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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Jan 29, 2021 • 48min
7. Yanis Varoufakis: "We live under something far worse than capitalism"
Yanis Varoufakis is one of the world's most famous economists and left-wing intellectuals. The former Finance Minister of Greece, he is a Greek politician, the founder of the Democracy in Europe Movement (DiEM25) and launched the Progressive International with Bernie Sanders. We had a lot to talk about: the European and the US left, Keir Starmer, Joe Biden, the pandemic, the economic crisis, fascism, the EU, the climate emergency. Strongly recommend a watch!Please 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.
Jan 29, 2021 • 50min
6. Prof Devi Sridhar: "We could probably have saved 80-90% of the people who died"
Prof Devi Sridhar - Chair of Global Public Health at the University of Edinburgh - has become one of the most famous faces during the pandemic, appearing on our screens to offer her expertise throughout the worst crisis since World War II. In this essential interview, she explains how government policy led to an unnecessary catastrophe, how 80-90% of deaths could probably have been prevented, what the new strain means, whether she's been subject to official pressure for speaking out - and how we escape this nightmare.Help us challenge the corporate 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.
Jan 29, 2021 • 1h 1min
5. Michael Sheen: Why he gave back his OBE, Welsh independence, Brexit and the year of COVID
Michael Sheen is one of Britain's most acclaimed living actors, and also someone who has used his platform to shine a light on causes he's passionate about. After a miserable year, we talk about whether things will change after the pandemic, whether Wales is heading for independence and whether he'd support it, why communities like his town - Port Talbot - went for Brexit, the crisis of the arts, whether Labour has a future, and what he thinks about Keir Starmer.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.
Jan 29, 2021 • 1h 21min
4. Chelsea Manning Takes Down Trump And So-Called 'Moderates'
Chelsea Manning is the world's most famous whistleblower. After exposing US crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan, she was imprisoned for years, including suffering solitary confinement. In this exclusive interview, she tells me about her incarceration, about coming out as trans, about whether Donald Trump will stage a coup, about where next for the US left - and why resistance on the streets is only going to grow. Bear in mind I can't ask her about the atrocities she exposed - or risk her being sent back to prison.Please support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 29, 2021 • 1h 18min
3. Noam Chomsky on Trump, Biden, the climate emergency, Palestine and capitalism
Noam Chomsky is the world's most famous public intellectual. He's spent decades critiquing US power - he's turned 92 this month, and is as lucid as ever - and remains a flag bearer of dissent. In this wide ranging interview, we discussed neoliberalism, how the Democrats paved the way for Trump, why Trump is the "worst criminal in human history", whether Trumpism will outlast Trump and destroy US democracy, about the prospects for the left under a Biden presidency, the climate emergency which threatens to wipe out human life, what possibility for Palestinian freedom - and whether there is a future without capitalism.Please support us taking 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.
Jan 29, 2021 • 1h
2. Judith Butler on JK Rowling, trans rights, feminism and intersectionality
Judith Butler is one of the most famous feminist scholars on earth. In this interview, we discuss the relationship between trans rights and feminism, why transphobia is so rampant in the UK, JK Rowling's interventions on trans rights, what intersectionality is and why it's important - and much more.Press support us taking 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.
Jan 29, 2021 • 59min
1. Stewart Lee: on Brexit, his new film, "woke" and being arrested just for being English
The comedy genius that is Stewart Lee discusses his must-see new film King Rocker - which premiers on Sky Arts on 6th February at 9pm; the state of comedy; the anti-"woke" backlash; culture wars; Brexit; how the pandemic is hitting the arts; and how these days, if you say you're English, you get arrested and thrown in jail.Please like, subscribe and help us build this channel: https://patreon.com/owenjones84Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 22, 2021 • 2min
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Owen Jones takes on the right-wing media, interviews incredible people, offers some hope, and has a laugh along the way. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
