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

Today we are joined by Doug Levy, communications expert in transit in south California and by columnist Sunny Hundal who is sat in Barcelona. In a week that has seen the Tory rebels finally rebel we ask will the Tory rebellion give Parliament a much greater say in leaving the European Union? Are the Commons defying the will of the people in the referendum? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...

In a week that has seen two different sides of the special relationship between the US and the UK, we ask do the president's tweets mark a sad and low moment for AngloAmerican relations, which in teh words if a British MP, betrays a deep ignorance of the very real challenges of tackling the insidious rise of extremism and prejudice that threatens us all? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

I’m joined by Gleb Tsipursky, Co-Founder, of the Pro-Truth Pledge. In a week that has seen that Russia used hundreds of fake accounts to tweet about Brexit, we look at the psychology around Fake news and demonising legitimate media scrutiny. Are we are facing a systematic danger for our democracy with Alabama front-runner Senate candidate Roy Moore calling The Washington Post “fake news” after the...

Today we are joined by writer, editor, and historian Nathaniel Popkin in an always sunny Philadelphia and by Jonn build some bloody houses Elledge from a dank and damp Brexit ridden London. In a week that has seen yet another senseless mass shooting in The States which the gun lobby would tell us has nothing to do with guns we ask is Britain ungovernable? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

I’m joined by friend of the show and the former BBC and sky news foreign news and international diplomacy expert. Tim is editor of http://www.thewhatandthewhy.com With the Spanish government in Madrid suspending the autonomy of Catalonia, a decision which prompted anger across the region, this is Spain’s deepest constitutional crisis since the restoration of democracy in 1977. Donald Trump said th...

Today I’m joined by wine expert and writer Doug in the North Bay and map geek and pedant irascible Englishman Jonn Elledge in London. In a week that has seen Theresa may dodge the question as to whether she would vote for Brexit if there was another referendum, we ask was Corbyn right when he said are the Tories more interested in fighting amongst themselves then solving problems? Hosted on Acast....

Today we look at the issue of Gun culture and how The U.S. Compares With Other Countries. Today I'm joined by Corey Ryan Forrester the Comedian and Co-Author of National Best Seller The Liberal Redneck Manifesto. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Spain is desperately trying to halt a drive for independence in Catalonia. The Catalan government has said that they will declare independence from Spain after violent clashes between Spanish police and voters on Sunday. Tim Marshall from The Why and The What and Dominique Stewart. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today I'm joined by Wine expert and ex Columbia university communications head Doug Levy and by part-time Buddhist and Bernie Sanders forward planner Reggie Hubbard. In a week in which President Donald Trump’s poll numbers and approval ratings stabilize and move up slightly over the past month, we ask is Trump and his breaking of political norms, the new normal. Following a low of 39 percent in th...

Thinking The Unthinkable Britain out of the EU? President Trump? To express incredulity is not a political judgment. Until a few weeks ago, what many viewed as outlandish ‘unthinkables’ were not even being considered or investigated as part of corporate or political risk assessments. Now they have to be. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we are joined by part time Buddhist and Democratic party apparatchik Reggie Hubbard in Washington DC and by wine expert and ex Director of Communications at Columbia Univ Doug Levy in San Francisco. In a week that has seen white supremacists murder a peaceful protester in Charlottesville, we ask is this the end for Trump. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today I’m joined by the Founder of the Echo Chamber Club. Alice Thwaite in Berlin and by yogic Democratic party operative Reggie Hubbard in Washington DC, we start by a look at the last week in Trump's America and his treatment of Attorney General Jeff Sessions. We end the show by looking at the meaning of Dunkirk to Britain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today I’m joined by Peter Joseph an American independent filmmaker and political activist. He is best known for the Zeitgeist film series, which he wrote, directed, narrated, scored, and produced which spawned The Zeitgeist Movement to talk about his new book, The New Human Rights Movement. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today I'm joined by jorno and map geek Jonn Eldige in London and by yogic Democratic party operative Reggie Hubbard in Washington DC, on a week where everyone is talking about the 25th amendment we ask does Trump lack dignity, is he just undisciplined or is he ill? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today I’m joined by Paul Hilder of co funder of Crowdpac, the crowdfunding political platform that is aiming to weaken the hold of big money interests in politics and both sides of the Atlantic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Grenfell Tower fire occurred on 14 June 2017 at a 24-storey, high tower block of public housing flats in North Kensington, West London, England. The Metropolitan Police has said that 58 people are currently missing presumed dead, including 30 confirmed dead. The BBC says it understands that the number dead could be "around 70".The local community are raising £2,000,000 to Help the families of...

Always be there is a searing track on Remedy the debut studio album by the English electronic music duo Basement Jaxx which was released in 1999Number one for six consecutive weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart "Call Me" is a song by the American new wave band Blondie and the theme to the 1980 film American Gigolo. "Crying Over, reached #11 on the UK Singles charts in 1974 and was featured on the...

Today I'm joined by journo and map geek Jonn Elledge in London, on the morning after the night before with The Conservatives losing their Commons majority in the UK 2017 election. Theresa May says she will form a government and work with the 10 Democratic Unionist Party MPs, after going to Buckingham Palace to see the Queen, we ask Jonn how did he and eveyone else get this election so wrong? Hoste...

Hello and welcome to Mid-Atlantic the show where we look at the news and views from one side of the Atlantic from the perspective of the other. Today I'm joined by journo and map geek Jonn Eldige in London and by Democratic party operative Reggie Hubbard in Washington DC, on the day that Swedish prosecutors drop Julian Assange rape's investigation we ask, is Donald Trump the most persecuted politi...

Today we are joined by journo and map geek Jonn Elledge in London and by Democratic party operative Reggie Hubbard in Washington DC, on the day that sees France go the polls for its first round of presidential voting, we ask will the Labour party be destroyed by May’s snap election and are we normalising President Trump? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we speak to podcast superstar Dan Carlin about the first month of Trump's America. Covered by Eminem, Jay Z and Miquel UK Singers Labi Saffe’s I got the, is instantly recognisable. Nominated by The actress Charlotte martin who plays Susan Carter in the Archers "Left Hand Free" is a song by English indie band alt-J. It was released as the second single from the band's second studio album This...

Today I'm joined by conservative blogger Niall Gooch who describes himself as an Englishman born a century too late. Amateur poet and writer of unfinished novels, to discuss why he changed his mind over Brexit and what he thinks will come next. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Mid Atlantic the show where we look at the news and views from one side of the Atlantic from the perspective of the other. Today we are joined by Reggie Hubbard democratic operative from Maryland and in London Alice Thwaite of the Echo Chamber. In a week that has seen leeks from the Trump white house and the speaker of The House of Commons' outburst against Trump speaking to parliament...

Today we are joined by Reggie Hubbard democratic operative in Maryland and in London by Jonn Elledige of the New Statesman and City Metric. In a week that has seen unprecedented political action by and against President Trump, we ask, just what is going on, is this a case of the people vs President Trump? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a week that has seen a nation mourn as a plane crashed that killed 76, including Members of a Brazilian Soccer Team, we ask what does the Richmond Park By election mean? It’s been almost a month since Donald Trump won the US election to become president of the united States, how is he doing in the run up to his inauguration? Jonn ElledgeRob MonacoRoifield Brown Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...