Socially Democratic

Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by the Jerusalem Correspondent for Plus61J Media, Ittay Flescher.  Last week, Israeli’s returned to the polls for the fourth time in two years. Ittay discusses the fall out from the elections, unpacks the pro and anti Netanyahu blocks, could an Arab-Israeli party become the king maker, and how new Labor leader Merav Michaeli brought the party back fr...

Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by organiser and Volunteer Coordinator for the PvdA, Dutch Labor Party, Nikki Gommers.  Nikki gives us a rundown of the recent elections in the Netherlands and the campaigning tactics of the PvdA party, including the challenge of electing a new party leader in such a short time frame before the national election and campaigning during a pandemic.  Ni...

Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by WA Labor State Secretary and Campaign Director, Tim Picton.  Tim discusses WA Labor’s historic electoral victory and the man at the centre of this win, Premier Mark McGowan. Tim outlines the campaign narrative and framing their coalition opponents, the campaign strategy behind the win, new lessons, and muses over Labor’s success at state level, an...

Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by General Secretary of the Irish Labour Party, Billie Sparks. Billie discusses the historic place the Irish Labour Party has in the republic, the ups and downs of recent coalition governments, the rebuilding of Labour in a crowded field and the impact of Brexit and COVID is having on the island. The presenting sponsor of the Socially Democratic podc...

Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly hands over the mic for a special IWD edition of Socially Democratic.  To celebrate International Women’s Day, Liberty Sanger, National head of personal injury law division at Maurice Blackburn Lawyers, Julia Fox, the National Assistant Secretary for the SDA Union, and Natalie Hutchins MP, Victorian Minister for Victims Support, Crime Prevention, Corrections, an...

Dunn Street Founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by co-chair of the First People’s Assembly Victoria, Marcus Stewart.  Marcus discusses his journey into political, indigenous activism and his work with the First People’s Assembly of Victoria. Marcus also discusses the Assembly's aspirations for Treaty, the process of which is being negotiated between the First People’s Assembly and the Victori...

Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by National Director for Democracy in Colour, Néha Madhok.  Néha discusses her journey into politics and the creation of Democracy in Colour, an Australian racial and economic justice organisation led by people of colour, and the work Democracy in Colour does. From community organising for people of colour and first nations people, training intensive...

Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by Associate Professor Communication and Media at La Trobe University, Andrea Carson.  Andrea discusses the media’s role in providing Donald Trump a platform to win the nomination, striking the balance between de-platforming and free speech, and Murdoch v New Media. She tries to make sense of Stephen’s rant on the Australian media’s coverage of the p...

Dunn Street Founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by 2020 National Director of States Organizing for Biden-Harris & National Organizing Director for Kamala Harris, Anatole Jenkins. Anatole discusses his journey into political organising, from becoming Regional Field Director, then Nevada State Director, for the Obama 2012 presidential campaign, returning to Nevada in 2016 for the Clinton primary...

Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by former Obama Press Secretary Ben LaBolt.  Ben discusses the insane final month of Trump’s presidency, including the Capitol riot, the social media bans, and his history-making second impeachment. Ben also covers Biden’s sobering inauguration and gives us his insights into what to expect in the first 100 days of a Biden presidency. The presenting s...

Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by Georgia Senate Runoff Director for the Democrats, Jonae Wartel.  Jonae discusses the historic win for Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff at the January 5 Georgia senate runoff that secured control of Congress for the Democrats. Jonae breaks down the shifting demographics of the Peach State, how they overcome entrenched voter suppression tactics b...

Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined again by our resident pop culture guest Tess Farrell to review more of the best of the political genre to watch this summer. This week, Stephen and Tess look at Hulu’s “Mrs America,” starring Australia’s Cate Blanchet as Phyllis Schlafly and Rose Byrne as Gloria Steinem. Mrs America is a nine part drama series that charts the campaign to pass the rat...

Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by our resident pop culture guest Tess Farrell to review some of the best of the political genre to watch this summer. Stephen and Tess kick it off with Netflix’s “The Politician”. At pains to avoid any spoilers, they discuss the central narrative of the two series, the strengths and weaknesses of central characters and ask if this political comedy/d...

Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by US progressive campaign strategist and Obama field alum Katie Parsons for the first Socially Democratic episode of 2021.  Katie discusses the wash-up from November’s US presidential election through the lens of organising and data. She also previews the upcoming Georgia runoffs, and considers the pathways to victory for the two Democratic candidat...

Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly spoke with Labor MP for the Eastern Region of Victorian State Parliament, Harriet Shing. Harriet joins Stephen for their annual, yearly wrap up, reflecting on the highlights, lowlights, and WTF moments of 2020 in Victorian state politics, as well as which Christmas movie is the best, and an update on her beloved donkeys.  The presenting sponsor of the Socially...

Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by federal Labor MP of Lilley - Anika Wells and federal Labor MP for Macnamara - Josh Burns to discuss the year that was in federal politics. Together they breakdown the moments that defined 2020, the ones we thought we forgot, and the social democrats who stood out including our Labor MVPs and Rookies of the Year.  The presenting sponsor of the Soci...

Dunn Street Founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by SeeBeyondBorders CEO Ed Stuttleworth.  Ed discusses how he entered the charity industry and the challenges his organisation faces in order to bring quality education to the youth of Cambodia. To show your support for Ed and SeeBeyondBorders, follow this link to their website: https://www.seebeyondborders.org/ The presenting sponsor of the Socially...

Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by Senator for NSW, Labor’s Kristina Keneally.  Senator Keneally talked about growing up in Ohio, feminist theology, the NBA (and the Last Dance), how the Morrison Government sub-contracted leadership during the Covid 19 pandemic, climate policy, and right wing nut jobs. The presenting sponsor of the Socially Democratic podcast is Dunn Street. For mo...

Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by SupportAct CEO, Clive Miller. Clive discusses the impact of COVID-19 on the Australian music industry and how SupportAct works to assist thousands of entertainment industry workers affected by financial difficulty or mental health issues, particularly during the lockdown.  To find out how you can help, follow these links:  https://supportact.org.a...

Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by former Obama organizer Sam Schneidman to unpack Election Day and the days following. As of recording, a winner is still yet to be officially declared. While President Trump claimed a false victory, his Democratic opponent, Joe Biden, is now building a lead in key battleground states of Pennsylvania and Georgia as he closes in on 270 electoral vote...

Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by fan favourites - Democratic strategist Katie Connolly and former Obama organiser Sam Scheidman for our final US Election preview episode. It has been quite a journey, having covered the campaign trail since June 2019. In our final election preview episode before November 3rd, Katie and Sam give us their insights into polling trends, counties to wa...

Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by Elliot Stein from public affairs firm, Hawker Britton, to get you up to date with this Saturday’s Queensland state election. Elliot gives a comprehensive overview of the Labor and LNP campaigns, the key battleground seats to watch and campaign strategies to ensure Queensland Labor secure its third term in government. The presenting sponsor of the...

Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by Ross Morales Rocketto, Co-Founder of the Run for Something PAC - a progressive American political organization dedicated to recruiting and supporting young candidates running for down-ballot office. Ross discusses his journey in democratic politics, how Run for Something works to elect more young progressives into government, expanding the pipelin...

Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by former Queensland ALP Assistant State Secretary and Member for the seat of South Brisbane, Jackie Trad. Jackie discusses growing up as a second generation immigrant in Queensland, returning to Lebanon at the height of the Civil War, entering politics, and her insights into the 2020 Queensland state election.  To volunteer to help re-elect Jackie,...

Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by progressive campaign strategist and Obama field alum Katie Parsons to discuss the Democrats’ ground-game, electoral organizing and voter canvassing, in the lead up to the US general election, which is now less than 19 days away.  The presenting sponsor of the Socially Democratic podcast is Dunn Street. For more information on how Dunn Street can h...