Best James Maskell Podcasts (2025)

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Spectator Out Loud: Paul Wood, Matthew Parris, Ian Buruma, Hermione Eyre and Francis Young 33:19

4m ago33:19

33:19

On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Paul Wood reads his letter from the Vatican (1:17); Matthew Parris warns Conservatives from embracing causes that could lose them as much support as they would gain (7:31); reviewing Richard Overy’s Rain of Ruin: Tokyo, Hiroshima and the Surrender of Japan, Ian Buruma argues that the atomic bombs were not only imm…

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Coffee House Shots Live: A Look To The Year Ahead 1:10:14

31m ago1:10:14

1:10:14

The Spectator’s Katy Balls, Michael Gove and Kate Andrews were joined by special guests Robert Jenrick and Jonathan Ashworth for a live podcast, recorded at the Emmanuel Centre in Westminster. The main topic of discussion was, of course, Donald Trump, whose inauguration has ushered in a new world disorder. His ‘shock and awe’ foreign policy has sen…

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Americano: how successful was Keir Starmer's visit to Washington? 25:20

21m ago25:20

25:20

Freddy is joined by The Spectator World’s deputy US editor, Kate Andrews, and The Telegraph columnist, Tim Stanley, to talk about Keir Starmer’s much-anticipated meeting with Donald Trump in Washington. Across the board, it has been read as a success – at least domestically, that is. The victories include movement on the Ukraine backstop, some posi…

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Women With Balls: Alexandra Shulman, former Vogue Editor 29:08

18m ago29:08

29:08

Alexandra Shulman is one of the most influential figures in British fashion. She is the longest serving editor-in-chief at British Vogue, having led the magazine for 25 years before stepping down in 2017. Her career in journalism included time at publications such as Tatler and the Sunday Telegraph. She was later editor of the British edition of GQ…

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The Edition: inside Nigel’s gang, my day as a ‘missing person’ and how to save James Bond 37:39

33m ago37:39

37:39

This week: Nigel’s gang – Reform’s plan for power. Look at any opinion survey or poll, and it’s clear that Reform is hard to dismiss, write Katy Balls and James Heale. Yet surprisingly little is known about the main players behind the scenes who make up Nigel Farage’s new gang. There are ‘the lifers’ – Dan Jukes and ‘Posh George’ Cottrell. Then the…

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Vision Health and Cognitive Function with Dr. Bryce Appelbaum 37:16

2h ago37:16

37:16

Summary In this episode, James welcomes back Dr. Bryce Appelbaum to the Evolution of Medicine podcast to continue their previous discussion about functional optometry. James and Dr. Appelbaum recently reconnected at an event tied to the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) initiative. Dr. Appelbaum approaches vision health from a functional medicine p…

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The Book Club: Mesopotamia and the Making of History 44:36

21h ago44:36

44:36

My guest on this week's Book Club podcast is the Assyriologist Selena Wisnom, author of The Library of Ancient Wisdom: Mesopotamia and the Making of History. Selena tells me about the vast and strange world of cuneiform culture, as evidenced by the life and reign of the scholar-king Ashurbanipal and the library – pre-dating that of Alexandria – tha…

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Holy Smoke: Conclave - what really happens when a Pope dies? 53:57

20m ago53:57

53:57

The film Conclave has picked up a host of awards across all the major ceremonies so far, including at the Screen Actors Guild, the Golden Globes, and winning Best Picture at the BAFTAs. Adapted from the novel by Robert Harris, it also has eight nominations at the upcoming 2025 Academy Awards. Full of intrigue, the film has viewers wondering how tru…

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Table Talk: Emma Fox, CEO of Berry Bros & Rudd 28:16

7m ago28:16

28:16

Emma Fox is the chief exec of Berry Bros & Rudd, the world's oldest fine wine and spirit merchant. A retail veteran, Emma's broad experience has been shaped by a career spanning over 30 years. On the podcast, Emma tells Liv about early memories of 'sugar butties', what's the best bottle to bring to a dinner party and what she would pair with her de…

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- with Amie Anger - Everything Parents Need to Hear on Sleepovers, Screen Time, the Sex Talk and So Much More 50:48

7h ago50:48

50:48

*Trigger warning: This episode discusses sensitive topics, including child safety, screen time, sleepovers, and conversations about sex and boundaries.* Oh hey, y’all - this one is a must-listen. I know I say that a lot, but seriously, my conversation with Amie Anger is packed with the kind of parenting wisdom that’ll make you rethink a few things.…

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Guest: Sam Tripoli - Psyops & Spirituality: Why Questioning Authority is Never A Blackpill 1:05:47

23h ago1:05:47

1:05:47

On this episode, Matt, Jason, and Don sit down with comedian, podcaster, and truth-seeker Sam Tripoli—a veteran stand-up comic and the host of Tin Foil Hat, Broken Simulation, and Zero podcasts. Sam has spent years pulling back the curtain on the elite’s manipulation of society, the corporate press’ narrative control, and the psychological warfare …

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Chinese Whispers: What China's planned mega-dam means for Asia 28:30

10m ago28:30

28:30

Just before the end of 2024, Chinese state media Xinhua slipped out an announcement – the long discussed mega-dam in Medog County, Tibet, has been greenlit. When built, it will generate three times more energy than China’s Three Gorges dam, currently the largest in the world. The Xinhua write-up gave few other details, but the news has caused rever…

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Americano: was 'free trade' really working? 28:21

8m ago28:21

28:21

Oren Cass, founder and chief economist of think-tank American Compass, sits down with Freddy Gray at the ARC conference in London. They react to the announcement by President Trump over the weekend of reciprocal tariffs: the decision by the US to match import duties levied by other countries. What's the strategy behind Trump's decision? And what co…

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Spectator Out Loud: Hugh Schofield, Igor Toronyi-Lalic & Michael Simmons, Lisa Haseldine, Alice Loxton and Aidan Hartley 36:57

6m ago36:57

36:57

On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Hugh Schofield asks why there is no campaign to free the novelist Boualem Sansal (1:26); The Spectator’s arts editor, Igor Toronyi-Lalic, reacts to the magazine’s campaign against frivolous funding and, continuing the campaign, Michael Simmons wonders if Britain is funding organisations that wish us harm (8:00); L…

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Coffee House Shots: How the Whips' office really works 34:46

3d ago34:46

34:46

Simon Hart joins James Heale to talk about his new book Ungovernable: The Political Diaries of a Chief Whip. Having stepped down at the 2024 election, Simon has become the first former Chief Whip to publish his diaries. What are his reflections on the Conservatives' time in office? Simon explains why his decision to resign under Boris Johnson was s…

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Holy Smoke: Holy War and Antichrist, the rise of extremist rhetoric inside the Russian Orthodox Church 35:06

21m ago35:06

35:06

The subject of Ukraine shattered the unity of Eastern Orthodoxy long before Russia’s full-scale invasion began. In 2018 the Ukrainian Orthodox Church declared independence from Moscow with the approval of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople. In response, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow broke off all relations with Constantinople, creating arguabl…

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The Edition: new world disorder, cholesterol pseudoscience vs scepticism & the magic of Dickens 48:23

5d ago48:23

48:23

This week: the world needs a realist reset Donald Trump’s presidency is the harbinger of many things, writes The Spectator’s editor Michael Gove, one of which is a return to a more pitiless world landscape. The ideal of a rules-based international order has proved to be a false hope. Britain must accept that if we are to earn the respect of others …

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

2d 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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- with Sarah Baldwin - Is Your Nervous System in the Drivers Seat, Attachment Styles, Learning to Regulate Yourself, and Tools for Healing 1:03:42

13d ago1:03:42

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Hey friends. Today’s episode is a special one because I’m sitting down with my friend Sarah Baldwin, and trust me, you’ll want to grab a notebook - or at least let this one really sink in. We’re talking all about your nervous system, how it runs the show in ways you don’t even realize, and what it takes to regulate yourself instead of letting old p…

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

7d 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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Guest: Dave DeCamp – Trump's Geopolitical Chess Moves & Being Anti-War in the Age of Empire 1:00:40

8d ago1:00:40

1:00:40

Jason, Matt, and Don sit down with Dave DeCamp, news editor at Antiwar.com and one of the most well-informed voices on U.S. foreign policy and global conflict, to break down the military-industrial complex’s never-ending grip on U.S. policy. While Americans are being told that federal spending is being slashed, the war machine keeps getting fed mor…

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

4d 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

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

9d 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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Americano: does Trump’s foreign policy make any sense? with Prof John Mearsheimer 56:02

8d 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

12d 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

13d 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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Business of Functional Medicine: Entrepreneurial Tools with Ari Meisel, Part II 32:31

9d ago32:31

32:31

This Business of Functional Medicine episode is the second part of podcast episode #349, hosted by Kristen Brokaw with guest and business coach, Ari Meisel. In this episode, Ari explains that practice owners can use AI to enhance productivity. He also discusses concepts that he teaches in business coaching, including “The 3 Levers of Success in Bus…

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Book Club: Radiohead's Colin Greenwood 33:02

13d 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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Americano: could Trump target Britain with tariffs? 24:39

14d 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

10d 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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- with Dr Rouzita Rashtian - Oral Health Needs More Attention, What You Don’t Know About Fluoride and Root Canals, and Nicole Loves her Mouth Guard 51:43

20d ago51:43

51:43

Who interviews their dentist? Well, I do. And for good reason. Dr Rouzita Rashtian isn’t just any dentist - she’s a holistic biological dentist who makes oral health fascinating (yes, really). In this episode, we get into the things no one tells you about fluoride, the hidden risks of root canals, and why your mouth is running the show when it come…

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Guest: Dan Berhman - Taking Gaza Is Not MAGA: Trumps Neocon Pivot & Why Taxation Is Theft 1:03:21

15d ago1:03:21

1:03:21

In this episode, Jason and Matt sit down with none other than Dan Behrman, the man who made “Taxation is Theft” his middle name. Dan is a libertarian activist, former presidential candidate, and author of Taxation Is Theft: How Politicians Rob You Blind. He’s been on a mission to expose the corrupt foundations of government coercion and break down …

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

11d 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

17d 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

13d 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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Women With Balls: Kay Burley, from the archives 19:12

23d 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

15d 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

25d 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

16d 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

23d 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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- with Dr Carrie Mackensen - A Judgement Free Zone for Parents in the Digital Age, Interactive Screen Time and Hyper Arousal, Attention Engineers and Being a Successful Parent 58:50

27d ago58:50

58:50

Parenting in the digital age can feel like an impossible balancing act - how do we keep our kids’ brains healthy when screens are everywhere? Today, I’m joined by Dr. Carrie Mackensen, a clinical psychologist turned parent coach, who’s here to help us navigate the world of attention engineers, hyper-arousal, and setting tech boundaries without the …

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Guest: Ashton Forbes - Flight MH370: Can Government Disappear A Plane From The Sky? 1:14:36

25d ago1:14:36

1:14:36

In this mind-bending episode, Jason, Matt, and Don sit down with Ashton Forbes to unpack one of the most mysterious events in modern history—the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370. This episode veers away from politics to engage with intense discussions about the anomalies surrounding this aviation mystery. With expert insights from re…

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

18d 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

23d 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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Holy Smoke: are Syrian Christians who speak the language of Jesus about to disappear after 2,000 years? 25:21

19d 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

20d 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

21d 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

22d 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

22d 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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