The New Statesman Podcast
By The New Statesman
Reporting and analysis to help you understand the forces shaping the world - with Andrew Marr, Hannah Barnes, Kate Lamble and Tom Gatti, plus New Statesman writers and expert contributors.
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
Monday: Culture
Tom Gatti & Kate Mossman explore what cultural moments reveal about society and the world.
Wednesday: Insight
One story, zoomed out to help you understand the forces shaping the world.
Thursday: Politics
Andrew Marr and Hannah Barnes are joined by regulars Rachel Cunliffe and George Eaton, plus New Statesman writers and guests, to provide expert analysis of the latest in UK politics.
Friday: You Ask Us
Our weekly listener questions show, with Andrew Marr, Hannah Barnes and New Statesman writers.
Submit your questions at https://www.newstatesman.com/youaskus
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Starmer moves right on immigration
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An American in the Vatican
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Turner at 250: why Britain's most influential artist still matters
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Do the Greens need a more charismatic leader?
The team answer questions on the Green party's charisma issue, how Reform's power in local council could hurt their overall polling, and whether too many Lib Dems are vegan.Rachel Cunliffe is joined by Ben Walker, Megan Kenyon, and Geor… -
The Labour party is turning in on itself
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A year undercover on the far right
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100 years of The Great Gatsby
Tom Gatti meets authors Sarah Churchwell and Erica Wagner to discuss why The Great Gatsby is still relevant a century after it was published.Considered by many to be the great American novel, F. Scott Fitzgerald's iconic tale o… -
Reform wins: dire for Labour, existential for Tories
Yesterday elections took place up and down the country, for councils, six mayoral contests, and a by-election. What we’re looking at today is a big win for Nigel Farage’s Reform - and a seismic shift in British politics.Hannah Barnes is… -
Trump finally invests in Ukraine
Overnight, Ukraine and the United States have signed a long-awaited minerals deal. Hannah Barnes is joined by political editor Andrew Marr and international editor Megan Gibson to discuss what this means for Ukraine's security and the f… -
Trump's 100 day fight with democracy
In the short period which has elapsed since Donald Trump took office (again) in January, he has slashed public health funding, gone after education, attacked media freedom, and challenged the authority of the legal system of the courts.…