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Jul 11, 2014 • 26min

The New Statesman Podcast: Episode Fifty-Three

Helen Lewis, George Eaton and Lucy Fisher discuss the Conservative Party's lady troubles, Mark Lawson tells Kate Mossman why he found the Monty Python reunion so moving and Ian Steadman explains how and why the government's emergency data laws came into being.LISTEN AD-FREE:📱Download the New Statesman appMORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:❓ Ask a question – we answer them every Friday⏰ Get our daily politics newsletter every morning✍️ Enjoy the best of our writing via email every Saturday Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jul 3, 2014 • 31min

The New Statesman Podcast: Episode Fifty-Two

On this week's New Statesman podcast, George Eaton, Helen Lewis and Jonn Elledge ask whether Ed Miliband is better off being a radical, Robin Ince explains why he hates Christmas and thinks we should ban it (or not), and Ian Steadman and Ajit Niranjan consider whether Facebook is evil.LISTEN AD-FREE:📱Download the New Statesman appMORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:❓ Ask a question – we answer them every Friday⏰ Get our daily politics newsletter every morning✍️ Enjoy the best of our writing via email every Saturday Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jun 26, 2014 • 25min

The New Statesman Podcast: Episode Fifty-One

On this week's New Statesman podcast, Caroline Crampton, Jonn Elledge and Lucy Fisher talk about the problems facing the Tory party at home and abroad, Ajit Niranjan, Helen Lewis and Ian Steadman wonder whether it's possible to wear Google Glass without becoming a Glasshole, and Philip Maughan talks to Robin Lustig about his German-Jewish grandfather's experiences during the First World War.LISTEN AD-FREE:📱Download the New Statesman appMORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:❓ Ask a question – we answer them every Friday⏰ Get our daily politics newsletter every morning✍️ Enjoy the best of our writing via email every Saturday Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jun 19, 2014 • 26min

The New Statesman Podcast: Episode Fifty

On this week's New Statesman podcast, George Eaton and Jonn Elledge discuss Labour plans to restrict benefits to the under-22s; Ian Steadman and Ajit Niranjan look at a surprising study about ant sperm; and Helen Lewis talks to Shiraz Maher about the rise of terror group Isis.LISTEN AD-FREE:📱Download the New Statesman appMORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:❓ Ask a question – we answer them every Friday⏰ Get our daily politics newsletter every morning✍️ Enjoy the best of our writing via email every Saturday Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jun 13, 2014 • 40min

The New Statesman Podcast: Episode Forty-Nine

On this week's New Statesman podcast, George Eaton and Lucy Fisher talk to Caroline Crampton about Labour's need to engage the blue-collar vote, N​S editor Jason Cowley explains why Brazil will be the last authentic World Cup tournament, Philip Maughan talks to Baileys and Goldsmiths Prize-winning novelist Eimear McBride, and Yo Zushi interviews Texas-based musician Jerry David DeCicca, frontman of the Black Swans, who plays us out.LISTEN AD-FREE:📱Download the New Statesman appMORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:❓ Ask a question – we answer them every Friday⏰ Get our daily politics newsletter every morning✍️ Enjoy the best of our writing via email every Saturday Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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May 29, 2014 • 24min

The New Statesman Podcast: Episode Forty-Eight

On this week's New Statesman podcast Helen Lewis, George Eaton, Tim Wigmore and Lucy Fisher discuss the fall of the BNP, Lib Dems in turmoil and the results of the European Elections, Ian Leslie tells the story of a pilot determined to banish avoidable error from the NHS, and Ian Steadman weighs the advantages of "climate change" versus "global warming".LISTEN AD-FREE:📱Download the New Statesman appMORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:❓ Ask a question – we answer them every Friday⏰ Get our daily politics newsletter every morning✍️ Enjoy the best of our writing via email every Saturday Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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May 22, 2014 • 27min

The New Statesman Podcast: Episode Forty-Seven

On this week's New Statesman podcast, Helen Lewis, Rafael Behr and George Eaton discuss the European elections and the Ukip bubble, Ian Steadman unpicks a new book's radical claims about genetics and race, and Yo Zushi explains why he's a Bobcat (that is, a die-hard Bob Dylan fan).LISTEN AD-FREE:📱Download the New Statesman appMORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:❓ Ask a question – we answer them every Friday⏰ Get our daily politics newsletter every morning✍️ Enjoy the best of our writing via email every Saturday Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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May 15, 2014 • 28min

The New Statesman Podcast: Episode Forty-Six

On this week's New Statesman podcast, Rafael Behr, Helen Lewis and George Eaton discuss two disastrous new polls for the Labour Party, Ian Steadman explains how the International Space Station became embroiled in a diplomatic ping pong game, and Jonn Elledge argues that London's housing problem should be worrying the Tories even more than it worries Ed Miliband.LISTEN AD-FREE:📱Download the New Statesman appMORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:❓ Ask a question – we answer them every Friday⏰ Get our daily politics newsletter every morning✍️ Enjoy the best of our writing via email every Saturday Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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May 9, 2014 • 25min

The New Statesman Podcast: Episode Forty-Five

On this week's New Statesman podcast, Rafael Behr, George Eaton and Anoosh Chakelian discuss the prospects for Newark's by-election, sound artist Aleks Kolkowski explains why he re-built the Exponential Horn - a device capable of creating "the perfect sound" - and Ian Steadman asks why Nintendo won't recognise gay marriage.LISTEN AD-FREE:📱Download the New Statesman appMORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:❓ Ask a question – we answer them every Friday⏰ Get our daily politics newsletter every morning✍️ Enjoy the best of our writing via email every Saturday Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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May 1, 2014 • 28min

The New Statesman Podcast: Episode Forty-Four

On this week's New Statesman podcast, Caroline Crampton talks to George Eaton and Rafael Behr about Labour's plans for the rental housing market, Sophie McBain talks to Mona Siddiqui about the "Arabisation" of Islam, and Ian Steadman explains why there are millions of video games buried in the New Mexico desert. (A note on drilling: our neighbours were making a lot of noise while we made this podcast. We apologise, the building work is almost over!)LISTEN AD-FREE:📱Download the New Statesman appMORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:❓ Ask a question – we answer them every Friday⏰ Get our daily politics newsletter every morning✍️ Enjoy the best of our writing via email every Saturday Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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