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319: The fury of Britain’s farmers

Fraser Myers is joined by Luke Gittos and Michael Murphy to discuss the farmers’ protests, non-crime hate incidents, the child abuser we can’t deport and Jaguar’s disastrous woke rebrand. Watch Michael Murphy's new documentary, 'Guardians of Israel', here: https://www.outpoststudios.net/p/guardians-of-israel-an-outpost-original 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/spiked  Take your business to the next level with Shopify. Sign up now and get a £1-per-month trial period.

11-22
32:02

318: Debunking the lies about Israel | Natasha Hausdorff

This is the audio from a video we have just published on our YouTube channel – an interview with Natasha Hausdorff. To make sure you never miss great content like this, subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@spiked  Israel is easily the most demonised nation on Earth. Despite the Jewish State being a liberal democracy, Western activists spend vastly more time raging against it than they do genuinely despotic regimes. We’re told Israel is committing ‘genocide’ in Gaza, that it is going out of its way to kill civilians in its war against Hamas, that it is an ‘apartheid state’. But none of this bears any resemblance to reality. Here, barrister Natasha Hausdorff debunks the anti-Israel myths, which she says have become a kind of new blood libel.  Order Brendan O’Neill’s new book, 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 spiked:   https://www.spiked-online.com/support/  Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/

11-19
23:44

317: Musk Derangement Syndrome

Rakib Ehsan, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss the rage against Elon Musk, the X-odus, the Allison Pearson scandal and the tragedy of Gary Lineker. Take your business to the next level with Shopify. Sign up now and get a £1-per-month trial period.

11-15
32:47

316: The deplorables strike back

In this US election special, Joel Kotkin, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss why Trump won, the revolt against identity politics and the irrepressible rise of populism. 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  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/ 

11-07
35:13

315: Why Trump won

This is the audio from a video we have just published on our YouTube channel, featuring Batya Ungar-Sargon, Zaid Jilani and Nick Gillespie. To make sure you never miss great content like this, subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@spiked  Donald Trump has defied the odds – and the elites – to stage the political comeback of the century. Here, Batya Ungar-Sargon, Zaid Jilani and Nick Gillespie explain why Trump’s victory over Kamala Harris was so stunning. They discuss Trump’s appeal to the working class, the complacency of the Democrats and why there’s no justification for the elite’s ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’.

11-06
34:38

314: Who are the Democrats calling ‘garbage’?

Luke Gittos, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss the US election, slavery reparations and the Southport revelations. Take your business to the next level with Shopify. Sign up now and get a £1-per-month trial period. This episode is sponsored by AG1. Sign up today and get a free one-year supply of Vitamin D with your first subscription. 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/ 

11-01
34:12

313: Chris Kaba and the shamelessness of the ‘anti-racists’

Ian Acheson, Paul Embery and Tom Slater discuss the attempt to turn Chris Kaba into Britain’s George Floyd, the death of rioter Peter Lynch, and the ‘Trump is Hitler’ smear. Check out Paul’s Substack:  https://www.paulembery.com/  And Ian’s book, Screwed: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Screwed-Britains-Prison-Crisis-Escape/dp/178590471X 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/ 

10-25
38:24

312: Why I loathe Kamala Harris | Lionel Shriver

This is the audio from a video we have just published on our YouTube channel – an interview with Lionel Shriver. To make sure you never miss great content like this, subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@spiked  Kamala Harris has been hailed as the candidate of ‘joy’. But is there any substance beneath the supposedly feelgood vibes? Here, Lionel Shriver – author of Mania – tells spiked that there’s something fraudulent about Harris, who she says has never had an original idea nor held a consistent principle. Shriver also weighs in on the interminable ‘Trump is a fascist’ debate, the incompetence of Tim Walz and the dangers of a tight election result. 

10-23
28:59

311: Live at the Battle of Ideas 2024

Graham Linehan, Kathleen Stock and Rakib Ehsan joined Tom Slater and Fraser Myers for this special live edition of the spiked podcast, hosted at the Battle of Ideas festival on Sunday 20 October. They discussed why Keir Starmer has turned out to be so rubbish as PM, the plan to legalise assisted suicide, whether Kemi Badenoch or Robert Jenrick is the ailing Tories’ best bet for renewal, whether America will plump for Trump or Kamala, and the killing of Yahya Sinwar.

10-22
01:29:45

310: See us *live* this weekend

Join us for a live recording of the spiked podcast this weekend at the Battle of Ideas in Westminster. Alongside Tom Slater and Fraser Myers, this special edition of the pod will feature Kathleen Stock, Graham Linehan and Rakib Ehsan. Plus, you can put your questions to the panel. If you’re already coming to the Battle of Ideas, then be sure to join us on Sunday 20 October at 1.45pm in the Robert Runcie Room in Church House. If you’ve not got a ticket for the Battle of Ideas yet, then why not get one now? Regular spiked podcast viewers and listeners can get 20 per cent off their tickets at the checkout by using the code SPIKED24 or by clicking this link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/battle-of-ideas-festival-2024-tickets-807629249827?discount=SPIKED24  

10-17
02:08

309: After 7 October: the crisis of civilisation

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 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/ 

10-11
35:50

308: The truth about the Covid lab leak | Matt Ridley

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 explanation for its cause. Here, Matt Ridley – co-author of Viral: The Search for the Origin of Covid-19 – talks to spiked about why a lab leak is almost certainly to blame for the pandemic. He explains why it’s no coincidence that the virus emerged from Wuhan, China. And he reveals what top scientists like Anthony Fauci knew in 2020, but tried to keep suppressed.

10-09
37:28

307: The Jenrick delusion

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’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/

10-04
44:34

306: How Labour lost its halo

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 the book launch on Tuesday 1 October. spiked supporters can claim their free tickets here: https://www.spiked-online.com/hub/events  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

09-27
32:26

305: The lies of the trans movement | Helen Joyce

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 doing to society. She explains how it became taboo to tell the truth about biological sex. And how this is giving licence to rampant misogyny and homophobia, threatening hard-won rights.

09-25
30:47

304: The two-tier treatment of Huw Edwards

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 interview Brendan about the book and take questions from the audience on Zoom. It’s free, but exclusively for spiked supporters, members of our online donor community.  Get your ticket: https://www.spiked-online.com/hub/events/  Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/  Don’t miss our upcoming live episode at the Battle of Ideas festival. Tom and Fraser will be joined by some very special guests in Westminster on Sunday 20 October. Fans of the podcast can get 20 per cent off. Just enter the promo code SPIKED24 at the checkout or use this URL: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/battle-of-ideas-festival-2024-tickets-807629249827?discount=SPIKED24  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  Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ 

09-20
38:23

303: Cat ladies and dog eaters: the Very Online election

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 spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/  

09-13
34:17

302: Starmer’s woke authoritarianism | Jacob Rees-Mogg

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. Rees-Mogg slams Keir Starmer’s two-tier policing of riots and disorder and his zealous pursuit of Net Zero. The new PM is set to make Britain poorer, colder and less free, he argues. 

09-11
18:14

301: Germany’s populist earthquake

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: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/  Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/  

09-06
36:21

300: The global war on free speech online

Plus: the Solingen terror attack and the miserable puritanism of Keir Starmer.

08-30
31:15

LLCoolWhip

Sack the editor. How did that happen? Last interview I could tell something was wrong right away when Fraser sounded like a Smurf. Then he starts talking over the top of the interviewee.

11-07 Reply

Ingrid Linbohm

I love the propaganda advert for the French energy company raking in the cash thanks to the British people's subsidy paid towards the profiteering French state. The ironies abound. Hilarious !

10-02 Reply

TournelHenry

even the ad is propaganda. Hearings have established. there was no planned insurrection or even any insurrection whatsoever yet they keep saying it

09-02 Reply

LLCoolWhip

I may stop listening if they regularly include interviews in this podcast. Why did they think that people who tune in to hear a few people chatting about a number of topics would want to hear such a long, dry talk on the local elections? The one highlight of this was where the speaker jumped in and corrected Fraser when he followed the MSM line of Labour doing well in London. This was very telling, another example of Spiked's political bias stopping them from looking at the facts.

05-15 Reply

Jack Kennedy

Abortion is murder! And Ireland are murderers

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