Oct 30, 202649 min
For this week’s Edition , William Moore is joined by the Spectator ’s economics editor Michael Simmons, the journalist and author Simon Jenkins and the actress and Spectator book reviewer Genevieve Gaunt. This week: are...
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Lara Prendergast and William Moore host weekly conversations with Spectator writers and friends of the magazine. Over a glass of wine, they dissect the biggest stories across news, politics and culture – and how they are covered in that week’s edition of The Spectator . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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What is The Edition about?
Lara Prendergast and William Moore host weekly conversations with Spectator writers and friends of the magazine. Over a glass of wine, they dissect the biggest stories across news, politics and culture, and how they are covered in that week’s edition of The Spectator.
Who hosts The Edition?
The Edition is hosted by The Spectator. The show has published 418 episodes to date.
What has The Edition covered recently?
Recent episodes include "How the middle classes pay for the state, but increasingly don’t use it | with Simon Jenkins & Genevieve Gaunt" (30 October 2026, 49 minutes), "Could France’s crisis come to Britain? with Louis Sarkozy & Loyd Grossman" (23 October 2026, 45 minutes), and "Are we failing the next generation?, with Camilla Cavendish & Gloria de Piero" (16 October 2026, 51 minutes).
How often does The Edition publish?
The Edition publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 44 minutes across 418 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on The Edition?
Booking probability for The Edition is 38%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Edition requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Edition's contact route on record: verified email.
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The Spectator hosts The Edition, a news podcast with 418 episodes published.
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Oct 23, 202645 minFor this week’s Edition , Lara Prendergast is joined by the Spectator ’s economics editor Michael Simmons, writer Louis Sarkozy and broadcaster Sir Loyd Grossman. This week: is France heading for revolution? As protests...
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Jul 23, 202638 minThis week: has Andy Burnham really brought change to Downing Street – or merely repackaged Labour’s old guard? Has Ed Miliband been sidelined by being sent to the Foreign Office, a ‘non-job’ in which he can do little...
Jul 16, 202637 minFor this week’s Edition, William Moore is joined by The Spectator’s political editor, Tim Shipman, commissioning editor and writer at large Tali Fraser, and the historian Antony Beevor. This week: what will Andy Burnham...
Jul 9, 202631 minFor this week’s Edition, Lara Prendergast is joined by The Spectator’s political editor Tim Shipman, deputy editor of the US edition Gus Carter and the Mail on Sunday’s restaurant critic Tom Parker Bowles. This week...
Jul 3, 202630 minFor this week’s Edition , Lara Prendergast is joined by the Spectator ’s deputy editor Freddy Gray, assistant content editor John Power and former Leader of the House of Commons Penny Mordaunt. This week...
Jun 26, 202647 minFor this week’s Edition , William Moore is joined by the Spectator ’s political editor Tim Shipman, the drinks writer Henry Jeffreys and the founder and chair of iNHouse Communications – and...
Jun 18, 202654 minFor this week’s Edition , William Moore is joined by the Spectator ’s assistant editor Isabel Hardman and the editor of The New Statesman Tom McTague. Plus, in a special episode this week...
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Jun 12, 202651 minFor this week’s Edition , William Moore is joined by the Spectator 's commissioning editor Lara Brown, the columnist for the Wall Street Journal’s Free Expression newsletter Louise Perry and...
Jun 4, 202647 minFor this week’s Edition , Lara Prendergast is joined by the Spectator 's political editor Tim Shipman, the writer Guy Stagg and the author and host of How to Fail Elizabeth Day. This week, the guests discuss...
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