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Spectator Out Loud

Spectator Out Loud
Spectator Out Loud
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  • Spectator Out Loud

    Harry Cole, Max Jeffery, Lisa Haseldine, Lord Sumption & Nicholas Lezard

    07/11/2026 | 20 mins.
    On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Harry Cole traverses America during the US midterms; Max Jeffery dissects the problems caused by the early release scheme; Lisa Haseldine explains how to cope with ruinous hen dos; and Jonathan Sumption and Nick Lezard talk through their favourite books of the year.

    Produced and presented by Abigail Brierley.
    Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.

    For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts.

    Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
  • Spectator Out Loud

    Noa Hoffman, John Power, Martin Vander Weyer & Olivia Potts

    31/10/2026 | 27 mins.
    On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Noa Hoffman’s Tel Aviv dispatch explains the state of the Israeli elections; John Power looks at Miatta Fahnbulleh’s remarkable family history; Martin Vander Weyer wonders what the pedestrianisation of Oxford Street will mean for London; and Olivia Potts looks at beignets in New Orleans.

    Produced and presented by Abigail Brierley.
    Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.

    For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts.

    Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
  • Spectator Out Loud

    James Heale, Lionel Shriver, Toby Young & Lara Prendergast

    23/10/2026 | 23 mins.
    On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: James Heale tells all about his trip to Plymouth with Reform party leader Nigel Farage; Lionel Shriver asks what the destruction in France has actually achieved; Toby Young talks us through his recent trip to Islay and wonders if we’re in a whisky recession; and our executive editor Lara Prendergast reflects on her experiences giving blood.
    Produced and presented by Abigail Brierley.
    Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.

    For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts.

    Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
  • Spectator Out Loud

    Jacob Rees-Mogg, Lara Brown, Matthew Parris & William Atkinson

    16/10/2026 | 27 mins.
    On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Jacob Rees-Mogg talks all things Tory Conference and Tucker Carlson; Lara Brown explores the growing rebellion against screens in schools; Matthew Parris reflects on what will survive us when we’re gone; and William Atkinson wonders if Altai the tiger be spared.
    Produced and presented by Abigail Brierley.
    Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.

    For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts.

    Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
  • Spectator Out Loud

    Prue Leith, John Connolly, Flora Watkins & Lloyd Evans

    09/10/2026 | 25 mins.
    On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Prue Leith covers her foray into fashion and her life post-Bake Off; John Connolly explores Manchester's close links with the UAE; Flora Watkins asks whatever happened to the midlife crisis; and Lloyd Evans observes a far-right march.
    Produced and presented by Abigail Brierley.
    Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.

    For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts.

    Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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About Spectator Out Loud
A weekly compilation of our favourite articles from The Spectator magazine, read aloud by their writers, from politics to arts, foreign affairs to culture. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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