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Jane Rogoyska: Hotel Exile – Paris in the Shadow of War
<p>My guest on this week's Book Club podcast is the historian Jane Rogoyska, whose new book <em>Hotel Exile: Paris in the Shadow of War </em>tells the bloody story of the Second World War through the lens of Paris's Hotel Lutetia – followin
Francis Spufford: Nonesuch
<p>My guest this week is Francis Spufford, whose fabulous new novel <em>Nonesuch</em> is a fantasy adventure set during the Blitz containing magical Nazis, nerdy TV techs and honest-to-goodness angels. He tells me about fantasy world-buildi
What Would You Do Alone in a Cage with Nothing but Cocaine?
<p>My guest in this week's Book Club podcast is the philosophy professor Hanna Pickard, whose new book is <em>What Would You Do Alone in a Cage with Nothing but Cocaine? A Philosophy of Addiction</em>. She tells me why we need a new approac
Eric Schlosser: Fast Food Nation – revisited
<p>In this week’s <em>Book Club</em> podcast my guest is Eric Schlosser, the investigative journalist whose <em>Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal</em> is being reissued as a Penguin Modern Classic 25 years after its f
Caroline Moorehead: The Rise of the Mafia and the Struggle for Italy’s Soul
<p> My guest in this week’s Book Club podcast is Caroline Moorehead, whose new book <em>A Sicilian Man: Leonardo Sciascia, the Rise of the Mafia and the Struggle for Italy’s Soul</em> tells the remarkable story of one of Italy’s best-known
How big tech companies steal your attention
<p>This week’s Book Club podcast deals with attention: what it is, why it is in crisis, how it came to be the biggest business in the world, and how we can resist the tech juggernaut that is destroying it. I am joined by two co-authors of t
Joanna Kavenna: How To Play A Game Without Rules
<p>My guest in this week’s <em>Book Club</em> is Joanna Kavenna, who talks about her witty, philosophically riddling new novel <em>Seven: Or, How To Play A Game Without Rules</em>. She tells me about taking her bearings from Italo Calvino,
C. Thi Nguyen: How To Stop Playing Someone Else’s Game
<p>In this week’s <em>Book Club</em> podcast, my guest is the philosophy professor C. Thi Nguyen, whose new book <em>The Score: How To Stop Playing Someone Else’s Game</em> asks why rules and scores and metrics are so liberating in games, y
Books of the Year | Sam Leith & Philip Hensher
<p>Sam Leith is joined by Philip Hensher to pick over their books of the year. </p><p>Become a <em>Spectator </em>subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to <a href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/follow-your-podcasts/" rel
Speaker series: Bernard Cornwell – Sharpe's Storm
<p><em>The Spectator</em>’s associate editor Toby Young sits down with master storyteller Bernard Cornwell, author of more than 50 international bestselling novels, including <em>The Last Kingdom </em>and much-loved <em>Sharpe</em> series.
Jonathan C. Slaght: The Journey to Save the Siberian Tiger from Extinction
<p>My guest on this week’s Book Club podcast is Jonathan C. Slaght, whose new book is <em>Tigers Between Empires: The Journey to Save the Siberian Tiger from Extinction.</em> He tells me about these remarkable animals, the remarkable people
James Geary: A Brief History of the Aphorism
<p>My guest in this week’s <em>Book Club</em> podcast is James Geary, talking about the new edition of his classic <em>The World in a Phrase: A Brief History of the Aphorism</em>. He tells me about what separates an aphorism from a proverb,
Leon Craig: The Decadence
<p>On this week’s Book Club podcast I’m joined by debut author Leon Craig to talk about her novel <em>The Decadence</em> – a story of millennial debauchery in a haunted house which uses a knowing patchwork of literary influences from Boccac
Benjamin Myers: Jesus Christ Kinski
<p>Ben Myers joins Sam Leith to discuss his book Jesus Christ Kinski, which he describes as a ‘novel about a film about a performance about Jesus’. Klaus Kinski was one of Germany’s biggest actors of the 20th Century – but he was also one o
Wikipedia founder on his 'friend' Elon Musk & finding truth online
<p>Sam Leith’s guest this week is Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia and author of <em>The Seven Rules of Trust</em>. They discuss why trust is such an important value for public debate, and how it can address polarisation in society. Ji
Graham Robb: The Discovery of Britain
<p>Sam Leith's guest this week is Graham Robb. In his new book <em>The Discovery of Britain: An Accidental History</em>, Graham takes us on a time-travelling bicycle tour of the island's history. They discuss how Graham weaves together pers
Nat Jansz: Comet in Moominland turns 80
<p>Nat Jansz joins Sam Leith to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Moomin novels. The first of these, <em>Comet in Moominland</em>, was revised by author Tove Jansson a decade after the original publication date. To celebrate the anniver
Peter James: Jack Higgins's The Eagle Has Landed
<p>Sam Leith's guest on this week's Book Club podcast is the crime writer Peter James. Peter has contributed the introduction to a new edition of the classic thriller <em>The Eagle Has Landed</em>, which is 50 years old this month. He tells
Luke Kemp: The History and Future of Societal Collapse
<p>My guest in this week’s <em>Book Club</em> podcast is Luke Kemp. In his new book <em>Goliath’s Curse: The History and Future of Societal Collapse</em>, Luke seeks lessons from prehistory to understand how societies grow and flourish, wha
Ben Schott: An Unexpectedly Essential Guide to Language
<p>his week’s <em>Book Club</em> podcast is Ben Schott. The author of the world- (or downstairs-loo-) conquering <em>Schott’s Original Miscellany</em> returns with <em>Schott’s Significa</em>, a deeply reported and constantly surprising boo
Speaker series: Jeffrey Archer – End Game
<p>Michael Gove speaks to Jeffrey Archer about his life, career and his new novel <em>End Game, </em>which marks the gripping finale of the William Warwick series. </p><br><p>This discussion was part of the Spectator's speaker series. To se
Philippa Gregory: Boleyn Traitor
<p>Sam Leith's guest on this week's <em>Book Club</em> podcast is the historical novelist Philippa Gregory. In her gripping new book<em> Boleyn Traitor</em>, Philippa seeks to rescue Jane Boleyn from the vast condescension of history. She t
Sudhir Hazareesingh: Daring to be Free
<p>Sam's guest in this week’s <em>Book Club</em> podcast is the historian Sudhir Hazareesingh, whose new book <em>Daring to Be Free: Rebellion and Resistance of the Enslaved in the Atlantic World</em> reframes the story of Atlantic slavery.
Roger Lewis: The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
<p>Sam Leith's guest in this week's Book Club podcast is Roger Lewis, whose book <em>The Life and Death of Peter Sellers</em> has been republished to mark 100 years since the comedian's birth. Roger tells Sam about the difference between Se
Andrew Bayliss: Sparta – The Rise and Fall of An Ancient Superpower
<p>Sam Leith’s guest in this week's <em>Book Club</em> podcast is Andrew Bayliss, author of <em>Sparta: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Superpower</em>. Andrew tells Sam what we know — and don't know – about these much-mythologised figures
Lea Ypi: Indignity
<p>My guest in this week's Book Club podcast is the Albanian-born political philosopher Lea Ypi, whose new book <em>Indignity: A Life Reimagined</em> reconstructs the story of her grandmother's early life amid the turbulence of the early an
Brideshead Revisited, 80 years on: from the archives
<p>This week's Book Club podcast marks the 80th anniversary this year of the publication of <em>Brideshead Revisited</em>. This conversation is from the archives, originally recorded in 2020 to mark its 75th anniversary.</p><br><p>To discus
Max Hastings: Sword – D-Day, Trial by Battle
<p>Sam Leith's guest for this week's Book Club podcast is Max Hastings. Max joined Sam earlier this year for a live recording to discuss his new book Sword: D-Day, trial by battle, which tells the story of the individual stories who risked
Joanna Pocock: Greyhound
<p>Sam Leith's guest for this week's Book Club podcast is Joanna Pocock, whose new book <em>Greyhound </em> describes two trips she took across America by Greyhound bus in 2006 and 2023. They talk about the literature of the road, that dist
Nicola Barker: TonyInterruptor
<p>Sam Leith's guest on this week's Book Club podcast is Nicola Barker, talking about her new book <em>TonyInterruptor</em> -- about how a man who interrupts a free jazz concert becomes a viral sensation on social media. Nicola tells Sam wh
