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Americano: Trump found guilty but will it matter?
Donald Trump has been found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records. The Spectator columnist Lionel Shriver joins Freddy Gray to respond to the news. Was it a fair trial? What could it mea…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
Americano: John Mearsheimer on Ukraine, Gaza & escalation dominance
Professor John Mearsheimer joins Freddy Gray to talk about the powder keg situation in Eastern Europe, why Putin is possibly the least hawkish of possible Russian leaders and why Israel has lost esca…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
The Edition: Wannabes
On this week's Edition: Wannabes - are any of them ready? Our cover piece takes a look at the state of the parties a week into the UK general election campaign. The election announcement took everyon…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
The Book Club: The legacy of Franz Kafka
June 3rd marks the centenary of Franz Kafka's death. To talk about this great writer's peculiar style and lasting legacy, I'm joined by two of the world's foremost Kafka scholars. Mark Harman has jus…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
Holy Smoke: Calm fire - the consolation of listening to Bruckner
Here's an episode of Holy Smoke to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Anton Bruckner later this year. This embarrassingly eccentric genius was, perhaps, the most devoutly Catholic of all the …
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
Chinese Whispers: Life in a changing China
Since 1978, China has changed beyond recognition thanks to its economic boom. 800 million people have been lifted out of poverty as GDP per capita has grown eighty times. Some 60 per cent of the coun…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
Americano: Would a conviction hurt Trump?
This week the world may know whether Donald Trump becomes the first US President to receive a criminal conviction. But could this verdict help or hinder him? Tom Lubbock, co-founder of pollsters J L …
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
Americano: What is Trump’s new foreign policy?
Freddy Gray speaks to author Jacob Heilbrunn about what another term in office for Donald Trump might mean for America's foreign policy, its relationship with Israel, and the war in Ukraine.
How hav…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
Spectator Out Loud: Quentin Letts, Owen Matthews, Michael Hann, Laura Gascoigne, and Michael Simmons
On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Quentin Letts takes us through his diary for the week (1:12); Owen Matthews details the shadow fleet helping Russia to evade sanctions (7:15); Michael Hann reports …
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
Americano: Why is Biden so unpopular?
New York Post writer Miranda Devine joins Freddy Gray to discuss Joe Biden's unpopularity. Why are Americans increasingly not supporting him? And how have Biden family scandals and rumours affected t…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago