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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 …
1 year, 9 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 pred…
1 year, 9 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 syst…
1 year, 9 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 M…
1 year, 9 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 presiden…
1 year, 9 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, …
1 year, 9 months ago
Holy Smoke, from the archives: An atheist goes on a Christian pilgrimage. Why?
Writer Guy Stagg threw in his job to undertake a pilgrimage to Jerusalem via Rome - choosing a hazardous medieval route across the Alps. It nearly ki…
1 year, 9 months ago
Spectator Out Loud: Joan Collins, Owen Matthews, Sara Wheeler, Igor Toronyi-Lalic and Tanya Gold
On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Joan Collins reads an extract from her diary (1:15); Owen Matthews argues that Russia and China’s relationship is …
1 year, 9 months ago
Women With Balls: Dame Karen Pierce, from the archives
Women With Balls has taken a summer break and will be back in September with a new series. Until then, here's an episode from the archives, with Dame…
1 year, 9 months ago
The Edition: Alt reich - is Germany's far right about to go mainstream?
This week: Alt reich. The Spectator’s Lisa Haseldine asks if Germany’s far right is about to go mainstream, ahead of regional elections this weekend.…
1 year, 9 months ago