Rory Stewart

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267 appearances 2 recordings 1 series first heard Sep 2026 last heard 3d ago

Rory Stewart’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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The Rest Is Politics: Leading · 206. How Putin's War Changed Finland Forever (Sanna Marin) · 13 Sep 2026 podcast

You get this incredibly optimistic utopian vision of these countries. voice-verified

Doesn't matter whether you're talking about Finland or Norway or Sweden or Denmark. voice-verified

We get the general impression that, or even Estonia, that these are these sort of Iceland, even these sort of perfect social democratic uh utopias with the happiest people on earth. voice-verified

And obviously you are very proud and patriotic. voice-verified

of your about your countries. voice-verified

But is there another side? voice-verified

Is there something we're not seeing in the experience of people in these countries where if they were listening to you or being interviewed, telling us how perfect these societies are, they would say, no, no, no, it's not quite as simple as that. voice-verified

Thank voice-verified

so much. voice-verified

Alistair, I was really won over. voice-verified

But that may be that we're always won over by the people we're with in person. voice-verified

You w you were remote on that. voice-verified

I thought in person she was really remarkable. voice-verified

I was pleased we started the interview talking about geopolitics, because I think voice-verified

One of the problems with interviewing Santa Marin is people often go straight to, you know, famous videos of her dancing or scandals, rather than actually here is a very bright, thoughtful leader who actually was a pretty impressive politician who achieved a pretty remarkable electoral victory. voice-verified

At a young age. voice-verified

Mood is a problem, isn't it? voice-verified

I mean I I realised that I was really cross about the Gabriel Zuckman interview because I'd cancelled a charity board meeting I was supposed to be doing at the same time to do it, which probably shouldn't have done that. voice-verified

So all the way through the meeting I was a hot and boiling with rage in the middle of Paris. voice-verified

They do. voice-verified

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