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Yesterday · 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
Tuesday · 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
Friday · 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
July 25 · 28 min
The Andy Burnham delusion
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 Oxfordshire village in uproar over illegal migration and Cody Harper, the latest victim of Britain’s two-tier policing: 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 17 · 37 min
Why Ann Widdecombe’s murder has shaken Britain
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 make a living. Build your own business with a free trial at shopify.co.uk/spiked Watch the spiked podcast: unlocked, where we delve into Keir Starmer’s legacy and Kemi Badenoch’s purge of the ‘wets’, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YspL3M4BYYI&t=55s 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 10 · 31 min
Will Farage’s Clacton gamble pay off?
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 Teacher, and Why You Should Never Become One, here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/educated-Teacher-Should-Never-Become/dp/0349021503 And pre-order Nick’s book, The Rise of Reform: The Inside Story of Britain's Political Disruptors, here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rise-Reform-Britains-political-disruptors-ebook/dp/B0GHRLHW1L Watch spiked podcast: unlocked, where we delve into Francis’s and Nick’s books, here: https://www.spiked-online.com/podcast-episode/two-books-you-need-to-read/https://www.spiked-online.com/podcast-episode/two-books-you-need-to-read/ 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 3 · 48 min
Why King Andy’s coronation is an outrage against democracy
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 event. spiked supporters can get exclusive early access to the panels and speeches: https://www.spiked-online.com/2026/06/30/watch-the-spiked-summit-2026-our-biggest-ever-live-event/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
June 29 · 50 min
‘Without a border, we’re not a country’ | Zia Yusuf
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 Reform government, the half-a-trillion-pound cost of mass migration, and the uselessness of Britain’s ruling class. Become a spiked supporter to get discounted tickets to our events, access all of spiked’s exclusive content, and get unlimited, ad-free reading and other perks: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
June 26 · 31 min
Why Starmer failed – and Burnham will, too
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 anniversary of Brexit, only for spiked supporters: LINK Watch ‘Brexit: a revolution betrayed?’ here: https://youtu.be/VrvmZRkhdLY?si=bdSRMqqTWn2l-V_X 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/ The spiked summit has now SOLD OUT. To join the waitlist, email: supporters@spiked-online.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
June 23 · 24 min
What Makerfield means for Labour, Reform and Restore
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 Labour, why Reform UK fell short, and whether Restore Britain will continue to nip at Farage’s heels Watch Brendan O’Neill’s exclusive Q&A, only for spiked supporters: https://www.spiked-online.com/podcast-episode/brendan-oneill-live-and-in-conversation/ 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/ The spiked summit has now SOLD OUT. To join the waitlist, email: supporters@spiked-online.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
June 13 · 27 min
Can free speech survive the mass-migration experiment? | Ben Jones
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, why Islam is granted special protections, and why two-tier policing is inevitable under multiculturalism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
June 12 · 40 min
Belfast: how asylum turned the UK into a tinderbox
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 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/ The spiked summit has now SOLD OUT. To join the waitlist, email: supporters@spiked-online.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
June 5 · 33 min
Henry Nowak: why we should rage against two-tier policing
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 government, and why Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur should be allowed to come to Britain. 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. Brendan O’Neill will be hosting a live Q&A on Tuesday 9 June. This event is free and is exclusively for spiked supporters. Find out more here: https://www.spiked-online.com/2026/05/08/brendan-oneill-live-and-in-conversation/ Join us for the spiked summit, our biggest ever live event, on Saturday 27 June in Westminster. Get tickets: https://www.spiked-online.com/event/spiked-summit/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 30 · 37 min
Will Restore bounce Andy Burnham into Downing Street?
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 – leader of the Social Democratic Party – joins Tom Slater and Fraser Myers for the latest episode of the spiked podcast. They discuss the Reform-Restore rift, why Blair can’t fix broken Britain, and Peter Murrell’s confessions of a shopaholic. 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. Brendan O’Neill will be hosting a live Q&A on Tuesday 9 June. This event is free and is exclusively for spiked supporters. Find out more here: https://www.spiked-online.com/2026/05/08/brendan-oneill-live-and-in-conversation/ Join us for the spiked summit, our biggest ever live event, on Saturday 27 June in Westminster. Get tickets: https://www.spiked-online.com/event/spiked-summit/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 22 · 35 min
Can Reform block Andy Burnham’s path to power?
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 Slater and Fraser Myers on the stakes of the Makerfield by-election, why we must never rejoin the EU, and what the HS2 omnishambles reveals about broken Britain. Brendan O’Neill will be hosting a live Q&A on Tuesday 9 June. This event is free and is exclusively for spiked supporters. Find out more here: https://www.spiked-online.com/2026/05/08/brendan-oneill-live-and-in-conversation/ Join us for the spiked summit, our biggest ever live event, on Saturday 27 June in Westminster. Get tickets: https://www.spiked-online.com/event/spiked-summit/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 14 · 25 min
Keir in crisis: the death throes of the Labour Party
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 June**. This event is free and is exclusively for **spiked supporters**. Find out more here: [https://www.spiked-online.com/2026/05/08/brendan-oneill-live-and-in-conversation/](https://www.spiked-online.com/2026/05/08/brendan-oneill-live-and-in-conversation/) Join us for the **spiked summit**, our biggest ever live event, on Saturday 27 June in Westminster. Get tickets: [https://www.spiked-online.com/event/spiked-summit/](https://www.spiked-online.com/event/spiked-summit/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 8 · 24 min
The Reform surge: an English revolution
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 and the Green Party’s phoney revolt. Join us for the spiked summit, our biggest ever live event, on Saturday 27 June in Westminster. Get tickets: https://www.spiked-online.com/event/spiked-summit/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 1 · 40 min
Golders Green: how Jews are being terrorised
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 Saturday 27 June in Westminster. Get tickets: https://www.spiked-online.com/event/spiked-summit/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
April 24 · 37 min
Can slippery Starmer cling on?
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 on spiked podcast: unlocked – our weekly bonus podcast, exclusively for spiked supporters – here: https://www.spiked-online.com/podcast-episode/being-a-terf-in-the-arts-with-james-dreyfus/ Join us for the spiked summit, our biggest ever live event, on Saturday 27 June in Westminster. Get tickets: https://www.spiked-online.com/event/spiked-summit/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices