The Reaction Podcast

Recorded at the Reaction offices with Alastair Benn, Finn McRedmond and Iain Martin

Alastair Benn, news editor, sat down with Philippa Stroud, CEO of the Legatum Institute, to discuss her report 'A new measure of poverty for the UK'

Recorded with Alastair Benn, Finn McRedmond and Jon Mackenzie. Jon Mackenzie is a freelance football journalist.

Alastair sat down with Polly Mackenzie of Demos, Britain's leading cross-party think tank to discuss 'The Optimism Project', which aims to kick start a national conversation about Britain's future.

At our latest Reaction reader event, Jamie Bartlett discussed his fascinating new book 'The People versus Tech' with Iain Martin, Editor of Reaction.

Alastair sat down with Gaby Hinsliff, Guardian columnist and former political editor of the Observer, to discuss the Skripal poisoning and the wider challenge that resurgent Russian power poses for Western policy makers. Recorded at the Reaction offices.

Alastair Benn sat down with Helen Dale, novelist and Brexiteer, to talk about 'Artists for Brexit', a campaign which challenges pro-Remain bias in the creative industries. Recorded at the Reaction offices.

Nimco Ali is co-founder of Daughters of Eve, a charity dedicated to fighting female genital mutilation, a form of violence directed against women found in many cultures. She spoke to Alastair Benn about her own experience of FGM, her fight for gender equality and the bigotry of the New Left. Recorded at the Reaction offices.

Alastair Benn and Olivia Utley from the Reaction team debate Will Dry, co-founder of 'Our Future, Our Choice', a youth movement dedicated to reversing the referendum result. This was a lot of fun to record - and it gets quite heated!

Lara Prendergast, Assistant Editor of the Spectator, joins Alastair Benn to discuss how the Tories have so far failed to engage with millennials. Lara gives her perspective on the Rees-Mogg phenomenon, Corbynism and the impact of social media on the political landscape. Recorded at The Spectator's offices in Westminster.

Alastair Benn meets Professor Jeremy Jennings, Head of the Department of Political Economy at King's College London, to talk about Emmanuel Macron and the intolerant streak at the heart of French nationalism. Listen to the interview in full here. Recorded at Bush House on the Strand.