Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchDownstream: Here’s How America Really Runs Britain w/ Angus Hanton
The United States’ impact on British culture and foreign policy is obvious. But its influence on our domestic politics, business, and daily lives war…
1 year, 9 months ago
Downstream: This Is How Propaganda Actually Works w/ Matt Kennard
If you want to understand how power works in our society, you can’t just examine what journalists say – you have to pay attention to what they’re sil…
1 year, 9 months ago
Downstream: The Israel Lobby Is Real. Here’s Exactly How It Works w/ Illan Pappé
If you mention the Israel lobby in the mainstream media then, more often than not, you’ll face accusations of antisemitism. There are of course peopl…
1 year, 10 months ago
Downstream: ‘We Have to Vote Labour’ w/ Mick Lynch
Mick Lynch is the General Secretary of the RMT.
He joined Ash Sarkar to discuss leveraging Keir Starmer, the importance of council housing and why it…
1 year, 10 months ago
Downstream: The Tories Are Done and They Won’t Be Coming Back w/ Peter Oborne
Former chief political correspondent for The Daily Telegraph and self proclaimed conservative, Peter Oborne, speaks to Aaron Bastani about the collap…
1 year, 10 months ago
Downstream: Everything You’re Told About Green Capitalism is Wrong w/ Brett Christophers
Renewable energy technology is only getting cheaper. And yet it hasn’t increased its share of the energy mix for two decades.
So what explains this p…
1 year, 10 months ago
Downstream: Is India Really a Democracy? w/ Alpa Shah
The Indian election will be one of the largest the world has ever seen, with almost 1 billion people eligible to vote. It’s often said that India is …
1 year, 11 months ago
Downstream: The Truth About Incels w/ William Costello
The involuntary celibate community (aka ‘incels’) are often thought to be rightwing, white supremacist, and prone to violence. But how much of that i…
1 year, 11 months ago
Downstream: Individualism is Destroying Our Freedom w/ Grace Blakeley
Common sense tells us that free-market economies maximise freedom and that planned economies, typically found under socialist governments, curtail it…
1 year, 11 months ago
Downstream: George Galloway’s Plan to Destroy the Labour Party
George Galloway has been elected as a member of parliament for four separate constituencies – with only Winston Churchill beating him. Perhaps more r…
1 year, 11 months ago