Best Angus Rose Podcasts (2025)

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The Book Club: The World in the Ocean 48:46

22m ago48:46

48:46

My guest in this week’s Book Club podcast is the novelist and critic James Bradley whose new book is Deep Water: The World in the Ocean. He tells me how we need to rethink our relationship with the sea and the life it contains, why fish are much more intelligent than we are used to imagining, and why – amid planetary doom – there’s still room for h…

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Americano: Rob Henderson on Musk, monogamy & meritocracy 35:34

5h ago35:34

35:34

Political commentator, and author of Troubled, Rob Henderson joins Freddy Gray from the ARC conference in London. They discuss the political reaction to the news that Elon Musk has allegedly had his 13th child – are there signs of a new, more permissive conservatism? They also discuss Trump’s administration so far – particularly his flurry of execu…

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SZN 2 EP 173 1:14:02

22h ago1:14:02

1:14:02

It’s just Angus and Harvey this week! The lads talk recent music experiences, Angus locking in with his diet and routine, and relationships with social media. Check Out GPP Level 1: https://angusbradley92.lpages.co/gpp-level-1/ Check out Angus Bradley on instagram! (https://www.instagram.com/angusbradley92/) Check out Jacob Mesquita on instagram! (…

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Holy Smoke: Why militant atheists don’t understand religion, a conversation with Alister McGrath 35:58

1d ago35:58

35:58

In his new book Why We Believe: Finding Meaning in Uncertain Times, Prof Alister McGrath rejects the notion that belief is a relic of the past and takes aim at the ‘new atheists’ who attack religion without even knowing what it is. Prof McGrath, emeritus Andreas Idreos Professor of Science and Religion at Oxford University, has had a unique journey…

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Spectator Out Loud: James Heale, Andrew Kenny, Lara Prendergast, Ysenda Maxtone Graham and Nina Power 40:40

2d ago40:40

40:40

On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: James Heale wonders what Margaret Thatcher would make of today’s Conservatives (1:28); Andrew Kenny analyses South Africa’s expropriation act (6:13); Lara Prendergast explores the mystery behind The Spectator’s man in the Middle East, John R Bradley (13:55); Ysenda Maxtone Graham looks at how radio invaded the hom…

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Coffee House Shots: Kemi vs Nigel - who would Thatcher have backed? 14:24

3d ago14:24

14:24

It is 50 years since Margaret Thatcher was elected Conservative leader, and at this week’s shadow cabinet meeting, Lord Forsyth was invited as a guest speaker to mark the occasion. He noted the similarities between 1975 and 2025. Back then, the party was broke, reeling from defeat and facing the fallout from a reorganisation of local government. Bu…

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James Heale, Andrew Kenny, Lara Prendergast, Ysenda Maxtone Graham and Nina Power 40:40

5d ago40:40

40:40

On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: James Heale wonders what Margaret Thatcher would make of today’s Conservatives (1:28); Andrew Kenny analyses South Africa’s expropriation act (6:13); Lara Prendergast explores the mystery behind The Spectator’s man in the Middle East, John R Bradley (13:55); Ysenda Maxtone Graham looks at how radio invaded the hom…

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Americano: does Trump’s foreign policy make any sense? with Prof John Mearsheimer 56:02

4d ago56:02

56:02

Professor John Mearsheimer comes back on the Americano show with Freddy Gray to discuss how seriously we should take Trump's foreign policy. They cover the President's plans to rebuild Gaza, why Netanyahu and Trump won't agree on what to do with Iran and whether Trump can strike a deal with Putin.By The Spectator

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The Edition: Britain’s bureaucratic bloat, debating surrogacy & is smoking ‘sexy’? 39:14

5d ago39:14

39:14

This week: The Spectator launches SPAFF The civil service does one thing right, writes The Spectator’s data editor Michael Simmons: spaffing money away. The advent of Elon Musk’s DOGE in the US has inspired The Spectator to launch our own war on wasteful spending – the Spectator Project Against Frivolous Funding, or SPAFF. Examples of waste range f…

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Coffee House Shots: Keir Starmer and the lost art of political oratory 30:40

5d ago30:40

30:40

From Churchill to Thatcher to Blair to Farage, Parliament has seen some truly fantastic rhetoricians over the years. But last week came the news that – in a bid to improve his own oratorical skill – Keir Starmer employed a voice coach: former actress Leonie Mellinger. Mellinger has been at the centre of a fresh COVID-19 row, as the Prime Minister c…

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Book Club: Radiohead's Colin Greenwood 33:02

6d ago33:02

33:02

Sam Leith's guest on today’s Book Club podcast is the musician, writer and photographer Colin Greenwood, who joins me to discuss his new book of photographs and memoir How To Disappear: A Portrait of Radiohead. Colin tells me about the band’s Mr Benn journey, photographing what you want to see… and what it takes to make Radiohead open a gig with 'C…

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SZN 2 EP 172 - JACK CRAGO (@jog.on.crago) 1:08:35

7d ago1:08:35

1:08:35

Australian running hero Jack Crago is in the house!!! The lads talk: the relevance of running fast in training, the low-down on running shoes for all levels of runner, and how many world records are on the cusp of being broken! Check Out GPP Level 1: https://angusbradley92.lpages.co/gpp-level-1/ Check out Jack Crago on instagram! (https://www.insta…

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Americano: could Trump target Britain with tariffs? 24:39

7d ago24:39

24:39

Angus Hanton, author of Vassal State: How America Runs Britain, joins Freddy Gray to talk about the economic relationship between Britain and America. As the world adjusts to the new US administration, every day seems to bring news of new potential tariffs. Is the UK a prime target for Trump? What could the impact of tariffs be? And what are the lo…

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Table Talk: Groove Armada's Andy Cato 18:52

7d ago18:52

18:52

Andy Cato is a musician, record producer and DJ, and is perhaps best known as one half of the Grammy Award-winning electronic music duo Groove Armada. Andy is also a farmer and now puts his energy into championing a better food system as co-founder of Wildfarmed, the UK’s leading regenerative food and farming company. Backed by Jeremy Clarkson and …

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Chinese Whispers: Have America's chips controls backfired? 57:06

8d ago57:06

57:06

Beginning in the first Trump presidency and expanded under Joe Biden, the US has taken a strategy of technologically containing China through restricting its access to cutting edge semiconductors. As Chinese Whispers has looked at before, these chips form the backbone of rapid advances in AI, telecoms, smartphones, weaponry and more. Washington’s a…

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Spectator Out Loud: Katy Balls, Alexander Raubo, Damian Thompson, Daisy Dunn and Mark Mason 26:22

9d ago26:22

26:22

On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Katy Balls analyses the threat Reform pose to the Conservatives (1:20); Alexander Raubo talks us through the MAGA social scene and the art collective Remilia (6:42); Damian Thompson reviews Vatican Spies: from the Second World War to Pope Francis, by Yvonnick Denoel (12:27); Daisy Dunn reviews the new podcast Into…

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Coffee House Shots: The inside story of Labour under Starmer 22:55

10d ago22:55

22:55

This week saw the publication of Patrick Maguire and Gabriel Pogrund’s new book Get In: The Inside Story of Labour Under Starmer. It’s the second in their tell-all series of books on the Labour Party’s ups and downs and has caused quite a stir in Westminster. From the revelations about Keir Starmer’s voice coach causing a fresh lockdown row to Mich…

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Katy Balls, Alexander Raubo, Damian Thompson, Daisy Dunn and Mark Mason 26:22

11d ago26:22

26:22

On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Katy Balls analyses the threat Reform pose to the Conservatives (1:20); Alexander Raubo talks us through the MAGA social scene and the art collective Remilia (6:42); Damian Thompson reviews Vatican Spies: from the Second World War to Pope Francis, by Yvonnick Denoel (12:27); Daisy Dunn reviews the new podcast Into…

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Women With Balls: Kay Burley, from the archives 19:12

11d ago19:12

19:12

Kay Burley announced her retirement from Sky News this week, after 36 years, having presented more than a million minutes of live television news – more than any other presenter in the world. To mark the occasion, here’s a special edition of Women With Balls – from the archives – when Kay Burley joined Katy Balls in 2019 to talk about how she ‘knoc…

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The Edition: Labour's Irish insurgent, Germany's 'firewall' falls & finding joy in obituaries 47:44

12d ago47:44

47:44

As a man with the instincts of an insurgent, Morgan McSweeney, Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, has found Labour’s first six months in office a frustrating time, writes The Spectator’s editor Michael Gove. ‘Many of his insights – those that made Labour electable – appeared to have been overlooked by the very ministers he propelled into power.’ McSwee…

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Americano: Will Trump make Gaza great again? 20:25

13d ago20:25

20:25

When Netanyahu visited the White House, Donald Trump said in a press conference that the US could take over the Gaza Strip and suggested the permanent resettlement of its 1.8 million residents to neighbouring Arab countries. It has sparked global condemnation raising questions about where the Gaza citizens could be resettled to, and how this could …

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The Book Club: Under A Metal Sky 33:30

13d ago33:30

33:30

My guest in this week's Book Club podcast is Philip Marsden, whose new book Under A Metal Sky: A Journey Through Minerals, Greed and Wonder looks in thrilling and surprising detail at the wonders that are to be found beneath our feet. On the podcast he takes me through the meanings that rocks and metals have had through human history, from the bron…

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Coffee House Shots: Reform in 'poll' position 12:52

15d ago12:52

12:52

It's happened. Reform are now ahead of Labour, according to a voting intention poll by YouGov. Reform leads the landmark poll with 25 points, with Labour languishing all the way down in second place on 24 points. Meanwhile, the Conservatives place third on 21 per cent, the Liberal Democrats are on 14 per cent and the Greens on 9 per cent. While the…

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Americano: are Trump's tariffs really that bad? 33:39

15d ago33:39

33:39

The Spectator's economics editor Kate Andrews and Social Democratic Party leader William Clouston join Freddy Gray to try and make sense of Donald Trump's decision to impose tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China. He has since threatened the European Union, and has warned the UK. Is this a negotiation tactic or something more? What political philosoph…

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Table Talk: Jeremy Chan 19:26

15d ago19:26

19:26

Jeremy Chan is the head chef and owner of Ikoyi, a West African-inspired restaurant that celebrates British seasonality. He is also the author of a cookbook of the same name. On the podcast, he tells Liv and Lara about growing up with a number of different food influences – from Hong Kong to Canada – and why his two-Michelin-starred restaurant shou…

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SZN 2 EP 171 - SEAN NORIEGA (@hamstringpapi) 1:13:48

17d ago1:13:48

1:13:48

We’re back again with The Hamstring Papi himself!!! The lads talk: the perfect chuck roast, a major change in Sean’s squat technique, keeping your programming from going stale, and a whole lot more! Check Out GPP Level 1: https://angusbradley92.lpages.co/gpp-level-1/ Check out Powerlifting Now! (https://www.instagram.com/powerliftingnow) Check out …

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Holy Smoke: are Syrian Christians who speak the language of Jesus about to disappear after 2,000 years? 25:21

16d ago25:21

25:21

There has been a Christian community in Syria since the first century AD. But it is shrinking fast and faces terrifying new threats as the country’s government, following the overthrow of President Assad, forges alliances with hardline Muslims including foreign jihadists – Uighurs from China, Uzbeks from Central Asia, Chechens from Russia, Afghans …

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Spectator Out Loud: Loyd Grossman, Tanya Gold, Harry Halem, Angus Colwell, Philippe Sands and Michael Simmons 44:53

17d ago44:53

44:53

On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Loyd Grossman pleads to save Britain's cathedrals, as he reads his diary for the week (1:31); Unity Mitford is a classic case of aristocratic anti-Semitism says Tanya Gold (7:47); looking ahead to another Strategic Defence Review, Harry Halem warns that Britain is far from prepared for the era of AI warfare (12:42…

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Loyd Grossman, Tanya Gold, Harry Halem, Angus Colwell, Philippe Sands and Michael Simmons 44:53

18d ago44:53

44:53

On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Loyd Grossman pleads to save Britain's cathedrals, as he reads his diary for the week (1:31); Unity Mitford is a classic case of aristocratic anti-Semitism says Tanya Gold (7:47); looking ahead to another Strategic Defence Review, Harry Halem warns that Britain is far from prepared for the era of AI warfare (12:42…

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Americano: are the Democrats paralysed? 35:39

18d ago35:39

35:39

The first phase of Trump’s presidency has been a whirlwind of news. The President signed a succession of executive orders, which overwhelmed and confused the Democratic Party with the amount of ‘energy in the executive’. But there are signs of life, particularly in opposition to Trump’s attempts to freeze federal grants and loans. What’s going on? …

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The Edition: migration mystery, Ipso’s trans muddle & are you a ‘trad dad’? 45:38

19d ago45:38

45:38

This week: why don’t we know how many people are in Britain? How many people live in the UK? It’s a straightforward question, yet the answer eludes some of the nation’s brightest statistical minds, writes Sam Bidwell for the cover this week. Whenever official figures are tested against real-world data, the population is almost always undercounted. …

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Americano: how is round one of Trump’s deportations plan going? 32:17

19d ago32:17

32:17

Colombia has agreed to accept military aircraft carrying deported migrants from the US – avoiding a trade war between the two countries. Donald Trump had threatened sanctions on Colombia to punish it for initially refusing military flights following a rapid immigration crackdown. What are the challenges of deportation flights, and what's Trump's vi…

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The Book Club: The Surreal Joys of Father Ted 30:23

20d ago30:23

30:23

My guest on this week's Book Club podcast is the novelist Lissa Evans, talking about her previous life as the producer of the sitcom Father Ted – as described in her new book Picnic on Craggy Island: The Surreal Joys of Producing Father Ted. She tells me about the collaborative genius of Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews, the unusual experience of …

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Chinese Whispers: What is China's 'United Front' agenda? 33:31

21d ago33:31

33:31

** Chinese Whispers is nominated in the Political Podcast Awards 2025. Vote for it to win the People's Choice category here ** When Chinese spy scandals break, like the latest involving Prince Andrew and his Chinese business associate, one organisation often comes up – the United Front. Mao Zedong had dubbed it one of the Chinese Communist Party’s …

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Americano: what will Trump's crypto world look like? 19:16

22d ago19:16

19:16

** Americano is nominated in the Political Podcast Awards 2025. Vote for it to win the People's Choice category here ** Cryptocurrency became a key feature of the American election and the Trump universe. Not only did Trump and Melania launch their own coins, but the President has also appointed venture capitalist David Sacks to be the AI and Crypt…

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SZN 2 EP 170 1:02:49

24d ago1:02:49

1:02:49

Angus is flying completely solo today! He’s touching base and checking in with you guys about the year that was, and where he’s at now! Angus talks: the creation of GPP level 1, his continued therapy journey, the music he’s been consuming this last year, and some injuries that have been making his training difficult! Check Out GPP Level 1: https://…

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Holy Smoke: Could Trump 2.0. herald a new era of religious liberty in America? 35:44

24d ago35:44

35:44

Andrea Picciotti-Bayer, director of the US-based Conscience Project and a friend of Holy Smoke, joins Damian to talk about what the incoming second Trump administration could mean for religious freedoms in America. Andrea argues that the Biden administration waged an unprecedented assault on such freedoms during his term. What could happen over the…

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Coffee House Shots: what Labour and the Tories can learn from Pierre Poilievre 13:24

24d ago13:24

13:24

For the past fortnight, Canada’s Parliament has been empty. After Justin Trudeau resigned as Liberal leader, all the polls are pointing to the likelihood that Canada will become another example of the West’s shift to the right. This is partly due to the incumbency problem (and the ongoing internal struggles in the Liberal Party), but also the Canad…

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Spectator Out Loud: Freddy Gray, Tanya Gold, Rose George, Toby Young and Rory Sutherland 27:46

25d ago27:46

27:46

On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Freddy Gray reads his letter from Washington D.C., and reveals what Liz Truss, Eric Zemmour and Steve Bannon made of Trump’s inauguration (1:22); Tanya Gold writes about the sad truth behind the gypsies facing eviction in Cornwall (7:15); Rose George reviews The Forgotten Sense: The New Science of Smell, by Jonas …

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Freddy Gray, Tanya Gold, Rose George, Toby Young and Rory Sutherland 27:46

25d ago27:46

27:46

On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Freddy Gray reads his letter from Washington D.C., and reveals what Liz Truss, Eric Zemmour and Steve Bannon made of Trump’s inauguration (1:22); Tanya Gold writes about the sad truth behind the gypsies facing eviction in Cornwall (7:15); Rose George reviews The Forgotten Sense: The New Science of Smell, by Jonas …

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Women With Balls: Rachael Maskell 36:55

26d ago36:55

36:55

Rachael Maskell has been the MP for York Central since 2015. With over two decades experience working in the NHS, and as a trade unionist, she has championed causes on the left from improving healthcare to combating climate change. Yet, she has not been afraid to take what she says is an ‘evidenced approach’ to political issues, even when it has pu…

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The Edition: Industry tragedy, Trump vs the Pope & the depressing reality of sex parties 42:01

26d ago42:01

42:01

This week: the death of British industry In the cover piece for the magazine, Matthew Lynn argues that Britain is in danger of entering a ‘zero-industrial society’. The country that gave the world the Industrial Revolution has presided over a steep decline in British manufacturing. He argues there are serious consequences: foreign ownership, poorer…

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The Book Club: what we get wrong about The Great Gatsby 43:10

27d ago43:10

43:10

In this week’s Book Club podcast, we’re contemplating the astounding achievement of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby in its 100th year. My guest is Professor Sarah Churchwell, author of Careless People: Murder, Mayhem and the Making of The Great Gatsby, as well as the introduction to Cambridge University Press’s new edition of the novel. Sara…

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Americano: 'I'm a Democrat who will give him a chance' - Lionel Shriver on Trump's inauguration 22:46

28d ago22:46

22:46

** Americano is nominated in the Political Podcast Awards 2025. Vote for it to win the People's Choice category here ** Donald Trump has been sworn in as the 47th President of the United States. All the former leaders of the free world were there to watch Trump take the oath - again - but how was this inauguration different to the last? And what si…

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Coffee House Shots: Could Trump 2.0 derail the Starmer project? 12:30

29d ago12:30

12:30

The parties - and protests - have already kicked off, as Trump's inauguration gets underway in Washington D.C. today. Katy Balls speaks to Michael Gove and Republicans Overseas UK's Sarah Elliott about what we can expect from the first week of Trump's second presidency, and how Keir Starmer will attempt to navigate the 'special relationship'. Sarah…

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SZN 2 EP 169 - Deklan McMichael (@dxklan) 1:12:26

1M ago1:12:26

1:12:26

Fellow Australian trainer Declan McMichael joins us on the show, and we’re stoked to have him! The guys talk: Deklan and Angus’ patchy history, Deklan’s start in the industry and key influences, what we know about soreness and what it really is, Deklan’s stance on lengthened partials, and the problems with the field of exercise science! Check Out G…

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Spectator Out Loud: Michael Gove, Mary Wakefield, Mitchell Reiss, Max Jeffery and Nicholas Farrell 31:46

1M ago31:46

31:46

On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Michael Gove offers up some advice to Keir Starmer (1:33); Mary Wakefield examines the rise of the ‘divorce party’ (7:28); Mitchell Reiss looks at the promise and peril of AI as he reviews Genesis: Artificial Intelligence, Hope and the Human Spirit, a collaboration between the former CEO of Google Eric Schmidt, th…

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Coffee House Shots: Reeves's worst week so far? 16:33

1M ago16:33

16:33

It's been a tricky week for Rachel Reeves: an onslaught of criticism for the levels of borrowing costs, GDP at 0.1 per cent, and stagflation still gripping the UK economy. Remarkably she has come out of it looking stronger – politically at least. But can she afford to celebrate? The Spectator's Kate Andrews and data editor Michael Simmons join the …

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Holy Smoke: did Muslim leaders help conceal the grooming gangs scandal? A fierce exchange of views 28:07

1M ago28:07

28:07

Welcome to one of the most heated exchanges of views in the history of the Holy Smoke podcast. In this episode, Damian Thompson talks to the distinguished Islamic scholar Dr Musharraf Hussain about the controversy surrounding the Muslim background of some of the accused in the crimes of Britain's 'grooming gangs'. Damian draws an analogy between th…

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Michael Gove, Mary Wakefield, Mitchell Reiss, Max Jeffery and Nicholas Farrell 31:46

1M ago31:46

31:46

On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Michael Gove offers up some advice to Keir Starmer (1:33); Mary Wakefield examines the rise of the ‘divorce party’ (7:28); Mitchell Reiss looks at the promise and peril of AI as he reviews Genesis: Artificial Intelligence, Hope and the Human Spirit, a collaboration between the former CEO of Google Eric Schmidt, th…

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