9 Podcast Episodes
Spectator Out Loud: Katy Balls, Christina Lamb and Sam Leith
Spectator Out Loud: Katy Balls, Christina Lamb and Sam Leith
This week: Katy Balls discusses the SNP’s annual conference and asks what will it take to hold the party together if t... Read more
21 Oct 2023
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20mins
"I should have kept that cigarette butt." Sam Leith
"I should have kept that cigarette butt." Sam Leith
Author, journalist and literary editor for The Spectator, Sam Leith, tells Jack Aldane his story of meeting Martin Amis,... Read more
31 Jul 2023
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49mins
Spectator Out Loud: Sam Leith, Lionel Shriver and Angus Colwell
Spectator Out Loud: Sam Leith, Lionel Shriver and Angus Colwell
This week: Sam Leith explains how he’s been keeping up friendships by playing online scrabble (00:55), Lionel Shriver qu... Read more
22 Apr 2023
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22mins
Spectator Out Loud: Sam Leith, Kate Andrews and Toby Young
Spectator Out Loud: Sam Leith, Kate Andrews and Toby Young
On this week's episode: Sam Leith looks at what TikTok and tech have done to our memories (0:34). Kate Andrews is in two... Read more
30 Jul 2022
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17mins
Spectator Out Loud: Matthew Lynn, Anthony Seldon and Sam Leith
Spectator Out Loud: Matthew Lynn, Anthony Seldon and Sam Leith
On this week's episode, Matthew Lynn describes the first great geopolitical battle of the century: the vaccine wars. (00... Read more
30 Jan 2021
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22mins
Spectator Out Loud: Douglas Murray, Sam Leith, Melissa Kite and Toby Young
Spectator Out Loud: Douglas Murray, Sam Leith, Melissa Kite and Toby Young
On this week's episode, Douglas Murray argues that Boris's new picks to take charge of the BBC and Ofcom will give the i... Read more
3 Oct 2020
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24mins
An extract from Sam Leith at the Oldie Journalism Course
An extract from Sam Leith at the Oldie Journalism Course
Sam Leith, literary editor of the Spectator, talks about 'How to Write a Book Review' and proffers wisdom on how to make... Read more
10 Jul 2018
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7mins
Sam Leith - Damian Barr's Literary Salon - June 2017
Sam Leith - Damian Barr's Literary Salon - June 2017
Just days before the General Election, Spectator Literary Editor and Rhetoric expert, Sam Leith joined Damian Barr at th... Read more
22 Jul 2017
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32mins
Sam Leith, “Words Like Loaded Pistols: Rhetoric from Aristotle to Obama” (Basic Books, 2012)
Sam Leith, “Words Like Loaded Pistols: Rhetoric from Aristotle to Obama” (Basic Books, 2012)
What’s the connection between Sarah Palin and Plato? The response that leaps to mind is that they’ve both never heard of... Read more
3 Jul 2012
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55mins