{"podcast":{"title":"Best of the Spectator","slug":"best-of-the-spectator-45373","podcast_index_feed_id":45373,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/68358fb5e1abc4be6b0308eb","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/4905579-best-of-the-spectator","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/68358fb5e1abc4be6b0308eb/1784644240973-f772404a-63ed-4eb8-95e0-a70bfba0b3ab.jpeg","author":"The Spectator","episode_count":2753,"summary":"Home to the Spectator's best podcasts on everything from politics to religion, literature to food and drink, and more. A new podcast every day from writers worth listening to. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-21T02:21:32.640045+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/best-of-the-spectator-45373"},"episode":{"title":"Spectator Out Loud: Lisa Haseldine, Michael Simmons, Patrick Smith & Toby Young – with Nigel Farage","slug":"spectator-out-loud-lisa-haseldine-michael-simmons-patrick-smith-toby-young-with-nigel-farage","published_at":"2026-06-08T16:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/best-of-the-spectator-45373/spectator-out-loud-lisa-haseldine-michael-simmons-patrick-smith-toby-young-with-nigel-farage","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/best-of-the-spectator-45373","url":"https://shows.acast.com/best-of-the-spectator/episodes/spectator-out-loud-michael-simmons-patrick-smith-graeme-thom","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/68358fb5e1abc4be6b0308eb/e/6a21aa0c1ddbe06b3aee5952/media.mp3?tk=eyJ0ayI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJhZHMiOnRydWUsInNwb25zIjp0cnVlLCJzdGF0dXMiOiJwdWJsaWMifQ==&sig=qCgI7VMZCsKv8EeXgb2qKq18yD2HCYUibTrGhz-3kck","summary":"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.","meta_description":"On this week’s Spectator Out Loud : Lisa Haseldine reports from Armenia; Michael Simmons argues neoliberalism has never really been tried; Patrick S…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1739,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/best-of-the-spectator-45373/episodes/spectator-out-loud-lisa-haseldine-michael-simmons-patrick-smith-toby-young-with-nigel-farage/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/best-of-the-spectator-45373/spectator-out-loud-lisa-haseldine-michael-simmons-patrick-smith-toby-young-with-nigel-farage.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}