Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchDownstream: How Austerity Harms Britain’s Most Vulnerable Children w/ Teresa Thornhill
Teresa Thornhill is an author and former child protection lawyer. Throughout her long career, working for both local authorities and advocating on be…
1 year, 11 months ago
Downstream: This Is How Israel Controls Palestinians w/ Eyal Weizman
It’s not what you know; it’s what you can prove. For years, Forensic Architecture has exposed state crimes against civilians, nature, and humanity. T…
2 years ago
Downstream: Israelis Want Genocide w/ Abby Martin
Abby Martin is an American journalist and activist, host of the interview series The Empire Files, and a co-founder of the citizen journalism website…
2 years ago
Downstream IRL: This Ideology Threatens Our Fundamental Freedoms w/ Judith Butler
For a special edition of Downstream IRL, Ash Sarkar is joined by philosopher, author, and one of the world’s most cited academics, Judith Butler. The…
2 years ago
Downstream: We Are Getting Foreign Policy Very Wrong w/ Steve Coll
With hindsight, the wars waged by the US and Britain in Afghanistan and Iraq look like terrible failures, both strategically and politically: the Tal…
2 years, 1 month ago
Downstream: On Gaza, Grammar Schools and British War Crimes w/ Peter Hitchens
Peter Hitchens is an author and journalist whose contrarian takes on drug policy, education and foreign policy have found him occupying a singular pl…
2 years, 1 month ago
Downstream: Retired Major-General on Gaza, Iraq and Afghanistan w/ Charlie Herbert
Major General Charlie Herbert has stood out in recent months for his vociferous condemnation of Israel’s war on Palestinians. His media appearances h…
2 years, 1 month ago
Downstream: Britain’s Economy Will Only Get Worse Forever w/ Gary Stevenson
Gary Stevenson went from being Citibank’s most profitable trader to one of the world’s most incisive critics of the financial system. Gary sat down w…
2 years, 1 month ago
Downstream IRL: We Are in a New Cold War w/ Yanis Varoufakis
Yanis Varoufakis is an economist and author who served as Greek Finance Minister in the aftermath of the 2008 global financial crash. Since then, he …
2 years, 2 months ago
The US Must Stop Funding Israel | Bernie Sanders meets Ash Sarkar
Bernie Sanders needs no introduction. Ash caught up with the senator to talk about his new book ‘It’s OK To Be Angry About Capitalism’, the speed of …
2 years, 2 months ago