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Best of the Spectator

Best of the Spectator

The Spectator

2,771 episodesEN

Show overview

Best of the Spectator has been publishing since 2016, and across the 10 years since has built a catalogue of 2,771 episodes. That works out to over 1500 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a near-daily cadence.

Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 24 min and 39 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. It is catalogued as a EN-language News show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed yesterday, with 287 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 398 episodes published. Published by The Spectator.

Episodes
2,771
Running
2016–2026 · 10y
Median length
32 min
Cadence
Near-daily

From the publisher

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. <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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