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The Spectator

Lara Prendergast and William Moore host weekly conversations with Spectator writers and friends of the magazine. Over a glass of wine, they dissect the biggest stories across news, politics and culture – and how they are covered in that week’s edition of The Spectator.

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  1. Britain’s ‘carousel of crime’ – and can the American right recover? | with Tim Stanley 38:25
  2. How the middle classes pay for the state – but increasingly don’t use it | with Simon Jenkins & Genevieve Gaunt 48:36
  3. Could France’s crisis come to Britain? with Louis Sarkozy & Loyd Grossman 44:59
  4. Are we failing the next generation? – with Camilla Cavendish & Gloria de Piero 51:12
  5. Why is antisemitism rising in Britain? – with Andrew Roberts & Peter Hitchens 46:14
  6. Benefits ban: How Badenoch plans to follow Burnham – with Poppy Coburn 39:43
  7. Should Burnham call a snap general election? 41:05
  8. Elon Musk to Clavicular: should we fear the manosphere? with Peter Hitchens & Toby Young 39:19
  9. Will Andy drill deep for oil & gas – and is Bayeux in Britain as good as it gets? 35:44
  10. Has Reform UK lost its magic? – and why Middlesbrough’s young men don’t care 34:01
  11. How the blob broke teaching – and can the Sussexes redeem themselves? 41:02
  12. Maureen Lipman on Britain’s anti-Semitism crisis – and has the West lost the will to defend itself? 44:13
  13. ‘It’s a cesspool!’ — What’s going wrong in Britain’s universities? 52:10
  14. The real Rod Liddle: Michael Gove, Toby Young & Freddy Gray on what it was like to know him 43:10
  15. ‘It’s very easy to win an election – here’s how': Rory Sutherland on private schools, early election & death doulas 1:02:09
  16. ‘Chaotic and ruthless’ – Peter Hitchens & Camilla Tominey on Burnham's first week 38:08
  17. Can Burnham remake Britain? – with Antony Beevor 37:08
  18. Has Farage lost control? – and the battle for Britain's pubs 31:02
  19. Labour's 'total failure' on defence – and why Boris shouldn’t come back 30:18
  20. Burnham's coronation – but does he have a plan for power? – with Katie Perrior 46:34
  21. Was Brexit worth it – and can Burnham save Britain? – with Tom McTague 54:10
  22. 'We're only months away from the first political assassination by drone' – with Francis Dearnley 50:37
  23. The 'beautiful & ironic symmetry' of Reform vs Restore – with Elizabeth Day 46:35
  24. The Pope's AI warning – and how Restore split the right, again 47:59
  25. Why Labour’s fate will be decided in the Strait of Hormuz 35:51
  26. ‘This is deranged!’: Labour’s civil war is distracting from the real crisis 46:11
  27. Starmergeddon? How the locals will change Labour – with Alice Loxton & Lionel Barber 33:20
  28. ‘Bring back shame!’ – is Britain’s social contract broken? | with Trevor Phillips 43:02
  29. ‘Keir Starmer has become Boris Johnson!’ with Prue Leith & Peter Frankopan 40:01
  30. Trump vs the Pope: Rowan Williams on America's 'demonic' political climate 49:10
  31. Is Britain losing its sense of fairness? 48:34
  32. Is politics becoming more religious? With Tom Holland & Jonathan Sumption 38:34
  33. Does British politics have a problem with the 'omnicause'? 50:56
  34. Does Nigel Farage really want to be Prime Minister? 45:00
  35. America's Iran gamble – why the Royals could be Britain's Trump card 46:42
  36. Iran: Why Trump's ultimate target in this war is China – with Maurice Glasman 50:14
  37. Is Labour too close to the City – with Lionel Shriver & Robert Hardman 35:04
  38. Britain is not ready for war – and Labour isn’t doing enough 37:51
  39. Labour turns on Starmer – inside the collapse, with Guto Harri, Tim Shipman & Toby Young 44:18
  40. AI will bring down Keir Starmer – if Peter Mandelson doesn’t first 43:22
  41. ‘No-one voted for them’ – Douglas Murray on the men actually running Britain 42:31
  42. Trump's Arctic madness, political treachery & banning social media 45:03
  43. Iran’s useful idiots, Gordon Brown’s second term & the Right’s race obsession 42:59
  44. Stormy seas, Trump’s revolution & Gen Z’s sex recession 41:08
  45. The 'boring twenties', population decline & happy new year 33:55
  46. From Porn Britannia to Political Chaos: The Spectator’s Year in Review 30:13
  47. From The Queen to Bonnie Blue: The Spectator’s Christmas Edition 2025 40:22
  48. Benefits Britain, mental health & what’s the greatest artwork of the 21st Century? 22:26
  49. Defending marriage, broken Budgets & the 'original sin’ of industrialisation 35:37
  50. Labour's toxic budget, Zelensky in trouble & Hitler's genitalia 35:03