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Best of the Spectator

Best of the Spectator

The Spectator

2,669 episodesEN

Show overview

Best of the Spectator has been publishing since 2016, and across the 10 years since has built a catalogue of 2,669 episodes. That works out to over 1400 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 earlier today, with 185 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 398 episodes published. Published by The Spectator.

Episodes
2,669
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>

Spectator Out Loud: Richard Madeley, Michael Simmons, Gus Carter & Arabella Byrne

Jun 29, 202623 min

Americano: has America really lost to Iran?

Jun 28, 202654 min

Coffee House Shots: is Britain ungovernable?

Jun 27, 202614 min

The Edition: Burnham's coronation – but does he have a plan for power?

Jun 26, 202646 min

The Book Club: Carlo Rovelli

Jun 24, 202646 min

Quite right!: Starmer’s fall – and the rise of King Burnham

Jun 23, 202643 min

Americano: will AI extinguish humanity? With Nate Soares

Jun 23, 202644 min

Inside the £2 billion black market threatening Britain’s high streets

Jun 22, 202637 min

Spectator Out Loud: Freddy Gray, Matt Ridley, Peter Parker & Lloyd Evans

Jun 22, 202629 min

Holy Smoke: are Mormons Christian?

Jun 21, 202621 min

Coffee House Shots: the Makerfield by-election, as it happened

Jun 19, 202634 min

The Edition: Was Brexit worth it – and can Burnham save Britain?

Jun 18, 202654 min

The Book Club: How Our Children Live Now

Jun 17, 202633 min

Quite right!: was Enoch Powell right about Britain?

Jun 16, 202650 min

Reality Check: is Starmer right to ban social media for children?

Jun 16, 202616 min

Americano: can Trump forge a lasting peace with Iran?

Jun 15, 202621 min

Spectator Out Loud: Tim Shipman – with Kemi Badenoch, Justin Marozzi, Christopher Howse & Lara Prendergast

Jun 14, 202629 min

Americano: why is Cenk Uygur banned from Britain, really?

Jun 13, 202648 min

The Edition: 'We're only months away from the first political assassination by drone'

Jun 12, 202650 min

The Book Club: George Forster and the Search for Humanity

Jun 10, 202639 min