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spiked’s Brendan O’Neill discusses today’s big ideas and bad ideas with an esteemed guest.
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Feb 13, 2025 • 57min
319: Wilfred Reilly: America after woke
Wilfred Reilly – author of Lies My Liberal Teacher Told Me – returned for the latest episode of The Brendan O’Neill Show. Wilfred joined Brendan to discuss the demise of DEI and gender ideology, how Trump rode the ‘vibe shift’ and the infantilism of the Very Online right.
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Feb 6, 2025 • 55min
318: Robby Soave: Has Trump blocked the tech censors?
Robby Soave – senior editor of Reason and co-host of Rising on The Hill TV – returned for the latest episode of The Brendan O’Neill Show. Robby joined Brendan to discuss the horrors of the ‘censorship industrial complex’, the tech-bro takeover of the MAGA movement, and why the ‘Resistance’ is in disarray.
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Jan 30, 2025 • 40min
317: Moira Deeming: I was called a Nazi for defending women’s rights
Australian politician Moira Deeming is the latest guest on The Brendan O’Neill Show. Moira joined Brendan to discuss how attending a women’s rights rally turned her into a nationwide hate figure, her fight to clear her name, and why she has no regrets about standing up for biological truth.
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Jan 23, 2025 • 50min
316: Ross Clark: The myth of EUtopia
Journalist Ross Clark returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show to talk about his new book, Far from EUtopia: Why Europe is Failing – and How Britain Could Do Better. Ross and Brendan discuss why Europe is falling behind the rest of the world, why Brexit is not to blame for Britain’s woes, and how we can make the most of our newfound freedoms.
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Jan 16, 2025 • 1h 1min
315: Melanie Phillips: Israel’s fight for civilisation
Broadcaster and Times columnist Melanie Phillips returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show to talk about her new book, The Builder’s Stone: How Jews and Christians Built the West – and Why Only They Can Save It. Melanie and Brendan discuss why Islamism must be defeated, the ancient anti-Semitism making a comeback in Europe, and how to fill society’s god-shaped hole.
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Jan 9, 2025 • 56min
314: Meghan Murphy: Good riddance to Justin Trudeau
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.
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Jan 2, 2025 • 1h 6min
313: Toby Young: Starmer’s thoughtpolice
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.
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Dec 19, 2024 • 59min
312: James Dreyfus: Have we finally reached peak woke?
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.
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Dec 13, 2024 • 59min
311: Jonathan Turley: Free speech in an age of rage
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.
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Dec 5, 2024 • 1h 2min
310: Josh Szeps: Why I had to escape the mainstream media
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.
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