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Oli Dugmore and New Statesman journalists confront the most influential voices of our time in extended one-on-one interviews. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. vor 2 Tagen

    Are we living through end times fascism?

    Since the publication of No Logo in 1999 - a critique of big brands and consumer culture - Naomi Klein has been one of the most influential voices in leftist politics in the world. In the past 3 decades, she’s explored the intersection of capitalism, war, climate, and conspiracies. Now in her latest work, and first written collaboration, she turns to fascism. As she sees it, we’ve entered “End Times Fascism” - a perfect storm of the rise of right-wing authoritarianism, tech evangelism, and ever-growing inequality. “The most powerful people in the world are preparing for the end of the world,” she warns with co-author Astra Taylor, “an end they themselves are frenetically accelerating.” It’s a difficult conversation to have, contemplating the destruction of our world. But if there’s one person who can articulate this clearly and precisely, it’s Naomi Klein. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Are we living through end times fascism?

  2. 7. Okt.

    How El Niño will change the UK's weather

    The summer just passed was the hottest on record. Next year, the scientists predict, will be even hotter. And what will happen between these two infernos? Respite? Wrong. More extreme weather. Storms, droughts, and floods will sweep the world in coming months. George Monbiot, environmental activist and author, joins Oli Dugmore to discuss our new climate reality, how prepared (or rather unprepared) we might be, and why governments and those in power around the world are still ignoring not just the warning signs - but the unfolding disaster. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    How El Niño will change the UK's weather

  3. 30. Sept.

    A wave of childlessness is sweeping the whole world

    In Japan, couples can rent a grandchild in order to make them feel less bereft on special occasions. In South Korea, dog stroller sales have overtaken pram sales. And in France, deaths outnumbered births for the first time since the Second World War in 2025. So what's actually going on? Award winning journalist Camilla Cavendish joins Oli Dugmore to discuss her new book, Generation Maybe: Why We're Having Fewer Children, and What It Means for Us All. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    A wave of childlessness is sweeping the whole world

  4. 23. Sept.

    Owen Jones: Hubris haunts the West

    Owen Jones burst onto the scene in 2011 with his bestselling book Chavs: the demonisation of the working class. Since then his activism and journalism has followed the ebbs and flows of the left in UK politics, his own push and pull relationship with the Labour Party - which he ultimately left in 2024. Now he wants to cast his analysis beyond Britain. He joins Oli Dugmore in this episode to discuss his new book The Fall of the West: how they really lost it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Owen Jones: Hubris haunts the West

  5. 9. Sept.

    China's history is on the table

    Fuchsia Dunlop has dedicated much of her life to eating Chinese food. If you’re interested in Chinese cuisine and culture, you may have come across her through television programmes, heard her on the radio, or cooked one of her recipes. And if you haven’t, stick around and you’ll be tempted to dive a little deeper into this extraordinary world. Fuchsia joined Oli Dugmore on the day her latest book, Five Tastes, was published, to talk about the flavours that define Chinese food, what they reveal about an ancient culture, and the political and economic factors changing Chinese cuisine - both in China and in the West. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    China's history is on the table

  6. 2. Sept.

    Life as a leftist has been a complete failure

    Alexei Sayle has never much cared for a conventional view of the world. Born in 1950s Liverpool to committed communist parents, he was named after Maxim Gorky - real name Alexei Maximovich Peshkov. Dyed-in-the-wool Marxism, in other words, was baked in from birth, and he’s Jewish on his mother's side.  His first two memoirs, Stalin Ate My Homework and Thatcher Stole My Trousers, told the story of that red upbringing. Now Sayle is back with volume three: How I've Tried to Change the World, exploring a lifetime of protests, marches, and what decades on the picket line have taught him about being a Marxist today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Life as a leftist has been a complete failure

  7. 19. Aug.

    Is Trump a Russian asset?

    In 2011, Luke Harding was ordered to leave Russia - the first Western journalist to be exiled since the fall of the Soviet Union. As the Guardian's senior correspondent, he continued to watch Russia from afar, covering WikiLeaks, Edward Snowden, and the poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko. But in recent years he crept back closer to Moscow, reporting from the front lines of the war in Ukraine. His new book, Betrayal, follows the many contours of this conflict and what they tell us about the new age of global power: What kind of control does Russia have over Donald Trump? How did North Korean soldiers end up in Ukraine? Why did a Reform leader undertake work for the Russian state for 40k? Luke Harding joins Oli Dugmore in this episode of The Exchange, a podcast from the New Statesman. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Is Trump a Russian asset?

  8. 12. Aug.

    Is Britain a liberal country?

    Most people would say that Britain is, by and large, a liberal country. Individuals have the freedom to express their individual beliefs, others are expected to accept this difference in opinion with a certain level of tolerance. Our government is decided by free and fair elections, we have a high level of personal freedom and protected rights. But Adrian Wooldridge, author and Bloomberg columnist, thinks we're getting it completely wrong in how we think about liberalism. Wooldridge joined Oli Dugmore to ask whether Britain is a liberal country shortly before discontent from both the left and right ousted Keir Starmer from office. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Is Britain a liberal country?
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