The Edition
The Spectator's flagship podcast featuring discussions and debates on the best features from the week's edition. Presented by Lara Prendergast and William Moore.
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- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 39 minutes
- Episodes
- 359
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
SAS betrayal, the battle for Odesa & in defence of film flops
This week: SAS SOS
The enemy that most concerns Britain’s elite military unit isn’t the IRA, the Taliban or Isis, but a phalanx of lawyers armed with the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), wr…
The enemy that most concerns Britain’s elite military unit isn’t the IRA, the Taliban or Isis, but a phalanx of lawyers armed with the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), wr…
00:47:31 |
Thu 28 Nov 2024
Streeting vs Starmer, medical misinformation & the surprising history of phallic graffiti
This week: Wild Wes.
Ahead of next week’s vote on whether to legalise assisted dying, Health Secretary Wes Streeting is causing trouble for Keir Starmer, writes Katy Balls in the magazine this week. S…
Ahead of next week’s vote on whether to legalise assisted dying, Health Secretary Wes Streeting is causing trouble for Keir Starmer, writes Katy Balls in the magazine this week. S…
00:43:15 |
Thu 21 Nov 2024
Elon's America, Welby's legacy & celebrating Beaujolais Day
This week: welcome to Planet Elon.
We knew that he would likely be a big part of Donald Trump’s second term, so it was unsurprising when this week Elon Musk was named – alongside entrepreneur Vivek Ra…
We knew that he would likely be a big part of Donald Trump’s second term, so it was unsurprising when this week Elon Musk was named – alongside entrepreneur Vivek Ra…
00:44:58 |
Thu 14 Nov 2024
Trump's comeback, Labour's rural divide, and World of Warcraft
This week: King of the Hill
You can’t ignore what could be the political comeback of the century: Donald Trump’s remarkable win in this week’s US election. The magazine this week carries analysis abou…
You can’t ignore what could be the political comeback of the century: Donald Trump’s remarkable win in this week’s US election. The magazine this week carries analysis abou…
00:36:38 |
Thu 07 Nov 2024
Team Trump, astrologers versus pollsters & debating history
This week: Team Trump – who’s in, and who’s out?
To understand Trumpworld you need to appreciate it’s a family affair, writes Freddy Gray in the magazine this week. For instance, it was 18-year-old Ba…
To understand Trumpworld you need to appreciate it’s a family affair, writes Freddy Gray in the magazine this week. For instance, it was 18-year-old Ba…
00:43:03 |
Thu 31 Oct 2024
Cambridge in crisis, Trump’s wicked humour & the beauty of AI ceramics
This week: Decline and Fall – how our greatest universities are betraying students.
Our greatest universities are betraying students, writes David Butterfield, who has just resigned from teaching Clas…
Our greatest universities are betraying students, writes David Butterfield, who has just resigned from teaching Clas…
00:52:33 |
Thu 24 Oct 2024
Reeves's gambit, a debate on assisted dying & queer life in postwar Britain
This week: the Chancellor’s Budget dilemma.
‘As a former championship chess player, Rachel Reeves must know that the first few moves can be some of the most important of the game,’ writes Rupert Harri…
‘As a former championship chess player, Rachel Reeves must know that the first few moves can be some of the most important of the game,’ writes Rupert Harri…
00:52:07 |
Thu 17 Oct 2024
Labour’s China pivot, Yvette Cooper’s extremism crackdown & the ladies who punch
Successive governments have struggled with how to deal with China, balancing them as a geopolitical rival yet necessary trade partner. Recent moves from Labour have sent mixed signals, from the free …
00:48:09 |
Thu 10 Oct 2024
Israel's revenge, farewell Fraser & the demise of invitations
This week: Israel’s revenge and Iran’s humiliation.
As the anniversary of the October 7th attacks by Hamas approaches, the crisis in the Middle East has only widened. Israel has sent troops into south…
As the anniversary of the October 7th attacks by Hamas approaches, the crisis in the Middle East has only widened. Israel has sent troops into south…
00:37:02 |
Thu 03 Oct 2024
Tory wars, the reality of trail hunting & is Sally Rooney-mania over?
This week: who’s on top in the Conservative leadership race?
That’s the question Katy Balls asks in the magazine this week as she looks ahead to the Conservative Party conference. Each Tory hopeful wi…
That’s the question Katy Balls asks in the magazine this week as she looks ahead to the Conservative Party conference. Each Tory hopeful wi…
00:42:30 |
Thu 26 Sep 2024
Farage's plan, the ethics of euthanasia & Xi's football failure
This week: Nigel’s next target. What’s Reform UK’s plan to take on Labour? Reform UK surpassed expectations at the general election to win 5 MPs. This includes James McMurdock, who Katy interviews fo…
00:44:55 |
Thu 19 Sep 2024
Trump’s debate woes, how to catch a paedo & the politics of the hotel breakfast buffet
This week:
The US election is back on a knife-edge. Republicans hoped this week’s debate would expose Kamala Harris’s weaknesses. ‘They forgot that, when it comes to one-on-one intellectual sparring …
The US election is back on a knife-edge. Republicans hoped this week’s debate would expose Kamala Harris’s weaknesses. ‘They forgot that, when it comes to one-on-one intellectual sparring …
00:38:35 |
Thu 12 Sep 2024
Miliband's net zero madness, meet Reform’s new poster boy & the plight of the restaurant critic
This week: Miliband’s empty energy promises. Ed Miliband has written a public letter confirming that Labour plans to decarbonise the electricity system by 2030. The problem with this, though, is that…
00:38:30 |
Thu 05 Sep 2024
Alt reich: Is Germany's far right about to go mainstream?
This week: Alt reich. The Spectator’s Lisa Haseldine asks if Germany’s far right is about to go mainstream, ahead of regional elections this weekend. Lisa joined the podcast, alongside the historian …
00:45:27 |
Thu 29 Aug 2024
All hail Harris! Can Kamala bluff her way to the top?
This week: All hail Harris! As the Democratic National Convention approaches its climax, The Spectator’s deputy editor Freddy Gray explores vice president Kamala Harris’s remarkable rise to the top o…
00:35:47 |
Thu 22 Aug 2024
Power play: Zelensky's plan for his Russian conquests
This week: Power play. The Spectator’s Svitlana Morenets writes the cover article in this week’s magazine exploring Zelensky’s plan for his Russian conquests. What’s his aim? And how could Putin resp…
00:40:12 |
Thu 15 Aug 2024
Why Britain riots
This week: The Spectator’s Gus Carter was in Rotherham and Birmingham in the days after the riots. Locals tell Gus that ‘violent disorder isn’t acceptable but people from down south don’t know what i…
00:33:00 |
Thu 08 Aug 2024
Keir Starmer’s plan to soften Brexit
This week: Keir Starmer’s plan to soften Brexit
Katy Balls writes this week’s cover piece on Labour’s plans to establish close ties with the EU. Every member of Starmer’s cabinet voted Remain, and the…
Katy Balls writes this week’s cover piece on Labour’s plans to establish close ties with the EU. Every member of Starmer’s cabinet voted Remain, and the…
00:41:56 |
Thu 01 Aug 2024
The curious rise of Kamala Harris
This week: Kamala takes charge. Our cover piece discusses the rise of Kamala Harris, who has only one man standing in her way to the most powerful position in the world. Her's is certainly an unexpec…
00:47:51 |
Thu 25 Jul 2024
Is Donald Trump now unstoppable?
This week: bulletproof Trump.
The failed assassination attempt on Donald Trump means that his supporters, more than ever, view him as America’s Chosen One. Joe Biden’s candidacy has been falling apart…
The failed assassination attempt on Donald Trump means that his supporters, more than ever, view him as America’s Chosen One. Joe Biden’s candidacy has been falling apart…
00:37:02 |
Thu 18 Jul 2024
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