Leading is a British podcast launched in January 2023. Hosted byAlastair Campbell andRory Stewart, it is a sister podcast of their weekly politics podcastThe Rest is Politics.[1] The podcast is produced by Goalhanger Podcasts.[2][3]
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Hosted by | Alastair Campbell Rory Stewart |
Genre | Talk |
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Language | English |
Length | 35-65 minutes |
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No. of episodes | 118 ![]() |
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Original release | 16 January 2023 |
Ratings | 4.6153846153846/5 ![]() |
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Website | https://therestispolitics.supportingcast.fm/ ![]() |
Background
editBothAlastair Campbell andRory Stewart have been active in British politics. Campbell is a journalist and political strategist, who served as the communications chief forTony Blair. A former member of theLabour Party, Campbell was expelled after he voted for theLiberal Democrats in the2019 European elections.[4]
Stewart is a former diplomat, author and politician. He served asConservativeinternational development secretary andprisons minister underTheresa May, and was amember of parliament for around nine years. In 2019, having rebelled againstBoris Johnson's approach toBrexit, he was expelled from the parliamentary party. He later resigned his party membership as well.[5]
Campbell and Stewart's podcastThe Rest is Politics, launched in March 2022, is aimed at providing a temperate and informedpolitical debate in the United Kingdom.[6] As part of the podcast, the hosts would interview former and active political figures. These interviews were released irregularly, as opposed to the main podcast, which releases two episodes on Wednesday and Thursday of each week. Their mantra is to "disagree agreeably."
In January 2023, Goalhanger Podcasts launchedLeading as aspin off, allowing Campbell and Stewart to interview on a regular basis as well as to interview non-political figures. Their guests have includedAngela Merkel,Bill Clinton andBill Gates.
Stewart came under criticism following the2024 United States presidential election as he had predictedKamala Harris to comfortably win.
Episodes
editThe podcast usually releases a new episode every Monday. FormerUK deputy prime ministerMichael Heseltine was the podcast's first guest.[7] Some episodes are recorded with only Campbell as the interviewer. In such episodes, Stewart sometimes discusses the interview at the end with Campbell, without the relevant guest being present.
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No. | Guest(s) | Running time | Original release date | Link | |
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1 | Michael Heseltine | 48:33 | January 16, 2023 (2023-01-16) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
FormerUK deputy prime minister Michael Heseltine discussespremierships of Margaret Thatcher andRishi Sunak,Brexit, andUK miners' strike of 1984–85. | |||||
2 | Marina Litvinenko* | 48:27 | January 23, 2023 (2023-01-23) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
Widow of murdered British-naturalised Russiandefector andPutin criticAlexander Litvinenko discusses her husband'spoisoning and death,Vladimir Putin, and theinvasion of Ukraine. | |||||
3 | Alan Milburn | 55:16 | January 30, 2023 (2023-01-30) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
FormerUK health secretary Milburn discussesNHS crisis andnurses' strikes, his tenure inTony Blair'sgovernment,New Labour, and his upbringing. | |||||
4 | Michel Barnier | 41:25 | February 6, 2023 (2023-02-06) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
5 | Michael Johnson* | 41:43 | February 13, 2023 (2023-02-13) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
Americansprinter andOlympic Games medalist Michael Johnson discussesfuture of athletics,taking the knee, anddoping in sport. | |||||
6 | David Lammy | 56:35 | February 20, 2023 (2023-02-20) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
UKshadow foreign secretary David Lammy discussesBrexit,international development, and his upbringing. | |||||
7 | Fiona Hill | 55:40 | February 27, 2023 (2023-02-27) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
British-American foreign affairs specialist Fiona Hill discusses her upbringing inBishop Auckland, theUkraine conflict, and her work in theTrump Administration. | |||||
8 | Bertie Ahern* | 52:18 | March 6, 2023 (2023-03-06) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
Former IrishTaoiseach Bertie Ahern discusses his father's involvement in theanti-Treaty IRA, his own contribution to theGood Friday Agreement, andNorthern Ireland peace process. | |||||
9 | Bernie Sanders | 40:11 | March 13, 2023 (2023-03-13) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
10 | Rahima Mahmut* | 51:13 | March 20, 2023 (2023-03-20) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
Uyghur artist and human rights activist Rahima Mahmut discusses thepersecution of Uyghurs in China and theXinjiang conflict. | |||||
11 | Gary Lineker | 56:23 | March 27, 2023 (2023-03-27) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
English footballer andsports broadcaster Gary Lineker discusses his career and2023 suspension fromMatch of the Day. | |||||
12 | David Baddiel | 51:59 | April 3, 2023 (2023-04-03) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
English comedian, presenter, and author David Baddiel discusses his maternal family'sentry into Britain as refugees during theHolocaust,antisemitism in the UK, his polemicJews Don't Count, and his co-written songThree Lions. | |||||
13 | Brian Cox* | 38:14 | April 10, 2023 (2023-04-10) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
14 | David Miliband | 56:20 | April 17, 2023 (2023-04-17) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
FormerUK foreign secretary and President of theInternational Rescue Committee David Miliband discussesNew Labour and his work for the IRC providinghumanitarian aid. | |||||
15 | Hillary Clinton | 41:10 | April 24, 2023 (2023-04-24) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
FormerUS secretary of state,senator, andfirst lady Hillary Clinton discussesOperation Neptune Spear, her loss in the2016 US presidential election, andher tenure as secretary of state. | |||||
16 | Tony Blair | 40:21 | May 1, 2023 (2023-05-01) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
FormerUK prime minister Tony Blair discusses theNorthern Ireland peace process andGood Friday Agreement. | |||||
17 | Gerry Adams | 42:07 | May 8, 2023 (2023-05-08) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
Irish republican politician Gerry Adams discussesThe Troubles. | |||||
18 | George Osborne | 01:04:22 | May 15, 2023 (2023-05-15) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
19 | Leo Varadkar | 34:05 | May 22, 2023 (2023-05-22) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
IrishTaoiseach Leo Varadkar discusses his upbringing,Irish politics andforeign policy, andartificial intelligence. | |||||
20 | Jonathan Powell | 51:45 | May 29, 2023 (2023-05-29) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
FormerDowning Street chief of staff Jonathan Powell discussesNew Labour andNorthern Ireland peace process. | |||||
21 | Mary McAleese* | 47:35 | June 5, 2023 (2023-06-05) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
FormerIrish president Mary McAleese discusses her legal career and presidency,Catholic Church in Ireland, andNorthern Ireland peace process. | |||||
22 | Kate Raworth | 56:24 | June 12, 2023 (2023-06-12) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
English economist Kate Raworth discussesdoughnut economics andeconomic sustainability. | |||||
23 | John Major: Part 1 | 46:08 | June 19, 2023 (2023-06-19) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
FormerUK prime minister John Major discusses his early political career andresignation of Margaret Thatcher. | |||||
24 | John Major: Part 2 | 01:01:17 | June 26, 2023 (2023-06-26) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
25 | Michael Ignatieff | 59:21 | July 3, 2023 (2023-07-03) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
FormerCanadian opposition leader and academic Michael Ignatieff discusses his career andclimate change. | |||||
26 | Francis Fukuyama | 55:23 | July 10, 2023 (2023-07-10) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
American political scientist and international relations writer Francis Fukuyama discusses hisThe End of History thesis andauthoritarianism. | |||||
27 | Feargal Sharkey* | 44:51 | July 17, 2023 (2023-07-17) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
Northern Irish singer Feargal Sharkey discusses his upbringing inDerry and environmental campaigning. | |||||
28 | Paul Nurse | 1:04:32 | July 24, 2023 (2023-07-24) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
British geneticist andNobel laureate for Physiology Paul Nurse discussesfuture of British science andBritish government response to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||||
29 | Yuval Noah Harari: Part 1 | 54:13 | July 31, 2023 (2023-07-31) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
Israeli public intellectual and historian Yuval Noah Harari discusses2023 Israeli protests. | |||||
30 | Anthony Joshua | 54:41 | August 7, 2023 (2023-08-07) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
Britishprofessional boxer Anthony Joshua discusses his career. | |||||
31 | Yuval Noah Harari: Part 2 | 58:41 | August 14, 2023 (2023-08-14) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
Israeli public intellectual and historian Yuval Noah Harari discussesartificial intelligence andpopulism in the 21st century. | |||||
32 | Miriam González Durántez | 58:15 | August 21, 2023 (2023-08-21) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
Spanish lawyer and vice chair ofUBS Europe Miriam González Durántez discussesgender equality, andCameron-Clegg coalition. | |||||
33 | Mustafa Suleyman | 01:04:34 | August 28, 2023 (2023-08-28) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
British artificial intelligence researcher Mustafa Suleyman discussesartificial intelligence, and his early life and career. | |||||
34 | Ed Davey | 01:12:11 | September 4, 2023 (2023-09-04) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
Former Britishenergy secretary andLib Demleader Ed Davey discusses theCameron-Clegg coalition and the2024 United Kingdom general election. | |||||
35 | Catherine Ashton | 01:01:58 | September 11, 2023 (2023-09-11) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
FormerHigh Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs discusses her career and theEuropean Union. | |||||
36 | Andy Burnham andAndy Street | 57:17 | September 18, 2023 (2023-09-18) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
Inauguralmayors ofGreater Manchester (Burnham) andWest Midlands (Street) discussdevolved local government in England and their mayoral careers. | |||||
37 | Chris Hipkins | 56:45 | September 25, 2023 (2023-09-25) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
New Zealand prime minister Chris Hipkins discussesNew Zealand COVID response,upcoming election, andrelations with China. | |||||
38 | Theresa May: Part 1 | 55:34 | October 2, 2023 (2023-10-02) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
FormerUK prime minister Theresa May discusses her tenure asHome Secretary,Windrush scandal, andHillsborough disaster. | |||||
39 | Theresa May: Part 2 | 55:39 | October 9, 2023 (2023-10-09) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
FormerUK prime minister Theresa May discusses her tenure asprime minister,Brexit negotiations, andDonald Trump. | |||||
40 | Minette Batters | 56:50 | October 16, 2023 (2023-10-16) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
NFU president and British farmer Minette Batters discussesBritish agriculture, post-BrexitUK FTAs, andNet Zero. | |||||
41 | Reid Hoffman | 01:12:49 | October 23, 2023 (2023-10-23) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
Americanventure capitalist andLinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman discussesAI,PayPal Mafia, and2024 US presidential race. | |||||
42 | Sayeeda Warsi | 55:47 | October 27, 2023 (2023-10-27) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
FormerUK cabinet minister andHouse of Lords member Sayeeda Warsi discussesIslamophobia in the United Kingdom and2023 Israel-Hamas war. | |||||
43 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | 53:23 | October 30, 2023 (2023-10-30) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
FormerCalifornia governor andactor Arnold Schwarzenegger discusses his early life, career, and2024 US presidential race. | |||||
44 | Mark Carney | 01:03:53 | November 6, 2023 (2023-11-06) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
Canadian economist and formerBank of Englandgovernor Mark Carney discussesausterity,monetary policy, andclimate change. | |||||
45 | Comfort Ero | 59:47 | November 13, 2023 (2023-11-13) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
46 | Arancha González Laya | 51:51 | November 20, 2023 (2023-11-20) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
Former Spanishforeign minister Arancha González Laya discusses her career,Russian invasion of Ukraine, andAI regulation. | |||||
47 | Tony Klug | 49:07 | November 24, 2023 (2023-11-24) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
British international affairs consultant Tony Klug discussesArab-Israeli conflict and2023 Israel-Hamas war. | |||||
48 | Simon Sebag Montefiore | 47:17 | November 27, 2023 (2023-11-27) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
British historian Simon Sebag Montefiore discussesArab-Israeli conflict and his bookJerusalem: The Biography. | |||||
49 | Christiana Figueres | 57:28 | December 4, 2023 (2023-12-04) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
Costa Rican diplomat and formerUNFCCCexecutive secretary Christiana Figueres discussesclimate change andCOP 2028. | |||||
50 | Angela Rayner | 1:09:33 | December 11, 2023 (2023-12-11) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
UK Labourdeputy leader Angela Rayner discussesupcoming UK general election andLabour leadership of Jeremy Corbyn. | |||||
51 | Tim Peake | 1:00:02 | December 18, 2023 (2023-12-18) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
Britishastronaut Tim Peake discusses hisArmy Air Corps career, andspace exploration andcolonisation. | |||||
52 | Tom Holland | 1:03:32 | December 25, 2023 (2023-12-25) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
British historian Tom Holland discusses influence ofChristianity onWestern culture. | |||||
53 | Seb Coe | 1:01:23 | January 1, 2024 (2024-01-01) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
British sports Seb Coe discusses his athletics, politics and sports administration careers,2020 London Olympics, anddoping. | |||||
54 | Guy Verhofstadt | 55:47 | January 8, 2024 (2024-01-08) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
FormerBelgian prime minister andMEP discusses hisdecade-long premiership andfurther integration of the European Union. | |||||
55 | Gillian Keegan | 01:11:43 | January 15, 2024 (2024-01-15) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
56 | Bill Gates | 57:00 | January 22, 2024 (2024-01-22) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
American businessman and philanthropist Bill Gates discussesdevelopment of Microsoft andhis philanthropic interests. | |||||
57 | Tucker Eskew | 56:23 | January 29, 2024 (2024-01-29) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
Americancommunications director Tucker Eskew discusses2016 and2024 US elections,Republican Revolution, andTrumpism. | |||||
58 | Humza Yousaf | 01:04:30 | February 5, 2024 (2024-02-05) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
59 | Robert Sapolsky | 01:05:53 | February 12, 2024 (2024-02-12) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
Americanneuroendocrinologist Robert Sapolsky discusseshis work onfree will andpolitical polarization in the United States. | |||||
60 | Anthony Scaramucci | 01:08:31 | February 19, 2024 (2024-02-19) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
American financier and formerWhite House communications director Anthony Scaramucci discusses2024 US election andcampaign finance in the US. | |||||
61 | James Rubin | 01:08:52 | February 26, 2024 (2024-02-26) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
American diplomat James Rubin discussesforeign policy of Joe Biden andAmerican interventionism. | |||||
62 | Sajid Javid: Part 1 | 42:21 | March 4, 2024 (2024-03-04) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
FormerUK chancellor Sajid Javid discusses his2019 Tory leadership run andIslamophobia in the Tory party. | |||||
63 | Sajid Javid: Part 2 | 42:21 | March 8, 2024 (2024-03-08) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
FormerUK chancellor Sajid Javid discusses theJohnson premiership andthe decision to revokeShamima Begum's citizenship. | |||||
64 | Caroline Lucas | 01:07:02 | March 11, 2024 (2024-03-11) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
FormerGreen Party leader Caroline Lucas discusses her career. | |||||
65 | Albin Kurti | 01:03:28 | March 18, 2024 (2024-03-18) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
Kosovar prime minister Albin Kurti discusses his career andimprisonment, andKosovar independence andforeign relations. | |||||
66 | Antony Gormley | 01:05:49 | March 25, 2024 (2024-03-25) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
British sculptor Antony Gormley discusses his work and art. | |||||
67 | Eliza Manningham-Buller andJohn Sawers | 01:11:13 | April 1, 2024 (2024-04-01) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
Former British intelligence officers Eliza Manningham-Buller (MI5 director general) and John Sawers (MI6 chief) discussespionage and their careers. | |||||
68 | Edward Kessler | 00:56:29 | April 8, 2024 (2024-04-08) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
British theologian Edward Kessler discusses theIsrael-Palestine conflict. | |||||
69 | Dieter Helm | 01:14:00 | April 15, 2024 (2024-04-15) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
British economist and academic Dieter Helm discussesCOP conferences andNet Zero. | |||||
70 | Sadiq Khan | 01:10:36 | April 22, 2024 (2024-04-22) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
71 | Ehud Olmert | 01:03:59 | April 29, 2024 (2024-04-29) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
FormerIsraeli prime minister Ehud Olmert discusses2023 Israeli invasion of Gaza andBenjamin Netanyahu'sgovernment | |||||
72 | Nancy Pelosi | 58:07 | May 6, 2024 (2024-05-06) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
73 | Kwasi Kwarteng: Part 1 | 44:09 | May 13, 2024 (2024-05-13) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
FormerUK chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng discussesJohnson government,Rwanda asylum scheme, andBritish Empire. | |||||
74 | Kwasi Kwarteng: Part 2 | 54:38 | May 20, 2024 (2024-05-20) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
75 | Kyriakos Mitsotakis | 01:05:14 | May 26, 2024 (2024-05-26) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
76 | Rachel Reeves | 01:11:32 | May 27, 2024 (2024-05-27) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
UK shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves discusses her career andLabour's economic plan. | |||||
77 | David Blunkett: Part 1 | 47:10 | June 3, 2024 (2024-06-03) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
Former BritishEducation andHome Secretary David Blunkett discusses his early life,blindness, andearly political career. | |||||
78 | David Blunkett: Part 2 | 52:00 | June 10, 2024 (2024-06-10) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
Former BritishEducation andHome Secretary David Blunkett discusses his career in theNew Labourgovernment. | |||||
79 | Nadhim Zahawi | 48:54 | June 14, 2024 (2024-06-14) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
FormerUK chancellor Nadhim Zahawi discusses early life,Johnson premiership, andCOVID-19 vaccination in the UK. | |||||
80 | Bridget Phillipson | 57:00 | June 17, 2024 (2024-06-17) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
UK shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson discussesLabour under Corbyn, andLabour's education policy. | |||||
81 | Alex Chalk | 58:53 | June 24, 2024 (2024-06-24) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
UK justice secretary andLord Chancellor Alex Chalk discusses his career,Brexit, andprison crisis in the UK. | |||||
82 | Wes Streeting | 58:41 | June 28, 2024 (2024-06-28) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
83 | Gus O'Donnell | 55:04 | July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
FormerUK Cabinet Secretary Gus O'Donnell discussestransition of power in the UK and theCivil Service. | |||||
84 | Helle Thorning-Schmidt | 1:00:51 | July 8, 2024 (2024-07-08) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
FormerDanish prime minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt discusses her premiership. | |||||
85 | Lisa Nandy | 1:10:08 | July 15, 2024 (2024-07-15) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
UK culture secretary Lisa Nandy discusses her career and cabinet portfolio. | |||||
86 | Nick Clegg: Part 1 | 1:00:29 | July 22, 2024 (2024-07-22) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
FormerUK deputy prime minister Nick Clegg discussesLib Dems,Cameron-Clegg coalition, and2015 UK election. | |||||
87 | Nick Clegg: Part 2 | 1:02:51 | July 29, 2024 (2024-07-29) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
FormerUK deputy prime minister Nick Clegg discusses theCameron-Clegg coalition andhis role atFacebook. | |||||
88 | David Frum | 1:11:11 | August 5, 2024 (2024-08-05) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
89 | David Davis | 1:07:25 | August 12, 2024 (2024-08-12) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
FormerUK Brexit secretary David Davis discusses his career and politics. | |||||
90 | Peter Malinauskas | 1:05:32 | August 19, 2024 (2024-08-19) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
South Australia premier Peter Malinauskas discusses his career and negative impact ofsocial media on children. | |||||
91 | John Anzalone | 34:00 | August 23, 2024 (2024-08-23) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
Americanpollster John Anzalone interviewed at2024 Democratic National Convention. | |||||
92 | Bob Mulholland | 28:52 | August 24, 2024 (2024-08-24) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
American political operativeBob Mulholland interviewed at2024 Democratic National Convention. | |||||
93 | Rosa DeLauro | 20:57 | August 25, 2024 (2024-08-25) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
Americancongresswoman Rosa DeLauro interviewed at2024 Democratic National Convention. | |||||
94 | Josh Elliott | 17:26 | August 26, 2024 (2024-08-26) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
Americanstate representative Josh Elliott interviewed at2024 Democratic National Convention. | |||||
95 | David Urban | 23:49 | August 27, 2024 (2024-08-27) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
American lobbyist David Urban interviewed at2024 Democratic National Convention. | |||||
96 | Frank Luntz | 59:00 | September 2, 2024 (2024-09-02) | link at Apple Podcasts | |
American pollster Frank Luntz discusses2020 US presidential election. |
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