Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchScrapping HS2, ‘Ukraine fatigue’, and 'Vive le Roi!'
Episode 174
Is Angela Rayner more popular than Keir Starmer? What’s going on in Poland and why is one of Ukraine's strongest allies seemingly waning in its suppo…
2 years, 6 months ago
Question Time: Corbyn's expulsion from Labour, Belgium's sex education crisis, and how would Blair fare as PM today?
Episode 173
Was Keir Starmer right to expel Jeremy Corbyn from the Labour party? Why is sex education causing protests in Belgium? How would Tony Blair's Labour …
2 years, 6 months ago
Liz Truss returns, Putin's Western puppets, and Rory at the United Nations
Episode 172
What have we learnt on the first anniversary of Britain's catastrophic experiment with Trussonomics?
Join Rory and Alastair as they discuss Libya, the…
2 years, 6 months ago
Politics On the Edge (Extract)
Rory’s book is officially in print! As a Friday bonus, here’s an extract from the audiobook version for you to enjoy.
The complete audiobook is avail…
2 years, 6 months ago
Question Time: The return of Liz Truss, Slovakia's answer to Viktor Orbán, and Starmer's popularity waning?
Episode 171
Has Slovakia got the new Orbán? How can Liz Truss save the west? Is Starmer’s popularity weaning?
Join Rory Stewart and Alastair Campbell as they answ…
2 years, 6 months ago
Prison escape, a test for Australian democracy, and spooks in Westminster?
Episode 170
What was it like for Rory as a prisons minister when prisoners escaped? Are there Chinese spies working in Westminster? What's happening with The Voi…
2 years, 6 months ago
Question Time: Imagining Labour’s first 100 days in power, Australia’s Indigenous Voice referendum, and compulsory politics in schools
Episode 169
Do MPs talk enough about their mental health? What will be the outcome of Australia’s Indigenous Voice Referendum? Should politics be a compulsory pa…
2 years, 6 months ago
Crumbling Britain, a ruthless reshuffle, and Jeremy Corbyn’s ‘beautiful ears’
Episode 168
Who’s to blame for the UK’s crumbling infrastructure? Has Starmer’s shadow cabinet reshuffle strengthened his hand? Why is Rory such a fan of Jeremy …
2 years, 6 months ago
Introducing... The Rest Is Money
Does money really make the world go round? Economics, business and finance have long been subjects we leave to the stockbrokers, hedge fund managers …
2 years, 6 months ago
Question Time: How to rig an election, Scotland's golden goose, and the least impressive president of all time
Episode 167
How did Mnangagwa win the Zimbabwe election? Who is the least impressive world leader Rory and Alastair have met? What makes a good political memoir?…
2 years, 7 months ago