# Spectator Out Loud: Lisa Haseldine, Michael Simmons, Patrick Smith & Toby Young – with Nigel Farage

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Podcast: [Best of the Spectator](https://stenobird.com/podcast/best-of-the-spectator-45373)
Published: 2026-06-08T16:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

On this week’s  Spectator Out Loud : Lisa Haseldine reports from Armenia; Michael Simmons argues neoliberalism has never really been tried; Patrick Smith explains why he takes frog poison; and finally, Toby Young wonders why Nigel Farage cares if he has been banned from Desert Island Discs . Plus: the Reform UK leader reveals – exclusively to James Heale – what he would choose if he went on the show.   Produced and presented by Patrick Gibbons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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