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Americano: Andrew Neil & Piers Morgan on America's 2024 election
The Spectator's chairman Andrew Neil and journalist Piers Morgan join Freddy Gray, host of the Americano show, to analyse the presidential race so far. Piers reveals what Donald Trump told him after …
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
Table Talk: Simon Raymonde
Musician Simon Raymonde is perhaps best known as part of the Scottish band the Cocteau Twins, but he has found further success as the co-founder of Bella Union Records. Bella Union produce music by F…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
Americano: Has everyone got election fatigue?
Freddy Gray is joined by Bridget Phetasy, comedian and Spectator World columnist. They discuss whether everyone is suffering a bit of election, and Trump fatigue - including Trump himself. They also …
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
Holy Smoke: Losing faith - will Labour’s VAT policy hit religious schools hardest?
In this week’s copy of The Spectator, Dan Hitchens argues that a lesser reported aspect of Labour’s decision to impose VAT on private schools is who it could hit hardest: faith schools. Hundreds of i…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
Spectator Out Loud: Ian Thomson, Andrew Watts, Sam Leith, Helen Barrett and Catriona Olding
On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Ian Thomson reflects on his childhood home following the death of his sister (1:20); Andrew Watts argues that the public see MPs as accountable for everything thoug…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
Americano: Nate Silver on risk-takers, the US election & the power of luck in politics
Labor Day is a critical mile-marker on the road to the general election, now just two months away. Pollsters are busy processing data and making predictions, but nobody really knows whether America w…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
The Edition: Miliband's net zero madness, meet Reform’s new poster boy & the plight of the restaurant critic
This week: Miliband’s empty energy promises. Ed Miliband has written a public letter confirming that Labour plans to decarbonise the electricity system by 2030. The problem with this, though, is that…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
The Book Club: Amy Jeffs
My guest on this week's Book Club podcast is the writer, artist and historian Amy Jeffs. Her new book Saints: A New Legendary of Heroes, Humans and Magic aims to recover and bring back to life the wi…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
Americano: Will Kamala actually build the wall?
In a CNN interview, Kamala Harris has been pressed on why her policies on immigration have become more moderate since 2019, when she ran for president. Republicans have been accusing her of flip-flop…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
Chinese Whispers: Investigating China's 'historic' claims in the South China Sea
The South China Sea has been an area of regular clashes and heightened tensions under the leadership of Xi Jinping. It seems that, every few months, Chinese naval or coastguard ships clash or almost …
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago