58: 'Free speech is crucial in the battle of ideas'

58: 'Free speech is crucial in the battle of ideas'

This week’s spiked podcast is a Battle of Ideas special. To give you a flavour of the discussions at this year’s festival, held this weekend at the Barbican in London and organised by the Institute of Ideas, Claire Fox discusses the age of echo chambers, Andrew Doyle talks satire and oversensitivity, and Nick Gillespie explains what’s really going on in the Rust Belt. Get your tickets to the Battle of Ideas here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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174: Why they hate Elon Musk

174: Why they hate Elon Musk

Free speech, French populism and Angela Rayner’s legs… Tom, Ella and Fraser discuss. Get your ticket to “How woke won – with Joanna Williams and Brendan O’Neill”: https://www.spiked-online.com/2022/...

29 Apr 202236min

173: In Britain, being offensive is an offence

173: In Britain, being offensive is an offence

The Grenfell effigy, the Rwanda migration plan, and Wimbledon’s ban on Russian players… Tom, Ella and Fraser discuss.  Donate to spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/  Visit the spiked shop...

22 Apr 202238min

172: The shameful silence over Islamist terrorism

172: The shameful silence over Islamist terrorism

The murder of David Amess, Boris Johnson’s lockdown fine, Ukraine 50 days on, and the French elections… Tom, Ella and Fraser discuss.  Donate to spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/  Visit...

15 Apr 202237min

171: Have we reached peak woke?

171: Have we reached peak woke?

Boris vs gender ideology, the Hungarian elections and the Black Lives Matter mansion… Tom, Ella and Fraser discuss. Donate to spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/  Visit the spiked shop: h...

8 Apr 202237min

170: Can a woman have a penis?

170: Can a woman have a penis?

The rise of trans ideology, Joe Biden’s gaffe-prone diplomacy, Vladimir Putin’s culture war and Will Smith’s Oscars slap… Tom, Ella and Fraser discuss. Donate to spiked: https://www.spiked-online.c...

1 Apr 202231min

169: What is the point of Rishi Sunak?

169: What is the point of Rishi Sunak?

The cost-of-living crisis, the anniversary of lockdown and how the Democrats have fallen for trans ideology… Fraser, Ella and special guest Luke Gittos discuss. Donate to spiked: https://www.spiked...

25 Mar 202240min

168: A new era of online censorship

168: A new era of online censorship

The Online Safety Bill, the bravery of Russian dissidents and the never-ending rage against JK Rowling… Ella, Fraser and special guest Emma Webb discuss. Donate to spiked: https://www.spiked-online....

18 Mar 202241min

167: Why are we cancelling Tchaikovsky?

167: Why are we cancelling Tchaikovsky?

Refugees, the energy crisis and the Russophobic hysteria gripping the West… Tom, Fraser and Ella discuss. Donate to spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/  Visit the spiked shop: https://www...

11 Mar 202230min

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