Podcast Episodes

Coffee House Shots: the Online Safety Act vs free speech

Is the Online Safety Act protecting children – or threatening free speech? Michael Simmons hosts John Power, who writes the Spectator's cover piece this week on how the Act has inadvertently created …

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Americano: Lionel Shriver on Trump’s second term

Lionel Shriver on Trump’s vendetta, Mamdani’s ‘stupid’ ideas & sentimental immigration

Deputy US editor Kate Andrews is joined by author and Spectator columnist Lionel Shriver to assess Donald Trump’s…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

The Edition: Under CTRL, the Epping migrant protests & why is ‘romantasy’ so popular?

First: the new era of censorship

A year ago, John Power notes, the UK was consumed by race riots precipitated by online rumours about the perpetrator of the Southport atrocity. This summer, there have…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Book Club: Gary Shteyngart

Sam Leith is joined for this week's Book Club podcast by Gary Shteyngart — whose new novel Vera, or Faith is set in a near-future America whose politics seems to be less science-fictional by the day.…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Americano: what should we make of Trump's trip to the UK?

Donald Trump is in Scotland, holding court at Turnberry. He's welcomed Sir Keir and Lady Victoria Starmer to his golf course, and had a long discussion with reporters at a wide ranging press conferen…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Table Talk: Charlotte Ivers

Charlotte Ivers is the restaurant critic for the Sunday Times; most recently she reviewed Lupa, Fenix and Home SW15. Charlotte started her career as a media adviser in Theresa May’s Number 10, before…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Americano: Douglas Murray on conspiracy America, Epstein & the new age of suspicion

Douglas Murray on conspiracy America, lawfare & the new age of suspicion

Donald Trump promised to release the Epstein files – so why hasn't he? Spectator columnist Douglas Murray joins Kate Andrews to…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Spectator Out Loud: Ian Thomson, Patrick Kidd, Mike Cormack, Ursula Buchan and Richard Bratby

On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Ian Thomson on what the destruction of the Hotel Oloffson means for Haiti (00:54); Patrick Kidd analyses Donald Trump and the art of golf diplomacy (06:43); Mike Co…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Coffee House Shots: Katie Lam on immigration, benefits and the border

Katie Lam became an MP in 2024 after a career in finance. She's also an accomplished scriptwriter, having co-written five musicals. She's one of the most exciting new intake MPs, and she's ruffling f…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Americano: did Condé Nast shape the world?

Did Condé Nast shape the world? 

In this episode of Americano, Freddy Gray speaks with New York Times writer and debut author Michael Grynbaum about his new book Empire of the Elite, a sweeping histor…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago