Podcast Episodes

The Edition: is Britain losing its sense of fairness?

Has Britain become a freeloader’s paradise, asks the Spectator’s economics editor Michael Simmons in our cover piece this week. Michael analyses ‘the…

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Holy Smoke: the truth about the quiet revival – with grounds for optimism

The past year has seen a deluge of reports and investigations about young people finding faith and flocking back to Christianity – including here on …

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Coffee House Shots: why is Starmer so unpopular? with Lewis Goodall

Opinion polls consistently show Keir Starmer as one of the most unpopular Prime Ministers in history. His critics point to inertia and a lack of visi…

3 months, 4 weeks ago

Americano: what can Artemis II tell us about the wonders of the moon?

Artemis II departed on the most ambitious mission yet, something which has not been tried for 50 years. Four astronauts were launched into the air on…

3 months, 4 weeks ago

Easter Out Loud: Lisa Haseldine, Matthew Parris, Damian Thompson, Peter Pomerantsev, Chas Newkey-Burden & Catriona Olding

On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Lisa Haseldine reports from Svalbard; Matthew Parris reflects on the Iran crisis during Holy Week; Damian Thompson…

4 months ago

Holy Smoke: how would you sell Christianity? with Rory Sutherland

Advertising guru – and the Spectator's Wiki Man – Rory Sutherland joins Damian Thompson to try and tackle the question 'how would you sell Christiani…

4 months ago

LIVE: Should we defund or defend the BBC? | Michael Gove & Jon Sopel v Charles Moore & Allison Pearson

Should we defund – or defend – the BBC?

Live from London, the Spectator hosted a debate on the future of this iconic British institution, compered by …

4 months ago

Easter Edition: is politics becoming more religious? With Tom Holland & Jonathan Sumption

Is British politics becoming more religious? Madeline Grant certainly thinks so, arguing – in the Spectator’s cover article – that the next election …

4 months ago

Book Club: Yann Martel

Sam Leith's guest in this week’s Book Club podcast is Yann Martel, talking about coming late to Homer, definitely not being influenced by Pale Fire, …

4 months ago

Quite right! | Anas Sarwar: why I said Starmer should go

One month on from calling for Keir Starmer's resignation, Anas Sarwar – the leader of Scottish Labour – joins Michael Gove to reflect on British poli…

4 months ago