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Yesterday · 38 min
Why I named the ‘Cornell 7’ accuser | Michael Tracey
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 lawyers who stand to profit, and why Democrats like Kathy Hochul and AOC want to revive the #MeToo mania. Become a spiked supporter to access all of spiked’s exclusive content, and enjoy a whole host of other perks: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ Or become a member of our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@spiked/join Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
October 2 · 53 min
The Islamo-left takeover of the Democrats | Victor Davis Hanson
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 than they seem, how the Democrats emboldened their craziest fringe, the plot to destroy Donald Trump, why the AI panic is overblown, how to win the economic war with Iran, and why Europe needs to get a grip of its borders. Become a spiked supporter to access all of spiked’s exclusive content, and enjoy a whole host of other perks: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ Or become a member of our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@spiked/join Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
October 1 · 33 min
Andy Burnham: dangerous, delusional and an enemy of democracy
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, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers on Labour’s retreat from reality, the Brexit betrayal and the next migrant crisis. On the full, extended episode, they discuss the Hamas terrorist with a British passport and how country pubs, warm ale and black labradors became ‘far right’. Join us for the spiked podcast live at the Battle of Ideas on Saturday 17 October. Get 20 per cent off with the code SPIKED or via this link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/battle-of-ideas-2026-tickets-1851549427179?discount=SPIKED If you’re a spiked supporter, you can watch the full episode here: https://www.spiked-online.com/podcast/spiked-podcast-unlocked/ Or if you’re a member of our YouTube channel, watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/@spiked/membership Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
September 25 · 36 min
Gosport protests: how the migrant crisis ripped up the social contract
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 Slater and Fraser Myers on the public’s fury over illegal migration, Andy Burnham’s Ministry of Truth and the war on comedy, from John Cleese to Mitchell and Webb. Join us for the spiked podcast live at the Battle of Ideas on Saturday 17 October. Get 20 per cent off with the code SPIKED or via this link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/battle-of-ideas-2026-tickets-1851549427179?discount=SPIKED If you’re a spiked supporter, you can watch the full episode here: https://www.spiked-online.com/podcast/spiked-podcast-unlocked/ Or if you’re a member of our YouTube channel, watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/@spiked/membership Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
September 18 · 34 min
‘I’ve lived in the outrage economy – this is how it works’ | Lauren Southern
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 trial, her run-ins with Andrew Tate and Tommy Robinson, and why Woke 2.0 will be even worse than the original. Become a spiked supporter to access all of spiked’s exclusive content, and enjoy a whole host of other perks: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ Or become a member of our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@spiked/join Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
September 17 · 38 min
Ed Sheeran, Macklemore and the folly of celeb virtue-signalling
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 watch the full episode here: https://www.spiked-online.com/podcast/spiked-podcast-unlocked/ Become a spiked supporter to access all of spiked’s exclusive content, and enjoy a whole host of other perks: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ Or become a member of our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@spiked/join Join us for the spiked podcast live at the Battle of Ideas on Saturday 17 October. Get 20 per cent off with the code SPIKED or via this link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/battle-of-ideas-2026-tickets-1851549427179?discount=SPIKED Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
September 16 · 27 min
Britain’s unexploded debt bomb: explained | Ross Clark
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 the government wastes your hard-earned cash and why taxing or printing money won’t rescue us from this crisis. Become a spiked supporter to access all of spiked’s exclusive content, and enjoy a whole host of other perks: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ Or become a member of our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@spiked/join Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
September 14 · 18 min
‘England is heading for street warfare’ | David Starkey
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 emerging as the ‘community leaders’ of the ignored working classes, and why the UK needs a Great Repeal Act to restore sovereignty to parliament. Watch the first half on the 25th anniversary of 9/11 here: https://youtu.be/cR_bIKkOQtA?si=fBgDfIRcSQWSJyTp Become a spiked supporter to access all of spiked’s exclusive content, and enjoy a whole host of other perks: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ Or become a member of our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@spiked/join Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
September 12 · 30 min
The AfD landslide: explained | Katja Hoyer
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 collapse of Germany’s centrist parties, the spectacular failure of the AfD ‘firewall’, why the former East Germany is so ripe for rebellion and why the AfD’s more unsavoury characters are not putting off voters. Become a spiked supporter to access all of spiked’s exclusive content, and enjoy a whole host of other perks: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ Or become a member of our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@spiked/join Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
September 11 · 27 min
‘The Islamists won’ | David Starkey on 9/11
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 the West gave up on its civilisation. The second half is coming soon. Become a spiked supporter to access all of spiked’s exclusive content, and enjoy a whole host of other perks: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ Or become a member of our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@spiked/join Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
September 10 · 42 min
Europe’s revolt against mass migration
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 https://www.spiked-online.com/podcast/spiked-podcast-unlocked/ Become a spiked supporter to access all of spiked’s exclusive content, and enjoy a whole host of other perks: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ Or become a member of our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@spiked/join Join us for the spiked podcast live at the Battle of Ideas on Saturday 17 October. Get 20 per cent off with the code SPIKED or via this link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/battle-of-ideas-2026-tickets-1851549427179?discount=SPIKED Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
September 4 · 24 min
Zack Polanski: king of the crazies
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 https://www.spiked-online.com/podcast/spiked-podcast-unlocked/ Become a spiked supporter to access all of spiked’s exclusive content, and enjoy a whole host of other perks: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ Or become a member of our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@spiked/join Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
August 28 · 34 min
The Cambridge Islamist
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 https://www.spiked-online.com/podcast/spiked-podcast-unlocked/ Become a spiked supporter to access all of spiked’s exclusive content, and enjoy a whole host of other perks: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ Or become a member of our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@spiked/join Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
August 19 · 25 min
Who’s really exploiting Jason Arday’s death?
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 freedom against the onslaught of smears. The conversation continues on spiked podcast: unlocked, where we discuss the early-prison release and the wildfire alert:https://www.spiked-online.com/podcast/spiked-podcast-unlocked/ Become a spiked supporter to access all of spiked’s exclusive content, and enjoy a whole host of other perks: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ Get tickets to The Academy 2026 here: https://ideasmatter.org.uk/hollow-leviathan-the-state-against-the-demos-the-academy-2026 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
August 14 · 37 min
Has Farage’s Clacton gamble paid off?
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. The conversation continues on the spiked podcast: unlocked, where they discuss the strange case of Cambridge’s Farah Ahmed. Watch it here: https://www.spiked-online.com/podcast-episode/the-cambridge-madrasa/ Become a spiked supporter to access all of spiked’s exclusive content, and enjoy a whole host of other perks here: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ Get tickets to The Academy 2026 here: https://ideasmatter.org.uk/hollow-leviathan-the-state-against-the-demos-the-academy-2026 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
August 7 · 36 min
Jason Arday: the unravelling of Cambridge’s DEI darling
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 discuss the Reform-Restore rapprochement: https://www.spiked-online.com/podcast/spiked-podcast-unlocked/ Become a spiked supporter to access all of spiked’s exclusive content, and enjoy a whole host of other perks: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ Get tickets to The Academy 2026 here: https://ideasmatter.org.uk/hollow-leviathan-the-state-against-the-demos-the-academy-2026 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
August 5 · 40 min
‘The Palestinians were offered peace – they rejected it’
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 perpetrated a genocide in Gaza. They also discuss the role radical Islam plays in the Palestinian cause and why Iran should never get its hands on nuclear weapons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
August 4 · 1 hr 3 min
The best of Rod Liddle | on spiked’s podcasts, videos & live events
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, including from The Brendan O’Neill Show, Last Orders and Podcast Live. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
July 31 · 30 min
The Islamist threat to gay life
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 has warped the university sector. Watch it here: https://www.spiked-online.com/podcast/spiked-podcast-unlocked/ Become a spiked supporter to access all of spiked’s exclusive content, and enjoy a whole host of other perks: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ Donate £40 or more to spiked’s summer appeal and receive a limited-edition ‘10 years of Brexit’ pint glass. Find out more and donate here: https://www.spiked-online.com/spiked-summer-appeal/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
July 27 · 40 min
Christopher Nolan’s woke Odyssey: an epic fail? | Critical Drinker on Hollywood’s collapse
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 oversaturated franchises are destroying the film industry, and why gamers were so quick to revolt against wokeness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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