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Leading The Rest Is Politics
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Rory Stewart and Alastair Campbell, hosts of Britain's biggest podcast (The Rest Is Politics), have joined forces once again for their new interview podcast, ‘Leading’.
Every Monday, Rory and Alastair interrogate, converse with, and interview some of the world's biggest names - from both inside and outside of politics - about life, leadership, or leading the way in their chosen field.
Whether they're sports stars, thought-leaders, presidents or internationally-recognised religious figures, Alastair and Rory lift the lid on the motivation, philosophy and secrets behind their career.
Tune in to 'Leading' now to hear essential conversation from some of the world's most enthralling individuals.
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Sadiq Khan: Faith, power, and the truth about Boris Johnson
How much power does the Mayor of London actually have? Have we moved forward - or backwards - as a country when it comes to religion in politics? Should London take a leaf out of New York's book to boost investment in the city?
On today's episode of Leading, Rory and Alastair are joined by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, to discuss all this and more.
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Producers: Dom Johnson + Nicole Maslen
Assistant Producer: Fiona Douglas
Exec Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport
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The brutal truth about net zero and how to vanquish climate populists, with Dieter Helm
Is net zero 2030 impossible to achieve - and is it a mistake to pursue it? Should governments be more brutal with climate investment? Are events like COP a waste of time?
Rory and Alastair are joined by Britain’s leading energy economist, Professor Dieter Helm, to answer all these questions and more.
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Email:
restispolitics@gmail.com
Producers: Dom Johnson + Nicole Maslen
Exec Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport
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Israel-Gaza: How the conflict divided Britain and the US, with Ed Kessler
What makes international conflicts turn domestic? Does Qatar play the key role in bringing peace to the Middle East? Is there a generational split in the West over Israel-Gaza?
On today's episode of Leading, Rory and Alastair are joined by Ed Kessler, a leading thinker in interfaith relations, to answer all these questions and more.
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A Tale of Two Spies: The former heads of MI5 and MI6 on the Iraq War, double agents, and the IRA
Should spies be allowed to break the law while undercover? What should the relationship between government and intelligence look like? Do we overestimate or underestimate the power and reach of Russia’s FSB and China’s intelligence service?
On today’s special episode of Leading, Rory and Alastair are joined by Eliza Manningham-Buller and John Sawers to discuss what it’s really like to lead MI5 and MI6, respectively.
This episode was recorded before the IS-Khorasan attack in Moscow.
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Antony Gormley: Art, religion, and the battle for culture
Can Britain remain a cultural superpower post-Brexit? How does religion and philosophy inform creativity? How can we prevent arts from being cut from curriculums?
Rory and Alastair are joined by Britain's leading sculptor, Antony Gormley, to answer all these questions and more.
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Just head to therestispolitics.com to sign up, or start a free trial today on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/therestispolitics.
TRIP ELECTION TOUR:
To buy tickets for our October Election Tour, just head to www.therestispolitics.com
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@restispolitics
Twitter:
@RestIsPolitics
Email:
restispolitics@gmail.com
Producers: Dom Johnson + Nicole Maslen
Exec Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport
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Albin Kurti, Prime Minister of Kosovo: Vladimir Putin, surviving prison, and Serbia
How did peace come to the Balkans? What was it like to be a political prisoner? Is Serbia more allied with the West, or with Putin?
Rory and Alastair are joined by the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, to discuss all this and more.
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Become a member of The Rest Is Politics Plus to support the podcast, receive our exclusive newsletter, enjoy ad-free listening to both TRIP and Leading, benefit from discount book prices on titles mentioned on the pod, join our Discord chatroom, and receive early access to live show tickets and Question Time episodes.
Just head to therestispolitics.com to sign up, or start a free trial today on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/therestispolitics.
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Instagram:
@restispolitics
Twitter:
@RestIsPolitics
Email:
restispolitics@gmail.com
Producers: Dom Johnson + Nicole Maslen
Exec Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport
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Customer Reviews
Interesting and informative
Love the range of folk being interviewed in the ‘leading’ podcast …
Net zero episode
Whilst we are here for the politics in general - the reality is this podcast has evolved tremendously through the variety of ‘non political figure’ guests. These have been by far the most interesting and thought provoking. Particularly the episode with Antony Gormley and the most recent one with Dieter on net zero. Kudos to Rory for stepping in to support Dieter and referencing his lived experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan - trying to ‘keep it real n what was actually occurring and the impacts of such’ - whilst the ‘grown ups’ suppressed this for the sake of ‘good news’ ‘belief in the mission’ and optimism. This approach always catches up with politicians and we are witnessing this in broad terms across the world today.
Dieter Helm
Absolutely brilliant podcast. Very brave of Alister and Rory to have a real discussion on such a decisive issue with an a political expert. Let’s have more of this much more informative than listening than the inhabitants of the Westminster bubble.
Paul Sutton