Podcast Episodes

Spectator Out Loud: Piers Morgan, Melanie McDonagh, Matt Ridley & Rachel Johnson

On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Piers Morgan reveals what Donald Trump told him from his hospital bed; Melanie McDonagh ponders the impermanence o…

2 weeks, 4 days ago

Holy Smoke: has AI created its own religion?

What did you most recently use Artificial Intelligence for? For most people, the answer would be as a glorified search function, using services like …

2 weeks, 5 days ago

Coffee House Shots: Jonathan Hinder on Starmer, Mandelson & a 'bad' local elections

On this special edition of Coffee House Shots, Tim Shipman is joined by Jonathan Hinder – a rising star of the back benches and a blue Labour acolyte…

3 weeks ago

The Edition: AI will bring down Keir Starmer – if Peter Mandelson doesn’t first

Is Britain ready for Artificial Intelligence? Well, bluntly, 'no'; that's the verdict if you read several pieces in this week's Spectator – from Tim …

3 weeks ago

The Book Club: The Rise of the Mafia and the Struggle for Italy’s Soul

My guest in this week’s Book Club podcast is Caroline Moorehead, whose new book A Sicilian Man: Leonardo Sciascia, the Rise of the Mafia and the Stru…

3 weeks, 2 days ago

Quite right!: the Peter Mandelson problem just got worse

To hear this week's episode in full, search 'Quite right!' wherever you are listening now.

This week: Michael and Maddie examine the fallout from the…

3 weeks, 3 days ago

Americano: who is the real Melania Trump?

Freddy Gray speaks to the documentary maker Fernando Sulchin – who was behind the making of Melania Trump soon to be released on Amazon Prime – to di…

3 weeks, 3 days ago

Spectator Out Loud: Sean Thomas, Mary Killen, Owen Matthews & Patrick Kidd

On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Sean Thomas explains how an AI-generated goth girl became a nationalist icon; Mary Killen argues we should all reg…

3 weeks, 4 days ago

Reality Check: Andy Burnham, abolishing the OBR & why Rishi was right

When Andy Burnham put forward his bid to stand in the Gorton & Denton by-election, the bond markets wobbled. What does this say about the state of La…

3 weeks, 5 days ago

Coffee House Shots: what should the UK's relationship with China be?

As Keir Starmer's visit to China draws to a close, Sam Olsen – who runs the States of Play substack – and Times columnist Cindy Yu join Patrick Gibbo…

3 weeks, 6 days ago