The Telegraph
Off Script
From "wokeness" to cancel culture, the culture wars are in full swing. In this series of no-holds-barred long-form interviews, The Telegraph’s Steven Edginton sits down with world-leading commentators to unpick them. New episodes on Fridays. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episodes
Robert Tombs: Putting the war in Gaza in historical context 04.03.2024 1:11:08
To put the recent protests over the war in Gaza into their historical context, The Telegraph’s Steven Edginton is joined by the renowned historian and author of The English and Their History, Robert Tombs, in the latest Off Script podcast. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/hk-p08GE2-0 | Read more from The Telegraph’s award-winning comment team: www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion | For 30 days’ fr...
Antony Beevor: Is Putin’s war in Ukraine a continuation of the Russian civil war? 01.03.2024 57:26
Is Putin’s war a continuation of the Russian civil war? What lessons has the Russian leader learned from Stalin? How has the war in Ukraine impacted historians? To discuss these topics and more, The Telegraph’s Steven Edginton is joined by the historian Antony Beevor. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/DFW5V4IB_PA | Read more from The Telegraph’s award-winning comment team: www.telegraph.co...
Mark Stoleson: Is woke capitalism a threat to the West? 16.02.2024 42:26
How has GB News changed British politics? Is woke capitalism a threat to the West? To discuss, Steven Edginton is joined by Mark Stoleson, the CEO of Legatum, a powerful investment firm with interests in GB News and other major projects. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/B1O_sFO1uPE | Read more from The Telegraph’s award-winning comment team: www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion | For 30 days’ free...
Simon Heffer: Do the Tories face electoral oblivion? 22.01.2024 1:02:30
As opinion polls suggest the Conservatives face electoral oblivion, could we witness a repeat of a 1997 landslide, or even 1906? To discuss, Steven Edginton is joined by the historian and Telegraph columnist Simon Heffer. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/GLG6xjfOZ-Q | Read more from The Telegraph’s award-winning comment team: www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion | For 30 days’ free access to The T...
Diana Furchtgott-Roth: Are we in an energy cold war? 05.01.2024 49:32
Is Net Zero destroying our energy capacity? Are we in an energy cold war? To discuss, The Telegraph’s Steven Edginton is joined by the economist Diana Furchtgott-Roth of the Heritage Foundation who has served in every Republican administration since Ronald Reagan. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/tB6HxgxVsaE | Read more from The Telegraph’s award-winning comment team: www.telegraph....
Dr Kevin Roberts: The state of American conservatism, President Biden and the Blob 15.12.2023 51:53
Dr Kevin Roberts is the president of The Heritage Foundation, one of America's most influential conservative think tanks. The Telegraph’s Steven Edginton sits down with him to discuss the state of American conservatism, President Biden and the Blob for the latest Off Script podcast. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/BWST_E8z1eA| Read more from The Telegraph’s award-winning comment team: ww...
Jason Kenney: The impact of Canada's radical euthanasia laws 08.12.2023 51:40
Jason Kenney is the former Premier of Alberta and a Canadian conservative politician. He sits down with Steven Edginton to discuss the state of his country, including Canada’s radical new euthanasia laws. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/Cv2AcBqap8s| Read more from The Telegraph’s award-winning comment team: www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion | For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.tele...
Michael Shellenberger: Why climate change has become a 'religion' 24.11.2023 47:35
Michael Shellenberger is an environmentalist, author, and advocate for pragmatic solutions to climate change. He joins Steven Edginton to talk about the ‘religion’ of climate change. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/tqcDyHdbYd4 | Read more from The Telegraph’s award-winning comment team: www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion | For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/audio| See Pri...
Dennis Prager: What are the threats to Western civilisation? 17.11.2023 53:32
Dennis Prager is a conservative thinker, commentator and one of America’s most successful political entrepreneurs, most well known for establishing PragerU, one of the largest conservative online platforms. Steven Edginton is joined by Mr Prager to discuss threats to Western civilisation. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/OudTXT_9CzY| Read more from The Telegraph’s award-winning comment team: w...
Anna Loutfi: Does free speech exist in Britain? 27.10.2023 58:17
With people being arrested for posting offensive memes, and with crack downs on so-called disinformation, does free speech exist in Britain? To discuss, Steven Edginton is joined by the equality and human rights barrister from the Bad Law Project Anna Loutfi. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/344S8oLazbI| Read more from The Telegraph’s award-winning comment team: www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion | F...
Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg: The Conservative's record in government 19.10.2023 56:58
After 13 years of Tory rule, illegal and legal migration has soared, the national debt has surpassed 100% of our GDP, the tax burden is the highest since the Second World War and, according to some, Britain is seemingly governed by a party indistinguishable from that of its Left-wing opposition. To discuss his party’s record in government, Steven Edginton is joined by Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg MP. Watch...
Piotr Glinski: The future of Poland in the European Union 13.10.2023 40:25
As Poland votes in a referendum on illegal migration, and in a general election on Sunday Steven Edginton is joined by the Polish Minister for Culture Piotr Glinski. They discuss the surge of migration into Europe, and the future of Poland in the European Union. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/0Ht84EMEKUI | Read more from The Telegraph’s award-winning comment team: www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion...
Professor James Orr: Why is depression on the rise? 29.09.2023 55:25
Has liberalism led to happiness? Why is depression on the rise? To discuss these questions Steven Edginton is joined by James Orr, a Professor of Philosophy of Religion at the University of Cambridge and the UK Chairman of the Edmund Burke Foundation, which was behind the National Conservatism conference held in London earlier this year. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/HVdaC9JKpWs Read more f...
Arkadiusz Mularczyk, Poland’s Secretary of State for Europe 16.09.2023 50:29
For many, Poland represents the future of Europe. Its economy is growing, its military is strong, and it has maintained its traditional values despite the West’s ongoing cultural revolution. To discuss challenges facing Poland, including its difficult relationship with the EU, Steven Edginton is joined by Minister Arkadiusz Mularczyk, Poland’s Secretary of State for Europe and Deputy Minister of F...
Jordan Peterson: How Canada has been taken over by Left-wing authoritarians. 01.09.2023 25:10
'Justin Trudeau has never said a true word' In this bonus episode of Off Script, Steven Edginton continues his conversation with Dr Jordan Peterson, to discuss his home country of Canada, which the professor believes has been taken over by Left-wing authoritarians. Watch Steven's documentary, Canada's woke nightmare: A warning to the West: https://youtu.be/Qt2AuVQKpq0 | Read more from The Te...
Theodore Dalrymple: How low-level crimes have become effectively legal 18.08.2023 56:44
In recent weeks videos have gone viral showing mobs of people raiding shops in Oxford street. In places across the country, many low-level crimes have become effectively legal. To discuss how life in Britain has changed in recent decades Steven Edginton is joined by the conservative writer, critic and psychiatrist Theodore Dalrymple. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/7zbkMRI4Fxs | Read mo...
Tom Holland: On Woke history 28.07.2023 47:21
Tom Holland, the popular historian who co-hosts the world-famous The Rest Is History podcast, sits down with The Telegraph’s Steven Edginton to discuss his new book on Rome, woke history and why British history is so popular among international audiences. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/4sddOblC6gs | Read more from The Telegraph’s award-winning comment team: www.telegraph.co....
Jordan Peterson: How to win the culture war 14.07.2023 1:25:57
Dr Jordan Peterson discusses how to win the culture war, with insights from Soviet and Nazi dissidents who stood up against tyranny and compares their struggles with clampdowns on free speech today. He sits down with The Telegraph’s Steven Edginton in a wide ranging discussion from why Britain was a miracle for the world to if he is addicted to Twitter. Read more from The Telegraph’s award-w...
Michael Shellenberger: Is free speech under threat? 09.06.2023 42:37
As governments and media companies continue to crack down on so-called “disinformation”, is free speech under threat? To discuss the implications of anti-disinformation units, Steven Edginton is joined by the American independent journalist Michael Shellenberger. Read more from The Telegraph’s award-winning comment team: www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion | For 30 days’ free access to T...
Michael Anton: What has changed since the 'Flight 93 Election' of 2016? 02.06.2023 39:56
"2016 is the Flight 93 election: charge the cockpit or you die.” This was the opening line of a famous essay written in 2016 by Michael Anton, who served as a national security official under President Trump. Anton joins Steven Edginton to discuss what has changed since the infamous Flight 93 Election of 2016. Read more from The Telegraph’s award-winning comment team: www.telegraph.co.uk/opi...
Alvin Felzenberg: When was the last 'great' American president? 19.05.2023 1:15:26
Where does Joe Biden rank among the US presidents? And when was the last 'great' American president? To discuss Steven Edginton is joined by the presidential historian Alvin Felzenberg. Read more from The Telegraph’s award-winning comment team: www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion | For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/audio | See Privacy Policy at https://...
Simon Heffer: The Coronation of King Charles 05.05.2023 46:43
Is the coronation going to plan? Are Britons still interested in the monarchy? And will King Charles’ reign be overshadowed by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex? To discuss, Steven Edginton is joined by the esteemed historian and journalist Simon Heffer. Simon hosts a new three-part podcast series about Charles III: Being the King. Listen here: https://podfollow.com/being-the-king See Privacy Policy...
Victor Davis Hanson: Biden’s chances in 2024 28.04.2023 54:39
This week Joe Biden launched his 2024 Presidential campaign. To discuss Biden’s chances, and the fallout from Tucker Carlson leaving Fox News, Steven Edginton joined by the American historian Victor Davis Hanson. Read more from The Telegraph’s award-winning comment team: www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion | For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/audio | See Priva...
Paul Morland: Is the world over or underpopulated? 14.04.2023 59:43
As new census data shows Britain’s demographics changing at historic rates, what does a future Britain look like? Is the world over or underpopulated? And how does fertility impact global power struggles? To answer these questions Steven Edginton is joined by the leading demographer Paul Morland. Read more from The Telegraph’s award-winning comment team: www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion | F...
Anne Elizabeth Moutet: The troublesome presidency of Emmanuel Macron 03.04.2023 41:49
As riots erupt across France over plans to increase the retirement age what does this mean for Macron’s Presidency? Is this just another French protest or something more significant? To discuss Steven Edginton is joined by the journalist and commentator Anne Elisabeth Moutet. Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMCS83R0Kso | Read more from The Telegraph’s award-winning comment team...
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