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Chinese Whispers: why China loves Taylor Swift
‘Swifties’, as Taylor Swift’s fans are known across the world, are extremely dedicated to the cause, and often estimated to drive up local economies …
2 years, 2 months ago
Spectator Out Loud: Kate Andrews, Adam Frank, David Hempleman-Adams, Svitlana Morenets and Michael Beloff
On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Kate Andrews argues vice-presidential nominee J.D. Vance is more MAGA than Trump (1:27); Adam Frank explains how s…
2 years, 2 months ago
Holy Smoke: A Habsburg Archduke explains how not to be nasty on Twitter
In this week's Holy Smoke episode Damian Thompson welcomes back Eduard Habsburg, Hungary's Ambassador to the Holy See and also, to give him his famil…
2 years, 2 months ago
The Edition: is Donald Trump now unstoppable?
This week: bulletproof Trump.
The failed assassination attempt on Donald Trump means that his supporters, more than ever, view him as America’s Chos…
2 years, 2 months ago
The Book Club: Collected Poems of Roger McGough
My guest in this week's Book Club podcast is Roger McGough, whose new The Collected Poems: 1959-2024 anthologises a poetic career 65 years long and c…
2 years, 2 months ago
Americano: Will JD Vance bridge America's class divide?
Journalist Christopher Caldwell joins Freddy Gray to discuss Donald Trump's running mate, JD Vance. Once 'never Trump', now a close ally of the forme…
2 years, 2 months ago
Americano: Why did the Secret Service fail Donald Trump?
Freddy Gray is joined by writer Roger Kimball. With the dust beginning to settle from the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, they look at how t…
2 years, 2 months ago
Americano: Trump shot – what next?
Former US President Donald Trump narrowly survived an assassination attempt while speaking at a Republican rally in Pennsylvania. Freddy Gray speaks …
2 years, 2 months ago
Americano: what will the Democrats do next?
As speculation over whether Biden will remain in the presidential race continues, Freddy Gray speaks to journalist and founder of News Items John Ell…
2 years, 2 months ago
Spectator Out Loud: James Heale, Svitlana Morenets, Philip Hensher, Francis Beckett and Rupert Christiansen
On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: James Heale analyses the state of the Conservative leadership race (1:09); Svitlana Morenets reports from the site…
2 years, 2 months ago