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With Katy Balls, The Spectator’s deputy political editor; Rachel Wolf, a partner at Public First at co-author of the 2019 Conservative manifesto; author and journalist Ian Williams; politician and author Bruno Maçães; writer Fiona Mountford; and comedian and podcaster Cariad Lloyd.

Presented by Lara Prendergast.

Produced by Arsalan Mohammad.

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Ed Park, author, "An Oral History of Atlantis" from Aug 4, 2025