Leading
Hosted by Alastair and Rory and Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart · Goalhanger
4.7from 5,346 ratings
- 257
- Episodes
- 161
- Transcribed
- 5,346
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2023
- First episode
- 88M
- YouTube views
About 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.
- Publisher
- Goalhanger
- Category
- government · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 13 Jan 2023
- Latest episode
- 2 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
161 of 257 episodes have a transcript.
2 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
213. China and the USA: The Most Important Relationship In The World? (Kevin Rudd)
26 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
212. What Happens When The World Stops Trusting America? (Michael Lewis)
18 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
211. Trump's Niece on Why He's On Putin's Side
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213. China and the USA: The Most Important Relationship In The World? (Kevin Rudd)
Published 2 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] But it's with Korea, it's with Japan, it's with the Philippines, it's with Vietnam and other Southeast Asians as well. They would be the top two or three. Then, of course, you have the Sino-Indian border. I've just come from Delhi to here. So this is still the central concern in the India-China relationship. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Leading
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Michael Lewis
- Mary Trump
- Andy Burnham
- Shabana Mahmood
- Mustafa Suleyman
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 87,775,925
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.6 / 5
- 228 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.7 / 5
- 5,118 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 96 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
- Quality
- 96
- Social presence
- 97
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 100
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Who hosts Leading?
Alastair and Rory and Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart host the show. Published by Goalhanger.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Leading take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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