Spectator Out Loud: James MacMillan, Sebastian Morello, Amy Wilentz, Sam Leith and Lloyd Evans

<div>This week: composer James MacMillan reads his diary on the beautiful music of football (01:11); Sebastian Morello tells us about the deep connection between hunting and Christianity (07:17); Amy Wilentz explains how Vodou fuels Haiti’s gang culture (16:14); <em>The Spectator’s</em> literary editor Sam Leith reviews <em>The Virago Book of Friendship </em>(22:38); and – from the arts pages – <em>The Spectator’s</em> theatre critic Lloyd Evans writes about a new play on the last days of Liz Truss and also about <em>Bette and Joan</em>, which includes 'brutal' and 'brilliant' portraits of Bette Davis and Joan Crawford (26:37).<br><br>Presented by Oscar Edmondson.<br><br>Produced by Patrick Gibbons and Oscar Edmondson.</div> <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>