Reaction is an online magazine dedicated to commentary and analysis on politics, geopolitics, economics and culture. The Reaction Podcast, hosted by Iain Martin, will feature some of the world's leading writers and thinkers about a variety of subjects ranging from politics and philosophy to economics and culture. Become a Reaction subscriber (https://reaction.life/subscribe/) to receive Iain Martin's weekly newsletter, the Reaction Daily Briefing, columns from Tim Marshall, Adam Boulton and ...
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The Liverpool Reaction: an American LFC Podcast. This podcast is about everything LFC from an American perspective. Join Salim and Coach Ralph as they dive deep and react to Liverpool results and news.
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On this episode of the Reaction Podcast, host Iain Martin is joined by Tim Shipman, chief political commentator at The Sunday Times, to talk about his new book, No Way Out: Brexit: From the Backstop to Boris. They discuss the political gambles, successes and failures that led Brexit Britain to where it is today, the legacy of Theresa May’s premiers…
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Liverpool win both games but only 1 of them mattered in the end
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Liverpool win in Bergamo, Italy but lose the over the two legs 3-1 to Atalanta. On Sunday the Reds take all 3 points in a 3-1 victory over Fulham at Craven Cottage. Incredible free kick from Trent Alexander-Arnold, another very good goal from Ryan Gravenberch, and a clinical finish from Diogo Jota sealed the victory. Salim and Coach Ralph also prev…
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Kapil Komireddi on the history of modern India, Narendra Modi and the upcoming elections
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On this episode, Max Mitchell (standing in for Iain Martin) speaks to author and journalist Kapil Komireddi about the upcoming Indian elections. They discuss the domineering figure of Narendra Modi, the rise of Hindu nationalism, the tumultuous history of modern India and Kapil’s book, Malevolent Republic: A Short History of the New India, which ha…
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Liverpool lose twice at Anfield in back to back games
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Coach Ralph and Salim talk about Liverpool susataining back to back losses at Anfield. In the Europa League tie, Atalanta came to Liverpool and got a gritty 3-0 win. Can Liverpool make another legendary comeback against an Italian team or should they now just prioritize the Premier league? Crystal Palace got the only goal of the game and beat Liver…
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James Kaplan on Kind of Blue and the lost empire of cool
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In this conversation hosted by Reaction, Political Reporter and Podcast Editor Max Mitchell speaks to author and journalist James Kaplan about his new book 3 Shades of Blue: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, and the Lost Empire of Cool. They discuss the genius of Miles Davis, how these musicians came together to create the best-selling jazz a…
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Liverpool beat Sheffield United and somehow only draw vs. ManU
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Liverpool beat Sheffield United in a game that was very competitive. It took a rocket to the top corner from Alexis Mac Allister and a 90th minute header to finish Sheffield off. The game vs Manchester United was an odd game. Liverpool dominated but 2 excellent goals from United gave them the lead deep in to the 2nd half. Liverpool tied the game up…
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Liverpool Beat Brighton and are top of the league
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Liverpool won a scrappy game with Brighton, 2-1. Goals from Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah completed the comeback after Danny Welbeck scored in the 2nd minute to put Brighton ahead. With the Arsenal and Manchester City match ending in a tie, 0-0, Liverpool are at the top of the table with a 2 point lead on Arsenal and a 3 point lead on City. Coach Ral…
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Maggie Pagano and Tim Montgomerie on the future of the Conservative party
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On this episode, Reaction’s Executive Editor Maggie Pagano sits in for Iain Martin and is joined by commentator and founder of ConservativeHome Tim Montgomerie. They discuss whether Rishi Sunak will survive till the next election, who might take over the party, why Labour is courting the corporate world and what it means for a potential Labour gove…
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Some Liverpool History with Coach Ralph
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Liverpool is a club with a great history and today we talk about Coach Ralph's experiences in the 60's with the club. Coach Ralph is from Great Crosby, England a little bit North of Liverpool. He recounts his experiences going to Anfield with his father to watch Liverpool play in the 60's. We talk about Gerry and the pacemakers song "You'll never w…
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Jade McGlynn on Putin’s mythmaking
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On this episode, host Iain Martin speaks to historian and author Jade McGlynn about the Russian myths and propaganda powering the war in Ukraine. Calling in from Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine, Jade talks about her two important books on modern Russia, Russia’s War and Memory Makers: The Politics of the Past in Putin's Russia. The discussion also touch…
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Liverpool advance to quarterfinals of Europa league and bow out of the FA Cup in extra time
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Liverpool beat Sparta Prague 6-1 in the second leg and 11-2 in aggregate to reach the quarterfinals of the Europa league. In a very competitive match vs Manchester United, Liverpool bowed out of the FA cup with a 4-3 defeat to the evil empire.Av Salim Sacre
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A global conflict update with Tim Marshall
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In this episode, host Iain Martin speaks to geopolitical expert and Reaction columnist Tim Marshall about the state of global conflict. They touch on the recent developments in the Israel-Hamas war, the future of the Middle East, how the growing Axis of Resistance is enabling Putin’s war in Ukraine, European rearmament and deterrence with or withou…
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Great performance against City, a Europa League win VS Sparta Prague
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Liverpool draw against Manchester City 1-1 but clearly played better. With a 4 goal advantage against Sparta Prague, Liverpool can rotate their squad for the 2nd leg of the tie. FA cup match vs Manchester United on the horizon.Av Salim Sacre
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FA Cup win & Darwin's last minute heroics vs Nottingham Forest
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Liverpool make it 2 wins out of 2 games this week. Following Jayden Danns brace in an FA Cup win vs Southampton, Darwin Nunez scores a 99th minute header to take Liverpool to 63 points and keep their spot at the top of the EPL table.Av Salim Sacre
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Merryn Somerset Webb on the rise and fall of ESG
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On this episode, host Iain Martin talks to Merryn Somerset Webb, Bloomberg columnist and author, about her prescient book Share Power. The discussion touches on the origins of ESG, how huge amounts of money poured into sustainability funds, its vague and subjective definitions, how ESG could only exist in a low interest rate environment, what Jerem…
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Liverpool won the Caraboa Cup! Liverpool FC have now won this competition 10 times and this one was iconic. With eleven 1st team players out, Liverpool persevered with 5 academy players with limited experience. Salim and Coach Ralph react to the game, talk tactics, and select their man of the match. Let's hope that this is the 1st of 4 this year in…
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Goodbye Globalisation with Elisabeth Braw
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On this week’s podcast, host Iain Martin speaks to Elisabeth Braw, senior fellow at Atlantic Council and author of the new book Goodbye Globalisation. Since the end of the Cold War, many saw the adoption of market economies by previously communist countries as a sign that a liberal democratic system of government had prevailed definitively over aut…
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Ed Conway on the Material World
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Host Iain Martin talks to Ed Conway about his book Material World. From the extraction processes to treatment, through the supply chains and on to the consumer, Ed’s new book follows the stories of the key substances that have built the modern world: sand, salt, iron, copper, oil and lithium. We are heavily reliant on these substances but often ign…
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Francis Hoar on the Covid disaster
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This week, host Iain Martin talks to Francis Hoar, barrister and legal commentator, about the disaster of political decision-making during the pandemic. The discussion ranges from the fallacy of zero Covid to the embarrassment of politicians standing in the way of an honest reckoning with the mistakes made. Francis argues that society has to reasse…
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Lord Arbuthnot on the Post Office scandal
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On this episode, host Iain Martin interviews Lord Arbuthnot, Post Office scandal campaigner, about the heroic role he played, helping to pave the way for justice. They discuss the history of the scandal, the groupthink of Post Office and Fujitsu employees, the fallacy of blind faith in machines, the scandal's similarities to the 1994 Mull of Kintyr…
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On the first episode of the new year, host Iain Martin sits down with Tim Montgomerie to look at the year ahead in politics. With almost two billion people in 60 countries heading to the polls in 2024, it is sure to be a year of geopolitical shifts. Iain and Tim discuss what the Tory party can do to salvage the election, the rise of the Labour part…
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Gerry Baker on the breakdown of American politics
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Host Iain Martin speaks to Gerry Baker, editor-at-large of the Wall Street Journal, about his new book American Breakdown: Why We No Longer Trust Our Leaders and Institutions and How We Can Rebuild Confidence. They talk about the loss of legitimacy in American politics, hyperpartisanship, inequality, how American democracy can be saved, what next y…
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Can it get any worse for the Tories?
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Host Iain Martin and guest Paul Goodman, editor of Conservative Home, discuss the crisis facing Rishi Sunak and long-term Tory problems.Av The Reaction Podcast
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Host Iain Martin and guest Tim Montgomerie on the Autumn Statement, immigration numbers and the rise of Reform, the party that with Nigel Farage could turn Conservative defeat into a rout.Av The Reaction Podcast
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Helen Thompson on the geopolitics of energy
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This week, Iain Martin speaks to Helen Thompson about the geopolitics of energy. They touch on why the Ukraine war hasn’t sparked a European awakening on energy security, the energy picture around Israel and the Middle East, why Trump 2.0 could be bad news for European security and her book Disorder: Hard Times in the 21st Century which is now out …
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The Braverman debacle, the Autumn Statement and the upheaval of the coming election year
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On this episode, Iain Martin talks to Maggie Pagano, executive editor of Reaction, about the Suella Braverman debacle, the state of the economy ahead of the Autumn Statement, the potential of electoral reform, the influence of social justice activism on businesses, the coming year of elections and a potential Biden-Trump re-run.…
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David Petraeus on a new age of conflict
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This week, Iain Martin speaks to David Petraeus, retired four star US Army general and former director of the CIA, about a new age of global conflict. They discuss his book Conflict, co-authored with Andrew Roberts, the danger of the Gaza ground invasion, what the Middle East looks like post-war, his experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan, China's geo…
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Robert Dingwall on the Covid inquiry
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What's going wrong at the Covid inquiry? This week on the Reaction Podcast, host Iain Martin is joined by Robert Dingwall, emeritus professor of sociology at Nottingham Trent University and Alastair Benn, deputy editor of Engelsberg Ideas. They discuss the Covid-19 pandemic, the revelations from the inquiry and whether we have learned any lessons f…
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Maggie Pagano on the Middle East crisis, the death of corporate Britain and the Covid inquiry
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This week on the Reaction Podcast, Iain Martin is joined by Maggie Pagano, executive editor and columnist at Reaction, to discuss the Middle East crisis, the death of corporate Britain and the Covid inquiry. They touch on the geopolitical consequences of escalation in the Middle East and what it means for US-Iran relations, how the pro-Palestinian …
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Tim Marshall on Israel, Hamas and the Middle East crisis
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This week on the Reaction Podcast, Iain Martin is joined by Tim Marshall, leading geopolitical expert, best-selling author and Reaction columnist to discuss the Middle East crisis. They discuss the geopolitical consequences of the Hamas attack on Israel, how Israel was caught off-guard, the history of the Israel-Palestine conflict, the geographical…
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