# The Rest Is Politics: Leading Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-leading-5966602 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-leading-5966602.md RSS feed: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/GLT9029505120 Official site: http://therestispolitics.com/ Author: Goalhanger Episodes: 196 ## Resource 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 member for exclusive bonus content, early access to Question Time episodes to live show tickets, ad-free listening for both TRIP and Leading, our exclusive newsletter, discount book prices on titles mentioned on the pod, and our members’ chatroom on Discord. Just head to therestispolitics.com to sign up, or start a free trial today on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/therestispolitics. For more Goalhanger Podcasts, head to www.goalhanger.com. ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-rest-is-politics-leading-5966602 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-leading-5966602.md ## Episodes - [193. James Cleverly: Why Has There Been A Radical Shift On The Right?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-leading-5966602/193-james-cleverly-why-has-there-been-a-radical-shift-on-the-right) — 2026-06-14T23:05:00+00:00 - [192. Are We On The Brink Of World War III? (Odd Arne Westad)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-leading-5966602/192-are-we-on-the-brink-of-world-war-iii-odd-arne-westad) — 2026-06-07T23:00:00+00:00 - [191. Is It Already Too Late to Control AI? (Anthropic Co-Founder, Jack Clark)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-leading-5966602/191-is-it-already-too-late-to-control-ai-anthropic-co-founder-jack-clark) — 2026-05-31T23:00:00+00:00 - [190. How the Media Still Misunderstands Trump (Tina Brown)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-leading-5966602/190-how-the-media-still-misunderstands-trump-tina-brown) — 2026-05-24T23:00:00+00:00 - [189. Rahm Emanuel: China, Technology, and the Future of the Democratic Party](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-leading-5966602/189-rahm-emanuel-china-technology-and-the-future-of-the-democratic-party) — 2026-05-17T23:00:00+00:00 - [188. Will AI Give China or the US Total Power? (William MacAskill)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-leading-5966602/188-will-ai-give-china-or-the-us-total-power-william-macaskill) — 2026-05-10T23:00:00+00:00 - [187. Yanis Varoufakis: How The 2008 Crisis Revived Far-Right Populism](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-leading-5966602/187-yanis-varoufakis-how-the-2008-crisis-revived-far-right-populism) — 2026-05-03T23:00:00+00:00 - [186. President Aleksandar Vučić: Russia, China, and How Serbia Could Join the EU](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-leading-5966602/186-president-aleksandar-vu-i-russia-china-and-how-serbia-could-join-the-eu) — 2026-04-26T23:00:00+00:00 - [185. Can Labour Win Back Scotland? (Anas Sarwar)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-leading-5966602/185-can-labour-win-back-scotland-anas-sarwar) — 2026-04-19T23:00:00+00:00 - [184. President of Ukraine: Volodymyr Zelenskyy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-leading-5966602/184-president-of-ukraine-volodymyr-zelenskyy) — 2026-04-09T17:00:00+00:00 - [183. From Bradford to Westminster: Faith, Identity, and Power (Naz Shah)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-leading-5966602/183-from-bradford-to-westminster-faith-identity-and-power-naz-shah) — 2026-04-05T23:00:00+00:00 - [182. Culture Wars, Identity, and What Needs To Change In Congress (Sarah McBride)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-leading-5966602/182-culture-wars-identity-and-what-needs-to-change-in-congress-sarah-mcbride) — 2026-03-29T23:00:00+00:00 - [181. Ai Weiwei: China, Censorship, and Dissidence Through Art](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-leading-5966602/181-ai-weiwei-china-censorship-and-dissidence-through-art) — 2026-03-23T00:00:00+00:00 - [180. The Only European Leader Defying Trump? (Pedro Sánchez)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-leading-5966602/180-the-only-european-leader-defying-trump-pedro-s-nchez) — 2026-03-16T00:00:00+00:00 - [179. President Stubb: Trump’s Unlikely Best Friend](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-leading-5966602/179-president-stubb-trump-s-unlikely-best-friend) — 2026-03-09T00:00:00+00:00 - [178. Gavin Newsom: The Next President Of The United States?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-leading-5966602/178-gavin-newsom-the-next-president-of-the-united-states) — 2026-03-02T00:00:00+00:00 - [177. Olaf Scholz: Putin, Power, and Far-Right Populism](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-leading-5966602/177-olaf-scholz-putin-power-and-far-right-populism) — 2026-02-23T00:00:00+00:00 - [176. How Close Are We To War With Iran? (Robert Malley)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-leading-5966602/176-how-close-are-we-to-war-with-iran-robert-malley) — 2026-02-16T00:00:00+00:00 - [175. Ex-Director of GCHQ: China, Russia, and the Threats Facing the UK (Jeremy Fleming)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-leading-5966602/175-ex-director-of-gchq-china-russia-and-the-threats-facing-the-uk-jeremy-fleming) — 2026-02-09T00:00:00+00:00 - [174. Taking On Europe's Last Dictator: The Fight Against Lukashenko and Putin](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-leading-5966602/174-taking-on-europe-s-last-dictator-the-fight-against-lukashenko-and-putin) — 2026-02-06T00:00:00+00:00 - [173. The man Putin can’t silence: Bill Browder and sanctioning Russia](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-leading-5966602/173-the-man-putin-can-t-silence-bill-browder-and-sanctioning-russia) — 2026-02-02T00:00:00+00:00 - [172. Neil Kinnock: Trump, Thatcher, and Why Labour Lost In 1992 (Part 2)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-leading-5966602/172-neil-kinnock-trump-thatcher-and-why-labour-lost-in-1992-part-2) — 2026-01-26T00:00:00+00:00 - [171. Neil Kinnock: A Labour Rebel’s Path To Power (Part 1)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-leading-5966602/171-neil-kinnock-a-labour-rebel-s-path-to-power-part-1) — 2026-01-19T00:00:00+00:00 - [170. President of Moldova, Maia Sandu: Holding the Line Between Democracy and Putin](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-leading-5966602/170-president-of-moldova-maia-sandu-holding-the-line-between-democracy-and-putin) — 2026-01-12T00:05:00+00:00 - [169. Jimmy Wales: Wikipedia vs. Musk, AI, and the Battle for Truth](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-leading-5966602/169-jimmy-wales-wikipedia-vs-musk-ai-and-the-battle-for-truth) — 2026-01-05T00:50:00+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. A page view does not automatically enqueue transcription.