Americano: Has conservatism been misunderstood?
This week Freddy is joined by political theorist Yoram Hazony. They discuss Yoram's new book Conservatism: A Rediscovery, the origins of American conservatism and whether the family unit will be the d...
27 Sep 202227min
Table Talk: With Andy Burnham
Andy Burnham has served as Mayor of Greater Manchester since 2017. Before this he held prominent positions in Gordon Brown's cabinet, including health secretary and culture secretary. On the podcast h...
27 Sep 202223min
The Week in 60 Minutes: Hitchens on nukes & Truss's gas gamble
Katy Balls, The Spectator's deputy political editor, is joined by journalist Peter Hitchens; Spectator contributor Paul Wood; The Spectator's economics editor Kate Andrews; political editor James Fors...
25 Sep 202256min
Spectator Out Loud: Oliver Basciano, Mary Wakefield and Fiona Mountford
This week on Spectator Out Loud, Oliver Basciano warns that we should brace ourselves for a coup in Brazil (00:53). Then, is three – or more – a crowd? Mary Wakefield discuses this in her Spectator co...
24 Sep 202220min
The Edition: Cornered
In this week’s episode:For the cover of the magazine, Paul Wood asks whether Putin could actually push the nuclear button in order to save himself?He is joined by The Spectator’s assistant online edit...
22 Sep 202241min
Americano: what's going to happen in the midterms?
This week Freddy speaks to journalist and political analyst Sean Trende about what we can expect from the November midterms. Is there a red wave incoming? Or will the Democrats do better than expected...
22 Sep 202218min
The Book Club: Rediscovering Josephine Tey
On this week’s Book Club podcast we’re talking about the best crime writer you’ve (probably) never heard of. As Penguin reissues three of Josephine Tey’s classic Golden Age novels, I’m joined by Nicol...
21 Sep 202237min
Chinese Whispers: life in a mega-city
In the last four decades, hundreds of millions of Chinese have moved into cities. Today, two thirds of the country live in urban areas (compared to just one third in 1985), and many of these are hubs ...
20 Sep 202236min
