Episode

379. Remembering Rod Liddle

Podcast
Iain Dale All Talk
Published
Aug 5, 2026
Duration seconds
2833
Processing state
not_requested
Canonical source
https://www.lbc.co.uk/
Audio
https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/af26d549-594d-4bc3-ba99-d66908282939.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=b054c5f5-ad19-428c-a49b-8ee61b7712ea&aw_0_1st.episodeid=af26d549-594d-4bc3-ba99-d66908282939
JSON
/v1/public/podcasts/iain-dale-all-talk-18823/episodes/379-remembering-rod-liddle
Markdown
/podcast/iain-dale-all-talk-18823/379-remembering-rod-liddle.md

Actions

  • POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/iain-dale-all-talk-18823/episodes/379-remembering-rod-liddle/transcription-requests
    Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
  • GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/iain-dale-all-talk-18823/379-remembering-rod-liddle.md
    Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

Summary

In an interview from 2019, columnist Rod Liddle discusses his background, entry into journalism, time as a Labour speechwriter, and later work at the BBC. He addresses accusations of racism, describing himself as an “equal opportunities offender,” and distinguishes criticism of Islam as an ideology from prejudice against Muslims. He also explains his political positioning: economically left-leaning, supportive of some Corbyn/McDonnell-style economics, and a member of the SDP rather than the then-Brexit Party. We remember Rod Liddle, who died at the age of 66.