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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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Latest Episodes:

Coffee House Shots: can anything rescue May from a historic defeat? Jan 15, 2019

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With Katy Balls and James Forsyth.

Presented by Cindy Yu.

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Coffee House Shots: what happens when her deal fails? Jan 14, 2019

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With Katy Balls and James Forsyth.

Presented by Isabel Hardman.

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Americano: Shutdown Day 22 - has Trump overplayed his hand? Jan 12, 2019

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With Jacob Heilbrunn, editor of the National Interest.

Presented by Freddy Gray.

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Coffee House Shots: can Labour save May's Brexit deal? Jan 11, 2019

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With James Forsyth and Fraser Nelson.

Presented by Lara Prendergast.

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The Spectator Podcast: how scared should we be of a no deal Brexit? Jan 10, 2019

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Lorries backing up in Kent, a Mars bar shortage, and no more Rome city breaks – these are just some of the things that we have been warned about when it comes to a no deal Brexit. But what will really happen (00:45)? Plus, is China a greater force to be reckoned with than Russia (22:35)? And last, what is it with Brits and obsessing over aristocratic sex scandals (33:15)?

With Lord Peter Lilley, Ian Dunt, Kerry Brown, Tom Tugendhat MP, Cosmo Landesman, and Sophia Money-Coutts.

Presented by Lara Prendergast.

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Spectator Books: Jonathan Ames on writing memoirs to graphic novels Jan 09, 2019

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In this week’s book’s podcast Sam's guest is Jonathan Ames, a writer who has produced everything from memoir (Adventures of a Mildly Perverted Young Writer) to TV writing (Bored To Death), graphic novels (The Alcoholic), pitch-black noir (You Were Never Really Here), Wodehouse homage (Wake Up, Sir!) and now, in The Extra Man, a comic novel riffing on Henry James. We talk about why he calls so many of his characters “Jonathan Ames”, how he goes about his work, and whether — as a man who has become synonymous with “overshare” — he can ever quite retreat into the background.

Presented by Sam Leith.

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Coffee House Shots: would Tory remainers bring down May's government? Jan 08, 2019

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With James Forsyth and Fraser Nelson.

Presented by Lara Prendergast.

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The Green Room: Anarchy and Empire with Robert Kaplan Jan 07, 2019

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In this fascinating podcast, Dominic Green talks to author and foreign policy analyst Robert Kaplan. They look back at ‘The Coming Anarchy’ after a quarter of a century, and trace the ambitions and disasters of the last three decades of American empire, from the early Nineties to the War on Terror and the retreat of the Obama and Trump years. If you listen carefully, you can hear the clink of coffee cups on saucer. If you listen even more carefully, you’ll hear a reminder of Kipling’s ‘Recessional’, with its warning that all empires must dissolve: ‘Lest we forget.’ Listen and learn.

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The Spectator Podcast: are Europe's populists one election away from reforming the EU? Jan 04, 2019

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As we move into 2019, two big elections could shake up the rest of the year. In May, the European elections could see an unprecedented populist surge. What would that mean for the European Union (00:50)? And back home, a potential general election, and Corbyn’s chances at government have never looked better (11:15). We discuss both of these. And last, is it ever okay to call a woman ‘a girl’ (24:35)?

With Fredrik Erixon, Charles Grant, Katy Balls, Conor Pope, Mark Mason and Julie Bindel.

Presented by Lara Prendergast.

Produced by Cindy Yu and Alastair Thomas.

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Coffee House Shots: Brexit after Christmas - has anything changed? Jan 03, 2019

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With Henry Newman, Director of Open Europe, and Katy Balls.

Presented by Lara Prendergast.

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