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Peter York's Culture Wars House Party

Peter York's Culture Wars House Party

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“PETER YORK’S CULTURE WARS HOUSE PARTY” podcast is all about Peter’s cultural preoccupations which range from how political Culture Wars are waged, to the reputational currency of clever celebrities, to the best sources of suede loafers in St James’s. He’ll be hosting people he admires and people he wants to argue with and people who like to natter about the correct placement of buttons.


Peter York is the author of “Dead Cat – Culture Wars and how not to lose them.” However, his influence extends back to the 1970s, where he pioneered the role of ‘style editor’ at Harpers and Queen magazine, alongside co-author Ann Barr. Together, they penned the era-defining sensation, “The Official Sloane Ranger’s Handbook,” which became the bestselling trade book of the 1980s.

Throughout the decades, Peter has continued to leave his mark on the cultural landscape. He’s authored numerous books and presented several TV programs, including the nostalgic gem “Peter York’s Eighties” in the 1990s.


More recently, Peter has shifted towards more serious subjects, tackling issues such as “The War Against the BBC,” co-authored with Professor Patrick Barwise, and the thought-provoking “Authenticity is a Con.”


Join us as we explore the multifaceted world of Peter York and his enduring contributions to cultural discourse.

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Episodes
  • Prof Bobby Duffy on Broken Norms and the Culture Wars

    Prof Bobby Duffy on Broken Norms and the Culture Wars
    Dec 8 2025

    Professor Bobby Duffy, Director of the Policy Institute at King’s College London — author of books that puncture our most sacred cows and a demystifier-in-chief of generational squabbles and supposed divides.


    We delve into the why: why certain myths have grown such sturdy roots, why “delusions align with an identity,” and its impact on shaping norms.


    Culturally, are we closer to the Americans or the Europeans? Does the US predict our future? Are we, “slightly canary” — an early indicator of what may be heading Europe’s way?


    And does one side see things “clearly”? And in a world of deep divides should we be kissing more Tories?


    Then there’s the global view of civilisation: as China and South East Asia succeed, will those values eventually trump those of the West?


    “Something has shifted in the last 18 months, two years” is Bobby’s view of our times as bad as we fear?


    Please do check out my latest book, A Dead Cat On Your Table – available online and in all good book shops.

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    56 mins
  • Michael Crick on Journalism, the BBC and Farage

    Michael Crick on Journalism, the BBC and Farage
    Nov 24 2025

    Michael Crick is an Oxford-honed, long-haul chronicler of the Westminster circus. He’s run the whole gauntlet—from bare-knuckle TV newsrooms to writing biographies of colourful grandees, and chasing Cabinet Ministers down Whitehall.

    Together, we explore how news got smarter (and sometimes not), why local papers are the canaries in the democratic coalmine, and how AI could blow it all apart.

    With friends such as Robbie Gibb, what does Michael make of the latest BBC crisis? Are malign forces circling?

    And as the biographer of Nigel Farage: why do voters like him, and why would governing by Reform—which already has form—be no laughing matter?


    Please do check out my latest book, A Dead Cat On Your Table – available online and in all good book shops.

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Paul Krugman: Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Dissects Trump's America

    Paul Krugman: Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Dissects Trump's America
    Nov 17 2025

    Paul Krugman is a Nobel laureate, economics sage, “deranged bum” according to President Trump, and a former New York Times heavyweight.

    Together, we unravel Trump’s economic policy (does he have one?) and why he’s “not a Mussolini” when it comes to public transport.

    We dissect the Trump era’s political theatre: Nazis in the Republican institutional structure, and a Putin/Orban-style bid for takeover. But is Trump following the right rule book? How’s the resistance faring? Will there be fair elections, or is “everything on the table as a possibility”?

    We also explore the chill felt by academics, authoritarian shifts, the clout of oligarchs and think tanks, global echoes of populism, the decline of expertise in government—and, finally, why Paul left the New York Times.


    Please do check out my latest book, A Dead Cat On Your Table – available online and in all good book shops.

    @peteryork.bsky.social

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    1 hr and 1 min
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