Adrian Goldberg's Talk Show

Zarina Zabrisky reports on Christmas in Ukraine after a tumultuous year of resistance to Putin's aggression. Hosted by Adrian Goldberg. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.   Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times.

is it time to tune out of Spotify?   Spotify is regarded as indispensable to many musicians with emerging artists often regarding it as valuable source of exposure - but it’s also been accused of being tightfisted when it comes to awarding royalties.   Last year it paid out more than $7bn US – around £5.7 bn – with more than 1,000 artists earning in excess of $1million each.   Sound...

Adrian Goldberg reviews The Week In Politics with Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov and Andrew Gimson, contributing editor to Conservative Home and author of Boris Johnson, The Rise and Fall of a Troublemaker at Number 10. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.   Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times.  

Members of the RMT union have brought trains to a virtual standstill in many parts of the UK, but even without that few people would deny that the network is in a mess, with frequent delays and cancellations. Despite that, a poorly performing rail operator like Avanti West Coast could afford to pay shareholders £11.5m dividends according to their last accounts.   Adrian Goldberg hears from To...

What exactly is Elon Musk up to with Twitter?   Since buying the social media platform for $44billion dollars in October, the US billionaire has given an amnesty to users who’d previously been banned; he’s overseen the departure of thousands of staff; he’s dissolved the Trust and Safety Council; and he’s abandoned Twitter’s Covid disinformation policy. He tweeted that "the bird has been freed...

This time Harry, Meghan, The Monarchy and the Media …like every other commentator at the point at which this podcast is being recorded we haven’t actually seen the Netflix series about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle but we have witnessed the ferocious howls of outrage from the tabloids who the Duke and Duchess of Sussex clearly have in their sights.   Adrian Goldberg gets reaction from US-bas...

This time Harry, Meghan, The Monarchy and the Media …like every other commentator at the point at which this podcast is being recorded we haven’t actually seen the Netflix series about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle but we have witnessed the ferocious howls of outrage from the tabloids who the Duke and Duchess of Sussex clearly have in their sights.   Adrian Goldberg gets reaction from US-bas...

Zarina Zabrisky reports from Mykloaiv on Vladimir Putin's 'Kholodomor' - the Russian President’s attempt to freeze Ukraine into submission. Hosted by Adrian Goldberg. Based on a report at bylinesupplement.com   Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.   Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times.

Adrian Goldberg is joined from the United States by Jason Stanley, author of How Fascism Works – The Politics of Us And Them. The book, which was first published in 2018, has become increasingly relevant following Donald Trump’s announcement that he plans to stand again for President. In a wide ranging conversation, which we are making available first to Supplement subscribers, Jason talks to Adri...

Shamima Begum – the so called Isis bride who quit her home in East London to join the Islamic State group at the age of 15 - is appealing at a Special Immigration Appeals tribunal against the decision to deprive her of British citizenship in 2019 by the then Home Secretary Savjid Javid.   In the meantime, the 23-year old is living in a refugee camp in northern Syria. MI5 and the Home Office b...

This time we’re delving deep into a brilliant Byline Times exclusive revealing that a businessman with ties to Roman Abramovich and two other sanctioned Russian oligarchs had close contact with senior MP’s and peers in the Houses of Parliament.   Sergey Bratukhin, known in the West as Sergey Young, was one of the founding members of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Longevity, chaired by C...

Adrian Goldberg discusses disturbing new figures uncovered by Byline Times which reveal that more than 1,000 people a year are being raped or sexually assaulted on NHS premises …this can include wards, other patient areas, staff room, car parks etc. We hear from Byline Times Chief Social Affairs Reporter Sian Norris, who broke the story, and Daisy Cooper MP, the Liberal Democrat Health spokesperso...

Adrian Goldberg hears from Dr Ying Miao, a senior lecturer in politics at Aston University, about the underlying reasons for China's recent protests. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.   Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times.

Adrian Goldberg seeks the context of the remarkable protests in China…triggered by anger over the country’s Covid lockdown measures He's joined by William Hurst, Chong Hua Professor of Chinese Development and Deputy Director of the Centre for Geopolitics at the University of Cambridge. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.   Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times.

Adrian Goldberg reflects on The Week in Politics with Amelia Womack, former deputy leader of the Green Party and Sam Bright, Byline Times investigations editor. They discuss Cop 27, onshore wind farms, the PPE scandal and migration figures. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.   Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times.  

Russia's retreat from the city of Kherson has been followed by an aerial bombardment of major Ukrainian cities targeting their energy infrastructure, and causing widespread power cuts. As Adrian Goldberg hears from Zarina Zabrisky (who somehow managed to online in Odessa) President Putin is also squeezing the gas supply to Moldova, a neighbouring country which is pro EU. Produced in Birmingham by...

Why has one of the most significant moments in modern British life – the decision to leave the EU – become almost unmentionable our political discourse?   Adrian Goldberg hears from Chris Grey, the author of ‘Brexit Unfolded’.  Chris writes the ‘Brexit & Beyond’ blog and is also Emeritus Professor of Business and Management Studies at Royal Holloway, University of London.   Prod...

The men’s football World Cup is taking place in Qatar, which has been widely condemned for its treatment of migrant workers and LGBT people. But is the West guilty of hypocrisy? Dr David Wearing joins Adrian Goldberg and shares an important story about how the UK, US and other powers helped create and sustain this oil and gas state. David is an expert in UK-Gulf relations and author of Anglo...

This week Adrian Goldberg discusses Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement (aka The Budget), the return of Donald Trump and the World Cup in Qatar. He's joined by Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov and Heidi Siegmund Cuda from the Radicalized Pod   Getting reaction to Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement and Donald Trump’s return… Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.   Funded by subscrip...

Adrian Goldberg gets reaction to Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement…a budget which the Chancellor says promises sustainability, growth and public services. in his words, it's designed to counter “a recession made by Russia with a recovery made in Britain…”   His opposite number Rachel Reeves for Labour condemned what she called his "Bobby Ewing strategy” which conveniently forgets that the Conser...

Prices have gone up 11.1% in the year to October with basics like milk, pasta and butter driving the rising cost of living. Who’s to blame? And what can we do about it?   Adrian Goldberg hears from Lucy Antal from Feedback, a campaign group that seeks to improve food security and organises mass public feasts using food that would otherwise have gone to waste; plus James Meadway...

The UK government has signed a new deal with France to reduce the number of asylum seekers and refugees crossing the Channel in small boats.   More than 40,000 would be migrants have arrived in Britain so far this year, including 1,800 this weekend alone.   The deal will see the UK’s annual payment to France rise from £55million to £63milion, helping the French authorities to increase th...

Adrian Goldberg reflects on seven days when former Health Secretary Matt Hancock entered the creepy crawly world of the 'I’m A Celebrity' jungle and tarantula loving minister Gavin Williamson found that victims of bullying bite back in the Westminster jungle.    It was also the week when the Bank Of England warned that the UK was entering the longest recession this century, and nurs...

Twitter's former European Vice President Bruce Daisley reflects on the company's takeover by Elon Musk, the difficulty of moderating social media platforms, and the challenge to democracy when diverse voices are frightened off by trolls. Bruce also talks about his book 'Fortitude - Unlocking The Secrets Of Inner Strength'. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.   Funded b...

Civil rights activist Peter Tatchell talks to Adrian Goldberg about his protests in Qatar ahead of the World Cup, and reveals how his stance on trans rights has cost him friendships. There's also a new documentary on Netflix, called 'Hating Peter Tatchell', chronicling the highlights of his career as a protestor. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.   Funded by subscriptions to the Byli...