The Brendan O'Neill Show

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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May 8, 2025 62 mins
Nick Cater – columnist at the Australian and senior fellow at the Menzies Research Centre – returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show. Nick and Brendan discuss Australia’s first ‘post-truth’ election, the withering of the mainstream parties and the growing alienation of the working classes.

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Julie Bindel – author of Lesbians: Where Are We Now? – is the latest guest on The Brendan O’Neill Show. Julie and Brendan discuss why the Supreme Court’s gender ruling is so vital for lesbians, why gay rights and trans rights have nothing in common, and why being a lesbian used to be fun.

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Jacob Mchangama – executive director of The Future of Free Speech and author of Free Speech: A History From Socrates to Social Media – returns for the latest episode of The Brendan O’Neill Show. Jacob and Brendan discuss Trump’s deportations of campus activists, the return of blasphemy laws to Europe, and why we must be free to hate.

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Julia Hartley-Brewer – Talk presenter and Sun columnist – returned to The Brendan O’Neill Show for this special live episode. Julia and Brendan discussed Labour’s woes, Britain’s free-speech crisis, the appeal of Trump in a world gone mad, and why politicians need to start fearing voters again.

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Fiona McAnena – director of campaigns at Sex Matters – returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show. Fiona and Brendan discuss why no sport is safe from gender ideology, how the denial of biology harms women and girls, and why Trump’s executive order on women’s sports isn’t working.

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Bridget Phetasy – writer, comedian and host of Dumpster Fire – returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show. Bridget and Brendan discuss how the White House is embracing the politics of cruelty, how Trump’s cult of personality is making everyone insane, and the rise of the ‘woke right’.

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Nick Timothy – Conservative MP and former joint chief of staff in Downing Street – returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show. Nick and Brendan discuss Rachel Reeves’s disastrous spring statement, how Net Zero is fuelling deindustrialisation, and how multiculturalism has torn society apart.

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Writer and broadcaster Jonathan Sacerdoti is the latest guest on The Brendan O’Neill Show. Jonathan joined Brendan to discuss why the Gaza ceasefire was bound to fail, the horror of 7 October denial, and how anti-Semitism is on the rise across the political spectrum. 

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Frank Furedi – executive director of MCC Brussels – returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show. Frank and Brendan discuss the Trump-Zelensky bust-up, Europe’s struggles to rearm and the hollowness of the liberal international order.

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David Christopher Kaufman – editor and columnist at the New York Post – is the latest guest on The Brendan O’Neill Show. David joined Brendan to discuss Trump’s war on ‘the blob’, the horror of America’s pro-Hamas protests and why Jews can’t afford to be timid after 7 October. 

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February 27, 2025 66 mins
Alex Ryvchin – CEO of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry – is the latest guest on The Brendan O’Neill Show. Alex joined Brendan to discuss the attacks on his family by anti-Semites, the surge in Jew hatred in Australia since the 7 October pogrom, and why anti-Zionism can’t be separated from anti-Semitism.

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Yasmine Mohammed – president of Free Hearts Free Minds and co-founder of Clarity Coalition is the latest guest on The Brendan O’Neill Show. Yasmine joined Brendan to discuss the killing of ‘blasphemer’ Salwan Momika, the lethal spread of Islamist intolerance, and the racism of never criticising Muslims. Find her on Instagram, X and Facebook.

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February 13, 2025 57 mins
Wilfred Reilly – author of Lies My Liberal Teacher Told Me – returned for the latest episode of The Brendan O’Neill Show. Wilfred joined Brendan to discuss the demise of DEI and gender ideology, how Trump rode the ‘vibe shift’ and the infantilism of the Very Online right.

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Robby Soave – senior editor of Reason and co-host of Rising on The Hill TV – returned for the latest episode of The Brendan O’Neill Show. Robby joined Brendan to discuss the horrors of the ‘censorship industrial complex’, the tech-bro takeover of the MAGA movement, and why the ‘Resistance’ is in disarray.

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Australian politician Moira Deeming is the latest guest on The Brendan O’Neill Show. Moira joined Brendan to discuss how attending a women’s rights rally turned her into a nationwide hate figure, her fight to clear her name, and why she has no regrets about standing up for biological truth.

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January 23, 2025 49 mins
Journalist Ross Clark returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show to talk about his new book, Far from EUtopia: Why Europe is Failing – and How Britain Could Do Better. Ross and Brendan discuss why Europe is falling behind the rest of the world, why Brexit is not to blame for Britain’s woes, and how we can make the most of our newfound freedoms.

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Broadcaster and Times columnist Melanie Phillips returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show to talk about her new book, The Builder’s Stone: How Jews and Christians Built the West – and Why Only They Can Save It. Melanie and Brendan discuss why Islamism must be defeated, the ancient anti-Semitism making a comeback in Europe, and how to fill society’s god-shaped hole. 

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Meghan Murphy – writer and host of The Same Drugs podcast – returns for the latest episode of The Brendan O’Neill Show. Meghan and Brendan discuss how the clownish Justin Trudeau trashed liberty, democracy and Canada’s global reputation.

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Toby Young – general secretary of the Free Speech Union – returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show. Toby and Brendan discuss how ‘banter bouncers’ could soon be deployed in pubs and football stadiums, the perils of banning Islamophobia and why woke isn’t over yet.

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James Dreyfus – star of Gimme Gimme Gimme and Absolutely Fabulous – returned to The Brendan O’Neill Show for this very special live episode. James and Brendan discussed the trans assault on gay rights, the viciousness of cancel culture and why we can’t be complacent about wokeness.

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