286: Wilfred Reilly: Lies my liberal teacher told me

William Clouston, leader of the Social Democratic Party, returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show to discuss the withering of British democracy, why the UK must reindustrialise and why we need to talk about mass migration. Order Brendan O’Neill’s A Heretic’s Manifesto now from: 🇬🇧 📕 Amazon UK:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heretics-Manifesto-Essays-Unsayable/dp/1913019861  🇺🇸 📕 Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Heretics-Manifesto-Essays-Unsayable/dp/1913019861 Support spiked:   https://www.spiked-online.com/support/  Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ 

Wilfred Reilly returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show to talk about his new book, Lies My Liberal Teacher Told Me: Debunking the False Narratives Defining America's School Curricula. Wilfred and Brendan discuss why the hippies were no heroes, the truth about ‘white flight’ and the myth of systemic racism.  Get your tickets for Brendan O’Neill’s next live Zoom event, in conversation with Melanie Phillips, on Wednesday 26 June, 8pm BST. Sign up here: https://www.spiked-online.com/events/  Order Brendan O’Neill’s A Heretic’s Manifesto now from: 🇬🇧 📕 Amazon UK:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heretics-Manifesto-Essays-Unsayable/dp/1913019861  🇺🇸 📕 Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Heretics-Manifesto-Essays-Unsayable/dp/1913019861 Support spiked:   https://www.spiked-online.com/support/  Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ 

Greg Lukianoff – president of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) – returns for the latest episode of The Brendan O’Neill Show. Greg and Brendan discuss the Gaza protests in US universities, the dire consequences of cancel culture and why censorship is not the antidote to the crisis of anti-Semitism. Get your tickets for Brendan O’Neill’s next live Zoom podcast, in conversation with Melanie Phillips, on Wednesday 26 June, 8pm BST. Sign up here: https://www.spiked-online.com/events/  This episode is sponsored by the Munk Debates: http://www.munkdebates.com/  Use the code SPIKED10 to get 10% off your supporter membership. Order Brendan O’Neill’s A Heretic’s Manifesto now from: 🇬🇧 📕 Amazon UK:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heretics-Manifesto-Essays-Unsayable/dp/1913019861  🇺🇸 📕 Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Heretics-Manifesto-Essays-Unsayable/dp/1913019861 Support spiked:   https://www.spiked-online.com/support/  Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ 

Glenn Loury – professor of economics at Brown University and author of Late Admissions: Confessions of a Black Conservative – returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show. Glenn talks about his tumultuous life, the problem with racial identity politics and the struggle for class solidarity. Get your tickets for Brendan O’Neill’s next live Zoom podcast, in conversation with Melanie Phillips, on Wednesday 26 June, 8pm BST. Sign up here: https://www.spiked-online.com/events/  This episode is sponsored by Shopify: shopify.co.uk/brendan  Order Brendan O’Neill’s A Heretic’s Manifesto now from: 🇬🇧 📕 Amazon UK:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heretics-Manifesto-Essays-Unsayable/dp/1913019861  🇺🇸 📕 Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Heretics-Manifesto-Essays-Unsayable/dp/1913019861 Support spiked:   https://www.spiked-online.com/support/  Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ 

Frank Furedi, executive director of MCC Brussels, returns for the latest episode of The Brendan O’Neill Show. Frank and Brendan discuss the Tory-Labour duopoly, the growing rift between the people and the elites and why the culture war matters. This episode is sponsored by the Munk Debates. Use the code SPIKED10 to get 10% off your supporter membership at munkdebates.com.   Order Brendan O’Neill’s A Heretic’s Manifesto now from: 🇬🇧 📕 Amazon UK:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heretics-Manifesto-Essays-Unsayable/dp/1913019861  🇺🇸 📕 Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Heretics-Manifesto-Essays-Unsayable/dp/1913019861 Support spiked:   https://www.spiked-online.com/support/  Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ 

Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt returns for the latest episode of The Brendan O’Neill Show to talk about his new book, The Anxious Generation. Jonathan and Brendan discuss how smartphones, overprotective parents and a lack of real-world interaction are doing serious damage to the young. This episode is sponsored by the Munk Debates. Use the code SPIKED10 to get 10% off your supporter membership at munkdebates.com.   Read Jonathan’s Substack here: https://www.afterbabel.com/  Order Brendan O’Neill’s A Heretic’s Manifesto now from: 🇬🇧 📕 Amazon UK:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heretics-Manifesto-Essays-Unsayable/dp/1913019861  🇺🇸 📕 Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Heretics-Manifesto-Essays-Unsayable/dp/1913019861 Support spiked:   https://www.spiked-online.com/support/  Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ 

Sall Grover, founder of women-only social-media app Giggle, is the latest guest on The Brendan O’Neill Show. Sall and Brendan discuss how her app was brought down by trans activists and her legal battle to defend women’s privacy. This episode is sponsored by the Munk Debates. Use the code SPIKED10 to get 10% off your supporter membership at munkdebates.com.   Find out more about spiked’s internship programme here: spiked-online.com/interns  Order Brendan O’Neill’s A Heretic’s Manifesto now from: 🇬🇧 📕 Amazon UK:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heretics-Manifesto-Essays-Unsayable/dp/1913019861  🇺🇸 📕 Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Heretics-Manifesto-Essays-Unsayable/dp/1913019861 Support spiked:   https://www.spiked-online.com/support/  Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/  Check out spiked’s shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/

Batya Ungar-Sargon returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show to talk about her new book, Second Class: How the Elites Betrayed America's Working Men and Women. Batya and Brendan discuss the death of the American dream, the rise of the managerial elite and why there is hope in the populist backlash. Find out more about spiked’s internship programme here: spiked-online.com/interns  Order Brendan O’Neill’s A Heretic’s Manifesto now from: 🇬🇧 📕 Amazon UK:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heretics-Manifesto-Essays-Unsayable/dp/1913019861  🇺🇸 📕 Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Heretics-Manifesto-Essays-Unsayable/dp/1913019861 Support spiked:   https://www.spiked-online.com/support/  Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/  Check out spiked’s shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/

Novelist, screenwriter and commentator Gareth Roberts joins The Brendan O’Neill Show this week to talk about his new book, Gay Shame. Gareth and Brendan discuss how trans activists hijacked gay rights, the misogyny of gender ideology and why woke homophobia is on the rise. Find out more about spiked’s internship programme here: spiked-online.com/interns  Order Brendan O’Neill’s A Heretic’s Manifesto now from: 🇬🇧 📕 Amazon UK:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heretics-Manifesto-Essays-Unsayable/dp/1913019861  🇺🇸 📕 Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Heretics-Manifesto-Essays-Unsayable/dp/1913019861 Support spiked:   https://www.spiked-online.com/support/  Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/  Check out spiked’s shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/

Former governor at the Tavistock gender clinic Marcus Evans is the latest guest on The Brendan O’Neill Show. Marcus and Brendan discuss the medical scandal of transitioning kids, the ideological capture of the NHS and the silencing of whistleblowers.  Find out more about spiked’s internship programme here: spiked-online.com/interns  Order Brendan O’Neill’s A Heretic’s Manifesto now from: 🇬🇧 📕 Amazon UK:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heretics-Manifesto-Essays-Unsayable/dp/1913019861  🇺🇸 📕 Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Heretics-Manifesto-Essays-Unsayable/dp/1913019861 Support spiked:   https://www.spiked-online.com/support/  Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/  Check out spiked’s shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/