Spectator Australia Podcasts

The myth of free speech in Britain, with Winston Marshall

17 February 2025 3:00 am

Whilst illiberal progressivism (or woke for short) appears to be in retreat, what will take its place is an open…

The Reform revolution, with Rupert Lowe

13 February 2025 3:00 am

There’s an interesting historical pattern in British politics, and you can see it in various shapes and forms since the…

We cannot tax and spend our way to growth, with Jon Moynihan

29 January 2025 3:00 am

The UK economy is structurally buggered (to use a technical term). Decades of economic mismanagement have caused growth to grind…

Why police ignored the grooming gangs, with Maggie Oliver

23 January 2025 3:00 am

In the last month, the grooming gangs scandal has gone from being the UK’s worst-kept secret to its greatest source…

Why we get boozed, with Edward Slingerland

15 January 2025 3:00 am

After a merry festive season, this is the time of the year when some of us decide to cut back…

Australia is uniquely susceptible to the woke mind virus, with Andrew Gold on Heretics

8 January 2025 3:00 am

Regular listeners may remember that last year Will interviewed the wonderful documentarian, podcaster and YouTuber Andrew Gold. Andrew recently returned…

How the music industry went woke, with Hayley Mary

1 January 2025 3:00 am

Music used to be about “sticking it to the man.” It’s now the most conformist industry there is. Hayley Mary…

The fall of the Big Guy, with Miranda Devine

19 December 2024 3:00 am

As friend of the show Charles C.W. Cooke has said, “To the honest eye, Joe Biden was a mid-wit career…

The boys are not alright, with Miriam Cates

12 December 2024 3:00 am

In recent years, Western society has conducted a perverse experiment. We have indulged the grievances of almost every identity group,…

“Multiculturalism is a rotten ideology” – Ayaan Hirsi Ali

5 December 2024 3:00 am

As Western values continue to come under assault, it is hard not to feel like there is a courage deficit…

What Trump’s win means for the world, with Joe Hockey

28 November 2024 3:00 am

The American President remains the most powerful person in the world. The collective choice made by a relatively small group…

Make Britain Great Again, with Leo Kearse

21 November 2024 3:00 am

London’s famously gloomy weather reflects the national mood. Farmers are marching on Westminster to protest crippling changes to inheritance tax…

Pfizer’s crimes against humanity, with Naomi Wolf

14 November 2024 3:00 am

There has been no real, society-wide reflection on the way we responded to the COVID-19 pandemic. We need to reflect…

Why Trump won, with Melissa Chen

7 November 2024 3:00 am

Donald Trump will be the 47th President of the United States. He will be the second President in history to…

The top 10 greatest British history questions, with Dominic Sandbrook

31 October 2024 3:00 am

In a recent episode with Lord Frost, Will asked him if he was hopeful for the future of the United…

Landslide incoming, with Sean Spicer

25 October 2024 3:27 am

We are 10 days out from the most important US election of our lifetimes. Of course that’s what they always…

Starmer’s 100-day report card, with Lord David Frost

24 October 2024 3:00 am

The start of a new government sets a tone that is often difficult to change. And the tone of Keir…

The war on the past, with Frank Furedi

16 October 2024 3:00 am

There are many things that are depressing about the modern culture wars, but none more so than the war on…

After the Pogrom, with Brendan O’Neill

10 October 2024 3:00 am

In some respects, October 7 and the events that have followed is the continuation of a story that is almost…

Why I left the UK, with Calvin Robinson

3 October 2024 3:00 am

There is a deep pessimism in the UK in 2024; a mood that has only got worse since the arrival…

America’s vibes election, with Alex Castellanos

26 September 2024 3:00 am

For many voters, the upcoming US election isn’t really about the border, or the deficit, or guns, or healthcare, or…

Turning the tables on Will Kingston

19 September 2024 3:00 am

Comic and GB News Host Nick Dixon was on the show a few weeks ago. He returned the favour by…

The grim rise of Islamic sectarianism, with Darren Grimes

12 September 2024 3:00 am

Talking about Islam is a dangerous business, but talk about it we must. The West is facing a civilisational moment,…

The plan to silence Britain, with Toby Young

5 September 2024 3:00 am

Free speech is under attack all over the Western world, but the assault may be the most sinister in the…

How to defeat wokeism, with Helen Pluckrose

29 August 2024 3:00 am

It’s easy to say that “woke ideology” is a nonsense. It’s much harder to say that when your job, your…