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Oct 22, 2021 • 45min

149: David Amess and the rise of Islamist denialism

Islamist terror, Covid restrictions, COP26 and Dave Chappelle… Tom, Fraser and Ella discuss. Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/  Visit the spiked shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Sign up to our newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ Related articles: Tom Slater: Nasty tweets did not kill David Amess https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/10/17/nasty-tweets-did-not-kill-david-amess/  David Livermore: There is no case for new Covid restrictions https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/10/21/there-is-no-case-for-new-covid-restrictions/  Fraser Myers: How environmentalism turned politics on its head https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/10/20/how-environmentalism-turned-politics-on-its-head/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Oct 15, 2021 • 39min

148: The persecution of Kathleen Stock

Campus censorship, parliament’s Covid report, and green madness… Tom, Ella and Fraser discuss. Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/  Visit the spiked shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Sign up to our newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ Related articles: Tom Slater: Academic freedom or mob rule? Time to pick a side https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/10/08/academic-freedom-or-mob-rule-time-to-pick-a-side/ Tom Slater: Liberty after lockdown https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/10/15/liberty-after-lockdown/  Fraser Myers: The madness of the green agenda https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/10/13/the-madness-of-the-green-agenda/ Ella Whelan: We need to dial down women’s fears https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/10/13/we-need-to-dial-down-womens-fears/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Oct 8, 2021 • 39min

147: Build back bluster

The Tory Party conference, the Facebook outage, Insulate Britain and rainbow crossings… Tom, Fraser and Ella discuss. Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/  Visit the spiked shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Sign up to our newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ Related articles: Brendan O’Neill: We need to hear less from Carrie Antoinette https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/10/06/we-need-to-hear-less-from-carrie-antoinette/  Andrew Orlowski: The Facebook outage shows we need to rein in Big Tech https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/10/06/the-facebook-outage-shows-we-need-to-rein-in-big-tech/  Tom Slater: Environmentalism is a class war by other means  https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/10/04/environmentalism-is-class-war-by-other-means/  Jo Bartosch: When virtue-signalling goes wrong https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/10/06/when-virtue-signalling-goes-wrong/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Oct 1, 2021 • 34min

146: The slow, painful death of Labour

Keir Starmer, Sarah Everard and white privilege… Tom, Fraser and Ella discuss. Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Visit the spiked shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Sponsored by:  Wondrium: https://wondrium.com/spiked  Issuu: Visit https://issuu.com/podcast and use the promo code SPIKED to get 50% off a premium account Related articles: Tom Slater: Someone please put Labour out of its misery https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/09/29/someone-please-put-labour-out-of-its-misery/  Ella Whelan: Labour’s insult to voters https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/09/27/labours-insult-to-voters/ Brendan O’Neill: There is no such thing as white privilege  https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/09/29/there-is-no-such-thing-as-white-privilege/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Sep 24, 2021 • 35min

145: Welcome to blackout Britain

The energy crisis, Keir Starmer’s pamphlet, and the smearing of Kemi Badenoch. Fraser, Tom and Ella discuss. Get tickets to the Battle of Ideas:  https://www.battleofideas.org.uk/battle-ideas-2021-tickets/  Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/support...  Visit the spiked shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Sponsored by ExpressVPN: https://www.expressvpn.com/spiked  Related articles: Rob Lyons: Our eco-obsessed government is sleepwalking into an energy crisis https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/09/18/our-eco-obsessed-government-is-sleepwalking-into-an-energy-crisis/ Fraser Myers: Since when does Labour care about democracy? https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/09/22/since-when-does-labour-care-about-democracy/  Brendan O’Neill: Kemi Badenoch did nothing wrong https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/09/19/kemi-badenoch-did-nothing-wrong/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Sep 17, 2021 • 31min

144: What is Boris Johnson for?

The reshuffle, Insulate Britain, Emma Raducanu and the Met Gala — Fraser, Tom and Ella discuss.  Get your tickets to next week’s live event with Brendan O’Neill and Julia Hartley-Brewer: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-world-gone-mad-with-brendan-oneill-and-julia-hartley-brewer-tickets-169866654737  Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/  Visit the spiked shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Related articles: Fraser Myers: a cabinet of deadwood https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/09/16/a-cabinet-of-deadwood/  Tom Slater: The racialisation of Emma Raducanu https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/09/12/the-racialisation-of-emma-raducanu/  Tom Slater: Of course AOC went to the Met Gala https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/09/14/of-course-aoc-went-to-the-met-gala/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Sep 10, 2021 • 44min

143: The shadow of 9/11

9/11, social care, Marc Bola and the Wi Spa controversy. Fraser, Tom and Ella discuss. Become a spiked supporter and claim your free ticket to our upcoming live event with Brendan O’Neill and Julia Hartley-Brewer: https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/09/07/julia-hartley-brewer-and-brendan-oneill-live-and-in-conversation/ Visit the spiked shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Sponsored by Issuu: Visit https://issuu.com/podcast and use the promo code SPIKED to get 50% off a premium account Related articles: Tom Slater: How 9/11 exposed the depths of Western self-loathing https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/09/09/how-9-11-exposed-the-depths-of-western-self-loathing/  Fraser Myers: The needs of the elderly can no longer be ignored https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/09/06/the-needs-of-the-elderly-can-no-longer-be-ignored/  Tom Slater: Marc Bola and the sins of the teenager https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/09/09/marc-bola-and-the-sins-of-the-teenager/  Jo Bartosch: How the Guardian became the Pravda of the trans movement https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/09/09/how-the-guardian-became-the-pravda-of-the-trans-movement/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Sep 3, 2021 • 37min

142: Why vaccine passports are a terrible idea

Vaccine passports, woke homophobia, NHS diversity managers, and Geronimo. Fraser, Tom and Ella discuss. Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/support...  Visit the spiked shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Sponsored by Wondrium: https://www.wondrium.com/spiked  Related articles: Paddy Hannam: The pointlessness of vaccine passports https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/09/02/the-pointlessness-of-vaccine-passports/  Brendan O’Neill: Woke homophobia https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/08/30/woke-homophobia/  Fraser Myers: Why does the NHS need diversity managers? https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/09/01/why-does-the-nhs-need-diversity-managers/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Aug 27, 2021 • 38min

141: Extinction Rebellion: a revolt against the people

The XR protests, rainbow police cars, the Nirvana baby, and ‘The Tiger Who Came To Tea’. Fraser, Tom and Ella discuss. Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/support...  Visit the spiked shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Sponsored by ExpressVPN: https://www.expressvpn.com/spiked Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Aug 20, 2021 • 44min

140: Afghanistan: a disaster made in the West

The fall of Kabul, the ‘incel’ phenomenon, the crackdown on private speech, and Lily Cole’s Taliban chic. Fraser, Tom and Ella discuss. Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/support...  Visit the spiked shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Sponsored by Issuu: Visit https://issuu.com/podcast and use the promo code SPIKED to get 50% off a premium account Related articles: Brendan O’Neill: This is worse than Saigon https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/08/16/this-is-worse-that-saigon/  Ella Whelan: Afghanistan is not about you https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/08/19/afghanistan-is-not-about-you/  Tom Slater: Jake Davison was evil, but he wasn’t a terrorist https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/08/16/jake-davison-was-evil-but-he-wasnt-a-terrorist/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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