President Biden's chief of staff, Ron Klain, is set to have a large bash for his 60th with a whopping guest list of the rich and powerful, a list he has been compiling since the Clinton administration. But who is the real Ron? A man helping an elderly president or king of the Washington Swamp? Freddy Gray in conversation with Matthew Continetti, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and founding editor of the Washington Free Beacon . 

Americano

Who is Ron Klain and is he running America?

American troops have all but left Afghanistan, months ahead of their 11 September deadline. The country looks ready to fall into a full-scale civil war, with the Taleban overrunning government forces and seeing off local pockets of resistance. Will Biden keep America out, and will he walk away from Iraq too? Freddy Gray speaks to Dominic Green.

Is the War on Terror finally over?

Freddy Gray speaks to journalist and author George Packer about the thesis of his latest book Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal. 

Is America hopelessly divided?

From jabs for joints, to peer pressure in schools, to free lap dances, it seems the powers that be are getting more and more aggressive in their mission of getting everyone jabbed as quickly as possible. To discuss this unprecedented vaccination campaign Freddy Gray talks to author of A State of Fear: How the UK government weaponised fear during the Covid-19 pandemic, Laura Dodsworth. 

Is vaccine encouragement becoming vaccine coercion?

Freddy Gray talks to the Spectator's Russia correspondent Owen Matthews about relations between the two presidents.

What does Putin think of Joe Biden?

With Professor Michael Lind, author of The New Class War: Saving Democracy from the Managerial Elite. 

Does Bidenomics make sense?

What was once dismissed by the mainstream media as a right wing conspiracy theory, seems to have made its transition, into credible possibility. It now seems very plausible that Covid came from a Chinese lab. But will we ever know for sure? And even if we did, what would we do about it? Freddy Gray talks to Thomas Frank, who recommends we all read this.

Will we ever know where Covid came from?

Freddy Gray discusses the revolt against sexual liberalism with Mary Harrington, Louise Perry and Default Friend.  

Is the sexual counterrevolution coming?

Joe Biden faces a number of challenges both foreign and domestic. While the press have given him an easy time so far, there are signs that they are on the turn. Freddy Gray talks to Christopher Caldwell.

Is Biden's honeymoon over?

Apart from former nominee-candidate Andrew Yang, the Democratic Party has remained relatively quiet about the latest escalations in Israel and Gaza. Why won't the Party comment? Freddy Gray talks to Dominic Green.

Can Democrats criticise Israel?

They saved her once, but it seems that the Congressional Republicans patience with Representative Liz Cheney has run out. The founder of the GOP said 'a house divided cannot stand', but maybe it's not a divided as the media makes it out. Freddy Gray speaks to Grace Curley, host of The Grace Curley Show.

Why is Liz Cheney still a Republican?

What's wrong with American media? The Sunday Times's Josh Glancy, formerly Washington correspondent at the newspaper, joins Freddy Gray to discuss the how the last five years have changed the institution.

What's wrong with American media?

The Biden administration has announced that it will hike the highest rate of income tax and almost double capital gains tax to pay for its enormous spending plans. But will they stop there, or are more taxes on the less well off coming down the line? Freddy Gray speaks to Kate Andrews.

Is Biden really going to squeeze the rich?

Derek Chauvin, the former police officer who knelt on George Floyd's neck, is currently on trial in Minneapolis. What will the city stay peaceful when the verdict is delivered, do violent viral videos do more harm than good, and should the country's political leaders call for order? Freddy Gray speaks to Scott Johnson, a lawyer and contributor to Power Line.

What's happening in Minneapolis?

Vaccine passports seem all but inevitable in the UK and parts of the US. While some are relatively relaxed about the prospects of a de facto bio-security ID card, others are not. Spectator US contributor Bridget Phetasy is one of them, and on this episode tells Freddy Gray why she hates the 'vaxport'.

Why should we hate 'vaxports'?

With Trump's time in the Oval Office throwing up story after story, the Spectator's Americano podcast delivers in-depth discussions with the best American pundits. Presented by Freddy Gray.

hubhopper

Americano

hubhopper