The spiked podcast

Vaccine passports, woke homophobia, NHS diversity managers, and Geronimo. Fraser, Tom and Ella discuss. Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/support...  Visit the spiked shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Sponsored by Wondrium: https://www.wondrium.com/spiked  Related articles: Paddy Hannam: The pointlessness of vaccine passports https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/09/02/the-pointlessness-of-vaccine-passports/  Brendan O’Neill: Woke homophobia https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/08/30/woke-homophobia/  Fraser Myers: Why does the NHS need diversity managers? https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/09/01/why-does-the-nhs-need-diversity-managers/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The XR protests, rainbow police cars, the Nirvana baby, and ‘The Tiger Who Came To Tea’. Fraser, Tom and Ella discuss. Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/support...  Visit the spiked shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Sponsored by ExpressVPN: https://www.expressvpn.com/spiked Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The fall of Kabul, the ‘incel’ phenomenon, the crackdown on private speech, and Lily Cole’s Taliban chic. Fraser, Tom and Ella discuss. Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/support...  Visit the spiked shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Sponsored by Issuu: Visit https://issuu.com/podcast and use the promo code SPIKED to get 50% off a premium account Related articles: Brendan O’Neill: This is worse than Saigon https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/08/16/this-is-worse-that-saigon/  Ella Whelan: Afghanistan is not about you https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/08/19/afghanistan-is-not-about-you/  Tom Slater: Jake Davison was evil, but he wasn’t a terrorist https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/08/16/jake-davison-was-evil-but-he-wasnt-a-terrorist/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Climate-change alarmism, Kate Clanchy and the new book-burners, and Geronimo the alpaca -- Fraser, Tom and Ella discuss. Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/  Visit the spiked shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Related articles: Brendan O’Neill: Apocalypse porn https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/08/10/apocalypse-porn/   Fraser Myers: The climate class war https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/08/10/the-climate-class-war/  Joanna Williams: Kate Clanchy: no one is safe from the woke mob https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/08/12/kate-clanchy-no-one-is-safe-from-the-woke-mob/  Fraser Myers: Why Geronimo must die https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/08/09/why-geronimo-must-die/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Identity politics in sport, sex offenders in women’s hospital wards, and the hounding of a pro-Brexit trade unionist -- Fraser, Tom and Ella discuss. Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/  Visit the spiked shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Sponsored by Wondrium: https://wondrium.com/spiked  Related articles: Mick Hume: The culture war over the ‘Olympic Spirit’ https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/08/05/the-culture-war-over-the-olympic-spirit/ Ella Whelan: Why aren’t we celebrating female athletes’ actual achievements? https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/08/04/why-arent-we-celebrating-female-athletes-actual-achievements/  Jo Bartosch: Women need their own hospital wards https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/08/03/women-need-their-own-hospital-wards/  Tom Slater: The trade unionist sacked for speaking at a pro-Brexit rally https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/08/05/the-trade-unionist-sacked-for-speaking-at-a-pro-brexit-rally/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The end of lockdown, climate alarmism and Simone Biles quits the Olympics. Brendan O’Neill, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers discuss. Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/  Visit the spiked shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Related articles: Fraser Myers: A carnival of irrationality https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/07/26/a-carnival-of-irrationality/ David Paton: How did the experts get ‘Freedom Day’ so wrong? https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/07/27/how-did-the-experts-get-freedom-day-so-wrong/  Ben Pile: Are we finally getting cold feet about Net Zero? https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/07/28/are-we-finally-getting-cold-feet-about-net-zero/  Brendan O’Neill: Why are we celebrating Simone Biles for quitting the Olympics? https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/07/28/why-are-we-celebrating-simone-biles-for-quitting-the-olympics/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The ‘pingdemic’, Dominic Cummings and Tory authoritarianism. Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/  Visit the spiked shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Sponsored by: Wondrium: https://wondrium.com/spiked  ExpressVPN: https://www.expressvpn.com/spiked Related articles: Tom Slater: Up the vaccines, down with vaccine passports https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/07/20/up-the-vaccines-down-with-vaccine-passports/ Ella Whelan: Women don’t need protection from catcalling https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/07/22/women-dont-need-protection-from-catcalling/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The smearing of England fans, the flip-flopping over Freedom Day, and the snobbery over salty food. Tom Slater, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers discuss. Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/  Visit the spiked shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Related articles: Brendan O’Neill: Marcus Rashford and the hysteria about racism https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/07/16/marcus-rashford-and-the-hysteria-about-racism/ Tom Slater: What they really mean when they say ‘dog whistle’ https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/07/14/what-they-really-mean-when-they-say-dog-whistle/ Charlie Peters: The myth of racist England https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/07/13/the-myth-of-racist-england/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The great unmasking, critical race theory in schools, and PC blasphemy. Tom, Ella and Fraser discuss.  The spiked podcast is now available on video. Watch this episode here: https://youtu.be/UIIoUIVv0f4 Subscribe to spiked’s YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/spiked  Visit the spiked shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/  Sponsored by Wondrium: https://wondrium.com/spiked  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brendan O’Neill, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers discuss the explosive fallout from the Batley and Spen by-election, Labour’s toxic identity politics and the cowardice of the Conservative Party. Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Visit the spiked shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Related articles: https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/07/02/labours-pyrrhic-victory/ https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/07/02/batley-and-spen-a-divided-left-a-complacent-right/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices