What Americans really think of Britain, with Ben Leo
The UK and US have long cherished a ‘special relationship’. However, the countries appear to be diverging down different paths; economically, culturally, and spiritually. There are more than a few Brits who look across the pond with envy as the US ascends, and the UK continues to be stuck in a deep malaise. How do the countries compare today, and what does the American political establishment really think about the United Kingdom in 2025? Will is joined by the host of the The Late Show Live on GB News, broadcast from Washington DC, Ben Leo.Follow Will Kingston and Fire at Will on social media here.Read The Spectator Australia here.
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What Charlie Kirk's death means for America, with Dave Rubin
Charlie Kirk's assassination has sparked a global conversation. We have been forced to grapple with issues of free speech, political violence, the changing faces of the right and the left, faith, and the future of western civilisation itself.Will discussed all of these pressing topics with the host of The Rubin Report, Dave Rubin. Following his sold-out run alongside tour with Jordan Peterson, Dave will be returning to Australia this October for three exclusive, can’t-miss shows in Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane.Tickets are available here. Melbourne – October 18 Sydney – October 21 Brisbane – October 27Follow Will Kingston and Fire at Will on social media here.Read The Spectator Australia here.
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Another heretical conversation with Andrew Gold
Heresy is any belief or theory that is strongly at variance with established beliefs or customs. It has never been more important to encourage heretical conversations, and embrace heretical thinkers. There are few more important heretical thinkers in UK independent media than the host of the Heretics podcast, Andrew Gold. Will and Andrew discuss the rise in political violence across the West, Islam, mass-migration, Liz Truss revisionism, and the likelihood of civil war in the UK.Follow Will Kingston and Fire at Will on social media here.Read The Spectator Australia here.
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The truth about the war in Gaza, with John Spencer
As October 7 has faded in the public consciousness, a pervasive narrative has taken hold that Israel are the real antagonists of the war in Gaza. Western media is overwhelmingly anti-Israel (and in some instances, flat out antisemitic). There are few people with the experience and honesty to cut through the fog of war and explain the conflict as it is. John Spencer is one of those people.John is considered one of the world’s leading experts on urban warfare, having served as an advisor to the top four-star general and other senior leaders in the U.S. Army as part of strategic research groups from the Pentagon to the United States Military Academy.John currently serves as the Chair of Urban Warfare Studies at the Modern War Institute at West Point and Co-Director of the Urban Warfare Project.Follow Will Kingston and Fire at Will on social media here.Read The Spectator Australia here.Visit John's website here.
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The end of woke, with Andrew Doyle
On the one hand, the worst excesses of the woke era appear to be behind us. On the other, the institutions have been so ideologically corrupted, over such a long period, that perhaps the battle is only just beginning. Have we reached the end of woke? To answer that question, Will is joined by author, satirist and journalist, Andrew Doyle. Andrew's latest book is titled, 'The End of Woke: How the Culture War Went Too Far and What to Expect from the Counter-Revolution'.Follow Will Kingston and Fire at Will on social media here.Read The Spectator Australia here.
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