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The CapX Podcast

CapX editor John Ashmore interviews the most interesting people in politics Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Steven Pinker's inconvenient truths

Steven Pinker's inconvenient truths

In his final episode as host of free exchange and editor of CapX, Oliver Wiseman talks to Steven Pinker Hosted on Acast.... Read more

3 Jul 2019

32mins

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Niall Ferguson on Europe, Brexit and Boris

Niall Ferguson on Europe, Brexit and Boris

For the latest episode of Free Exchange, CapX’s acting editor John Ashmore sat down with one of the world’s most renowne... Read more

5 Jul 2019

29mins

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Free Exchange: Tim Kane on the decline of great powers

Free Exchange: Tim Kane on the decline of great powers

Our guest this week is entrepreneur, economist, air force veteran and latterly candidate for the US Congress, Tim Kane. ... Read more

5 Nov 2019

27mins

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Rory Sutherland on what economists get wrong

Rory Sutherland on what economists get wrong

My guest on the podcast this week is Rory Sutherland. Rory is the Vice Chairman of the advertising agency Ogilvy, a job ... Read more

8 Feb 2019

59mins

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Paul Collier on the future of capitalism

Paul Collier on the future of capitalism

This week's guest on Free Exchange, the CapX podcast, is Sir Paul Collier, Professor of Economics at the Blavatnik Schoo... Read more

25 Jan 2019

37mins

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Owen Bennett on Michael Gove

Owen Bennett on Michael Gove

Our guest this week is the journalist and author Owen Bennett. Owen has been a member of the parliamentary lobby since 2... Read more

22 Jul 2019

34mins

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Henry Newman on where Brexit Britain goes next

Henry Newman on where Brexit Britain goes next

CapX Editor Oliver Wiseman speaks to Henry Newman, Director of Open Europe and one of the most eagle-eyed Brexit watcher... Read more

17 Jan 2019

25mins

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Jonathan Tepper on the Myth of Capitalism

Jonathan Tepper on the Myth of Capitalism

You might think the United States is a dynamic, free market economy - but you'd be wrong.In their new book The Myth of C... Read more

14 Dec 2018

28mins

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The Case for Conservatism

The Case for Conservatism

This week is a special episode of Free Exchange, recorded live at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester. The d... Read more

4 Oct 2019

1hr

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Eric Kaufmann on Whiteshift

Eric Kaufmann on Whiteshift

Since the election of Donald Trump and, to a lesser extent, the Brexit referendum, there’s been a fierce debate about wh... Read more

30 Nov 2018

44mins

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Free Exchange: Anne Applebaum

Free Exchange: Anne Applebaum

Our guest this week is the world-renowned historian and journalist Anne Applebaum. Anne is a regular columnist in the Wa... Read more

12 Jul 2019

26mins

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The CapX Awards: 2018

The CapX Awards: 2018

For the final episode of the year, Oliver Wiseman and a group of CapX contributors hand out the gongs in the CapX Awards... Read more

21 Dec 2018

1hr 12mins

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David Brooks climbs the second mountain

David Brooks climbs the second mountain

My guest for the first in a new run of Free Exchange episodes is the New York Times columnist and bestselling author Dav... Read more

24 May 2019

23mins

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Matthew Goodwin on National Populism

Matthew Goodwin on National Populism

Arguably the most important political trend across the West in recent years has been the rise of national populism. It h... Read more

7 Nov 2018

32mins

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Sam Bowman on neoliberalism

Sam Bowman on neoliberalism

If someone utters the word ‘neoliberal’ in a political debate, chances are they’re using it as a term of abuse. However,... Read more

7 Mar 2019

44mins

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Rory Stewart wants to be Britain's next prime minister

Rory Stewart wants to be Britain's next prime minister

Is Rory Stewart 2019’s answer to Nick Clegg? Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson thinks so. Like Nick Clegg, she ... Read more

4 Jun 2019

28mins

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Peter Riddell on good government and the uncertain life of a British Minister

Peter Riddell on good government and the uncertain life of a British Minister

Peter Riddell is one of the country’s most respected analysts of the workings of government, parliament and Whitehall.Pr... Read more

23 Aug 2019

30mins

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Gisela Stuart on Britain's absent foreign policy

Gisela Stuart on Britain's absent foreign policy

Gisela Stuart is a rare figure in British politics - a Labour politician who campaigned wholeheartedly for Brexit.As an ... Read more

27 Sep 2019

33mins

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Sir Malcolm Rifkind

Sir Malcolm Rifkind

Our guest this week is a true heavyweight of the British political scene. Sir Malcolm Rifkind spent more than a decade i... Read more

16 Aug 2019

55mins

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Adrian Wooldridge on Capitalism in America

Adrian Wooldridge on Capitalism in America

This week's episode of Free Exchange is a recording of the most recent CapX Live event: a conversation with Adrian Woold... Read more

5 Dec 2018

1hr 9mins

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