Leading

The Rest Is Politics’ Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart interview politicians, leaders, intellectuals, and more. From inside and outside of politics, guests join Rory and Alastair to discuss life, leadership, and the philosophy that’s led them to success in their chosen field. Their conversations cover key political events, global affairs, and the big ideas shaping the world today, offering listeners in-depth perspectives from those at the heart of change.The Rest Is Politics Plus: Become a member for exclusive bonus content, early access to Question Time episodes to live show tickets, ad-free listening for both TRIP and Leading, our exclusive newsletter, discount book prices on titles mentioned on the pod, and our members’ chatroom on Discord. Just head to therestispolitics.com to sign up, or start a free trial today on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/therestispolitics.For more Goalhanger Podcasts, head to www.goalhanger.com.

130. The Prime Minister of Australia: Trump, China, and Social Media (Anthony Albanese)
Apr 20, 2025 – 01:12:04
129. Trump’s America: Fear, Polarisation, and The Future (Ezra Klein)
Apr 13, 2025 – 01:13:05
128. Whips, Chaos, and secrets from Westminster (Simon Hart)
Apr 7, 2025 – 01:03:13
127. Donald Trump vs American Freedom: Who Wins? (Moises Naim)
Mar 30, 2025 – 48:04
126. Israel, Gaza, and the United Nations (Francesca Albanese)
Mar 24, 2025 – 01:06:10
125. Peter Kyle: AI, grief, and the power of Elon Musk
Mar 17, 2025 – 01:12:39
124. The Man Who Got To Trump (Michael Wolff)
Mar 10, 2025 – 55:09
123. Canada Decides: Who will be the next Prime Minister? (Chrystia Freeland and Mark Carney)
Mar 3, 2025 – 02:05:55
122. How Europe can survive Trump (Frans Timmermans)
Feb 24, 2025 – 01:01:16
121. Yulia Navalnaya: The Woman Who Could Bring Down Putin
Feb 17, 2025 – 57:02
120. The New President of Syria: Trump, Palestine, and having a $10 million bounty on your head (Ahmed al-Sharaa)
Feb 10, 2025 – 01:09:54
119. Tommy Vietor: How Democrats can fight Trump
Feb 3, 2025 – 01:04:34
118. Ex-Head of Mossad: Hamas, Ceasefire, and Netanyahu (Uzi Arad)
Jan 27, 2025 – 01:22:36
117. Is the UN fit for purpose? (Tom Fletcher)
Jan 20, 2025 – 01:05:10
116. Is AI the answer to human suffering? (James Manyika)
Jan 13, 2025 – 01:08:54
115. Ben Wallace: Britain's mistake in Ukraine, Trump vs. NATO, and visiting Iran with Jeremy Corbyn
Jan 6, 2025 – 01:33:05
114. The future of Wales (Eluned Morgan)
Dec 30, 2024 – 51:54
113. How likely is World War 3? (Ian Bremmer)
Dec 23, 2024 – 59:16
112. Bill Clinton: Putin, Palestine, and Trump
Dec 16, 2024 – 51:39
111. Angela Merkel: Putin, Trump, and Europe's future
Dec 9, 2024 – 01:08:46
110. Chris Patten: Conservatism, China, and the future of democracy
Dec 2, 2024 – 01:13:22
109. Is it time to legalise assisted dying? (Kim Leadbeater)
Nov 25, 2024 – 53:37
108. Mhairi Black: Independence, inequality, and the future of the SNP
Nov 18, 2024 – 53:34
107. General David Petraeus: Iraq, Afghanistan, and the US military's role in the world
Nov 11, 2024 – 01:15:44
106. Michael Lewis: Donald Trump, Sam Bankman-Fried, and the future of the USA
Nov 4, 2024 – 56:18
105. War and Peace in Northern Ireland and the Middle East (George Mitchell)
Nov 1, 2024 – 01:07:04
104. Timothy Snyder: How will the US election result impact Ukraine?
Oct 28, 2024 – 01:02:46
103. Archbishop of Canterbury: Faith, mental health, and the future of the Church
Oct 20, 2024 – 01:23:54
102. Alan Johnson: From Blair to Starmer - What can Labour learn? (Part 2)
Oct 13, 2024 – 42:39
101. Alan Johnson: The Prime Minister We Never Had? (Part 1)
Oct 6, 2024 – 45:57
100. Anne Applebaum: Corruption, Populism, and Ending the War in Ukraine
Sep 29, 2024 – 51:02
99. Team of Rivals: Blair, Brown and the secrets of New Labour (Douglas Alexander)
Sep 22, 2024 – 01:00:40
98. Nate Silver: Can we predict who will win the 2024 US election?
Sep 15, 2024 – 53:26
97. How to fight fake news and strengthen democracy (Audrey Tang)
Sep 8, 2024 – 54:15
96. Frank Luntz: The World's Most Prolific Pollster
Sep 1, 2024 – 58:48
95. DNC Special: An alternative view from a Trump supporter (David Urban)
Aug 26, 2024 – 26:51
94. DNC Special: The Young Buck (Josh Elliot)
Aug 25, 2024 – 18:58
93. DNC Special: The Veteran Congresswoman (Rosa DeLauro)
Aug 24, 2024 – 23:59
92. DNC Special: The Attack Dog (Bob Mulholland)
Aug 23, 2024 – 30:23
91. DNC Special: The Pollster (John Anzalone)
Aug 23, 2024 – 33:33
90. Why we should ban all money from politics and kids from social media (Peter Malinauskas)
Aug 18, 2024 – 01:07:59
89. David Davis: The danger of Farage and the battle for the soul of the Tory Party
Aug 11, 2024 – 01:09:53
88. Bush and Iraq, being J.D. Vance’s boss, and why Trump loses (David Frum)
Aug 4, 2024 – 01:11:45
87. Nick Clegg: Biden, Brexit, and kicking Trump off Facebook (Part 2)
Jul 28, 2024 – 01:01:25
86. Nick Clegg: Coalition, Cameron, and Chaos (Part 1)
Jul 21, 2024 – 01:00:22
85. Lisa Nandy: Making Britain a cultural superpower
Jul 14, 2024 – 01:10:08
84. Denmark's former PM on the power of centrist politics, fighting misogyny, and joining the Kinnock empire (Helle Thorning-Schmidt)
Jul 7, 2024 – 01:00:51
83. The Man Who Ran Downing Street
Jun 30, 2024 – 55:04
82. Wes Streeting: Labour, privatisation, and the NHS
Jun 27, 2024 – 58:41
81. Alex Chalk, Lord Chancellor: How to fix Britain’s prisons
Jun 23, 2024 – 58:53