S2 Ep14: Reaction Podcast: Rory Stewart, crisis in Ukraine and Tim Marshall
Rory Stewart and Press Review
1hr 8m Nov 13, 2021
1hr 8m
S2 Ep13: The Reaction Podcast: Andrew Mitchell, interest rates, and Owen Paterson
In this week's podcast, Iain Martin talks to Andrew Mitchell MP about his new book 'Beyond A Fringe: Tales from a reformed Establishment lackey', and in Press Review, the Reaction editors discuss the Owen Paterson scandal. 
45m Nov 05, 2021
45m
S2 Ep12: The Reaction Podcast: budget backlash, Insulate Britain, and Squid Game
In this week's podcast, Iain Martin talks to Maggie Pagano about Rishi Sunak's latest budget, and Press Review covers everything from Netflix hit Squid Game to Facebook's name change. 
54m Nov 01, 2021
54m
S2 Ep11: The Reaction Podcast: Assisted dying, Covid-19, and Press Review
This episode of the Reaction Podcast sees editor Iain Martin in conversation with Lord Forsyth about the assisted dying bill, Alastair Benn and Iain discussing the covid-19 winter, and the latest instalment of 'Press Review' - the show in which the Reaction editors pick the stories that grabbed them each week. 
54m Oct 22, 2021
54m
S2 Ep10: The Reaction Podcast: the Covid report and Press Review
This week's podcast features Iain Martin and Alastair Benn on Press Review discussing stories about the Beatles, eternal life, and Anglo-French relations. There is also a conversation about the new report into the government's handling of the pandemic. 
40m Oct 15, 2021
40m
S2 Ep9: The Reaction Podcast: John Rentoul and Jon Davis, the ship that became a bomb, and Press Review
In this instalment of the Reaction podcast, we feature Iain Martin talking to John Rentoul and Jon Davis about their book on the Blair years and the new BBC documentary, Maggie Pagano and Shane Brennan discuss supply chains, and Iain discusses the possibility of a dramatic oil spill with New Yorker journalist Ed Caesar. The episode finishes with Press Review - a roundup from the Reaction editor...
1hr 12m Oct 08, 2021
1hr 12m
S2 Ep8: The Reaction Podcast: Sebastian Payne, the Labour Party, and Press Review
In this instalment of the Reaction podcast, we feature Iain Martin talking to Sebastian Payne about his new book 'Broken Heartlands', Maggie Pagano and Steffen Grimberg discussing the German election, and our new programme 'Press Review' - a roundup from the Reaction editors of the media that grabbed them this week. 
1hr 8m Oct 01, 2021
1hr 8m
S2 Ep7: The Reaction Podcast: Adam Tooze, gas prices, and Press Review
In this instalment of the Reaction podcast, we feature Iain Martin talking to Adam Tooze about his new book 'Shutdown: How Covid Shook the World's Economy', Maggie Pagano and Simon French discussing gas prices, and our new programme 'Press Review' - a roundup from the Reaction editors of the media that grabbed them this week. 
1hr 10m Sep 24, 2021
1hr 10m
S2 Ep6: The Reaction Podcast: Reshuffle, GBNews, and Press Review
In this instalment of the Reaction podcast, we feature Iain Martin, Maggie Pagano, and Tim Montgomerie discussing the cabinet reshuffle, Tim in conversation with Reform UK's Richard Tice, and Maggie and Tim on the loss of Andrew Neil for GBNews. The podcast ends with our new programme 'Press Review' - a roundup from the Reaction editors of the media that grabbed them this week. 
1hr 4m Sep 20, 2021
1hr 4m
S2 Ep5: The Reaction Podcast: National Insurance, Helen Joyce, and Press Review
In this instalment of the Reaction podcast, we feature Maggie Pagano and Tim Montgomerie discussing the 'high tax' Conservative Party, editor Iain Martin in conversation with Helen Joyce about her book 'Trans: Where Ideology Meets Reality', and our new programme 'Press Review' - a roundup from the Reaction editors of the media that grabbed them this week.  Link to Tim Montgomerie on 'Talking P...
59m Sep 10, 2021
59m
S2 Ep4: The Reaction Podcast: Afghanistan, Northern Ireland, and Press Review
In this instalment of the Reaction podcast, we feature editor Iain Martin talking to Maggie Pagano about the decline of Pax Americana, journalist and author Ruth Dudley-Edwards on the changing state of Northern Irish politics, and our new programme 'Press Review' - a roundup from the Reaction editors of the media that grabbed them this week. 
1hr 16m Sep 03, 2021
1hr 16m
S2 Ep3: Niall Ferguson in conversation with Iain Martin
This is a special edition of the Reaction podcast. On the 6th of July 2021, Reaction hosted an event at the famous Garrick Theatre in London, with professor Niall Ferguson, one of the world's leading historians. In conversation with Iain Martin, he discussed his new post-pandemic book Doom and the state of global politics and economics. It was recorded in front of an audience of Reaction subscr...
1hr 8m Aug 16, 2021
1hr 8m
S2 Ep2: The Reaction Podcast: Boris and Rishi, Afghanistan, and FC Barcelona
In this round-up of the week's Reaction YouTube videos, listen to Tim Montgomerie discuss the situation in Afghanistan with former MP Rory Stewart, Iain Martin and Tim analyse the rift between Boris and Rishi, and Iain in conversation with the FT's Simon Kuper about his new book 'Barca'. 
48m Aug 13, 2021
48m
S2 Ep1: The Reaction Podcast
The Reaction Podcast is back! Listen to a round-up of this week's Reaction YouTube videos - from Tim Montgomerie talking to Caroyln Harris MP, to our new programme 'Press Review'. 
59m Aug 06, 2021
59m
S1 Ep136: Halfon hits back at critics over 'white privilege' saying using the term must be stopped
Maggie Pagano talks to Robert Halfon, Conservative MP and chair of the Education Select Committee, about why white working class boys and girls from disadvantaged backgrounds are being failed by a neglectful and muddled education policy, underachieving from early years in school through to GCSE, A levels and university entry. Halfon hits back at critics who have accused him of stoking a culture...
20m Jun 23, 2021
20m
S1 Ep135: Reaction podcast: Geopolitics is coming home, it's coming home
Iain Martin and Tim Montgomerie discuss the Euros - the feelgood footballing aspect of the tournament and the political shenanigans - and the G7 gathering of high ups in Cornwall. Plus the challenge facing Rishi Sunak. 
41m Jun 11, 2021
41m
S1 Ep134: ReactionPodcast 21-5-21
33m May 21, 2021
33m
S1 Ep133: Covid variants: We are being frightened by shadows - an interview with Professor Robert Dingwall
You can find our website at www.reaction.life.
44m May 12, 2021
44m
S1 Ep132: Boris, Labour meltdown and the battle to save the Union
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49m May 10, 2021
49m
S1 Ep131: Had enough of lockdown yet?
45m Apr 09, 2021
45m
S1 Ep130: Rapid Reaction: The Sturgeon scandal - denouement time
In the latest edition of the Reaction podcast, Iain Martin and Maggie Pagano discuss the pressure building on Nicola Sturgeon. The scandal is coming to a head in the next few days but it's the culmination of a 25 year story built around Salmond and Sturgeon. Plus they discuss the latest BBC, flags, wokery row.
32m Mar 19, 2021
32m
S1 Ep129: After Sturgeon’s abuse of power, can devolution be fixed?
1hr 10m Mar 04, 2021
1hr 10m
S1 Ep128: Is Starmer really in trouble and what's Adam Curtis on about?
You can find our website at www.reaction.life
54m Feb 19, 2021
54m
S1 Ep127: Maggie Pagano in conversation with Vernon Bogdanor
41m Dec 11, 2020
41m
S1 Ep126: Are we feeling optimistic?
52m Dec 04, 2020
52m
S1 Ep125: Is it time for a new covid strategy?
33m Oct 14, 2020
33m
S1 Ep124: Has the government lost the plot?
Recorded with Alastair Benn, Iain Martin and Maggie Pagano. You can find our website at www.reaction.life
1hr 3m Sep 24, 2020
1hr 3m
S1 Ep137: Net Zero: tackling climate change
Climate change is one of the greatest challenges we face in the world today as governments across the globe grapple with the consequences of warming temperatures, rising sea levels, and their impact on human populations. But is there cause for hope as well as concern? Has the coronavirus pandemic provided us with an opportunity to renew our efforts to reduce carbon emissions and regenerate ou...
37m Sep 08, 2020
37m
S1 Ep123: Are we on the way to a V-shaped recovery?
Recorded with Iain Martin, Maggie Pagano and Alastair Benn. You can find our website at www.reaction.life
57m Sep 02, 2020
57m
S1 Ep137: Creative Destruction: rebuilding the economy
The world economy has been dealt a hammer blow by the coronavirus pandemic. Everywhere, growth has been sent into freefall and globalisation has been called into question. But does rebuilding the economy after the crisis now present us with opportunities as well as problems? Jack Dickens hosts Douglas Alexander and Maggie Pagano. Edited by Nick Hilton.
42m Aug 31, 2020
42m
S1 Ep137: Can NATO be revived?
Terrorist attacks, new cyber threats and the coronavirus pandemic all pose new hazards for global security in the twenty-first century. At the same time, the value of the transatlantic alliance has also been called into question. On one side of the Atlantic, President Emmanuel Macron has described NATO as “brain dead”; on the other, Donald Trump has constantly berated European allies for not me...
36m Aug 31, 2020
36m
S1 Ep137: Crashing Globalisation: Populism after the Pandemic
Over the last decade a populist tide has been sweeping across the West. From Donald Trump’s entry into the White House to the rise of the Law and Justice Party in Poland, populists have spoken to widespread anxieties about immigration, identity, and inequality. In so doing, they have challenged the ideological foundations of globalisation and the post-Cold War liberal order. Will this tide con...
47m Aug 24, 2020
47m
S1 Ep137: State Collapse and Democracy in the Middle East
The Middle East is in crisis. The hopeful Arab Spring has left a complex legacy, and United States-led efforts to bring democracy to the region have unravelled in the face of state collapse, sectarianism, and insurgency. Now the coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated civil wars from Syria to Libya and aggravated political crises across the region and nearby North Africa. What does the future hol...
36m Aug 12, 2020
36m
S1 Ep137: Clash of Titans: the US-China rivalry
The strategic rivalry between the People’s Republic of China and the United States of America is one of the dominant geopolitical trends of our time. Now, with the onset of the coronavirus crisis, this rivalry has been steadily intensifying. So how should we think about this clash between world’s premier powers? And how will this contest resolve itself? Jack Dickens hosts Bruno Maçães, reno...
44m Aug 07, 2020
44m
S1 Ep137: Tech, Social Media, and Surveillance States
The internet and the digital revolution continue to transform the human experience. Smart phones, social media, and tech companies are now a fundamental part of our daily lives. This development has brought benefits for many around the world, but there are also concerns surrounding this rapid revolution. Is Big Tech too powerful? And how is technology strengthening the power of surveillance st...
37m Jul 28, 2020
37m
S1 Ep137: The Future of Europe
The European Union is at a crossroads. With leaders trying hard to find common ground on a relief package for the Eurozone countries hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, geopolitical challenges also loom on the horizon. Will a stronger Europe emerge from the crisis? Jack Dickens talks to Helen Thompson and Matthew Karnitschnig.
47m Jul 20, 2020
47m
S1 Ep122: The economy: How tough is it going to get?
Iain Martin, Reaction editor, in conversation with economist Liam Halligan and Reaction's Maggie Pagano.
46m Jul 17, 2020
46m
S1 Ep137: How will the coronavirus crisis change global politics?
This overview episode looks at how our world order is changing. It explores how international institutions have become a battleground in the rivalry between between the United States and China, whether globalisation is under fire, and the threats of debt and climate change after the coronavirus crisis. Mette Eilstrup-Sangiovanni and Iain Martin discuss. Hosted by Jack Dickens. Edited by Nick...
35m Jul 15, 2020
35m
S1 Ep121: What should the Chancellor do to help the recovery?
Recorded with Iain Martin, Alastair Benn and Maggie Pagano. You can find our website at www.reaction.life
39m Jul 02, 2020
39m
S1 Ep120: How do we unlock Britain's economy?
Iain Martin and Maggie Pagano talk to Bim Afolami MP, author of a new report on ideas to spur recovery
55m Jun 12, 2020
55m
S1 Ep119: Reality feels very tenuous right now - an interview with Andrew Solomon on mental health and coronavirus
For this special edition of the Reaction podcast, I was joined by Andrew Solomon, a noted author on politics, culture and psychology. He is winner of the National Book Award for his 2001 memoir The Noonday Demon - an anatomy of depression. We talked about the impact of coronavirus on mental health. It was a fascinating and thought-provoking discussion. Do please tune in.
28m Jun 05, 2020
28m
S1 Ep118: Let's get back to normal - an interview with Professor Karol Sikora
On this edition of the Reaction podcast, I was joined by Professor Karol Sikora. He is Chief Medical Officer of Rutherford Health, Professor of Medicine at the University of Buckingham and an ex-director of the WHO Cancer programme. Known as the "positive professor," Sikora has risen to prominence for his optimistic takes on the coronavirus crisis delivered via Twitter. Do tune ...
34m May 29, 2020
34m
S1 Ep117: Is Starmer the real deal?
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41m May 20, 2020
41m
S1 Ep116: Is the government drifting? What's Boris up to?
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1hr 5m May 11, 2020
1hr 5m
S1 Ep114: Is Britain's government failing?
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37m Apr 20, 2020
37m
S1 Ep113: How quickly can the economy recover?
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39m Apr 16, 2020
39m
S1 Ep112: Rapid Reaction: Is Raab getting the hang of this?
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23m Apr 09, 2020
23m
S1 Ep111: Rapid Reaction: Who is running the country?
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19m Apr 06, 2020
19m
S1 Ep110: Rapid Reaction: Britain's big banks need to get a move on
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17m Apr 01, 2020
17m
S1 Ep109: Testing the banks
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43m Mar 30, 2020
43m