The next chapter in American politics is about to start, but is it going to get any less crazy? The Spectator's Americano podcast delivers in-depth discussions with the best American pundits to keep you in the loop. Presented by Freddy Gray.
441 Available Episodes (441 Total)Average duration: 00:23:33
May 10, 2024
Should America have a Monarch?
00:45:36
Freddy Gray talks to writer and philosopher Curtis Yarvin about how Alexander Hamilton was America's Napoleon, why Putin is more of a royal than King Charles, and why Yarvin admires FDR.
Yarvin is voting for Joe Biden at the next election, but not for the reasons you might think. Could Biden 2024 strengthen the case for American isolationism?
Produced by Patrick Gibbons and Megan McElroy.
May 09, 2024
What's this revolution really about?
00:37:23
Freddy Gray speaks to the journalist Nellie Bowles about her new book: Morning after the Revolution: Dispatches from the wrong side of History. As someone who had fit into the progressive umbrella, her book recounts issues that arose when she started to question the nature of the movement itself.Freddy and Nellie discuss the challenges of the progressive-conservative divide, bias within the media, and whether privilege is America's version of the class system.
Produced by Patrick Gibbons.
May 05, 2024
Is Donald Trump really going to be a dictator?
00:24:36
Freddy speaks to Norman Ornstein, political scientist and emeritus scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. They discuss the possibility of Donald Trump becoming a dictator, his ongoing court cases, and if there's a double standard in the treatment of Trump vs Biden.
May 03, 2024
Is the West heading towards annihilation?
00:54:55
Freddy speaks to Victor Davis Hanson, classicist, military historian and political commentator.
They discuss his new book The End of Everything, and ask whether the west should be taking note of history in order to avoid annihilation, and where the US is heading.
Apr 28, 2024
Coleman Hughes on neo-racism, US election, and The View
00:47:12
Freddy Gray speaks to writer, podcaster and musician Coleman Hughes. His latest book The End of Race Politics, The: Arguments for a Colorblind America put forward Martin Luther King's teachings for a colourblind society. On the podcast they discuss Coleman's recently appearance on The View; whether Coleman thinks Trump is racist and how the Israel-Gaza war exposed the failings of US universities.
Apr 25, 2024
Does America own Britain?
00:44:35
Freddy speaks to Angus Hanton, entrepreneur and author of Vassal State: How America Runs Britain, and William Clouston, leader of the Social Democratic Party. They discuss the ‘Special Relationship’ between the US and the UK, and ask whether it might be detrimental to British business.
Apr 20, 2024
What Trump’s ‘hush money’ trial tells us about the American legal system
00:21:22
Freddy Gray is joined Alan Dershowitz, American lawyer and author of Get Trump: the threat to civil liberties, due process, and our constitutional rule of law. They discuss Trump’s ‘hush money’ trial, what it means for the election and what it tells us about the flaws in the American legal system.
Apr 20, 2024
What Trump’s ‘hush money’ trial tells us about the American legal system
00:21:22
Freddy Gray is joined Alan Dershowitz, American lawyer and author of Get Trump: the threat to civil liberties, due process, and our constitutional rule of law. They discuss Trump’s ‘hush money’ trial, what it means for the election and what it tells us about the flaws in the American legal system.
Apr 18, 2024
Is the criticism of Biden's Middle East policy fair?
00:28:47
Freddy speaks to the diplomat and author Dennis B Ross, who worked under presidents George H W Bush and Bill Clinton. He was a special advisor on the Persian Gulf. They discuss the escalation of tensions in the Middle East and the flak that Joe Biden has come under for his response. Can the US still claim to be able to shape events in the Middle East? And what comes next?
Apr 12, 2024
Will abortion decide the 2024 election?
00:33:24
This week, the Arizona Supreme Court reinstated a law from 1864 that bans nearly all abortions in the state. But where do Trump and Biden stand on abortion, and will it be a deciding factor in the 2024 election?
Freddy's joined by Inez Stepman, Fellow at the Claremont Institute, and Daniel McCarthy, Editor of Modern Age Journal.
Produced by Megan McElroy.
May 10 | 00:45:36
Should America have a Monarch?
May 09 | 00:37:23
What's this revolution really about?
May 05 | 00:24:36
Is Donald Trump really going to be a dictator?
May 03 | 00:54:55
Is the West heading towards annihilation?
Apr 28 | 00:47:12
Coleman Hughes on neo-racism, US election, and The View
Apr 25 | 00:44:35
Does America own Britain?
Apr 20 | 00:21:22
What Trump’s ‘hush money’ trial tells us about the American legal system
Apr 20 | 00:21:22
What Trump’s ‘hush money’ trial tells us about the American legal system
Apr 18 | 00:28:47
Is the criticism of Biden's Middle East policy fair?
Apr 12 | 00:33:24
Will abortion decide the 2024 election?
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