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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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"We live in a world that deserves unicorns," says Katherine Rundell.

If you haven't come across Rundell's work yet, you will soon. She's written over a dozen books, including an award-winning biography of John Donne and the children's fantasy series... more

A third of British adults who used to read for pleasure don't anymore.

And according to the OECD, literacy itself, not just the habit of it, is declining or stagnating across most of the developed world.

In a new book, The New Dark Ages, James Marr... more

Terror has sought Salman Rushdie out time and time again for the past 40 years, ever since the controversial publication of his novel The Satanic Verses and the furious response to it from much of the Muslim world.

He believed that his life of extre... more

Historical fantasy, campus satire, industry exposé; five books in, and no one's quite worked out what a "RF Kuang novel" is supposed to look like. That's rather the point.

This September she publishes her sixth: Taipei Story, a semi-autobiographical... more

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Rebecca Kuang
Author and novelist
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Episode: RF Kuang is back with her most personal story yet
Simon Sebag Montefiore
Historian and author of The Cauldron
Historian and Author
Episode: Simon Sebag Montefiore on Israel, Gaza and a Middle East in crisis
Taj Ali
Journalist, historian, former co-editor of Tribune magazine
Tribune; author of Come What May, We're Here to Stay
Episode: Why we must unite working class communities across racial divides
Richard Ovenden
Head Librarian at the University of Oxford
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Episode: Britain is losing its libraries and its cultural memory
Amia Srinivasan
Oxford philosopher, Ciccioli Professor of Social and Political Theory at All Souls College, Oxford
All Souls College, Oxford
Episode: Why is sex political?
Daisy Dixon
Author of Depraved, The Story of Dangerous Art
Author/Scholar
Episode: Can we separate great art from bad artists?
Daniel Mendelsohn
Classical scholar, literary critic, and translator of The Odyssey
Episode: Odyssey mania is upon us
Sarah Pearsall
Historian and author of Freedom Round the Globe, How the World Made the American Revolution
University/author (as described in episode)
Episode: Was the American revolution really American?
Tayari Jones
Author of Kin
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Episode: "I thought Jimmy Carter was black" | Tayari Jones interview

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Tanjil Rashid
Host of The New Society
Catherine Hughes
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Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars from 44 ratings
  • Brilliantly varied, always interesting.

    I really love this podcast - every episode has been fascinating; Tanjil Rashid is an astute and gentle interviewer and I’m looking forward to more!

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Simon Sebag Montefiore on Israel, Gaza and a Middle East in crisis
Q: What is the role of religion versus imperialism in driving conflicts here?
The guest emphasizes imperial and geopolitical factors as foundational, while acknowledging that religious identities and dynamics also play a significant part, particularly in shaping state-society relations and regional narratives.
RF Kuang is back with her most personal story yet
Q: Why did you push Yellow Face into publication despite initial pushback from your agent, and what did you hope to change in publishing?
Kuang says urgency and belief in the book's critique of publishing culture drove her, and she notes the industry's evolution since 2021, with some issues now less central but underlying questions about representation remaining complex.
RF Kuang is back with her most personal story yet
Q: Could you tell us more about that sense of distance in diaspora and how it informs your writing?
She discusses how distance persists despite technology and how writing becomes a way to inhabit and describe that disconnection, rather than resolve it, shaping her approach to authenticity and memory.
RF Kuang is back with her most personal story yet
Q: What makes Taipei Story your most personal story yet?
Kuang explains that the book grew from personal grief and the urge to record family history, using fiction to explore the gaps between memory and language and to puncture fantasies of a perfect diaspora homecoming.
Britain is losing its libraries and its cultural memory
Q: Why is censorship a concern for libraries, and how does this relate to the international context?
Censorship threatens the availability of diverse viewpoints; examples from the United States show campaigns to ban or restrict books, with potential spillover effects into other countries without strong protections for libraries.

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This program offers thoughtful conversations at the intersection of culture, politics, and society, featuring interviews with novelists, historians, journalists, policymakers, and artists. Episodes frequently blend literary or artistic analysis with broader social critique—discussing race, class, democracy, governance, and the role of culture in public life—often anchored by intimate, personal storytelling. A standout trait is the breadth of guests, from literary authors and film/theatre critics to historians and policy thinkers, plus occasional deep dives into historical moments and contemporary issues. Listeners likely enjoy rigorous, idea-driven dialogue that connects culture to lived experiences and policy implications, with an emphasis... more

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