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- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 33 minutes
- Episodes
- 2368
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
The Spectator Podcast: will the EU compromise for Boris?
Boris Johnson’s ‘do-or-die’ Brexit is fewer than 100 days away, but will the UK and EU reach a compromise deal before then (00:25)? Plus, should museums care where their donations come from (14:00)? …
00:35:35 |
Thu 01 Aug 2019
Spectator Books: is there a meaning to life?
The star New York Times columnist David Brooks has never been afraid to go beyond the usual remit of day-to-day politics. His new book The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life is exactly what …
00:15:14 |
Wed 31 Jul 2019
Holy Smoke: how radical Islam taught the progressive left to blame the Jews
It's less than four years since Jeremy Corbyn's hard-left sect seized control of the Labour Party, and yet already its anti-Semitic views – so alien to Labour tradition – seem too deeply rooted to er…
00:34:16 |
Tue 30 Jul 2019
Podcast Special: the North East's Economic Disruptors
Human progress has depended on economic disruptors since long before the advent of the internet. Motor cars remained rare luxuries until a disruptor called Henry Ford perfected the Model T assembly l…
00:24:34 |
Mon 29 Jul 2019
Coffee House Shots: Why is Labour scared of Jo Swinson?
With Stephen Kinnock, Labour MP for Aberavon, and Katy Balls.
Presented by Cindy Yu.
Presented by Cindy Yu.
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00:17:12 |
Sat 27 Jul 2019
Table Talk: Tracey MacLeod, live from Latitude
Tracey MacLeod is a broadcaster and food critic, known for hosting the BBC's The Late Show and for regularly guest starring in Masterchef. She is friends with Helen Fielding, who based the character …
00:34:22 |
Fri 26 Jul 2019
The Spectator Podcast: Team Boris
Boris Johnson has officially become Prime Minister – so what can we expect from his first 100 days (00:25)? And with the Gulf situation hotting up, what should Britain’s policy towards Iran be (11:25…
00:36:37 |
Thu 25 Jul 2019
Spectator Books: how pigeons won the War
Pigeons: revolting pests who can’t tell the difference between fag-butts and chips, right? Not so, according to Sam's latest podcast guest Jon Day, distinguished man of letters, critic, academic and……
00:34:58 |
Wed 24 Jul 2019
Holy Smoke: does Boris Johnson have Christian values?
With Harry Mount, editor of the Oldie and author of the Wit and Wisdom of Boris Johnson.
Holy Smoke is a series of podcasts where Damian Thompson dissects the most important and controversial topics i…
Holy Smoke is a series of podcasts where Damian Thompson dissects the most important and controversial topics i…
00:11:25 |
Tue 23 Jul 2019
Coffee House Shots: how far will the 'Gaukward Squad' go to frustrate Boris Johnson?
With James Forsyth and Katy Balls.
Presented by Isabel Hardman.
Coffee House Shots is a series of podcasts on British politics from the Spectator's political team and special guests. Brought to you dai…
Presented by Isabel Hardman.
Coffee House Shots is a series of podcasts on British politics from the Spectator's political team and special guests. Brought to you dai…
00:15:57 |
Mon 22 Jul 2019
Coffee House Shots: Rod Liddle on the 'Brexit Betrayal'
In conversation with Fraser Nelson. Rod's book, The Great Betrayal, is out now.
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00:27:56 |
Sat 20 Jul 2019
Women With Balls Special: Jo Swinson
Jo Swinson is the current deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats, but she's running to be leader against Ed Davey. With the Liberal Democrats' surge in the polls, Swinson's role in the coming months …
00:19:44 |
Fri 19 Jul 2019
The Spectator Podcast: Watson's new plot against Corbyn
As Labour’s civil war flares up again, Isabel Hardman reveals a plot by Tom Watson to oust Jeremy Corbyn - so just how secure is Corbyn (00:30)? We also talk about Matt Hancock’s second favourite app…
00:37:42 |
Thu 18 Jul 2019
Spectator Books: Oleg Gordievsky - the double agent who changed the Cold War
There’s nobody who writes true-life spy stories like Ben MacIntyre — and with his latest book The Spy and the Traitor out in paperback, Ben joins me to talk about the astonishing career of Oleg Gordi…
00:37:12 |
Wed 17 Jul 2019
Coffee House Shots: will the Irish back down on the backstop?
With James Forsyth and Fraser Nelson.
Presented by Cindy Yu.
Coffee House Shots is a series of podcasts on British politics from the Spectator's political team and special guests. Brought to you daily,…
Presented by Cindy Yu.
Coffee House Shots is a series of podcasts on British politics from the Spectator's political team and special guests. Brought to you daily,…
00:21:05 |
Mon 15 Jul 2019
Coffee House Shots: who are the factions competing for favour in Boris's court?
With Dan Hodges from the Mail on Sunday, and James Forsyth.
Presented by Katy Balls.
Coffee House Shots is a series of podcasts on British politics from the Spectator's political team and special guest…
Presented by Katy Balls.
Coffee House Shots is a series of podcasts on British politics from the Spectator's political team and special guest…
00:20:23 |
Sat 13 Jul 2019
Women With Balls: Tracey Crouch
Tracey Crouch MP has earned a reputation for being independently minded. She has rebelled on issues from press regulation to fox hunting; and served as a sports minister until last year until she res…
00:34:29 |
Fri 12 Jul 2019
The Spectator Podcast: Can Boris Johnson save Anglo-American relations?
With the British civil service the latest of Trump’s Twitter victims, we take a look at what a Boris Johnson premiership would mean for relations with America (00:25). Plus, we also ask – if we’re to…
00:29:26 |
Thu 11 Jul 2019
Spectator Books: Caroline Crampton's forgotten histories of the Thames
Sam's guest on this week’s podcast is Caroline Crampton — whose fine and lyrical new book The Way To The Sea twines travelogue and memoir to pay tribute to the neglected mystery and beauty of the dow…
00:31:33 |
Wed 10 Jul 2019
Table Talk: with Jeremy King
Jeremy King, one half of the restaurateurs Corbin & King, is behind some of the most iconic restaurants in London, including the Ivy, the Delauney, and Fischers. In this episode, he talks about why h…
00:31:08 |
Tue 09 Jul 2019
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