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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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Americano: Will progressive conservatism rule America? Jul 01, 2022

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Freddy Gray speaks to the author F.H. Buckley, who outlines the case made in his latest book Progressive Conservatism: How Republicans Will Become America's Natural Governing Party.

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Spectator Out Loud: Douglas Murray, Katja Hoyer and Lara Prendergast Jul 01, 2022

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On this week's episode: Douglas Murray on Hispanic Conservatives in US politics (0:26). Katja Hoyer on East German sentiment towards Russia (08:32) and Lara Predergast on the rise of the sex bore (13.13).
Presented by Natasha Feroze.
Produced by Oscar Edmondson.

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The Week in 60 Minutes: Germany held ransom and Biden's Roe cop out Jul 01, 2022

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Freddy Gray, The Spectator’s deputy editor, speaks to journalist Jamie Bartlett about his new book on the multi-billion dollar crypto-scam of missing businesswoman Ruja Ignatova:
‘The whole thing was a brilliantly designed pyramid scheme with a crypto-currency branding.’
– Jamie Bartlett
On the rest of the show, analyst Wolfgang Münchau and FT chief foreign affairs correspondent Gideon Rachman discuss whether Putin could shut off Germany's gas, The Spectator's economics editor and resident American Kate Andrews breaks down what American legislators can do to protect abortion rights after the overturning of Roe v Wade, journalist Rachel Johnson pays homage to rock's graying stars and from The Spectator’s political team, James Forsyth and Katy Balls discuss the political situation that the Prime Minister returns home to, after an eight-day tour abroad.
00:00 - Welcome from Freddy Gray.
03:00 - Could Putin shut off Germany's gas? With Wolfgang Münchau and Gideon Rachman
19:25 - Politics update with Katy Balls and James Forsyth
28:55 - Can Democrats do more to protect abortion rights? With Kate Andrews
40:15 - The missing cryptoqueen: Jamie Bartlett on a multi-billion dollar crypto-scam
49:50 - Rachel Johnson on music's ageing rockstars
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Women With Balls: Anne-Marie Trevelyan Jul 01, 2022

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Anne-Marie Trevelyan is the Secretary of State for International Trade and the MP for Berwick-Upon-Tweed. In the episode, she tells Katy about what it was like to join the City in the 90s, what she calls 'the mysterious management by the civil service of its ministers' and what she makes of the rumours that she could be sacked in an upcoming reshuffle.

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The Edition: Cold War Jun 30, 2022

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In this week’s episode:
Can Russia turn off Germany’s gas?
Wolfgang Münchau and Katja Hoyer discuss Germany’s looming energy crisis (0.51).
Also this week:
What are relations like between Boris Johnson and Prince Charles?
The Spectator’s diary editor, James Heale talks with Camilla Tominey from the Telegraph talk about the growing tensions between the Prime Minister and future King (19.56).
And finally:
Are sex parties becoming a cliché?
Emma Sayle, CEO of Killing Kittens and James Innes-Smith, talk about the rise of sex parties and why they’ve become an open secret. (27.48)
Hosted by Lara Prendergast & William Moore
Produced by Natasha Feroze
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The Book Club: The Celts Jun 29, 2022

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My guest in this week’s book club podcast is Simon Jenkins. His new book The Celts: A Sceptical History tells the story of a race of people who, contrary to what many of us were taught in school, never existed at all. He tells me how and why “Celts” were invented, what it has meant and continues to mean for the nations of the Union, and where he thinks we need to go next…

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Chinese Whispers: the radical age of Chinese cinema Jun 27, 2022

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You probably wouldn’t expect to see the Cultural Revolution in Chinese films, or the Great Leap Forward, or the Tiananmen Square protests. But for a certain generation and a certain corner of the Chinese film industry, these were actually common themes to deal with. Their films weren’t always welcome to the censors, but they weren’t always banned, either.
Cindy Yu recently wrote a column for The Spectator on Chinese cinema, and the golden age it experienced just after the end of the Cultural Revolution. You’d be surprised at the amazing political – and social – subversiveness of directors like Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou. On this episode, Cindy talks about that golden age and also about what has come after, where, depressingly, it’s now films like Wolf Warrior 2 that dominate the box office.
Joining her is Chris Berry, Professor of Film Studies at Kings College London who specialises in Chinese cinema. They talk about how their trauma of living through the Cultural Revolution drove the so-called 'Fifth Generation' directors; the bold portrayal of queer characters which got them into trouble with the censors; and how commercialisation has changed the landscape for Chinese directors who are now dictated by the box office. Pictured here is Leslie Cheung in Chen Kaige's Farewell My Concubine, where Cheung portrays a queer Beijing opera singer.

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Spectator Out Loud: Melvyn Bragg, Svitlana Moronets, Matthew Parris and Lionel Shriver Jun 24, 2022

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On this week's episode: Melvyn Bragg on the continuing genius of Paul McCartney and what makes the BBC great (0:55). Svitlana Morenets, a Ukrainian refugee now working at The Spectator on why her country will never accept a peace deal with Putin (06:00). Matthew Parris says we're being unfair on Carrie Johnson (15:43), and Lionel Shriver reads her column on the madness of the central bankers (22.18).
Presented by Angus Colwell.
Produced by Angus Colwell and Cindy Yu.

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Americano: What will happen now Roe v Wade is overturned? Jun 24, 2022

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Inez Stepman returns to talk to Freddy Gray about the overturning of the 1973 Roe v Wade decision by the Supreme Court.

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The Week in 60 Minutes: Putin's billions & a cure for cancer Jun 24, 2022

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‘We can talk about sanctions all we want, but the West is still very much funding Putin's war chest.’ – Kate Andrews
The economist Julian Jessop joins Kate to discuss what else the West can do to put pressure on Russia. On the rest of the show, oncologist Professor Karol Sikora and science journalist Matt Ridley discuss the viability of a vaccine for cancer, Spectator intern and Ukrainian refugee Svitlana Morenets explains why Ukrainians want to keep fighting, Jonathan Miller champions the budget airline Ryanair and The Spectator's home political team, James Forsyth and Isabel Hardman, update on the political ramifications of this week's rail strikes.
00:00 – Welcome from Katy Balls
02:15 – Politics update with James Forsyth and Isabel Hardman
12:05 – Are sanctions backfiring? Kate Andrews discusses with Julian Jessop
27:15 – Svitlana Morenets on why Ukraine wants to keep fighting
34:45 – Can we find a vaccine for cancer? With Matt Ridley and Professor Karol Sikora
51:15 – Is Ryanair in fact the best airline of all? Jonathan Miller makes the case
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