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<div>In this week’s episode: Is Boris going to limp on? </div><br><div>In her cover piece this week, Katy Balls writes that although Boris Johnson believes he can survive the partygate scandal, he has some way to go until he is safe, while in his column, James Forsyth writes about why the Tories have a summer of discontent ahead of them. They both join the podcast to speculate on the Prime Minister’s future. (00:44)</div><br><div>Also this week: Why is the Rwandan government taking our asylum seekers? </div><br><div>We have heard the arguments behind the Home Office’s plan to send migrants to Rwanda. But why is Rwanda up for this arrangement? Michela Wrong, the author of <em>Do Not Disturb: The Story of a Political Murder</em> <em>and an African Regime Gone Bad</em>, explores this question in this week’s <em>Spectator</em> and she joins the podcast along with MP Andrew Mitchell. (14:50)</div><br><div>And finally: Can AI take on the art world?</div><br><div>Sean Thomas writes in this week’s magazine about how some AI programs appear to have become rather good at painting. But what does this mean for the future of art? He joins the podcast along with Lukas Noehrer the organiser of The Alan Turing Institute’s AI & Arts group and Professor Stefano Ermon of Stanford whose research has made much of this technology possible. (28:16)</div><br><div>Hosted by Lara Prendergast and William Moore</div><br><div>Produced by Sam Holmes</div><br><div>Subscribe to <em>The Spectator</em> today and get a £20 Amazon gift voucher:<a href="http://www.spectator.co.uk/voucher">www.spectator.co.uk/voucher</a></div><br><div>Listen to Lara's food podcast <em>Table Talk</em>: <a href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/podcasts/table-talk">https://www.spectator.co.uk/podcasts/table-talk</a></div><p>Become a <em>Spectator </em>subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to <a href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/follow-your-podcasts/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">spectator.co.uk/adfree</a> to find out more.</p><br><p>For more <em>Spectator</em> podcasts, go to <a href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/podcasts/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">spectator.co.uk/podcasts</a>. </p><br><p>Contact us: [email protected]</p>
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