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The Rest Is Politics: Leading

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The Rest Is Politics’ Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart interview politicians, leaders, intellectuals, and more. From inside and outside of politics, guests join Rory and Alastair to discuss life, leadership, and the philosophy that’s led them to success in their chosen field. Their conversations cover key political events, global affairs, and the big ideas shaping the world today, offering listeners in-depth perspectives from those at the heart of change.The Rest Is Politics Plus: Become a mem...

Episodes (208)

105. War and Peace in Northern Ireland and the Middle East (George Mitchell)

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104. Timothy Snyder: How will the US election result impact Ukraine?

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Oct 28, 20241:00:46pending

103. Archbishop of Canterbury: Faith, mental health, and the future of the Churc...

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Oct 20, 20241:21:54pending

102. Alan Johnson: From Blair to Starmer - What can Labour learn? (Part 2)

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Oct 13, 202440:39pending

101. Alan Johnson: The Prime Minister We Never Had? (Part 1)

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Oct 6, 202443:57pending

100. Anne Applebaum: Corruption, Populism, and Ending the War in Ukraine

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Sep 29, 202449:02pending

99. Team of Rivals: Blair, Brown and the secrets of New Labour (Douglas Alexande...

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Sep 22, 202458:40pending

98. Nate Silver: Can we predict who will win the 2024 US election?

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Sep 15, 202451:26pending

97. How to fight fake news and strengthen democracy (Audrey Tang)

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Sep 8, 202452:15pending

96. Frank Luntz: The World's Most Prolific Pollster

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Sep 1, 202456:48pending

95. DNC Special: An alternative view from a Trump supporter (David Urban)

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Aug 26, 202424:51pending

94. DNC Special: The Young Buck (Josh Elliot)

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Aug 25, 202418:58pending

93. DNC Special: The Veteran Congresswoman (Rosa DeLauro)

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Aug 24, 202421:59pending

92. DNC Special: The Attack Dog (Bob Mulholland)

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Aug 23, 202430:23pending

91. DNC Special: The Pollster (John Anzalone)

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90. Why we should ban all money from politics and kids from social media (Peter...

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Aug 18, 20241:05:59pending

89. David Davis: The danger of Farage and the battle for the soul of the Tory Pa...

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Aug 11, 20241:07:53pending

88. Bush and Iraq, being J.D. Vance’s boss, and why Trump loses (David Frum)

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Aug 4, 20241:09:45pending

87. Nick Clegg: Biden, Brexit, and kicking Trump off Facebook (Part 2)

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Jul 28, 20241:01:25pending

86. Nick Clegg: Coalition, Cameron, and Chaos (Part 1)

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Jul 21, 20241:00:22pending

85. Lisa Nandy: Making Britain a cultural superpower

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84. Denmark's former PM on the power of centrist politics, fighting misogyny, an...

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Jul 7, 20241:00:51pending

83. The Man Who Ran Downing Street

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Jun 30, 202455:04pending

82. Wes Streeting: Labour, privatisation, and the NHS

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Jun 27, 202458:41pending

81. Alex Chalk, Lord Chancellor: How to fix Britain’s prisons

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Jun 23, 202458:53pending

80. Bridget Phillipson: Can we save Britain's schools?

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Jun 16, 202457:00pending

79. Nadhim Zahawi: Iraq, Conservatism, and why he backed Boris Johnson

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Jun 13, 202448:54pending

78. David Blunkett: Education, policing immigration, and the future of the Labou...

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Jun 9, 202452:52pending

77. David Blunkett: Tony Blair, growing up blind, and where Margaret Thatcher we...

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Jun 2, 202447:10pending

Legacy... Margaret Thatcher

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May 31, 20245:41pending

76. Rachel Reeves: Britain’s next Chancellor?

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May 26, 20241:11:32pending

75. The Greek Prime Minister vs Rishi Sunak: The Elgin Marbles, immigration, and...

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May 25, 20241:05:14pending

74. Kwasi Kwarteng: Liz Truss, becoming Chancellor, and Britain on the brink (Pa...

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May 19, 202454:38pending

73. Kwasi Kwarteng: Boris Johnson, the British Empire, and Rwanda (Part 1)

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May 12, 202444:09pending

72. Nancy Pelosi: From JFK's inauguration to fighting Donald Trump

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May 5, 202458:07pending

71. Israel's former PM on why Netanyahu is finished, the settler movement, and c...

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Apr 28, 20241:03:59pending

70. Sadiq Khan: Faith, power, and the truth about Boris Johnson

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Apr 21, 20241:10:36pending

69. The brutal truth about net zero and how to vanquish climate populists, with...

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Apr 14, 20241:14:00pending

68. Israel-Gaza: How the conflict divided Britain and the US, with Ed Kessler

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Apr 7, 202456:29pending

67. A Tale of Two Spies: The former heads of MI5 and MI6 on the Iraq War, double...

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Mar 31, 20241:11:14pending

66. Antony Gormley: Art, religion, and the battle for culture

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Mar 25, 20241:05:49pending

65. Albin Kurti, Prime Minister of Kosovo: Vladimir Putin, surviving prison, and...

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Mar 18, 20241:03:28pending

64. Caroline Lucas: Leading the Green Party, leaving politics, and the importanc...

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Mar 11, 20241:07:02pending

63. Sajid Javid: Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, and Shamima Begum (Part 2)

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Mar 8, 202442:57pending

62. Sajid Javid: Austerity, the Tory leadership contest, and the problem with 'i...

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Mar 4, 202442:21pending

61. James Rubin: Working for Biden, American intervention, and the fight against...

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Feb 26, 20241:08:52pending

60. Anthony Scaramucci: What it's like to be Donald Trump's Communications Direc...

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Feb 19, 20241:08:32pending

59. Robert Sapolsky: The psychology behind Donald Trump, the science of stress,...

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Feb 12, 20241:04:53pending

58. Humza Yousaf, First Minister of Scotland: Nicola Sturgeon, independence, and...

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Feb 5, 20241:04:30pending

57. Tucker Eskew, spin doctor to George W. Bush and Sarah Palin: Why I'm voting...

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Jan 29, 202456:23pending