Episodes

  • Fraser Nelson, David Whitehouse, Imogen Yates, Sean McGlynn and Ruari Clark

    Fraser Nelson, David Whitehouse, Imogen Yates, Sean McGlynn and Ruari Clark
    Sep 14 2024
    On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Fraser Nelson reflects on a historic week for The Spectator (1:15); David Whitehouse examines the toughest problem in mathematics (6:33); Imogen Yates reports on the booming health tech industry (13:54); Sean McGlynn reviews Dan Jones’s book Henry V: the astonishing rise of England’s greatest warrior king (20:24); and Ruari Clark provides his notes on rollies (26:18).

    Produced and presented by Patrick Gibbons.
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    31 mins
  • Ian Thomson, Andrew Watts, Sam Leith, Helen Barrett and Catriona Olding

    Ian Thomson, Andrew Watts, Sam Leith, Helen Barrett and Catriona Olding
    Sep 7 2024
    On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Ian Thomson reflects on his childhood home following the death of his sister (1:20); Andrew Watts argues that the public see MPs as accountable for everything though they’re responsible for little (7:40); Sam Leith reveals the surprising problem of poetical copyright (13:47); Helen Barrett reviews Will Noble’s book Croydonopolis and explores the reputation of a place with unfulfilled potential (19:48); and, Catriona Olding ponders moving on from loss to love (26:09).

    Produced and presented by Patrick Gibbons.
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    32 mins
  • Joan Collins, Owen Matthews, Sara Wheeler, Igor Toronyi-Lalic and Tanya Gold

    Joan Collins, Owen Matthews, Sara Wheeler, Igor Toronyi-Lalic and Tanya Gold
    Aug 31 2024
    On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Joan Collins reads an extract from her diary (1:15); Owen Matthews argues that Russia and China’s relationship is just a marriage of convenience (3:19); reviewing The White Ladder: Triumph and Tragedy at the Dawn of Mountaineering by Daniel Light, Sara Wheeler examines the epic history of the sport (13:52); Igor Toronyi-Lalic looks at the life, cinema, and many drinks, of Marguerite Duras (21:35); and Tanya Gold provides her notes on tasting menus (26:07).

    Presented and produced by Patrick Gibbons.
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    30 mins
  • William Cash, Marcus Nevitt, Nina Power, Christopher Howse and Olivia Potts

    William Cash, Marcus Nevitt, Nina Power, Christopher Howse and Olivia Potts
    Aug 24 2024
    On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: William Cash reveals the dark side of Hollywood assistants (1:12); Marcus Nevitt reviews Ronald Hutton’s new book on Oliver Cromwell (7:57); Nina Power visits the Museum of Neoliberalism (13:51); Christopher Howse proves his notes on matchboxes (21:35); and, Olivia Potts finds positives in Americans’ maximalist attitudes towards salad (26:15).

    Presented and produced by Patrick Gibbons.
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    31 mins
  • Richard Madeley, Cindy Yu, Lara Prendergast, Pen Vogler and James Delingpole

    Richard Madeley, Cindy Yu, Lara Prendergast, Pen Vogler and James Delingpole
    Aug 17 2024
    On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Richard Madeley reads his diary for the week (1:01); Cindy Yu explores the growing trend for all things nostalgic in China (6:00); Lara Prendergast declares that bankers are hot again (11:26); Pen Vogler reviews Sally Coulthard’s book The Apple (17:18); and, James Delingpole argues that Joe Rogan is ‘as edgy as Banksy’ (23:24).

    Presented by Patrick Gibbons.
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    30 mins
  • Gus Carter, Paul Wood, Jonathan Aitken, Laura Gascoigne and Flora Watkins

    Gus Carter, Paul Wood, Jonathan Aitken, Laura Gascoigne and Flora Watkins
    Aug 10 2024
    This week: Gus Carter reports from Rotherham (01:10), Paul Wood asks whether anything can stop full-scale conflict in the Middle East (05:55), Jonathan Aitken takes us inside Nixon's resignation melodrama (16:55), Laura Gascoigne reviews Revealing Nature: The Art of Cedric Morris and Lett-Haines (26:08), and Flora Watkins reads her notes on ragwort (31:24).

    Produced and presented by Oscar Edmondson.
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    35 mins
  • James Heale, Lara Prendergast, Patrick Marnham, Laura Gascoigne and Michael Simmons

    James Heale, Lara Prendergast, Patrick Marnham, Laura Gascoigne and Michael Simmons
    Aug 3 2024
    On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: James Heale interviews Woody Johnson, the former American Ambassador to the UK, about a possible second Trump term (1:19); Lara Prendergast reflects on the issue of smartphones for children and what lessons we could learn from Keir Starmer’s approach to privacy (6:35); reviewing Patrick Bishop’s book ‘Paris ’44: The Shame and the Glory’, Patrick Marnham argues the liberation of Paris was hard won (12:37); Laura Gascoigne examines Ukraine’s avant garde movement in light of the Russian invasion (20:34); and, Michael Simmons provides his notes on venn diagrams (28:33).

    Presented by Patrick Gibbons.
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    32 mins
  • Damian Thompson, Paola Romero, Stuart Jeffries, Ysenda Maxtone Graham, and Nicholas Farrell

    Damian Thompson, Paola Romero, Stuart Jeffries, Ysenda Maxtone Graham, and Nicholas Farrell
    Jul 27 2024
    On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Damian Thompson argues that Papal succession plotting is a case of life mirroring art (1:26); Paola Romero reports on Venezuela’s mix of Evita and Thatcher, Maria Corina Machado, and her chances of bringing down Nicolas Maduro (11:39); reviewing Richard Overy’s book ‘Why war?’, Stuart Jeffries reflects that war has as long a future as it has a past (17:38); Ysenda Maxtone Graham provides her notes on party bags (24:30); and, Nicholas Farrell ponders on the challenges of familial split-loyalties when watching the football in Italy (27:25).

    Presented by Patrick Gibbons.
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    35 mins