The New Statesman’s new culture podcast, The Back Half, takes a break this week from regular programming to bring you Ali Smith’s recent New Statesman/Goldsmiths Prize lecture on “why the novel matters in the age of Brexit and Trump”.
Listen on iTunes here, on Acast here or via the player below:
You can read an edited version of the lecture in this week’s magazine – get your copy now. Tom and Kate will be back with a regular episode next week.
Find out more about the Goldsmiths Prize here.
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