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The Edition: Cornered

The Edition: Cornered

Best of the Spectator · The Spectator

September 22, 202241m 22s

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<div>In this week’s episode:<br><br>For the cover of the magazine, Paul Wood asks whether Putin could actually push the nuclear button in order to save himself?<br><br>He is joined by <em>The Spectator’s</em> assistant online editor Lisa Haseldine, to discuss (01:03).<br><br>Also this week:<br><br>Why is there violence on the streets of Leicester?<br><br>Douglas Murray writes about this in his column this week and we speak to journalist Sunny Hundal and research analyst Dr Rakib Ehsan about what’s caused the disorder (13:44).<br><br>And finally:<br><br>Is three – or more – a crowd?<br><br>Mary Wakefield discusses the poly-problems or polyamory in her column in <em>The Spectator </em>and is joined by comedian Elf Lyons, who has written about her experience of polyamory before (26:46).<br><br>Hosted by Lara Prendergast and William Moore.<br><br>Produced by 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>