Episode #2133

Brendan O'Neill

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  1. Anti-Woke

    Brendan O'Neill

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Brendan O'Neill, chief political writer at spiked and author of 'A Heretic's Manifesto,' joins the podcast to discuss free speech, cancel culture, and the societal impact of gender ideology. The conversation also covers climate alarmism, the Israel-Hamas war, and the erosion of women's rights through trans activism.

What they talked about

  • Fear of nuclear war in the 1980s
  • Climate change ideology vs. science
  • Gender ideology and children's medical treatment
  • Transgender athletes in women's sports
  • Media rewriting news to fit ideology
  • COVID lockdowns and collective amnesia
  • William Tyndale and freedom of speech
  • Israel-Hamas war and moral comparisons

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