Best of the Spectator
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- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 33 minutes
- Episodes
- 2369
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
Table Talk: with Ian Rankin
Ian Rankin is a bestselling crime writer, most known for his Inspector Rebus novels. On the podcast, he tells Lara and Livvy about living in a motel during his first year at university; how eating cu…
00:20:24 |
Tue 27 Oct 2020
Chinese Whispers: who are the Chinese-Americans voting for Trump?
A recent poll showed that a fifth of Chinese-Americans are thinking about voting for Trump come November. But given Trump's hawkish position on China, what is it about him that appeals to these voter…
00:27:54 |
Mon 26 Oct 2020
Spectator Out Loud: Griff Rhys Jones, Toby Young and Cosmo Landesman
On this week's episode of Spectator Out Loud, comedian Griff Rhys Jones complains about London's war on motorists (00:45); Toby Young on how he's become an English nationalist (08:55); and Cosmo Land…
00:17:02 |
Sat 24 Oct 2020
Podcast special: the green revolution
The UK was the first major economy to set a net-zero carbon emission target. But our work is cut out for us: 23 million homes fuelled by natural gas will need upgrading, while nearly 98% of vehicles …
00:59:20 |
Fri 23 Oct 2020
The Edition: how Covid accelerated China's rise
China has come out on top from this pandemic year - what does this mean for the world? (00:50) Was Test and Trace doomed from the start? (12:35) And what's with all these Covid excuses? (22:35)
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00:31:49 |
Thu 22 Oct 2020
The Book Club: with Gyles Brandreth
In this week's books podcast, Sam is joined by the irrepressible Gyles Brandreth - whose latest book is the fruit of a lifelong love of the theatre. The Oxford Book of Theatrical Anecdotes is a doors…
00:28:26 |
Wed 21 Oct 2020
Table Talk: with Dolly Alderton
Dolly Alderton is an author, journalist and podcaster who hosts 'The High Low' podcast. On the episode, she talks to Lara and Livvy about campaigning for gender equality (and cooked breakfasts) at he…
00:44:23 |
Tue 20 Oct 2020
Innovator of the Year Awards: worthy causes
For The Spectator’s 2020 Economic Innovator of the Year Awards, sponsored by Julius Baer, we have introduced a new award for Social Impact to reflect the fact that today’s entrepreneurs, especially y…
00:15:06 |
Tue 20 Oct 2020
Is Pope Francis's Vatican turning into Richard Nixon's White House?
There was a point in the Watergate scandal when revelations came so thick and fast that journalists struggled to keep up with them. And we seem to have reached an equivalent point in respect to the s…
00:10:39 |
Mon 19 Oct 2020
Spectator Out Loud: Kate Andrews, Matthew Parris and Rory Sutherland
Kate Andrews explains why she's voting for Biden despite being a lifelong Republican (00:35); Matthew Parris urges you to go to Sweden while you still can (7:30); and Rory Sutherland wonders whether …
00:19:55 |
Sat 17 Oct 2020
Women With Balls: with Rachel Johnson
Rachel Johnson is a journalist, author and broadcaster. On the podcast, she talks to Katy about what it was like to go to a boys' boarding school, why university had been so eye-opening after her chi…
00:37:12 |
Fri 16 Oct 2020
The Edition: is Joe Biden the next president?
Americans look like they're going to put Joe Biden in the White House - so what would his premiership look like? (00:45) Plus, Boris Johnson's impossible bind on coronavirus (13:55) and how should yo…
00:38:00 |
Thu 15 Oct 2020
The Book Club: The Untold Story of the Falklands War
In this week’s edition of the Book Club podcast Sam is joined by two guests. One is Rowland White, whose new book, Harrier 809: Britain’s Legendary Jump Jet and the Untold Story of the Falklands War,…
00:48:34 |
Wed 14 Oct 2020
Innovator of the Year Awards: solving 21st century problems
Which are the companies that will rewrite the rules and help rebuild the economy in 2020 and beyond? The Spectator and Julius Baer have come together once again to celebrate creative entrepreneurship…
00:24:10 |
Tue 13 Oct 2020
Chinese Whispers: do Chinese women really hold up half the sky?
Chairman Mao famously said that 'women hold up half the sky'. It was a revolutionary statement in a feudal society (though it did help him, very much, with a labour shortage). But the recent high-pro…
00:31:44 |
Mon 12 Oct 2020
Spectator Out Loud: Katy Balls, Rachel Johnson and Jeremy Clarke
On this week's episode, Katy Balls interviews Thérèse Coffey about her plans to get millions back into work; Rachel Johnson reveals the hidden cost of buying a puppy in lockdown; and Jeremy Clarke wi…
00:21:09 |
Sat 10 Oct 2020
Engineering recovery: how defence can lead a post-Covid economy
The UK has the most severe economic contraction of any country, coupled with a looming unemployment crisis, as a result of the pandemic. Innovative ideas are needed more than ever to get the economy …
00:31:01 |
Fri 09 Oct 2020
The Edition: will Covid rules tear the country apart?
In this second round of restrictions, the lockdown is no longer national. But a regional approach is full of political perils (00:45). Plus, the real reason to be disappointed in Aung San Suu Kyi (12…
00:37:14 |
Thu 08 Oct 2020
Americano: Are Biden's poll numbers really soaring?
The latest national poll from CNN puts Joe Biden 16 points ahead of Donald Trump. Has the President's short stint in hospital dented his re-election chances, or is an unsettled news cycle and an unre…
00:10:04 |
Wed 07 Oct 2020
Innovator of the Year Awards: all life is here
Which are the companies that will rewrite the rules and help rebuild the economy in 2020 and beyond? The Spectator and Julius Baer have come together once again to celebrate creative entrepreneurship…
00:27:42 |
Tue 06 Oct 2020
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