211. Trump's Niece on Why He's On Putin's Side
How did Donald Trump’s childhood shape the president we see today? Why was Mary Trump cut out of her grandfather’s billion-dollar will? Why...
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Rory Stewart and Alastair Campbell, hosts of Britain's biggest podcast (The Rest Is Politics), have joined forces once again for their new interview podcast, ‘Leading’.Every Monday, Rory and...
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210. Rory and Alastair Interview Prime Minister Andy Burnham
With the Trump administration planning to livestream a firing squad execution, should the UK take a stand? How will Andy Burnham change Brit...
209. Shabana Mahmood: Palestine Action, Faith, and What I Told Starmer
Should Palestine Action stay banned? Why can't Britain just send small boats straight back to France? Can faith and public duty coexist in m...
208. Mustafa Suleyman: Is AI Actually Conscious?
Can Artificial Intelligence stay subordinate? Is Anthropic’s 100-Page constitution creating dangerous AI autonomy? Should AI models be grant...
207. Gordon Brown: How to Fix a Fracturing World
What did Gordon Brown learn from leading the UK through the global financial crisis? Why do so many citizens today not belong to any civic o...
206. How Putin's War Changed Finland Forever (Sanna Marin)
Following Putin's war in Ukraine, how politically challenging was it committing Finland to join NATO? What was it like becoming the world's...
205. Anthony Scaramucci: Why America Keeps Making the Same Mistakes
Why does Anthony Scaramucci think Osama bin Laden is “winning”, and what has the War on Terror really cost America? From letting China into...
204. Will a Wealth Tax Actually Fix Britain? (Dan Neidle)
Why does tax expert Dan Neidle take Gabriel Zucman seriously as a thinker on inequality, but dismiss Gary Stevenson's warnings as populism?...
203. The Man Taking On Infantino: UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin
How did UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin lead the revolt that tore apart Gianni Infantino's plan to privatise the World Cup? Is Infantino f...
202. Is Peace in the Middle East Closer Than We Think? (A Palestinian & An Israeli's View)
How do an Israeli who lost his parents on October 7th and a Palestinian whose brother died after torture in Israeli prisons come together to...
201. How Westminster Breaks Politicians and Why Britain Isn't Ready for War
Is Britain's military being left behind as drones and AI rewrite the rules of modern warfare? Is British politics broken beyond repair, and...
200. Count Binface: Nigel Farage's Biggest Threat?
Is Count Binface really Nigel Farage's biggest threat in Clacton, and has Farage already lost by turning "me against the establishment" into...
199. Is Trump's Chaos Pushing Iceland Towards the EU? (Prime Minister of Iceland, Kristrún Frostadóttir)
What are the real reasons Iceland has brought forward its vote on restarting accession talks with the EU? What lessons did the Prime Ministe...
198. How Trump’s Imperial Presidency Really Works
How does the most chaotic White House in history actually make decisions? How did Netanyahu sell Trump on a regime change war in Iran? Who i...
197. The Billionaire Tax Debate (Gabriel Zucman)
Can the super rich ever be fairly taxed, or are there too many functioning tax havens? Can capitalism survive the ever growing disparity bet...
196. How America Talks Itself Into Endless Wars
What does the gap between American foreign policy rhetoric and reality reveal about the failures of its military interventions in Iraq, Afgh...
195. Can the West Reclaim its Power from Trump? (Malcolm Turnbull)
As Western nations become increasingly dependent on the US for AI, satellite infrastructure, and defence, are they sacrificing sovereignty i...
194. Is Putin Losing His Grip on Russia?
With war fatigue growing and polls showing increasing dissatisfaction with life in Russia, is Vladimir Putin beginning to lose control? What...
193. James Cleverly: Why Has There Been A Radical Shift On The Right?
What does James Cleverly think of Nigel Farage and Reform? How does Cleverly explain his unexpected exit from the Tory leadership race? What...
192. Are We On The Brink Of World War III? (Odd Arne Westad)
How similar is today's world to the months before the outbreak of World War I? Could Taiwan, India-China tensions, or an unforeseen crisis b...