The Owen Jones Podcast

As the Queen celebrates her Platinum Jubilee, those of us who support an elected head of state are expected to shut up. But if we don’t make the case - then when? We are joined by Republic’s Graham Smith.In the aftermath of the Johnny Depp - Amber Heard libel trial, where does the verdict leave women who’ve survived the pandemic of male violence who aren’t believed? We’re joined by brilliant feminist writer Lucia Osborne-Crowley.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Keir Starmer won the Labour leadership by offering radical domestic policies combined with party unity. As reports emerge that Starmer intends to abandon his solemn pledge in the election to hike income tax on the top 5% of earners - literally his first pledge - I ask a very basic question. If you care about Boris Johnson's dishonesty, but not Keir Starmer's dishonesty, do you really care about dishonesty at all? And what happens to our democracy when our leaders engage in such rampant dishonesty?Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A few months ago, Boris Johnson's political fate seemed sealed: after revelations of rampant illegal partying in No. 10 during the pandemic, his personal polling collapsed and Tory MPs began demanding his resignation. But after the Sue Gray report, will the Tories commit regicide - or is Johnson leading the Tories into the next election?We're joined by the Financial Times' Sebastian PaynePlease subscribe - and help us offer an alternative here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As over 200 monkeypox cases are reported in 21 countries, many are having flashbacks to early days of the Covid pandemic. How worried should we be?Oxford Professor Aris Katzourakis gives a masterclass on everything you need to know: what monkeypox is, whats its relationship with smallpox, what the symptoms are, how deadly it is, has it mutated or could it, will it spread to our pets, why the outbreak is disproportionately affecting gay and bisexual men, and can we eradicate monkeypox altogether?Please like, subscribe - and help us offer an alternative here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

George Monbiot is one of Britain's most eloquent, intelligent and wise writers, a relentless defender of social justice and a fighter against the climate emergency and the human-made threat to our only planet, Earth. We talk about his epic new book Regenesis: Feeding the World Without Devouring the Planet - from the truth about soil ecology, to whether plant-based diets are the way forward, to new protein substitutes, to new farming methods, to the threats to our food systems and how we can fight them.One of the most enlightening interviews you'll ever listen to!Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Israeli state not only killed iconic Al-Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Aqla - the police force then attacked her funeral procession. Much of the world is shocked - but governments continue to arm and back the Israeli state, disregarding the conclusions of Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and B'Tselem that it is guilty of Apartheid. Is the Israeli state overreaching so much that Western public opinion will shift decisively against it?We talk to Salem Barahmeh, Executive Director of Rabet, and Sarit Michaeli from Israeli human rights organisation B'Tselem, about what's happening on the ground, whether accountability is possible, what the mood is - and what happens next.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Noam Chomsky is one of the world's pre-eminent intellectuals, and an icon of dissent going back literally generations. I speak to him about Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and what anti-war activists should be saying. What does he think about the role of NATO? Should the left supporting arming Ukraine on the basis this is a naked war of aggression? What are Russia's war aims? What would a peace deal look like in these circumstances - and how would it last? And most of all - does he think a nuclear war is possible?Please subscribe - and help us take on the Establishment media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Tories took a battering in the local elections, losing even more seats than they feared, including nearly collapsing as a political force in London, as well as suffering a drubbing across the South. Has a cost-of-living crisis and a scandal-ridden Conservative government defined by deceit and corruption finally collided with electoral reality?But there is little cheer for Labour here: outside of the capital, the party's support has fallen in England compared to 2018, and important wins - like Wandsworth and Westminster - have been eclipsed by losses elsewhere, leading to few net gains in England. Labour's strong showing in Wales is surely something for popular Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford to take the credit for. With Keir Starmer - who bet the house on partygate - now under police investigation, how much of a mess are both the Tories and Labour in?We are joined by Britain's pre-eminent psephologist Sir John Curtice, and then journalist Paul Mason and Novara Media's Michael Walker to discuss the political situation.Please subscribe - and help us offer an alternative media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

First the Mail on Sunday launched a crude misogynistic attack on Angela Rayner; then Tory MP Neil Parish was caught watching pornography in the House of Commons. What does this say about misogyny in politics - and how should we discuss misogyny and pornography? We’re joined by Shaista Aziz - Labour councillor and campaigner against male violence against women - and Ivy Maddox from United Sex Workers. Please subscribe - and help us take on the right wing media here: https://www.Patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nish Kumar is a brilliant comedian and an all-round lovely guy, and we have a lot to chat about: his experiences working at the BBC, whether there's any truth to 'cancel culture', how monsters who've caused so much damage ended up being turned into national sweethearts, whether comedy has been dumbed down and become less fearless, and confronting racism.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Boris Johnson's whole career has been about defying the laws of political gravity, often aided and abetted by a supine media. But as both him and his government are convulsed by scandal - and the country is gripped by a cost of living crisis - has his luck finally run out?We are joined by two brilliant commentators: LBC's Iain Dale and the New Statesman's George Eaton!Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://www.patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With an epic showdown between the far-right's Marine Le Pen and neoliberal Emmanuel Macron in the second round of the French presidential election - is this really a done deal? How has the far right come closer to winning power in a Western European nation than at any time since 1945? What will those who voted for the left-wing insurgent Jean-Luc Mélenchon do? Why did five years of so-called 'moderate' rule leave France more divided and polarised than it was before? And what is the future of France - and with it, Europe and beyond?We travelled to France to spend time with the Mélenchon campaign and its supporters, we went to Le Pen country to find out why voters who previously opted for the left have defected to the far right, we spoke to Macron supporters - and ordinary people who are angry and disillusioned in a society which is rigged against them.Please subscribe - and if you want us to make more of these documentaries, and tell us what you want us to make, support us here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the French people are now forced to choose between the neo-liberal Emmanual Macron and the far-right Marine Le Pen in the second round of the presidential election, we talk to the fascinating young French intellectual Edouard Louis - about what this means for France, for the left, and what hope there is in a bleak political landscape.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On both sides of the Atlantic, the war on trans people is escalating - from Republican legislation in the United States, to an increasingly feverish moral panic in the UK. What can be done, including by cis allies - and what are the stakes?Joining us are three brilliant trans activists from both the UK and US: Arden Hart, Felix F. Fern and Arthur Webber.Help us take on the anti-LGBTQ media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Much of the world were relieved when Donald Trump was defeated back in 2020 - but as Joe Biden's administration plunges new depths of unpopularity, how much of a mess is it in? Whose fault is the stalling of the domestic agenda? How serious are his gaffes on Russia's invasion of Ukraine? What hope of a progressive fightback - not least as midterms loom, and Trump is ahead in the polls?We're joined by brilliant commentators from across the Atlantic.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rishi Sunak's ill-deserved popularity has finally crashed. His positive approval ratings were entirely fuelled by furlough in the Covid era - but now policies which are hammering working people who have suffered the longest squeeze in wages since the Napoleonic era have come to bite. Just how bad are his economic policies - and what is the alternative?We are joined by Gary Stevenson - former Citibank trader and campaigner against inequality.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As P&O sack 800 staff - many by video message, others marched off ships like criminals - and reportedly replace them with Eastern European workers on £2.60 an hour, what does this say about Britain's woefully unjust economic model - and how do we fight back?We are joined by Mick Lynch - general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

At least 1,200 Ukrainians are believed to have died in Mariupol alone - killed by Putin's brutal invasion of the country - while thousands of Russian soldiers may be dead. As Russia becomes bogged down in Ukraine, the war is becoming increasingly violent - and a horrific siege of Kyiv may be imminent. Rumours abound too that Putin may resort to chemical weapons. How badly is the invasion going for Russia, what happens next - and what lengths could Putin resort to?We're joined by Tom Burgis, investigative journalist and author of Kleptopia, to explain how we crack down on oligarchs linked to Putin; Paul Rogers, Emeritus Professor of Peace Studies, to tell us the state of the Russia invasion; and Adam Bienkov, on Boris Johnson's links to media mogul Evgeny Lebedev.We're also joined by Jeed Basyoun from Reprieve to discuss Saudi Arabia's mass executions.Please subscribe and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://www.patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

At the end of 2013, a letter apparently setting out an Islamist extremist plot take over schools was set to Birmingham City Council: it prompted a massive national scandal, official inquiries and changes to the law. One small problem: it was fake. The viral hit Trojan Horse Affair podcast - presented by Serial's Brian Reed and Hamza Syed - brilliantly set out the astonishing truth about this scandal, which reveals damning truth about British society, our media and our politics.But since the podcast was released, much of the British media has aggressively come from Syed and Reed and their work - so the two meet us, explain the truth of what they've found - and face down the critics.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine continues with catastrophic human consequences - just how bad can things get? What sort of atrocities could Putin's regime inflict to subjugate the nation, including conquering its cities, not least Kyiv? And with siren voices in the West calling for a No Fly Zone - which would entail war with a nuclear armed power - is an apocalyptic scenario unthinkable?We're joined by Ukrainian social scientist Volodymyr Ishchenko and by Beatrice Fihn, executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This isn't just any strike: it's a story of modern Britain, of workers suffering a cost of living crisis but with no major political party willing to champion them. These Coventry bin drivers are striking against a Labour council, and the Unite union is threatening to pull the plug on their funding for a cash-strapped Labour over the dispute. With the social crisis only set to escalate - this is a sign of things to come.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right wing media: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Russia launches a war of aggression against Ukraine - has it backfired? There are signs the invasion may not be going to plan as Ukrainians courageously put up resistance, while anti-war sentiment has been expressed in surprising sections of Russian society. What are Putin's prospects, what happens next - and how is it all likely to end?We're joined from St. Petersburg by researcher and anti-war activist Ilya Matveev and Paul Rogers, Emeritus Professor of Peace Studies.Please subscribe - and help us take on the establishment media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Jeffrey Epstein's associate Jean-Luc Brunel is found hanged in a prison cell - after being accused of rape and supplying underage girls to the late US financier - we discuss the latest in this scandal. What does Prince Andrew's settlement with Virginia Giuffre really mean? What about the victim blaming against Virginia and other survivors? With Epstein and Brunel both dead, will we ever finally get the truth? What does this tell us about power on both sides of the Atlantic - and wider issues about child abuse, male violence against girls and women, and human trafficking? And what happens next?We're joined by two brilliant guests - journalist and Lucia Osborne-Crowley and barrister Dr. Charlotte ProudmanPlease subscribe - and help us offer an alternative to the establishment media here! https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Afghanistan is now in the midst of the world's worst humanitarian crisis. Why? The US froze billions of pounds worth of its assets, and is now moving to steal half of it and give it to 9/11 victims' families. The country is languishing under punitive Western sanctions. The result: Afghanistan faces mass starvation.We are joined by Afghan lecturer Obaidullah Baheer and Iyad el-Baghdadi to talk through exactly what is happening - and what can be done.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right wing media: http://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This whole saga is completely infuriating. Kate Clanchy is an author who piled on a reviewer who called out racist and bigoted passages in her book; Clanchy denied she'd written them (actually, she had, except she'd written "Ashkenazi nose" rather than "Jewish nose", which is if anything worse), and called on everyone to report the review. What happened next? Women of colour who spoke out about it - not least what it said about the publishing industry - were vilified and abused, while Clanchy was turned into a martyr.One of those women was the brilliant author Monisha Rajesh, who joins me to talk about the truth about what actually happened.Please subscribe - and help us take on the establishment media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oh good grief. Nadine Dorries - who is actually a Cabinet minister, with actual power - keeps being wheeled out to TV studios to defend the indefensible, with catastrophic consequences. If you didn't laugh, you'd cry - but what on earth does this tell us about the behaviour of the people running the country, who apparently have no shame at all?Please subscribe - and help us take on the right wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

he Equalities and Human Rights Commission is supposed to be Britain's official equalities watchdog, but after u-turning on trans rights - after a series of Tory appointments and its former chair warning it was under political pressure to back the government agenda - it's been engulfed in scandal.Investigative work by journalist Ben Hunte has uncovered private meetings between the EHRC and anti-trans rights organisations, while whistleblowers have told him about an anti-LGBTQ culture at the organisation and a failure to recognise racism, leading to an exodus of staff. Ben Hunte joins us to tell us the details, and we're joined by trans commentator Katy Montgomerie to put it all into context.Plus: after author Kate Clanchy piled on a reviewer who pointed out racist and bigoted passages in her books - which she falsely claimed she hadn't written - the author has been turned into a martyr, while women of colour who spoke out about it - and the racism of the wider British publishing industry - have been vilified and dogpiled. We speak to celebrated author Monisha Rajesh who has been viciously trolled online over the saga to tell us the truth.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right wing media: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Despite overwhelming evidence of No. 10 parties, the Met refused to investigate them for weeks - until a last minute u-turn at just the right moment to sabotage the Sue Gray report. But is this behaviour really out of the ordinary for the Met?We're joined by Kevin Maxwell - a former Met police officer who detailed being abused for his race and sexuality in 'Forced Out' - and Alastair Morgan - the brother of Daniel Morgan, murdered in 1987 after investigating police corruption.Please subscribe - and help us take on the Establishment media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is this finally the end of Boris Johnson? As his polling collapses, Sue Gray's report looms and Tory MPs plot, could this be the week when the Prime Minister's hubris meets its nemesis? More broadly, what next for the Tories - and what of the politicians and pundits who made him Tory leader know exactly what and who he was?We're joined by Adam Bienkov, Chief Westminster Correspondent at Byline Times.With the Ukraine crisis escalating, we are joined live from Moscow by journalist Ilya Budraitskis and from Ukraine by journalist Volodymyr Ishchenko.And following Tory MP Christian Wakeford's defection to Labour, we're joined by Young Labour Chair Jess Barnard.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here:https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Boris Johnson's government is convulsed by scandal and crisis, could this be not just the end of him - but the end of the Conservative party, too? That's what Peter Oborne - a longstanding Conservative supporter - thinks is entirely possible.Please subscribe - and help us take on the Tory media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Has any government been so convulsed by such a catastrophically damaging scandal since World War II? As continued revelations about rampant partying in No. 10 envelop Boris Johnson, is it finally all over for him? Will he bring the Tories down with him - or will a leadership change allow them reboot? Is Labour triumphalism justified?We're joined by Peter Oborne - author of The Assault on Truth: Boris Johnson, Donald Trump and the Emergence of a New Moral Barbarism - and campaigner Matt Zarb Cousin.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Boris Johnson’s premiership is consumed in crisis after his repeated lies about multiple parties in No. 10, is it all over for him? Will he drag the Tories down with him? Are there even worse scandals? Will what comes next be even worse? Can’t imagine what that would look like? (We can).We are joined by Jolyon Maugham to explain how his Good Law Project successfully exposed the corruption of the government in the courts - and Ellie Mae O’Hagan to talk over what this all means.Please subscribe - and help us take us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the dictatorship of Kazakhstan violently cracks down on protesters, what's really going on? What's the role of inequality and poverty - and the broken promises of the free market? Just what is the nature of the governing tyranny - and with Russian intervention, what does this mean for global politics?Kazakh voices have been far too erased from this coverage. That's why we're talking to sociologist Dr. Diana T. Kudaibergenova to explain what caused this, what's happening on the ground - and what happens next.Please subscribe - and help us take on the Establishment media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Megastar actor Emma Watson has been falsely smeared as an anti-Semite by former Israeli UN Ambassador Danny Danon after posting a pro-Palestine message on Instagram. Here is a striking example of anti-Palestinian racism: of how even expressing mild sympathy with the plight of the Palestinians is portrayed as a grotesque act of hatred.This is just the latest attack on a public figure expressing sympathy with the Palestinian people - but is it overreach and a sign of weakness by apologists for Israeli occupation? Is this strategy succeeding in marginalising support for the Palestinians - or is support for Palestinian justice greater than ever? And what does it mean for combatting the very real and growing menace of antisemitism across the world?We're joined by Salem Barahmeh - Executive Director of Rābet by PIPD - live from Ramallah, Palestine; and Em Hilton - co-founder of Na'amod: British Jews Against Occupation.Also: after the 'Colston 4' are cleared by a jury of criminal damage for their part in toppling the statue of slaver Edward Colston in Bristol, we are joined by one of the vindicated live.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Look what you made us do. With your support, we chased the Tories - literally. We gave a voice to otherwise marginalised working class people and minorities. We fought racism and bigotry. We had the best experts on COVID. We gave a platform to hopeful alternatives.Now we want to do far more. We don’t have billionaires funding us - we rely on you for our shows, podcasts and documentaries. Help us offer an alternative to a broken media - www.patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nearly half a century after Salvador Allende's democratically socialist government was overthrown by Augusto Pinochet, the people of Chile decisively voted for leftist Gabriel Boric over far right extremist José Antonio Kast. Is the Latin American 'pink tide' back with a vengeance, what does this mean for Chile, the Continent and beyond - and what hope can we all draw from this huge triumph for the left?We're joined by David Adler - General Coordinator of the Progressive International, which Boric is a member of - and Hassan live on the ground in Chile.Please subscribe - and help support us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84(Artwork by https://twitter.com/malachy_harris)Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nearly two years after COVID-19 was identified, and a year after mass vaccination began, Britain could be on the brink of another lockdown. How did we get here? How serious is Omicron? Is it intrinsically milder, will our antibodies keep it mild, will it cause less severe illness, hospitalisation and death - and what does the evidence from abroad tell us?We're joined by the Financial Times' brilliant John Burn-Murdoch - whose data and analysis has been a lifeline through the pandemic - to guide us through the current crisis.Plus: Director of CLASS Ellie Mae O'Hagan talks us through the politics of the current moment - will a pandemic-weary public really stand for another lockdown, what does the Tory crisis mean for public health - and what comes next?Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Boris Johnson's government is in potentially terminal trouble as it is overwhelmed by lies and fury over parties in No. 10 while the country was in lockdown. Meanwhile, the country once again faces renewed COVID crisis as Omicron surges across the country. How bad are things for the Tories, has Keir Starmer's time really come - and how much of a mess is Britain in?We're joined by journalist Paul Mason and Novara's Michael Walker.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Boris Johnson is plunged into crisis over the multiple secret parties that happened in 10 Downing Street that he and his government are lying about, is it over for the Prime Minister? Joining us are Novara's Ash Sarkar and Jo Goodman from COVID Bereaved Families, who lost her dad to a virus the government allowed to let rip with catastrophic consequences.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As a Tory Cabinet minister tells the Times newspaper that the Omicron crisis puts the government in a "Remarkable position" and "should put us in a good place for the new year", we look carefully at the facts - what do we know, how bad is it, and how do we avoid another lockdown?We are joined by Prof. Deenan Pillay from University College London.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is not the news any of us wanted to hear: South African scientists have identified a new variant of COVID described as the "worst ever", and it's been detected in several countries around the world. How serious is the threat, what do we know about it - and how much is this down to richer countries refusing to provide vaccines to the Global South?We're joined by Fatima Hassan live from South Africa, Miriam Brett - director of research and advocacy at Commonwealth, and Prof. Susan Michie and Dr. Helen Salisbury from Independent SAGE.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Carla Denyer is the Green Party's newly elected co-leader: in some polls her party is in double digits. But what do the Greens stand for, are they basically Lib Dems, what's their take on Labour, could they be the left wing UKIP, how are they tackling transphobia, and how are they going to make a populist case to take on the climate emergency?Please subscribe - and help us take on the right wing media here: https:///www.patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted after shooting dead two men and injuring another at a Black Lives Matter protest, the US right are triumphant. What does this mean now: for right-wing vigilantes and for progressive protesters? How would the US justice system have judged a person of colour in the same circumstances, and what does this tell us about white supremacy?We're joined by Benjamin Dixon, Dr. Cynthia Miller-Idriss, Pat Blanchard and Wajahat Ali .Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the swimming pool in the sky: the so called 'Sky Pool' in Nine Elms, south London, which wowed the media but which sums up the inequality ravaging British society. This community provided the perfect opportunity to help tackle London's housing crisis - but instead it was handed to property developers to build luxury flats for the elite. This is a story about how settled working class communities are being torn apart by greed. But those working class voices have been erased from the conversation: in this documentary, we hand them the megaphone.Please subscribe - and if you want more documentaries giving working class people a voice, support us here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the Tories are embroiled in corruption scandals, the polls are finally turning against them - after months of seeming apparently immune to pandemic mishandling, a fuel crisis, cuts to Universal Credit and a surge in the cost of living. But how much trouble are they in - and can Labour capitalise on the Tories' crisis?We're joined by Byline's Adam Bienkov and CLASS Director Ellie Mae O'Hagan.Plus - with a COP26 agreement signed - how much of a step forward or travesty is it? We're joined by human rights and environmental activist Kumi Naidoo.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Students who protested against Israeli Ambassador Tzipi Hotovely have suffered a firestorm of condemnation from the Establishment. But it’s based on lies - this was a peaceful protest with booing and heckling, nothing more - against a far right politician who supports the annexation of all Palestinian land, calls the Nakba an ‘Arab lie’, denounces Arabs as “thieves of history”, opposes relationships between Arabs and Jews and denounces Diaspora Jews. She is the representative of a state condemned by Human Rights Watch for practising Apartheid.Tory and Labour politicians and media outlets have sided with a right-wing extremist over young anti-racist students - and that is a disgrace.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the Tories are embroiled in the Owen Paterson scandal, we examine the truly scale of corruption in Tory ranks, why it's a threat to democracy - and how we fight it, featuring investigative journalist and editor-in-chief of openDemocracy Peter Geoghegan.Is COP26 a great step forward in the struggle to save humanity - or just a greenwash for the world's polluters? We're joined by Green MSP Patrick Harvie.As the BBC are embroiled in scandal over a transphobic article which drew on the testimony of an alleged serial sexual predator who called for the genocide of trans people, we discuss the fallout and implications with writer Roz Kaveney and journalist Ugla Stefanía.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're told that human nature is hardwired to need authority and hierarchy, and that we're driven by selfishness and greed. But is that really true? In a new book by David Wengrow and the late great David Graeber - THE DAWN OF EVERYTHING - the standard narrative about human history is challenged. Wengrow explains why it's not true that as human society gets more complicated there's a need for more top down control - and what our history tells us about our future.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

So I thought, why not have a chat with my mum about whether robots take over the world? She's got a new book out called 'Living With Robots' - I know I'm promoting my mum's book here, it's a one off I promise! - so we talk about what robots really are, what they can actually do, what their limits on, will they ever destroy us all, or at the very least take our jobs? Could they help build a new and better society? Please subscribe - and help us take on the right wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hit Set Reminder above!With the start of COP26 - with the climate emergency threatening our very future existence - we are joined by brilliant experts and activists to explain what's at stake, what's likely to happen, and how we build pressure to save our planet.Please subscribe - and help us take on the right wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.