That's Life Podcast
1) Justin Marozzi, Lisa Haseldine, William Atkinson & Toby Young
On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Justin Marozzi analyses what Trump’s coup in Venezuela means for Iran; Lisa Haseldine asks why Britain isn’t expanding its military capabilities, as European al...Show More
2) Cosmo Landesman, Alex Diggins, Lucy Dunn & Richard Bratby
On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Cosmo Landesman says life is too short to watch boring shows; Alex Diggins reports back from the Bukhara art biennial; Lucy Dunn provides her notes on BuzzBallz...Show More
3) Slipshod – a short story by Sarah Perry
For this special Spectator Out Loud, Sarah Perry reads her short story Slipshod, from the Spectator's Christmas issue. The story follows an academic tasked with reconstructing a disturbing incident in...Show More
4) Christmas II: Dominic Sandbrook, Philip Hensher, Steve Morris, Christopher Howse, Michael Hann & Mary Killen
On this week’s special Christmas edition of Spectator Out Loud – part two: Dominic Sandbrook reflects on whether Lady Emma Hamilton is the 18th century’s answer to Bonnie Blue; Philip Hensher cel...Show More
5) Christmas I: James Heale, Gyles Brandreth, Avi Loeb, Melanie McDonagh, Mary Wakefield, Richard Bratby & Rupert Hawksley
On this week’s special Christmas edition of Spectator Out Loud – part one: James Heale wonders if Keir Starmer will really have a happy new year; Gyles Brandreth discusses Her Maje...Show More
6) What's the greatest artwork of the century so far?
For this week's Spectator Out Loud, we include a compilation of submissions by our writers for their greatest artwork of the 21st century so far. Following our arts editor Igor Toronyi-Lalic, you can ...Show More
7) Lara Brown, James Heale, Sam Olsen & Toby Young
On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Lara Brown reports on how young women are saying ’no’ to marriage; James Heale takes us through the history of the Budgets via drink; Sam Olsen reviews&nbs...Show More
8) William Atkinson, Andreas Roth, Philip Womack, Mary Wakefield & Muriel Zagha
On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: William Atkinson reveals his teenage brush with a micropenis; Andreas Roth bemoans the dumbing down of German education; Philip Womack wonders how the hyph...Show More
William Atkinson, Andreas Roth, Philip Womack, Mary Wakefield & Muriel Zagha
33:08 | Nov 24th, 2025
9) John Power, Madeline Grant, Ysenda Maxtone-Graham, Calvin Po & Gus Carter
On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: John Power examines the rise in drug abuse and homelessness on British streets; Madeline Grant explains the allure of Hollywood radical Sydney Sweeney; Ysenda Maxton...Show More
10) James Heale, Margaret Mitchell, Damien Thompson, Rebecca Reid & Julie Bindel
On this week's Spectator Out Loud: James Heale considers the climate conundrum at the heart of British politics; Rebecca Reid explains why she's given up polyamory; Damien Thompson reco...Show More
James Heale, Margaret Mitchell, Damien Thompson, Rebecca Reid & Julie Bindel
26:19 | Nov 8th, 2025