The Owen Jones Podcast
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.
Latest episodes
May 8, 2024 • 11min
Rafah Invasion Means 'Catastrophe Upon Catastrophe' - w/. Unicef's James Elder
Gaza is already in a state of catastrophe. What will Israel's invasion of Rafah mean? UNICEF's James Elder tells us the hideous truth: we have a responsibility to listen, and to act.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 8, 2024 • 17min
Tories Face Electoral Armageddon - But Labour Sent Massive Warning
If you believe in a politics about standing up for the majority, solving injustice and opposing war crimes - there's a lot to feel positive about after Britain's local and mayoral elections.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 8, 2024 • 21min
CNN Disgraces Itself Over Gaza
Tinpot dictatorships would be embarrassed to broadcast this level of blatant propaganda.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 8, 2024 • 12min
Pro-Israel Thugs Attack Student Protesters - While Cops Rampage In New York
Pro-Israeli thugs attacked UCLA's peaceful Palestinian solidarity encampment - while police stormed New York student protests, too.But this will only make protests stronger - and mean history's verdict will be even more damning on apologists for one of the great crimes of our age.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 8, 2024 • 24min
Netanyahu Arrest Warrant From ICC "Imminent"
Rumours are circulating that the International Criminal Court will issue arrest warrants against Israel's rulers, and Hamas' leaders too. Western states are furiously lobbying to stop them - but the case is beyond overwhelming.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 1, 2024 • 16min
Keir Starmer Lies About Gaza War Crimes HE Backed
This behaviour is so shameless, it's hard to even know where to begin.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 30, 2024 • 24min
Israel Arrests Renowned Palestinian Feminist Academic Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian
This is so important.I'm joined by Sherene Razack, Distinguished Professor and the Penny Kanner Endowed Chair in Women’s Studies in the Department of Gender Studies at UCLA, and Saree Makdisi, literary critic and Professor of English Literature at UCLASupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 30, 2024 • 40min
Holocaust Survivor Tells Me: Israel Is Committing Genocide - w. Stephen Kapos
Stephen Kapos is an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor from Budapest, and here he tells me about the horrors he survived - and why Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.He's such an inspiring voice, full of moral clarity, and it was a privilege to listen to him.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 30, 2024 • 8min
I'm Voting For Sadiq Khan For London Mayor
Imagine London fell to the most extreme Tory imaginable.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 29, 2024 • 12min
This Israeli Politician Must Think We Are Stupid
Beyond belief.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
