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The Brendan O'Neill Show

spiked’s Brendan O’Neill discusses today’s big ideas and bad ideas with an esteemed guest.

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27: Posie Parker and Venice Allan: adult, human females

27: Posie Parker and Venice Allan: adult, human females

Trans-sceptical feminists Posie Parker and Venice Allan discuss the silencing of women, the dangers of transitioning chi... Read more

8 Dec 2019

49mins

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25: Michael Shellenberger: the lost souls of the green movement

25: Michael Shellenberger: the lost souls of the green movement

Michael Shellenberger, founder of Environmental Progress, talks to Brendan O’Neill about Greta Thunberg, Extinction Rebe... Read more

10 Nov 2019

1hr 2mins

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15: Bret Weinstein: professor in exile

15: Bret Weinstein: professor in exile

Bret Weinstein joins Brendan O’Neill to discuss the Evergreen debacle, the Intellectual Dark Web, and why the left still... Read more

23 Jun 2019

1hr 14mins

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17: Andrew Doyle: against wokeness

17: Andrew Doyle: against wokeness

The comedian, spiked columnist and inventor of Titania McGrath joins Brendan O’Neill to discuss the rise of wokeness and... Read more

21 Jul 2019

1hr 7mins

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24: Paul Embery: the abandonment of the working class

24: Paul Embery: the abandonment of the working class

Paul Embery, trade unionist and outspoken Brexiteer, talks to Brendan O’Neill about bout Brexit, democracy and the scour... Read more

27 Oct 2019

57mins

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16: Kmele Foster: race abolitionist

16: Kmele Foster: race abolitionist

Kmele Foster joins Brendan O’Neill to discuss the racism of identity politics and the myth of rising hate in Trump’s Ame... Read more

8 Jul 2019

1hr 3mins

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14: Meghan Murphy: the misogyny in trans

14: Meghan Murphy: the misogyny in trans

Canadian feminist Meghan Murphy joins Brendan O’Neill to discuss social media's war on women, the intolerance of trans a... Read more

9 Jun 2019

49mins

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6: Toby Young: public shaming and genetic determinism

6: Toby Young: public shaming and genetic determinism

Toby Young joins Brendan O’Neill to discuss his social-media mobbing, genetics, free will and the Intellectual Dark Web.... Read more

27 Jan 2019

1hr 7mins

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30: Laurence Fox: wokeness, white privilege and Question Time

30: Laurence Fox: wokeness, white privilege and Question Time

 The day after his explosive performance on Question Time, actor Laurence Fox joined Brendan O’Neill to discuss the woke... Read more

19 Jan 2020

1hr 6mins

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7: Nick Gillespie: libertarianism and its limits

7: Nick Gillespie: libertarianism and its limits

Nick Gillespie joins Brendan O’Neill to discuss the counterculture’s turn against free speech, the rise of corporate cen... Read more

23 Feb 2019

1hr 13mins

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26: Maurice Glasman: Blue Labour and Brexit

26: Maurice Glasman: Blue Labour and Brexit

Maurice Glasman, founder of Blue Labour, talks to Brendan O’Neill about Brexit, Blue Labour and the demonisation of the ... Read more

24 Nov 2019

52mins

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21: David Starkey: the elite is guilty of treason

21: David Starkey: the elite is guilty of treason

Historian and broadcaster David Starkey speaks to Brendan O’Neill about the ‘lying, deceiving shits’ in the establishmen... Read more

15 Sep 2019

59mins

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9: Matt Ridley: rational optimism and direct democracy

9: Matt Ridley: rational optimism and direct democracy

Matt Ridley joins Brendan O’Neill to discuss rational optimism, bad science and the betrayal of Brexit. Support the show... Read more

24 Mar 2019

1hr 4mins

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3: Rod Liddle: hate crimes and victim culture

3: Rod Liddle: hate crimes and victim culture

Islamophobia, victimhood, hate crimes, left-wing anti-Semitism and more — Britain’s most controversial columnist, Rod Li... Read more

20 Oct 2018

1hr 5mins

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29: Liam Halligan: Boris, Brexit and the Irish border

29: Liam Halligan: Boris, Brexit and the Irish border

Economist Liam Halligan joins Brendan O’Neill to discuss the need for a clean Brexit, the propaganda war over the Irish ... Read more

7 Jan 2020

1hr 7mins

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4: Jonathan Haidt: fragility and division

4: Jonathan Haidt: fragility and division

Jonathan Haidt, co-author of The Coddling of the American Mind, joins Brendan O’Neill to discuss Safe Spaces, identity p... Read more

20 Nov 2018

1hr 6mins

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8: Nigel Farage: the betrayal of Brexit and what to do about it

8: Nigel Farage: the betrayal of Brexit and what to do about it

Nigel Farage joins Brendan O’Neill to discuss democracy, the political class and his new Brexit Party. Support spiked: h... Read more

9 Mar 2019

41mins

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23: Rod Liddle Live: the great Brexit betrayal

23: Rod Liddle Live: the great Brexit betrayal

Rod Liddle joins Brendan O’Neill for our first live episode to discuss the great Brexit betrayal, how wokeness reached ‘... Read more

13 Oct 2019

1hr 8mins

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11: John R MacArthur: liberal cowardice and the populist revolt

11: John R MacArthur: liberal cowardice and the populist revolt

Harper's Magazine publisher Rick MacArthur joins Brendan O’Neill to discuss #MeToo, Salman Rushdie, populism and much mo... Read more

30 Apr 2019

1hr 4mins

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22: Kate Hoey: ‘People want their vote to matter’

22: Kate Hoey: ‘People want their vote to matter’

Labour MP Kate Hoey talks to Brendan O’Neill about the political class’s refusal to deliver Brexit. Support the show: ... Read more

28 Sep 2019

46mins

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