The Brendan O'Neill Show

Ralph Schoellhammer, assistant professor in economics and political science at Webster University Vienna, talks to Brendan O'Neill about the green delusions of the elites, why energy is so crucial to prosperity and why the populist revolt is just getting started. Read spiked here: https://www.spiked-online.com/ Read Ralph’s articles for spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/author/ralph-schoellham...

Zoe Strimpel, historian and Sunday Telegraph columnist, talks to Brendan O’Neill about the perils of risk-aversion, the allure of victimhood and how woke ‘anti-racism’ is fuelling anti-Semitism Read spiked here: https://www.spiked-online.com/ Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/   Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ Check out...

Toby Young – founder and director of the Free Speech Union – returned to The Brendan O’Neill Show for this special live podcast. Toby and Brendan took a look back on a year of state censorship, mob cancellation and digital unpersoning. Plus, they took questions from the audience.  This event was exclusive to spiked supporters. Sign up to spiked supporters now to get free or discounted tickets to a...

Graham Linehan, creator of The IT Crowd , Father Ted and Black Books , talks to Brendan about his excommunication from TV comedy and how trans ideology has driven the left insane. Read spiked here: https://www.spiked-online.com/ Donate to spiked this Christmas: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/   Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/   Sign up to spiked’s newslet...

Robby Soave, senior editor at Reason and host of Rising on Hill TV, joins Brendan O’Neill to discuss the rise of ‘shadow-banning’ and how Big Tech distorts democracy. Read spiked here: https://www.spiked-online.com/ Donate to spiked this Christmas: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/   Become a spiked supporter and register to get your free ticket to Brendan’s live show with Toby Young: https://...

Meghan Murphy, the feminist journalist who was recently freed from ‘Twitter jail’ by Elon Musk, joins Brendan O’Neill to discuss the tyranny of the ‘pyjama class’ and the fight for free speech. Read spiked here: https://www.spiked-online.com/ Become a spiked supporter and register to get your free ticket to Brendan’s live show with Toby Young: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/   Sign up to...

Benjamin Teitelbaum, author of War for Eternity , talks to Brendan O’Neill about Steve Bannon, Donald Trump and the rise of the populist right. Read spiked here: https://www.spiked-online.com/ Become a spiked supporter and register to get your free ticket to Brendan’s live show with Toby Young: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/   Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.c...

Michael Shellenberger, author of San Fransicko and Apocalypse Never , talks to Brendan O’Neill about the fightback against the green elites. Read spiked here: https://www.spiked-online.com/ Become a spiked supporter and register to get your free ticket to Brendan’s live show with Toby Young: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/   Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/...

Genevieve Gluck, co-founder of Reduxx , talks to Brendan O’Neill about the rise of gender extremism. Read spiked here: https://www.spiked-online.com/ Become a spiked supporter and register to get your free ticket to Brendan’s live show with Toby Young: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/   Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ Sponsored by Wondrium: http...

Rosie Kay, CEO and artistic director of K2CO, talks to Brendan O’Neill about how she was forced out of her own dance company for challenging trans ideology. Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/   Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ Sponsored by ExpressVPN: https://www.expressvpn.com/spiked

Balázs Orbán, political director to the prime minister of Hungary, joins Brendan O’Neill to discuss how Hungary became the bane of Brussels and the darling of the right.  Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/   Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/  

Pollster and author Matthew Goodwin joins Brendan O’Neill to discuss Rishi Sunak, the culture war and the future of British politics. Subscribe to Matthew’s Substack here . Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/   Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/   Sponsored by Wondrium: https://www.wondrium.com/brendan

The leader of the Social Democratic Party joins Brendan O’Neill to discuss the awfulness of Liz Truss and why we desperately need a challenger to the two main parties. Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/   Donate to spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/ Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/  

Novelist Lionel Shriver returned to The Brendan O’Neill Show for this special live podcast. Lionel and Brendan discussed the ‘woke hivemind’, the fallout from lockdown, the fightback for free speech, and much more. This event was exclusive to spiked supporters. Sign up to spiked supporters now and you will get free or discounted tickets to all of our upcoming events: https://www.spiked-online.com/...

Malcolm Clark – TV producer and head of research for the LGB Alliance – joins Brendan O’Neill to discuss the implosion of Mermaids, why trans ideology harms gay rights, and the dangers of ‘queer theory’. Become a spiked supporter and register to get your free ticket to Brendan’s live show with Lionel Shriver: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/   Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www....

Curtis Yarvin clashes with Brendan O’Neill over who should rule, whether Brexit was a ‘shitshow’ and whether Yarvin is a Remainer. Donate £50 to spiked and get a free, signed copy of ‘How Woke Won’, plus a year’s free membership to spiked supporters: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/ Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/

Lou Perez – comedian and author of That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore – joins Brendan O’Neill to discuss the death and rebirth of comedy. Donate to spiked and get a free, signed copy of How Woke Won: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/   Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/   Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/   Sponsored by Won...

Miranda Devine – New York Post columnist and author of Laptop from Hell – joins Brendan O’Neill to discuss the scandal that still haunts the US elites. Donate to spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/   Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/   Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/  

Frank Furedi joins Brendan O’Neill to discuss the death of Queen Elizabeth II and the war on history. Donate to spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/   Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/   Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/   Sponsored by ExpressVPN: https://www.expressvpn.com/brendan

Andrew Doyle – author of ‘The New Puritans’ – joins Brendan O’Neill to discuss how the elites succumbed to woke hysteria. Order your copy of ‘The New Puritans’ here . Donate to spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/   Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/   Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/   Sponsored by Wondrium: htt...

Alex Epstein – author of Fossil Future – joins Brendan O’Neill to discuss the propaganda war on fossil fuels, the misanthropy of the green movement and why human flourishing must be at the heart of energy policy. Order your copy of ‘How Woke Won’ by Joanna Williams: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/   Donate to spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/   Become a spiked supporter: https://ww...

Mick Hume – spiked columnist and author of ‘Trigger Warning: Is the Fear of Being Offensive Killing Free Speech?’ – joins Brendan O’Neill to discuss the cowardly response to the attack on Salman Rushdie and why it’s time to get angry in our struggle for free speech. Order your copy of ‘How Woke Won’ by Joanna Williams: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/   Donate to spiked: https://www.spiked-onli...

Have we reached peak trans?, with Helen Joyce Helen Joyce – journalist and author of ‘Trans: When Ideology Meets Reality’ – joins Brendan O’Neill to discuss the downfall of the Tavistock clinic, how trans ideology threatens gay rights, and why free speech is essential for taking on trans dogma Subscribe to Helen’s newsletter, ‘Joyce activated’: https://www.thehelenjoyce.com/   Order your copy of ‘...

Harry Miller – former police officer and co-founder of the Bad Law Project – is Brendan’s latest guest. Harry and Brendan discuss the British police’s censorious turn, Harry’s recent run-in with Hampshire constabulary, and the crucial importance of mocking the powerful. Order your copy of ‘How Woke Won’ by Joanna Williams: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/   Donate to spiked: https://www.spiked-...

Kellie-Jay Keen, founder of Standing for Women, joins Brendan O’Neill to talk about how trans ideology is tearing families apart, how America fell down the trans rabbit hole and why she will never use preferred pronouns. Donate to spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/   Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/   Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spike...