Socialist Think Tank Podcasts

RMT LTRC International Workers' Memorial Day 29.04.2021 1:32:34 ↓

A conversation about Women's Health and Safety with Marie Harrington, Janine Booth, Mel Mullins, Cat Cray, Linda Martin and Shelly Asquith

Origins: Lisa Collins - Solidarity with retail workers 24.04.2021 1:00:04 ↓

Lisa talks about socialism and trade unionism in Usdaw.

St. George's Day Special 23.04.2021 1:03:20 ↓

There are plenty of English Socialists to be proud of. Let's stop the fash from monopolising pride in the English. Alan Mardghum, Rachel McGrath and Raj Pal tell us about socialist we can be proud of.

Socialist Night Live 12 - No Sweat 17.04.2021 1:40:37 ↓

We learn how to fight back against sweat shops, the importance and power of trade unions. We also somehow reference Jedward and South Park.

Origins: Grace Blakeley - Economics for the people 17.04.2021 44:54 ↓

How can we make economies work for all people rather than those who already have most?

Working Class Durham University Students! 15.04.2021 1:06:25 ↓

We are joined by some amazing working class students who are standing up to elitism and snobbery.

Origins: Lauren Conway - Socialism, learning and direct dction 11.04.2021 59:10 ↓

Lauren describes her unusual but distinctively working class journey to socialism and the importance of direct action.

Socialist Night Live 11 - GRT Socialists 11.04.2021 1:42:23 ↓

We are joined by Luke from GRT Socialists to challenge the racism faced by his community.

Manx Labour Party Special! 08.04.2021 1:03:23 ↓

We are joined by the Manx Labour Leader, Joney Faragher along with Devon Watson and Ciara Sowerby. Does the Isle of Man act as a microcosm of capitalism?

Origins: John Dunn 04.04.2021 58:22 ↓

We discuss solidarity, Orgreave, the struggle and winning!

Autism Awareness 02.04.2021 1:15:31 ↓

Sib Ali talks about his film, "My Life on Camera", Heidi Smith discusses "The Sensory Place" and Austin Harney tells us of his own autism and his success in the Labour and Trade Union movement.

PEP Session 5 - The International Workingmen's Association 1864 General Rules, October 1864 31.03.2021 8:17 ↓

https://www.marxists.org/history/international/iwma/documents/1864/rules.htm Read by Paul Daly

PEP Session 5 - Creating and Sustaining Communities of Struggle 31.03.2021 12:24 ↓

By Alan Sears https://equitableeducation.ca/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/alan-sears-infrastructure-of-dissent.pdf Read by Michael Jones

PEP Session 5: 5 Ways to Rebuild Labor and Transform America 31.03.2021 11:43 ↓

Written by Bill Fletcher Jr in https://www.thenation.com/article/society/unions-labor-third-reconstruction/ Read by Paul Chynoweth

Political Unmuted 40 - Autism Awareness 31.03.2021 1:43:48 ↓

Mia Mantri joins the team again to discuss Autism. The team also discuss Boris Johnson's pandemic botch "regret", pub covid passports and Cameron's crony lobbying.

The Social Ties Matchgirls 25.03.2021 36:30 ↓

We speak to the Matchgirls memorial founder Sam Johnson

Rosa Luxemburg Women’s Suffrage and Class Struggle (1912) 25.03.2021 16:31 ↓

Podcast reading for the Political Education Project's week on Women's Oppression

Origins: Thomas Barlow - Anarchy isn't chaos 21.03.2021 59:32 ↓

We speak to Thomas Barlow about anarchy, branching out from our usual topics, and the media.

The Social Ties with 50:50 Parliament t 21.03.2021 33:47 ↓

We speak to Frances and Rachel about the importance of female representation in Westminster.

Trademark (Belfast) 19.03.2021 57:29 ↓

We speak to Stiofan O'Nullian about his work with Trademark

PEP week 4 women's oppression 17.03.2021 48:09 ↓

Women, Race & Class. The Approaching Obsolescence of Housework: A Working Class Perspective

PEP Session 4: The Political Economy of Women’s Liberation 17.03.2021 24:46 ↓

By Margaret Benson, from https://monthlyreview.org/2019/09/01/the-political-economy-of-womens-liberation/ Read by Rochelle Charlton-Laine

Origins: Charlie Hardwick - Joyous Socialism 16.03.2021 56:16 ↓

Beloved actor (you wouldn't call a female doctor a doctress) talks about her own socialism and the importance of telling stories.

The Social Ties: Woman's Banner Group and Lasscast 11.03.2021 1:11:57 ↓

The Social Ties goes live with Lasscast and the Woman's Banner Group for the week of International Women's Day

Women In the Community - Celebrating International Women's Day 08.03.2021 1:08:07 ↓

The Women's Banner Group present a panel of inspirational women, Lynn Gibson, Laura Daly Neve Ovenden, Fiona Nicol, Samantha Townsend and Emma Rowell.