The Spectator Podcast
1) Post-Budget briefing: what will it mean for your finances?
In the wake of an extraordinary Budget – leaked an hour before the Chancellor addressed Parliament – The Spectator brings clarity to a turbulent political and take stock of how the announcements will ...Show More
2) Table Talk: Tom Gilbey
Tom Gilbey, the internet’s most charismatic wine expert, sits down with Olivia Potts for Table Talk. Tom is a winemaker, merchant, educator – and also an author. His new book, Thirsty, is part-me...Show More
3) Americano: will anyone miss the Boomers?
Christopher Caldwell joins Freddy Gray to discuss why the 'Boomer generation' – those born between 1946 and 1964 – became one of the most hated generations in recent history. Chris argues that the Boo...Show More
4) Spectator Out Loud: 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
5) Coffee House Shots: who really runs No.10?
This weekend’s Coffee House Shots digs into the growing debate over whether Keir Starmer should tack left on the economy as voters peel away to the Greens and Lib Dems – and why some in Labour think i...Show More
6) The Edition: Benefits Britain, mental health & what’s the greatest artwork of the 21st Century?
‘Labour is now the party of welfare, not work’ argues Michael Simmons in the Spectator’s cover article this week. The question ‘why should I bother with work?’ is becoming harder to answer, ...Show More
7) The Book Club: A Brief History of the Aphorism
My guest in this week’s Book Club podcast is James Geary, talking about the new edition of his classic The World in a Phrase: A Brief History of the Aphorism. He tells me about what separates an aphor...Show More
8) Quite right!: should Rachel Reeves go?
This week: Rachel Reeves reels as Labour’s Budget unravels – and a far-left Life of Brian sequel plays out in Liverpool.After a bruising seven days for the Chancellor, Michael and Maddie ask whether R...Show More
9) Americano: why is the US obsessed with British 'decline'?
Why are Americans so interested in Britain's decline? While visiting London, Tucker Carlson has said that the country has ‘shrunken’ and its culture ‘destroyed’, particularly because of mass immigrati...Show More
10) Nicotine pouches: solution or smokescreen?
There has been a renewed focus on tobacco and nicotine products across Europe. Just as countries seek to speed up the process to a smoke-free future, through measures like generational smoking bans an...Show More