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The Book ClubFrances Wilson: Electric Spark – The Enigma of Muriel SparkMy guest in this week's Book Club podcast is the biographer Frances Wilson, whose new book Electric Spark: The Enigma of Muriel Spark was recently lauded in these pages as "mesmerising" and "a revolutionary book". She tells me how she immersed herself in the spooky life and peerless art of the great novelist, and why a conventional biographical treatment would never have been adequate to a subject for whom fiction and reality twined in unexpected and disconcerting ways.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find...2025-07-2344 min
Better Without BillboardsSeries 2 finaleIn this episode, Nicola and James take a look back at series 1 and 2 of the podcast, giving updates on some of our previous content. It's amazing how much progress we've seen in just the last 12 months, from fossil ad bans in The Netherlands, to planning reform in the UK, momentum is building to disrupt the influence of major polluters in our lives. We'll be taking a break after this episode but will be back before too long with more from the Adfree Cities team. Show notesCarla Denyer's amendment to the Planning Bill: https://www...2025-06-3033 minBetter Without BillboardsAdvertising beyond capitalismIn this episode we explore the role of advertising as a flagbearer for capitalism, and the values and principles on which capitalism relies. We're joined by Simon Mair, lecturer in sustainability at the University of York to discuss growth, Growth, degrowth and post-growth, and the role that advertising does or could play in economies organised along the differing principles these ideas represent. Show notesRead Simon's article Language, Climate Change, and Cities beyond Capitalism here: https://utppublishing.com/doi/full/10.3138/jccpe-2023-0012Listen to our previous episode on advertising and values:https://shows.acast.com...2025-05-2631 minBetter Without BillboardsSelling love: advertising and cultural values, with Ruth TaylorIn this episode, Nicola speaks to narrative strategist Ruth Taylor of the Common Cause Foundation about the ways in which adverts shape our priorities and attitudes to social and environmental issues through appealing to certain cultural values. Ruth offers her take on adverts from Pepsi, Volvo and Apple which seem to appeal to intrinsic values like social unity or caring for nature, but may actually end up undermining these values. Finally, Ruth shares her thoughts on how the advertising industry needs to change in order to genuinely play a positive role.Show notesThanks to...2025-04-2341 minBetter Without BillboardsPromoting PollutionIn this episode we step behind the veil of secrecy that hides the ad industry from accountability. As the climate crisis worsens daily, why do we continue to see ads for climate-damaging products everywhere? The answer lies in the long, cosy relationship between the ad industry and polluting industries like fossil fuels, cars and plastics. A new action from Adfree Cities and the New Weather Institute aims to bring accountability to ad land for their role in promoting pollution. We hear from Adfree's Veronica Wignall about this involves, and from Clean Creatives' Tolmeia Gregory on why the ad industry...2025-03-2525 minBetter Without BillboardsThe deadly fantasy of SUV advertsIn this episode Nicola and James discuss the rise of sports utility vehicles (SUVs). Having started life as military vehicles, you might wonder how massive, bulky, SUVs could become not only the most popular vehicle type on UK roads, but one that is increasingly associated with safety. But as we hear, the identity of SUVs has been remoulded by advertising that presents them as cool, modern, family-friendly cars, whilst conveniently forgetting to mention the outsized risk they pose to other road users. To begin tackling the problem of SUVs, we need to first challenge their promotion in advertising. 2025-02-2526 minBetter Without BillboardsDistract, delay, derail: the tactics of meat and dairy advertisingIn this episode, Nicola speaks to Caitlin Smith of the Changing Markets Foundation about the power and influence of Big Meat and Dairy. Caitlin explains why we need to worry about methane, and tells us how the meat industry uses tactics of distract, delay and derail, to get away with taking little meaningful action. Meanwhile, the government continues to back campaigns to promote meat and dairy, despite the well-evidenced need to reduce meat consumption for the planet as well as our own health. And adverts deliberately target ethically-minded young people to convert them back to meat and dairy. We...2025-01-2338 minBetter Without BillboardsConsuming childhoodIn this episode, Nicola speaks to Alice Ferguson from Playing Out and Charlotte Gage from Adfree Cities about how our planning system fails children and leads to cities unable to meet young people's needs. The conversation ranges from planning to housing to public health, and of course advertising, to build the case that children are routinely overlooked as a group with needs of their own with generational consequences. In the end, building child-friendly cities would benefit not only the youngest in society but all of us.Show notes:Find out more about Playing Out: https...2024-11-2052 minBetter Without BillboardsThe Wild West of ad regulationIn this episode, James explores the systems in place to prevent harmful advertising from being shown in the UK. Ad regulation can work, but it's piecemeal and slow, as the current failure to keep pace with emerging greenwash advertising from fossil fuels companies makes clear. James later speaks to Will Prochaska from the Coalition to End Gambling Ads about how regulation fails to protect us from ads that promote one of the UK's most harmful industries.Show notes: Read more about the ASA's handling of environmental complaints: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ebd0080238e863d04911...2024-10-1549 min
Better Without BillboardsHow Edinburgh banned high carbon ads (and you can too!)From fossil fuels, to cars, flights, cruises and meat and dairy we are surrounded by ads for products that are driving the climate crisis. Just as we banned ads for cigarettes and tobacco once we realised how harmful they were, we can likewise end advertising for polluting products to protect health and the planet. Edinburgh City Council has taken this to heart and passed just such a ban on ads for carbon-intensive products across the city. In this episode we speak to Edinburgh councillor Ben Parker about this motion, how it came about and how other cities (or even...2024-09-2437 min
Better Without BillboardsDeal or no deal?Who ya gonna call? Err... no one, actually. In this episode, Nicola and James chat with professor Lizzie Nixon as she unravels the curious tale of a phone box that wasn't a phone box on the streets of Nottingham. The story opens up the history of how public infrastructure like bus shelters, defibrillators and phone boxes came to be entwined with advertising. Ads can offer councils a revenue stream, but at what cost? And who really comes out the winner when councils make deals with outdoor advertising companies?Show notes:Find out more about...2024-08-1940 min
Better Without BillboardsThe Worst Industry in the World, with Darren CullenIn this episode we speak with artist Darren Cullen, aka Spelling Mistakes Cost Lives. Our conversation covers Darren's early aspirations to join the ad industry, through his conversion into subvertising, and his most recent work challenging the greenwash of oil giant Shell. Thanks to his winding journey from ads to art, Darren has a unique and unflinching critique of the ad industry and its role in driving consumption by, amongst other things, exploiting a mother's love to sell bleach.Show notesCheck out Darren's website and work past and present at https://www.spellingmistakescostlives.com...2024-07-231h 06Better Without BillboardsAdventures in planning system reformIn this episode Adfree Cities' Nicola and James discuss how the planning system holds the keys to overturn decades of in-built inequality. We explore our recent research on outdoor advertising and inequality, digging into the issues with the current planning system for advertising, the issues, and what we can do about it.Show notesRead the full Adfree Cities report at https://adfreecities.org.uk/unavoidable-impact/Find out more about Adfree Cities at https:www.adfreecities.org.uk and on Bluesky and Instagram @adfreecities.Credits:Produced...2024-06-1324 min
The War on CarsShould SUV Ads Be Banned?Did you ever see a car advertisement that you thought was so ridiculously irresponsible it should be banned? Well, the people at Adfree Cities, an advocacy group based in the United Kingdom, did, and they decided to do something about it. They went up against Toyota over an ad for the Toyota Hilux SUV that shows drivers ripping through sensitive natural areas and cities—and they won, getting the ad taken off the airwaves and the streets. We talked with two members of the organization, Veronica Wignall and James Ward, about how they’re tackling the auto industry’s most e...2024-02-0626 min
Sacrilegious Discourse - Bible Study for AtheistsA Very Churchy Christmas (Reloaded)Hey everyone! Wife is feeling pretty sick tonight, so I thought I'd take this opportunity to repost an episode from back in 2021 called, "A Very Churchy Christmas." This was us about a year into our podcasting adventure and oddly enough, maybe our only special Christmas episode we've done thus far. If all goes well and the medicine works, we'll be back tomorrow with our regularly scheduled episode and hopefully Wife will be feeling 100% better, but until then... ENJOY!Husband and Wife discuss church attendance demographics. We also talk about the meaning of...2023-12-1428 min
Sacrilegious Discourse - Bible Study for AtheistsA Very Churchy Christmas (Reloaded)Hey everyone! Wife is feeling pretty sick tonight, so I thought I'd take this opportunity to repost an episode from back in 2021 called, "A Very Churchy Christmas." This was us about a year into our podcasting adventure and oddly enough, maybe our only special Christmas episode we've done thus far. If all goes well and the medicine works, we'll be back tomorrow with our regularly scheduled episode and hopefully Wife will be feeling 100% better, but until then... ENJOY!Husband and Wife discuss church attendance demographics. We also talk about the meaning of...2023-12-1428 min
Bible Study for Atheists - ExodusBible Study for Atheists: Exodus Chapters 23 - 24Husband and Wife cover Exodus chapter 23: Laws of Human Relations (cont.) / The Three Appointed Feasts / The Lord's Angel Sent to Lead Israel; and chapter 24: Moses and the Elders on Mount Sinai. People get splattered with blood and rest their asses. Changes of season turn into week-long parties. People are urged to invade other lands. *sigh*Join Acast+ to enjoy our podcast adfree! https://plus.acast.com/s/sacrilegiousiscourse.Join us on DISCORD: https://discord.gg/8RwwMrb5zKSkip the ads by joining Acast+ https://plus.acast.com/s/63...2023-08-1828 minBible Study for Atheists - ExodusBible Study for Atheists: Exodus Chapters 21 - 22Husband and Wife cover Exodus chapter 21: The Treatment of Servants / Laws Concerning Acts of Violence / Laws Concerning Responsibility of Owners; and Exodus chapter 22: Laws Concerning Restitution / Laws of Human Relations. Not gonna lie, this section was particularly iresome. Seriously, these are rules supposedly dictated by God on how to treat slaves, virgins, thieves, widows, orphans, etc. The Bible is just gross. Final thoughts: Ex 22:31 "Throw it to the dogs."Join Acast+ to enjoy our podcast adfree! https://plus.acast.com/s/sacrilegiousiscourse.Join us on DISCORD: https://discord.gg/8RwwMrb5zK...2023-08-1742 min
Restoring DarknessAdvertising Light Pollution with Charlotte GageWe all know cities are a big contributor to light pollution. Charlotte Gage from Adfree Cities in the United Kingdom, contends that one of the biggest offenders is digital advertising. LED’s are getting brighter and advertising signs are being left on all night, drowning out views of the night sky but also destroying people’s sleep who live nearby these signs. Charlotte, Michael and John discuss what progress has been made, about how laws haven’t caught up to digital signage, and how best to tackle this blight. Charlotte Gage is Network Director for Adfree Cities, a network of gro...2023-03-2950 min
CANADALAND(Short Cuts) Ukraine’s Night Train to the Front LinesAs we cross the one-year anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, former Canadaland producer Sarah Lawrynuik returns to Short Cuts to talk with Jonathan about why she became a freelance war correspondent, taking night trains to the front lines.They also look at China’s reported interference in Canada’s elections & why our institutions tend to throw up their hands the moment they encounter even slightly sophisticated malfeasance.Host: Jonathan GoldsbieCredits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor & Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)Guest: Sarah Lawrynuik ...2023-03-0240 min
AmericanoIs this the end of American democracy?Joe Biden accepted the Democratic Party's nomination at their virtual convention last night, bringing his three-day coronation to an end with a well-received speech. Throughout this year's DNC, speakers have warned that America's political foundations are at stake in the upcoming election - Barack Obama urged voters not to let the Republicans 'take away your democracy'. Is the country on the brink, and what's the verdict on the Democratic convention? Matt McDonald, managing editor of Spectator USA, speaks to Matt Purple, senior editor at the American Conservative. Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go t...2020-08-2120 min
AmericanoWho is the virtual DNC for?The virtual Democratic National Convention kicked off this week with an agenda packed full of the party's most well-known and experienced figures. But with a controversial appearance from Bill Clinton and a barnstorming speech from Michelle Obama, who is the convention really for? Matt McDonald, managing editor of the Spectator USA, speaks to Emily Larsen, political reporter at the Washington Examiner.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact...2020-08-1920 min
AmericanoHow will the NFL handle the pandemic?Freddy Gray talks to Charles Walford about how America's professional sports leagues are coping with planning around Covid-19. Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk2020-08-1420 min
AmericanoIs Kamala Harris a good VP pick?Yesterday evening, Joe Biden announced Kamala Harris as his running mate. While the Californian senator is seen by many as a safe pick, she notably came to blows with Biden in the Democratic primaries for his history of working with segregationists. Is this a good move by the Biden campaign? Freddy Gray speaks to Matt McDonald, managing editor of the Spectator USA. Subscribe to The Spectator's first podcast newsletter here and get each week's podcast highlights in your inbox every Tuesday.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk...2020-08-1216 min
Table TalkWith Annie GrayAnnie Gray is a historian, cook and writer who specialises in food from 1600 to present day. On the podcast, she tells Lara and Olivia about a childhood of eating 'frisbee-like' omelettes, why male hares are inedible, and how an episode of Antiques Roadshow nearly jeopardised the release of her new book. Annie Gray's Victory in the Kitchen: The Life of Churchill's Cook, is out now. Subscribe to The Spectator's first podcast newsletter here and get each week's podcast highlights in your inbox every Tuesday.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to...2020-08-1036 min
AmericanoIs Biden blowing the election?The polls are tightening, meanwhile Joe Biden is on the back foot over another gaffe about African American voters. Is the Democratic challenger blowing the election? Editor of the National Interest Jacob Heilbrunn joins Freddy Gray, editor of Spectator USA.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk2020-08-0817 min
AmericanoWhat is going on in Portland?Freddy Gray talks to the journalist and author Nancy Rommelmann about the ongoing protests in Portland, Oregon as Trump begins to send in federal forces. Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk2020-07-2418 min
AmericanoA brief history of anti-populism with Thomas FrankFreddy Gray interviews Thomas Frank in Spectator USA's second online event. Frank argues that populism isn't frightening, but rather an account of enlightenment and liberation; it is the story of American democracy itself, of its ever-widening promise of a decent life for all.To catch Freddy's next event, subscribe to Spectator USA now.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk2020-07-171h 09
AmericanoWhy Jeff Sessions lost to a Trump-backed candidateWith Daniel McCarthy, contributor to Spectator USA and editor of Modern Age. On the podcast, he talks to Freddy Gray about how Sessions was defeated by the new cyborg that is the Republican party — half-Trump, half-GOP machine of old, and what this means for Trump's re-election prospects.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk2020-07-1632 min
Table TalkWith Skye McAlpineSkye McAlpine is a Sunday Times columnist and the author of two cookbooks. She joins Lara and Olivia down the line from Venice, where she grew up. On the podcast, she talks about moving to the city as a child, her favourite Venetian meals, and why, despite being a dinner party maestro, she doesn't believe in starters.Subscribe to The Spectator's first podcast newsletter here and get each week's podcast highlights in your inbox every Tuesday.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.2020-07-1329 min
AmericanoWill Trump’s war on the radical left propel him to victory?Douglas Murray writes in the Spectator this week that Trump's speech at Mount Rushmore defended all the right bits of American history. He joins the podcast with Freddy this week to talk cancel culture and how Trump is taking on the left in the right way.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk2020-07-0924 min
AmericanoThe arrest of Ghislaine MaxwellWith Alana Goodman, senior investigative reporter at the Washington Free Beacon, and co-author of A Convenient Death: The Mysterious Demise of Jeffrey Epstein.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk2020-07-0420 min
Table TalkWith Rory SutherlandRory Sutherland is the vice-chairman of the renowned advertising firm, Ogilvy, and the Spectator's 'Wiki Man' columnist. On the podcast, he talks to Lara and Olivia about everything and anything from the dreadful British food of the 70s, why he loves chain restaurants, and the best and worst kitchen gadgets. As well as his incredibly eclectic and international death row meal.The Spectator is looking for the UK's brightest entrepreneurs for our Economic Innovator of the Year Awards, sponsored by private bank Julius Baer. If you run a business that brings radical positive change and is capable of...2020-06-2944 min
AmericanoHave the polls got Trump wrong again?Freddy speaks to Marcus Roberts, head of International Politics at YouGov. When Freddy and Marcus spoke before the 2016 election, Marcus was adamant that Hillary Clinton would win. With the benefit of four more years, what do the polls say about Trump now?Get 50 per cent off of a Spectator USA subscription here with offer code 'NOTNYT'.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact us: podcast@spectator.c...2020-06-2623 min
AmericanoWhat's the matter with John Bolton?Freddy Gray talks to The National Interest's editor Jacob Heilbrunn about John Bolton and his explosive new book. Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk2020-06-1820 min
Table TalkWith actress and poet Greta BellamacinaGreta Bellamacina is an actress and poet, who has published numerous collections and made her acting debut in Harry Potter. On the podcast, she talks to Lara and Olivia about what it was like to be on set for Harry Potter, growing up with four siblings, and why her favourite restaurant is an over-priced Chinese restaurant in Paris.Click here to try 12 weeks of the Spectator for £12 and get a free £20 Amazon gift voucher.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more....2020-06-1527 min
AmericanoWhat is racism in America?The Merriam-Webster dictionary has updated its definition of racism – so what does racism in America actually mean? Spectator USA editor Freddy Gray speaks to writer Coleman Hughes. Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk2020-06-1223 min
AmericanoWhy is America so angry?Freddy Gray talks to the author and President of the National Association of Scholars Peter Wood about the prevalence of anger in modern America. Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk2020-06-0931 min
AmericanoWill the riots burn down Trump's presidency?With Jacob Heilbrunn, editor of the National Interest.Presented by Freddy Gray.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk2020-06-0314 min
Table TalkWith author Rhik SamadderRhik Samadder is an actor and columnist for the Guardian, where his column Wellness or Hellness? reviews kitchen gadgets and life hacks. On the podcast, he talks to Lara and Livvy about his mother's adventurous dinner table, his teenage battles with anorexia, and the worst kitchen gadgets he ever reviewed (including a mug which had a biscuit compartment). Click here to try a month of the Spectator for free and get a free wireless charger.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.2020-06-0223 min
AmericanoWhat's going on in Minneapolis?Freddy Gray talks to Andy Ngo, editor at large of the Post Millennial, about the riots unfolding in Minneapolis after the death of George Floyd. Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk2020-05-2823 min
AmericanoDid Obama have a hand in Russiagate?With Amber Athey, Spectator USA's Washington Correspondent.Presented by Freddy Gray.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk2020-05-2319 min
AmericanoIs Donald Trump more left wing than Joe Biden?Freddy Gray talks to John Rick MacArthur about whether Trump could pitch himself as this election's candidate of the left. Get a month's free trial of The Spectator and a free wireless charger here.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk2020-05-2225 min
Table TalkWith Ritz chef John WilliamsJohn Williams is the ebullient Executive Chef at the Ritz. On the podcast, he talks to Lara and Livvy about breaking into the London fine dining scene as a boy from Tyneside, how the Ritz is as far from rustic as you can get, and his friendship with Margaret Thatcher, when she lived at the hotel in her last years.Presented by Lara Prendergast and Olivia Potts.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to...2020-05-1946 min
AmericanoWill the 2020 election end up being all about China?With Matt Mayer, President of free market group Opportunity Ohio and contributor to Spectator USA.Presented by Freddy Gray.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk2020-05-1325 min
AmericanoWould Joe Biden pass a Title IX investigation?Freddy Gray talks to the Spectator's Economics Correspondent Kate Andrews about the reform of sexual assault guidance for colleges and universities. Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk2020-05-0714 min
Table TalkWith Rory MacLeanRory MacLean is a historian and travel writer. His latest book, Pravda Ha Ha, is out now. On the podcast, he talks to Lara and Livvy about how his mother was the inspiration for Ian Fleming's Miss Moneypenny, singing a duet with David Bowie, and the time he was taken to lunch by a Vietnamese drug lord.Presented by Lara Prendergast and Olivia Potts.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk...2020-05-0528 min
AmericanoCould America run out of meat?Freddy Gray talks to the National Review's Michael Brendan Dougherty about how the Covid-19 crisis could seriously impact US agriculture and Donald Trump's chances of re-election. Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk2020-05-0126 min
AmericanoCould coronavirus delay the presidential election?With Kevin Gutzman, Professor of History at Western Connecticut State University.Presented by Freddy Gray.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk2020-04-2925 min
Table TalkWith Ryan RileyRyan Riley is a chef and entrepreneur, whose organisation Life Kitchen gives free cookery classes to people with cancer. On the podcast, he talks about his own mother's struggle with cancer, how the best ideas always come on Tuesday nights (and with a drink), and why umami is the key to cooking for people with taste. Ryan's cookbook with favourite recipes from Life Kitchen is out now.Presented by Olivia Potts and Lara Prendergast.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.2020-04-2128 min
AmericanoAre we all political hobbyists now?With Eitan Hersh, political scientist and author of Politics Is for Power: How to Move Beyond Political Hobbyism, Take Action, and Make Real Change.Presented by Freddy Gray.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk2020-04-2023 min
AmericanoJust how will Americans cast their votes in November?Freddy Gray talks to Spectator USA's publisher Zack Christenson about how voting will be affected by the coronavirus. Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk2020-04-1715 min
AmericanoWhat's going on in Steve Bannon's head?Freddy Gray talks to author Benjamin R Teitelbaum about Steve Bannon and Teitelbaum's new book 'War for Eternity: The Return of Traditionalism and the Rise of the Populist Right'. Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk2020-04-1428 min
AmericanoLife under lockdown in New YorkFreddy Gray talks to Matt McDonald about life in New York and how Governor Cuomo is handling the coronavirus crisis. Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk2020-04-1020 min
AmericanoWhy did Bernie Sanders drop out?Freddy Gray talks to John Rick MacArthur, President of Harper's Magazine, about Bernie Sanders' campaign for the White House.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk2020-04-0931 min
AmericanoCould the coronavirus lead to an American secession?Freddy Gray talks to author and professor Frank Buckley about the divisions in American society. Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk2020-04-0318 min
AmericanoCould Andrew Cuomo really be drafted in for Joe Biden?Freddy Gray talks to political consultant Luke Thompson about the Democratic race for the White House. Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk2020-04-0123 min
Table TalkWith Camilla FayedCamilla Fayed is an entrepreneur, restaurateur, and daughter of Mohamed Al-Fayed, former owner of Harrods department store. On the podcast, she talks to Lara and Olivia about her childhood love of Finnish cuisine, interning in the Harrods kitchens, and Farmacy, her vegan restaurant chain.Presented by Olivia Potts and Lara Prendergast.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk2020-03-3120 min
AmericanoTucker Carlson on coronavirus, Trump, and BidenFreddy Gray talks to Fox News host Tucker Carlson about the coronavirus, his meeting with President Trump and whether Joe Biden will make it as far as the Oval Office.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk2020-03-2742 min
AmericanoWho would be Biden's vice president?With Joe Biden taking a commanding lead in the Democratic race for the presidency, Freddy Gray asks Dave Weigel of the Washington Post who he might choose for his running mate. Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk2020-03-2521 min
AmericanoCould coronavirus trigger war between America and China?With Michael Auslin, Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution and author of Asia's New Geopolitics.Presented by Freddy Gray.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk2020-03-2029 min
AmericanoHow is America coping with the coronavirus?With Amber Athey, Washington Editor of Spectator USA.Presented by Freddy Gray.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk2020-03-1718 min
Table TalkWith Valentine WarnerChef, writer, and broadcaster Valentine Warner has worked in numerous London restaurants, presented programmes such as the BBC's 'What to Eat Now', and author of five books, the latest of which is 'The Consolation of Food'. On the podcast, he talks to Lara and Livvy about how growing up on a farm inspired his love for food and nature, and he left the world of art to become a chef.Presented by Lara Prendergast and Olivia Potts.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out...2020-03-1728 min
AmericanoHas coronavirus killed Trump's presidency?With Jacob Heilbrunn, editor of the National Interest and a columnist for Spectator USA.Presented by Freddy Gray.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk2020-03-1317 min
AmericanoCan Bernie stop Biden?With Deroy Murdock, a Fox News contributor and contributing editor of the National Review online.Presented by Freddy Gray.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk2020-03-1122 min
AmericanoWhat's behind Biden's Super Tuesday victory?With Bill Barnard, former chair of Democrats Abroad UK and American history.Presented by Freddy Gray.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk2020-03-0417 min
Table TalkWith Chris AtkinsChris Atkins is a journalist and documentary filmmaker, whose work on the tabloid media led him to give evidence in the Leveson Inquiry. In 2016, he was sentenced to five years in prison for tax offences. On the podcast, he talks to Lara and Olivia about food in prison - why it was doomed to taste bad, how tuna was used as a barter currency, and cooking curry in a kettle.Presented by Olivia Potts and Lara Prendergast.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out...2020-03-0338 min
AmericanoWhy has Mayor Pete dropped out?With Jonathan Levine, reporter for the New York Post.Presented by Freddy Gray.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk2020-03-0222 min
Table TalkWith Jon AtashrooJon Atashroo is Head Chef at the Tate Modern, whose culinary career began with proving dough on a radiator at university. His latest creation is a tasting menu inspired by the Tate's upcoming Andy Warhol exhibition, featuring dishes such as Coca Cola Jelly and Tuna Fish Disaster. On the podcast, he talks to Olivia and Lara about his Persian sweet tooth, how a degree in economics influenced his culinary career, and bringing artists like Picasso and Olafur Eliasson to the Tate restaurant menu.Presented by Olivia Potts and Lara Prendergast.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access...2020-02-1825 min
Table TalkWith Skye GyngellSkye Gyngell is an Australian chef best known for her work as food editor for Vogue and for winning a Michelin star at the Petersham Nurseries Cafe. She is now the founder of Spring at Somerset House and the culinary director of Heckfield Place. On the podcast, she talks to Lara and Livvy about being subjected to a 'macro-biotic' diet as a child, how winning a Michelin star wasn't such a blessing for Petersham Nurseries, and how a 20th century Austrian philosopher influences her work now.Presented by Lara Prendergast and Olivia Potts.Become a Spectator subscriber...2020-02-0423 min
Table TalkWith Sarah LangfordSarah Langford is a barrister and author of the best-selling In Your Defence, which follows 11 real-life cases in the criminal and family courts. On the podcast, Sarah tells Lara and Livvy about her family's background in farming, the vending machine diet of a barrister, and how MeToo killed the drinking culture in chambers.Presented by Lara Prendergast and Olivia Potts.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. ...2020-01-2136 min
Table TalkWith Mark DiaconoMark Diacono, food writer, farmer and photographer, who is the founder of Otter Farm in East Devon. The author of seven books, his latest, 'Sour', is out now. He talks to Lara and Livvy about what inspired him to start growing food, how to turn 17 acres of land into a farm producing Szechuan peppers, mulberries, and many things in between, and his love for all things sour.Presented by Lara Prendergast and Olivia Potts.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.2020-01-0732 min
Table TalkWith Kate YoungKate Young is a food writer and chef, whose cookbooks take recipe inspiration from literary classics, recreating favourite dishes of Harry Potter, Sherlock Holmes, and more. She runs a catering company with Olivia Potts and, on the podcast, tells all about an Australian's idea of Britain, why she left the theatre to go into cooking, and, from personal experience, which dishes only work in fiction.Presented by Olivia Potts and Lara Prendergast.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For...2019-12-1723 min
Table TalkWith Max PembertonMax Pemberton is a Daily Mail columnist and medical doctor specialising in mental health and eating disorders. On the podcast, he talks about his milkman father and activist mother and what family mealtimes were like, remembering to eat on shifts as a junior doctor, and dissuading patients with serious eating disorders of the 'clean eating' religion.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk2019-12-0339 min
Table TalkWith Will LanderWill Lander is the owner of the beloved restaurants Quality Chop House, Clipstone, Portland, and the new Amelia. On the podcast, he talks to Lara and Livvy about growing up with the FT's restaurant critic for a father (not many trips to McDonalds), a childhood dream to become a restauranteur, and the secret to traditional British cooking.Presented by Olivia Potts and Lara Prendergast.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk...2019-11-1914 min
Table TalkSichuan cuisine with Fuchsia DunlopFuchsia Dunlop is a writer and chef specialising in Chinese cuisine, especially that of Sichuan. She tells Lara and Livvy about the international lodgers who trained her adventurous palate growing up, why some Chinese foods can be so challenging for westerners (hint: it's the texture!), and the 23 different types of Sichuan spicy.Presented by Lara Prendergast and Olivia Potts.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact...2019-11-0525 min
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Table TalkWith Alexandra ShulmanAlexandra Shulman is the former Editor-In-Chief of British Vogue. On the podcast, she talks to Olivia and Lara about her mother Drusilla Beyfus's etiquette tips, wining and dining as a journalist in the 80s, and how doughnuts never lasted long at Vogue.Presented by Lara Prendergast and Olivia Potts.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk2019-10-2219 min
Table TalkWith Isabel VincentIsabel Vincent is an author and Canadian investigative journalist for the New York Post. Her book, 'Dinner with Edward', charts the unlikely friendship she struck up with her recently widowed ninety-something neighbour. Theirs is a friendship struck through mutual grief (Vincent's own marriage was breaking down at the time) and good food. The film adaption, starring David Souchet, is under production.Presented by Lara Prendergast and Olivia Potts.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go...2019-10-0824 min
Table TalkWith Jessie BurtonJessie Burton is the bestselling author of The Miniaturist and The Muse. In this episode of Table Talk, she tells Lara and Livvy about growing up with her dad's packed lunches, the diet of a budding actress, and her dislike for marzipan (despite The Miniaturist!). Jessie's new book, The Confession, is out now.Presented by Lara Prendergast and Olivia Potts.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. ...2019-09-2424 min
Table TalkWith Kavi and Shamil ThakrarKavi and Shamil Thakrar are cousins, and they're also the co-founders of restaurant chain, Dishoom, inspired by the cafes of early 20th century Bombay. They join Lara and Livvy to celebrate the launch of their first cookbook, and chat Bombay street food, the risks of profit-maximising, and the great British curry house.Presented by Lara Prendergast and Olivia Potts.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact...2019-09-1329 min
Table TalkWith Jose PizarroJose Pizarro is a Spanish chef, writer, and restauranteur. He came to London in 2000 and opened a series of well-loved Spanish restaurants, including Jose's Tapas Bar. He is the author of five cookbooks. In this episode, he talks to Lara and Livvy about growing up on a farm in Spain, why he loves sherry, and bringing tapas to Britain.Presented by Lara Prendergast and Olivia Potts.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator...2019-08-2332 min
Table TalkWith Olivia PottsLara speaks to Olivia Potts, Spectator Life’s Vintage Chef and co-host of the Table Talk podcast, about Olivia’s new book, A Half-Baked Idea. Before she became a food writer and Cordon-Bleu trained chef, Olivia was a former president of the Cambridge Union and a high-flying criminal barrister. But her mother’s death changed all that. Tune in to hear a story of love, grief, hope, and cake. Presented by Lara Prendergast.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectat...2019-08-0927 min
Table TalkWith Tracey MacLeodTracey MacLeod is a broadcaster and food critic, known for hosting the BBC's The Late Show and for regularly guest starring in Masterchef. She is friends with Helen Fielding, who based the character of Jude from Bridget Jones on MacLeod. In this special edition of Table Talk, brought to you live from the sofas of Latitude Festival, MacLeod talks about her life through food.Presented by Lara Prendergast and Olivia Potts.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more...2019-07-2634 min
Table TalkWith Jeremy KingJeremy King, one half of the restaurateurs Corbin and King, is behind some of the most iconic restaurants in London, including the Ivy, the Delauney, and Fischers. In this episode, he talks about why he left banking for hospitality, how he redecorates restaurants according to their architectural influences, and people watching in his establishments.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk2019-07-0931 min
Table TalkWith Tom Parker-BowlesLara and Livvy talks to food writer Tom Parker-Bowles about his mother's roast chicken, prep school gruel, and why, as a food critic, he still loves McDonald's.Presented by Lara Prendergast and Olivia Potts.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk2019-06-2128 min
Table TalkWith Jo Thompson at Chelsea Flower ShowJo Thompson is a prize-winning garden designer, whose upcoming book 'Rhubarb Rhubarb' is a correspondence between a hopeless gardener and a hopeful cook, taking a look at both gardening and cooking. Jo tells Livvy about the fresh buffalo mozzarella in her family home in Italy, her father's Italian restaurant, and the one dish she can make with her eyes closed.Presented by Olivia Potts.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk...2019-06-0312 min
Table TalkWith Cressida BonasActress Cressida Bonas talks to Lara and Livvy about growing up on shepherd's pie and pop-tarts, her trypophobia, and the best curry she's ever had.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk2019-05-2118 min
Table TalkWith Nathan OutlawIn this episode, Michelin star chef Nathan Outlaw joins Lara and Livvy to talk about his love for Cornwall and seafood, training under celebrity chef Rick Stein, and how he totally didn't help his ten year old daughter win a baking competition.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk2019-05-1428 min
Table TalkWith Adrian ChilesIn this episode, broadcaster and writer Adrian Chiles joins Lara and Livvy to discuss a childhood of Croatian home cooking, how an incident with a Turkish lamb turned him vegetarian, and why he prefers 'mindful drinking' to 'drinking responsibly'.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk2019-04-2030 min
Table TalkWith Alissa TimoshkinaAlissa Timoshkina is a chef, food and film writer, and the founder of the KinoVino supper club. Today she joins Lara and Livvy to discuss Soviet food culture, her journey from film to cookery, and ‘the cabbage myth’.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk2019-04-1231 min
Table TalkWith Jeremy LeeJeremy Lee is the chief proprietor of the landmark Soho restaurant, Quo Vadis. In this episode, he talks to Lara and Livvy about why he was such a bad waiter, what it is like to cook and eat with Simon Hopkinson and Alistair Little, and his undying love for puddings.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk2019-04-0236 min
Table TalkWith Rachel JohnsonJournalist and author Rachel Johnson joins Lara and Livvy on this episode to talk about what it was like to share with a student house with Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall, then budding student chef, about cooking rice found in a Greek bin for her children, and why 'American food' is an oxymoron.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk2019-03-1928 min
Table TalkWith Ella RisbridgerIn this episode of Table Talk, Lara and Livvy talk to Ella Risbridger, chef and writer, whose new recipe book is Midnight Chicken: & Other Recipes Worth Living For. It's part memoir, part cookery; exploring mental health, friendship, love, and the redemptive power of food and cooking. On the podcast, Ella talks about the man that she moved from Dubai to London for, what it's like to be the cover girl of Aga Living (can you tell she grew up with an aga?), and the recipe for the best roast chicken in the world.Please note that this...2019-03-0440 min
Table TalkWith LBC presenter Iain DaleLara and Livvy talk to broadcaster and writer Iain Dale about his life through food and drink. Or rather, the food and drink he doesn't like. It turns out that Iain is the fussiest eater to come on the podcast, but he tells us about the food and drinks that he does like (chicken fajitas, German schnitzels, and Lilt) as well as about what it was like to grow up on a farm, being food poisoned in Russia, and why he buys his crisps from eBay.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts...2019-02-1832 min
Table TalkThe Sophia Money-Coutts EditionSophia Money-Coutts is former features editor at Tatler magazine, and now columnist for the Sunday Telegraph. Her new book, The Plus One, came out earlier this year. In this episode of Table Talk, Lara and Livvy talk to Sophia about how cheese fondue helped her get through her parents' divorce as a child, how an ex-boyfriend berated her poppadom manners, and the best way to juggle a clutch bag and canapés at writers' parties.Presented by Lara Prendergast and Olivia Potts.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to s...2019-01-1428 min
Table TalkThe Bryony Gordon EditionLara Prendergast and Olivia Potts talk to Bryony Gordon, columnist at the Telegraph and author of Eat, Drink, Run. They have a frank conversation about Bryony's relationship with food and mental health, and Bryony comes clean about her toddler's metropolitan diet and why dinner parties are totally not for her.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk2019-01-1437 min
Table TalkWith Fraser Nelson, Editor of the SpectatorLara and Livvy talk to Fraser Nelson about his hatred of desserts, how working in London made him a stranger in Glasgow, and wining and dining Westminster's political big dogs.Presented by Lara Prendergast and Olivia Potts.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk2019-01-1426 min
Table TalkPrue Leith on her life through food and drinkFor our inaugural episode, Livvy and Lara are joined by Prue Leith: chef, restaurateur, broadcaster, journalist, novelist and, of course, Great British Bake Off presenter. They chat about her time in South Africa and Paris, and how that helped shape her attitude to food. She comes clean about some of her cooking mishaps, making sandwiches for both toffs and builders, being the first woman to have a proper restaurant in London, why she hates washing up, and her first cookbook in 25 years, Prue: My All-time Favourite Recipes.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without...2019-01-1425 min