Mid-Atlantic - conversations about US, UK and world politics

Karolina Wigura is a historian of ideas, board member of the Kultura Liberalna Foundation in Warsaw and a fellow at the Robert Bosch Academy in Berlin She writes for the Guardian and the New York Times amongst other publicans and lives in Warsaw and works in Berlin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the world watches with alarm the despotic takeover of Ukraine by Russian forces, we speak to Carla Seaquist about its ramifications for Europe, The US and the world. About Carla For more than two decades—after shifting from playwriting to commentary on 9/11—prolific writer and public thinker Carla Seaquist has worked at the intersection of politics, culture, and the American character, and addr...

Durings Ukraine’s 30-years of independence since the Soviet Union’s collapse, it has had to contend with neighbouring Russia’s tightening grip and expanding power on the country's geopolitical future. Instead of following the current Russian invasion and the heroic defence of the Ukrainian people today I want to look at Ukrainian politics from 1991 to 2022 with Grreg Satell who lived in Kiev and w...

A loose coalition of truckers and conservative groups that began in western Canada has brought the country to a standstill provoking the Prime Minister to invoke emergency powers, we ask TV pundit Laura Babcock why this happened and what it means. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gregory is one of two co-founders and Chief Operating Officer for the U.S. based OSET Institute (“OSET”), a non-partisan non-profit 501(c)(3) public benefit corporation headquartered in Silicon Valley.  He leads all aspects of the Institute's resource development, corporate partner R&D alliances, public outreach, election official stakeholder relations, and government and legal affairs.&n...

Johnson is facing fury from The Conservative party over a drinks party at Downing Street on 20 May 2020. He admitted at Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday that he had joined colleagues in the garden for around 25 minutes to thank them for their hard work during the pandemic, while the country was on a strict lockdown. Mr Johnson claimed he had "believed implicitly that this was a work event"....

Senator Manchin's opposition, along with that of Senator Kyrsten Sinema, effectively kills the Biden administration's hopes of passing Build Back Better before the end of the year. Manchin, a West Virginia Democrat, said on Sunday that he couldn't support the legislation, an ambitious package of social policies including prolonging Child Tax Credit, expanding Medicare, instituting paid employee le...

As Boris Johnson triggers plan B of working from home, mask-wearing and Covid passes for nightclubs and theatre in The UK, following warnings from scientists that Omicron spreads more easily, we ask just how do you end a pandemic? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

German lawmakers elected Social Democrat Olaf Scholz as new chancellor ending 16 years of CDU rule under Merkel.   Scholz will lead Germany's first federal "traffic light" coalition, made up of the SPD, the ecologist Greens and the liberal Free Democrats (FDP). We speak to Tiryn Fischer about German politics Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a week that has seen Thirty-one people drown after a refugee boat capsizes in the English Channel, we ask has Boris reached his low point? Has the last week proved that the US Justice system is blind to race and ideology with the verdicts for Ahmaud Arbery and Kyle Rittenhouse cases? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we are joined by Steve O'Neil in London, Paul Dudderidge in LA and Mike Holden in Burnley England. In a week that has seen the England team put 10 goals past San Marino? Can No 10 move on from the sleaze row? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We speak to the founder of MotherOceanBlue.com Zakia Rashid about education to elicit social change and education for the ocean its systems, ecology and the problems of human impact. She is a passionate conservationist, and a shark ambassador. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Currently, Hébert is a national affairs writer with the Toronto Star she frequently appears on CBC Television's The National and other media commenting on Canadian politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Justin is the brains behind the podcast and Clubhouse room Politics and Media 101. He has 7 years of communications and policy experience in U.S. politics Before his career in PR, Justin led the legislative and media strategies addressing Hurricane Maria as an appointed official for the Democratic Government of Puerto Rico. Prior to switching political allegiance to the democrats, Justin was an ad...

Laura Babcock is a National TV/radio commentator and host, for CBC and the Executive Director of the Oakville Chamber of Commerce. She gives the takeaways of the 2021 Canadian election. She is joined on stage by John Gunnison and Juston Higgins. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party will form Canada's next government following a tightly contested general election against conservative rival...

Justin T. Russell has over 30 years of experience in government service, government relations, and international affairs, covering a wide range of issues. We speak to him about the world after Afghanistan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Since the 1920s, the United States has seen a dramatic reversal in living patterns, with a majority of Americans now residing in suburbs. This mass emigration from cities is one of the most fundamental social and geographical transformations in recent US history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we are joined by Matt Jeneroux MP from the riding of Edmonton Riverbend of the Conservative party. Nadine Nakagawa a City Councillor in the City of New Westminster, British Columbia. Amina Yasin is a City and Regional Planner, who sits on The Vancouver City Planning Commission. Alex Bishop helps companies access grants, investments and government and is a political pundit and finally, we hav...

2021 will prove a tipping point moment in international politics. In recent decades, globalization has created opportunities, reduced poverty, and supported peace for billions of people. But with China and the US decoupling on technology, the 21st-century economy is now breaking in two. Geopolitics Migration and refugees Climate change Developed world countries have become toxically polarized. Cli...

María de la Soledad Teresa O'Brien  (born September 19, 1966) is an American broadcast journalist and executive producer. Since 2016, O'Brien has been the host for  Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien,  a nationally syndicated weekly talk show produced by Hearst Television. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Iain Dale is a British broadcaster, political commentator and publisher, who can be found daily on LBC. Dale writes British political blogs, publishes podcasts and frequently appears on UK news channels.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rofield discusses the torrent of abuse that the black players suffered after England's defeat to Italy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a week that has seen England sail into the knockout phase of the European championships, we ask what did the supreme court rule in the last week? Paul Duddridge, John Gunnison, Erika Andrade, Steve O'Neil, Duc Vu, AB, Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Panellists on today's show are Paul Duddridge, John Gunnison, and Duc Vu, Emma Burnell. Joe Biden travelled to Cornwall in the UK for a meeting of the G7, his first overseas trip as president of the United States, Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Comments from Alex Bishop in Hamilton Canada, Marce Butler in California. John Gunnison, AB in Texas and Duc Vu in Philly and Peter Chou Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.