Podcast Episodes

Julian Assange's Extradition is an Attack on Democracy Itself

Season 1

Anybody who cares about democracy, independent journalism and human rights should oppose the extradition of Julian Assange. Croatian philosopher Srecko Horvat explains exactly what's at stake.

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Published on 4 years, 1 month ago

Novara Media DELETED By YouTube

Season 1

In an utterly baffling and disturbing turn of events, Novara Media - the biggest left media outlet in Britain - was summarily deleted from YouTube without warning - and then only reinstated after mas…

Published on 4 years, 1 month ago

The War on Drugs Has Failed

Season 1

As Scotland's shift not to prosecute people caught with possession of drugs sparks a new debate over the failed 'war on drugs', we're joined by pre-eminent expert Prof. David Nutt and journalist Matt…

Published on 4 years, 1 month ago

How Bad Is Britain's COVID Situation? The Facts.

Season 1

As cases surge and both hospital admissions rise, how much of a mess are we in? How could it have been avoided? Why are we doing worse than our European neighbours? What do we do to stop an even wors…

Published on 4 years, 1 month ago

Politicians and Newspapers Whip Up Hatred, Then Demand Civility

Season 1

The sickening murder of Tory MP David Amess should have been a moment where we united in horror, and focused on how we keep Members of Parliament safe. Instead the conversation has been derailed: pol…

Published on 4 years, 1 month ago

The Establishment War on Stonewall

Season 1

Stonewall is Britain’s main LGBTQ civil rights organisation, and as the country’s anti-trans moral panic spirals out of control, it has become obsessively targeted by the British media. What’s the tr…

Published on 4 years, 2 months ago

How Bad Is The Tory Economic Mess?

Season 1

As Britain's economic indicators flash red - how bad is the country's current plight, and how bad things are going to get this winter - and what lessons can we learn from the Biden experience across …

Published on 4 years, 2 months ago

Omid Djalili on comedy and COVID, Sean Lock and the gig from hell

Season 1

Omid Djalili is a comedy star, and we have a lot to talk about - comedy in the time of COVID, is COVID something you can joke about, the loss of the icon Sean Lock, and his first ever gig which is so…

Published on 4 years, 2 months ago

The Met Police Is Institutionally Misogynistic: How To Fight It?

Season 1

The horror of the murder of Sarah Everard by a police officer has been compounded by the reaction of the Metropolitan Police and other police forces: ranging from telling women to flag down a bus if …

Published on 4 years, 2 months ago

Nina Turner on Joe Biden, the US left, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez - and hope for the future

Season 1

Nina Turner is one of the great emblematic figures of the US left. We talk about how she came to politics, about the Bernie Sanders phenomenon and the rise of the US left, whether Joe Biden really ha…

Published on 4 years, 2 months ago