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The Sceptic

The Daily Sceptic

Welcome to The Sceptic, the Daily Sceptic’s weekly podcast. Host Laurie Wastell interviews the authors of some of the website’s most talked about recent pieces. Please subscribe, and remember: question everything; stay sane; live free. Produced by Richard Eldred.

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37:24

How Liberals Created the Underclass | Theodore...

The Sceptic ·

2026/01/16

Theodore Dalrymple, on the 25th anniversary of his acclaimed Life at the Bottom, on crime, the underclass and liberal hypocrisy.In Episode 64 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to Anthony Daniels. Better known under his pen name, Theodore Dalrymple, the former prison doctor and psychiatrist turned writer and cultural critic has featured in the Spectator, City Journal, the Telegraph and the Wall Street Journal among many others, and is the author of numerous books and essay collections,

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42:03

The Brute Facts of Diversity | Harrison Pitt – The...

The Sceptic ·

2026/01/09

Harrison Pitt on Alaa Abd El-Fattah and British citizenship, Islamism and West Midlands Police and the fightback against anarcho-tyranny.In Episode 63 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to Harrison Pitt, Senior Policy Fellow at Restore Britain, Fellow at the New Culture Forum and Contributing Editor at the European Conservative. They discuss the Alaa Abd El-Fattah debacle and why the Egyptian activist is at best only “administratively British”, the latest in the Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban row

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39:41

The Best of the Sceptic 2025

The Sceptic ·

2026/01/02

In this Special Episode of the Sceptic, we bring you highlights from our five most popular episodes of 2025.Deputy Comment Editor at the Telegraph Poppy Coburn on race and the rape gangs; author and comedian Andrew Doyle on Labour's shameful denialism about it; historian David Starkey on the lies of the multiculturalists; and former UKIP MP Douglas Carswell on how to reclaim Englishness from the Blairite ascendancy. Plus: the Mail on Sunday’s Peter Hitchens makes the case for Lucy Letby to have a

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30:00

Politics and the Modern Self – Dr Carl Trueman |...

The Sceptic ·

2025/12/26

Intellectual historian Dr Carl Trueman on politics, psychology and the ‘modern self’.In this special episode of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell is joined by intellectual historian Dr Carl Trueman, to discuss his book, The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution. Many of the ideas that drive our politics today are strange by historical standards. Why is such great importance placed on sex, sexuality and identity politics

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46:42

Battling Britain’s Blasphemy Laws | Toby Young – The...

The Sceptic ·

2025/12/19

Toby Young on a year of free-speech battles, and Chris Morrison on the OBR’s junk climate science and the attempt to sue Shell over the weather.In Episode 62 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to Toby Young, the Daily Sceptic’s Editor-in-Chief and the Director of the Free Speech Union, to review the many free speech battles that we’ve been fighting this year in Starmer’s two-tier tyranny. And for our premium subscribers, Laurie speaks to Chris Morrison, the Daily Sceptic’s Environment

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83:54

Why I’m Taking on ‘Hope not Hate’ | Jack Rankin – The...

The Sceptic ·

2025/12/12

Andrew Orlowski on Britain’s weird utilitarian cult, Jack Rankin MP on the Tories vs the Blob and Ben Pile on green rent-seeking.In Episode 61 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to Andrew Orlowski, business and technology columnist at the Telegraph, on Britain’s weird utilitarian cult, the ‘Mansards’, and why they’re everywhere. Jack Rankin, Conservative MP for Windsor, on where the Tories went wrong in their 14 years in power and whether they can recover. Plus: why he’s referred ‘Hope not

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59:04

David Starkey: The Lies of Multiculturalism

The Sceptic ·

2025/12/05

Dr David Starkey on the lies of multiculturalism and the Blairite delusion of politics as spin. Plus: Steven Tucker on the Green zealots’ mental health madness.In this special episode of The Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell is joined by Dr David Starkey, the eminent, insightful and acerbic historian, author and broadcaster. They discuss the lies of multiculturalism: the Stephen Lawrence inquiry and the Windrush myth; Labour’s disastrous Budget and why it thinks it can wish the realities of economics

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35:55

Labour’s Benefits Budget | John O’Connell – The...

The Sceptic ·

2025/11/28

Rachel Reeves’s disastrous benefits Budget with John O’Connell of the TaxPayers’ Alliance, and Tilak Doshi on the great COP flop.In Episode 60 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to John O’Connell, Chief Executive of the TaxPayers’ Alliance, on Rachel Reeves’s disastrous benefits Budget. And for our premium subscribers, Laurie speaks to Dr Tilak Doshi, the Daily Sceptic’s Energy Editor, on how the COP 30 climate summit in Brazil utterly flopped and what that says about the Net Zero agenda,

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43:06

Mahmood’s Migration Smoke Screen | Rob Bates – The...

The Sceptic ·

2025/11/21

Why Shabana Mahmood’s asylum crackdown is not all it’s cracked up to be, and how the Met Office and the BBC push climate alarmism.In Episode 59 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to Rob Bates, Research Director at the Centre for Migration Control, on why Shabana Mahmood’s asylum crackdown is not all it’s cracked up to be. And for our premium subscribers, Laurie speaks to Chris Morrison, the Daily Sceptic’s Environment Editor, who gives us the latest on the Met Office’s dodgy data

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44:20

Kathryn Porter on the Lies of the Green Zealots

The Sceptic ·

2025/11/14

Kathryn Porter on just how much Net Zero is costing us, why Ed Miliband’s claims about renewables are so laughable and how the Green Crusade is putting us at risk of blackouts this winter.In the Sceptic this week, host Laurie Wastell speaks to Kathryn Porter, energy consultant and commentator, for a deep dive on just how much Net Zero is costing us, why Ed Miliband’s claims about renewables are so laughable and how the Green Crusade is putting us at risk of blackouts this winter. Donate to the

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40:17

The Truth About ‘Multicultural’ Birmingham | Chris...

The Sceptic ·

2025/11/07

Chris Bayliss on Aston Villa vs Maccabi Tel Aviv and the rise of Muslim sectarianism in Birmingham and Ben Pile on Bill Gates vs Net Zero and the BBC’s climate misinformation.In Episode 58 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to Chris Bayliss, independent consultant and writer, on what the banning of Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from this week’s Europa League match against Aston Villa says about multicultural Britain and our sectarian second city. And for our premium subscribers, Laurie speaks to

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49:12

The Cost of Migration | David Shipley – The Sceptic...

The Sceptic ·

2025/10/31

A look back on a week of grim migration news, and the horrifying truth about wind turbines.In Episode 57 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to David Shipley, journalist and friend of the show, on a week of grim and horrifying migration news, how accusations of racism enabled the Southport Killer and the media's warped priorities over the grooming gang inquiry. And for our premium subscribers, I speak to the Daily Sceptic's Environment Editor Chris Morrison on how wind turbines are killing

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33:48

Another Grooming Gang Coverup? | Adam Wren – The...

The Sceptic ·

2025/10/24

How Labour is still failing grooming victims, and the lunacy of the Greens’ wealth tax.In Episode 56 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to Adam Wren, campaigner and founder of Open Justice UK, on the chaos in the Government’s grooming gang inquiry. And for our premium subscribers, Matthew Bowles, Senior Policy Researcher at the Prosperity Institute, on why the Greens’ plans for a wealth tax just don’t add up. Donate to the Daily Sceptic to access our premium content. Follow Laurie on

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42:22

God is an Englishman | Bijan Omrani – The Sceptic Ep.55

The Sceptic ·

2025/10/17

Bijan Omrani on the Church of England’s woke turn and Britain’s Christian heritage, and Tilak Doshi on climate Lysenkoism.In Episode 55 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to Dr Bijan Omrani, who is an Oxford-educated barrister, has taught classics at Eton College, is a research fellow at the University of Exeter as well as a church warden. They discuss what he makes of the first woman Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally and his latest book, God is an Englishman. Plus the worst thing to

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46:44

How to Start a Dissident Art Movement | Alexander...

The Sceptic ·

2025/10/10

Alexander Adams on dissident art, the tyranny of the Arts Council England and his new exhibition: Power and Intimacy.In Episode 54 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to Alexander Adams, artist and writer and the author of the pamphlet, Abolish the Arts Council and his new book, How to Start a Dissident Art Movement. They discuss the woke tyranny of the contemporary art establishment, why modern art is so off-putting, the meaning of Right-wing art and his new exhibition – Power and Intimacy,

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62:52

Labour Goes Full BlueSky | Tom Jones – The Sceptic Ep.53

The Sceptic ·

2025/10/03

Tom Jones on Keir Starmer’s bizarre attempts to smear Reform as racist over its new immigration policy, Andrew Orlowski on the real problem with the Government’s Britcard digital ID scheme and Kathryn Porter on just how much Net Zero is costing us.In Episode 53 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to the following guests: Tom Jones, writer and conservative councillor, on the Labour Party conference and Keir Starmer’s bizarre attempts to smear reform as racist over its new immigration

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73:25

The Care Dilemma | David Goodhart – The Sceptic Ep.52

The Sceptic ·

2025/09/26

David Goodhart on family policy, anywheres vs somewheres and migration, and Eugyppius on German media craziness and how he evades the woke Stasi.In Episode 52 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to the following guests: David Goodhart, journalist and founder of Prospect magazine, head of demography at Policy Exchange, author of The Road to Somewhere, Head Hand Heart and most recently, The Care Dilemma: Freedom, Family and Fertility. They discuss gender roles and why family policy is coming

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55:39

Charlie Kirk, Free Speech & “Anti-fascism” | Michael...

The Sceptic ·

2025/09/19

Michael Murphy on Charlie Kirk, free speech and the scourge of “anti-fascism”, and Ben Pile on how the British public are going cold on global warming.In Episode 51 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to the following guests: Michael Murphy, journalist and documentary-maker for outlets including the Telegraph, on what the assassination of Charlie Kirk means for America, the disturbing violence of so-called “anti-fascism” and why the globalist Left hates their own nation-states. And for our

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66:08

Australia’s Immigration Fightback | The Sceptic Ep.50

The Sceptic ·

2025/09/12

Australia’s populist fightback against its immigration disaster, Jess Gill on the Left’s blindspot over Iryna Zarutska and Dr Tilak Doshi on how Net Zero is exacerbating Europe’s fiscal crises.NB: This week’s interviews were recorded before the horrifying assassination in Utah. RIP Charlie Kirk, an American hero and a fearless advocate for free speech. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family. In Episode 50 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to the following guests: Jordan Knight,

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62:15

The Persecution of Graham Linehan | Ed West The...

The Sceptic ·

2025/09/05

Ed West on the persecution of Graham Linehan, the asylum hotel protests and ‘colour-blind’ casting, and Steven Tucker on veggie authoritarianism.In Episode 49 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to the following guests: Ed West, historian and author of the Wrong Side of History substack, on the persecution of Graham Linehan, the asylum hotel protests, the “flagging” of England and how the scourge of so-called “colour-blind” casting is falsifying history. And for our premium subscribers,

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