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 Nov 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 Nov 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 Nov 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 Nov 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 Nov 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 Nov 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 Nov 202222min
Women With Balls: Emma Sayle
Emma Sayle is the founder and CEO of Killing Kittens, a sexually liberated social network where women come first. She grew up in a military family, and when not in boarding school, Emma would visit he...
18 Nov 202229min
