Chinese Whispers: Algorithms and lockdowns – how China's gig economy works
‘One Shanghai courier uses own 70,000 yuan to buy necessities for people’, one Weibo hashtag trended last week. Instead of being seen as a damning indictment on what the state’s strict lockdown has in...
18 Huhti 202241min
Spectator Out Loud: Mark Drew, Luke Coppen and Edward Behrens
On this episode: Mark Drew explains how Putin weaponised the Russian Orthodox church (00:49); Luke Coppen says the war in Ukraine has revitalised Poland’s Catholic church (08:17); and Edward Behrens r...
16 Huhti 202221min
Americano: Could Elon Musk save Twitter?
Freddy Gray speaks to Kat Rosenfield, the author and UnHerd columnist, about Elon Musk's proposal to buy a controlling stake in the social media giant. Rosenfield's latest book, No One Will Miss Her, ...
15 Huhti 202221min
The Edition: Cross to bear
In this week’s episode: How are the people of both Russia and Ukraine processing the war?Our Russia correspondent Owen Matthews writes in this week’s Spectator that he has been stunned at how easily s...
14 Huhti 202239min
Table Talk: Michael Heath
Michael Heath is a British strip cartoonist and illustrator and has been working nonstop since the 1950s. He has been cartoon editor of The Spectator since 1991. On the podcast, he talks to Lara and L...
12 Huhti 202234min
Spectator Out Loud: Katy Balls, Michael Bryant and Michael Simmons
On this week's episode, we'll hear from Katy Balls on the changing face of No.10. (00:49)Next, Michael Bryant on the history of War Crimes. (06:16)And finally, Michael Simmons on Nicola Sturgeon’s sec...
9 Huhti 202219min
Women With Balls: the Arlene Foster Edition
Arlene Foster is the former first minister of Northern Ireland and was the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party from 2015 to 2021. She was the first woman to hold either position. Arlene moved into...
8 Huhti 202235min
The Edition: The politics of war crimes
In this week’s episode: Is Putin guilty of war crimes?For this week’s cover piece, The Spectator’s Editor Fraser Nelson looks at the risks and rewards of labelling Vladimir Putin and Russian soldiers ...
7 Huhti 202241min
