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Spectator Out Loud

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  • A selection of our favourite articles from The Spectator magazine, read aloud by their writers.
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Episodes
  • James Heale, Svitlana Morenets, Philip Hensher, Francis Beckett and Rupert Christiansen

    James Heale, Svitlana Morenets, Philip Hensher, Francis Beckett and Rupert Christiansen
    Jul 13 2024
    On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: James Heale analyses the state of the Conservative leadership race (1:09); Svitlana Morenets reports from the site of the Kyiv children’s hospital bombed this week (5:56); Philip Hensher examines the ‘Cool Queer Life’ of Thom Gunn (12:13); Francis Beckett reviews ‘The Assault on the State’ arguing in favour of bureaucracy (21:20); and, Rupert Christiansen reveals why he has fallen out of love with Wagner (27:05).

    Presented by Patrick Gibbons.
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    38 mins
  • Freddy Gray, Angus Colwell, Matthew Parris, Flora Watkins and Rory Sutherland

    Freddy Gray, Angus Colwell, Matthew Parris, Flora Watkins and Rory Sutherland
    Jul 6 2024
    On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: after President Biden’s debate disaster, Freddy Gray profiles the one woman who could persuade him to step down, his wife Jill (1:05); Angus Colwell reports from Israel, where escalation of war seems a very real possibility (9:02); Matthew Parris attempts to reappraise the past 14 years of Conservative government (14:16); Flora Watkins reveals the reasons why canned gin and tonics are so popular (21:24); and, Rory Sutherland asks who could possibly make a better Bond villain than Elon Musk? (25:00).

    Presented by Patrick Gibbons.
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    30 mins
  • Katy Balls, Gavin Mortimer, Sean Thomas, Robert Colvile and Melissa Kite

    Katy Balls, Gavin Mortimer, Sean Thomas, Robert Colvile and Melissa Kite
    Jun 29 2024
    On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Katy Balls reflects on the UK general election campaign and wonders how bad things could get for the Tories (1:02); Gavin Mortimer argues that France’s own election is between the ‘somewheres’ and the ‘anywheres’ (7:00); Sean Thomas searches for authentic travel in Colombia (13:16); after reviewing the books Great Britain? by Torsten Bell and Left Behind by Paul Collier, Robert Colvile ponders whether Britain’s problems will ever get solved (20:43); and, Melissa Kite questions if America’s ye olde Ireland really exists (25:44).

    Presented by Patrick Gibbons.
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    31 mins
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