Best of the Spectator
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- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 33 minutes
- Episodes
- 2368
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
Coffee House Shots: who leaked the Foreign Office memos?
With Katy Balls and James Forsyth.
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…
00:18:13 |
Mon 08 Jul 2019
Coffee House Shots: who are Europe's new leaders?
With Henry Newman, Director of Open Europe, and Charles Grant, Director of the Centre for European Reform.
Presented by Katy Balls.
Presented by Katy Balls.
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00:17:04 |
Sat 06 Jul 2019
Spectator Books: Joseph Stiglitz - the invisible hand doesn't exist
Sam speaks to the Nobel prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz, architect of Bill Clinton’s “Third Way” and former chief economist at the World Bank.
His new book People, Power and Profits: Progress…
00:40:28 |
Fri 05 Jul 2019
The Spectator Podcast: Boris's plan to unite Britain
This week, Boris Johnson breaks cover and speaks to the Spectator about his plans for Brexit and beyond (00:47). The presidential election stateside is hotting up as Democratic candidates fight for t…
00:34:36 |
Thu 04 Jul 2019
Spectator Books: would Faber & Faber still exist without T.S. Eliot?
This year the publishers Faber & Faber celebrate their 90th birthday, and to honour the occasion Sam is joined by Toby Faber, the founder’s grandson and the author of a new history of the company cal…
00:30:45 |
Wed 03 Jul 2019
Podcast Special: should euthanasia be legalised?
Four years ago, the Assisted Dying Bill was overwhelmingly defeated in parliament. The euthanasia debate hasn’t disappeared, however, and will be brought back in parliament this Thursday. One recent …
00:45:19 |
Tue 02 Jul 2019
Coffee House Shots: is Hunt more prepared for a no deal than Boris?
With Fraser Nelson 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 guests. Brought to you dail…
Presented by Katy Balls.
Coffee House Shots is a series of podcasts on British politics from the Spectator's political team and special guests. Brought to you dail…
00:14:01 |
Mon 01 Jul 2019
Women With Balls: Jo Coburn
Broadcaster and journalist Jo Coburn tells how German got her into journalism, what it's like to work with Andrew Neil, and what happened behind the scenes of that infamous Will Self-Mark Francois de…
00:34:19 |
Fri 28 Jun 2019
The Spectator Podcast: Trump vs Xi
This week, as presidents Xi and Trump meet at the G20, is the world on the eve of a new Cold War (00:30)? Plus, Boris Johnson’s campaign has had a tough week – but is this anything more than a wobble…
00:33:27 |
Thu 27 Jun 2019
Spectator Books: the right way to write with Benjamin Dreyer
In this week’s Spectator Books podcast Sam's guest is Benjamin Dreyer — whose name is pronounced, as Sam discovers live on air, 'Dryer' rather than 'Drayer'. That seems an apt way to be introduced to…
00:26:48 |
Wed 26 Jun 2019
Americano: on Iran, is Trump a dove or a hawk?
With John Hudson, National Security Reporter at the Washington Post.
Presented by Freddy Gray.
Americano is a series of in-depth discussions on American politics with the best pundits stateside. Presen…
Presented by Freddy Gray.
Americano is a series of in-depth discussions on American politics with the best pundits stateside. Presen…
00:17:26 |
Tue 25 Jun 2019
Americano: Michael Wolff - Trump is 'self-destructing'
With Michael Wolff, author of 'Fire and Fury'. He talks to Freddy Gray about the Mueller Report, the influence of Steve Bannon on Trump, and how Trump and Boris aren't the same political character.
Pr…
Pr…
00:40:27 |
Mon 24 Jun 2019
Table Talk: with Tom Parker-Bowles
Lara and Livvy talks to food writer Tom Parker-Bowles about his mother's roast chicken, prep school gruel, and why, as a food critic, he still loves McDonald's.
Table Talk is a series of podcasts wher…
Table Talk is a series of podcasts wher…
00:28:12 |
Fri 21 Jun 2019
The Spectator Podcast: enter Boris
This week - Boris Johnson is poised to take the Tory leadership, and the keys to number 10 - but who is he really, and how will he govern (1:02)? Also, what should happen to the ISIS Beatles (11:11)?…
00:32:21 |
Thu 20 Jun 2019
Spectator books: Common People, an anthology of working-class memoirs
In this week’s books podcast Kit de Waal is here to talk about her new anthology of working-class memoir, Common People. First a guest on this podcast a couple of years ago talking about her Desmond-…
00:30:05 |
Wed 19 Jun 2019
Coffee House Shots: will Boris "lend" votes to Jeremy Hunt?
With James Forsyth and Katy Balls.
Presented by Fraser Nelson.
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 Fraser Nelson.
Coffee House Shots is a series of podcasts on British politics from the Spectator's political team and special guests. Brought to you dai…
00:12:03 |
Tue 18 Jun 2019
Americano: what is the future of American conservatism?
With Daniel McCarthy, editor of Modern Age and Spectator USA contributor.
Presented by Freddy Gray.
Americano is a series of in-depth discussions on American politics with the best pundits stateside. P…
Presented by Freddy Gray.
Americano is a series of in-depth discussions on American politics with the best pundits stateside. P…
00:15:55 |
Mon 17 Jun 2019
Isabel Hardman's Sunday Interviews Roundup - 16/06/19
Isabel Hardman presents the highlights from Sunday's political interviews. Today's podcast features Jeremy Hunt, Rory Stewart, Dominic Raab, Amber Rudd, Andy Burnham and Kim Leadbeater. Produced by M…
00:11:40 |
Sun 16 Jun 2019
Coffee House Shots: is an autumn general elections more likely than not?
With Katy Balls, Conservative Home's Paul Goodman, and the Mail on Sunday's Dan Hodges.
Presented by Cindy Yu.
Coffee House Shots is a series of podcasts on British politics from the Spectator's politi…
Presented by Cindy Yu.
Coffee House Shots is a series of podcasts on British politics from the Spectator's politi…
00:22:46 |
Sat 15 Jun 2019
Women With Balls: Layla Moran
Layla Moran tells Katy Balls about her childhood as a diplomat's daughter, the social life of an MP, and getting arrested at Lib Dem conference.
Presented by Katy Balls.
Women With Balls is a podcast s…
Presented by Katy Balls.
Women With Balls is a podcast s…
00:29:46 |
Fri 14 Jun 2019
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