The New Statesman Podcast: Episode One

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🗓️ 2 April 2013

⏱️ 42 minutes

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The first ever episode of the New Statesman podcast, featuring political analysis, cultural reviews, interviews and more. In our first audio outing, George Eaton talks about Iain Duncan Smith and welfare cuts, Rafael Behr stares into the dark heart of the Conservative Party, Alex Hern talks to the Guardian's Aditya Chakrabortty about the future of the internet, Jonathan Derbyshire and Philip Maughan talk about books, Helen Lewis and Caroline Crampton think on the future of feminism, and much, much more.

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0:48.0	Tees and sees apply. Check the Uber app. Welcome to the first ever New Statesman podcast. I'm Deputy Editor Helen Lewis and every week will be
1:05.9	presenting to you our signature mix of politics, culture, opinion and comment. You'll be able to find
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1:14.0	This week, first up, I talked to Staggers editor George Eaton about welfare reforms.
1:18.0	Then we're looking to the future.
1:20.0	I discussed the future of the Tory party with political editor Raffile Bear,
1:24.0	Alex Hearn talks to guardian writer Dietchachra Borti about the future of the internet
1:28.0	and Caroline Crampton and I talk about the future of feminism.
1:31.0	Plus, we've got all the best new reviews from books and a little bit of chat about our favorite
1:35.6	video games.
1:36.6	April 1st was a big day for this government. It was the day that a raft of simultaneous changes to the benefits and welfare system came in.
1:46.5	I'm joined by George Eaton who edits the staggers on the new statesman website.
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