The Rest Is Politics: Leading

The Rest Is Politics’ Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart interview politicians, leaders, intellectuals, and more. From inside and outside of politics, guests join Rory and Alastair to discuss life, leadership, and the philosophy that’s led them to success in their chosen field. Their conversations cover key political events, global affairs, and the big ideas shaping the world today, offering listeners in-depth perspectives from those at the heart of change. The Rest Is Politics Plus: Become a member for exclusive bonus content, early access to Question Time episodes to live show tickets, ad-free listening for both TRIP and Leading, our exclusive newsletter, discount book prices on titles mentioned on the pod, and our members’ chatroom on Discord. Just head to therestispolitics.com to sign up, or start a free trial today on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/therestispolitics. For more Goalhanger Podcasts, head to www.goalhanger.com.

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Every guest on The Rest Is Politics: Leading

178 guests, ranked by how many people never want them back.

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Moises Naim
127. Donald Trump vs American Freedom: Who Wins? (Moises Naim) · Mar 2025

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Nadhim Zahawi
79. Nadhim Zahawi: Iraq, Conservatism, and why he backed Boris Johnson · Jun 2024

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Nikos Christodoulides
141. The President of Cyprus: Iran, Israel, and the Cyprus Issue (Nikos Christodoulides) · Jun 2025

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Olaf Scholz
177. Olaf Scholz: Putin, Power, and Far-Right Populism · Feb 2026

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Pedro Sánchez
180. The Only European Leader Defying Trump? (Pedro Sánchez) · Mar 2026

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Peter Kyle
125. Peter Kyle: AI, grief, and the power of Elon Musk · Mar 2025

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Peter Malinauskas
90. Why we should ban all money from politics and kids from social media (Peter Malinauskas) · Aug 2024

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Rahima Mahmut
10: Rahima Mahmut: The Uyghur Genocide · Mar 2023

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Rosa DeLauro
93. DNC Special: The Veteran Congresswoman (Rosa DeLauro) · Aug 2024

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Seth Moulton
143. Iraq, Trump, and America’s Slide to Authoritarianism (Congressman Seth Moulton) · Jul 2025

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Simon Hart
128. Whips, Chaos, and secrets from Westminster (Simon Hart) · Apr 2025

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Tom Fletcher
117. Is the UN fit for purpose? (Tom Fletcher) · Jan 2025

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Tony Klug
47. Tony Klug: Could the Israel-Hamas conflict restart the peace process? · Nov 2023

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Tucker Eskew
57. Tucker Eskew, spin doctor to George W. Bush and Sarah Palin: Why I'm voting Democrat · Jan 2024

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Uzi Arad
118. Ex-Head of Mossad: Hamas, Ceasefire, and Netanyahu (Uzi Arad) · Jan 2025

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Zack Polanski
164. Zack Polanski: Do The Greens Have What It Takes? · Dec 2025

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Sebastian Coe
53. Seb Coe: Corruption, gender, and the geopolitics of sport · Jan 2024

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Kevin McCarthy
139. Speaker Kevin McCarthy: In Defence of Donald J. Trump · Jun 2025

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