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#2467

Coffee House Shots: will Scotland switch course in 2026? with Gordon McKee

The Spectator heads into Christmas a little bit less Scottish as we bid farewell to our po... more

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17:30

17 hrs Ago

#2466

The Christmas Edition: From The Queen to Bonnie Blue

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

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40 MINS

40:22

Yesterday

#2465

The Book Club: The Journey to Save the Siberian Tiger

My guest on this week’s Book Club podcast is Jonathan C. Slaght, whose new book is Tigers ... more

11 Dec 2025

49 MINS

49:24

11 Dec 2025

#2464

Post-Budget briefing: what will it mean for your finances?

In the wake of an extraordinary Budget – leaked an hour before the Chancellor addressed Pa... more

10 Dec 2025

36 MINS

36:17

10 Dec 2025

#2463

Table Talk: Tom Gilbey

Tom Gilbey, the internet’s most charismatic wine expert, sits down with Olivia Potts for T... more

09 Dec 2025

30 MINS

30:25

09 Dec 2025

#2462

Americano: will anyone miss the Boomers?

Christopher Caldwell joins Freddy Gray to discuss why the 'Boomer generation' – those born... more

08 Dec 2025

30 MINS

30:11

08 Dec 2025

#2461

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... more

07 Dec 2025

14 MINS

14:12

07 Dec 2025

#2460

Coffee House Shots: who really runs No.10?

This weekend’s Coffee House Shots digs into the growing debate over whether Keir Starmer s... more

06 Dec 2025

23 MINS

23:42

06 Dec 2025

#2459

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 theSpectator’s cov... more

05 Dec 2025

22 MINS

22:26

05 Dec 2025

#2458

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... more

04 Dec 2025

43 MINS

43:29

04 Dec 2025

#2457

Quite right!: should Rachel Reeves go?

This week: Rachel Reeves reels as Labour’s Budget unravels – and a far-left Life of Brian ... more

03 Dec 2025

20 MINS

20:42

03 Dec 2025

#2456

Americano: why is the US obsessed with British 'decline'?

Why are Americans so interested in Britain's decline? While visiting London, Tucker Carlso... more

02 Dec 2025

29 MINS

29:46

02 Dec 2025

#2455

Nicotine pouches: solution or smokescreen?

There has been a renewed focus on tobacco and nicotine products across Europe. Just as cou... more

01 Dec 2025

28 MINS

28:51

01 Dec 2025

#2454

Holy Smoke: Trump highlights the persecution of Christians in Nigeria

Fr Benedict Kiely, founder of nasarean.org, and Freddy Gray join Damian Thompson to discus... more

30 Nov 2025

19 MINS

19:21

30 Nov 2025

#2453

Coffee House Shots: Budget booze from Disraeli to Reeves

Throughout the years, the only person permitted to drink inside the House of Commons is th... more

29 Nov 2025

33 MINS

33:54

29 Nov 2025

#2452

The Edition: 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

#2451

The Book Club: The Decadence

On this week’s Book Club podcast I’m joined by debut author Leon Craig to talk about her n... more

27 Nov 2025

29 MINS

29:39

27 Nov 2025

#2450

Quite right!: the 'wickedness' of Labour's gender war

This week: After leaked EHRC guidance threw Labour’s position on biological sex into disar... more

26 Nov 2025

22 MINS

22:05

26 Nov 2025

#2449

Spectator Out Loud: William Atkinson, Andreas Roth, Philip Womack, Mary Wakefield & Muriel Zagha

On this week’sSpectator Out Loud: William Atkinson reveals his teenagebrush with a micrope... more

25 Nov 2025

33 MINS

33:08

25 Nov 2025

#2448

Quite right!: Is it time to abolish the Treasury? – Q&A

To submit your urgent questions to Michael and Maddie, go to: spectator.co.uk/quiteright T... more

24 Nov 2025

36 MINS

36:12

24 Nov 2025

#2447

Holy Smoke: is the Anglican Communion dead?

In the space of a month, the Church of England acquired its first female Archbishop of Can... more

23 Nov 2025

26 MINS

26:25

23 Nov 2025

#2446

Coffee House Shots: why Britain needs more Yimbys

Chris Curtis and Maxwell Marlow may have different political ideologies, but they agree on... more

22 Nov 2025

21 MINS

21:09

22 Nov 2025

#2445

The Edition: 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

#2444

Book Club: Ben Myers on Kinski

Ben Myers joins Sam Leith to discuss his book Jesus Christ Kinski, which he describes as a... more

20 Nov 2025

36 MINS

36:11

20 Nov 2025

#2443

Quite right!: Labour’s migration crackdown & why the Rwanda plan was ‘ahead of its time’

Listeners on the Best of Spectator playlist can enjoy a section of the latest episode of Q... more

19 Nov 2025

17 MINS

17:56

19 Nov 2025

#2442

Reality Check: Rory Sutherland: Britain isn’t working – here’s how to fix it

Advertising legend and Spectator columnist Rory Sutherland joins Michael Simmons to explai... more

18 Nov 2025

30 MINS

30:00

18 Nov 2025

#2441

Quite right!: Who could replace Keir Starmer? – Q&A

To submit your urgent questions to Michael and Maddie, go to: spectator.co.uk/quiteright T... more

17 Nov 2025

32 MINS

32:21

17 Nov 2025

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#2467

Coffee House Shots: will Scotland switch course in 2026? with Gordon McKee

#2466

The Christmas Edition: From The Queen to Bonnie Blue

#2465

The Book Club: The Journey to Save the Siberian Tiger

#2464

Post-Budget briefing: what will it mean for your finances?

#2463

Table Talk: Tom Gilbey

#2462

Americano: will anyone miss the Boomers?

#2461

Spectator Out Loud: what's the greatest artwork of the century so far?

#2460

Coffee House Shots: who really runs No.10?

#2459

The Edition: Benefits Britain, mental health & what’s the greatest artwork of the 21st Century?

#2458

The Book Club: A Brief History of the Aphorism

#2457

Quite right!: should Rachel Reeves go?

#2456

Americano: why is the US obsessed with British 'decline'?

#2455

Nicotine pouches: solution or smokescreen?

#2454

Holy Smoke: Trump highlights the persecution of Christians in Nigeria

#2453

Coffee House Shots: Budget booze from Disraeli to Reeves

#2452

The Edition: defending marriage, broken Budgets & the 'original sin’ of industrialisation

#2451

The Book Club: The Decadence

#2450

Quite right!: the 'wickedness' of Labour's gender war

#2449

Spectator Out Loud: William Atkinson, Andreas Roth, Philip Womack, Mary Wakefield & Muriel Zagha

#2448

Quite right!: Is it time to abolish the Treasury? – Q&A

#2447

Holy Smoke: is the Anglican Communion dead?

#2446

Coffee House Shots: why Britain needs more Yimbys

#2445

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

#2444

Book Club: Ben Myers on Kinski

#2443

Quite right!: Labour’s migration crackdown & why the Rwanda plan was ‘ahead of its time’

#2442

Reality Check: Rory Sutherland: Britain isn’t working – here’s how to fix it

#2441

Quite right!: Who could replace Keir Starmer? – Q&A