The Edition podcast

The Edition

The Spectator's flagship podcast featuring discussions and debates on the best features from the week's edition. Presented by Lara Prendergast and William Moore. Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The Spectator's flagship podcast featuring discussions and debates on the best features from the week's edition. Presented by Lara Prendergast and William Moore. Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

 

#374

From The Queen to Bonnie Blue: The Spectator’s Christmas Edition 2025

TheSpectator’s bumper Christmas issue is a feast for all, with offerings from Nigel Farage... more

12 Dec 2025

39 MINS

39:23

12 Dec 2025


#373

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 theSpectator’s cov... more

05 Dec 2025

22 MINS

22:26

05 Dec 2025


#372

Defending marriage, broken Budgets & the 'original sin’ of industrialisation

'Marriage is the real rebellion’argues Madeline Grant in theSpectator’s cover article this... more

28 Nov 2025

35 MINS

35:37

28 Nov 2025


#371

Labour's toxic budget, Zelensky in trouble & Hitler's genitalia

It’s time to scrap the budget, argues political editor Tim Shipman this week. An annual fi... more

21 Nov 2025

35 MINS

35:03

21 Nov 2025


#370

BBC in crisis, the Wes Streeting plot & why 'flakes' are the worst

Can the BBC be fixed? After revelations of bias from a leaked dossier, subsequent resignat... more

13 Nov 2025

36 MINS

36:38

13 Nov 2025


#369

Trump’s gilded age, the ‘hell’ of polyamory & is Polanski Britain’s Mamdani?

A year on from his presidential election victory, what lessons can Britain learn from Trum... more

06 Nov 2025

31 MINS

31:50

06 Nov 2025


#368

Embracing the occult, going underground & lost languages

Big Tech is under the spell of the occult, according to Damian Thompson. Artificial intell... more

30 Oct 2025

35 MINS

35:29

30 Oct 2025


#367

Left-wing Ultras, Reform intellectuals & capitalist sex robots

‘The Ultras’ are the subject of The Spectator’s cover story this week – this is the new Is... more

23 Oct 2025

29 MINS

29:19

23 Oct 2025


#366

Chinese spies, Vance’s rise & is French parenting supreme?

‘Here be dragons’ declares the Spectator’s cover story this week, as it looks at the conti... more

16 Oct 2025

30 MINS

30:00

16 Oct 2025


#365

Jewish fear, 'the elimination of motherhood' & remembering Jilly Cooper

The Spectator’s cover story this week looks at ‘the fear’ gripping Jewish people amidst ri... more

09 Oct 2025

25 MINS

25:17

09 Oct 2025


#364

Kemi's fightback, the cult of Thatcher & debunking British myths

The Spectator’s cover story this week is an interview with Conservative leader Kemi Badeno... more

02 Oct 2025

37 MINS

37:31

02 Oct 2025


#363

Labour’s Terminator, Silicon Valley’s ‘Antichrist’ obsession & can charity shops survive?

First: who has the Home Secretary got in her sights? Political editor Tim Shipman profiles... more

25 Sep 2025

36 MINS

36:40

25 Sep 2025


#362

Weimar Britain, the war on science & are you a competitive reader?

First: a warning from history Politics moving increasingly from the corridors of power int... more

18 Sep 2025

35 MINS

35:42

18 Sep 2025


#361

Quite Right! Episode 2

Michael Gove and Madeline Grant return with another episode of Quite right!, The Spectator... more

14 Sep 2025

18 MINS

18:23

14 Sep 2025