The New Society | culture from the New Statesman
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
James Marriott: what happens when we stop reading?
about 12 hours ago
37m
Salman Rushdie: "I feel a line of connection with 9/11"
Sep. 11
31m
RF Kuang is back with her most personal story yet
Sep. 5
55m
Simon Sebag Montefiore on Israel, Gaza and a Middle East in crisis
Sep. 3
54m
This is how Ukrainian artists are fighting back
Aug. 22
32m
Why we must unite working class communities across racial divides
Aug. 8
42m
Britain is losing its libraries and its cultural memory
Aug. 1
35m
Why is sex political?
Jul. 25
54m
Can we separate great art from bad artists?
Jul. 18
32m
Odyssey mania is upon us
Jul. 11
1h 5m
Was the American revolution really American?
Jul. 4
35m
"I thought Jimmy Carter was black" | Tayari Jones interview
Jun. 26
32m
Will Hockney be remembered as one of the greats?
Jun. 20
42m
Does travel actually broaden the mind?
Jun. 13
43m
This house believes that Britain’s best days are behind it
Jun. 6
1h 10m
Can architecture be democratic?
May. 30
38m
Katja Hoyer: How fascism takes hold of a city
May. 23
50m
Munya Chawawa: Trump's presidency is based on WWE
May. 16
22m
William Boyd on spy fiction and the British psyche
May. 9
36m
James Baldwin would be a leading progressive voice today
May. 2
30m
Mark Gatiss: What it's like to play Hitler
Apr. 25
28m
Are we truly living in 'Orwellian times'?
Apr. 18
21m
When it comes to the Moon, we've only scratched the surface
Apr. 11
30m
What was life like before capitalism?
Apr. 4
32m
What do mushrooms have to do with consciousness? with Michael Pollan
Mar. 28
52m
How Elon Musk redefined power
Mar. 21
28m
How KPop Demon Hunters became the biggest event of the year
Mar. 14
32m
Metrics now control our lives
Mar. 7
29m
What it’s like to be played by Claire Foy
Feb. 28
24m
Does reading make you a better person? with Dominic Sandbrook
Feb. 21
38m
Wuthering Heights is a disgusting film, but is it a love story?
Feb. 14
23m
Is the climate crisis spiritual? The King thinks so
Feb. 7
27m
Infinite Jest is a novel for 2026
Jan. 31
25m
People around the world are falling in love with AI
Jan. 24
33m
Why are we so obsessed with Japan?
Jan. 17
30m
Salman Rushdie is in "the 9th or 10th hour"
Jan. 10
50m
After two decades of silence, Kiran Desai returns
Dec. 9
45m
Author Nicola Barker: "we are all weirdos"
Dec. 9
37m
Whit Stillman: renaissance of a cult film icon
Dec. 9
50m