The Book Club: Ian McEwan
Sam Leith's guest in this week’s Book Club is Ian McEwan – whose latest novel Lessons draws on his own biography to imagine an 'alternative life' for himself. He tells Sam about what drew him, in his ...
7 Sep 202247min
Chinese Whispers: will Truss declare a genocide in Xinjiang?
After a long summer of hustings, Liz Truss has finally been confirmed today as the next leader of the Conservative party. As she gets the keys to Downing Street, she'll finally be able to carry out he...
5 Sep 202223min
The Week in 60 Minutes: Meghan returns and Macron vs Truss
John Connolly, The Spectator's news editor, is joined by deputy editor Freddy Gray; political editor James Forsyth; business editor Martin Vander Weyer; assistant editor Isabel Hardman; contributors L...
4 Sep 20221h 10min
Spectator Out Loud: Keiron Pim, Miranda Morrison and Cosmo Landesman
This week on Spectator Out Loud: Keiron Pim discusses what young Ukrainians can learn from the works of Joseph Roth (01:00), Miranda Morrison reflects on her decision to quit her job as a teacher (11:...
3 Sep 202224min
Americano: Is Catholicism becoming cool?
Freddy Gray speaks to Julia Yost about her recent New York Times column, 'New York's Hottest Club Is the Catholic Church'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2 Sep 202224min
The Edition: Drama queens
In this week's episode: We look ahead to Harry and Meghan’s UK tour next week, how will they be received? Freddy Gray and Tanya Gold join the Edition podcast to discuss (01:01). Also this week: In the...
1 Sep 202236min
The Book Club: Francis Fukuyama
This week we spotlight our most popular episode of the last year, Sam's conversation with Francis Fukuyama about his book Liberalism and its Discontents. He tells Sam how a system that has built peace...
31 Aug 202237min
Table Talk: With Al and Kitty Tait
Al and Kitty Tait run the Orange Bakery in Watlington, and are the authors of Breadsong: How Baking Changed Our Lives. On the podcast, the father-and-daughter pair explain how cooking changed their re...
30 Aug 202224min
