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Peter York's Culture Wars House Party

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“PETER YORK’S CULTURE WARS HOUSE PARTY” podcast is all about Peter’s cultural preoccupations which range from how political Culture Wars are waged, to the reputational currency of clever celebrities, to the best sources of suede loafers in St James’s. He’ll be hosting people he admires and people he wants to argue with and people who like to natter about the correct placement of buttons. Peter York is the author of “Dead Cat – Culture Wars and how not to lose them.” However, his influence extends back to the 1970s, where he pioneered the role of ‘style editor’ at Harpers and Queen magazine, al...

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Iain Dale, LBC presenter on culture wars, conservatism, and why we can't all just get along 22.04.2025 50:42

Welcome to Peter York's Culture Wars House Party. In this seventh episode, I'm joined by Iain Dale—the prolific broadcaster, author, and political commentator. A fixture of the British media landscape, he currently hosts LBC’s evening show and was briefly a possible Conservative Party candidate in 2024.   We explore Iain's journey from party insider to media provocateur, his mission to rebuil...

Graydon Carter, ex-Vanity Fair editor: Inside the Trump Era - Unpacking America's Cultural Battlefield 09.04.2025 54:32

Welcome to  Peter York’s Culture Wars House Party . In this sixth episode, I’m joined by Graydon Carter—the legendary editor of  Vanity Fair —a cultural powerhouse from 1992 to 2017—and now editor of the effortlessly chic digital magazine  Airmail . Charting Graydon’s journey from sensible Ottawa to the glittering heights of New York media, we examine the seismic shifts in...

Peter Geoghegan, investigative journalist on corruption on the cheap: inside Britain's political influence machine 19.03.2025 50:31

Welcome to my new podcast, “PETER YORK’S CULTURE WARS HOUSE PARTY.” In this fifth episode, I’m joined by Peter Geoghegan former editor of  Open Democracy,  an investigative journalist and writer, who now runs “Democracy for Sale”     https://democracyforsale.substack.com/about   Peter reveals how the Brexit campaign in Sunderland sparked his interest in expo...

George Monbiot, campaigning journalist on his life, the story of neoliberalism, the alternative and scrubbing up 24.02.2025 55:16

Welcome to my new podcast, “PETER YORK’S CULTURE WARS HOUSE PARTY.” In this fourth episode, I’m joined by campaigning journalist George Monbiot. We discuss George’s journey from his Conservative family background to his political awakening and his rise as one of our most prominent environmental and political activists. What exactly is a campaigning journalist – is it a contradiction in terms? We e...

Gabriel Gatehouse, author 'The Coming Storm', on QAnon, tech bros, identity politics, the BBC’s tightrope, and could it happen here? 06.02.2025 50:36

Welcome to my new podcast, “PETER YORK’S CULTURE WARS HOUSE PARTY.” In this third episode, I’m joined by Gabriel Gatehouse, the former international editor of Newsnight and a seasoned BBC foreign correspondent. He’s also the author and presenter of the acclaimed BBC Radio 4 series "The Coming Storm," which unpacks the deep roots of American paranoia and conspiracy theories—from the Clintons in the...

James O'Brien LBC radio presenter on the risks of a far-right government, the capture of the BBC and selling John Major a white suit 29.01.2025 46:31

Welcome to my new podcast, “PETER YORK’S CULTURE WARS HOUSE PARTY.” In this second episode, I’m joined by James O'Brien, the outspoken LBC talk radio host with a million and a half listeners who has been on air for over 22 years. We cover all sorts of topics - from the concept of the "Metropolitan Liberal Elite" and the risks of a far-right government to the capture of the BBC. We also discov...

Michael Wolff, author of 'Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House' on Trump's new presidency, Elon Musk, tech billionaires and the Epstein tapes 12.12.2024 33:34

Welcome to the first episode of my new podcast, “PETER YORK’S CULTURE WARS HOUSE PARTY.” There’s some serious stuff here, but we’re also having a bit of fun along the way. This podcast is all about my cultural preoccupations, from how political Culture Wars are waged—and yes, do check out my latest book,  A Dead Cat On Your Table  — to the reputational currency of clever celebrities...