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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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Coffee House Shots: what do Corbyn's demands mean for May's Brexit deal? Feb 07, 2019

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With Fraser Nelson and James Forsyth.

Hosted by John Connolly.

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Spectator Books: Diana, Her True Story, by Andrew Morton Feb 06, 2019

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In this week's books podcast I'm joined from Los Angeles by Andrew Morton -- the Royal writer who scooped the world with the inside story of Princess Diana's marriage. To coincide with the publication of a revised and expanded edition of Diana, Her True Story -- including new material recovered from the tapes they smuggled out of Kensington Palace -- he looks back on those days and that story, and discusses how Royal reportage has changed. Why didn't they call it "Diana: The True Story"? Does he worry that that sort of public exposure during a divorce battle was risking the happiness of the children caught up in it? And what was it like when -- before his source was known -- people were publicly calling for our man to be sent to the Tower of London?

Hosted by Sam Leith.

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Coffee House Shots: what is the fallout from Donald Tusk's Brexit comments? Feb 06, 2019

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Hosted by Lara Prendergast.

With Fraser Nelson and Katy Balls.

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Americano: what is the state of the Trump presidency? Feb 06, 2019

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With Freddy Gray and Jacob Heilbrunn.

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Coffee House Shots: could the courts strike down the backstop? Feb 05, 2019

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With James Forsyth and special guest David Shiels, Policy Analyst at Open Europe.

Hosted by Katy Balls.

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How close are the Tories to a backstop breakthrough? Feb 04, 2019

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With James Forsyth and Fraser Nelson.

Presented by Katy Balls.

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Americano: Why is measles spreading in America? Feb 02, 2019

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With Barbara Boland.

Presented by Freddy Gray.

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Coffee House Shots: Is pork-barrelling the way to win Labour Brexit votes? Feb 01, 2019

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With Katy Balls and James Forsyth.

Presented by Lara Prendergast.

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Spectator Podcast: can May's Brexit mission succeed? Jan 31, 2019

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This week, May prepares for her last shot with Brussels, but can she get what she wants (0:35)? We also talk to Stephen Gibbs, a journalist on the ground in Caracas, about the nightmare in Venezuela (14:30). And last, we take a look at another big issue of the day - are induction hobs simply reinventing the wheel (25:35)?

With James Forsyth, Peter Foster, Stephen Gibbs, Joanna Rossiter, Ysenda Maxtone Graham and James Ramsden.

Presented by Isabel Hardman.

Produced by Cindy Yu and Siva Thangarajah.

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Spectator Books: is it time to stop working? Jan 30, 2019

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In this week's books podcast Sam is joined by Josh Cohen, author of the Not Working: Why We Have To Stop. Josh is a literary critic and a working psychoanalyst, and his book is a thoughtful and subtle discussion of the way in which work dominates not only our lives and identities but our leisure time too -- and a speculation about some of the ways we might set about changing that. His references range from Max Weber and Freud to Orson Welles, Andy Warhol, Emily Dickinson and David Foster Wallace. Is it all the fault of "late capitalism"? Has the digital age made quiet contemplation impossible? And why, Sam queried, does his eccentric list of great idlers include some of the most insanely productive people in history?

Presented by Sam Leith.

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