Philip Patrick is an exiled Scot, who lectures at a Tokyo university and contributes to the Japan Times
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On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Mark Mason reminisces about old English bank notes (00:33), Philip Patrick wonders whether AI will replace politicians in Japan (04:04), Matthew Parris wonders why you would ever trust a travel writer (10:34) and Mary Wakefield looks at the weird world of cults (17:42).
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On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Ian Williams looks at Chinese influence in the UK (1:39); Philip Patrick interviews Japan’s last ninja (9:35); Guy Stagg reviews Damian Le Bas and explores the myths behind the city of Atlantis (18:23); Ysenda Maxtone Graham reviews an exhibition on school dinners at the Food Museum in Stowmarket (23:38); Mark Mason provides his notes on quizzes, ahead of the Spectator’s garden quiz (28:00); and, swapping Provence to visit family in America, Catriona Olding takes us on a trip up the east coast (31:27). Produced and presented by Patrick Gibbons.
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This week: Harriet Sergeant writes about why ethnicity matters in sexual abuse cases (0:30), Lionel Shriver takes aim at the American university students failing their exams, (8:06), Martin Vander Weyer looks at the latest forecasts for housing prices (17:01), and Philip Patrick thinks Japanese food is overrated (25:19).Produced and presented by Natasha Feroze.
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On this week's episode, we'll hear from Freddy Gray on his time spent on the Poland–Ukraine border. (00:52)Next, Lionel Shriver on the return of actual badness. (06:28)And finally, Philip Patrick on the strange east Asian practice of hiring a ‘White Monkey’. (15:13)Produced and presented by Sam HolmesSubscribe to The Spectator today and get a £20 Amazon gift voucher.
