Podcast Episodes

Quite right!: is Britain still a great power?

Michael and Maddie discuss the escalating crisis in the Middle East and ask a bigger question about Britain’s place in the world – is the UK still a …

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Reality Check: Oil crisis – the worst we've ever seen?

Oil prices surged past $100 per barrel as the war with Iran intensified over the weekend. With the Strait of Hormuz practically closed, and without a…

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Americano: why Iran marks the end of neoconservatism

Spectator World columnist – and Heritage Foundation fellow – Daniel McCarthy joins Freddy Gray to explain how Trump's war with Iran could mark the en…

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Coffee House Shots: why we left the Foreign Office | Ben Judah & Ameer Kotecha

Does Britain still have a coherent foreign policy? James Heale and Tim Shipman are joined by Ben Judah, former special adviser to David Lammy, and Am…

4 months, 4 weeks ago

Book Club: Paris in the Shadow of War

Sam Leith's guest on this week's Book Club podcast is the historian Jane Rogoyska, whose new book Hotel Exile: Paris in the Shadow of War tells the b…

4 months, 4 weeks ago

The Edition: Why Trump's ultimate target in this war is China – with Maurice Glasman

As the conflict in the Middle East escalates, what is Trump’s game plan? The Spectator’s cover piece this week, by Geoffrey Cain, argues that Trump’s…

4 months, 4 weeks ago

Americano: what role will Turkey play in the Iran conflict?

Yesterday NATO forces intercepted an Iranian missile headed for Turkey. Whilst it remains unclear where that missile was intended to land, questions …

5 months ago

Quite right!: Trump's plan in Iran explained

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This week: Michael and Maddie debate the …

5 months ago

Coffee House Shots: Spring statement – everything you need to know

Rachel Reeves has today delivered her much anticipated spring statement, her opportunity to address the looming energy crisis, the uncertainty in the…

5 months ago

Americano: will Iran descend into civil war?

Freddy is joined by historian and former diplomat, Charlie Gammell. They discuss the situation in Iran, whether the US is heading for a decisive conf…

5 months ago