Rory Stewart and Alastair Campbell, hosts of Britain's biggest podcast (The Rest Is Politics), have joined forces once again for their new interview podcast,…
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Guest: Michael Lewis
Why did Elon Musk really go to Washington? What happens when the world stops trusting America, and could the next financial crisis already be under way? What will Trump do if he loses the midterms? Alastair and Rory are joined by Michael Lewis, author of The Big Short, Moneyball and the new book Blockers, to answer all these questions and more.
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How did Donald Trump’s childhood shape the president we see today? Why was Mary Trump cut out of her grandfather’s billion-dollar will? Why does he want to see Europe fail? Alastair and Rory are joined by Mary Trump, Donald Trump’s niece and a clinical psychologist, to discuss all these questions and more.
1:11:25893K views · 2w ago · 1:11:25
Guest: Andy Burnham
How will he change Britain’s relationship with the EU? Why has he agreed to publish details of meetings following the Man City scandal? With the Trump administration planning to livestream a firing squad execution, should the UK take a stand?
1:14:46151K views · 3w ago · 1:14:46
Is the government's ban on Palestine Action lawful, or overreaching? Why can't Britain just send small boats straight back to France? Can faith and public duty coexist in modern British politics? Rory and Alastair are joined by the Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood MP, to answer all this and more.
Topics: Welcome to Leading with Shabana Mahmood · Is faith more important than anything else? · Growing up in Small Heath and Hajj at three years old · Has her faith ever wavered? · Why she leads with being a Muslim · Has faith ever caused problems in Labour?
1:03:36187K views · 1mo ago · 1:03:36
Can Artificial Intelligence stay subordinate? Is Anthropic’s 100-Page constitution creating dangerous AI autonomy? Should AI models be granted legal personhood, rights, or financial compensation? CEO of Microsoft AI, and co-founder and former head of AI at DeepMind, Mustafa Suleyman, joins Rory Stewart to discuss all this and more.
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Guest: Gordon Brown
What did Gordon Brown learn from leading the UK through the global financial crisis? Why do so many citizens today not belong to any civic or religious group, and how does that impact our politics? How can middle powers come together to rival the strength of China and the USA?
Topics: Gordon Brown on a Broken World Order · The Three Seismic Shifts Changing the World · What Today’s Political Leaders Are Getting Wrong · Britain’s Collapse in Community and Civic Life · Did New Labour Mismanage Globalisation? · Why Britain and Europe Fell Behind America
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