Changing times: can companies really transform themselves?
It’s fair to say that the tobacco industry is one of the most controversial ones out there, with the phrase ‘Big Tobacco’ almost a meme, a shorthand for unscrupulous business practices. No wonder then...
30 Marras 202235min
An ageing population and a life of learning
As Britons live longer and the population ages, society will soon have to rethink what it means to be of ‘working age’. Training and learning will have to be offered to older age groups who are health...
29 Marras 202232min
Chinese Whispers: where China's protests go next
Comparisons with 1989’s Tiananmen Square protests are too often evoked when it comes to talking about civil disobedience in China. Even so, this weekend’s protests have been historic. It’s the first t...
29 Marras 202240min
Spectator Out Loud: James Heale, Lionel Shriver and Tangil Rashid
This week: James Heale reads his interview with former Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs George Eustice (00:50), Lionel Shriver asks what's the price of fairness (05:38), and ...
26 Marras 202222min
The Edition: the red line
On this week's podcast:Could China be the key to peace in Ukraine?In his cover piece for the magazine this week Owen Matthews reveals the covert but decisive role China is playing in the Ukraine war. ...
24 Marras 202237min
James Heale and Sebastian Payne: Out of the Blue and The Fall of Boris Johnson
In this week’s Book Club podcast, I’m talking to two of the brave souls who turn recent political dramas into the sort of quickly written books we might call the second draft of history. I’m joined by...
23 Marras 202241min
Americano: should Twitter pay Trump to tweet?
Freddy Gray talks to the comedian and media and culture editor of American Greatness Tim Young, about Twitter, Donald Trump and the Republican race for president in 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast....
21 Marras 202215min
Spectator Out Loud: Paul Wood, Mary Wakefield and Melissa Kite
This week: Paul Wood writes about meeting Syria’s underground drug lords (0:30) Mary Wakefield warns us of the perils of psychoactive drug therapy (10:30) and Melissa Kite defends her friend who has b...
19 Marras 202222min
