The Owen Jones Podcast
Owen Jones
Owen Jones, journalist, author of Chavs and The Establishment, or "that left-wing idiot off the telly", is fed up with the establishment media. After all, it punches down, not up, blames minorities for all the problems in society, and, let's face it, often just parrots the government line. So this podcast is offering something different: speaking truth to power, giving the marginalised a voice, offering hope - and having a laugh along the way. From Michael Sheen to Judith Butler, Prof. Devi Sridhar to Noam Chomsky, Peter Hitchens to Chelsea Manning and Gary Younge to Stewart Lee, the interviewees couldn't be more eclectic. Expect documentaries, too, exposing injustice and going to enemy territory - and discussions with experts on everything from COVID dreams about the pandemic to the history of US-backed coups. We'll learn a lot - but above all else, have our optimism in a better world rebooted. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Aug 16, 2021 • 27min
Is it too late to stop climate armageddon? The IPCC report explained
The UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report has just been published - and it's been described as "code red" for humanity. What does it say, what does it mean, how bad a mess are we in - and is there any hope?Climate expert Ketan Joshi joins us to break it all down - and explain what comes next.Please like, 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.
Aug 2, 2021 • 59min
Wealthy Tory donor scandal exposed - and why it threatens democracy
A Financial Times splash has revealed how an elite Tory donors club - known as the 'Advisory Board' - has secret meetings with Boris Johnson and senior government figures. With investigative journalist Solomon Hughes, we look at the wider issues of how the wealthy manipulate the political system to their advantage - and what it says about our democracy.Plus: this week, Labour MP Apsana Begum was completely exonerated by a court after Tower Hamlets tried to prosecute her for making fraudulent housing claims - accusations Begum said were "driven by malicious intent." We are exclusively joined by her lawyer, Raj Chada, who tells us the truth about the case.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.
Aug 2, 2021 • 36min
How Hollywood conspires with the Pentagon
Some of your favourite films have been rewritten by the Pentagon, the US Defence Department and the CIA. This isn't a conspiracy theory: as research by Bath University's Matthew Alford underlines, thousands of films and TV shows have received support from the US national security state over the last century in exchange for rewrites to eliminate criticisms of- or give glowing support to - the US military and US foreign policy goals. From Zero Dark Thirty to Hulk, from Terminator films to Contact to Homeland, this influence is everywhere - and part of a concerted propaganda effort to whitewash the true horrors committed in the name of US power.Check out Matthew's work here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Matthew-Alford/e/B0045YIR2K and here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmFfPcW_KMArhjNb0zmO1PAHelp 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.
Jul 25, 2021 • 1h 17min
I got COVID - as pandemic's gates open
Unfortunately, it finally got me - and the same goes for 1 in 75 people in the UK. In my case, I was infected before my second Moderna shot. So anyway, here's a hook for where we're at with COVID-19 and specifically Delta now - how serious is the situation, are there signs of hope in the data, will the government's strategy of blaming the public work, will the mass vaccination programme save us, or does a bleak winter beckon? I'm joined by expert Prof. Robert West to talk us all through it.Also - Dawn Butler joins us after being kicked out of Parliament for daring to tell the truth about Boris Johnson's lies.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.
Jul 24, 2021 • 56min
George Monbiot on capitalism, the climate crisis, defying establishment journalism - and hope
George Monbiot is one of the most important progressive writers of our time. We talk about what it's like being a progressive journalist in the establishment media, about whether the climate emergency can possibly be solved under capitalism, about how public understanding of the crisis has changed, how our lakes are being destroyed and our ecosystems butchered, the legacy of colonialism, long COVID, the pandemic and much else.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.
Jul 19, 2021 • 1h 16min
GB News IMPLOSION Underlines Right-Wing Hypocrisy on Free Speech - LIVE SHOW
GB News is suffering a full scale implosion: technical disasters were followed by a near total collapse in its audience, the sudden absence of founder Andrew Neil, the resignation of senior figures, and then a public repudiation of a presenter who took the knee and his removal from air at the behest of angry viewers - on a TV station which claimed to be founded to oppose 'cancel culture' and the censorious mob.What does this tell us about the right? Well, that they are massive hypocrites, obviously, but joining me are Hussein Kesvani and Zoe Williams to dissect that in detail.Please like, 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.
Jul 17, 2021 • 59min
Vaush meets Owen Jones: US imperialism and the left
Vaush is one of the big left-wing US YouTubers and we have a lot to discuss: what strategy the US left should adopt towards the Biden administration, US foreign policy from Cuba to the Middle East, and the rights of minorities. These are the conversations the left needs to be having.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 15, 2021 • 33min
Are the England team now the Official Opposition?
Are the England team the new official opposition? Journalists Gary Younge and Kemi Alemoru talk to me about the significance of the England team that took the knee, the government that legitimised the racist abuse they were subjected to, the vicious racism Black footballers were subjected to - and does this moment provide hope in the struggle against racism?Check out Kemi's brilliant article here: https://gal-dem.com/culture-war-faili...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.
Jul 11, 2021 • 51min
Billy Bragg and Ash Sarkar on England, the Euros and patriotism - LIVE SHOW
With the hopes of millions across England - and beyond - invested in the Euro 2020 final, we are joined by Billy Bragg and Ash Sarkar for a very special programme on the cultural significance - and what this tells us about our identity.Please like, 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.
Jul 8, 2021 • 33min
John McDonnell on Keir Starmer, Labour's lack of vision - and what now for the left.
After Labour narrowly held Batley & Spen in the recent by-election, former Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell talks to me about how the party is losing voters who stuck with it in 2019, let alone failing to win over new supporters; how Muslim Labour voters feel utterly betrayed and disillusioned; how the Tories have been allowed to get away with their catastrophic handling of COVID-19, and Labour aren't setting out a clear vision; whether the left is about to be crushed by the leadership, whether Peter Mandelson is running the party - and what next for the left.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.
