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Your weekly review of culture, life and society from the New Statesman, hosted by Tanjil Rashid.

Featuring interviews with literary and artistic greats, reviews of the latest cultural moments, and in-depth discussion to help you understand how culture shapes society – and our place in it.

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Latest Episodes

Donald Trump’s political style has often been compared to reality TV - but what if the better comparison is professional wrestling?

Satirist Munya Chawawa joins Luke O’Reilly to discuss his new documentary, Wrestling With Trump, which explores the c... more

What makes someone a good spy? And does the fiction writer, in many senses a professional liar, share the traits of a double agent?

Novelist and screenwriter William Boyd first explored the theme of espionage in his 2002 novel Any Human Heart and we... more

For decades, James Baldwin has stood as one of the most piercing moral voices of the 20th century, But Baldwin himself has remained, in his own words, elusive.

A new biography by Nicholas Boggs - Baldwin: A Love Story - sets out to change that.

Dra... more

The Resistible rise of Arturo Ui, Bertolt Brecht's darkly comic allegory of authoritarianism is a play that straddles past and present. Written in 1941, it was conceived as a warning; a grotesque gangster-inflected retelling of the rise of Adolf Hitl... more

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Munya Chawawa
Satirist and interviewer of the documentary
The New Statesman
Episode: Munya Chawawa: Trump's presidency is based on WWE
William Boyd
Novelist and screenwriter featured for his spy fiction work
Author of Any Human Heart, Restless, Gabriel Dax trilogy
Episode: William Boyd on spy fiction and the British psyche
Nicholas Boggs
Author of Baldwin, A Love Story
Author/ biographer
Episode: James Baldwin would be a leading progressive voice today
Mark Gatiss
Actor, performer, and guest on the episode
Stage actor in Arturo Ui production
Episode: Mark Gatiss: fascism is not inevitable
Raoul Peck
Acclaimed Haitian filmmaker, director of a documentary about George Orwell
Independent filmmaker
Episode: Are we truly living in 'Orwellian times'?
Rebecca Boyle
Science writer and author
Author of Our Moon, A Human History
Episode: When it comes to the Moon, we've only scratched the surface
Sven Beckert
Professor of History at Harvard University, author of Capitalism, A Global History
Harvard University
Episode: What was life like before capitalism?
Michael Pollan
Author and journalist known for writing about food, drugs, and consciousness
New Statesman; author
Episode: What do mushrooms have to do with consciousness? with Michael Pollan
Ben Tarnoff
Author of Muskism, a Guide for the Perplexed
Author, Muskism
Episode: How Elon Musk redefined power

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Tanjil Rashid
Host of The New Society, New Statesman

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Munya Chawawa: Trump's presidency is based on WWE
Q: Can you talk about some techniques Trump uses in his campaigns?
Munya discusses how Trump's approach mirrors wrestling tactics—creating heat, delivering sensational promos, and maintaining a larger-than-life persona that blends entertainment with politics, making his leadership seem both aspirational and combative.
Munya Chawawa: Trump's presidency is based on WWE
Q: Can you kind of give an explanation about wrestling for people who don't know a lot about it?
Munya explains that wrestling is less about the body slams and more about storytelling devices like promos, crowd manipulation, and kayfabe, which together create a compelling narrative that drives audience engagement well beyond the physical moves.
James Baldwin would be a leading progressive voice today
Q: Why do you think this aspect of his life has been largely unexplored?
Boggs suggests it stems from Baldwin's own reluctance to fit rigid labels and from the archival gaps; the book demonstrates how intimacy, kinship, and unconventional loves illuminate his writing and political thought.
When it comes to the Moon, we've only scratched the surface
Q: What future does the Moon have in the hands of governments and superpowers, given geopolitical ambitions?
There is concern about extractive imperatives dominating lunar development, but also cautious optimism that international cooperation can endure if guided by shared principles like the Artemis Accords.
When it comes to the Moon, we've only scratched the surface
Q: What does it mean to spend time on the Moon—night and day, gravity, the experience of existence there?
The guest describes how being on the Moon changes perception of space and time, highlighting how terrestrial references fall away and how life support and habitat constraints shape experience.

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The show centers on big-ideas conversations at the intersection of culture, society, and thought. Episodes frequently feature scholars, authors, and critics unpacking topics like the history and structure of capitalism, consciousness and mind, technology's political and social implications, literary culture, and media in contemporary life. Noteworthy are wide-ranging interviews that pair rigorous historical or philosophical framing with accessible storytelling, plus occasional forays into film, translation, and global perspectives. The format tends to blend scholarly analysis with personal narratives, making complex ideas legible for curious, culturally engaged listeners who enjoy thoughtful critique and intellectual nuance without sacrific... more

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