Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchDownstream: What Does It Mean to Be Free? W/ Lea Ypi
Lea Ypi’s life is awash with instances that question what it means to be free. From growing up in communist Albania to teaching at the London School …
3 years, 10 months ago
Downstream: What Does Keir Starmer Actually Believe? w/ Oliver Eagleton
The election of Keir Starmer as leader of the Labour Party was met with euphoria across the mainstream media. But despite winning the leadership with…
3 years, 11 months ago
Downstream: Something Sinister is Happening in the Labour Party w/ Len McLuskey
Known for his steadfast support of Jeremy Corbyn whilst heading up the biggest private sector union in the country, Len McLuskey has a unique and int…
4 years ago
Downstream: Liberalism is in Trouble w/ Francis Fukuyama
Few political thinkers exert such influence that their work becomes synonymous with a historic era. Francis Fukuyama’s declaration of “the end of his…
4 years ago
Downstream: Vegan Propaganda w/ Earthling Ed
Ed Winters, AKA Earthling Ed, is a vegan activist with an enormous presence on social media. His arguments range from outlining the ecological and ec…
4 years, 1 month ago
Downstream: Did Empire Really End? with Kojo Koram
Throughout the 20th century, as countries gained independence from the British Empire, there was a rightful sense of renewed agency. And yet, in the …
4 years, 1 month ago
Downstream: Why the Trojan Horse Affair is a Very British Scandal
In 2014, a mysterious letter detailing a plot by Muslim extremists to take over Birmingham schools caused a national scandal. No one seemed to know, …
4 years, 2 months ago
Downstream: Influencers, Exploitation and Capitalism w/ Symeon Brown
How far would you go to get famous and escape poverty? Ash Sarkar is joined by Symeon Brown, Channel 4 News reporter and author of ‘Get Rich or Lie T…
4 years, 2 months ago
Downstream: Were Trans People “Born This Way”? w/ Julia Serano
In debates around the rights of transgender people, a charge often levelled at those fighting for trans inclusion is that their arguments rest on a d…
4 years, 3 months ago
Downstream: Why Are All The Baddies Disabled?
From ancient myths to the Batman trilogy, our storytelling culture is littered with villains embodied by disabled people and those with facial differ…
4 years, 5 months ago