://www.expressvpn.com/spiked Become a spiked supporter: htt...
Sep 06, 2024•37 min•Ep 301•Transcript available on Metacast Plus: the Solingen terror attack and the miserable puritanism of Keir Starmer.
Aug 30, 2024•31 min•Ep 300•Transcript available on Metacast This is the audio from a video interview we just published on our YouTube channel, with author Rob Henderson. To make sure you never miss great content like this, subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@spiked Defund the police. Abolish the family. Repent for your white privilege. The elites have been gripped by some strange ideas in recent years. But they are worse than naive or fanciful. While these opinions confer status on the rich people who spout them, they come at a high cost f...
Aug 28, 2024•23 min•Ep 299•Transcript available on Metacast Jacob Reynolds, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss the emptiness of the Democrats, Britain’s broken borders and the crusade against ‘racist’ buildings. This episode is sponsored by AG1 . Sign up today and get a free one-year supply of Vitamin D with your first subscription: https://drinkag1.com/spiked Take your business to the next level with Shopify . Sign up now and get a £1-per-month trial period: https://shopify.co.uk/spiked Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ ...
Aug 23, 2024•30 min•Ep 298•Transcript available on Metacast Benjamin Schwarz, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss the liberal meltdown over the Trump-Musk livestream, the global crackdown on ‘fake news’ and the beatification of Kamala Harris. This episode is sponsored by AG1. Sign up today and get a free one-year supply of Vitamin D with your first subscription: https://drinkag1.com/spiked Take your business to the next level with Shopify. Sign up now and get a £1-per-month trial period: https://shopify.co.uk/spiked Become a spiked supporter: https://www...
Aug 16, 2024•36 min•Ep 297•Transcript available on Metacast Inaya Folarin Iman joins Tom Slater and Fraser Myers for this special episode of the spiked podcast , all about the riots roiling Britain. They discuss the disturbing rise of white identity politics, Keir Starmer’s crackdown on free speech and how multiculturalism has racialised society. This episode is sponsored by AG1 . Sign up today and get a free one-year supply of Vitamin D with your first subscription: https://drinkag1.com/spiked Protect yourself online with ExpressVPN . Sign up today and ...
Aug 09, 2024•34 min•Ep 296•Transcript available on Metacast Rakib Ehsan, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss the tragedy in Southport and its aftermath, Kamala Harris’s cringe identity politics, the dark double life of Huw Edwards and the Olympic boxing scandal. This episode is sponsored by AG1 . Sign up today and get a free one-year supply of Vitamin D with your first subscription: https://drinkag1.com/spiked Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ Sign up to spiked ’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/...
Aug 02, 2024•32 min•Ep 295•Transcript available on Metacast This is the audio from a video interview we just published on our YouTube channel, with historian and broadcaster David Starkey. To make sure you never miss great content like this, subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@spiked What does Keir Starmer actually want? The UK’s new Labour prime minister is usually described as moderate, pragmatic and non-ideological. Here, historian and broadcaster David Starkey argues that this is an illusion. Starmer, Starkey explains, is a fierce anti...
Jul 31, 2024•26 min•Ep 294•Transcript available on Metacast Paul Embery, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers discuss another wild week in American politics, the riots in Leeds and Dublin, and the BBC’s obsession with drag queens. This episode is sponsored by AG1 . Sign up today and get a free one-year supply of Vitamin D with your first subscription: https://drinkag1.com/spiked Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ Sign up to spiked ’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/...
Jul 25, 2024•42 min•Ep 293•Transcript available on Metacast Triggernometry ’s Francis Foster joins Tom Slater and Fraser Myers to discuss the victim-blaming of Donald Trump, Gareth Southgate’s culture war and Labour’s ban on puberty blockers. This episode is sponsored by AG1 . Sign up today and get a free one-year supply of Vitamin D with your first subscription: https://drinkag1.com/spiked Take your business to the next level with Shopify . Sign up now and get a £1-per-month trial period: https://shopify.co.uk/spiked Become a spiked supporter: https://w...
Jul 19, 2024•34 min•Ep 292•Transcript available on Metacast This is the audio from a video interview we just published on our YouTube channel, with spiked columnist Batya Ungar-Sargon. To make sure you never miss great content like this, subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@spiked The attempted assassination of Donald Trump brought American society to the brink. What now? Here, Batya Ungar-Sargon argues that Trump’s defiant response likely spared the US serious unrest, that the American left has become alarmingly relaxed about political vio...
Jul 16, 2024•20 min•Ep 291•Transcript available on Metacast Luke Gittos, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss the warped priorities of the new Labour government, Joe Biden’s leadership crisis, the madness of the French left and the truth about Lucy Letby. Protect your privacy online with this episode’s sponsor, ExpressVPN . Sign up today and get an extra three months for free when you purchase a 12-month plan. Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ Sign up to spiked ’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/...
Jul 12, 2024•35 min•Ep 290•Transcript available on Metacast Tom Slater is joined by Inaya Folarin Iman and Ella Whelan for a spiked podcast election special. They discuss Labour’s strangely hollow victory, the Reform revolt, the poison of Islamic sectarianism and where it all went wrong for the Tories and the SNP. This episode is sponsored by AG1 . Sign up today and get a free one-year supply of Vitamin D with your first subscription. Take your business to the next level with Shopify . Sign up now and get a £1-per-month trial period. Donate to spiked : h...
Jul 05, 2024•26 min•Ep 289•Transcript available on Metacast Julia Hartley-Brewer, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss the dangers of a Labour government, the insanity of the Green Party and David Tennant’s tirade against Kemi Badenoch. Take your business to the next level with Shopify . Sign up now and get a £1-per-month trial period. Donate to spiked : https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/ Sign up to spiked ’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/...
Jun 28, 2024•31 min•Ep 288•Transcript available on Metacast Timandra Harkness – author of Technology is Not the Problem – joins Tom Slater and Fraser Myers to discuss the Conservatives’ disastrous polling, the great smartphone panic and Just Stop Oil’s assault on Stonehenge. Get your tickets for Brendan O’Neill’s next live Zoom podcast, in conversation with Melanie Phillips, on Wednesday 26 June, 8pm BST. Sign up here: https://www.spiked-online.com/events/ Take control of your health with AG1. Sign up today and get a free one-year supply of Vitamin D wit...
Jun 22, 2024•25 min•Ep 287•Transcript available on Metacast Jake Wallis Simons, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss the populist uprising in the European Parliament elections, the lies of Hamas and Keir Starmer’s culture war. This episode is sponsored by Shopify: http://shopify.co.uk/spiked Take control of your health with AG1. Sign up today and get a free one-year supply of Vitamin D with your first subscription: https://drinkag1.com/spiked Get your tickets for Brendan O’Neill’s next live Zoom podcast, in conversation with Melanie Phillips, on Wednesday...
Jun 14, 2024•33 min•Ep 286•Transcript available on Metacast Inaya Folarin Iman, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss how the Reform UK leader is shaking up the General Election, the lawfare against Trump and the Islamist stabbing in Mannheim. Get your tickets for Brendan O’Neill’s next live Zoom podcast, in conversation with Melanie Phillips, on Wednesday 26 June, 8pm BST. Sign up here: https://www.spiked-online.com/events/ Donate to spiked : https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/ Sign up to spiked ’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/...
Jun 07, 2024•32 min•Ep 285•Transcript available on Metacast Matt Goodwin and Rakib Ehsan join Tom Slater for the latest episode of the spiked podcast . In this General Election special, they discuss Rishi Sunak’s ‘national service’ gimmick, Nigel Farage’s plan to make the election a referendum on immigration, Diane Abbott’s battle with Keir Starmer, and much more. This episode is sponsored by the Munk Debates. Get a 10 per cent discount on a ‘supporter’ membership package with our promo code SPIKED10: https://munkdebates.com/ Take control of your health ...
May 31, 2024•34 min•Ep 284•Transcript available on Metacast Graham Linehan – the comedy writer behind Father Ted and The IT Crowd – joins Tom Slater and Fraser Myers to discuss the UK General Election, the trans-activist takeover of a rape-crisis centre, the death of Iran’s Ebrahim Raisi the ICC’s outrageous arrest warrants. This episode is sponsored by the Munk Debates. Get a 10 per cent discount on a ‘supporter’ membership package with our promo code: SPIKED10 https://munkdebates.com/ Donate to spiked : https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/ Work for sp...
May 24, 2024•36 min•Ep 283•Transcript available on Metacast Freddy Gray joins Tom Slater and Fraser Myers to discuss the lawfare against Trump, the victim-blaming of Robert Fico, Meghan Markle’s carnival of cringe and Gary Lineker’s Gaza gaffe. This episode is sponsored by the Munk Debates. Get a 10 per cent discount on a ‘supporter’ membership package with our promo code: SPIKED10 https://munkdebates.com/ Find out more about spiked ’s internship programme: https://www.spiked-online.com/interns Donate to spiked : https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/ Wor...
May 17, 2024•31 min•Ep 282•Transcript available on Metacast Paul Embery joins Tom Slater and Fraser Myers to discuss Tory defections, the local elections and the councillor who screamed ‘Allahu Akbar’. This episode is sponsored by the Munk Debates. Get a 10 per cent discount on a ‘supporter’ membership package with the promo code: SPIKED10 https://munkdebates.com/ Find out more about spiked ’s internship programme: https://www.spiked-online.com/interns Donate to spiked : https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/ Work for spiked : https://www.spiked-online.co...
May 10, 2024•39 min•Ep 281•Transcript available on Metacast Jacob Reynolds joins Tom Slater and Fraser Myers to discuss the London mayoral race, the fall of Humza Yousaf, the bigoted brats of Columbia and the Irish migration crisis. Find out more about spiked ’s internship programme: https://www.spiked-online.com/interns Donate to spiked : https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/ Work for spiked : https://www.spiked-online.com/jobs/ Sign up to spiked ’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ Check out spiked ’s shop: https://www.spiked-onli...
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