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Triggernometry’s Francis Foster joins Tom Slater and Fraser Myers to discuss the victim-blaming of Donald Trump, Gareth Southgate’s culture war and Labour’s ban on puberty blockers.  This episode is sponsored by AG1. Sign up today and get a free one-year supply of Vitamin D with your first subscription: https://drinkag1.com/spiked  Take your business to the next level with Shopify. Sign up now and get a £1-per-month trial period: https://shopify.co.uk/spiked  Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/  Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/  

This is the audio from a video interview we just published on our YouTube channel, with spiked columnist Batya Ungar-Sargon. To make sure you never miss great content like this, subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@spiked  The attempted assassination of Donald Trump brought American society to the brink. What now? Here, Batya Ungar-Sargon argues that Trump’s defiant response likely spared the US serious unrest, that the American left has become alarmingly relaxed about political violence, and that Trump’s programme could yet unite the nation.

Luke Gittos, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss the warped priorities of the new Labour government, Joe Biden’s leadership crisis, the madness of the French left and the truth about Lucy Letby. Protect your privacy online with this episode’s sponsor, ExpressVPN. Sign up today and get an extra three months for free when you purchase a 12-month plan. Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/  Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/  

Tom Slater is joined by Inaya Folarin Iman and Ella Whelan for a spiked podcast election special. They discuss Labour’s strangely hollow victory, the Reform revolt, the poison of Islamic sectarianism and where it all went wrong for the Tories and the SNP.  This episode is sponsored by AG1. Sign up today and get a free one-year supply of Vitamin D with your first subscription. Take your business to the next level with Shopify. Sign up now and get a £1-per-month trial period. Donate to spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/  Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ 

Julia Hartley-Brewer, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss the dangers of a Labour government, the insanity of the Green Party and David Tennant’s tirade against Kemi Badenoch. Take your business to the next level with Shopify. Sign up now and get a £1-per-month trial period. Donate to spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/  Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ 

Timandra Harkness – author of Technology is Not the Problem – joins Tom Slater and Fraser Myers to discuss the Conservatives’ disastrous polling, the great smartphone panic and Just Stop Oil’s assault on Stonehenge. 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/  Take control of your health with AG1. Sign up today and get a free one-year supply of Vitamin D with your first subscription: https://drinkag1.com/spiked  Protect your privacy online with ExpressVPN. Sign up today and get an extra three months for free when you purchase a 12-month plan: https://www.expressvpn.com/spiked  Donate to spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/  Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ 

Jake Wallis Simons, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss the populist uprising in the European Parliament elections, the lies of Hamas and Keir Starmer’s culture war. This episode is sponsored by Shopify: http://shopify.co.uk/spiked  Take control of your health with AG1. Sign up today and get a free one-year supply of Vitamin D with your first subscription: https://drinkag1.com/spiked  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/  Donate to spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/  Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ 

Inaya Folarin Iman, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss how the Reform UK leader is shaking up the General Election, the lawfare against Trump and the Islamist stabbing in Mannheim. 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/  Donate to spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/  Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ 

Matt Goodwin and Rakib Ehsan join Tom Slater for the latest episode of the spiked podcast. In this General Election special, they discuss Rishi Sunak’s ‘national service’ gimmick, Nigel Farage’s plan to make the election a referendum on immigration, Diane Abbott’s battle with Keir Starmer, and much more. This episode is sponsored by the Munk Debates. Get a 10 per cent discount on a ‘supporter’ membership package with our promo code SPIKED10: https://munkdebates.com/   Take control of your health with AG1. Sign up today and get a free one-year supply of Vitamin D with your first subscription: https://drinkag1.com/spiked  Donate to spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/  Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ 

Graham Linehan – the comedy writer behind Father Ted and The IT Crowd – joins Tom Slater and Fraser Myers to discuss the UK General Election, the trans-activist takeover of a rape-crisis centre, the death of Iran’s Ebrahim Raisi the ICC’s outrageous arrest warrants. This episode is sponsored by the Munk Debates. Get a 10 per cent discount on a ‘supporter’ membership package with our promo code: SPIKED10 https://munkdebates.com/  Donate to spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/  Work for spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/jobs/  Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ 

Freddy Gray joins Tom Slater and Fraser Myers to discuss the lawfare against Trump, the victim-blaming of Robert Fico, Meghan Markle’s carnival of cringe and Gary Lineker’s Gaza gaffe. This episode is sponsored by the Munk Debates. Get a 10 per cent discount on a ‘supporter’ membership package with our promo code: SPIKED10 https://munkdebates.com/  Find out more about spiked’s internship programme: https://www.spiked-online.com/interns  Donate to spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/  Work for spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/jobs/  Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/  Check out spiked’s shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/

Paul Embery joins Tom Slater and Fraser Myers to discuss Tory defections, the local elections and the councillor who screamed ‘Allahu Akbar’. This episode is sponsored by the Munk Debates. Get a 10 per cent discount on a ‘supporter’ membership package with the promo code: SPIKED10 https://munkdebates.com/  Find out more about spiked’s internship programme: https://www.spiked-online.com/interns  Donate to spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/  Work for spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/jobs/  Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/  Check out spiked’s shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/