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How to listen to the New Statesman podcast

The New Statesman publishes three podcast episodes every week. On Mondays we interview leading thinkers on politics, economics and the forces shaping the world, and share exclusive reporting on how political decisions are affecting life in Britain. On Thursdays, Anoosh Chakelian is joined by our politics writers including Andrew Marr, Rachel Cunliffe and Freddie Hayward to analyse the stories shaping politics. On Saturdays our team answer listener questions about British politics.

Listen to the latest episodes in the player below, or scroll down to find out where else you can listen.


In a podcast app

Listen for free in a podcast app on your mobile device. The New Statesman podcast is available on all major podcast players.

iPhones come with Apple Podcasts pre-installed. Simply open the Apple Podcasts app and search for the New Statesman podcast. Press play to start listening, and press the follow button to make sure you get new episodes as soon as they’re released. If you like what you hear, please leave us a nice review!

On Android phones, you may need to download a podcast app from the Google Play store first. Popular apps include Spotify, YouTube Music, Overcast and Pocket Casts. Once you’ve downloaded the app, search for the New Statesman podcast and hit the follow button.

Alternatively use the buttons below to go straight to the New Statesman podcast in your favourite app.


On YouTube

All our episodes are available as video via the New Statesman YouTube channel, along with exclusive weekly video reports from Andrew Marr. Watch the latest podcast episode below, or or click the video title to watch on YouTube. Subscribe to the New Statesman YouTube channel and hit the bell icon to make sure you get notified when a new episode is published.


In the New Statesman app

New Statesman subscribers can listen to all of our episodes ad-free, with early access to some of our limited series, by listening in the New Statesman app. If you’re using an Apple device, download from the App Store. If you’re on an Android phone – that includes Samsung and Google phones – download from the Google Play store. The app is free to download, and also gives New Statesman subscribers access to all our articles as well as digital editions of the magazine.


On the New Statesman website

We have a dedicated page on the website for every podcast episode, where you can use the embedded player to listen. Just head to our podcast page, select the episode that you are interested in, and listen in your browser.

Why not bookmark the New Statesman Podcast? You can come back for new episodes of the New Statesman Podcast every Monday, Thursday and Saturday.


On your smart speaker

If you have an Amazon Echo, Google Home or Apple HomePod, ask it to “play the latest episode of the New Statesman Podcast”.

The command will also work on other smart devices equipped with Alexa, Google Assistant or Siri.