
Culture Wars – with Andrew Doyle
Andrew Doyle and guests discuss cancel culture, wokeness and free speech. A spiked podcast.
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Mar 25, 2021 • 55min
14: Charlie Hebdo’s duty to offend, with Robert McLiam Wilson
Charlie Hebdo writer Robert McLiam Wilson joins Andrew Doyle to talk satire, racism and the 2015 attack.
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Mar 11, 2021 • 57min
13: Race is a fiction, with Thomas Chatterton Williams
Thomas Chatterton Williams, author of Self-Portrait in Black and White, tells Andrew Doyle why he no longer identifies as black.
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Feb 25, 2021 • 57min
12: Exposing critical race theory, with Christopher Rufo
Investigative journalist Christopher Rufo talks to Andrew Doyle about the racist ideology that’s taking over American life.
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Feb 11, 2021 • 40min
11: Has the left abandoned solidarity?, with Giles Fraser
Priest and polemicist Giles Fraser talks about his journey from revolutionary to parish priest, our human need for community, and why it’s dangerous to demonise our opponents.
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Jan 28, 2021 • 1h 4min
10: The new clerisy, with Tom Holland
Historian Tom Holland talks to Andrew Doyle about his latest book, Dominion: The Making of the Western Mind, and about the Christian roots of the culture war.
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Dec 23, 2020 • 1h 6min
9: Comedians aren’t activists, with Scott Capurro
Award-winning (and highly controversial) comedian Scott Capurro talks to Andrew Doyle about Scott’s ban from Australian TV, dealing with aggressive hecklers and how comedians can outsmart the easily offended.
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Dec 11, 2020 • 1h 10min
8: Treason of the intellectuals, with Peter Boghossian
Peter Boghossian and Andrew Doyle discuss the 'legitimation crisis' in higher education, the collapse of truth in academia, and how our institutions are tearing themselves apart.
Peter is assistant professor of philosophy at Portland State University. He has an extensive publication record across multiple domains of thought and is co-author of How to Have Impossible Conversations. His open criticism of the ideological direction of higher education has come with certain costs (he was recently denied promotion to associate professor at Portland State University).
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Nov 27, 2020 • 1h 8min
7: The misogyny of trans activism, with Julie Bindel
Julie Bindel, a prominent writer and women's rights campaigner, joins to discuss the intersection of trans activism and misogyny. She critiques the impact of gender-neutral language on women's identity, arguing it dismisses their unique struggles. The conversation dives into the complexities of prostitution, advocating for the Nordic model while highlighting the difference between choice and coercion. Bindel also sheds light on the rift between traditional feminism and contemporary trans narratives, emphasizing the need to refocus on women's rights in a culture increasingly hostile to dissent.

Nov 10, 2020 • 52min
6: Lancing the boil of cancel culture, with James Dreyfus
Sitcom star James Dreyfus joins Andrew Doyle to talk about acting during lockdown, his run-ins with the gay press and the art world’s cowardly indifference to free speech.
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Oct 22, 2020 • 1h 5min
5: America is exhausted, with Jesse Singal and Katie Herzog
Jesse, Katie and Andrew discuss their run-ins with cancel culture, how big business went woke and what the election means for the culture wars.
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