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Best of the Spectator

Best of the Spectator

The Spectator

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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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Best of the Spectator episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Best of the Spectator for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Best of the Spectator episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Best of the Spectator - Table Talk: with Jeremy King

Table Talk: with Jeremy King

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07/09/19 • 31 min

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Best of the Spectator - Table Talk: Jack Whitehall

Table Talk: Jack Whitehall

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07/06/21 • 18 min

Jack Whitehall is an actor and comedian, however during the pandemic he has also started a food blog, FoodSlut. On the episode, he talks to Lara Prendergast and Olivia Potts about his public love of McDonalds, his secret love of The Ivy and the time he once saw a man attempt to make a grilled cheese with his feet.

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Best of the Spectator - Coffee House Shots Live

Coffee House Shots Live

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10/19/22 • 75 min

Fraser Nelson, James Forsyth, Katy Balls and Kate Andrews discuss plans to stop spiralling inflation – and a spiralling government.

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Best of the Spectator - Spectator briefings: A greener future for the north
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07/04/22 • 64 min

Will the government's plans for revitalising the north be hampered by its plans for decarbonisation? There's increasing concern in Whitehall that these agendas contradict each other, but there's no reason that green jobs and projects can't benefit Britain's 'forgotten communities' too.
How do we ensure the north benefits from a greener, more prosperous future? How can industry best play a role? Join The Spectator's Kate Andrews as she hosts Clare Harbord, Group Director of Corporate Affairs, Drax. Rt Hon Jake Berry MP, Chairman, NRG. Tom Pope, Deputy Chief Economist, Institute for Government and Valentine Quinio, Analyst, Centre for Cities.
The event was kindly sponsored by Drax.

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Best of the Spectator - Table Talk: Tommy Banks

Table Talk: Tommy Banks

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05/10/22 • 23 min

Tommy Banks is the youngest ever UK Michelin-starred chef, awarded in 2013 when he was aged 24, and is the owner of the restaurant The Black Swan which Tripadvisor named the best restaurant in the world.
On the podcast, Tommy talks to Lara and Liv about how he turned to food after his dreams of being a professional cricketer were dashed, his struggles with imposter syndrome, and his new canned wine business Banks Brothers.For more recipes and recommendations, sign up to The Spectator’s free monthly food and drink email, The Take Away, at www.spectator.co.uk/oliviapotts

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On this week's episode, we’ll hear from Melissa Kite on the ambitions of Ben Wallace. (00:48)
After, Mary Wakefield on our misplaced faith in forensics. (09:35)
And, to finish, and James Heale on Eton’s great ‘awokening’. (16:33)
Produced and Presented by Sam Holmes
Entries for this year's Innovator Awards, sponsored by Investec, are now open. To apply, go to: www.spectator.co.uk/innovator

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Best of the Spectator - The Book Club: Ferdinand Mount

The Book Club: Ferdinand Mount

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07/19/23 • 40 min

In this week's Book Club podcast I'm joined by Ferdinand Mount who in his long career has been literary and political editor of this very magazine, as well as editor of the TLS and head of Margaret Thatcher's Number Ten policy unit. We discuss his new book Big Caesars and Little Caesars: How They Rise and How they Fall, from Julius Caesar to Boris Johnson. He tells me why he thinks it's fair to compare our recent former prime minister with a cast of despots and autocrats from Indira Gandhi and Oliver Cromwell to Louis Napoleon and even Adolf Hitler, and why he sees the impulse to autocracy as an ineradicable thread in human history.

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Best of the Spectator - Americano: Could Elon Musk save Twitter?
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04/15/22 • 21 min

Freddy Gray speaks to Kat Rosenfield, the author and UnHerd columnist, about Elon Musk's proposal to buy a controlling stake in the social media giant.
Rosenfield's latest book, No One Will Miss Her, is published by HarperCollins and is available to buy now.

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Best of the Spectator - Women With Balls: Miriam Cates

Women With Balls: Miriam Cates

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02/03/23 • 26 min

Miriam Cates is the Conservative MP for Penistone and Stocksbridge. Before becoming a Member of Parliament, Miriam worked as a science teacher and business owner and spent some years raising her three children at home.
On the podcast, Miriam talks about her entry into politics through village life as the local Parish Councillor; how her life as a mother has shaped her views on gender and online harm; and how the 2019 caucus operates.
Produced by Natasha Feroze.

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This week: Harriet Sergeant writes about why ethnicity matters in sexual abuse cases (0:30), Lionel Shriver takes aim at the American university students failing their exams, (8:06), Martin Vander Weyer looks at the latest forecasts for housing prices (17:01), and Philip Patrick thinks Japanese food is overrated (25:19).
Produced and presented by Natasha Feroze.

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How many episodes does Best of the Spectator have?

Best of the Spectator currently has 2678 episodes available.

What topics does Best of the Spectator cover?

The podcast is about News, Daily News, News Commentary and Podcasts.

What is the most popular episode on Best of the Spectator?

The episode title 'Table Talk: with Jeremy King' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Best of the Spectator?

The average episode length on Best of the Spectator is 33 minutes.

How often are episodes of Best of the Spectator released?

Episodes of Best of the Spectator are typically released every 23 hours.

When was the first episode of Best of the Spectator?

The first episode of Best of the Spectator was released on Jan 7, 2016.

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