🎙This week's Edition podcast from The Spectator 🗣 Louise Perry & Michael Simmons on OnlyFans: should Britain celebrate its success or be concerned? 🗣 francis pike & Kerry Brown on Xi's absence 🗣 Mark Mason & Francesca Beauman on lonely hearts ads spectator.co.uk/podcast/porn-b…

Don’t miss this Spectator event about the recovery of the sacred by young people fed up with dreary jargon and ‘worship songs’. Top speakers plus glorious motets at St Bart’s. Book now!

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Amusing modern version of Macmillan's line that "There are three bodies no sensible man directly challenges: the Roman Catholic Church, the Brigade of Guards and the National Union of Mineworkers" in the Times today

As Israel continues to strike Iran, how will Iran retaliate? And what are the wider implications of escalation in the Middle East? I speak to RUSI's Michael Stephens & James Heale on the latest Coffee House Shots pod 👇 spectator.co.uk/podcast/israel…

🎙️Don't miss this tomorrow morning. One of the most interesting episodes I've ever hosted.

Enjoyed doing this short podcast about today’s events for The Spectator

This is one of the most jaw-dropping pieces I've ever read and I'm not entirely sure what to do with it. nytimes.com/2025/06/13/tec…

Economists Paul Johnson & Ruth Curtice join Michael Simmons on the Coffee House Shots pod for a big picture look at the British economy. If they were a fiscal dictator, what one policy would they enact? 👇 Michael Simmons Paul Johnson Resolution Foundation spectator.co.uk/podcast/why-is…

Likewise. I’m starting to wonder what happens next. Trading missiles back and forth is hardly a strategic game changer. Perhaps Israel has more in the locker to come. Not ruling it out; but I’m beginning to wonder what Israeli aims in this conflict are. They seem confused.

Proud day today, after 30 years of reading the The Spectator and around a decade of contributing occasionally I have my first cover. The inside story of government thinking on Iran and Israel. In the shops soon and on the website tomorrow. Subscribe here: spectator.co.uk/join-today/?co…

This new Holy Smoke episode will restore your faith in young Christians. Don’t miss it!

🎙This week's Edition podcast from The Spectator 🗣 Tim Shipman & Freddy Gray on the foreign policy splits facing both Starmer & Trump 🗣 Justin Marozzi & Michael Stephens on the problems of regime change in Iran 🗣 Stuart Jeffries on embracing shame spectator.co.uk/podcast/starme…

🎙This week's The Spectator out loud 🗣 owen matthews on Venetians vs tourism 🗣 BijanOmrani reads his church notebook 🗣 Andrew Hankinson on the retreat of private life 🗣 Laurie Penny on the politics of 28 days later 🗣 Andrew Watts on angel delight spectator.co.uk/podcast/owen-m…

Pleased to join this The Spectator Out Loud podcast, where I cover pilfering in vestries, disappearing portraits, the decline of the neck-tie, the return of Gregorian Chant, and challenge our bishops to a singing competition...