Meghan Murphy – writer and host of The Same Drugs podcast – returns for the latest episode of The Brendan O’Neill Show. Meghan and Brendan discuss how the clownish Justin Trudeau trashed liberty, democracy and Canada’s global reputation. Order Brendan O’Neill’s 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/

Toby Young – general secretary of the Free Speech Union – returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show. Toby and Brendan discuss how ‘banter bouncers’ could soon be deployed in pubs and football stadiums, the perils of banning Islamophobia and why woke isn’t over yet. Order Brendan O’Neill’s 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/

James Dreyfus – star of Gimme Gimme Gimme and Absolutely Fabulous – returned to The Brendan O’Neill Show for this very special live episode. James and Brendan discussed the trans assault on gay rights, the viciousness of cancel culture and why we can’t be complacent about wokeness. This event was exclusive to spiked supporters. Sign up to spiked supporters now to get free or discounted tickets to all our upcoming events. Please give generously to spiked’s Christmas give-a-thon. If you give £50 or more, you can get a free spiked mug, while stocks last (UK donors only). Donate here: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/ Order Brendan O’Neill’s 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/

Jonathan Turley – a legal expert who testified at the impeachments of Bill Clinton and Donald Trump – joined this week’s episode of The Brendan O’Neill Show to discuss his new book, The Indispensable Right. Jonathan and Brendan discuss the assault on the First Amendment, the historical roots of the ‘misinformation’ panic, and why free expression is at the essence of what it means to be human. Please give generously to spiked’s Christmas give-a-thon. If you give £50 or more, you can get a free spiked mug, while stocks last (UK donors only). Donate here: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/ Order Brendan O’Neill’s 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/

Josh Szeps – former ABC broadcaster and host of the Uncomfortable Conversations podcast – joined Brendan O’Neill on this week’s episode of The Brendan O’Neill Show. Josh discusses his break from the mainstream media, how diversity quotas breed conformity and the lost art of talking across the divide. Please give generously to spiked’s Christmas give-a-thon. If you give £50 or more, you can get a free spiked mug, while stocks last (UK donors only). Donate here: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/ Take your business to the next level with Shopify. Sign up now and get a £1-per-month trial period: http://shopify.co.uk/brendan Order Brendan O’Neill’s 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/

Kevin Yuill – historian and author of Assisted Suicide: The Liberal, Humanist Case Against Legalisation – is this week’s guest on The Brendan O’Neill Show. Kevin and Brendan discuss the flaws in the UK’s proposed assisted-dying bill, Canada’s horrifying euthanasia laws and the sinister roots of the right-to-die movement. 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/brendan Order Brendan O’Neill’s 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/

Bridget Phetasy – writer, comedian and host of Dumpster Fire – returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show. Bridget discusses why she voted for Donald Trump, the realignment of US politics, and how the left lost its ‘cool’ factor. 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/brendan Order Brendan O’Neill’s 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/

John ‘Rick’ MacArthur, president and publisher of Harper’s Magazine, returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show. Rick and Brendan discuss why Joe Biden’s presidency was a disaster for workers, why ordinary voters hate woke, and why the Democrats will learn nothing from Donald Trump’s victory. Order Brendan O’Neill’s 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/

Freddy Gray – deputy editor of the Spectator and host of the Americano podcast – returns to the The Brendan O’Neill Show to dissect the US election. Freddy and Brendan discuss the political comeback of the century, why the Harris-Walz campaign crashed and burned, and the popular revolt against the elites. Donate £50 or more to spiked and get a signed copy of Brendan O’Neill’s new book, After the Pogrom. We’ll also throw in a year’s membership to spiked supporters: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/ Take your business to the next level with Shopify. Sign up now and get a £1-per-month trial period: http://shopify.co.uk/brendan

David Goodhart – head of demography at Policy Exchange – returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show to discuss his new book, The Care Dilemma: Caring Enough in the Age of Sex Equality. David and Brendan discuss the family in crisis, society’s abandonment of the elderly and why we can’t afford to ignore the fertility crisis. Donate £50 or more to spiked and get a signed copy of Brendan O’Neill’s new book, After the Pogrom. We’ll also throw in a year’s membership to spiked supporters: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/

Genevieve Gluck – co-founder of Reduxx – returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show. Genevieve and Brendan discuss how ‘sissy porn’ shapes transgender identity and how gender ideology opens the door to the abuse of women and children. Donate £50 or more to spiked and get a signed copy of Brendan O’Neill’s new book, After the Pogrom. We’ll also throw in a year’s membership to spiked supporters: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/

Businessman and venture capitalist Jon Moynihan joins The Brendan O’Neill Show to talk about his new book, Return to Growth: How to Fix the Economy. Jon and Brendan discuss why the UK economy is disintegrating, the backwardness of Net Zero and the scourge of crony capitalism. 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. We’ll also throw in a year’s membership to spiked supporters: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/

Tim Stanley – historian and <em>Telegraph</em> columnist – returns to <em>The Brendan O’Neill Show</em>. They discuss why James Cleverly had to go, why Reform voters are critical to any Tory recovery, and why Badenoch and Jenrick can’t afford to ignore the culture war. Donate £50 or more to spiked and get a signed copy of Brendan O’Neill’s new book, After the Pogrom. We’ll also throw in a year’s membership to spiked supporters: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/

To celebrate the release of Brendan O’Neill’s new book, After the Pogrom: 7 October, Israel and the Crisis of Civilisation, Brendan was interviewed by Batya Ungar-Sargon for this special live podcast. They discussed how the West failed the moral test of 7 October, why all democrats, humanists and anti-imperialists must stand with Israel, and how to fight back against the new anti-Semitism in our midst. This online event was exclusively for spiked supporters. To attend free events like this in the future, sign up here: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Donate £50 or more to spiked and get a signed copy of After the Pogrom. We’ll also throw in a year’s membership to spiked supporters: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/

Ruy Teixeira – co-author of Where Have All the Democrats Gone? and politics editor of the ‘Liberal Patriot’ Substack – returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show. Ruy and Brendan discuss how the elites colonised the Democratic Party, why voters don’t care about ‘vibes’, and the intellectual populism of JD Vance. 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 Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/

Liam Halligan – columnist for the Sunday Telegraph, co-host of Planet Normal and author of Home Truths – returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show. Liam and Brendan discuss the early mistakes that will haunt the Labour government, how to fix the housing crisis and why the Tories shouldn’t try to chase the mythical ‘centre ground’. 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 Support spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/

Ayaan Hirsi Ali – writer, activist and author of Prey: Immigration, Islam and the Erosion of Women’s Rights – returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show. Ayaan and Brendan discuss the hidden dangers of multiculturalism, the UK’s free-speech crisis and the rise of the Islamo-left. 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 Support spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/

Sall Grover – founder of the women-only social-media app, Giggle – returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show. Sall talks to Brendan about her landmark case in Australia and why her loss could have a devastating impact on women worldwide. Take your business to the next level with Shopify. Sign up now and get a £1-per-month trial period: https://shopify.co.uk/brendan This episode is sponsored by Incogni. Protect your personal data today, and use the code BRENDAN to get 60% off your annual plan: https://incogni.com/brendan 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 Support spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/

Frank Furedi returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show to talk about his upcoming book, The War Against the Past: Why the West Must Fight For Its History. Frank and Brendan discuss the perils of statue-toppling, the sinister drive to ‘decolonise’ our culture, and how Year Zero thinking ends up cancelling the future. This episode is sponsored by Incogni. Protect your personal data today, and use code BRENDAN to get 60% off your annual plan: incogni.com/brendan 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 Support spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/

Freddy Gray – deputy editor of the Spectator and host of the Americano podcast – speaks to Brendan O’Neill from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Freddy and Brendan discuss the phoniness of Kamalamania, the Democrats’ civil war over Gaza and if Donald Trump could return to the White House. 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 Support spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/