Podcast Episodes

Americano: did Putin get the upper hand in Alaska?

Donald Trump hasn't left his meeting with Vladimir Putin in Alaska with a deal to end the war in Ukraine. He told reporters that 'great progress' was made but 'we didn't get there'. To discuss who re…

Published on 1 week, 3 days ago

Holy Smoke: from the Bible to Tolkien, the risks & rewards of collecting rare books

The Bible is widely said to be the most published book of all time. Despite this, many older versions of the Bible are still sought after. This is because, as Tom Ayling tells Damian Thompson on this…

Published on 1 week, 4 days ago

Coffee House Shots: is the world safer than in 1945?

80 years ago this week Japan surrendered to the allies, ushering in the end of the Second World War. To mark the anniversary of VJ day, historians Sir Antony Beevor and Peter Frankopan join James Hea…

Published on 1 week, 5 days ago

Spectator Out Loud: Patrick Kidd, Madeline Grant, Simon Heffer, Lloyd Evans & Toby Young

On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Patrick Kidd asks why is sport so obsessed with Goats; Madeline Grant wonders why the government doesn’t show J.D. Vance the real Britain; Simon Heffer reviews Prog…

Published on 1 week, 6 days ago

The Edition: Border lands, 200 years of British railways & who are the GOATs?

First: how Merkel killed the European dream

‘Ten years ago,’ Lisa Haseldine says, ‘Angela Merkel told the German press what she was going to do about the swell of Syrian refugees heading to Europe’: …

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Book Club: Joanna Pocock

Sam Leith's guest for this week's Book Club podcast is Joanna Pocock, whose new book Greyhound  describes two trips she took across America by Greyhound bus in 2006 and 2023. They talk about the lite…

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Table Talk: Brett Graham

Brett Graham is the man behind the Michelin-starred The Ledbury in Notting Hill, which is celebrating 20 years this year. He’s also the director of The Harwood Arms in Fulham, London’s only pub with …

Published on 2 weeks, 2 days ago

Americano: what's the matter with Candace Owens?

Freddy Gray speaks to podcast host and commentator Candace Owens about her story investigating whether Emmanuel Macron's wife Brigitte is a man, why she remains firm on her views about Gaza, and how …

Published on 2 weeks, 3 days ago

Holy Smoke: how has John Henry Newman inspired Pope Leo XIV?

St John Henry Newman (1801-90) is perhaps the most influential theologian in the history of English Christianity. Yet, as Damian Thompson discusses with Fr Rod Strange – one of the world’s leading au…

Published on 2 weeks, 4 days ago

Americano: Ann Coulter on why Trump wins & why Reform can win

Freddy Gray is joined by author Ann Coulter in London, to discuss why she backs the rise of Reform UK, how immigration main issue voters care about this election and why she's backing Trump in his se…

Published on 2 weeks, 5 days ago