Delayed Gratification, the Slow News podcast

In this episode, Delayed Gratification co-editor Rob Orchard is joined by James Montague and Emily Hart to look back on September 2025 with six months of perspective. It was an era when Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was still a prince. Elon Musk had not yet been offered a trillion dollar pay packet, and Grok had not yet been pulled up for its auto-nudification function – or put Keir Starmer in a bikini. The trio dive into some fascinating stories, including James's return to the scene of a missile strike on Doha and Emily's deeply-researched report on Colombians fighting in Ukraine. To read the stories being discussed in this episode in beautiful print, pick up a copy of Delayed Gratification issue 60 or subscribe with a 15 percent discount using code Pod15

What is Delayed Gratification, the Slow News podcast?

The podcast of Delayed Gratification, the Slow News magazine, which returns to big stories after the dust has settled to ask the question of what happened next, and which is proud to be 'Last to Breaking News.'