Adrian Goldberg's Talk Show

Adrian Goldberg hears from Gail Bradbrook - co-founder of Extinction Rebellion and its offshoot Money Rebellion - about the wave disruptive actions against banks and financial institutions accused of funding the climate crisis. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.   Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times.   Made by We Bring Audio for Byline Times.  

Rishi Sunak has pledged more help for Ukraine as President Zelenksy visits the UK. But can President Putin be defeated?   Adrian Goldberg hears from Zarina Zabrisky who has spent the last year covering the war from Odessa. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White   Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times. Made by We Bring Audio for Byline Times.

This is the story of an Oxford University institution known as the Bullingdon Club, and its influence on the UK government.   Bullingdon alumni included Boris Johnson, David Cameron, and George Osborne – so to what extent have its values and connections come to define Britain since 2010? Adrian Goldberg hears from Sam Bright whose book Bullingdon Club Britain: The Ransacking Of A Nation can b...

When mundane traffic calming measures become a magnet for outlandish conspiracy theories, you know you’re living in truly bizarre times – but that’s precisely where we are now with Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (aka LTNs) and 15 Minute Cities. Adrian Goldberg talks to Otto English. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.   Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times.  

The author of an acclaimed new book about Britain’s most prominent gender identity clinic has told Byline she regards her work as an investigation into flawed healthcare – not an attack on Trans rights. ‘Time To Think’ by Hannah Barnes delves deep into the closure of the Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) in London. Adrian Goldberg hears Hannah; and also from Tyler, a young Trans man, who...

Adrian Goldberg explores the White Paper on the governance of football with Daniel Storey of the I newspaper; and Niall Couper CEO of Fair Game. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.   Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times.

This time Adrian Goldberg reflects on Newcastle United’s hopes of winning their first major domestic trophy in 68 years when they play Manchester United in the Carabao Cup Final.    The Geordies – or the Toon as their known to their fans – have had a dramatic upturn in their fortunes since being bought by the Saudi Public Investment Fund in October 2021.   On Tyneside the Saudis hav...

This time we're fusing the personal and the political with Inna Sovsun Deputy Leader of Ukraine's opposition Holos Party. Inna, the former Deputy Minister of Education and Science, joins Adrian Goldberg from Kyiv. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.   Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times.  

Adrian Goldberg marks the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine with Zarina Zabrisky, a correspondent for the Byline Times in Kyiv and Denys Ghanza, a member of President Zelensky’s Youth Advisory Council. First broadcast via Twitter Spaces @bylineradio Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.   Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times.  

Knowsley is the suburb of Merseyside where a recent anti refugee protest turned into a riot outside a hotel housing asylum seekers. Amid violent scenes a police van was set on fire and 15 arrests made. This follows the firebombing last October of a processing centre for migrants in Dover.   Back in 2016, the MP Jo Cox was murdered by Thomas Mair to advance the cause of white supremacism;...

In the first of a series of interviews with England's directly elected Mayors, Adrian Goldberg meets Steve Rotherham - Mayor of the Liverpool City Region. They discuss Jeremy Corbyn (for whom Rotherham was a parliamentary aide) as well as levelling up and devolution for the English regions. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times.

The government has reneged on three promises it made to post-war migrants from the Caribbean - the so-called Windrush generation named after the first boat from the West Indies to arrive in 1948 when the so called 'Mother Country' was desperate for labour.   Many of these hard working people and their decendants fell foul of the government’s “hostile environment." Some were deported from...

Families of victims killed in the Northern Ireland conflict are warning that a proposed murder amnesty is being driven by the British state’s desire to cover up its own historical misdemeanours.   The plan to end prosecutions for deaths, torture and other serious crimes related to The Troubles was announced by Boris Johnson in the run up to the 2019 General Election and a Bill is currently be...

President Putin invaded Ukraine nearly 12 months ago, causing death and destruction to his neighbour, but the Byline Times has been reporting for years about a broader conflict inspired by The Kremlin – an information war designed to undermine democracy.   Adrian Goldberg hears more from Kier Giles, author of Russia’s War On Everybody; Byline Times executive editor Peter Jukes, and from Heidi...

Mould and damp have long been a concern for many social housing tenants, and the death two-year old Awaab Ishak in Rochdale provided incontrovertible evidence (if any were needed) that it could be fatal. The toddler's inquest ruled last November that he died "as a result of a severe respiratory condition caused due to prolonged exposure to mould in his home environment" That set Byline Times’...

Prince Harry’s book Spare has sold 1.4 million copies across all formats in the UK, the United States and Canada – so what does it tell us about the UK and our place in the world? And what does it say about monarchy and the media?   Adrian Goldberg is joined by journalist and comedian Ava Vidal, journalist, US based royal commentator RS Locke and media pundit Mic Wright Produced in Birmingham...

The latest Byline Times podcast explores the crisis in the NHS and the factors which lie behind it.   We’ve got a Health Service which (in England at least) is riven by industrial disputes, involving nurses and ambulance drivers - with action pending by junior doctors.   Ambulance response times are the worst on record; more than half of patients attending A&E departments are waiting...

Adrian Goldberg hosts a discussion about The Week In Politics including the UK government's strike busting plans, Joe Biden and the classified documents and more   Our guests this time Adam Bienkov, Byline Times Political editor and Heidi Cuda from the Radicalized Pod – you can read much more from Adam and Heidi on our newest platform bylinesupplement.com   That’s our Substack which has...

Two years after the January 6 assault on the Capitol in Washington DC, hundreds of right wing followers of the former Brazilian President Jair Bolsanaro launched an attempted coup in their country’s capital Brasilia, vandalising the Presidential Palace, Congress buildings and the Supreme Court.   Order now seems to have been restored, but the parallels with the attempt to overthrow Joe Biden’...

Adrian Goldberg gets instant reaction to ITV's 'Harry: The Interview' with US based royal commentator RS Locke, comedian and journalist Ava Vidal and media pundit Mic Wright. This is an edited version of a broadcast @bylineradio via Twitter Spaces on 8 January, 2023 Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.   Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times.

What’s next for Extinction Rebellion? The environmental protest group sent out a press release at the start of the year headlined “We Quit” – which might lead you think that, well, they were giving up.    Not quite…but they are shifting away from the kind mass public disruption that made their name in the first.   XR came to prominence after blockading major sites in London dur...

In this episode of the Byline Times podcast, Adrian Goldberg discusses Episodes 4-6 (ie Volume Two) of the Harry and Meghan Netflix documentary series. Adrian's guests are US-based royal commentator RS Locke and media pundit Mic Wright. This episode was first aired @bylineradio on 18 December 2022. The broadcast was via Twitter Spaces, so the quality might be rather lo-fi in parts. Produced in Bir...

Trump, Truss and Twitter - we review The Year In Politics on both sides of the Atlantic with Byline Times editor Adam Bienkov and Heidi Siegmund from the Radicalized Pod. Hosted by Adrian Goldberg. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.   Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times.

Trump, Truss and Twitter - we review The Year In Politics on both sides of the Atlantic with Byline Times editor Adam Bienkov and Heidi Siegmund from the Radicalized Pod. Hosted by Adrian Goldberg. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.   Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times.

In this episode of the Byline Times podcast, Adrian Goldberg discusses Episodes 1-3 (ie Volume One) of the Harry and Meghan Netflix documentary series. Adrian's guests are comedian and journalist Ava Vidal; US-based royal commentator RS Locke; and media pundit Mic Wright. This episode was first aired @bylineradio on 14 December 2022. The recording was via Twitter Spaces, so the quality might be ra...