The Brendan O'Neill Show

Frank Furedi, spiked contributor, joins Brendan O'Neill to discuss Hamas's pogrom in Israel, the rise of anti-Semitism in Europe, and the warped concept of decolonization. They also explore the dehumanization of Israel, the connection between the left and Islamist groups, and the current challenges faced by Israel.

Graham Linehan – the comedy writer behind Father Ted and The IT Crowd – returned to The Brendan O’Neill Show for this special live episode to discuss his new memoir, Tough Crowd: How I Made and Lost a Career in Comedy. Graham told Brendan about how he was abandoned by old friends, how he was blacklisted by the comedy industry, and why he was prepared to pay any price to stand up for the truth. This event was exclusive to spiked supporters. Sign up to spiked supporters now to get free or discounted tickets to all our upcoming events. 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/  Check out spiked’s shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bridget Phetasy – writer, comedian and host of Dumpster Fire – joins Brendan O’Neill on the latest episode of The Brendan O’Neill Show. They discuss the terrifying rise of woke anti-Semitism, the irrationality of the elites and the creepiness of the Very Online right. Get your ticket for Brendan’s next live podcast, in conversation with Graham Linehan, on Tuesday 17 October at 7pm BST. Sign up here. 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/  Check out spiked’s shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Freddie deBoer, a writer and academic, discusses the identitarian takeover of the left, how elites infiltrate grassroots movements, and the importance of class in his book 'How Elites Ate the Social Justice Movement' on The Brendan O'Neill Show. The podcast explores the implementation of social justice, questioning reality and politics, capitalist co-option of leftist movements, the importance of specific demands in activism, the debate between class and race in politics, and the future of progressive politics.

Jacinta Nampijinpa Price – senator for the Northern Territory and shadow minister for indigenous Australians – is the latest guest on The Brendan O’Neill Show. Jacinta explains why an Indigenous Voice to Parliament will undermine Australian democracy, stoke racial division and do nothing to help Aboriginal communities like hers. 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/  Check out spiked’s shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Paul Coleman, executive director of ADF International and author of Censored, joins Brendan O'Neill to discuss the unstoppable march of censorship, the totalitarian roots of hate-speech laws, and the dangers of subjective hate speech laws that suppress free speech.

Stella O’Malley – psychotherapist and founder of Genspect – joins Brendan O’Neill to talk about her new book, When Kids Say They’re Trans: A Guide for Thoughtful Parents, on the latest episode of The Brendan O’Neill Show. Stella and Brendan discuss what’s really behind the rise of kids identifying as trans and how gender ideology is driving a wedge between parents and their children. 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/  Check out spiked’s shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jake Wallis Simons – editor of the Jewish Chronicle – joins Brendan O’Neill to talk about his new book, Israelophobia: The Newest Version of the Oldest Hatred and What To Do About It. On the latest episode of The Brendan O’Neill Show, Jake and Brendan discuss the vilification of Israel, how identity politics fosters anti-Jewish bigotry, and how the modern left is reviving the anti-Semitic tropes of the Middle Ages.  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/  Check out spiked’s shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Shellenberger – best-selling author and one of the journalists behind the Twitter Files – returned to The Brendan O’Neill Show for this special live episode. Michael and Brendan discussed the elites’ war on free speech, the cult of climate change, and how wokeness is destroying the great American city.  This event was exclusive to spiked supporters. Sign up to spiked supporters now to get free or discounted tickets to all our upcoming events. 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  Read Michael’s Substack here: https://public.substack.com/  Support spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/  Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/  Check out spiked’s shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Karol Sikora – former chief of the World Health Organisation’s cancer programme – joins Brendan O’Neill on the latest episode of The Brendan O’Neill Show. Karol and Brendan discuss how lockdown stretched cancer services to breaking point and why Covid alarmism has been so bad for our health. Get your ticket for Brendan’s next live podcast, in conversation with Michael Shellenberger, on Tuesday 29 August at 7pm: https://www.spiked-online.com/2023/08/09/event-michael-shellenberger-and-brendan-oneill-live/  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/  Check out spiked’s shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices