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The Edition: the dangers of political prosecution
This week: the usual targets
First: Trump is on trial again – and America is bored rather than scandalised. This is his 91st criminal charge and his…
1 year, 10 months ago
The Book Club: Percival Everett
On this week’s Book Club podcast I’m joined by Percival Everett, who has followed up his Booker-shortlisted The Trees with James, a novel that reimag…
1 year, 10 months ago
Liz Truss on who really runs Britain
It's now 18 months since Liz Truss left Downing Street. She has written a memoir, Ten Years to Save the West, which records her political career sinc…
1 year, 10 months ago
Chinese Whispers: Was Marco Polo a 'sexpat'?
When I recently came across a book review asking the question ‘was Marco Polo a "sexpat"?’, I knew I had to get its author on to, well, discuss this …
1 year, 10 months ago
Spectator Out Loud: Matthew Parris, Laurie Graham, Rachel Johnson, Laura Gascoigne and Angus Colwell
This week: Matthew Parris questions what's left to say about the Tories (00:57), Laurie Graham discusses her struggle to see a GP (07:35), Rachel Joh…
1 year, 10 months ago
Americano: will abortion decide the 2024 election?
This week, the Arizona Supreme Court reinstated a law from 1864 that bans nearly all abortions in the state. But where do Trump and Biden stand on ab…
1 year, 10 months ago
Women With Balls: Laura Farris
Laura Farris comes from something of a political dynasty, both her father and uncle were MPs. The former even represented the same Newbury seat that …
1 year, 10 months ago
The Edition: will Biden support Ukraine’s attacks on Russia?
This week: will Biden support Ukraine’s attacks on Russia?
Owen Matthews writes the cover piece in light of the Zelensky drone offensive. Ukraine’s …
1 year, 10 months ago
Americano: why did Mike Johnson snub David Cameron?
Today Freddy is joined by Sarah Elliott, senior advisor for the US-UK special relationship unit at the Legatum Institute. They discuss Lord Cameron's…
1 year, 10 months ago
The Book Club: Dorian Lynskey
In this week’s Book Club podcast my guest is Dorian Lynskey. In his new book Everything Must Go, Dorian looks at the way humans have imagined the end…
1 year, 10 months ago