The Rest Is Politics: 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.

News
Politics
Government
151
2: Marina Litvinenko: Fighting Putin's poison
<p>Alexander Litvinenko: the man who solved his own murder after being poisoned by the Russian State in London.</p><br><p>Marina, his widow, battled for justice successfully in both a UK public enquiry and a case at the European Court of Human Rights. </p><br><p>As a leading critic of Vladimir Putin's regime, 'mafia state' and invasion of Ukraine - Marina sat down with Alastair to discuss Alexander's murder, her fight for justice, being in Ukraine when Russia invaded last February, and how the Kremlin tried to conscript her son for the war in Ukraine.</p><br><p><strong>TRIP Plus:</strong></p><p>Become a member of&nbsp;<a href="https://therestispolitics.supportingcast.fm/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Rest Is Politics Plus</a>&nbsp;to support the podcast, enjoy ad-free listening, receive a weekly TRIP newsletter, join the TRIP Plus Discord chatroom, and receive early access to live show tickets and Question Time episodes. Just head to&nbsp;<a href="https://therestispolitics.supportingcast.fm/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">therestispolitics.com</a>&nbsp;to sign up.</p><br><p><strong>Instagram:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/restispolitics/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@restispolitics</a></p><br><p><strong>Twitter:</strong></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/RestIsPolitics" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@RestIsPolitics</a></p><br><p><strong>Email:</strong></p><p>restispolitics@gmail.com</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
48 min
152
1: Michael Heseltine: From Thatcher to Sunak
<p>In the first ever episode of ‘Leading’, Alastair and Rory are joined by former Deputy Prime Minister, Michael Heseltine. One of the biggest names in the last half-century of British politics, Lord Heseltine discusses everything from his crucial role in the rise and fall of Margaret Thatcher to his current position in the House of Lords.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Tune in to hear Michael talk about how politics has changed, why he lost the Conservative whip, Europe, Brexit, and the Miners’ Strike.</p><br><p><strong>TRIP Plus:</strong></p><p>Become a member of&nbsp;<a href="https://therestispolitics.supportingcast.fm/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Rest Is Politics Plus</a>&nbsp;to support the podcast, enjoy ad-free listening, join the TRIP Plus Discord chatroom, and receive early access to live show tickets and Question Time episodes. Just head to&nbsp;<a href="https://therestispolitics.supportingcast.fm/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">therestispolitics.com</a>&nbsp;to sign up.</p><br><p><strong>Instagram:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/restispolitics/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@restispolitics</a></p><br><p><strong>Twitter:</strong></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/RestIsPolitics" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@RestIsPolitics</a></p><br><p><strong>Email:</strong></p><p>restispolitics@gmail.com</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
48 min
153
Trailer
<p>Rory Stewart and Alastair Campbell, hosts of Britain's biggest podcast (The Rest Is Politics), have joined forces once again for their new interview podcast, ‘Leading’.</p><br><p>Every Monday, Rory and Alastair interrogate, converse with, and interview some of the world's biggest names - from both inside and outside of politics - about life, leadership, or leading the way in their chosen field.</p><br><p>Whether they're sports stars, thought-leaders, presidents or internationally-recognised religious figures, Alastair and Rory lift the lid on the motivation, philosophy and secrets behind their career.</p><br><p>Tune in to 'Leading' now to hear essential conversation from some of the world's most enthralling individuals.&nbsp;</p><br><p><a href="https://twitter.com/GoalhangerPods" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Goalhanger Podcasts</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
2 min