Episodes

  • Why the Islamic Republic must fall, with Jonathan Harounoff

    Why the Islamic Republic must fall, with Jonathan Harounoff
    Apr 2 2026
    Jonathan Harounoff – Israel’s International Spokesperson to the United Nations and author of Unveiled: Inside Iran’s #WomanLifeFreedom Revolt – is the latest guest on The Brendan O’Neill Show. Jonathan and Brendan discuss why the Iran War was not ‘unprovoked’, Iran’s proxies in the West, and how Iranians can win their freedom. Join us for the spiked summit, our biggest ever live event, on Saturday 27 June in Westminster featuring Konstantin Kisin, Lionel Shriver, Katharine Birbalsingh, Toby Young, Allison Pearson, Brendan O’Neill, Tom Slater and more speakers to be announced. Get tickets here: https://www.spiked-online.com/event/spiked-summit/ 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/ Sign up today for your £1-a-month trial with Shopify and start selling today: shopify.co.uk/brendan. 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 megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    37 mins
  • Kathleen Stock: the ‘progressive’ cult of death

    Kathleen Stock: the ‘progressive’ cult of death
    Mar 31 2026
    Kathleen Stock returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show to discuss her new book, Do Not Go Gentle. Join us for the spiked summit, our biggest ever live event, on Saturday 27 June in Westminster featuring Konstantin Kisin, Lionel Shriver, Katharine Birbalsingh, Toby Young, Allison Pearson, Brendan O’Neill, Tom Slater and more speakers to be announced. Get tickets here: https://www.spiked-online.com/event/spiked-summit/ 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 megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    46 mins
  • Can Trump still claim victory in Iran?, with Daniel McCarthy

    Can Trump still claim victory in Iran?, with Daniel McCarthy
    Mar 24 2026
    Daniel McCarthy – editor of Modern Age – returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show. Daniel and Brendan discuss what Trump will do next, the new geopolitical order and why the Islamic Republic poses such a threat to its neighbours and beyond. Join us for the spiked summit, our biggest ever live event, on Saturday 27 June in Westminster featuring Konstantin Kisin, Lionel Shriver, Katharine Birbalsingh, Toby Young, Allison Pearson, Brendan O’Neill, Tom Slater and more speakers to be announced. Get tickets here: https://www.spiked-online.com/event/spiked-summit/ 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 megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    42 mins
  • Melanie Phillips: Iran’s evil empire

    Melanie Phillips: Iran’s evil empire
    Mar 17 2026
    Melanie Phillips – author of Fighting the Hate: A Handbook for Jews Under Siege – returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show. Melanie and Brendan discuss Iran’s decades-long war on the West, the insanity of the ayatollah apologists and why anti-Zionism is indistinguishable from anti-Semitism. Join us for the spiked summit, our biggest ever live event, on Saturday 27 June in Westminster featuring Konstantin Kisin, Lionel Shriver, Katharine Birbalsingh, Toby Young, Allison Pearson, Brendan O’Neill, Tom Slater and more speakers to be announced. Get tickets: https://www.spiked-online.com/event/spiked-summit/ 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/ 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/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • Stephen J Shaw: The global population collapse has already begun

    Stephen J Shaw: The global population collapse has already begun
    Mar 12 2026
    Stephen J Shaw – producer and director of Birthgap – joined Brendan O’Neill for the latest episode of The Brendan O’Neill Show. Stephen and Brendan discuss the tragedy of unintended childlessness, the hollowing out of ageing societies, and why immigration is no solution to the fertility crisis. Join us for the spiked summit, our biggest ever live event, on Saturday 27 June in Westminster Featuring Konstantin Kisin, Lionel Shriver, Katharine Birbalsingh, Toby Young, Allison Pearson, Brendan O’Neill, Tom Slater and more speakers to be announced. Get tickets: https://www.spiked-online.com/event/spiked-summit/ 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/ 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/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    50 mins
  • Julie Bindel: Will Britain *ever* stop the grooming gangs?

    Julie Bindel: Will Britain *ever* stop the grooming gangs?
    Mar 5 2026
    Julie Bindel – journalist and founder of Justice for Women – returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show to discuss how political correctness and elite disdain for the working classes have allowed the grooming gangs to run riot. Plus, they discuss the twilight of trans insanity. Sign up today for your £1-a-month trial with Shopify and start selling today: shopify.co.uk/brendan 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 megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    59 mins
  • Iran: can the Islamic Republic be toppled?, with Andrew Fox

    Iran: can the Islamic Republic be toppled?, with Andrew Fox
    Mar 3 2026
    Andrew Fox – former British Army officer and an associate fellow at the Henry Jackson Society – returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show. Andrew and Brendan discuss the American and Israeli strikes on Iran, the risks of a ‘regime change’ war, and the Western left’s apologism for Iran’s brutal theocracy. 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 megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    48 mins
  • LIVE: Vibe Shift – the revolt against wokeness, greenism and technocracy

    LIVE: Vibe Shift – the revolt against wokeness, greenism and technocracy
    Feb 26 2026
    To celebrate the release of Brendan O’Neill’s new book, Vibe Shift: The Revolt Against Wokeness, Greenism and Technocracy, Brendan was interviewed by spiked editor Tom Slater for this special live event and podcast. They discussed how the elites' mad ideologies are colliding with reality, common sense and public fury. spiked supporters can watch the second half of the discussion here: https://www.spiked-online.com/podcast-episode/vibe-shift-live-part-two-the-qa/ If you’re not a spiked supporter, you can get unlimited access to spiked, including exclusive podcast episodes and live events, by signing up here: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ 📕 Order Brendan O’Neill’s _Vibe Shift_ now from Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Vibe-Shift-Wokeness-Greenism-Technocracy/dp/106871932X/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    44 mins