The Spectator Podcast

Freddy Gray talks to John Rick MacArthur, President of Harpers Magazine, on Bernie's presidential bid and why the Democrats are out to get him.

With James Forsyth and Katy Balls.Presented by Lara Prendergast.

Lara and Livvy talk to broadcaster and writer Iain Dale about his life through food and drink. Or rather, the food and drink he doesn't like. It turns out that Iain is the fussiest eater to come on the podcast, but he tells us about the food and drinks that he does like (chicken fajitas, German schnitzels, and Lilt) as well as about what it was like to grow up on a farm, being food poisoned in Russia, and why he buys his crisps from eBay.In our Table Talk series, Lara Prendergast and Olivia Potts talk to a celebrity guests about their life story, through the food and drink that has come to define it.

Amazon cancelled plans to build a New York headquarters this week. Have tech giants like Amazon and Google been allowed to get away with too much, for too long? Freddy Gray talks to Barry Lynn, Director of the Open Markets Institute, who campaigns to limit their powers.

Despite the shambolic Tory government, Labour is still trailing in the polls. This week we ask: is Corbyn cracking up (00:30)? Plus, is wearing a hijab necessarily oppressive (17:15), and last, have younger members of the Royal family bought in to a narrative of victimhood (22:25)?With Nick Cohen, Stephen Bush, Soutiam Goodarzi, Jan Moir, and Victoria Murphy.Presented by Isabel Hardman.Produced by Cindy Yu and Siva Thangarajah.

In this week's Spectator Books, Sam is joined by Deborah Lipstadt -- the historian who herself made a piece of history when she defeated the Holocaust denier David Irving in court. In her new book Antisemitism Now, Professor Lipstadt returns to the fray to look at the worldwide uptick of antisemitism in our own day and age. Sam asks her why she felt the need to write this book and frame it in the way she did, how antisemitism differs from other forms of prejudice, and what you can and can't say about Israel. Presented by Sam Leith.

With Isabel Hardman and James Forsyth.Presented by Fraser Nelson.

With James Forsyth and Fraser Nelson.Presented by Lara Prendergast.

Join Katy Balls as she talks to MP Jess Phillips about growing up in an activist home, her life path before becoming an MP and her newfound Twitter fame.Women With Balls is a podcast series where Katy Balls speak to women at the top of their respective games. To hear past episodes, visit spectator.co.uk/balls.

With Katy Balls and James Forsyth. Hosted by Lara Prendergast.

With Thomas Frank, author of What's the Matter with Kansas, and Rendezvous with Oblivion. Hosted by Freddy Gray.

This week, we talk to journalist Zoe Strimpel about whether apps have ruined dating (00:40). Plus, what does the case of disappeared horses and how the RSPCA is more powerful than you think (20:00).Finally, the debate over neurodiversity and why it's dividing the autistic community (30:10).With Zoe Strimpel, Dr. Cath Mercer, Laura James, Matt Tunstill, and Melissa Kite. Presented by Lara Prendergast. Produced by Siva Thangarajah and Lara Prendergast.

With Fraser Nelson and James Forsyth. Hosted by John Connolly.

In this week's books podcast I'm joined from Los Angeles by Andrew Morton -- the Royal writer who scooped the world with the inside story of Princess Diana's marriage. To coincide with the publication of a revised and expanded edition of Diana, Her True Story -- including new material recovered from the tapes they smuggled out of Kensington Palace -- he looks back on those days and that story, and discusses how Royal reportage has changed. Why didn't they call it "Diana: The True Story"? Does he worry that that sort of public exposure during a divorce battle was risking the happiness of the children caught up in it? And what was it like when -- before his source was known -- people were publicly calling for our man to be sent to the Tower of London?  Hosted by Sam Leith.

Hosted by Lara Prendergast.With Fraser Nelson and Katy Balls.

With Freddy Gray and Jacob Heilbrunn.

With James Forsyth and special guest David Shiels, Policy Analyst at Open Europe.Hosted by Katy Balls.

With James Forsyth and Fraser Nelson. Presented by Katy Balls.

With Barbara Boland. Presented by Freddy Gray.

With Katy Balls and James Forsyth. Presented by Lara Prendergast.