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This is one of those episodes where we talk about EVERYTHING.  Populism, Climate Change, Crypto Currencies, Inflation, GREENflation, Bad Carbon Politics, Prosecco , the success or failure of the Euro, why growth isn't evenly spread around countries and Scottish independence! We are bloody delighted to join us on the show this week Professor Mark Blyth. Mark is a Professor of International and...

We spend a lot of time trying to divine futures that leads humanity away from climate breakdown and extinction but relying on reality can only take you so far.  This week we dive into the futuristic world of Sci-Fi with one of its giants, Kim Stanley Robinson. We discuss Stanley's latest book Ministry for the Future, an excellent vision of a path away from climate breakdown. We discuss his im...

It's all kicking off in Greater Manchester! New council leaders, a scrap over clean air, and the Lib Dems pick up a seat in Ancoats & Beswick. To fill us in on all the action, we are joined today by Chorlton councillor Eve Holt. We discuss Eve's journey into environmentalism, the combined climate consciousness of the council, what changes Bev Craig is bringing to Manchester City Coun...

This week on the show we are joined by actor, writer and environmental activist Sam Knights.  We learn about the early heady days of Extinction rebellion, the struggles of democracy in movements, how art and politics feed into each other, and the emotional richness that can be found.  We also look ahead at the fight to come in 2022 and the pitfalls of Adam Mckay's latest film, Don't Look...

It looks like we’re trapped in another Conservative Party psychodrama for the next three years, but local and regional elected office has become a strategic battleground for the Labour Party. Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham was hailed as 'King in the North' for his stance on Covid-19 restrictions in the autumn and winter of 2020, with some even suggesting he should take over as...

Happy New year and welcome to third season of the Manchester Green New Deal Podcast. We have a stellar line up of environmental and ecological champions to get through this year so lets get started. Trees have always been touted as a common sense answer to climate change. Plant more trees , the big carbon arrow goes down and we can all carry on driving around in our SUVs to the corner shop to pick...

Merry Christmas you flithy animals! As 2021 comes to a close the whole team gathers around the virtual fire place (no peat based fuels) to discuss our highs our lows and our hopes for 2022. Thankyou so much to everyone who's been on the show this year, our supporters on pateron and all the listeners around the world. Shout out to our ten listeners in Chile El pueblo unido jamas sera vencido!...

This week on the show we are joined by Kwesia, aka City Girl in Nature ( @citygirlnature ).  We discuss rediscovering human connection to nature, how the pandemic has impacted that connection, and what can we do to bring more communities and nature together.  Links Kwesia's website Black girl Hike Black Geographers ( @blackgeogorg ) Shout outs: Mysterex ( @OverlordXbeats ) Mark Burton ( @Mark...

This week we welcome Financial Times journalist and editor of Moral Money, Simon Mundy. We discuss Simon's latest book, Race for Tomorrow: Survival, Innovation and Profit on the Front Lines of the Climate Crisis , a series of stories of his journeys through 26 countries affected by climate change. Simon walks us through several examples, ranging from Siberia's 'Tusk Rush' to is...

COP26 was seen as one of the final chances for the world to get it's act together and collectively fight to defend the human race from itself.  Are COPs even designed to be emancipatory? This week on the show we get a breakdown of everything that went on in Glasgow with our special guest Asad Rehman (@chilledasad100) from War on Want(@Waronwant). We discuss how the climate movement has change...

This episode was recorded on Oct 8th 2021 This week on the show we are joined by Dr Jenna Ashton ( @heritagemcr ). Jenna is a Lecturer in heritage studies at the University of Manchester and her current project, Community Climate Resilience,  is working with working class  communities in Miles Platting and Newton Heath through folk pageantry ( @CreativeResMcr ).  We look at what folk pageantry act...

If you've seen the news in the UK in the last month, you'll be well aware that our old energy system is having a bad time. With gas prices spiking, all the noise from COP26, and the public's temperament towards climate activism cooling, it's probably worth figuring out what the hell is going on with our energy supply, and how we make it equitable and  sustainable for generation...

This week on the show we spread our wings with a deep swan dive (I'll stop) into all things ornithological  with our guest James Walsh aka Mancuian Birder (@MancunianBirder).  We discuss how Andy Burnham's Green Summit deals with ecology, the possibilities of a People's Summit, and how we build civic pride around our wildlife. Shout outs Marj of Friends of Carrington Moss @FriendsMo...

This is the last in our series on Labour conference 2021. We sent Andrew (@glassyeti) down to Brighton to follow the Green Jobs Revolution motion through conference. From being cancelled by the CAC to fighting with the unions over fossil fuels in the composite here the full story of that weekend. We catch up with Clive Lewis MP (@Labourlewis) on what is going on in the party,  Olivia Blake MP (@_O...

It's been a big news week in Manchester, so to kick off the show the whole gang discuss our new incoming council Leader councillor Bev Craig. Will this be a glorious green future for Manchester, or business as usual with a Sir Richard Leese 2.0 at the helm? In the second half of the show, Ads is joined by podcast veteran Chris Saltmarsh (@Chris_Saltmarsh), co-founder of Labour for a Green New...

To kick off our coverage of Labour conference 2021 we have a panel chaired by Labour for a Green New Deal' very own Chris Saltmarsh (@Chris_Saltmarsh). The most successful of recent climate solutions have been the global campaign for a Green New Deal and also the Degrowth movement. But are we sending mixed messages, undermining each others’ work, or can these two streams of progressive enviro...

This week on the show we are joined by Kai Heron (@KaiHeron). Kai is a lecturer in  Politics at Manchester University, writing on political economy with a focus on land struggles and climate change.  We discuss why Land use and public ownership of land is a key plank of a meaningful GND, How a GND could be jumping off point for our socialist utopias and if theological frameworks are necessary to b...

You cannot move for environmental activist groups in the world today. From hyperlocal save X park groups, to clean streets organisations, to the giants of Extinction Rebellion and Friends of the Earth. How are these different groups successful? How do you keep a group going to secure the future of the planet pressure groups need longevity? This week on the show we are joined by Martin Porter (@das...

This week on the show we are joined by two Green councillors from Greater Manchester, newly elected Rob Nunney and Trafford stalwart Geraldine Goggins. We discuss life as a minority party Councillor in the Manchester Labour behemoth, How the Greens campaign and approach democracy as well as what the Green Party needs to do to  appeal to people outside of the white middle class. Shout outs Shon Fay...

This week we’re diving to the very core of the capitalist economy and well most economics- Work. Your 9-5, that zero hours contract your bread making, back breaking labour. We spend alot of time wondering what work we can do to save the planet but do we need work in the traditional sense at all?  And does our emotional response to work make it harder to demand better conditions? This week on the s...

While we are on our summer break here's a taster of the extra content that goes out on our Patreon.  Ads is hearing the stories of how people have personally fought back against the never ending grind of capitalism to reconnect with nature.  For this months bonus content Adam speaks to his old friend Rob Carroll who he first met at their previous job, working for a bank.  Rob shares his story...

With our good friends at Partisan Collective (@PartisanCollect) we hosted our very first live episode of the show! This week on the podcast we weclome Max Ajl (@maxajl) to discuss his new book " A peoples green new deal". We get into the critiques of GND and the movements around them,  how the left has to dig back into agriculture and we take questions from the audience on how capitalism...

We are merely weeks into the summer and the catastrophic affects of climate breakdown are awash across the news. Wildfires, flash floods, heat waves and biblical storms all demonstrating that we have no time to waste and only time to act to save the planet. In this context it seems local councils are not  quite getting the picture yet when it comes to saving our green spaces to save the planet and...

Labour's 2019 manifesto was one of the most radical platforms put forward by any major political party in modern european history.  At the heart of  the project was the Green Industrial Revolution. The plan to decarbonise the economy while providing jobs for millions of people across the country and supporting those transitioning from the fossil fuel sector.  As we all know Labour didn't...

This week on the show we are joined by 3  Labour councillors fresh off the back of their local election victories  Ekua Bayunu ,  Emily Rowles and Linda Foley.  We discuss their  motivations of getting into local politics,  what power they think local government can hold and how we can be radical enough to tackle the climate emergency at a local level. Today GM Labour for a Green New Deal launches...