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Coffee House Shots

Introducing… Quite right!

Coffee House Shots

The Spectator

Politics, Daily News, News

4.42.2K Ratings

🗓️ 3 September 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Michael Gove and Madeline Grant launch ‘Quite right!’, the new podcast from The Spectator that promises sanity and common sense in a world that too often lacks both.

Coffee House Shots listeners can enjoy an exclusive taste of their debut episode in which they take stock of a political summer dominated by Nigel Farage, a Labour government already facing mutiny, and the curious spectacle of Tory MPs moonlighting as gonzo reporters. From J.D. Vance’s Cotswold sojourn and Tom Skinner’s bish bash bosh patriotism, to Sydney Sweeney’s jeans advert causing a culture war, Michael and Madeleine discuss what really drives our politics: policies, or memes and vibes?


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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello, I'm Michael Gove.

0:06.9

And I'm Madeleine Grant.

0:08.5

Apologies for interrupting the smooth running of this fantastic spectator podcast,

0:12.5

but we want to tell you about our new podcast, quite right.

0:15.9

Which is out now?

0:17.0

It's a place for politics, culture and philosophy.

0:20.2

With perspectives you won't get anywhere else,

0:22.7

and we can exclusively share a sneak peek of our debut episode.

0:26.8

If you like what you hear, search quite right wherever you are listening to this podcast.

0:30.5

Or find us on YouTube at Spectator TV.

0:33.3

That's quite right from The Spectator.

0:35.6

Happy listening.

0:39.3

So, Betty, a new political term has started, and with it, our new podcast.

0:43.1

But inevitably, we meet in the shadow of a summer.

0:45.9

Now, normally, you would expect the summer to be, if not a politics-free zone,

0:49.9

at least one where we could switch off to an extent.

0:52.5

But there was quite a lot of furious political activity this summer,

0:56.3

and most of it seemed to be around borders and the battle for Britain.

1:01.5

So Nigel Farage, I think, was the person who had the best of the summer in media terms.

1:08.7

I don't know if you felt that it was Farage's summer

1:13.0

or if you felt that actually there were more complex currents than that.

1:16.6

I think on balance I do.

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