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The next chapter in American politics has begun, but is it going to be any less crazy? The Spectator's Americano podcast delivers in-depth discussions with the best American pundits to keep you in the loop. Presented by Freddy Gray. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Has Trump secured peace in the Middle East?
Following the ceasefire brokered between Israel and Hamas, Donald Trump arrived triumphantly in Israel and delivered a speech to a rapturous Israeli p...
Is AI satanic?
Max Tegmark is an author and professor doing AI and physics research at MIT. He joins Freddy to discuss the moral and spiritual dangers of artificial...
Does Pete Hegseth know what he's doing?
Pete Hegseth has declared war on 'fat generals' and DEI in the US army - but why have standards slipped? Chris Caldwell joins Freddy Gray to discuss w...
Could Mamdani win through a 'conspiracy of cock ups'?
Zohran Mamdani is widely expected to win the race to be the next New York City mayor. The contest is now a three horse race between Mamdani, the Repub...
Professor Mearsheimer: why Trump’s ‘deal of the century’ won’t work
Donald Trump has unveiled his “peace plan” for Gaza with Benjamin Netanyahu – but is it realistic? Professor John Mearsheimer joins Freddy Gray to ass...
Is James Comey going to jail?
Freddy Gray speaks to Jacob Heilbrunn, a longstanding friend of Americano to discuss James Comey, violence in Washington and Tucker Carlson’s new seri...
Does paracetamol cause Autism?
Freddy Gray speaks to The Spectator's economics editor Michael Simmons about Trump's announcement at the Oval Office on Monday night that taking Tylen...
Has Trump been taken over by Big Tech?
Donald Trump has arrived in Britain with promises of billions in tech investment. But is this AI boom real growth — or just another bubble? Oren Cass,...
Inside Trump’s war on the cartels
Donald Trump has launched a new ‘war on drugs’ – this time targeting Mexico’s cartels. Ben Domenech joins Freddy Gray to explain why MAGA has embraced...
Iryna Zarutska & America’s inner-city violence epidemic
Freddy Gray is joined by Heather Mac Donald, fellow at the Manhattan Institute. They discuss how race and crime grips America, and the epidemic of vio...
What’s driving political violence in America?
Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old from south-west Utah, has been detained over the shooting of Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of Donald Trum...
Eyewitness: inside the shooting of Charlie Kirk
Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk was shot dead while taking questions at Utah Valley University. Kate Andrews speaks to eyewitness and repor...
How worried are Americans about Britain?
In Donald Trump and J.D. Vance, Britain has a double-edged sword: one of the most anglophile U.S. administrations of all time – but a greater awarenes...
How scary is China's military?
Freddy is joined by Harry Kazianis, editor in chief of the National Security Journal, to assess China’s military rise. He argues Beijing aims to domin...
How authoritarian is Trump 2.0?
On this episode, Nick Gillespie, Reason's editor at large, joins Freddy to discuss whether Trump 2.0 is really as authoritarian as people say. Is he c...
Do mass shootings begin online?
Freddy Gray is joined by writer and internet ethnographer Katherine Dee. She's written about the Minneapolis school shooting and Robin Westman for Spe...
Can the Democrats save themselves?
Freddy Gray speaks to Semafor journalist David Weigel about the Democrat's summer meeting in Minnesota which was cut short following the tragic shooti...
Will Trump fall for Putin's trap?
Donald Trump has met both Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky this week, raising hopes of progress in ending the Ukraine war – but is it really a br...
Did Putin get the upper hand in Alaska?
Donald Trump hasn't left his meeting with Vladimir Putin in Alaska with a deal to end the war in Ukraine. He told reporters that 'great progress' was...
How dangerous is Washington, D.C.?
US President Donald Trump claims Washington, D.C. has been "overtaken by violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals". There are lots of stories about cr...
Why are Trump and Putin meeting in Alaska?
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are due to meet in Alaska this week. On the table: a discussion on how to end the war in Ukraine. Trump has been pushi...
What's the matter with Candace Owens?
Freddy Gray speaks to podcast host and commentator Candace Owens about her story investigating whether Emmanuel Macron's wife Brigitte is a man, why s...
How deep does the Russia, Russia, Russia scandal go?
Freddy Gray is joined by US editor at large Ben Domenech. They discuss the return of Russiagate – what’s behind the new inquiry, who could be implicat...
Why Trump wins and why Reform can win
Freddy Gray is joined by author Ann Coulter in London, to discuss why she backs the rise of Reform UK, how immigration main issue voters care about th...
How progressivism killed American Protestantism
Freddy Gray speaks to Christopher Mondics who is a legal affairs writer about how the left-wing orthodoxy has destroyed Protestantism in America. They...
Trump, MAGA, and US foreign policy
Kate Andrews speaks to Damir Marusic, assignment editor at The Washington Post and co-founder of Wisdom of Crowds. They examine Donald Trump’s surpris...
What should we make of Trump's trip to the UK?
Donald Trump is in Scotland, holding court at Turnberry. He's welcomed Sir Keir and Lady Victoria Starmer to his golf course, and had a long discussio...
Lionel Shriver on Trump’s vendetta, Mamdani’s ‘stupid’ ideas & sentimental immigration
Deputy US editor Kate Andrews is joined by author and Spectator columnist Lionel Shriver to assess Donald Trump’s turbulent second term. They discuss...
Douglas Murray on conspiracy America, Epstein & the new age of suspicion
Donald Trump promised to release the Epstein files – so why hasn't he? Spectator columnist Douglas Murray joins Kate Andrews to discuss the scandal th...
Is Epstein the new Russiagate?
Freddy Gray is joined by Spectator writer Roger Kimball. They delve into the Epstein claims, the media's handling of the story, Trump’s economic agend...
Will AI have rights?
Freddy Gray speaks to Spectator writer Paul Wood about his piece this the latest edition of Spectator World on AI and whether it will soon have rights...
Trump – the conventional foreign policy President?
Trump has said he's "very, very unhappy" with Russia, and threatened severe tariffs against them if there's no deal on Ukraine within 50 days. He's al...
Is Texas eating Hollywood?
Freddy Gray is joined by editor-at-large of The Spectator World, Ben Domenech. They discuss why Hollywood productions are being drawn away from Califo...
Is Ghislaine Maxwell serving time for Epstein's crimes?
The FBI has declared there is no client list linked to Jeffrey Epstein—an announcement that pours cold water on years of speculation about a secret ro...
Did Condé Nast shape the world?
In this episode of Americano, Freddy Gray speaks with New York Times writer and debut author Michael Grynbaum about his new book Empire of the Elite,...
Victor Davis Hanson on left-wing rage, Musk’s grudge, & America’s identity crisis
Victor Davis Hanson, classicist, historian, and author of The End of Everything, joins Freddy Gray to discuss Zohran Mamdani’s shock candidacy win, th...
Why Venice deserves Jeff Bezos’s wedding
Jeff Bezos is getting married in Venice – but not everyone is celebrating. Venetians have staged small protests, accusing the billionaire of symbolisi...
How did Zohran Mamdani win?
Against all odds, Zohran Mamdani, the 33-year-old state assemblyman and proud 'Muslim democratic socialist' won as as the Democratic nominee for New Y...
Why did Trump strike Iran?
Over the weekend, the US conducted strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities. Iran is weighing a response, and Trump has raised the possibility of a change...
Who is Trump listening to on Iran?
Freddy Gray speaks to Kelley Vlahos DC-based writer, editor and senior advisor at the Quincy Institute about the developing situation between Israel,...