Iain Dale talks to Conservative MP for Wycombe, Steve Baker, about his life in politics, why he became an MP, the Brexit debate and his role in it, his period as a Brexit Minister, his religious faith, his love of skydiving and his near death experience, and whether he would accept a ministerial job in a reshuffle and who his political heroes are.
Oct 13, 2020•1 hr 10 min
In a deeply personal conversation, Iain Dale talks to former Conservative MP Margot James about her life, career in politics, sexuality and whether there’s life after leaving Parliament.
Oct 06, 2020•1 hr 12 min
Iain Dale talks to one of the country’s most eminent historians, Sir Richard Evans, who also happened to be Iain’s history tutor at university. He is the country’s leading authority on the Nazis and has written a new book on Nazi conspiracy theories, THE HITLER CONSPIACIES: The Third Reich and the paranoid imagination. They venture far and wide in a warm and personal conversation.
Sep 29, 2020•56 min
Iain is joined by Pop Idol winner Will Young, who talks about his career, takes calls from listeners and discusses his new book 'To be a gay man'
Sep 15, 2020•51 min
Iain Dale talks to the writer Douglas Murray about his life, career, books and beliefs
Sep 08, 2020•50 min
The 3rd episode of a digital edition of Iain Dale: All Talk at the Edinburgh fringe, Iain is in conversation with Gyles Brandreth - writer, broadcaster, actor, former MP and Lord Commissioner of the Treasury.
Sep 01, 2020•1 hr 10 min
In the second of 3 All Talk episodes as part of an Edinburgh digital fringe, Iain Dale talks to Alastair Campbell and covers topics from Brexit, to Coronavirus, mental health and leadership. Also, Alastair reveals his sleeping habits, why he wants to be fluent in German and the reasons he hasn’t rejoined Labour.
Aug 25, 2020•1 hr 15 min
In the first of 3 All Talk episodes as part of an Edinburgh digital fringe, Iain Dale talks to David Davis and covers topics from the government handling of the Coronavirus pandemic, to David's career in Theresa May's cabinet. Also, what happened when David & Iain flew in a helicopter and the pilot let David take the controls...
Aug 18, 2020•1 hr 18 min
Daniel Forrester is an American entrepreneur and political commentator. He also happens to be Iain Dale’s best friend. They talk about the power of friendship, meeting your heroes, their relationships with their fathers and how they’ve stayed friends despite rarely seeing each other. It’s the kind of emotional and personal conversation that only best friends can have. Expect a few revelations, a lot of laughs and also a few tears (from both of them) along the way.
Aug 11, 2020•1 hr 18 min
Iain Dale talks to top columnist and commentator Yasmin Alibhai-Brown about her life, views and career. She’s in a very reflective mood. They talk at length about her violent and difficult childhood in Uganda, what Britain means to her, how she deals with social media abuse and much more besides. It’s Yasmin as you’ve never heard her before.
Aug 04, 2020•59 min
BONUS: Iain addresses male rape and sexual assault on his LBC show
Aug 03, 2020•1 hr 34 min
Iain Dale talks to Telegraph columnist and former Labour MP, Minister and award-winning blogger, Tom Harris.
Jul 28, 2020•1 hr
Iain Dale has a deeply personal conversation with former Cabinet Minister and two time Conservative leadership contender about her life, career and time in politics.
Jul 21, 2020•1 hr 17 min
Iain Dale covers Maajid Nawaz's Saturday afternoon show. Recent footage has surfaced on social media showing Uighur people being bussed out of their region to wo as forced labour in factories across the country during the coronavirus pandemic. Iain asks, how can this be stopped?
Jul 18, 2020•53 min
James McGrath is a Senator in the Upper House of the Australian Parliament, representing Queensland. He started out in political life in Westminster, working for the Conservatives and then becoming Deputy Director of Boris Johnson’s first London mayoral campaign. He gives some very honest analysis of Boris Johnson’s qualities and failings, goes into detail about the art of political campaigning, and has some interesting thoughts on Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard and Malcolm Turnbull and the viscerali...
Jul 14, 2020•1 hr 8 min
Iain talks to Conservative polemicist Tim Montgomerie about his life in politics, his religious beliefs, the creation of ConservativeHome, being chief of staff to Iain Duncan Smith and what he wants to do next.
Jul 07, 2020•1 hr 1 min
Iain Dale talks to political journalist and presenter Chris Mason about his career in broadcasting, what it’s like presenting ‘Any Questions’, how Coronavirus has affected broadcasting, his sense of imposter syndrome and whether regional accents are a bonus or a hindrance to a successful career in broadcasting.
Jun 30, 2020•1 hr 19 min
BONUS: Iain takes your calls on his LBC show about your adoption experiences
Jun 30, 2020•34 min
Iain Dale talks to Simon Marks, LBC’s Washington Correspondent about his career in radio and television, working for LBC in the early days, life at Radio Luxembourg and ITN, and how he came to found his international news network Feature Story News. If you’re interested in the business of news or are a bit of a radio geek, you’ll love this hour long conversation.
Jun 23, 2020•1 hr 2 min
In this podcast for the Jo Cox Foundation, Jacqui Smith and Iain Dale talk about the Great Get Together weekend, their own friendship and why public discourse is at an all time low.
Jun 19, 2020•36 min
Iain talks to the popular Conservative MP Tracey Crouch about her life before politics, how she got elected, being Sports Minister and the importance of family life. And she nearly reveals for the first time how she voted in the European referendum. And we find out whether she would give up a cabinet job as Secretary of State for DCMS to play one game for her beloved Tottenham Hotspur.
Jun 16, 2020•1 hr 3 min
Iain spends an hour with top economics commentator, broadcaster and author, Liam Halligan. Liam is a columnist for the Sunday Telegraph and broadcasts about economic and business matters. He is the author of CLEAN BREXIT and HOME TRUTHS.
Jun 09, 2020•1 hr 1 min
BONUS: Interview with Willie Walsh, CEO of IAG
Jun 08, 2020•24 min
BONUS: Denise Headley, aka 'Denise in Enfield', joins Iain on his evening show.
Jun 05, 2020•1 hr 3 min
In the first of a new series of podcast interviews with leading political and media figures, Iain interviews BBC broadcasting legend Andrew Marr about his career in journalism and broadcasting. Andrew talks about his love of painting, the difficulties of broadcasting in a Covid 19 world and they discuss the art of the political interview.
Jun 03, 2020•48 min
Award-winning LBC radio presenter and For the Many podcast host Iain Dale brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs to conversations with leading figures from politics and broadcasting. This week Iain speaks to the former City trader Macer Gifford who spent three years fighting with the YPG against Isis in Syria. Rate and subscribe on Global Player or wherever you get your podcasts and connect with Iain on Twitter: @iaindale
May 27, 2020•59 min
Award-winning LBC radio presenter and For the Many podcast host Iain Dale brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs to conversations with leading figures from politics and broadcasting. This episode features an interview with General David Petraeus from December 2018 - a leading military figure in Iraq and Afghanistan under George W Bush. Rate and subscribe on Global Player or wherever you get your podcasts and connect with Iain on Twitter: @iaindale
May 19, 2020•47 min
Award-winning LBC radio presenter and For the Many podcast host Iain Dale brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs to conversations with leading figures from politics and broadcasting. This episode features two interviews with Ed Balls from 2016 - discussing Brexit, Norwich City, his time in politics and on Strictly Come Dancing. Rate and subscribe on Global Player or wherever you get your podcasts and connect with Iain on Twitter: @iaindale
May 12, 2020•40 min
Award-winning LBC radio presenter and For the Many podcast host Iain Dale brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs to conversations with leading figures from politics and broadcasting. This episode features an LBC show from 2015 with Gordon Aikman, who died from Motor Neurone Disease aged 31. He tells his story via diary entries and interview, followed by Iain's tribute to him after he passed away. Rate and subscribe on Global Player or wherever you get your podcasts and connect...
May 05, 2020•50 min
Award-winning LBC radio presenter, CNN political commentator and For the Many podcast host Iain Dale brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs to conversations with leading figures from politics and broadcasting. This episode features an hour on psychics and mediums, from the archives of Iain's LBC show from 2012. Rate and subscribe on Global Player or wherever you get your podcasts and connect with Iain on Twitter: @iaindale
Apr 28, 2020•58 min