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Aug 16, 2013 • 25min

The New Statesman Podcast: Episode Sixteen

Helen Lewis, Rafael Behr and George Eaton discuss the upcoming Labour reshuffle, Philip Maughan talks with Kate Mossman about aging Tory metalheads Iron Maiden, and Alex Hern talks about Elon Musk's HYPERLOOP.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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Aug 9, 2013 • 24min

The New Statesman Podcast: Episode Fifteen

Caroline Crampton and Rafael Behr discuss fracking and the Tory's demographic problem, Alex Hern talks with Kieron Gillen about his comic work, and we assess the maelstrom around Ask.fm and "cyberbulling".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 26, 2013 • 24min

The New Statesman Podcast: Episode Fourteen

George Eaton, Rafael Behr and Helen Lewis discuss the week in politics, our Arts Editor and pop critic Kate Mossman talks Philip Maughan about Spotify, and Alex Hern wonders whether Amazon has finally decided to make some serious money.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 19, 2013 • 40min

The New Statesman Podcast: Episode Thirteen

This week, George Eaton, who edits our politics blog The Staggers, talks to the Conservative campaigner David Skelton, Caroline Crampton grills NS science columnist Michael Brooks and junior space correspondent Alex Hern about the search for alien life, our online writer Alex Andreou discusses the current situation in Greece, and Eleanor Margolis rails against the horrors of music festivals.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 12, 2013 • 30min

The New Statesman Podcast: Episode Twelve

This week, we discuss reshuffle rumours with Rafael Behr and George Eaton, NS bloggers Alan White and Kate Belgrave talk about their investigation into the coalition’s secret cuts, and Caroline Crampton, Laurie Penny and Helen Lewis disagree about Jane Austen.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 5, 2013 • 30min

The New Statesman Podcast: Episode Twelve

In this week's podcast, Helen Lewis, George Eaton and Rafael Behr discuss Labour's woes in the wake of the Falkirk selection scandal, Caroline Crampton and Eleanor Margolis thrash out how to make MPs less "moaty" and Alex Hern explains why there are so many "hulks" on Twitter.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 27, 2013 • 12min

The New Statesman Podcast: Episode Eleven

In a special episode of the New Statesman podcast, Helen Lewis discusses the Spending Round with George Eaton and Rafael Behr.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 21, 2013 • 38min

The New Statesman Podcast: Episode Ten

In this week's podcast, the New Statesman's crack politics squad examine the spending review, guests Willard Foxton and Rebecca Wait explore the ethics of writing about suicide, Daniel Trilling talks about the continued effects of austerity on Greece, and Alex and Helen discuss Kickstarter. Also Helen calls everyone "Jeffrey".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 14, 2013 • 27min

The New Statesman Podcast: Episode Nine

On the podcast this week, we discuss our "Ed the Unready" cover story and the Labour Party's readiness to rule in 2015, Philip Maughan and Caroline Crampton debate the merits of 3D cinema, our art critic Tom Calvocoressi dissects two new exhibitions at the Tates in London and Alex Hern and Helen Lewis talk about the new Xbox launch.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 7, 2013 • 26min

The New Statesman Podcast: Episode Eight

This week, we discuss Labour’s big week, George Eaton interviews the political scientist Ian Bremmer about his G-Zero magazine cover story and Alex Hern and Philip Maughan talk about the different problems of spoilers in TV, films and videogames.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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