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Best of the Spectator

Home to the Spectator’s best podcasts on everything from politics to religion, literature to food and drink, and more. A new podcast every day from writers worth listening to.

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The Week in 60 Minutes: Truss leads Sunak & Trump's return Jul 24, 2022

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John Connolly, The Spectator’s news editor, is joined by Spectator chairman Andrew Neil, along with the magazine's politics team, James Forsyth and Katy Balls, to discuss the latest in the Tory leadership race.
On the rest of the show, The Spectator’s deputy editor Freddy Gray and National Interest editor Jacob Heilbrunn talk about whether Trump will run for the US presidency again. Spectator editor Fraser Nelson asks whether Rishi Sunak’s background is really so different from Liz Truss’s. Our Wild Life columnist Aidan Hartley explains why country music is so popular in Africa.
Watch the episode at www.spectator.co.uk/tv

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Spectator Out Loud: Hamish Badenoch, Martin Vander Weyer, Aidan Hartley and Douglas Murray Jul 23, 2022

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On this episode of Spectator Out Loud, Hamish Badenoch says he's married to his political hero. (00:32) Martin Vander Weyer asks whether we should fire the boss of Heathrow. (05:57) Aidan Hartley looks at why country music is so popular in Africa. (14:14) Douglas Murray wonders if the Tory party has a future. (22:03)

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Americano: Will Trump use Truth Social to relaunch his presidential ambitions? Jul 22, 2022

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Freddy Gray talks to the CEO of Truth Social, Devin Nunes, about the new network as it launches in the UK, and whether the owner Donald Trump will be seeking to launch himself back into the political arena.

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Women With Balls: Victoria Atkins on Boris's downfall Jul 22, 2022

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Until July 6, Victoria Atkins was the Minister of State for Refugees and Minister of State for Prisons and Probation. But as dozens of her colleagues quit in the wake of Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid's resignations (which themselves followed No. 10's messy handling of the Chris Pincher affair), Atkins resigned too, writing that 'values such as integrity, decency, respect and professionalism' have ‘fractured’ under Boris Johnson's leadership.
On this episode of Women With Balls, Katy Balls hits the rewind button with Atkins, taking us through the turbulent events of those few days. They discuss what it's like to resign from government while on a school run; unforced errors from No. 10 itself; and whether the Conservative party can properly heal after this divisive time.
Produced by Cindy Yu.

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The Edition: Trump's Presidency Jul 21, 2022

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In this week’s episode:
Will Donald Trump have a second shot at the US presidency?
Freddy Gray and Sarah Baxter discuss. (1.10)
Also this week:
A look at the history of Scotland’s paradoxical relationship between Scottish identity and the Union.
The Spectator’s Scotland editor, Alex Massie talks with Murray Pittock about his book Scotland: The Global History, 1603 to Present. (21.49)
And finally:
What happened to bad taste humour?
Screenwriter Gareth Roberts wrote about this in the magazine. He’s joined by comedian and podcast host of NonCensored, Rosie Holt. (32.30)
Hosted by William Moore
Produced by Natasha Feroze
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Spectator Hustings: Penny Mordaunt, Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss Jul 19, 2022

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One of Penny Mordaunt, Rishi Sunak or Liz Truss will be Britain's next prime minister. What are the contenders' answers to the big questions facing Britain? Isabel Hardman spoke to Mordaunt (00:36), Sunak (21:17) and Truss (42:15).

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Table Talk: With Thom Elliott Jul 19, 2022

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Thom Elliott is the co-founder of Pizza Pilgrims. On the podcast, Thom tells Lara and Liv about growing up above a pub, learning to make pizza while touring Italy with his brother, and starting Pizza Pilgrims on his lunch break.

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Americano: Did René Girard understand America? Jul 15, 2022

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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 transhumanism and transgenderism, and the war in Ukraine.

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Spectator Out Loud: Mary Wakefield, Leo McKinstry and Melanie McDonagh Jul 15, 2022

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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 letterheads (13.33).
Presented and produced by Natasha Feroze.

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Holy Smoke: Why the Pope's 'Synod on Synodality' has become a joke Jul 15, 2022

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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 in Rome seems to be able to define synodality, either. What will the world's bishops discuss? Probably not the figures revealing how many Catholics have taken part in this exercise, because they're acutely embarrassing. The English and Welsh bishops couldn't even get 10 per cent of Mass-goers to take part in a consultation process that many observers suspect has been shamelessly rigged by Pope Francis's bureaucrats. And in Belgium, a country where some six million people identify as Catholic, the number of participants is somewhere between 2,000 and 4,000.
Damian Thompson's guest on this episode of Holy Smoke is Ed Condon, editor of the influential Pillar website. His judgment is as impartial as ever – but, make no mistake about it, we're looking at one of the most expensive and self-indulgent fiascos in recent Catholic history.
Produced by Damian Thompson and Cindy Yu.

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