Wil Anderson bans Kyle Sandilands from his Wilosophy podcast

Wil Anderson BANS Kyle Sandilands from his podcast because he ‘doesn’t need the publicity’ and compares him to right-wing pundit Andrew Bolt – as the shock jock offers a classy response

By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 01:40 GMT, 22 February 2022 | Updated: 01:48 GMT, 22 February 2022

ABC host Wil Anderson has revealed Kyle Sandilands is banned from his Wilosophy podcast, saying the outspoken radio presenter ‘doesn’t need the publicity’.

Anderson, 48, launched Wilosophy in 2014 and it has since become one of the most popular podcasts in Australia, attracting major celebrity guests.

He told news.com.au he refused to interview Sandilands, 50, because he has a policy of not inviting people with their own platforms and ‘agenda’ on his show. 

Blacklisted: ABC host Wil Anderson (pictured) has revealed Kyle Sandilands is ‘banned’ from his Wilosophy podcast, saying the outspoken radio presenter ‘doesn’t need the publicity’

Anderson, who hosts Gruen on the ABC and used to front Triple M’s Hot Breakfast show with Eddie Maguire, said: ‘If you’re interviewing someone with an agenda and you’re asking them questions, you become a platform for spreading that agenda.

‘So that’s the reason [right-wing News Corp columnist] Andrew Bolt and Kyle Sandilands aren’t going to get an invitation to be on the show.’

He continued: ‘And I just think Kyle is great at generating his own publicity. He doesn’t need a hand from me.’

Sandilands said on Tuesday’s Kyle and Jackie O Show he’d suspected for a while Anderson had a problem with him, but was unsure what he’d done to offend him. 

Reason: Anderson told news.com.au he refused to interview Sandilands (pictured) because he has a policy of not inviting people with their own platforms and ‘agenda’ on his show

‘He’s not an a**ehole; I respect that he has his opinion, but he has a distorted opinion of me [from the press],’ he said. 

He speculated that Anderson had banned him for his political views and support of former U.S. president Donald Trump.

But Sandilands, who hosts Sydney’s most popular FM breakfast radio show on KIIS 106.5, said he wasn’t right-wing at all, but instead a centrist like many Australians.

Mystery beef: Sandilands said on Tuesday’s Kyle and Jackie O Show he’d suspected for a while Anderson had a problem with him, but was unsure what he’d done to offend him 

‘Maybe Wil thinks because I like Donald Trump that I’m a right-wing lunatic because a lot of these left-wing people don’t understand most people sit in the middle,’ he said.

‘I liked Trump because he’s entertaining. He was making America money.’

‘A lot of radio people are jealous that I’ve been able to make millions of dollars but they’re barely able to pay their rent,’ he added. 

Bias: Sandilands, who hosts Sydney’s most popular FM breakfast radio show, speculated he was banned for his political views and support of former U.S. president Donald Trump 

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