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- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 33 minutes
- Episodes
- 2369
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
Spectator Out Loud: Douglas Murray, Steve Morris, and Toby Young
On this week's episode, Douglas Murray reads his column on how if everything is racist, then nothing is; Reverend Steve Morris campaigns for the return of the British holiday camp; and Toby Young on …
00:18:57 |
Sat 15 Aug 2020
The Edition: can Boris stop Scottish independence?
Poll after poll is showing the surge in support for Scottish independence - so what can Boris Johnson do about it? (00:35) Plus, how many more pandemics does nature have in store for us? (13:20) And …
00:36:04 |
Thu 13 Aug 2020
The Book Club: Sam Harris on the value of conversation
In this week's Book Club podcast I'm joined by the philosopher, scientist and broadcaster Sam Harris - host of the hugely popular Making Sense podcast. Sam's new book is a selection of edited transcr…
01:05:58 |
Wed 12 Aug 2020
Table Talk: with Annie Gray
Annie Gray is a historian, cook and writer who specialises in food from 1600 to present day. On the podcast, she tells Lara and Olivia about a childhood of eating 'frisbee-like' omelettes, why male h…
00:36:59 |
Tue 11 Aug 2020
Americano: Is Biden blowing the election?
The polls are tightening, meanwhile Joe Biden is on the back foot over another gaffe about African American voters. Is the Democratic challenger blowing the election? Editor of the National Interest …
00:17:42 |
Mon 10 Aug 2020
Spectator Out Loud: Joanna Lumley, Lionel Shriver, Andrew Doyle and Jeremy Clarke
On this week's edition, Joanna Lumley recalls her meeting with Mongolia’s former champion wrestler – now the country’s president – and reflects on the joys of eating birdseed (01:14). Lionel Shriver …
00:26:42 |
Sat 08 Aug 2020
Holy Smoke: The Vatican's sinister deal with Beijing
Next month, the Vatican will talk to Beijing about renewing its 2018 deal with the Chinese Communist Party that effectively allowed President Xi to choose the country's Catholic bishops. He has used …
00:23:56 |
Fri 07 Aug 2020
The Edition: Can London survive coronavirus?
London is the motor to Britain’s economy, so how can it rebuild after the pandemic? (00:55) How can the new Tory leader in Scotland, Douglas Ross, keep the United Kingdom together? (17:50) And why th…
00:44:36 |
Thu 06 Aug 2020
The Book Club: Adam Rutherford and Thomas Chatterton Williams: talking about race
In this week’s podcast, we're replaying an episode that first aired earlier this year, but seems more relevant now than ever. Sam is joined by two writers to talk about the perennially fraught issue …
00:44:07 |
Wed 05 Aug 2020
Coffee House Shots: What's behind the excess deaths statistics?
Statistics released this week showed that England had the worst excess death rate in Europe during the first half of 2020. Katy Balls speaks to Kate Andrews and Carl Heneghan, professor of Evidence-B…
00:22:56 |
Tue 04 Aug 2020
Chinese Whispers: what do the 'wolf warrior' diplomats want?
Earlier this year, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson gave credence to the conspiracy theory that the US military took coronavirus to China. It's just one example of a new school of diplomacy that has d…
00:27:12 |
Mon 03 Aug 2020
Spectator Out Loud: Freddy Gray, Douglas Murray, and Katy Balls
On the episode this week, Freddy Gray, editor of the Spectator's US edition, reads his cover piece on the real Joe Biden. We also hear from Douglas Murray on the trial of Amber Heard and Johnny Depp …
00:25:44 |
Sat 01 Aug 2020
The Edition: who is the real Joe Biden?
Joe Biden is leading Donald Trump in the polls, so what is at the root of his appeal? (00:50) The government is anxious about a second wave - can it avoid repeating its mistakes? (11:15) And Rachel J…
00:34:26 |
Thu 30 Jul 2020
The Book Club: the making of Kew's Palm House
In this week's books podcast, Sam's guest is Kate Teltscher, who tells the fascinating story of one of the greatest showpieces of Victorian Britain: the Palm House in Kew Gardens. Though the gardens …
00:39:50 |
Wed 29 Jul 2020
Holy Smoke: can art lead non-believers to Christianity?
The new Holy Smoke episode is a significant departure from our usual formula. It’s a discussion about the profound and neglected meaning of Christian art. Professor Ben Quash of King’s College London…
00:38:21 |
Tue 28 Jul 2020
What's going on in Portland?
Freddy Gray talks to the journalist and author Nancy Rommelmann about the ongoing protests in Portland, Oregon as Trump begins to send in federal forces.
Americano is a series of in-depth discussions …
Americano is a series of in-depth discussions …
00:18:49 |
Mon 27 Jul 2020
Spectator Out Loud: Owen Matthews, Lionel Shriver, and Peter Hitchens
Owen Matthews on Russia's plan to unleash chaos in the West (00:50); Lionel Shriver on the peculiar similarities between the open letter and the ransom note (11:00); and Peter Hitchens on why he won'…
00:26:17 |
Sat 25 Jul 2020
Holy Smoke: the woke new Archbishop of York
Archbishop Stephen Cottrell made the headlines even before he was enthroned last week, when he ‘revealed’ that Jesus was black. This came as news to everyone except the far left, race-baiting fanatic…
00:31:45 |
Fri 24 Jul 2020
The Edition: Russia's plan to unleash chaos
As the long-awaited Russia report is released this week, we discuss Russia's plan to unleash chaos (00:45). Plus, does Boris Johnson have a management problem with his new MPs? (14:30) And last, the …
00:37:58 |
Thu 23 Jul 2020
What can be learnt from the history of magic?
On this week's books podcast, my guess is Oxford University's Professor of European Archaeology, Chris Gosden. Chris's new book The History of Magic: From Alchemy to Witchcraft, From the Ice Age to t…
00:44:49 |
Wed 22 Jul 2020
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