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Podcasts

Insight podcast

Israel vs. Iran: what next?

Lawrence Freedman on the Isreal-Iran conflict.
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Politics podcast

Spending review: NHS wins – but tax rises are coming

Andrew Marr, Anoosh Chakelian and Rachel Cunliffe review Rachel Reeves's latest financial statement.
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Politics podcast

Keir Starmer “had tears in his eyes”

New Statesman editor Tom McTague on his new profile of the Prime Minister.
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Politics podcast

Jeremy Hunt: Reform’s mission is to destroy the Tories

The former chancellor joins the podcast.
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Politics podcast

Britain is trapped in a new build nightmare

Is a 1.5 million home target sensible?
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Does Andy Burnham want to be prime minister?

The Manchester mayor has made his pitch.
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Turner at 250

Why Britain's most influential artist still matters.
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Culture podcast

100 years of The Great Gatsby

Why Fitzgerald's masterpiece continues to grip readers after a century in print.
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Culture podcast

The untold story of Picasso’s muses

The women who loved Picasso shaped his art in surprising ways.
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Culture podcast

The ageing rock gods and me

Kate Mossman on meeting KISS, Bon Jovi, Terence Trent D'arby and more.
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