Americano: Did René Girard understand America?
Freddy Gray speaks to Geoff Shullenberger, a lecturer at New York University and columnist for Compact Magazine about a range of topics, from the ideas and appeal of philosopher René Girard to transhu...
15 Juli 202239min
Spectator Out Loud: Mary Wakefield, Leo McKinstry and Melanie McDonagh
On this week's episode: Mary Wakefield on why we should resist Stonewall’s gospel (0:31). Leo McKinstry on the worrying rise of apostrophe laws (07:02) and Melanie McDonagh on the lost art of letterhe...
15 Juli 202217min
Holy Smoke: Why the Pope's 'Synod on Synodality' has become a joke
The Catholic Church is half way through a two-year consultation exercise that will culminate in a 'Synod on Synodality' in the Vatican next year.A synod on what? Don't worry if you're confused. No one...
15 Juli 202224min
Blue Murder
In this week’s episode:The knives are out in the Tory leadership fight, who looks likely to make the final two?Fraser Nelson writes this week’s cover piece about the Tory leadership race. He’s joined ...
14 Juli 202246min
The Book Club: Partition Voices
Sam's guest in this week’s Book Club podcast is Kavita Puri, whose book Partition Voices excavates the often traumatic memories of the last generation to remember first-hand the mass migration and blo...
13 Juli 202239min
Investing today: how tech can change the face of finance
Staying on top of your personal finances has never been easier. Anyone can now buy and sell stocks at the tap of a phone screen, with even more progress in fintech just around the corner. What does th...
12 Juli 202258min
Chinese Whispers: the next technological arms race
Semiconductors are the most important thing that you've never heard of. These little computer chips provide the processing power for everything from cars and iPhones, to unmanned drones and missiles. ...
11 Juli 202243min
Spectator Out Loud: Kate Andrews, Sean Thomas and Toby Young
On this week's episode: Kate Andrews on why Rishi quit (0:26). Sean Thomas on Russian émigrés who hate the war but will fight for Russia (08:32) and Toby Young on his appreciation for the other Toby Y...
8 Juli 202216min
