

Fire at Will
The Spectator Australia
A safe space for dangerous conversations, from The Spectator Australia. The Spectator is the world’s longest-running magazine of news, arts and ideas. Hosted by Will Kingston.
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Oct 29, 2025 • 49min
Trans is so last year, with Eric Kaufmann
 A surprising shift is taking place in the gender and sexual identities of young people. Since 2023 both trans and queer identification have dropped sharply within Generation Z. A medical miracle, or proof that the trans movement was a social contagion all along?To discuss this shift, along with the broader movements in the culture wars, Will is joined by Professor of Politics at the University of Buckingham, and the Director for The Centre for Heterodox Social Science, Eric Kaufmann.Follow Will Kingston and Fire at Will on social media here.Read The Spectator Australia here. 

Oct 22, 2025 • 1h 7min
How to save Britain, with David Starkey
 Most historical revolutions are sudden and violent. Since 1997, the UK has experienced a 'slow-burn revolution', which has completely changed the country economically, demographically, culturally and administratively. Historian David Starkey joins Will to explain how it happened, and to consider whether the disastrous consequences of the Blairite revolution can be reversed.Follow Will Kingston and Fire at Will on social media here.Read The Spectator Australia here. 

Oct 16, 2025 • 48min
Multiculturalism is a delusion, with Harry Saul Markham
 The war in Gaza has revealed some ugly realities of life in modern Britain: antisemitism, the failures of multiculturalism, and sectarian violence to name but a few. Whilst the war may (hopefully) be coming to an end, the problems at home remain. Has the multicultural melting pot melted? Will is joined by author of the new book, ‘The Melted Pot: Diversity, Antisemitism, and the Limits of Tolerance’, Harry Saul Markham.Follow Will Kingston and Fire at Will on social media here.Read The Spectator Australia here.Buy 'The Melted Pot' here. 

Oct 9, 2025 • 49min
What Americans really think of Britain, with Ben Leo
 The UK and US have long cherished a ‘special relationship’. However, the countries appear to be diverging down different paths; economically, culturally, and spiritually. There are more than a few Brits who look across the pond with envy as the US ascends, and the UK continues to be stuck in a deep malaise. How do the countries compare today, and what does the American political establishment really think about the United Kingdom in 2025? Will is joined by the host of the The Late Show Live on GB News, broadcast from Washington DC, Ben Leo.Follow Will Kingston and Fire at Will on social media here.Read The Spectator Australia here. 

Oct 1, 2025 • 48min
What Charlie Kirk's death means for America, with Dave Rubin
 Charlie Kirk's assassination has sparked a global conversation. We have been forced to grapple with issues of free speech, political violence, the changing faces of the right and the left, faith, and the future of western civilisation itself.Will discussed all of these pressing topics with the host of The Rubin Report, Dave Rubin. Following his sold-out run alongside tour with Jordan Peterson, Dave will be returning to Australia this October for three exclusive, can’t-miss shows in Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane.Tickets are available here.  Melbourne – October 18 Sydney – October 21 Brisbane – October 27Follow Will Kingston and Fire at Will on social media here.Read The Spectator Australia here. 

Sep 24, 2025 • 54min
Another heretical conversation with Andrew Gold
 Heresy is any belief or theory that is strongly at variance with established beliefs or customs. It has never been more important to encourage heretical conversations, and embrace heretical thinkers. There are few more important heretical thinkers in UK independent media than the host of the Heretics podcast, Andrew Gold. Will and Andrew discuss the rise in political violence across the West, Islam, mass-migration, Liz Truss revisionism, and the likelihood of civil war in the UK.Follow Will Kingston and Fire at Will on social media here.Read The Spectator Australia here. 

Sep 3, 2025 • 56min
The truth about the war in Gaza, with John Spencer
 As October 7 has faded in the public consciousness, a pervasive narrative has taken hold that Israel are the real antagonists of the war in Gaza. Western media is overwhelmingly anti-Israel (and in some instances, flat out antisemitic). There are few people with the experience and honesty to cut through the fog of war and explain the conflict as it is. John Spencer is one of those people.John is considered one of the world’s leading experts on urban warfare, having served as an advisor to the top four-star general and other senior leaders in the U.S. Army as part of strategic research groups from the Pentagon to the United States Military Academy.John currently serves as the Chair of Urban Warfare Studies at the Modern War Institute at West Point and Co-Director of the Urban Warfare Project.Follow Will Kingston and Fire at Will on social media here.Read The Spectator Australia here.Visit John's website here. 

Aug 27, 2025 • 59min
The end of woke, with Andrew Doyle
 On the one hand, the worst excesses of the woke era appear to be behind us. On the other, the institutions have been so ideologically corrupted, over such a long period, that perhaps the battle is only just beginning. Have we reached the end of woke? To answer that question, Will is joined by author, satirist and journalist, Andrew Doyle. Andrew's latest book is titled, 'The End of Woke: How the Culture War Went Too Far and What to Expect from the Counter-Revolution'.Follow Will Kingston and Fire at Will on social media here.Read The Spectator Australia here. 

Jul 23, 2025 • 52min
Smashing gangs and stopping boats, with Patrick Christys
 Many UK politicians think illegal immigration is an unsolvable problem. It’s easier to put illegal migrants in fancy hotels and hope for the best. GB News host Patrick Christys has put them to shame. In recent weeks, Patrick has infiltrated the people smuggling networks in France. His insights into the migrant crisis are astonishing.Will and Patrick also discuss the ‘Great Afghan cover up’, the failures of the UK media, and whether Nigel Farage really is the right man to save Britain.Follow Will Kingston and Fire at Will on social media here.Read The Spectator Australia here.Watch Patrick's show live in the studio here. 

Jul 10, 2025 • 54min
Who is the real Nigel Farage? - Alex Phillips
 The UK is arguably at its lowest ebb. It is beset by a series of existential economic, cultural and social problems. The major parties appear ill-equipped to address these problems. After all, they created them.Nigel Farage's Reform party is leading in the polls. Is he the right man for this monumental job, or is he just another member of the 'uniparty'? There are few people who know Nigel better, and are better placed to answer that question, than journalist and political advisor, Alex Phillips.Follow Will Kingston and Fire at Will on social media here.Read The Spectator Australia here.Read Alex's Substack here. 


