Show overview
Off Script has been publishing since 2021, and across the 3 years since has built a catalogue of 77 episodes, alongside 4 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 65 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 44 min and 57 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. It is catalogued as a EN-language Society & Culture show.
The catalogue appears to be on hiatus or wound down — the most recent episode landed 2.2 years ago, with no new episodes in over a year. Published by Theodora Louloudis.
From the publisher
From "wokeness" to cancel culture, the culture wars are in full swing. In this series of no-holds-barred long-form interviews, The Telegraph’s Steven Edginton sits down with world-leading commentators to unpick them. New episodes on Fridays. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Latest Episodes
View all 77 episodesRobert Tombs: Putting the war in Gaza in historical context
To put the recent protests over the war in Gaza into their historical context, The Telegraph’s Steven Edginton is joined by the renowned historian and author of The English and Their History, Robert Tombs, in the latest Off Script podcast.Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/hk-p08GE2-0 |Read more from The Telegraph’s award-winning comment team: www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion |For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/audio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Antony Beevor: Is Putin’s war in Ukraine a continuation of the Russian civil war?
Is Putin’s war a continuation of the Russian civil war? What lessons has the Russian leader learned from Stalin? How has the war in Ukraine impacted historians?To discuss these topics and more, The Telegraph’s Steven Edginton is joined by the historian Antony Beevor.Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/DFW5V4IB_PA |Read more from The Telegraph’s award-winning comment team: www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion |For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/audio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mark Stoleson: Is woke capitalism a threat to the West?
How has GB News changed British politics? Is woke capitalism a threat to the West?To discuss, Steven Edginton is joined by Mark Stoleson, the CEO of Legatum, a powerful investment firm with interests in GB News and other major projects.Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/B1O_sFO1uPE |Read more from The Telegraph’s award-winning comment team: www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion |For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/audio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Simon Heffer: Do the Tories face electoral oblivion?
As opinion polls suggest the Conservatives face electoral oblivion, could we witness a repeat of a 1997 landslide, or even 1906?To discuss, Steven Edginton is joined by the historian and Telegraph columnist Simon Heffer.Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/GLG6xjfOZ-Q |Read more from The Telegraph’s award-winning comment team: www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion |For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/audio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Diana Furchtgott-Roth: Are we in an energy cold war?
Is Net Zero destroying our energy capacity? Are we in an energy cold war?To discuss, The Telegraph’s Steven Edginton is joined by the economist Diana Furchtgott-Roth of the Heritage Foundation who has served in every Republican administration since Ronald Reagan. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/tB6HxgxVsaE |Read more from The Telegraph’s award-winning comment team: www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion |For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/audio | Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dr Kevin Roberts: The state of American conservatism, President Biden and the Blob
Dr Kevin Roberts is the president of The Heritage Foundation, one of America's most influential conservative think tanks.The Telegraph’s Steven Edginton sits down with him to discuss the state of American conservatism, President Biden and the Blob for the latest Off Script podcast.Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/BWST_E8z1eA|Read more from The Telegraph’s award-winning comment team: www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion |For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/audio|See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jason Kenney: The impact of Canada's radical euthanasia laws
Jason Kenney is the former Premier of Alberta and a Canadian conservative politician. He sits down with Steven Edginton to discuss the state of his country, including Canada’s radical new euthanasia laws.Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/Cv2AcBqap8s|Read more from The Telegraph’s award-winning comment team: www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion |For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/audio|See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Michael Shellenberger: Why climate change has become a 'religion'
Michael Shellenberger is an environmentalist, author, and advocate for pragmatic solutions to climate change.He joins Steven Edginton to talk about the ‘religion’ of climate change.Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/tqcDyHdbYd4|Read more from The Telegraph’s award-winning comment team: www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion |For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/audio|See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dennis Prager: What are the threats to Western civilisation?
Dennis Prager is a conservative thinker, commentator and one of America’s most successful political entrepreneurs, most well known for establishing PragerU, one of the largest conservative online platforms. Steven Edginton is joined by Mr Prager to discuss threats to Western civilisation.Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/OudTXT_9CzY|Read more from The Telegraph’s award-winning comment team: www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion |For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/audio|See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Anna Loutfi: Does free speech exist in Britain?
With people being arrested for posting offensive memes, and with crack downs on so-called disinformation, does free speech exist in Britain?To discuss, Steven Edginton is joined by the equality and human rights barrister from the Bad Law Project Anna Loutfi.Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/344S8oLazbI|Read more from The Telegraph’s award-winning comment team: www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion |For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/audio|See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg: The Conservative's record in government
After 13 years of Tory rule, illegal and legal migration has soared, the national debt has surpassed 100% of our GDP, the tax burden is the highest since the Second World War and, according to some, Britain is seemingly governed by a party indistinguishable from that of its Left-wing opposition.To discuss his party’s record in government, Steven Edginton is joined by Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg MP.Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/THtPrGj69Do|Read more from The Telegraph’s award-winning comment team: www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion |For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/audio|See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Piotr Glinski: The future of Poland in the European Union
As Poland votes in a referendum on illegal migration, and in a general election on Sunday Steven Edginton is joined by the Polish Minister for Culture Piotr Glinski.They discuss the surge of migration into Europe, and the future of Poland in the European Union.Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/0Ht84EMEKUI |Read more from The Telegraph’s award-winning comment team: www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion |For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/audio|See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Professor James Orr: Why is depression on the rise?
Has liberalism led to happiness? Why is depression on the rise?To discuss these questions Steven Edginton is joined by James Orr, a Professor of Philosophy of Religion at the University of Cambridge and the UK Chairman of the Edmund Burke Foundation, which was behind the National Conservatism conference held in London earlier this year.Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/HVdaC9JKpWsRead more from The Telegraph’s award-winning comment team: www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion |For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/audio|See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Arkadiusz Mularczyk, Poland’s Secretary of State for Europe
For many, Poland represents the future of Europe. Its economy is growing, its military is strong, and it has maintained its traditional values despite the West’s ongoing cultural revolution.To discuss challenges facing Poland, including its difficult relationship with the EU, Steven Edginton is joined by Minister Arkadiusz Mularczyk, Poland’s Secretary of State for Europe and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/IWvUP4d2HaY|Read more from The Telegraph’s award-winning comment team: www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion |For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/audio|See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jordan Peterson: How Canada has been taken over by Left-wing authoritarians.
bonus'Justin Trudeau has never said a true word'In this bonus episode of Off Script, Steven Edginton continues his conversation with Dr Jordan Peterson, to discuss his home country of Canada, which the professor believes has been taken over by Left-wing authoritarians. Watch Steven's documentary, Canada's woke nightmare: A warning to the West: https://youtu.be/Qt2AuVQKpq0 |Read more from The Telegraph’s award-winning comment team: www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion |For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/audio|See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Theodore Dalrymple: How low-level crimes have become effectively legal
In recent weeks videos have gone viral showing mobs of people raiding shops in Oxford street. In places across the country, many low-level crimes have become effectively legal. To discuss how life in Britain has changed in recent decades Steven Edginton is joined by the conservative writer, critic and psychiatrist Theodore Dalrymple.Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/7zbkMRI4Fxs|Read more from The Telegraph’s award-winning comment team: www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion |For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/audio|See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tom Holland: On Woke history
Tom Holland, the popular historian who co-hosts the world-famous The Rest Is History podcast, sits down with The Telegraph’s Steven Edginton to discuss his new book on Rome, woke history and why British history is so popular among international audiences.Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/4sddOblC6gs |Read more from The Telegraph’s award-winning comment team: www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion |For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/audio|See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jordan Peterson: How to win the culture war
Dr Jordan Peterson discusses how to win the culture war, with insights from Soviet and Nazi dissidents who stood up against tyranny and compares their struggles with clampdowns on free speech today. He sits down with The Telegraph’s Steven Edginton in a wide ranging discussion from why Britain was a miracle for the world to if he is addicted to Twitter. Read more from The Telegraph’s award-winning comment team: www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion |For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/audio|See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Michael Shellenberger: Is free speech under threat?
As governments and media companies continue to crack down on so-called “disinformation”, is free speech under threat? To discuss the implications of anti-disinformation units, Steven Edginton is joined by the American independent journalist Michael Shellenberger. Read more from The Telegraph’s award-winning comment team: www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion |For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/audio|See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Michael Anton: What has changed since the 'Flight 93 Election' of 2016?
"2016 is the Flight 93 election: charge the cockpit or you die.”This was the opening line of a famous essay written in 2016 by Michael Anton, who served as a national security official under President Trump. Anton joins Steven Edginton to discuss what has changed since the infamous Flight 93 Election of 2016.Read more from The Telegraph’s award-winning comment team: www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion |For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/audio|See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.