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 18, 2024 • 15min
Israeli Spokesperson Rattled And On The Ropes - Mark Regev Finally Under Pressure
Mark Regev is the slick PR man for Israel's mass slaughter of Gaza. Normally he's used to walking all over journalists who are pliable, ill informed, weak and not up to their job. So it's refreshing to hear LBC's Lewis Goodall actually put him on the spot - and Regev left flustered.Here, too, is more facts which shred the false narrative Regev keeps trying to build.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 13, 2024 • 32min
Israel's Genocide Exposed By South Africa's Devastating ICJ Case
Wow. What do you even say. Even if you've been closely following Israel's war crimes, South Africa's legal team provided overwhelming, utterly devastating evidence of genocide against the Palestinian people.I go through the key points and claims here - and why the Israeli state has no leg to stand on.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 13, 2024 • 41min
"Peace Now": Israeli Whose Parents Were Killed On 7th October - Interview w/ Maoz Inon
Both of Maoz Inon's parents were killed when Hamas attacked their kibbutz on 7th October. Now he's using his platform to demand peace.Here this extraordinary man tells me about the humanity he inherited from his parents, why we can forgive the past and present but not the future - and why he sees hope amidst such horror.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 13, 2024 • 26min
Why Bombing Yemen Could Spark Catastrophe - w. Dr. David Wearing
After the Houthis staged attacks on shipping in the Red Sea - claiming a defence of Palestinians - Britain and the US have staged attacks on Yemen. But who are the Houthis, what is the war in Yemen all about - and why would more bombs on Yemen work given a Saudi-led coalition armed and backed by the US and Britain has bombed the country for years? What's the actual alternative to bombing - and what kind of catastrophe could beckon?I'm joined by the brilliant Dr. David Wearing, Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Sussex and author of AngloArabia.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 13, 2024 • 30min
Gaza Genocide Unmasked By Irish Lawyer's Historic Speech At The ICJ
At The Hague , Blinne Ní Ghrálaigh KC delivered an unbelievably powerful - condemning the Israeli state for the utter horror it has unleashed against Gaza. Here it is in full - everyone needs to hear it.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 13, 2024 • 24min
German-Israeli Writer Takes Apart Gaza Witch-Hunt - w/ Tomer Dotan-Dreyfus
A witch-hunt against Palestinian solidarity is sweeping the Western world - but nowhere is more severe than Germany. The German state is compelling artists to sign a definition of antisemitism weaponised by the Right to shut down criticisms of the Israeli state's behaviour - that is, if they want to protect their livelihoods. As the German far-right rises, the establishment courages the idea that the real danger to Jews comes from the left and Palestinian solidarity activists - including Jewish activists.This is the world turned on its head. So I'm delighted to talk to German-Israeli author Tomer Dotan-Dreyfus who speaks with huge moral clarity, and tells the truth about what's really going on.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 13, 2024 • 12min
Israeli War Crimes Accidentally Exposed By David Cameron
Lord Cameron has moved from his old role of 'destroying Britain's social fabric' to Foreign Secretary, and this week he was interrogated about Israel's onslaught on Gaza.His responses were completely damning.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 13, 2024 • 12min
EXPOSED: Media Racism Taken Apart By Explosive Studies
The statistics don't lie - the US and UK media have now been exposed for their outrageous racism towards Palestinians. This should be a massive scandal - not something we shrug off.Read The Intercept’s dynamite study into US media racism against Palestinians here: https://theintercept.com/2024/01/09/newspapers-israel-palestine-bias-new-york-times Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 13, 2024 • 25min
Israeli Politician Backs Genocide Investigation - Now They're Trying To Silence Him w/ Ofer Cassif
I'm delighted to interview Ofer Cassif, an Israeli politician of the leftist Hadash party. He has signed a petition backing South Africa's genocide claim against Israel - and he explains why he's done so, the horrors currently enveloping Gaza, the attempt to silence him, the genocidal rhetoric of Israeli leaders, and what happens next.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 13, 2024 • 46min
Live From Gaza: Palestinian Journalist Mansour Shouman Joins Me From Khan Younis
I was honoured to speak to @MansourShouman, who is in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, in a live interview. He is one of the courageous Palestinian journalists risking their lives to tell the world about the horrors unleashed against Gaza.We discuss the work of these journalists, the horrors currently being suffered by civilians, the historical and political context - and what we can all do to help.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
