Podcast Episodes

Coffee House Shots Live: can the Tories turn it around?

Recorded live in Manchester, during the Conservative Party conference, Michael Gove sits down with Tim Shipman, Madeline Grant and Tim Montgomerie to discuss how the Tories can turn their fortunes ar…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

The Edition: Jewish fear, 'the elimination of motherhood' & remembering Jilly Cooper

The Spectator’s cover story this week looks at ‘the fear’ gripping Jewish people amidst rising antisemitism. Reflecting on last week’s attack in Manchester, Douglas Murray says that ‘no-one in the Je…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

The Book Club: An Unexpectedly Essential Guide to Language

My guest in this week’s Book Club podcast is Ben Schott. The author of the world- (or downstairs-loo-) conquering Schott’s Original Miscellany returns with Schott’s Significa, a deeply reported and c…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Quite right! live: Kemi Badenoch's last conference?

Listeners on the Best of Spectator playlist can enjoy a section of the latest episode of Quite right! but for the full thing please seek out the Quite right! channel. Just search ‘Quite right!’ where…

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Coffee House Shots live: who's listening to the Tories?

Tim Shipman, James Heale and Lucy Dunn record live at Conservative party conference in Manchester. What's the mood at conference – and has Kemi done enough to neutralise her detractors? Tim says he e…

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Spectator Out Loud: James Heale, William Atkinson, David Shipley, Angus Colwell and Aidan Hartley

On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: James Heale says that, for Labour, party conference was a ‘holiday from reality’; William Atkinson argues that the ‘cult of Thatcher’ needs to die; David Shipley ex…

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Speaker series: Jeffrey Archer – End Game

Michael Gove speaks to Jeffrey Archer about his life, career and his new novel End Game, which marks the gripping finale of the William Warwick series.

This discussion was part of the Spectator's spe…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Coffee House Shots: what next for the British right?

The general election result of 2024 reflected – among other things – a collapse of trust among British voters in the Conservatives. How can the British right evolve so it learns lessons from the past…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Holy Smoke: the first female Archbishop of Canterbury

Dame Sarah Mullally has been announced as the new Archbishop of Canterbury. Previously the Bishop of London, she becomes the first woman to lead the Church in its almost 500 year history. She also ha…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Book Club: Philippa Gregory

Sam Leith's guest on this week's Book Club podcast is the historical novelist Philippa Gregory. In her gripping new book Boleyn Traitor, Philippa seeks to rescue Jane Boleyn from the vast condescensi…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago