The spiked podcast

Francis Foster, co-host of Trigonometry, and Rakib Ehsan, a Spiked columnist, delve into the unsettling murder of political figure Charlie Kirk and its chilling implications for free speech in America. They discuss the broader societal divide revealed by this tragedy and the pressing need for civil discourse. The conversation also touches on the overlooked assassination of a Ukrainian refugee in North Carolina, highlighting biases in societal empathy. Finally, they critique the Labour Party's superficial leadership while reflecting on Peter Mandelson's controversial but resilient political career.

Kathryn Porter, an energy consultant and founder of Watt-Logic, discusses the pitfalls of Britain's reliance on wind power, arguing it has escalated prices and risks major blackouts. She critiques government policies that ignore the benefits of domestic oil and gas production, while highlighting the bureaucratic challenges facing nuclear energy. Porter advocates for a reevaluation of energy strategies, warning of potential energy crises if infrastructure is neglected and emphasizing the need for immediate change in energy policy.

In this discussion, Connie Shaw from the Free Speech Union shares insights on the chilling arrest of Graham Linehan for his tweets on gender issues, raising alarms about free speech and state interference. The conversation delves into the repercussions of speech policing, highlighting authoritarian tendencies in law enforcement. They also touch on Zach Polanski’s unique background as a hypnotist and the evolving dynamics within the Green Party, as well as the complex and often inauthentic nature of patriotism in British politics.

Gareth Roberts, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers on Reform UK’s deportation plans, how ‘sensible centrists’ lost touch with reality and how Essex Man could save Britain. New episodes every Friday. Take your business to the next level with Shopify. Sign up now and get a £1-per-month trial period: https://shopify.co.uk/spiked Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When a man can declare himself a woman, how do we know what is true or false anymore? The institutions we might once have looked to – from academia to journalism to science – have all rallied around the absurdity that we can change sex at will. Here, Wesley Yang – essayist and author of The Souls of Yellow Folk – explains how a ‘successor ideology’ has captured the liberal mind. It has swapped tolerance and pluralism for brutal authoritarianism. And it has redefined reality itself, embedding lies in the fabric of our institutions. Democracy, Wesley says, is our only hope of resisting it. Read spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/     Support spiked:https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ross Clark – author of Not Zero and Far From EUtopia – joins Tom Slater and Fraser Myers to discuss the childminder jailed for a tweet, the closure of the Epping migrant hotel, Operation Raise the Colours, and the grand folly of greenism. New episodes every Friday. Take your business to the next level with Shopify. Sign up now and get a £1-per-month trial period: https://shopify.co.uk/spiked Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can humans change sex? Is there a third sex, beyond male and female? Can a child be born in the ‘wrong’ body? The answer to all of these questions is a definitive no. The sex binary in human beings is an established biological fact. So why do so many once-reputable scientific institutions now say otherwise? Here, Colin Wright – evolutionary biologist and founding editor of Reality’s Last Stand – explains how trans ideology has distorted even the hard sciences. Plus, he discusses the Imane Khelif boxing scandal and the right-wing threat to scientific progress. Read spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/     Support spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Will the small boats be Starmer’s undoing? Claire Fox joins Tom Slater and Fraser Myers to discuss illegal migration, the Great British crime debate and the Trump-Putin summit. New episodes every Friday. Take your business to the next level with Shopify. Sign up now and get a £1-per-month trial period: https://shopify.co.uk/spiked Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Woke privilege | Musa al-Gharbi  The woke love to pose as the voice of the marginalised. All their activism, they say, is for the benefit of those who face oppression and discrimination. Here, Musa al-Gharbi – author of We Have Never Been Woke – explains why the real base for woke is the elite. The professional middle class and above use ‘progressive’ ideology to both compete among themselves and to justify their position above the masses. They pass off their own personal interests, he argues, as the interests of those at the bottom. This is a class war disguised as a culture war.  Read spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/     Support spiked:https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Patrick Christys, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss the asylum crimewave and the ‘Mind the Grab’ awareness campaign.  Plus, Matthew Lesh explains why the worst of the Online Safety Act is yet to come. New episodes every Friday. Take your business to the next level with Shopify. Sign up now and get a £1-per-month trial period: https://shopify.co.uk/spiked Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices