

The Brendan O'Neill Show
The Brendan O'Neill Show
spiked’s Brendan O’Neill discusses today’s big ideas and bad ideas with an esteemed guest.
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May 13, 2026 • 34min
‘Starmer is weak, unprincipled and utterly unremarkable’ | Rod Liddle
Times Radio host Rod Liddle returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show. Rod and Brendan discuss the utter uselessness of Keir Starmer, the civil war in Labour and the elite betrayal of the voters.
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May 13, 2026 • 56min
‘The Greens are lunatic, deranged and evil’ | Melanie Phillips
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Melanie Phillips – Times columnist and author of the new book, Fighting the Hate: A Handbook for Jews Under Siege – returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show. Melanie and Brendan discuss the rise of the Islamo-left, Britain’s descent into anti-Semitism and why the Labour Party fell apart.
Buy Melanie’s latest book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fighting-Hate-Handbook-Under-Siege/dp/B0GR8XBFWR/
Join us for the spiked summit, our biggest ever live event, on Saturday 27 June in Westminster featuring Konstantin Kisin, Lionel Shriver, Katharine Birbalsingh, Toby Young, Allison Pearson, Brendan O’Neill, Tom Slater and more speakers to be announced. Get tickets here.
Order your copy of Brendan O’Neill’s new book, Vibe Shift: The Revolt Against Wokeness, Greenism and Technocracy, on Amazon now.
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May 3, 2026 • 40min
The rise of the rainbow-haired killer | Wilfred Reilly
Wilfred Reilly – author of Hate Crime Hoax – returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show. Wilfred and Brendan discuss the violent radicalisation of the American left, how ‘anti-racists’ fund the KKK and how woke is being rebranded.
Join us for the spiked summit, our biggest ever live event, on Saturday 27 June in Westminster featuring Konstantin Kisin, Lionel Shriver, Katharine Birbalsingh, Toby Young, Allison Pearson, Brendan O’Neill, Tom Slater and more speakers to be announced. Get tickets here: https://www.spiked-online.com/event/spiked-summit/
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Apr 28, 2026 • 57min
Labour has brought Britain to the brink of crisis | Liam Halligan
Liam Halligan, economist and Telegraph columnist who hosts When the Facts Change, offers sharp analysis on Britain’s fiscal fragility and political turmoil. He highlights risks from soaring index-linked debt and AI-fueled equity bubbles. He also examines the shrinking of economic journalism and argues for practical resilience measures like using North Sea energy and supporting small businesses.

Apr 22, 2026 • 42min
Iran is *still* a nuclear threat | Trump adviser Mark Dubowitz
Mark Dubowitz – CEO of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, adviser on Iran to Obama, Biden and Trump – is the latest guest on The Brendan O’Neill Show. Mark and Brendan discuss Iran’s path to nuclear weapons, how Obama surrendered to the ayatollahs, and why opposing the Islamic Republic is a moral imperative.
Join us for the spiked summit, our biggest ever live event, on Saturday 27 June in Westminster featuring Konstantin Kisin, Lionel Shriver, Katharine Birbalsingh, Toby Young, Allison Pearson, Brendan O’Neill, Tom Slater and more speakers to be announced. Get tickets here: https://www.spiked-online.com/event/spiked-summit/
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Apr 22, 2026 • 35min
Why Iran is not a new ‘forever war’ | US vet Nate Vance
Nate Vance – Marine veteran, volunteer in the Russo-Ukrainian War, and cousin of US vice-president JD Vance – is the latest guest on The Brendan O’Neill Show. Nate tells Brendan why a US victory in Iran is closer than you think, what he saw on the front line in Ukraine, and why the West must prepare for a more dangerous world.
Join us for the spiked summit, our biggest ever live event, on Saturday 27 June in Westminster featuring Konstantin Kisin, Lionel Shriver, Katharine Birbalsingh, Toby Young, Allison Pearson, Brendan O’Neill, Tom Slater and more speakers to be announced. Get tickets here: https://www.spiked-online.com/event/spiked-summit/
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Apr 18, 2026 • 42min
‘Starmer has sold out Britain’ | Brexit negotiator David Frost
David Frost, former UK Brexit negotiator and Conservative life peer, explains why Keir Starmer’s Brexit reset risks returning UK lawmaking and market rules to Brussels. He discusses dynamic alignment, its impact on sovereignty, trade and domestic industries, and how streamlined legislation could sideline Parliament. The conversation also covers political realignment, economic decline and energy policy.

Apr 15, 2026 • 50min
‘The reign of terror is almost over’ | Iranian dissident Ali Safavi
Iranian dissident Ali Safavi – member of Iran's Parliament in Exile and National Council of Resistance of Iran – is the latest guest to join Brendan O’Neill on The Brendan O’Neill Show. Ali talks about his brother’s murder at the hands of the regime, the peaceful future Iranians want, and why a restoration of the Shah is not the answer.
Join us for the spiked summit, our biggest ever live event, on Saturday 27 June in Westminster featuring Konstantin Kisin, Lionel Shriver, Katharine Birbalsingh, Toby Young, Allison Pearson, Brendan O’Neill, Tom Slater and more speakers to be announced. Get tickets here: https://www.spiked-online.com/event/spiked-summit/
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Apr 15, 2026 • 22min
‘Iran is on its last legs’ | Former Trump official Fred Fleitz
Fred Fleitz – vice-chair of the America First Policy Institute’s American Security department and former executive secretary and chief of staff to Trump’s US National Security Council – is the latest guest on The Brendan O’Neill Show. Fred and Brendan discuss America and Israel’s degradation of Iran, how the blockade of Hormuz could cripple the regime and how Trump is remaking the Middle East.
Join us for the spiked summit, our biggest ever live event, on Saturday 27 June in Westminster featuring Konstantin Kisin, Lionel Shriver, Katharine Birbalsingh, Toby Young, Allison Pearson, Brendan O’Neill, Tom Slater and more speakers to be announced. Get tickets here: https://www.spiked-online.com/event/spiked-summit/
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Apr 9, 2026 • 34min
‘We can’t make peace with a terrorist state’ | Ex-Israeli ambassador Michael Oren
Michael Oren – Israeli ambassador to the Obama administration – is the latest guest on The Brendan O’Neill Show. Michael and Brendan discuss Iran’s ceaseless war against the US, why Trump is losing credibility in the Middle East and how the West lost its way.
Join us for the spiked summit, our biggest ever live event, on Saturday 27 June in Westminster featuring Konstantin Kisin, Lionel Shriver, Katharine Birbalsingh, Toby Young, Allison Pearson, Brendan O’Neill, Tom Slater and more speakers to be announced. Get tickets here: https://www.spiked-online.com/event/spiked-summit/
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