Jasper and Wrenna sit down with headteacher Cathy Rowland to discuss life on the ground in schools right now, how the Department of Education has handled the crisis, the long and short-term impacts of school closures, keeping children safe online in lockdown, and much more. iTunes Link
Jasper meets singer/songwriter Jermain Jackman, and Labour activists Jake Cable and Amen Tesfay, to discuss the 1987 Caucus, a new movement to enhance the representation and power of black men within Labour. They discuss racism in Labour, changing public perceptions of racism, how the Conservative Party may be trying to appeal to black voters, and much more. Theme composed by Katrina Toner.…
In light of the murder of George Floyd, Jasper speaks to Richie Floyd, an organiser for the Democratic Socialists of America in Florida, to discuss the protests in the USA, abolishing the police, the intersection of racism and capitalism, and much more. Our new theme was composed by Katrina Toner: https://soundcloud.com/user-197477190 iTunes Link
One year on from the launch of The Social Review Podcast, Jasper looks back at the transformations and changes in British politics, what lessons we can learn, and what the future – uncertain as it is – may hold. iTunes
Jasper sits down with Robert Verkaik, journalist and author of ‘Posh Boys: How the English Public Schools Ruin Britain,’ discussing the history of private education, how it could be dissolved and what could replace it. Plus, Jasper chats to Callum O’Dwyer about his journey in suffering from Covid-19. iTunes Link
Jasper and Morgan sit down with A.M. Gittlitz, author of ‘I Want To Believe: Posadism, UFOs and Apocalypse Communism,’ to discuss the life and afterlife of Posadas, Ufology, and the history of revolutionary socialism and cosmism. Plus, in a new series on life in lockdown, Jasper chats to Kirsten Kurt-Elli about her work running a food bank and a baby bank. Buy…
Jasper meets Ben Fernando and Daniel A. Villar of Scientists for Labour to discuss their work on Covid-19, how a socialist response to the pandemic would look, what happens when scientists become politicians, and whether coronavirus really will change the world. iTunes
Joe and Jasper chat to Mathew Lawrence, Director of the think tank Common Wealth, to catch up on their work over the past year and their latest report on democratising private companies; they discuss the interplay between nation-states and international corporations, the future of air travel, and how Covid-19 will change globalisation. Commoning the Company: https://www.common-wealth.co.uk/reports/commoning-the-company iTunes
