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- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 33 minutes
- Episodes
- 2370
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
Spectator Out Loud: Kate Andrews, Kevin Hurley, Lawrence Bernstein
On this week's episode, we’ll hear from Kate Andrews on the NHS’s waiting list crisis. (00:52)
Next, Kevin Hurley on the impact of demonising the police force. (07:04)
And finally, Lawrence Bernstein o…
00:21:22 |
Sat 12 Feb 2022
Women With Balls: with Carolyn Harris
Carolyn Harris is a Welsh Labour Party politician serving as the Deputy Leader of Welsh Labour since 2018, and has been the Member of Parliament for Swansea East since 2015. On the podcast she talks …
00:26:08 |
Fri 11 Feb 2022
The Edition: Boris’s bunker
In this week’s episode: What’s the mood like in Boris’s bunker?
For this week’s cover story, James Forsyth writes about the defensive bunker mentality inside No. 10 and the PM’s strategy of keeping MP…
00:32:49 |
Thu 10 Feb 2022
The Book Club: The Centenary of Kerouac
This year marks the centenary of the birth of Jack Kerouac. As Penguin publishes a lavish new edition of On The Road to mark the occasion, I'm joined by two Kerouac scholars. Holly George-Warren is w…
00:41:40 |
Wed 09 Feb 2022
Chinese Whispers: the Xi-Putin alliance
In 2008, President George Bush was the star guest at Beijing’s opening ceremony. Fourteen years later, under a cloud of diplomatic boycotts led by the US, the guest of honour spot was filled instead …
00:41:26 |
Tue 08 Feb 2022
Marshall Matters: David Baddiel
In Episode 2 of Marshall Matters, Winston speaks with David Baddiel on his powerful book 'Jews Don’t Count', the experience of writing the alternative National anthem 'Three Lions' and his recent sta…
00:46:20 |
Mon 07 Feb 2022
Spectator Out Loud: James Heale, Leah McLaren, Nicholas Farrell
On this week's episode, we’ll hear from James Heale on the Zac Goldsmiths’ secret shadow cabinet. (00:49)
Next, Leah McLaren on Covid in Canada. (07:20)
And finally, Nicholas Farrell on the march of th…
00:21:37 |
Sat 05 Feb 2022
Americano: Is Facebook in a 'death spiral'?
Freddy Gray talks to Guy Clapperton, the tech journalist and host of the Near-Futurist podcast about the recent collapse in Facebook’s share price, and the social media giant's prospects long-term.
…
00:12:29 |
Fri 04 Feb 2022
The Edition: can China escape its zero Covid trap?
In this week’s episode: Is China stuck in a zero-Covid trap?
For this week’s cover story, Cindy Yu looks at Xi Jinping’s attempt to grapple with Covid. She joins the podcast, along with Ben Cowling, C…
For this week’s cover story, Cindy Yu looks at Xi Jinping’s attempt to grapple with Covid. She joins the podcast, along with Ben Cowling, C…
00:39:41 |
Thu 03 Feb 2022
The Book Club: The Stasi Poetry Club
Sam's guest in this week's Book Club podcast is Philip Oltermann, whose new book The Stasi Poetry Circle: The Creative Writing Class that Tried to Win the Cold War, unearths one of the most unexpecte…
00:39:12 |
Wed 02 Feb 2022
Table Talk: With Russell Norman
Russell Norman is an award-winning restauranteur, writer and broadcaster, and the founder of the Polpo restaurant group. Last year he launched Trattoria Brutto. On the podcast, he tells Lara and Oliv…
00:31:22 |
Tue 01 Feb 2022
Marshall Matters: Ignat Solzhenitsyn
In this inaugural episode of Marshall Matters, Winston interviews Ignat Solzhenitsyn on the pursuit of art, the state of classical music, the lasting influence of his father Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn an…
00:35:42 |
Mon 31 Jan 2022
Holy Smoke: Remembering my lovely sister
My dear sister Carmel died aged 57 on November 23, after a three-year cancer ordeal during which she displayed the most astonishing courage. I interviewed her twice on this podcast about her faith, h…
00:16:43 |
Mon 31 Jan 2022
Spectator Out Loud: Martin Vander Weyer, Laurie Graham, Michael Mosbacher
On this week's episode, we’ll hear from Martin Vander Weyer on the crash of crypto. (00:47)
Next, Laurie Graham on the difficulties of downsizing. (04:20)
And finally, Michael Mosbacher on the history…
00:15:32 |
Sat 29 Jan 2022
Women With Balls: with Emma Gormley
Emma Gormley is managing director of daytime at ITV studios, where she controls flagship shows on the channel such as Good Morning Britain, Lorraine, This Morning and Loose Women. On the episode, she…
00:29:34 |
Fri 28 Jan 2022
Americano: Tucker Carlson - Why should America go to war over Ukraine?
On Spectator TV this week Freddy Gray interviews the Fox News host Tucker Carlson on what role the US should play in the Russia/Ukraine conflict. Here is the full unedited conversation.
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00:24:11 |
Thu 27 Jan 2022
The Edition: The phoney war
In this week’s episode: Will Putin invade Ukraine?
For this week’s cover story, Owen Matthews argues that if Putin is going to invade Ukraine, he will do so later rather than sooner. He joins the pod…
00:38:30 |
Thu 27 Jan 2022
The Book Club: Christopher Prendergast
In this week's Book Club podcast, Sam is joined by Christopher Prendergast, Professor Emeritus of Modern French Literature at Cambridge and the author of the new book Living and Dying With Marcel Pro…
00:34:21 |
Wed 26 Jan 2022
Chinese Whispers: Politics and language – decoding the CCP
All political parties have weaknesses for jargon and buzzwords, and the Chinese Communist Party more than most. It's why Party documents – whether they be speeches, Resolutions or reports – can be ha…
00:59:17 |
Mon 24 Jan 2022
Spectator Out Loud: Nick Moar, Tanya Gold, Cindy Yu
On this week's episode, we'll hear from Nick Moar on Twitter’s decision to suspend Politics for All.
Next, Tanya Gold on the importance of chicken soup. And finally, Cindy Yu who has reviewed The King…
00:14:10 |
Sat 22 Jan 2022
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