Best Colin Murray Podcasts (2025)

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Coffee House Shots: John Curtice on the local elections 20:35

1h ago20:35

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Legendary pollster Prof Sir John Curtice joins the Spectator’s deputy political editor James Heale to look ahead to next week’s local elections. The actual number of seats may be small, as John points out, but the political significance could be much greater. If polling is correct, Reform could win a ‘fresh’ by-election for the first time, the mayo…

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April 26, 2025 - "Sonnet" by Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson, read by Frances Donahue 2:38

1h ago2:38

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April 26, 2025 - "Sonnet" by Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson, read by Frances Donahue by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan BiracreeBy The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

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April 25, 2025 - "This is Just to Say" by William Carlos Williams, read by Chris Valle 2:05

1h ago2:05

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April 25, 2025 - "This is Just to Say" by William Carlos Williams, read by Chris Valle by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan BiracreeBy The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

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April 24, 2025 - "The More It Snows" by A. A. Milne, read by Russon Danicich 2:08

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April 24, 2025 - "The More It Snows" by A. A. Milne, read by Russon Danicich by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan BiracreeBy The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

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April 23, 2025 - "The Tyger" by William Blake, read by Magdalena Morningfire 3:11

1h ago3:11

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April 23, 2025 - "The Tyger" by William Blake, read by Magdalena Morningfire by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan BiracreeBy The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

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Douglas Murray WON the debate with Dave Smith and Joe Rogan - Why You May Not Have Realized It. 1:50:09

1d ago1:50:09

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A discussion of the Murray/Smith debate on the Joe Rogan show. Our call: A Murray victory that was somewhat obscured by Dave Smith's talented and agile performance.By Comedy Cellar Network

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Spectator Out Loud: Owen Matthews, Matthew Parris, Marcus Nevitt, Angus Colwell and Sean Thomas 30:46

4h ago30:46

30:46

On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Owen Matthews reads his letter from Rome (1:21); Matthew Parris travels the Channel Islands (7:53); Reviewing Minoo Dinshaw, Marcus Nevitt looks at Bulstrode Whitelocke and Edward Hyde, once close colleagues who fell out during the English civil war (15:19); Angus Colwell discusses his Marco Pierre White obsession…

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S3E7: Balancing Trade-Offs & Leveraging Networks to Deliver Innovation with Tractor Supply's Colin Yankee 53:53

1d ago53:53

53:53

For the April 2025 episode, co-hosts Ted Stank and Tom Goldsby were live at the Spring 2025 Supply Chain Forum with Colin Yankee chief supply chain officer for Tractor Supply Company, to discuss the supply chain strategies and operational efficiencies that help companies thrive in uncertain times. Their in-depth conversation explored Tractor Supply…

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The Edition: See change, A.I. ghouls & long live the long lunch! 37:43

2h ago37:43

37:43

This week: the many crises awaiting the next pope ‘Francis was a charismatic pope loved by most of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics’ writes Damian Thompson in the cover article this week. But few of them ‘grasp the scale of the crisis in the Church… The next Vicar of Christ, liberal or conservative’ faces ‘challenges that dwarf those that confront…

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The Book Club: why are Gen Z turning to Christianity? 40:13

1d ago40:13

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My guest on this week’s Book Club podcast is Lamorna Ash, author of Don’t Forget We’re Here Forever: A New Generation’s Search for Religion. She describes to me how a magazine piece about some young friends who made a dramatic conversion to Christianity turned into an investigation into the rise in faith among a generation that many assumed would b…

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April 22, 2025 - "Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout" by Shel Silverstein, read by Andrea Wood 3:52

2d ago3:52

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April 22, 2025 - "Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout" by Shel Silverstein, read by Andrea Wood by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan BiracreeBy The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

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Table Talk: Roger Pizey, Head of Pastry at Fortnum and Mason 20:14

2d ago20:14

20:14

Roger Pizey is a baker, chef and one of the most influential pâtissiers in the UK. He started his culinary journey as an apprentice at La Gavroche under Albert Roux before taking on the role of head of pastry at Marco Pierre White’s Harveys, during the time it achieved three Michelin stars. He has since worked at a number of London institutions and…

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Women With Balls: Deborah Mattinson 28:50

2d ago28:50

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Deborah Mattinson joined the House of Lords as a Labour peer in February. Her involvement in politics began when she worked alongside Peter Mandelson and Philip Gould to create Labour’s Shadow Communications Agency for Neil Kinnock. In 1992 she co-founded Opinion Leader Research, and she went on to advise Tony Blair ahead of the 1997 election and l…

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April 21, 2025 - The Pickety Fence, by David McCord, read by Tracy Danicich 2:08

3d ago2:08

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April 21, 2025 - The Pickety Fence, by David McCord, read by Tracy Danicich by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan BiracreeBy The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

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Holy Smoke: Pope Francis dies – what will his legacy be? 29:09

3d ago29:09

29:09

Pope Francis, the head of the Roman Catholic Church, has died. The Argentinian, the first Latin American – and the first Jesuit – to lead the Church, has been the head of the Holy See for 12 years, succeeding Pope Benedict XVI who resigned in 2013. Francis presided over the funeral of his predecessor, who died in 2022 – a first in modern history. B…

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Coffee House Shots: How the Liberal Democrats conquered Middle England 16:46

3d ago16:46

16:46

The Liberal Democrats’ foreign affairs spokesperson Calum Miller, elected as the new MP for Bicester and Woodstock last year, joins James Heale to talk about the ambitions of the party that became the largest third party in Parliament in 100 years at the 2024 general election. They want to overtake the Conservatives to be the second party in local …

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April 20, 2025 - "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by T. S. Eliot, read by Matt Zaklad 9:18

4d ago9:18

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April 20, 2025 - "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by T. S. Eliot, read by Matt Zaklad by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan BiracreeBy The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

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April 19, 2025 - "When Tillie Ate the Chili" by Jack Prelutsky, read by Brian Cookstra 2:32

4d ago2:32

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April 19, 2025 - "When Tillie Ate the Chili" by Jack Prelutsky, read by Brian Cookstra by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan BiracreeBy The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

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Holy Smoke Easter special: in praise of faithful dissent, a conversation with Nigel Biggar and Mary Wakefield 23:46

4d ago23:46

23:46

The Easter issue of the Spectator includes two provocative articles exploring aspects of Christianity. Nigel Biggar, Regius professor emeritus of moral theology at Oxford University, now a Conservative peer, celebrates the heroic ‘faithful dissent’ of Christian heroes such as Thomas More and Helmuth von Moltke, who lost their lives rather than defe…

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Coffee House Shots: 10 years of politics as Balls bows out 21:05

5d ago21:05

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Katy Balls joins Coffee House Shots for the last time as the Spectator’s political editor. Having joined the magazine ten years ago – or six prime ministers in Downing St years – what are her reflections on British politics? Katy’s lobby lunch partner from the Financial Times Stephen Bush joins Katy and Patrick Gibbons to try and make sense of a tu…

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April 18, 2025 - "At the New Year" by John Hollander, read by Laura Beatrix Newmark 4:38

6d ago4:38

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April 18, 2025 - "At the New Year" by John Hollander, read by Laura Beatrix Newmark by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan BiracreeBy The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

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Spectator Out Loud: Paul Wood, Katy Balls, Olivia Potts, Benedict Allen, Cosmo Landesman and Aidan Hartley 40:06

7d ago40:06

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On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Would Trump really bomb Iran, asks Paul Wood (1:38); Katy Balls interviews Health Secretary Wes Streeting on NHS reform, Blairism and Game of Thrones (8:38); Olivia Potts examines the history – and decline – of the Easter staple, roast lamb (18:25); the explorer Benedict Allen says Erling Kagge and Neil Shubin wer…

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April 17, 2025 - "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost, read by Richard Cogliandro 2:35

7d ago2:35

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April 17, 2025 - "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost, read by Richard Cogliandro by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan BiracreeBy The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

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The Edition: Easter special – assisted dying, ‘bunny ebola’ & how do you eat your creme egg? 34:08

8d ago34:08

34:08

This week: should the assisted dying bill be killed off? Six months after Kim Leadbeater MP launched the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, a group of Labour MPs have pronounced it ‘irredeemably flawed and not fit to become law’. They say the most basic aspects of the bill – having gone through its committee stage – do not hold up to scrutin…

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April 16, 2025 - "Brother" by Mary Ann Hoberman, read by Ivy Danicich 2:19

8d ago2:19

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April 16, 2025 - "Brother" by Mary Ann Hoberman, read by Ivy Danicich by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan BiracreeBy The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

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Book Club: Philippe Sands 57:48

9d ago57:48

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Sam Leith’s guest on this week’s Book Club podcast is the lawyer and writer Philippe Sands, whose new book 38 Londres Street describes the legal and diplomatic tussle over the potential extradition of the former Chilean dictator General Pinochet. Philippe tells Sam why the case was such an important one in legal history, and presents new evidence s…

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Americano: Trump v Harvard 23:20

9d ago23:20

23:20

Freddy Gray speaks to Peter Wood who is the President of the National Association of Scholars about Trump's decision to block Harvard funding after the university denied the President's DEI demands.By The Spectator

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April 15, 2025 - "I heard a fly buzz when I died (465)" by Emily Dickinson, read by Kendra Parker 2:29

10d ago2:29

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April 15, 2025 - "I heard a fly buzz when I died (465)" by Emily Dickinson, read by Kendra Parker by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan BiracreeBy The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

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April 14, 2025 - "My Name Is..." by Pauline Clark, read by Rosie Curley Egan 2:19

10d ago2:19

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April 14, 2025 - "My Name Is..." by Pauline Clark, read by Rosie Curley Egan by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan BiracreeBy The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

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Women With Balls: Lindsey Hilsum 34:08

11d ago34:08

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Lindsey Hilsum is the International Editor for Channel 4 News, where she has worked for over 25 years. Having started her career as an aid worker in Latin America, she transitioned to journalism, and she has now reported from six continents for over three decades. She has covered many major conflicts including Kosovo, Iraq, Syria, Ukraine and acros…

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April 13, 2025 - "Returning to Camp" by Rebecca Elson, read by Kory Riesterer 2:34

11d ago2:34

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April 13, 2025 - "Returning to Camp" by Rebecca Elson, read by Kory Riesterer by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan BiracreeBy The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

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Holy Smoke: Was Simeon of Jerusalem the first Christian in recorded history? 27:55

12d ago27:55

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In Luke's Gospel, an ancient inhabitant of Jerusalem named Simeon meets Mary and Joseph when they bring Jesus to be presented at the Temple on the 40th day after his birth. He has been promised that he will not die until he has seen Christ, and as he takes the baby into his arms he utters the words, 'Lord, now let your servant depart in peace, acco…

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April 12, 2025 - "The Duel" by Eugene Field, read by Dylan Hague 3:09

12d ago3:09

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April 12, 2025 - "The Duel" by Eugene Field, read by Dylan Hague by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan BiracreeBy The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

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April 11, 2025 - "Fractals" by Theoni Pappas, read by Beth Vardy and Leland Krumenacker 2:45

12d ago2:45

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April 11, 2025 - "Fractals" by Theoni Pappas, read by Beth Vardy and Leland Krumenacker by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan BiracreeBy The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

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April 10, 2025 - "It Felt Love" by Hafiz, read by Sean Ulfik 2:10

12d ago2:10

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April 10, 2025 - "It Felt Love" by Hafiz, read by Sean Ulfik by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan BiracreeBy The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

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Coffee House Shots: Tariff turmoil – the end of globalisation or a blip in history? 16:56

13d ago16:56

16:56

Globalisation's obituary has been written many times before but, with the turmoil caused over the past few weeks with Donald Trump's various announcements on tariffs, could this mark the beginning of the end for the economic order as we know it? Tej Parikh from the Financial Times and Kate Andrews, The Spectator's deputy US editor, join economics e…

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The Sam Harris Joe Rogan Dust-up, with Ami Kozak 2:12:19

15d ago2:12:19

2:12:19

Taped the day before the Rogan-Murray-Smith debate, are bigots and quacks being normalized on the biggest shows in the world? And, what are the consequences? Ami Kozak: https://www.youtube.com/@amikozak_officialBy Comedy Cellar Network

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Spectator Out Loud: Petroc Trelawny, Gareth Roberts, Tom Lee, Leyla Sanai and Iram Ramzan 28:07

14d ago28:07

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On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Petroc Trelawny reads his diary for the week (1:14); Gareth Roberts wants us to make book jackets nasty again (6:22); Tom Lee writes in defence of benzodiazepines (13:44); Leyla Sanai reflects on unethical practices within psychiatry, as she reviews Jon Stock’s The Sleep Room (19:41); and, Iram Ramzan provides her…

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The Edition: Trump shock, cousin marriage & would you steal from a restaurant? 38:44

15d ago38:44

38:44

This week: Trump’s tariffs – madness or mastermind? ‘Shock tactics’ is the headline of our cover article this week, as deputy editor Freddy Gray reflects on a week that has seen the US President upend the global economic order, with back and forth announcements on reciprocal and retaliatory tariffs. At the time of writing, a baseline 10% on imports…

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April 9, 2025 - "Us & CO." by Tracy K Smith, read by Michael McGuire 2:15

16d ago2:15

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April 9, 2025 - "Us & CO." by Tracy K Smith, read by Michael McGuire by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan BiracreeBy The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

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The Book Club: What Is Free Speech? 44:28

16d ago44:28

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My guest on this week's Book Club podcast is Fara Dabhoiwala, whose new book What Is Free Speech? The History of a Dangerous Idea looks not just at the origins of free speech as an idea, but also its uses and misuses. Fara tells me the bizarre story of how he found himself ‘cancelled’, gives us the scoop on who actually invented free speech and exp…

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April 8, 2025 - "In the Marshy Pastures" by Georg Trakl, read by Ada Caccamise 2:38

16d ago2:38

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April 8, 2025 - "In the Marshy Pastures" by Georg Trakl, read by Ada Caccamise by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan BiracreeBy The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

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Americano: has trump stopped the oligarchy? 20:45

17d ago20:45

20:45

Global financial markets are experiencing significant declines following the announcement of new tariffs by President Trump. These tariffs led to widespread panic among investors and sparked debates about their potential impact on the economy. In this episode of Americano, host Freddy Gray is joined by Joe Weisenthal, co-host of Bloomberg’s Odd Lo…

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Table Talk: Gok Wan 25:29

17d ago25:29

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Gok Wan is a renowned stylist and television presenter. Over the years, Gok has transformed the way we think about style and body image with his much-loved series How to Look Good Naked and Gok’s Fashion Fix – his focus on body positivity was the antidote to the crash-dieting fads which dominated the 2000s. Later in his career, Gok drew upon his Ch…

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Chinese Whispers: what does it take to be an 'old friend of the Chinese people'? 37:44

17d ago37:44

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** Chinese Whispers is coming to an end. Later this year, Cindy Yu will be joining The Times and The Sunday Times to write a regular column on China. To stay abreast of her latest work, subscribe to her free Substack at chinesewhispers.substack.com ** The term ‘old friend of the Chinese people’ might seem a colloquial, almost sentimental, phrase to…

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Women With Balls: Katie Lam 28:45

18d ago28:45

28:45

Katie Lam was elected as a new Conservative MP, for Weald of Kent, at the 2024 election. While studying at Cambridge she was president of the Cambridge Union and chairman of the Conservative Association, and she was later a special advisor – first under Boris Johnson in the business unit at Number 10, and then later working on counterterrorism with…

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April 7, 2025 - "If I Must Die" by Rafaat Alareer, read by Zoila Morell 2:40

18d ago2:40

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April 7, 2025 - "If I Must Die" by Rafaat Alareer, read by Zoila Morell by The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan BiracreeBy The Desmond-Fish Public Library & The Highlands Current, hosted by Ryan Biracree

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Spectator Out Loud: Gavin Mortimer, Colin Freeman, Lawrence Osborne, Lionel Shriver and Anthony Cummins 34:10

19d ago34:10

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On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Gavin Mortimer looks at how the French right can still win (1:48); Colin Freeman interviews Americans who have fought in Ukraine and feel betrayed by Trump (11:01); Lawrence Osborne details his experience of last week’s earthquake, as he reads his diary from Bangkok (18:38); Lionel Shriver defends traditional, mon…

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