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Holy Smoke: are Syrian Christians who speak the language of Jesus about to disappear after 2,000 years?
There has been a Christian community in Syria since the first century AD. But it is shrinking fast and faces terrifying new threats as the country’s …
1 year, 1 month ago
Spectator Out Loud: Loyd Grossman, Tanya Gold, Harry Halem, Angus Colwell, Philippe Sands and Michael Simmons
On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Loyd Grossman pleads to save Britain's cathedrals, as he reads his diary for the week (1:31); Unity Mitford is a c…
1 year, 1 month ago
Americano: are the Democrats paralysed?
The first phase of Trump’s presidency has been a whirlwind of news. The President signed a succession of executive orders, which overwhelmed and conf…
1 year, 1 month ago
The Edition: migration mystery, Ipso’s trans muddle & are you a ‘trad dad’?
This week: why don’t we know how many people are in Britain?
How many people live in the UK? It’s a straightforward question, yet the answer eludes…
1 year, 1 month ago
Americano: how is round one of Trump’s deportations plan going?
Colombia has agreed to accept military aircraft carrying deported migrants from the US – avoiding a trade war between the two countries. Donald Trump…
1 year, 1 month ago
The Book Club: The Surreal Joys of Father Ted
My guest on this week's Book Club podcast is the novelist Lissa Evans, talking about her previous life as the producer of the sitcom Father Ted – as …
1 year, 1 month ago
Chinese Whispers: What is China's 'United Front' agenda?
** Chinese Whispers is nominated in the Political Podcast Awards 2025. Vote for it to win the People's Choice category here **
When Chinese spy scan…
1 year, 1 month ago
Americano: what will Trump's crypto world look like?
** Americano is nominated in the Political Podcast Awards 2025. Vote for it to win the People's Choice category here **
Cryptocurrency became a key …
1 year, 1 month ago
Holy Smoke: Could Trump 2.0. herald a new era of religious liberty in America?
Andrea Picciotti-Bayer, director of the US-based Conscience Project and a friend of Holy Smoke, joins Damian to talk about what the incoming second T…
1 year, 1 month ago
Coffee House Shots: what Labour and the Tories can learn from Pierre Poilievre
For the past fortnight, Canada’s Parliament has been empty. After Justin Trudeau resigned as Liberal leader, all the polls are pointing to the likeli…
1 year, 1 month ago