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Hello and welcome to Spectator Out Loud, which week we choose some of our favourite pieces from the magazine and ask their writers to read them aloud.

I'm Petra Gibbons and on this week's podcast,

co-writing the Spectators' cover article this week with Angus Colwell,

Max Geoffrey examines Britain's new hard-left alliance.

Sam Leith wonders what Prince Andrew is playing at amidst reports that he's hold himself up playing video games.

Michael Henderson reads his letter from Berlin.

Following a trip to New England, Madeline Grant

analyzes the demise of the American Wasp,

white Anglo-Saxon Protestants.

And finally, reviewing pornography by Joe Bartosh and Robert Jessel,

and also Sex Robots,

The End of Love by Kathleen Richardson,

Julie Bindle ponders the disturbing allure of sex robots.

Up first, Max Jeffrey.

Ayub Khan seemed delighted.

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