Raging against the nanny state, with Chris Snowdon
The nanny state is on the march across the West, propped up by weak leaders taking their cues from a…
The decline and fall of Australia(?), with Joe Hildebrand
Greg Sheridan wrote recently that Australia is a nation in decline. Across every indicator you can imagine – economy, living…
The rise of the woke right, with James Lindsay
When classical liberals and conservatives took the fight to the ‘woke left’, many made the mistake of thinking that victory…
The (not so) lucky country, with Adam Creighton
Australia has often been called the ‘lucky country’. Today, it faces a series of economic, cultural, and geopolitical challenges, seemingly…
Pondering the big questions, with Sebastian Junger
One of the tragedies of modernity is how it has stripped away the time (or if we’re being honest, the…
Relaxed and comfortable, with John Howard
Before he became Australia’s second-longest serving Prime Minister, then Opposition Leader John Howard famously stated that his ambition was for…
Trans women are not women (except in Australia), with Sall Grover
It says something about the surreal times in which we live that the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom found…
Please explain, with Pauline Hanson
If there’s one theme that cuts across Western politics in 2025, it is the rise of right-wing populist parties and…
Free minds and free markets, with Nick Gillespie
Freedom is under assault across the West. The US is reverting to 18th century economic protectionism, the UK are jailing…
The coming British civil war, with David Betz
The UK is in a dark place, but surely it couldn’t reach the point of civil war? Don’t be so…
The shameless cross-promotion episode, with Alex Armstrong
If you turn on the news in the UK, the chances are the stories will be negative. Mass migration, two-tier…
The Eurasian Century, with Hal Brands
We often think of the modern era as the age of American power. In reality, we’re living in a long,…
The fight for Western civilisation, with Tony Abbott
Will recently attended the ARC conference in London, which was basically Coachella for conservatives. During the conference, he sat down…
Ukraine: Three years on, with Francis Dearnley
The conversation that surrounds the conflict in Ukraine has become, for the most part, a political Rorschach Test. That’s a…
How tribalism ruined politics, with Andrew Heaton
Politics shouldn’t be a team sport, but it has become one. Far too many of us blindly support politicians or…
The definitive German election preview, with Ralph Schoellhammer
The Economist recently described Germany as “the hole at the heart of Europe”. That’s a reasonable description, particularly given it…
The myth of free speech in Britain, with Winston Marshall
Whilst illiberal progressivism (or woke for short) appears to be in retreat, what will take its place is an open…
The Reform revolution, with Rupert Lowe
There’s an interesting historical pattern in British politics, and you can see it in various shapes and forms since the…
We cannot tax and spend our way to growth, with Jon Moynihan
The UK economy is structurally buggered (to use a technical term). Decades of economic mismanagement have caused growth to grind…
Why police ignored the grooming gangs, with Maggie Oliver
In the last month, the grooming gangs scandal has gone from being the UK’s worst-kept secret to its greatest source…
Why we get boozed, with Edward Slingerland
After a merry festive season, this is the time of the year when some of us decide to cut back…
Australia is uniquely susceptible to the woke mind virus, with Andrew Gold on Heretics
Regular listeners may remember that last year Will interviewed the wonderful documentarian, podcaster and YouTuber Andrew Gold. Andrew recently returned…
How the music industry went woke, with Hayley Mary
Music used to be about “sticking it to the man.” It’s now the most conformist industry there is. Hayley Mary…
The fall of the Big Guy, with Miranda Devine
As friend of the show Charles C.W. Cooke has said, “To the honest eye, Joe Biden was a mid-wit career…
The boys are not alright, with Miriam Cates
In recent years, Western society has conducted a perverse experiment. We have indulged the grievances of almost every identity group,…
