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Holy Smoke: 800 years on, why is Aquinas Gen Z’s favourite philosopher?
This year marks 800 years since the birth of the theologian St Thomas Aquinas. Aquinas, best known for his theory of natural law and his magnum opus …
8 months, 1 week ago
Coffee House Shots: should Britain recognise Palestine?
The government is expected to press ahead with recognition of Palestinian statehood, before a formal declaration at the United Nations. Prime Ministe…
8 months, 1 week ago
The Edition: Weimar Britain, the war on science & are you a competitive reader?
First: a warning from history
Politics moving increasingly from the corridors of power into the streets, economic insecurity exacerbating tensions an…
8 months, 1 week ago
Book Club: Roger Lewis on Peter Sellers
Sam Leith's guest in this week's Book Club podcast is Roger Lewis, whose book The Life and Death of Peter Sellers has been republished to mark 100 ye…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Quite right!: Why Danny Kruger's defection changes everything & could Boris Johnson be next?
This week Michael and Madeline unpick the shock defection of Danny Kruger to Reform UK’s ‘pirate ship’ – as described by Michael – and ask whether th…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Table Talk: Raymond Blanc
In a bumper episode, the legend that is Raymond Blanc joins Olivia Potts and Lara Prendergast. The self-taught chef heads up the double Michelin-star…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Spectator Out Loud: James Heale, Robert Hardman, Francis Pike, Henrietta Harding & Mary Wakefield
On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: James Heale reports on the battle for the north; Robert Hardman provides his royal notebook; who’s really in charg…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Americano: what’s driving political violence?
Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old from south-west Utah, has been detained over the shooting of Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of Donald Tru…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Holy Smoke: the next Archbishop of Canterbury
It is 10 months since the resignation of Justin Welby as Archbishop of Canterbury. Now, finally, the Crown Nominations Commission is believed to have…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
The Edition: Royal treatment, neurodiverse history & is everyone on Ozempic?
First: a look ahead to President Trump’s state visit next week
Transatlantic tensions are growing as the row over Peter Mandelson’s role provides an o…
8 months, 2 weeks ago