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Update frequency
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Average duration
33 minutes
Episodes
2368
Years Active
2016 - 2025
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Coffee House Shots: Tory tribes go to war

Coffee House Shots: Tory tribes go to war

With James Forsyth and Fraser Nelson.

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…

00:14:13  |   Mon 20 May 2019
Women With Balls: reporting from Yemen

Women With Balls: reporting from Yemen

Iona Craig is an award-winning war correspondent who has been reporting from Yemen since 2010. On the podcast, Iona tells Katy about her near-death experiences, dealing with survivor's guilt, and why…

00:28:28  |   Fri 17 May 2019
The Spectator Podcast: Time for Boris?

The Spectator Podcast: Time for Boris?

Cometh the hour, cometh the man? Is Boris the man to save the Tories from Nigel Farage? We talk to his former right hand man about his chances (00:45). We also discuss the latest frontier of politica…

00:36:51  |   Thu 16 May 2019
Spectator Books: Ursula Buchan on her grandfather, John Buchan

Spectator Books: Ursula Buchan on her grandfather, John Buchan

In this week's books podcast, Sam is joined by Ursula Buchan - the author of a hugely involving new life of her late grandfather John Buchan. The book is called Beyond the Thirty-Nine Steps (you can …

00:38:01  |   Wed 15 May 2019
Table Talk: with Nathan Outlaw

Table Talk: with Nathan Outlaw

In this episode, Michelin star chef Nathan Outlaw joins Lara and Livvy to talk about his love for Cornwall and seafood, training under celebrity chef Rick Stein, and how he totally didn't help his te…

00:28:18  |   Tue 14 May 2019
Coffee House Shots: has the Conservative Party destroyed itself?

Coffee House Shots: has the Conservative Party destroyed itself?

With Katy Balls and James Forsyth.

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 dail…

00:13:02  |   Mon 13 May 2019
Spectator Books: Bret Easton Ellis on 'coming out' as Patrick Bateman

Spectator Books: Bret Easton Ellis on 'coming out' as Patrick Bateman

In this week’s books podcast Sam is joined by Bret Easton Ellis. The author of Less Than Zero, American Psycho and Imperial Bedrooms is here to talk about his first nonfiction book White, and the sav…

00:47:26  |   Fri 10 May 2019
Spectator Podcast: how to train your brain

Spectator Podcast: how to train your brain

Can you train your brain to stay young beyond its natural age? Recent research suggests so - and we take a look at the science and what this means for society at large (00:45). Plus, we talk about th…

00:34:10  |   Thu 09 May 2019
Spectator LIVE: Douglas Murray and Roger Scruton on the future of conservatism

Spectator LIVE: Douglas Murray and Roger Scruton on the future of conservatism

What does it mean to be a conservative? The Spectator brought together two of the sharpest – and controversial – minds in Britain.

Douglas Murray is a leading author and journalist on multiculturalism…

01:25:15  |   Tue 07 May 2019
Coffee House Shots: is a Tory-Labour Brexit deal in sight?

Coffee House Shots: is a Tory-Labour Brexit deal in sight?

With James Forsyth and Fraser Nelson.

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…

00:12:24  |   Tue 07 May 2019
Americano: is Trump's attorney general covering up for him?

Americano: is Trump's attorney general covering up for him?

With Curt Mills, the new Washington Editor of Spectator USA.

Americano is a series of in-depth discussions on American politics with the best pundits stateside. Presented by Freddy Gray, editor of Spe…

00:25:13  |   Fri 03 May 2019
Women With Balls: Kate Hoey

Women With Balls: Kate Hoey

Kate Hoey is a Labour MP for Vauxhall, having been in that role for 30 years. 

Hoey talks to Katy Balls about growing up in Northern Ireland, fighting to win her current seat in Vauxhall, and how she …

00:32:41  |   Fri 03 May 2019
The Spectator Podcast: rise of the Brexit Party

The Spectator Podcast: rise of the Brexit Party

On this week's Spectator Podcast, we talk about how Nigel Farage's Brexit Party could pose an existential threat to the Tories (00:40). Also on the podcast, a debate special about whether the UK shou…

00:43:16  |   Thu 02 May 2019
Coffee House Shots: was Gavin Williamson victim of a political hit job?

Coffee House Shots: was Gavin Williamson victim of a political hit job?

With Fraser Nelson and James Forsyth. 

Presented by Katy Balls.


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00:09:02  |   Wed 01 May 2019
Americano: why is the British political class so hostile to Donald Trump?

Americano: why is the British political class so hostile to Donald Trump?

With Dominic Green, Life & Arts Editor, Spectator USA.

Presented by Freddy Gray.

Americano is a series of in-depth discussions on American politics with the best pundits stateside. Presented by Fredd…

00:10:19  |   Fri 26 Apr 2019
The Spectator Podcast: The Scruton tapes

The Spectator Podcast: The Scruton tapes

This week brought a new development in the ongoing scandal over Roger Scruton’s firing from a government commission, after the Spectator obtained the tapes of the interview that got him fired. We tal…

00:40:47  |   Thu 25 Apr 2019
Spectator Books: Nicci Gerrard - The Cold Friction of Expiring Sense

Spectator Books: Nicci Gerrard - The Cold Friction of Expiring Sense

In this week’s books podcast Sam is joined by the journalist and (as one half of the crime writer Nicci French) novelist Nicci Gerrard to talk about her new book What Dementia Teaches Us About Love. …

00:29:18  |   Wed 24 Apr 2019
Coffee House Shots: is it time for Boris?

Coffee House Shots: is it time for Boris?

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 daily,…

00:18:01  |   Tue 23 Apr 2019
Table Talk: with Adrian Chiles

Table Talk: with Adrian Chiles

In this episode, broadcaster and writer Adrian Chiles joins Lara and Livvy to discuss a childhood of Croatian home cooking, how an incident with a Turkish lamb turned him vegetarian, and why he prefe…

00:30:54  |   Sat 20 Apr 2019
Women With Balls: Lionel Shriver

Women With Balls: Lionel Shriver

Lionel Shriver is an American journalist, author and Spectator columnist. Her novel We Need to Talk About Kevin – about a mother and her son who goes on to carry out a high school massacre – won the …

00:25:26  |   Fri 19 Apr 2019
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