Best of the Spectator
Home to the Spectator's best podcasts on everything from politics to religion, literature to food and drink, and more. A new podcast every day from writers worth listening to.
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- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 33 minutes
- Episodes
- 2368
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
Holy Smoke: the Kremlin's persecution of Jews
Damian talks to Jewish pianist Ariel Lanyi about the cruel cat-and-mouse game that the Soviet Union played with Jewish classical musicians at a time when it was sneakily trying to extinguish both the…
00:24:28 |
Fri 20 Sep 2019
The Spectator Podcast: are courts taking over politics?
As the Supreme Court wraps up its trial into prorogation, we ask – are the courts overreaching (00:25)? We also find out about the prevalence of mental illness in the homeless and the rough sleeping …
00:34:27 |
Thu 19 Sep 2019
Spectator Books: Elif Shafak on free speech, fiction, and life after death
Sam's guest in this week’s podcast is the Turkish novelist Elif Shafak, whose latest novel 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World has just been shortlisted alongside Salman Rushdie and Margaret …
00:37:16 |
Wed 18 Sep 2019
Coffee House Shots: how damaging will the Supreme Court trial be for No 10?
With James Forsyth and Katy Balls.
Presented by Cindy Yu.
Presented by Cindy Yu.
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00:17:06 |
Tue 17 Sep 2019
The North West’s Economic Disruptors
Martin Vander Weyer, the Spectator’s Business Editor, hosts a series of podcasts discussing the entrepreneurs who are disrupting their respective industries.
Sponsored by Julius Baer.
Sponsored by Julius Baer.
Hosted on Acas…
00:28:24 |
Mon 16 Sep 2019
Coffee House Shots: should the Tories make an election deal with Nigel Farage?
With Joe Twyman, Director of Deltapoll, 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…
Presented by Katy Balls.
Coffee House Shots is a series of podcasts on British politics from the Spectator's political team and special guests…
00:17:45 |
Sat 14 Sep 2019
Table Talk: Dishoom
Kavi and Shamil Thakrar are cousins, and they're also the co-founders of restaurant chain, Dishoom, inspired by the cafes of early 20th century Bombay. They join Lara and Livvy to celebrate the launc…
00:29:53 |
Fri 13 Sep 2019
The Spectator Podcast: can the Remain alliance last?
A cross-party remain alliance successfully tied Boris Johnson’s hands in parliament last week, but with a general election looming, will this unlikely coalition last (00:30)? We also find out about ‘…
00:41:41 |
Thu 12 Sep 2019
Spectator Books: what makes dictators vulnerable
This week's books podcast was recorded live at a Spectator event in Central London. Sam's guest is the distinguished historian Frank Dikötter, whose new book - expanding from his award-winning trilog…
00:45:21 |
Wed 11 Sep 2019
Americano: the sudden departure of John Bolton
With Jacob Heilbrunn, Editor of the National Interest.
Americano is a series of in-depth discussions on American politics with the best pundits stateside. Presented by Freddy Gray, editor of Spectator…
Americano is a series of in-depth discussions on American politics with the best pundits stateside. Presented by Freddy Gray, editor of Spectator…
00:12:31 |
Tue 10 Sep 2019
Coffee House Shots: can Boris wriggle out of an extension request?
With Katy Balls and James Forsyth.
Presented by Isabel Hardman.
Coffee House Shots is a series of podcasts on British politics from the Spectator's political team and special guests. Brought to you dai…
Presented by Isabel Hardman.
Coffee House Shots is a series of podcasts on British politics from the Spectator's political team and special guests. Brought to you dai…
00:12:14 |
Mon 09 Sep 2019
Holy Smoke: the global persecution of Christians today
The new episode of Holy Smoke is about the persecution of Christians. That's a familiar concept, even if we don't read much about it in the media. Damian is joined on the podcast by a fearless campai…
00:30:58 |
Sun 08 Sep 2019
Americano: Joe Walsh - the Republican setting out to beat Trump
With Joe Walsh, a conservative talk radio host who is challenging Trump for the Republican presidential nomination.
Americano is a series of in-depth discussions on American politics with the best pun…
Americano is a series of in-depth discussions on American politics with the best pun…
00:24:25 |
Sat 07 Sep 2019
Women With Balls: Amber Rudd
Katy talks to Amber Rudd, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, about walking in Theresa May's shoes, No 10's SpAd jihad, and the government's whip withdrawal for the 21 Tory rebels this week.
Wom…
Wom…
00:33:41 |
Fri 06 Sep 2019
The Spectator Podcast: Boris Johnson's great election gamble
This week, Boris Johnson decided to seek a general election. But will his gamble pay off (00:20)? Plus is trophy hunting really as immoral as Carrie Symonds says it is (18:25)?
With James Forsyth, Ant…
With James Forsyth, Ant…
00:30:41 |
Thu 05 Sep 2019
Spectator Books: the best and worst of W.H. Auden
Eighty years on from the start of the Second World War, Sam's guest in this week’s podcast is Ian Sansom — who’s talking about 'September 1, 1939', the Auden poem that marked the beginning of that wa…
00:25:03 |
Wed 04 Sep 2019
Coffee House Shots: Tony Abbott in conversation with James Forsyth
In this special episode of Coffee House Shots, James Forsyth talks to Tony Abbott, former Prime Minister of Australia. They discuss Britain's Brexit showdown, what an Anglo-Australian trade deal coul…
00:21:11 |
Tue 03 Sep 2019
Coffee House Shots: what will happen in this week's Brexit showdown?
With Isabel Hardman and James Forsyth.
Presented by Katy Balls.
Click here for Isabel Hardman's chart of possible outcomes this week.
Coffee House Shots is a series of podcasts on British politics from …
Presented by Katy Balls.
Click here for Isabel Hardman's chart of possible outcomes this week.
Coffee House Shots is a series of podcasts on British politics from …
00:13:18 |
Mon 02 Sep 2019
Women With Balls: Emma Barnett
With columnist and BBC Radio 5 Live broadcaster, Emma Barnett. Katy talks to Emma about stepping in for Andrew Marr, interviewing the Prime Minister, and how her granddad is her most loyal fan.
Women …
00:30:31 |
Fri 30 Aug 2019
The Spectator Podcast: how will Boris approach immigration?
This week, has Boris lost sight of the 'Global Brexit' we were promised (00:35)? We hear from one EU national caught up in Britain's messy departure (13:15). Plus, how worried should we be about fire…
00:40:28 |
Thu 29 Aug 2019
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