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Best of the Spectator

Best of the Spectator

By: The Spectator
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 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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Episodes
  • Quite right!: how antisemitism became a 'national emergency'

    Quite right!: how antisemitism became a 'national emergency'
    May 5 2026

    To listen to this week's podcast in full, search 'Quite right!' wherever you get your podcasts.

    This week: antisemitism in Britain, the government’s response – and where Reform may have gone too far.

    After the attack in Golders Green, Michael and Madeline ask whether antisemitism has become a daily reality for Britain’s Jewish community – and whether ministers are willing to confront the Islamist extremism, hard-left apologism and far-right hatred that are feeding it.

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    22 mins
  • LIVE: Conservatives vs Reform debate

    LIVE: Conservatives vs Reform debate
    May 4 2026

    The Conservative party was once the natural political home for those on the right. No longer. The Tories’ vote share collapsed at the 2024 general election and the party, under new leadership, has since been outflanked by Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.

    Earlier this week, The Spectator pitted the Conservatives, represented by Nick Timothy and Claire Coutinho, against Reform UK, represented by Matt Goodwin and Danny Kruger, for the definitive debate on which party truly represents the future of the right. Listen to an excerpt of that debate here, and for more The Spectator events go to spectator.com/events

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    28 mins
  • Spectator Out Loud: Martin Vander Weyer, Freddy Gray & Arabella Byrne

    Spectator Out Loud: Martin Vander Weyer, Freddy Gray & Arabella Byrne
    May 3 2026
    This week: Martin Vander Weyer on British steel and his chat with Andy Haldane, Freddy Gray has been stateside & Arabella Byrne on why she's no fan of the social climbing dog – whippets.

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    20 mins
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