Spectator Out Loud: Loyd Grossman, Tanya Gold, Harry Halem, Angus Colwell, Philippe Sands and Michael Simmons
On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Loyd Grossman pleads to save Britain's cathedrals, as he reads his diary for the week (1:31); Unity Mitford is a classic case of aristocratic anti-Semitism says Tany...
1 Feb 202544min
Americano: are the Democrats paralysed?
The first phase of Trump’s presidency has been a whirlwind of news. The President signed a succession of executive orders, which overwhelmed and confused the Democratic Party with the amount of ‘energ...
31 Jan 202535min
The Edition: migration mystery, Ipso’s trans muddle & are you a ‘trad dad’?
This week: why don’t we know how many people are in Britain?How many people live in the UK? It’s a straightforward question, yet the answer eludes some of the nation’s brightest statistical minds, wri...
30 Jan 202545min
Americano: how is round one of Trump’s deportations plan going?
Colombia has agreed to accept military aircraft carrying deported migrants from the US – avoiding a trade war between the two countries. Donald Trump had threatened sanctions on Colombia to punish it ...
30 Jan 202532min
The Book Club: The Surreal Joys of Father Ted
My guest on this week's Book Club podcast is the novelist Lissa Evans, talking about her previous life as the producer of the sitcom Father Ted – as described in her new book Picnic on Craggy Island: ...
29 Jan 202530min
Chinese Whispers: What is China's 'United Front' agenda?
** Chinese Whispers is nominated in the Political Podcast Awards 2025. Vote for it to win the People's Choice category here **When Chinese spy scandals break, like the latest involving Prince Andrew a...
28 Jan 202533min
Americano: what will Trump's crypto world look like?
** Americano is nominated in the Political Podcast Awards 2025. Vote for it to win the People's Choice category here **Cryptocurrency became a key feature of the American election and the Trump univer...
27 Jan 202519min
Holy Smoke: Could Trump 2.0. herald a new era of religious liberty in America?
Andrea Picciotti-Bayer, director of the US-based Conscience Project and a friend of Holy Smoke, joins Damian to talk about what the incoming second Trump administration could mean for religious freedo...
26 Jan 202535min
