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Quite right!

The Spectator
Labour Party
Keir Starmer
Conservative Party
Reform UK
Brexit
Andy Burnham
Covid-19
Nigel Farage
Commonwealth
Rachel Reeves
Donald Trump
Ukraine
Boris Johnson
Immigration
NHS
China
Peter Mandelson
Jeremy Corbyn
Politics
Jeffrey Epstein

Welcome to Quite right!, the podcast from The Spectator that searches for sanity and common sense in a world which increasingly seems devoid of both. Each week, join Michael Gove, editor of The Spectator, and Madeline Grant, assistant editor of The Spectator, for a mixture of politics, culture and mischief as they unpack the stories that most piqued their interest, amusement or exasperation.

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Latest Episodes

Earl Spencer's new memoir, Swan Song, has drawn a rare direct response from Buckingham Palace. Michael and Maddie weigh up the book's most salacious charges against the King, and ask whether the Earl is driven by money, pride, or something closer to ... more

In the second part of his conversation with Michael Gove, Rory Stewart defends the most taboo position in British politics: that private schools are worth protecting. He further argues that the only excuse for privilege is living up to its obligation... more

Michael Gove is joined by Rory Stewart, for a conversation he admits would ‘revolt’ his podcasting partner Alastair Campbell.

Rory sets out the migration policy he would impose: every boat he would return to France, how he would cut the number of le... more

Michael Gove is joined by Reform UK MP Danny Kruger to discuss the party’s plans for government and why he believes Britain is in a ‘revolutionary moment’.

Kruger sets out how Reform would overhaul Whitehall, including replacing the Cabinet Secretar... more

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Recent Guests

Rory Stewart
A former diplomat and politician featured as the guest of the episode.
Episode: I can’t say this on The Rest Is Politics – Rory Stewart | Part two
Danny Kruger
Intellectual powerhouse behind reforms, preparations for government
Reform Party / The Spectator interview guest
Episode: Danny Kruger: Britain is in a ‘revolutionary moment’ – and the Tories can’t save it | LIVE
Francis Fukuyama
Public intellectual and author of End of History and The Last Man
Public intellectual; author
Episode: Francis Fukuyama: how the American right ran out of ideas – and why I’m still a conservative
Simon Sebag Montefiore
Historian and author of The Cauldron
Historian, Author
Episode: How the modern Middle East was made – and why it’s still at war | Simon Sebag Montefiore
Katharine Birbalsingh
Head teacher at Michaela Community School
Michaela Community School
Episode: Katharine Birbalsingh: children are taught to hate Britain – I blame the adults
Louis Mosley
UK head of Palantir
Palantir
Episode: Louis Mosley: Burnham is wrong to ditch Palantir – and how AI threatens the 'lanyard class'
Simon Heffer
Biographer of Enoch Powell, Lord Blackwater, author of Like the Roman
biographer, The Spectator interviewee
Episode: SPECIAL: was Enoch Powell right about Britain?
Maurice Glasman
Labour peer, historian and thinker
Labour Party (House of Lords)
Episode: If Burnham loses Makerfield, Labour is finished – Maurice Glasman | Part two
Katie Lam
Conservative MP, 2024 intake
Conservative Party
Episode: Katie Lam on the grooming gangs, Jenrick & why Farage is not fit to be PM

Hosts

Michael Gove
Host and frequent commentator; long-time politician and editor-at-large with extensive involvement in policy and media.
Madeline Grant
Assistant editor with a prominent role in shaping conversation and guest selection; brings policy and culture perspectives.

Reviews

4.2 out of 5 stars from 550 ratings
  • Excellent

    Best podcast available at the moment in my view. Whether one is in agreement with all its views or not it is well presented and structured and the balance of Gove and Grant works well in a Master/Acolyte kind of way.

    I listen to podcasts regularly, but this is the only one I listen to each week without fail … serious content yet playful.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    ricollinb
    United Kingdom3 months ago
  • Great interview

    Particularly thoughtful interview presenting long gone Labour values

    Apple Podcasts
    4
    wellgaveitatry
    United States4 months ago
  • Intelligently voiced views

    I have been wanting a political podcast which aligns with my political views for some time. Being slightly right of centre with a longing for intelligent and non inflammatory ideas this is refreshing! Both hosts bounce off each other well and I wish we had had this podcast prior to Gove going for the premiership as it may have swung it for me as he comes across well. Both are great!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    GoodKarma87
    United Kingdom7 months ago
  • Great

    never like Michael Gove as a politician but thats because I didn’t actually know him, an I still don’t but he comes across so well in this, love him now and this podcast

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Jack Banner12
    United Kingdom7 months ago
  • Quite wrong!

    Just mind-numbingly soulless, uninspired and insipid, not helped in the least by the frankly insufferable Maddy who really ought to ease up on the ceaseless pearl-clutching and frequent interruptions.

    As an erstwhile lifelong Tory, this programme highlights why I’m now a politically homeless voter. Whether from the Speccie or the Tories themselves, this same brand of “radical far-centrism” (in the words of J C Clark, I think) got Britain into this dire state to begin with. Evidently, we are al... more

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    Bibliophenia
    United Kingdom7 months ago

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Some reviews push back on perceived tone but still value thoughtful policy discussion.
Fans want longer-form episodes and deeper dives into policy specifics.
Audience mentions high engagement with current events and culture, appreciating nuance over partisan shouting.
Listeners praise the chemistry between hosts and the balance of insight and wit.

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Rory Stewart on immigration, Islam and Britain's biggest problem | Part one
Q: What would you consider the core principles for migration and integration in the UK?
A balanced approach that combines a controlled asylum system with selective, orderly legal migration, aimed at benefits for both host communities and those seeking safety, while ensuring integration and adherence to the law.
Francis Fukuyama: how the American right ran out of ideas – and why I’m still a conservative
Q: What do you believe those principal frustrations were?
Elites losing touch with working people, an education and urban-rural divide, and a sense that established parties were not addressing everyday economic and cultural concerns.
Katharine Birbalsingh: children are taught to hate Britain – I blame the adults
Q: How should curriculum and discipline interact to create effective learning?
She contends that a structured, respectful classroom with a strong emphasis on knowledge, ritual formation, and a clear hierarchy enables deeper learning, better behavior, and a lasting moral core for students.
Katharine Birbalsingh: children are taught to hate Britain – I blame the adults
Q: Katharine, what's wrong with education in this country at the moment?
She argues that teachers are being pulled toward an anti-establishment narrative, that history education is too often framed through oppressor/oppressed lenses, and that this harms students' sense of national belonging and practical knowledge.
Parliament’s greatest speeches – and does Labour have a women problem?
Q: Does Labour have a women problem?
The hosts argue that Labour faces structural and cultural challenges around gender, including internal opposition to gender-critical feminism, the politics of meritocracy, and leadership dynamics, while acknowledging some principled female MPs who push back against the mainstream narrative.

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