The Owen Jones Podcast

As the US, UK and Australia sign a new pact, is a new dangerous Cold War with China inevitable? We're joined by Kerry Brown, Professor of Chinese Studies, King's College, London; Martin Jacques, author of "When China Rules the World"; and China historian David Brophy. Please press 'like', subscribe - and help us offer an alternative here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84 Support this show http://su...

Second Thought is an extremely popular leftist US YouTuber who brings radical politics to younger Americans and beyonds. We talk about US imperialism in the aftermath of the catastrophe in Afghanistan, the nature of US capitalism, Joe Biden's administration, what's driven disillusionment with capitalism - and why the young will win. Please like, subscribe - and help us take on the right wing media...

Shon Faye is the author of one of the most important books of our time - THE TRANSGENDER ISSUE. Coming at a time of vicious anti-trans backlash, we explore why the liberation of trans people will free everyone, how the current moral panic against trans people is similar and different from that gay people have faced, the situation facing young trans people, why liberation is bound up with the strug...

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wore a TAX THE RICH dress to the absurdly exclusive Met Gala - where people with obscene wealth live the high life - after a free invite. It didn't just predictably drive the AOC-obsessed right into howls of outrage and contempt, but some leftists, too. But it was good, actually! Here's what it tells us about how the left communicates to a mass audience - not least in a na...

As Andrew Neil quits GB News, we ask: how did it go so wrong? Please like, subscribe - and help us take on the right wing media: https://patreon.com/owenjones84 Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From National Insurance to the Universal Credit cut, the Tories are hammering low paid workers - and today we expose the truth. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The two decades since 9/11 have been a relentless story of death, terror and ruin on a mass scale. The so-called 'War on Terror' succeeded in doubling terrorist deaths while consuming Iraq and Afghanistan in blood and chaos, followed by catastrophic US defeat; while the drone war, the onslaught against Yemen and the fall of Libya unleashed even more carnage. Here is that story: of how the true hor...

As shortages and price hikes hit supermarket, is Boris Johnson's Brexit deal finally hitting home? We're joined by experts Sam Lowe (Centre for European Reform) and Dmitry Grozoubinski (ExplainTrade). Please like, subscribe - and help us offer an alternative here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84 Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...

Lord Adonis is a passionate Remainer and centrist, and there's a lot of things we disagree on, to say the least - so we talk over why Keir Starmer's leadership is failing, whether everyone should have settled on a soft Brexit deal, the popularity of left-wing ideas, and how the country can escape the current catastrophe. Please like, subscribe - and help us take on the right wing media here: https...

Clive Lewis is a Labour backbencher who served in Afghanistan - and yet scandalously wasn't called to speak in the emergency Parliamentary debate about the US withdrawal. Here he tells us about his experiences, about how it all went wrong - and whether the calamity of Western foreign policy will ever change. Help us take on the pro-war media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84 Support this show...

As the Taliban sweep across Afghanistan - what next for the future of this war-torn nation, and what are the implications for US power? We're joined live from Kabul by the lecturer Obaidullah Baheer, and Prof. Paul Rogers, professor of peace studies. Help us take on the pro-war media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84 Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast . Hosted...

Richard Burgon is one of the Labour's left most prominent parliamentarians, and a candidate for deputy leader in the 2020 contest. There's a lot to talk about: is the Labour left dead, essentially routed by the leadership and blocked from ever reviving again; did Keir Starmer lie his way into the leadership; what is the left's strategy and vision and future; are we doomed to indefinite Tory rule -...

Is there a right to sex, who are the incels, was Me Too a straightforward act of liberation for all women, what does "believe women" mean, and is misogyny an inherent part of porn? 'The Right to Sex' is a brilliant new book written by Amia Srinivasan - Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory at All Souls College, Oxford - and here she explores all of these themes with nuance, insight and...

In the aftermath of the mass murder in Plymouth, attention is focusing on the gunman Jake Davison's history of misogyny and involvement in "incel" culture. But what is this culture, what's driving it, how dangerous is it - and how can it be fought? We're joined by brilliant experts Dr. Maria Norris and Sian Norris to discuss this phenomenon. We're also joined by climate activist Mikaela Loach to d...

As Afghanistan fall to the Taliban, we interview author and expert Anand Gopal to tell you everything you need to know - taking apart the idea the US forces were "the good guys", exposing the atrocities and human rights abuses they were responsible for, looking at the role played by US-backed militias, explaining the disaster of the so-called 'war on drugs' - and looking at what next for a country...

Dawn Butler MP was ordered to leave the House of Commons after calling Boris Johnson what he objectively is - a liar. What does it tell us about our country that the only people held to account for Tory lies are those who call them out? Dawn talks to me about the normalisation of lying, how she called out Tory racism, how the huge response she's generated shows a thirst for opposition currently la...

The UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report has just been published - and it's been described as "code red" for humanity. What does it say, what does it mean, how bad a mess are we in - and is there any hope? Climate expert Ketan Joshi joins us to break it all down - and explain what comes next. Please like, subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://pa...

A Financial Times splash has revealed how an elite Tory donors club - known as the 'Advisory Board' - has secret meetings with Boris Johnson and senior government figures. With investigative journalist Solomon Hughes, we look at the wider issues of how the wealthy manipulate the political system to their advantage - and what it says about our democracy. Plus: this week, Labour MP Apsana Begum was...

Some of your favourite films have been rewritten by the Pentagon, the US Defence Department and the CIA. This isn't a conspiracy theory: as research by Bath University's Matthew Alford underlines, thousands of films and TV shows have received support from the US national security state over the last century in exchange for rewrites to eliminate criticisms of- or give glowing support to - the US mi...

Unfortunately, it finally got me - and the same goes for 1 in 75 people in the UK. In my case, I was infected before my second Moderna shot. So anyway, here's a hook for where we're at with COVID-19 and specifically Delta now - how serious is the situation, are there signs of hope in the data, will the government's strategy of blaming the public work, will the mass vaccination programme save us, o...

George Monbiot is one of the most important progressive writers of our time. We talk about what it's like being a progressive journalist in the establishment media, about whether the climate emergency can possibly be solved under capitalism, about how public understanding of the crisis has changed, how our lakes are being destroyed and our ecosystems butchered, the legacy of colonialism, long COVI...

GB News is suffering a full scale implosion: technical disasters were followed by a near total collapse in its audience, the sudden absence of founder Andrew Neil, the resignation of senior figures, and then a public repudiation of a presenter who took the knee and his removal from air at the behest of angry viewers - on a TV station which claimed to be founded to oppose 'cancel culture' and the c...

Vaush is one of the big left-wing US YouTubers and we have a lot to discuss: what strategy the US left should adopt towards the Biden administration, US foreign policy from Cuba to the Middle East, and the rights of minorities. These are the conversations the left needs to be having. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...

Are the England team the new official opposition? Journalists Gary Younge and Kemi Alemoru talk to me about the significance of the England team that took the knee, the government that legitimised the racist abuse they were subjected to, the vicious racism Black footballers were subjected to - and does this moment provide hope in the struggle against racism? Check out Kemi's brilliant article here...

With the hopes of millions across England - and beyond - invested in the Euro 2020 final, we are joined by Billy Bragg and Ash Sarkar for a very special programme on the cultural significance - and what this tells us about our identity. Please like, subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84 Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones...