Is Islam Beyond Criticism? | Andrew Doyle

Is Islam Beyond Criticism? | Andrew Doyle

July 16, 2026 · 1h 8m

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Ariel Whitman discusses the future of free speech and the ideological battles surrounding woke culture with Andrew Doyle.

Is woke really over—or has it simply changed its form?In this episode of The Western Spirit, Ariel Whitman sits down with author, broadcaster, and political commentator Andrew Doyle to discuss the future of free speech, the decline of liberal values, the rise of a new authoritarianism, and why many of the ideological battles of the past decade are far from over. They discuss woke ideology, cancel culture, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, political violence, anti-Semitism, the Israel-Hamas war, conspiracy theories, Britain's free speech crisis, identity politics, and why Andrew believes the West is repeating mistakes it has made before. Andrew Doyle is a British author, broadcaster, comedian, and political commentator. He is the creator of the satirical character Titania McGrath, a columnist for Spiked, and the author of The End of Woke: How the Culture War Went Too Far and What to Expect from the Counter-Revolution, as well as Free Speech and Why It Matters.Subscribe to The Western Spirit for conversations on politics, free speech, Israel, culture, democracy, and the future of Western civilization.For business inquiries, including advertising opportunities on our show, please email us…

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