Podcast Episodes

The Edition: is Labour too close to the City – with Lionel Shriver & Robert Hardman

Britain’s banks have a hold over Rachel Reeves, declares Michael Simmons in the Spectator’s cover piece this week. Almost two decades on from the 200…

14 hours ago

Book Club: Francis Spufford

Sam Leith's guest this week is Francis Spufford, whose fabulous new novel Nonesuch is a fantasy adventure set during the Blitz containing magical Naz…

1 day, 15 hours ago

Quite right!: Munira Mirza | part one

This week, Michael is joined by Munira Mirza. Raised in Oldham and educated at Oxford, Munira worked at Policy Exchange before serving as Deputy Mayo…

2 days, 18 hours ago

Holy Smoke: how Russia is waging Holy War in Ukraine

On the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Dr Yuri Stoyanov – of SOAS university in London – joins Damian Thompson to refl…

3 days, 1 hour ago

Coffee House Shots: why by-elections matter

Two titans of broadcasting – LBC’s Iain Dale and Sky's Jon Craig – join deputy political editor James Heale for a whistle-stop tour of British by-ele…

4 days, 17 hours ago

Reality Check: the £100 billion problem nobody talks about

There is an area of public spending nearly double what Britain spends on defence, more than policing borders or our streets. It's servicing the costs…

5 days, 14 hours ago

The Book Club: A Philosophy of Addiction

My guest in this week's Book Club podcast is the philosophy professor Hanna Pickard, whose new book is What Would You Do Alone In A Cage With Nothing…

6 days, 18 hours ago

The Edition: Britain is not ready for war – and Labour isn’t doing enough

Britain is defenceless, declares the Spectator's cover piece this week. From the size of the armed forces to protection against cyber warfare, the go…

1 week ago

Coffee House Shots: how prepared is Britain for war?

General Sir Nick Carter, former chief of the defence staff, joins Tim Shipman to discuss Britain's military preparedness – or rather, lack thereof. W…

1 week, 1 day ago

Quite right!: who replaces Nigel Farage?

To hear this week's podcast in full, search 'Quite right!' wherever you are listening now.

This week, Michael and Maddie consider Reform UK's success…

1 week, 2 days ago