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1.2M to 3.6M🎙 ~2x weekly·187 episodes·Last published 2d ago - Monthly Reach
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194. Is Putin Losing His Grip on Russia? (Steve Rosenberg)
Jun 21, 2026
1h 03m 44s
193. James Cleverly: Why Has There Been A Radical Shift On The Right?
Jun 14, 2026
1h 18m 24s
192. Are We On The Brink Of World War III? (Odd Arne Westad)
Jun 7, 2026
1h 02m 35s
191. Is It Already Too Late to Control AI? (Anthropic Co-Founder, Jack Clark)
May 31, 2026
1h 07m 25s
190. How the Media Still Misunderstands Trump (Tina Brown)
May 24, 2026
1h 12m 57s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/21/26 |  194. Is Putin Losing His Grip on Russia? (Steve Rosenberg) | With war fatigue growing and polls showing increasing dissatisfaction with life in Russia, is Vladimir Putin beginning to lose control? What is really happening inside Russia today? And what is it like to report the truth from inside one of the world's most repressive states? Alastair and Rory are joined by Steve Rosenberg, Russia Editor for BBC News, to answer all of these questions and more. __________ Search IG.com to find out more and/or Look for IG in your app store. __________ Instagram: @restispolitics Twitter: @restispolitics Email: therestispolitics@goalhanger.com __________ Social Producer: Emma Jackson Video Editor: Josh Smith Assistant Producer: Daisy Alston-Horne Senior Producer: Nicole Maslen General Manager: Tom Whiter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 1h 03m 44s | ||||||
| 6/14/26 |  193. James Cleverly: Why Has There Been A Radical Shift On The Right? | What does James Cleverly think of Nigel Farage and Reform? How does Cleverly explain his unexpected exit from the Tory leadership race? What could the future of AI in Great Britain look like under different leadership? Sir James Cleverly joins Rory and Alastair to answer all these questions and more. __________ Search IG.com to find out more and/or Look for IG in your app store. __________ Instagram: @restispolitics Twitter: @restispolitics Email: therestispolitics@goalhanger.com __________ Social Producer: Celine Charles Video Editor: Josh Smith Assistant Producer: Daisy Alston-Horne Senior Producer: Nicole Maslen General Manager: Tom Whiter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 1h 18m 24s | ||||||
| 6/7/26 |  192. Are We On The Brink Of World War III? (Odd Arne Westad)✨ | World War IIIgeopolitics+4 | Odd Arne Westad | IGGoalhanger | — | World War IIIgeopolitics+4 | — | 1h 02m 35s | |
| 5/31/26 |  191. Is It Already Too Late to Control AI? (Anthropic Co-Founder, Jack Clark)✨ | AI regulationtechnology+3 | Jack Clark | AnthropicIG.com+1 | — | AIregulation+3 | — | 1h 07m 25s | |
| 5/24/26 |  190. How the Media Still Misunderstands Trump (Tina Brown)✨ | media understandingTrump+4 | Tina Brown | SubstackTatler+2 | — | Trumpmedia+7 | — | 1h 12m 57s | |
| 5/17/26 |  189. Rahm Emanuel: China, Technology, and the Future of the Democratic Party✨ | politicsU.S. presidential election+4 | Rahm Emanuel | — | United StatesWest Bank+2 | Rahm Emanuelpresidential election+6 | — | 1h 13m 16s | |
| 5/10/26 |  188. Will AI Give China or the US Total Power? (William MacAskill)✨ | artificial intelligenceglobal power+3 | William MacAskill | GoalhangerSilicon Valley+1 | — | AIChina+5 | — | 1h 08m 14s | |
| 5/3/26 |  187. Yanis Varoufakis: How The 2008 Crisis Revived Far-Right Populism✨ | 2008 financial crisisfar-right populism+4 | Yanis Varoufakis | IG.comIG+1 | — | 2008 crisisfar-right+5 | — | 1h 17m 59s | |
| 4/26/26 |  186. President Aleksandar Vučić: Russia, China, and How Serbia Could Join the EU✨ | geopolitical balancingSerbia and EU+4 | Aleksandar Vučić | European UnionUnited States | SerbiaKosovo+1 | SerbiaEU enlargement+6 | IG | 1h 06m 22s | |
| 4/19/26 |  185. Can Labour Win Back Scotland? (Anas Sarwar)✨ | Scottish Labourpolitics+4 | Anas Sarwar | Scottish LabourReform Party+1 | — | LabourScotland+4 | — | 1h 02m 26s | |
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| 4/9/26 |  184. President of Ukraine: Volodymyr Zelenskyy✨ | UkraineNATO+4 | Volodymyr Zelenskyy | White HouseNATO | — | UkraineZelenskyy+5 | IG | 52m 04s | |
| 4/5/26 |  183. From Bradford to Westminster: Faith, Identity, and Power (Naz Shah)✨ | politicsidentity+4 | Naz Shah | — | BradfordBritain | Naz ShahBradford+5 | — | 1h 10m 53s | |
| 3/29/26 | 182. Culture Wars, Identity, and What Needs To Change In Congress (Sarah McBride)✨ | trans rightsCongress+5 | Sarah McBride | Republican administrationDemocrats+3 | — | trans rightsCongress+5 | — | 1h 05m 09s | |
| 3/23/26 | 181. Ai Weiwei: China, Censorship, and Dissidence Through Art✨ | censorshipart+4 | Ai Weiwei | Chinese government | China | Ai Weiweicensorship+5 | — | 1h 07m 57s | |
| 3/16/26 | 180. The Only European Leader Defying Trump? (Pedro Sánchez)✨ | European politicsTrump+5 | Pedro Sánchez | IGThe Rest Is Politics+2 | — | Pedro SánchezTrump+6 | — | 1h 15m 26s | |
| 3/9/26 | 179. President Stubb: Trump’s Unlikely Best Friend✨ | US politicsglobal relations+4 | Alexander Stubb | IG.comtherestispolitics.com | — | Alexander StubbTrump+5 | — | 41m 42s | |
| 3/2/26 | 178. Gavin Newsom: The Next President Of The United States?✨ | Gavin NewsomDonald Trump+3 | Gavin Newsom | The Rest Is PoliticsIG+1 | — | Gavin NewsomDonald Trump+3 | — | 54m 04s | |
| 2/23/26 | 177. Olaf Scholz: Putin, Power, and Far-Right Populism✨ | German politicsRussian gas dependency+3 | Olaf Scholz | Alternative for Germany | GermanyRussia+1 | Olaf ScholzGermany+6 | — | 59m 04s | |
| 2/16/26 | 176. How Close Are We To War With Iran? (Robert Malley) | How does the former US Special Representative for Iran think US-Iranian relations will improve? Is there a method to Trump’s madness when it comes to foreign policy? Why does Robert believe the “two-state solution” for Israel and Palestine is dead?Alastair and Rory are joined by Robert Malley, architect of the 2015 Iran Nuclear deal, to answer all this and more. Join The Rest Is Politics Plus: Start your free trial at therestispolitics.com to unlock exclusive bonus content – including Rory and Alastair’s miniseries – plus ad-free listening, early access to episodes and live show tickets, an exclusive members’ newsletter, discounted book prices, and a private chatroom on Discord. Social Producer: Celine Charles Video Editor: James Clayden Producer: Alice Horrell Senior Producer: Nicole Maslen Head of Politics: Tom Whiter Exec Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 1h 08m 48s | ||||||
| 2/9/26 | 175. Ex-Director of GCHQ: China, Russia, and the Threats Facing the UK (Jeremy Fleming) | Do Russia or China represent a bigger risk to UK national security? Why are we underestimating the threat posed by cybercriminals? Who holds the real power - ministers or spies? Rory and Alastair are joined by Jeremy Fleming, formerly of GCHQ and MI5, to answer all this and more. Join The Rest Is Politics Plus: Start your free trial at therestispolitics.com to unlock exclusive bonus content – including Rory and Alastair’s miniseries – plus ad-free listening, early access to episodes and live show tickets, an exclusive members’ newsletter, discounted book prices, and a private chatroom on Discord. Social Producer: Celine Charles Video Editor: Josh Smith Producer: Alice Horrell Senior Producer: Nicole Maslen Head of Politics: Tom Whiter Exec Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 1h 10m 07s | ||||||
| 2/6/26 | 174. Taking On Europe's Last Dictator: The Fight Against Lukashenko and Putin | How did Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya go from being a housewife to leading a Belarussian government in exile? How did Aleksandr Lukashenko become the last dictator in Europe? Why was Segei, Sviatlana’s husband, imprisoned for opposing the Putin-backed regime? Alastair and Rory are joined by Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya who, along with Bill Browder, is part of a two part series featuring those standing up to Putin. Join The Rest Is Politics Plus: Start your free trial at therestispolitics.com to unlock exclusive bonus content – including Rory and Alastair’s miniseries – plus ad-free listening, early access to episodes and live show tickets, an exclusive members’ newsletter, discounted book prices, and a private chatroom on Discord. Social Producer: Celine Charles Video Editor: Josh Smith Producer: Alice Horrell Senior Producer: Nicole Maslen Head of Politics: Tom Whiter Exec Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 29m 11s | ||||||
| 2/2/26 | 173. The man Putin can’t silence: Bill Browder and sanctioning Russia | How did the “biggest capitalist in Eastern Europe” become the primary target of the Russian state? Why was Bill Browder’s friend Sergei Magnitsky killed in Russian prison? Why did Putin really start the war in Ukraine? Rory and Alastair are joined by Bill Browder to answer all this and more. Join The Rest Is Politics Plus: Start your free trial at therestispolitics.com to unlock exclusive bonus content – including Rory and Alastair’s miniseries – plus ad-free listening, early access to episodes and live show tickets, an exclusive members’ newsletter, discounted book prices, and a private chatroom on Discord. Social Producer: Celine Charles Video Editor: Josh Smith Producer: Alice Horrell Senior Producer: Nicole Maslen Head of Politics: Tom Whiter Exec Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 50m 53s | ||||||
| 1/26/26 | 172. Neil Kinnock: Trump, Thatcher, and Why Labour Lost In 1992 (Part 2) | Why did Neil Kinnock believe the fight against Margaret Thatcher was an existential one? What would Kinnock do to tackle the threat posed to Labour by reform? Why did Labour lose the 1992 election? Alastair and Rory are joined by former Labour leader Neil Kinnock to answer all this and more. Join The Rest Is Politics Plus: Start your free trial at therestispolitics.com to unlock exclusive bonus content plus ad-free listening, early access to episodes and live show tickets, an exclusive members’ newsletter, discounted book prices, and a private chatroom on Discord. Social Producer: Celine Charles Video Editor: Adam Thornton Producer: Alice Horrell Senior Producer: Nicole Maslen Head of Politics: Tom Whiter Exec Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 1h 04m 25s | ||||||
| 1/19/26 | 171. Neil Kinnock: A Labour Rebel’s Path To Power (Part 1) | Whilst an early career MP, why did Neil Kinnock rebel against the Labour Party so regularly? As Labour leader, how did Kinnock take on militant and the ‘ultra-left’ within the Labour Party? What regrets does Kinnock have about the way he responded to the Miners’ strikes? Rory and Alastair are joined by former Labour leader Neil Kinnock to answer all this and more. Join The Rest Is Politics Plus: Start your free trial at therestispolitics.com to unlock exclusive bonus content plus ad-free listening, early access to episodes and live show tickets, an exclusive members’ newsletter, discounted book prices, and a private chatroom on Discord. Social Producer: Celine Charles Video Editor: Josh Smith Producer: Alice Horrell Senior Producer: Nicole Maslen Head of Politics: Tom Whiter Exec Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 1h 12m 29s | ||||||
| 1/12/26 | 170. President of Moldova, Maia Sandu: Holding the Line Between Democracy and Putin | How did Maia Sandu fight Russian disinformation in Moldova? What is it like to have a war in the country next door? Will the European Union accept Moldova with Russian troops in the country? Rory and Alastair travel to Moldova to speak with President Maia Sandu to discuss all this and more. ________________ Social Producer: Celine Charles Video Editor: Josh Smith Assistant Producer: Daisy Alston-Horne Producer: Alice Horrell Senior Producer: Nicole Maslen Head of Politics: Tom Whiter Exec Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 1h 09m 05s | ||||||
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