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- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 33 minutes
- Episodes
- 2369
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
Spectator Out Loud: Kevin Hurley, Alicia Munckton, and James Delingpole
On this week's episode, former police officer Kevin Hurley reads his piece on how top police officers get disillusioned in the job; Alicia Munckton talks about the private-state divide in education d…
00:23:23 |
Sat 27 Jun 2020
Is nuclear power the answer to climate change?
Fans of nuclear energy say that it is efficient, reliable, and greener than fossil fuels. The government's Net Zero carbon emissions by 2050 target may not be achievable without a helping hand from n…
00:35:08 |
Fri 26 Jun 2020
The Edition: the thin blue line
On the podcast this week, a former police officer gives his take on why black youths loathe the police (01:05); we discuss why Downing Street would prefer Joe Biden to win (17:25); and will anything …
00:45:22 |
Thu 25 Jun 2020
The Book Club: are humans altruistic by nature?
In this week’s Book Club podcast my guest is the historian Rutger Bregman. In his new book Humankind, Rutger argues that practically every novelist, psychologist, economist and political theorist has…
00:47:11 |
Wed 24 Jun 2020
Coronomics: is reopening possible without a tracing app?
Germany has launched its contact tracing app, but is it the only way to get out of lockdown? Kate Andrews talks to a panel of international guests and hears about the situation from Italy, where conc…
00:39:59 |
Tue 23 Jun 2020
That's Life: with Leo Kearse
Leo Kearse is a Scottish comedian and writer. On the podcast, he talks to Ben and Andy about the irony of alt-right protestors making Nazi salutes in central London; the difficulty in pinning down th…
00:28:30 |
Mon 22 Jun 2020
Spectator Out Loud: Laurence Fox, Lucy Kellaway and Toby Young
This week's episode features actor Laurence Fox on the pitfalls of wrongthink; teacher Lucy Kellaway on the true cost to students of classroom closures; and Toby Young on what happened when he tested…
00:26:23 |
Sat 20 Jun 2020
Women With Balls: Joanna Trollope
Joanna Trollope is an award-winning novelist, whose books have sold more than eight million copies worldwide. She's known best for her novel, The Rector's Wife, which was adapted into a TV series. On…
00:29:03 |
Fri 19 Jun 2020
The Edition: the true cost of classroom closures
Schools have been closed for almost three months - what is the true cost of these closures on pupils (1:00)? Plus, have Brexit negotiations started looking up (13:15)? And last, are the statue-topple…
00:34:53 |
Thu 18 Jun 2020
The Book Club: Susanna Moore on sex, rage, and the past
In this week's Book Club podcast, my guest is the writer Susanna Moore. Best known for her pitch-black erotic thriller In The Cut, recently republished to huge acclaim, Susanna has just published a s…
00:41:53 |
Wed 17 Jun 2020
Coronomics: how businesses are navigating their way out of the pandemic
With post-Covid life a bit closer for some countries around the world than others, this week's panel takes a look at how businesses are navigating their way out of the pandemic. Jennifer Creery, Mana…
00:43:10 |
Tue 16 Jun 2020
Table Talk: with poet and actress Greta Bellamacina
Greta Bellamacina is an actress and poet, who has published numerous collections and made her acting debut in Harry Potter. On the podcast, she talks to Lara and Olivia about what it was like to be o…
00:27:19 |
Mon 15 Jun 2020
Audio Read: Douglas Murray, Matthew Parris, and Kate Andrews
Douglas Murray reads his cover piece in which he argues that liberalism is under threat; Matthew Parris rejoices in the toppling of Bristol’s Edward Colston statue, calling it a thrilling act of hist…
00:28:47 |
Sat 13 Jun 2020
Americano: What is racism in America?
The Merriam-Webster dictionary has updated its definition of racism – so what does racism in America actually mean? Spectator USA editor Freddy Gray speaks to writer Coleman Hughes.
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00:25:12 |
Fri 12 Jun 2020
The Edition: In defence of liberalism
Are we witnessing the death of the liberal ideal? (01:02) Next, what's behind the government U-turn on primary schools and what effect could it have on the poorest students? (20:14) And finally, Brit…
00:45:07 |
Thu 11 Jun 2020
Americano: why is America so angry?
Freddy Gray talks to the author and President of the National Association of Scholars Peter Wood about the prevalence of anger in modern America.
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00:31:14 |
Wed 10 Jun 2020
The Book Club: the brilliance of Houdini
My guest on this week's Book Club podcast is the biographer Adam Begley. Adam's work includes biographies of John Updike and the Belle Epoque photographer, cartoonist and aeronaut Felix Tournachon, a…
00:35:59 |
Wed 10 Jun 2020
Coronomics: how the pandemic is contributing to social unrest
In this week's episode, the Coronomics panel discuss Brazil’s unknown death toll, Sweden’s cautious optimism for employment, the UK’s crawl out of lockdown restrictions, and the double standards unco…
00:51:01 |
Tue 09 Jun 2020
Coffee House Shots: The politics of toppling a statue
Thousands of protesters took to the streets this weekend as part of the Black Lives Matter movement. In Bristol, a statue of the slaver Edward Colston was toppled and thrown into the city's docks. Bu…
00:17:43 |
Mon 08 Jun 2020
Audio Reads: Fraser Nelson, Douglas Murray, and Tanya Gold
Fraser Nelson reads his cover piece campaigning for the British government to offer citizenship to the Hong Kong Chinese; Douglas Murray asks - why do the Black Lives Matter protestors get to be exem…
00:26:55 |
Sat 06 Jun 2020
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