Michael Simmons, Kapil Komireddi, Margaret Mitchell, David Abulafia and Melissa Kite
On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Michael Simmons argues that Trump is winning the tariff war with China; Kapil Komireddi reviews Robert Ivermee’s Glorious Failure: The Forgotten History of French Im...
1 Aug 202526min
Ian Thomson, Patrick Kidd, Mike Cormack, Ursula Buchan and Richard Bratby
On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Ian Thomson on what the destruction of the Hotel Oloffson means for Haiti (00:54); Patrick Kidd analyses Donald Trump and the art of golf diplomacy (06:43); Mike Cor...
25 Jul 202535min
Mark Mason, Mary Wakefield, Matthew Parris and Philip Patrick
On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Mark Mason reminisces about old English bank notes (00:33), Philip Patrick wonders whether AI will replace politicians in Japan (04:04), Matthew Parris wonders why y...
19 Jul 202525min
Sophia Falkner, Roger Lewis, Olivia Potts, Aidan Hartley and Toby Young
This week: Sophia Falkner profiles some of the eccentric personalities we stand to lose when Keir Starmer purges the hereditary peers; Roger Lewis’s piece on the slow delight of an OAP coach tour is r...
11 Jul 202526min
John Connolly, Gavin Mortimer, Dorian Lynskey, Steve Morris and Lloyd Evans
On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: John Connolly argues that Labour should look to Andy Burnham for inspiration (1:51); Gavin Mortimer asks if Britain is ready for France’s most controversial novel – ...
4 Jul 202526min
Peter Frankopan, Tim Shipman, Francis Pike, Hermione Eyre and George Young
On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Peter Frankopan argues that Israel’s attack on Iran has been planned for years (2:00); just how bad are things for Kemi Badenoch, asks Tim Shipman (13:34); Francis P...
27 Jun 202542min
Owen Matthews, Bijan Omrani, Andrew Hankinson, Laurie Penny & Andrew Watts
On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Owen Matthews says that Venice’s residents never stop complaining (1:11); Bijan Omrani reads his church notebook (7:33); Andrew Hankinson reviews Tiffany Jenkins’s S...
20 Jun 202528min
Sean Thomas, John Power, Susie Mesure, Olivia Potts and Rory Sutherland
On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Sean Thomas reflects on the era of lads mags (1:07); John Power reveals those unfairly gaming the social housing system (6:15); Susie Moss reviews Ripeness by Sarah ...
13 Jun 202522min
