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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Nov 6, 2023 • 27min
A Risk Of 'Extermination' In Gaza: UN Rapporteur Francesca Albanese's Horrifying Warning
When Francesca Albanese speaks, we need to listen. The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, she is an expert international lawyer - and here she provides the detailed legal argument against Israel's massacre in Gaza.She offers a comprehensive take down of any legal basis for the current onslaught.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 6, 2023 • 20min
The Argument Against A Ceasefire Torn Apart
An interview with a Hamas official promising to repeat the 7th October atrocities has gone viral amongst opponents of a ceasefire. It shows, they say, that Israel's onslaught must continue, with an endless death toll. Here's why this argument is bankrupt on moral and practical grounds - and will unleash an even greater catastrophe.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 2, 2023 • 13min
'Genocide': UN Official Resigns With Bombshell Warning
Genocide is not a word which should be bandied around without good ground. So when a senior UN official resigns warning about genocide in Gaza, and hundreds of genocide experts warn of the same thing, then have to listen urgently - before it's too late.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 2, 2023 • 1h 18min
LIVE: Gaza - Slaughter Without End
As the horrors of Gaza multiply, we are joined by:- Ahmed Najar, playwright, director, actor, financial analyst who has family in Gaza and studied at Al Azhar University in Gaza- Uri Goren, an Israeli man who cousin was kidnapped by Hamas- Dr. Brenda Kelly from Gaza Medic Voices on the latest humanitarian crisisSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 2, 2023 • 13min
Antisemitism: An Evil, An Enemy Of Peace
Antisemitism is an evil in itself - it is the cause of terrible horrors over many centuries - and it is also a mortal enemy of peace in Palestine.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 31, 2023 • 10min
Exposed: Israeli Ethnic Cleansing Plot
A leaked Israeli government document calls for the permanent mass ethnic cleansing of Gaza. When you listen to other statements by Israeli ministers and officials, this outcome can't be dismissed. They're not hiding their support for war crimes. They mean what they say - believe them.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 31, 2023 • 12min
Labour MP Suspended - For Backing Peace
This is beyond outrageous. A Labour MP calls for a peaceful settlement for Israelis and Palestinians alike - and the Labour leadership suspends him for it. The attempt to demonise those opposing the current horror will only escalate - so we must speak louder.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 31, 2023 • 15min
This Israeli Peace Activist Needs Your Help - Interview With Alon-Lee Green
Alon-Lee Green is the co-director of Standing Together, which brings together Israeli Jews and Palestinian citizens of Israel in the struggle for peace. In this interview he tells me what campaigners like him are up against, where the struggle for peace goes now - and what he'd like from the international left.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 31, 2023 • 19min
Palestinian Leader: "Nothing Will Break Us" - Interview With Mustafa Barghouti
He's a Palestinian leader who offers an alternative to both Hamas in Gaza and Fatah in the West Bank - and he desperately needs to be heard. Mustafa Barghouti leads the Palestinian National Initiative - which campaigns for a progressive, free Palestine - and here he lays down the facts - about the humanitarian catastrophe, the West's double standards, and why Palestinians will never be broken.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 31, 2023 • 12min
Palestinian Writer Destroys Media Racism - Interview With Hamza Ali Shah
Most of our media isn't even pretending that Palestinian life has an equal worth to that of an Israeli or Western life. Here, Palestinian writer Hamza Ali Shah exposes this endemic racism - and why it must be confrontedSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
