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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Dec 27, 2023 • 34min
"This Won't End Well For Israel": Palestinian Ex-Negotiator Diana Buttu's Masterclass
Diana Buttu is a Palestinian-Canadian lawyer, former spokesperson for the Palestine Liberation Organization, who served as a Palestinian peace negotiator. Here we discuss Israel's undisguised ethnic cleansing, why this is an Israeli-American assault on Gaza, the forgotten horror in the West Bank - and why this won't end well for Israel.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 27, 2023 • 14min
Netanyahu Lets Slip Israel's Real Plan
Benjamin Netanyahu has made Israel's true intentions gruesomely clear - and now there's no excuses for pleading ignorance.Please like, subscribe - and help us take on the pro-war media here: https://www.patreon.com/owenjones84 Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 26, 2023 • 13min
Don't Let Israel Use Christmas To Hide Its Crimes
While much of the Western world is distracted by Christmas, Israel has a gruesome opportunity - to use this moment to get away with horrendous crimes. Unspeakable horrors are being committed over Christmas - and it's our responsibility to make sure they're not hidden.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 24, 2023 • 12min
Senior Tory Admits: You Were Right On Gaza
In a new Telegraph article, the former Tory Defence Secretary admits Israel is guilty of a series of war crimes. Here's why that's not good enough.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 24, 2023 • 13min
Israel's Deadliest Gaza Lie Exposed
Remember Israel's claim that al-Shifa hospital was Hamas' headquarters? They used that to justify a devastating attack on the hospital, destroying medical facilities and killing doctors, nurses and patients alike.Well, a new study in the Washington Post has exposed these claims for what they are - and underline that this was a war crime, and a grave war crime at that.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 24, 2023 • 11min
We're Being Censored By Facebook Over Palestine
Human Rights Watch have just done an in-depth report about how Meta is censoring pro-Palestinian voices on Facebook and Instagram. Here I show that I've been 'shadowbanned' on Facebook - and why this is part of a general attempt to silence the few pro-Palestinian voices with a mainstream platform.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 24, 2023 • 12min
Stop Ignoring Sudan's War - A Forgotten Horror Explained
As our attention is understandably focused on Gaza, another horror is unfolding in Sudan. The world isn’t paying attention - and that has to change.I’m joined by Sudanese political commentator Dallia Abdelmoniem who explains what’s happening, how her own loved ones are at risk - and what must happen next. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 24, 2023 • 34min
Ex-Israeli Advisor Explodes Israel's Official Narrative
Daniel Levy is a former member of Israel's negotiating team, a Middle East analyst, and commentator - and here he uses his expertise to discuss a two state solution, apartheid, the current onslaught - and what the hell happens next.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 24, 2023 • 36min
Holocaust Scholar Warns of Genocide Threat In Gaza
Israeli-born Omer Bartov is one of the world's most esteemed experts on genocide: the Samuel Pisar Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Brown University, he's written several acclaimed books on the Shoah and Nazism.Here he warns ethnic cleansing is under way in Gaza - and warns: "ethnic cleansing often deteriorates into genocide because people don't want to move, and so in order to encourage them to move, you kill them."Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 24, 2023 • 20min
The West's Gaza Complicity Exposed By Palestinian-American Writer
Yousef Munayyer is the Head of Palestine/Israel Program at the Arab Center, Washington DC, and here he exposes not just the horror of Israel's assault on Gaza - but the outrageous complicity of Western governments.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
