Chinese Whispers: is China in decline?
** This episode of Chinese Whispers with Cindy Yu was recorded in front of a live audience as a part of the Battle of Ideas Festival 2024. **Is China in decline?I was born in China in the 90s, and gro...
28 Okt 20241h 35min
Carbon capture, vertical farming and coding for girls – Britain's environmental and social purpose Innovators of the Year
The Spectator Economic Innovator of the Year Awards, in partnership with Rathbones, celebrate the passion and creativity of British entrepreneurs. From hundreds of entries we have narrowed down to som...
27 Okt 202441min
Holy Smoke: why is the Kirk selling off hundreds of churches so cheaply?
In this week’s Spectator, William Finlater reveals that some of the Church of Scotland’s most precious architectural heritage is being flogged off quickly, cheaply and discreetly. Most western denomin...
26 Okt 202427min
Spectator Out Loud: Philip Womack, Ian Thomson, Silkie Carlo, Francis Young and Rory Sutherland
On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Philip Womack wonders why students can't tackle university reading lists (1:12); Ian Thomson contemplates how much Albania has changed since Enver Hoxta’s dictatorsh...
26 Okt 202428min
Americano: Nigel Farage live on Trump, Labour, and why he’s the ‘natural candidate’ for US ambassador
In this special live edition of the Americano show, Freddy Gray chairs a panel discussion with The Spectator's Kate Andrews, The Telegraph's Tim Stanley and pollster James Kanagasooriam on the upcomin...
25 Okt 20241h 27min
Women With Balls: Daisy Cooper
Daisy Cooper has been a stalwart of the Liberal Democrats for over a decade. From councillor to MP, she has served as the deputy leader of the party since 2020. First elected to parliament in 2019, sh...
25 Okt 202434min
The Edition: Cambridge in crisis, Trump’s wicked humour & the beauty of AI ceramics
This week: Decline and Fall – how our greatest universities are betraying students.Our greatest universities are betraying students, writes David Butterfield, who has just resigned from teaching Class...
24 Okt 202452min
Americano: is Labour interfering in the US election?
Keir Starmer can’t even fly to Samoa without another international British embarrassment breaking out. The latest is an angry accusation from Donald Trump’s campaign that Labour is committing the crim...
23 Okt 202415min
