The Telegram Podcast

As civil war continues in Syria and a caliphate burst into existence in Iraq, suddenly all eyes are on Israel. Israeli citizens have been murdered; bombs rain down on Gaza. We ask, how has this tragic situation come about and what can both sides do to bring it to a conclusion.

Tim is joined by the Telegraph's Con Coughlin and Andrew Critchlow to discuss what the West can do to help the crisis-stricken country. Also, Tim talks to Lord Saatchi and Charles Moore about the legacy of Lady Thatcher.

How do you teach British schoolchildren to be more British? On this week’s podcast, Toby Young and Janet Daley discuss the alleged Trojan Horse plot to Islamise Birmingham schools. How could it happen and what can be done (as Ofsted advised) to integrate those children into our multicultural society? Janet Daley argues that that the schools’ ethos was actually a little too “multicultural” – that our liberal obsession with saying all cultures are equal risks betraying a generation of Muslim children. And on a completely different note, Ed Cumming talks to Tim Stanley about the muscular rise of the spornosexual. Tim and Ed both take male grooming very seriously, but argue that selfie narcissism might be a step workout too far…

This week Tim is joined by Benedict Brogan, Damian Thompson, Mark Littlewood and Philip Johnston. Topics covered: exactly how tragic are Clegg & friends and should politicians start hitting the bottle again?

On Monday night the Tories pulled ahead of Labour in the polls for the first time in two years. Constantly banging on about the cost of living crisis and renationalising public services don't resonate with the British public as much as a growing economy, it seems.

Last week, Ed Miliband boasted about his superior "intellectual self-confidence", but as Benedict Brogan asked on his blog, is the Labour leader simply oblivious to the perilous situation he's in?

And what about next week's European elections? Once trailed as the moment that David Cameron would lose control of his party, could a poor showing for Labour turn out to be the final nail in Mr Miliband's coffin?

Is it over for Labour? Has Ed got it wrong? Or is this all a temporary blip? This week, Tim will talk about the future of socialism with our Labour specialist Dan Hodges, the Telegraph's political guru Benedict Brogan and the editor of the Spectator, Fraser Nelson.

This week Tim is joined by David Blair and Con Coughlin to discuss if the West has to guts to impose sanctions that would hurt the Russian economy. The audio is taken from a live Google hangout. Apologies for the quality.

Why are the Eurosceptics still flocking to Farage and preparing to humiliate the Tories in next month's European elections? This week Tim is joined by Benedict Brogan, Louise Mensch and Dominic Raab. Note: this recording is from a live Google Hangout. Apologies for the compromised audio quality.

Maria Miller has resigned. After the public's patience ran out, David Cameron finally pulled the plug on his Culture Secretary – only to write a letter of condolence saying that he hopes some day she'll return to frontbench politics. The voters may feel different. We ask Charles Moore what the scandal tells us about Mr Cameron's quixotic leadership style, which Charles says suffers from a lack of Thatcher-style vision. John McTernan, a former Blairite enforcer, tells us how a crisis should be handled by Number 10. And Iain Martin ponders if the PM is out of touch.

Also: it's our birthday! After one year of podcasts, we try to look back at some of the highlights of the last 12 months, but instead argue about Doctor Who, Pope Francis and Nigel Farage.

We're joined this week by Conservative MP Rory Stewart and the Telegraph's Rob Crilly and Colin Freeman

As of this Saturday, British gay couples will be able to get married. Finally, they've won the right to be as miserable as the rest of us. In this week's Telegram we ask why this extraordinary social change has come about with so little protest. Graeme Archer, Father Andrew Cain and Peter Williams discuss what this means for both society and religion.

We also ask crime writer Alex Marwood, author of The Wicked Girls and The Killer Next Door, why we find murderers more interesting than detectives.