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Best of the Spectator

by 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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102 episodes
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1
Quite right!: the political Islam debate
23:24 Mar 25, 2026
2
Holy Smoke: Iran, Shia Islam & its tradition of martyrdom
28:44 Mar 24, 2026
3
Spectator Out Loud: Ruaridh Nicoll, Angus Colwell, Mary Wakefield, Philip Hensher & Nicholas Farrell
33:59 Mar 23, 2026
4
Americano: can anyone beat a madman President?
29:02 Mar 22, 2026
5
Coffee House Shots: Britain’s decline – and how to reverse it | with John Bew
48:17 Mar 21, 2026
6
The Edition: does Nigel Farage really want to be Prime Minister?
45:00 Mar 20, 2026
7
The Book Club: Howard Jacobson
38:29 Mar 19, 2026
8
Quite right!: what’s the point of Keir Starmer?
22:44 Mar 18, 2026
9
Holy Smoke: who is Sarah Mullally?
44:57 Mar 17, 2026
10
Coffee House Shots: is the government right to restrict jury trials?
22:37 Mar 16, 2026
11
Spectator Out Loud: Damian Thompson, Francis Pike, Ysenda Maxtone-Graham & Lloyd Evans
25:05 Mar 15, 2026
12
Coffee House Shots: Keir Starmer's total lack of curiosity
14:58 Mar 14, 2026
13
The Edition: America's Iran gamble – why the Royals could be Britain's Trump card
46:42 Mar 13, 2026
14
The Book Club: Lionel Shriver
38:19 Mar 12, 2026
15
Quite right!: is Britain still a great power?
19:04 Mar 11, 2026
16
Reality Check: Oil crisis – the worst we've ever seen?
28:33 Mar 10, 2026
17
Americano: why Iran marks the end of neoconservatism
45:23 Mar 9, 2026
18
Coffee House Shots: why we left the Foreign Office | Ben Judah & Ameer Kotecha
35:21 Mar 8, 2026
19
Book Club: Paris in the Shadow of War
44:59 Mar 7, 2026
20
The Edition: Why Trump's ultimate target in this war is China – with Maurice Glasman
50:14 Mar 6, 2026
21
Americano: what role will Turkey play in the Iran conflict?
34:48 Mar 5, 2026
22
Quite right!: Trump's plan in Iran explained
26:59 Mar 4, 2026
23
Coffee House Shots: Spring statement – everything you need to know
11:44 Mar 3, 2026
24
Americano: will Iran descend into civil war?
33:01 Mar 3, 2026
25
Spectator Out Loud: Angus Colwell, Paul Wood, Andrew Rule & Jonathan Meades
25:31 Mar 2, 2026
26
LIVE: The Spectator’s Alternative Covid Inquiry
52:49 Mar 1, 2026
27
Americano: Trump strikes Iran
23:36 Feb 28, 2026
28
Quite right!: Munira Mirza | part two
24:25 Feb 28, 2026
29
The Edition: is Labour too close to the City – with Lionel Shriver & Robert Hardman
35:04 Feb 27, 2026
30
Book Club: Francis Spufford
30:05 Feb 26, 2026
31
Quite right!: Munira Mirza | part one
25:01 Feb 25, 2026
32
Holy Smoke: how Russia is waging Holy War in Ukraine
32:02 Feb 24, 2026
33
Coffee House Shots: why by-elections matter
16:27 Feb 23, 2026
34
Reality Check: the £100 billion problem nobody talks about
21:17 Feb 22, 2026
35
The Book Club: A Philosophy of Addiction
46:04 Feb 21, 2026
36
The Edition: Britain is not ready for war – and Labour isn’t doing enough
37:51 Feb 20, 2026
37
Coffee House Shots: how prepared is Britain for war?
34:30 Feb 19, 2026
38
Quite right!: who replaces Nigel Farage?
15:36 Feb 18, 2026
39
Holy Smoke: is there any truth in the Christian revival?
32:13 Feb 17, 2026
40
Americano: is Trump dismantling Venezuela's socialist state?
23:21 Feb 16, 2026
41
Spectator Out Loud: Tina Brown, Travis Aaroe, Genevieve Gaunt & Deborah Ross
30:41 Feb 15, 2026
42
Coffee House Shots: why Gordon Brown has never been so relevant
16:33 Feb 14, 2026
43
The Edition: Labour turns on Starmer – inside the collapse
44:18 Feb 13, 2026
44
Book Club: Fast Food Nation – revisited
41:33 Feb 12, 2026
45
Quite right!: 'Keir Starmer is the problem'
17:27 Feb 11, 2026
46
Americano: what will happen in the mid terms?
35:40 Feb 10, 2026
47
Coffee House Shots: McSweeney resigns – is Starmer next?
24:12 Feb 9, 2026
48
Spectator Out Loud: Piers Morgan, Melanie McDonagh, Matt Ridley & Rachel Johnson
23:59 Feb 9, 2026
49
Holy Smoke: has AI created its own religion?
18:34 Feb 8, 2026
50
Coffee House Shots: Jonathan Hinder on Starmer, Mandelson & a 'bad' local elections
34:17 Feb 7, 2026
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