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  1. ‘The BBC is terrified of its activist staff’ | BBC veteran Phil Craig

    · 19 min

    Phil Craig – filmmaker, TV producer and host of the Scandal Mongers podcast – joins spiked’s Fraser Myers to discuss the BBC’s crisis of impartiality, how it got the Gaza war so wrong, and whether public-service…

  2. The French insurrection: a warning to Europe?

    · 40 min

    Tom Slater, Fraser Myers and Hugo Timms discuss why French civilisation is on the brink, how the left is fanning the flames of lawlessness, the uselessness and aloofness of President Macron, and why the rest of Europe…

  3. How France fell to anarchy | Anne-Élisabeth Moutet

    · 30 min

    French journalist Anne-Élisabeth Moutet joins spiked’s Fraser Myers to talk about the riots engulfing France. They discuss France’s abandonment of law and order, the ‘insurrection’ strategy of La France Insoumise, and…

  4. Zack Polanski: a useful idiot for Islamism

    · 33 min

    In this spiked deep dive, Tom Slater talks to Fraser Myers about the threats to Zack Polanski’s leadership of the Green Party, the left’s ‘grand bargain’ with Islamic sectarians, the anti-Semitism behind the ‘Zionism…

  5. Riots in France: what the media won’t tell you

    · 31 min · Bonus

    In this spiked deep dive, Fraser Myers talks to Tom Slater about the school shooting in southern France, why these unprecedented riots are not ‘school protests’, how the far-left France Insoumise is fanning the flames,…

  6. Why Zack Polanski flopped

    · 42 min

    To watch the full episode of this week’s spiked podcast, become a spiked supporter or a member of our YouTube channel: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ https://www.youtube.com/@spiked/join Brendan O’Neill…

  7. Why I named the ‘Cornell 7’ accuser | Michael Tracey

    · 39 min

    Independent journalist Michael Tracey sits down with spiked’s Fraser Myers to discuss the myths and misinformation being spread about the ‘Cornell 7’ case, the injustice of naming the accused and not the accuser, the…

  8. The Islamo-left takeover of the Democrats | Victor Davis Hanson

    · 55 min · Bonus

    Victor Davis Hanson – historian, journalist and author of The Counterrevolution: The Fall and Rise of Donald Trump and the MAGA Movement – sits down with spiked’s Fraser Myers to discuss why the midterms are tighter…

  9. Andy Burnham: dangerous, delusional and an enemy of democracy

    · 35 min

    To watch the full episode of this week’s spiked podcast, become a spiked supporter or a member of our YouTube channel: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ https://www.youtube.com/@spiked/join Jake Wallis Simons,…

  10. Gosport protests: how the migrant crisis ripped up the social contract

    · 37 min

    To watch the full episode of this week’s spiked podcast, become a spiked supporter or a member of our YouTube channel: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ https://www.youtube.com/@spiked/join Josh Howie, Tom…

  11. ‘I’ve lived in the outrage economy – this is how it works’ | Lauren Southern

    · 35 min · Bonus

    Lauren Southern – commentator and author of This Is Not Real Life – sits down with spiked’s Fraser Myers to discuss the left and right’s hypocrisy over Sydney Sweeney, the phony gender wars over the Lindsay Clancy…

  12. Ed Sheeran, Macklemore and the folly of celeb virtue-signalling

    · 40 min

    Nick Tyrone, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers on how Palestine mania ruins everything, Piddington’s genteel uprising against illegal migration and how Reform can win the Waitrose belt. If you’re a spiked supporter, you can…

  13. Britain’s unexploded debt bomb: explained | Ross Clark

    · 28 min · Bonus

    Ross Clark – author of new book, Britain is Bust: The Coming Sovereign Debt Crisis and what it Will Mean for You – sits down with spiked’s Fraser Myers to discuss the eye-watering cost of servicing the UK’s debt, how…

  14. ‘England is heading for street warfare’ | David Starkey

    · 19 min · Bonus

    This is the second half of historian David Starkey’s conversation with spiked’s Fraser Myers. Here, David and Fraser discuss the Northern Irelandisation of British politics, why Tommy Robinson and Danny Tommo are…

  15. The AfD landslide: explained | Katja Hoyer

    · 31 min · Bonus

    Katja Hoyer – historian and author of Weimar: Life on the Edge of Catastrophe – sat down with spiked’s Fraser Myers to discuss the seismic results of the Saxony-Anhalt state elections. Katja and Fraser discuss the…

  16. ‘The Islamists won’ | David Starkey on 9/11

    · 29 min

    This is the first half of historian David Starkey’s conversation with spiked’s Fraser Myers. On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, they discuss the religious roots of Islamic extremism, the insanity of the Iraq War and how…

  17. Europe’s revolt against mass migration

    · 42 min

    Mark Dolan, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers on the Dover and Portsmouth protests, the AfD surge and the return of Harry and Meghan. If you’re a spiked supporter…

  18. Zack Polanski: king of the crazies

    · 25 min

    Ella Whelan, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers on a year of mad Zack, why Andy Burnham is not your friend and why the French won’t stop the boats. If you’re a spiked supporter…

  19. The Cambridge Islamist

    · 34 min

    Connie Shaw, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss the Cambridge don who joined an Islamist terror group, the unravelling of the Green Party and Birmingham’s fatwa on the England flag. If you’re a spiked supporter…

  20. Who’s really exploiting Jason Arday’s death?

    · 25 min

    Esther Krakue joins Tom Slater and Fraser Myers for the latest episode of the spiked podcast. They discuss the deification of Jason Arday, the whitewashing of his falsehoods and fantasies, and why we must defend press…

  21. Has Farage’s Clacton gamble paid off?

    · 38 min

    Candice Holdsworth joins Tom Slater and Hugo Timms for the latest episode of the spiked podcast. They discuss Nigel Farage’s victory in Clacton, Andy Burnham’s stuttering ‘listening tour’ and the latest border fiasco.…

  22. Jason Arday: the unravelling of Cambridge’s DEI darling

    · 36 min

    Jacob Reynolds, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss the Cambridge professor who fooled the world, Spain’s migration catastrophe and Rod Liddle’s legacy. The conversation continues on spiked podcast: unlocked, where we…

  23. ‘The Palestinians were offered peace – they rejected it’

    · 40 min · Bonus

    Esteemed Israeli historian Benny Morris joins spiked’s Tom Slater to bust the myths about the Israel-Palestine conflict, from the claims Israel is a ‘settler-colonial’ project to the notion that the Jewish State has…

  24. The best of Rod Liddle | on spiked’s podcasts, videos & live events

    · 1 h 04 min · Bonus · Explicit

    Rod Liddle – Spectator columnist and Times Radio host – has died at aged 66. He was a great champion of spiked and a regular contributor to our podcasts, videos and live events. Here are some of his best bits,…

  25. The Islamist threat to gay life

    · 31 min

    Albie Amankona, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss the Berlin Pride attack and the fall of Zack Polanski The conversation continues on spiked podcast: unlocked, where we discuss the Jason Arday scandal and how DEI…

  26. Christopher Nolan’s woke Odyssey: an epic fail? | Critical Drinker on Hollywood’s collapse

    · 41 min

    Will Jordan – aka the Critical Drinker and Critical Gamer – talks to spiked’s Fraser Myers about the Christopher Nolan film that launched a thousand takes. Plus, they discuss how diversity casting, girlbosses and…

  27. The Andy Burnham delusion

    · 28 min

    Joanna Williams, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss the emptiness of Burnham-mania and what we now know about Ann Widdecombe’s murder. The conversation continues on spiked podcast: unlocked, where we discuss the…

  28. Why Ann Widdecombe’s murder has shaken Britain

    · 37 min

    Claire Fox joins Tom Slater and Hugo Timms to discuss the murder of Ann Widdecombe and the despicable reactions to it. Plus, they reflect on the cringey coronation of Andy Burnham. You don’t need anyone’s approval to…

  29. Will Farage’s Clacton gamble pay off?

    · 31 min

    Francis Foster and Nick Tyrone join Tom Slater to discuss Farage’s Clacton gambit, Prince Harry’s humiliation in court, and Labour’s latest war on ‘misinformation’ Buy Francis’s book, (Un)educated: My Life as a…

  30. Why King Andy’s coronation is an outrage against democracy

    · 48 min

    Ross Kempsell, Luke Gittos and Fraser Myers on the hollowness of ‘Manchesterism’, the gang-rapist we can’t deport and the media myth of ‘Peak Reform’ Watch the videos from the spiked summit – our biggest ever live…

  31. ‘Without a border, we’re not a country’ | Zia Yusuf

    · 51 min

    Zia Yusuf – Reform UK’s home-affairs spokesperson – made a surprise appearance at the inaugural spiked summit on Saturday. He spoke to spiked editor Tom Slater about how the establishment will seek to frustrate a…

  32. Why Starmer failed – and Burnham will, too

    · 32 min

    Brendan O’Neill and Fraser Myers discuss Keir Starmer’s grey tyranny, Andy Burnham’s flip-flopping and why Labour will never win back the working class. Watch our extended interview with Michael Gove for the 10-year…

  33. What Makerfield means for Labour, Reform and Restore

    · 24 min

    Sign up today for your £1-a-month trial with Shopify and start selling today: https://shopify.co.uk/spiked Julia Hartley-Brewer and Claire Fox join Tom Slater to discuss why Andy Burnham won’t bring ‘change’ to…

  34. Can free speech survive the mass-migration experiment? | Ben Jones

    · 27 min

    Ben Jones talks to spiked’s Fraser Myers about his new book, author of Island of Strangers: Diversity, Decline and Free Speech in Crisis. They discuss what Keir Starmer got right about Britain’s fraying social fabric,…

  35. Belfast: how asylum turned the UK into a tinderbox

    · 40 min

    Brendan O’Neill, Rakib Ehsan and Fraser Myers on the anti-migrant riots in Belfast, Restore vs Reform, and why Starmer’s social-media crackdown won’t end with teenagers. Donate £40 or more to spiked’s summer appeal…

  36. Henry Nowak: why we should rage against two-tier policing

    · 33 min

    Chris Rose – political commentator and YouTuber – joins Tom Slater and Fraser Myers for the latest episode of the spiked podcast. They discuss the horrors of DEI-driven policing, the profound emptiness of the Labour…

  37. Will Restore bounce Andy Burnham into Downing Street?

    · 37 min

    Listen to Rod Liddle’s Times Radio show, Saturdays 10am to 1pm, on digital radio, your smart speaker or by downloading the free Times Radio app. Find out more here: https://www.thetimes.com/radio William Clouston –…

  38. Can Reform block Andy Burnham’s path to power?

    · 35 min

    Listen to Rod Liddle’s Times Radio show, Saturdays 10am to 1pm, on digital radio, your smart speaker or by downloading the free Times Radio app. Find out more here: https://www.thetimes.com/radio Ameer Kotecha, Tom…

  39. Keir in crisis: the death throes of the Labour Party

    · 25 min

    Nick Tyrone, Fraser Myers and Georgina Mumford on Starmer’s crumbling premiership, the naffness of Wes Streeting and the pointlessness of Andy Burnham Brendan O’Neill will be hosting **a live Q\&A** on **Tuesday 9…

  40. The Reform surge: an English revolution

    · 24 min

    Sign up for a £1-a-month trial with Shopify and start selling today: https://shopify.co.uk/spiked Brendan O’Neill, Fraser Myers and Georgina Mumford on the historic local elections, Labour’s wipeout in its heartlands…

  41. Golders Green: how Jews are being terrorised

    · 41 min

    Andrew Gold, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers on Britain’s anti-Semitism crisis, the small-boats crime wave and the Oxford don with huge prosthetic breasts Join us for the spiked summit, our biggest ever live event, on…

  42. Can slippery Starmer cling on?

    · 38 min

    James Dreyfus, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers on the Olly Robbins scandal, how the Greens became the nasty party, and the delicious feud between JK Rowling and Alastair Campbell. Watch the second half of the discussion…

  43. How woke enabled the monster of Southport

    · 39 min

    Patrick Christys, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers on the state’s catastrophic failure to stop Axel Rudakubana, Ireland’s revolt against elite greenism and Trump’s Messiah complex. Watch the second half of the discussion…

  44. Reform, the Greens and the death of the uniparty

    · 45 min

    Luke Gittos, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers on the new divide in British politics, Trump’s fragile ceasefire and the ban on Kanye West. Watch the second half of the discussion on spiked podcast: unlocked – our weekly…

  45. The Iran War has exposed Labour’s green delusions

    · 32 min

    Ella Whelan, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers on the UK’s homegrown energy crisis, why Scott Mills deserves the presumption of innocence, and the woke war on dogs. Watch the second half of the discussion on spiked podcast:…

  46. The Iranian threat to Britain

    · 37 min

    Esther Krakue, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers on the Golders Green arson attack, Tucker Carlson’s praise of Sharia and the hypocrisy of celebrity ‘anti-fascism’. Watch the second half of the discussion on spiked podcast:…

  47. ‘The intifada has come to London’ | Lorin Bell-Cross on the Golders Green attack

    · 28 min

    Four ambulances run by a Jewish community group in London’s Golders Green were set on fire in the early hours of Monday morning. Iran-linked terrorists have claimed responsibility. Here, Lorin Bell-Cross – political…

  48. Is Nick Timothy right about public Islamic prayer?

    · 34 min

    Connie Shaw, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss the row over the call to prayer in Trafalgar Square, Bob Vylan’s star turn at the Al-Quds Day protest and the sixth-former politics of Hannah Spencer. Watch the second…

  49. ‘I tried to save them’ | Grooming-gangs whistleblower Maggie Oliver

    · 39 min

    Victims of the grooming gangs are being let down – again. The UK’s Labour government is stalling a public inquiry into the industrial-scale abuse of Britain’s working class girls by mainly Pakistani Muslim men.…

  50. Why Ed Miliband – not Iran – is to blame for the UK’s energy crisis | David Turver

    · 24 min

    As the Iran War sends oil and gas prices spiralling, Labour’s Ed Miliband has doubled down on his Net Zero zealotry. Switching from fossil fuels to renewables, the UK energy minister claims, will drive costs down,…

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