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  • How ‘trauma’ is weaponised by elites | Catherine Liu

    How ‘trauma’ is weaponised by elites | Catherine Liu
    Oct 25 2026
    Catherine Liu – author of Traumatised: The New Politics of Public Suffering – is the latest guest on The Brendan O’Neill Show. Catherine and Brendan discuss how Oprah turned pain into profits, why the posh and privileged claim they’re mentally ill, and how the public performance of fragility is used to shut down debate and reinforce the class system. This conversation was made available early to spiked supporters and YouTube channel members. Sign up to become a spiked supporter or YouTube member so you don’t miss out on the next early-access release: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ https://www.youtube.com/@spiked/join Brendan O’Neill will be joining Tom Slater and Fraser Myers for a live episode of the spiked podcast in London in November, exclusively for spiked supporters. Get tickets here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/spikedltd/2397650 Join us for the spiked summit 2027. Find out more and get your tickets here: https://www.spiked-online.com/2026/10/19/get-your-tickets-for-the-spiked-summit-2027/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    52 min
  • Suella Braverman: Why I am not English

    Suella Braverman: Why I am not English
    Oct 17 2026
    If you’re ready to launch your business before Black Friday, go to shopify.com to start your free trial: https://www.shopify.com/ Want early access to episodes of The Brendan O’Neill Show? Become a spiked supporter or a member of our YouTube channel: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ https://www.youtube.com/@spiked/join Suella Braverman – author of Patriot, Reform UK education spokesperson and former Conservative home secretary – is the latest guest on The Brendan O’Neill Show. Suella and Brendan discuss the Englishness debate, being the ‘token right-winger’ in Rishi Sunak’s cabinet, what it would take to stop the boats and how Islamists are infiltrating Britain’s institutions. Order Brendan O’Neill’s Vibe Shift now from: 🇬🇧 📕 Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Vibe-Shift-Wokeness-Greenism-Technocracy/dp/106871932X/ 🇺🇸 📕 Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Vibe-Shift-Wokeness-Greenism-Technocracy/dp/106871932X/ Support spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    43 min
  • Alan Dershowitz: Why I quit the Democrats

    Alan Dershowitz: Why I quit the Democrats
    Oct 7 2026
    Want early access to episodes of The Brendan O’Neill Show? Become a spiked supporter or a member of our YouTube channel: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ https://www.youtube.com/@spiked/join Alan Dershowitz – lawyer, professor emeritus at Harvard Law School and author of Why I Quit the Dems and So Should You! – is the latest guest on The Brendan O’Neill Show. Alan and Brendan discuss how the Democrats are emboldening Islamism and anti-Semitism, why Republicans are the lesser of two evils, and why America is in a 1930s moment. Order Brendan O’Neill’s Vibe Shift now from: 🇬🇧 📕 Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Vibe-Shift-Wokeness-Greenism-Technocracy/dp/106871932X/ 🇺🇸 📕 Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Vibe-Shift-Wokeness-Greenism-Technocracy/dp/106871932X/ Support spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    26 min
  • ‘Britain is siding with Islamist evil’ | Melanie Phillips

    ‘Britain is siding with Islamist evil’ | Melanie Phillips
    Sep 29 2026
    Want early access to episodes of The Brendan O’Neill Show? Become a spiked supporter or a member of our YouTube channel: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ https://www.youtube.com/@spiked/join Melanie Phillips – author of Fighting the Hate: A Handbook for Jews Under Siege – returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show. Melanie and Brendan discuss Andy Burnham and Ed Miliband’s demonisation of Israel, the myth of ‘settler violence’ in the West Bank, how Hamas controls the narrative on Gaza, and how Palestinianism became a cult. Order Brendan O’Neill’s Vibe Shift now from: 🇬🇧 📕 Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Vibe-Shift-Wokeness-Greenism-Technocracy/dp/106871932X/ 🇺🇸 📕 Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Vibe-Shift-Wokeness-Greenism-Technocracy/dp/106871932X/ Support spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    58 min
  • ‘Woke is like herpes – it keeps coming back and spreading’ | Bridget Phetasy

    ‘Woke is like herpes – it keeps coming back and spreading’ | Bridget Phetasy
    Sep 23 2026
    Want early access to episodes of The Brendan O’Neill Show? Become a spiked supporter or a member of our YouTube channel: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ https://www.youtube.com/@spiked/join Bridget Phetasy – writer, comedian and host of Dumpster Fire and Walk-Ins Welcome – returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show. Bridget and Brendan discuss the Ed Sheeran / Macklemore meltdown, the glories of Sydney Sweeney’s breasts, the horror of the Lindsay Clancy trial and how 7 October rebirthed the culture war. Order Brendan O’Neill’s Vibe Shift now from: 🇬🇧 📕 Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Vibe-Shift-Wokeness-Greenism-Technocracy/dp/106871932X/ 🇺🇸 📕 Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Vibe-Shift-Wokeness-Greenism-Technocracy/dp/106871932X/ Support spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 h et 6 min
  • Gad Saad on suicidal empathy, woke and the West’s downfall | The Brendan O’Neill Show

    Gad Saad on suicidal empathy, woke and the West’s downfall | The Brendan O’Neill Show
    Sep 20 2026
    Gad Saad – author of Suicidal Empathy: Dying to Be Kind – is the latest guest on The Brendan O’Neill Show. Gad and Brendan discuss Europe’s civilisational seppuku, the nonsense of ‘Islamophobia’ and why our societies need some ‘testicular fortitude’. Become a spiked supporter to access all of spiked’s exclusive content, and get unlimited, ad-free reading and other perks: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ Order Brendan O’Neill’s Vibe Shift now from: 🇬🇧 📕 Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Vibe-Shift-Wokeness-Greenism-Technocracy/dp/106871932X/ 🇺🇸 📕 Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Vibe-Shift-Wokeness-Greenism-Technocracy/dp/106871932X/ Support spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 h et 3 min
  • Israel, Palestine and the cauldron of the Middle East | Simon Sebag Montefiore

    Israel, Palestine and the cauldron of the Middle East | Simon Sebag Montefiore
    Sep 8 2026
    Simon Sebag Montefiore – historian and author of The Cauldron: The Making of the Modern Middle East – is the latest guest on The Brendan O’Neill Show. Simon and Brendan discuss the historical rulers, revolutionaries and empires that are still shaping the Middle East, the past and present genocides and massacres we don’t talk about, and why Israel is not to blame for the region’s instability. Become a spiked supporter to access all of spiked’s exclusive content, and get unlimited, ad-free reading and other perks: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ Order Brendan O’Neill’s Vibe Shift now from: 🇬🇧 📕 Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Vibe-Shift-Wokeness-Greenism-Technocracy/dp/106871932X/ 🇺🇸 📕 Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Vibe-Shift-Wokeness-Greenism-Technocracy/dp/106871932X/ Support spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    50 min
  • ‘Iran could fall within 90 days’ | Ex-Trump official Fred Fleitz

    ‘Iran could fall within 90 days’ | Ex-Trump official Fred Fleitz
    Sep 3 2026
    Fred Fleitz – vice-chair of the America First Policy Institute’s American Security department and former executive secretary and chief of staff to Trump’s US National Security Council – returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show. Fred and Brendan discuss why the Iran War has reignited, how far Trump will be willing to go to finish the job, and why the regime is so terrified of its own people. Become a spiked supporter to access all of spiked’s exclusive content, and get unlimited, ad-free reading and other perks: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ Order Brendan O’Neill’s Vibe Shift now from: 🇬🇧 📕 Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Vibe-Shift-Wokeness-Greenism-Technocracy/dp/106871932X/ 🇺🇸 📕 Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Vibe-Shift-Wokeness-Greenism-Technocracy/dp/106871932X/ Support spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    24 min