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.
Episodes
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Feb 8, 2024 • 14min
Biden Insults Voters Over Gaza
Does he really think you are this gullible?Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 8, 2024 • 13min
'No Evidence' For Israel's Claims Against UN Palestinian Agency, UNRWA
Remember how Israel's claims that staff at UNRWA - Gaza's main humanitarian agency - were involved in 7th October attacks drove the ICJ ruling from the headlines, and led to Western countries cancelling funds?Those claims are falling apart. Journalists who've seen Israel's dossier say there's "no evidence" to back them up. This is a scandal of monumental proportions.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 7, 2024 • 19min
Exposed: Labour Plot To Purge Pro-Palestinian Left-Wing MPs
Labour's leaders are planning to boot out MPs who have such outrageous extreme opinions as 'rich people can afford to contribute more', 'public services are better run by the public' and 'war crimes are bad'. Here's the proof.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 7, 2024 • 21min
Brianna Ghey's Murder: We Have To Talk About Transphobia w/ Jess O'Thomson
Brianna Ghey was a loved, talented 16-year-old girl with her life ahead of her. She was also trans, and suffered transphobia hatred. Almost exactly a year ago, she was brutally murdered, and the two young killers have been sentenced. Crucially, the judge acknowledged the role of transphobia in this hideous crime.I speak to the brilliant Jess O'Thomson, a journalist and legal researcher, who sat through the whole case - about not just what happened to Brianna, but what it says about our society, and what we all now must learn.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 3, 2024 • 11min
This Proves Israel Violating Genocide Convention - And Defying ICJ Orders
How can the Israeli state possibly defend itself from this?Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 3, 2024 • 1h 3min
'Zionism Is Terrible For Jews, Too": This Jewish Arab Israeli Must Be Heard w/ Alon Mizrahi
This is a voice you need to hear. Alon Mizrahi is a Mizrahi Israeli - that is, his heritage is Arab, with his mother having moved from Morocco. He tells me why he thinks Israel is white supremacist, why he rejected Zionism, why he thinks Zionism is bad for Jews - and why he thinks Israel is heading for a disastrous future.He wrote this fascinating article: https://easternoak.co/maybe-its-time-we-started-talking-about-how-terrible-zionism-is-for-jews-too/Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 3, 2024 • 49min
Senior Journalist Exposes Media Complicity In Mass Murder - w/ Peter Oborne
Peter Oborne knows the British media inside out - including prominent roles at right-wing outlets The Daily Telegraph and The Spectator and in TV. He talks me through the media's complicity in the horrors of Gaza, Israel's defiance of the ICJ ruling, and the outrageous role of our political establishment.Make sure you get his latest book The Fate of Abraham: Why the West is Wrong about Islam.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 3, 2024 • 11min
Nancy Pelosi Smears Gaza Protesters As Bankrolled By Putin
It's easy to laugh this off. It isn't actually funny.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 31, 2024 • 16min
Laurence Fox Defeated In Court: Crystal, Who He Targeted, Spills It All
What do you even say. Laurence Fox, actor turned unpleasant right-wing activist, libelled two men as 'paedophiles' after they called him racist. The courts had their say: he lost on all counts.I speak to drag queen Crystal, who he smeared - who tells us all about the case, and also why it has a much bigger meaning.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 31, 2024 • 14min
Israel Escalates War Crimes
Thought the International Court of Justice ruling would force Israel to scale back its murderous onslaught? Think again. The opposite has happened.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
