Parallel State Simon Poulter

Kate Rich and Hwa Young Jung talk with Jon Dovey about unplanned lock down life in Australia and South Korea. Recorded via phones with glitches. An end of year assessment. Time is meaningless, like holidays. Spending a lot of time in the mountains. Slow down more. Refreshing and exciting to have 3 and 5 year plans. Gant sheeting. Systems at odds with each other. Collective desire to live differently. It's not going to be all sweet.

State of the Nation meets Lisa Lovebucket and Nina Edge. The conversation hovers around the conditions of people living in Teesside and Liverpool. Lisa and Nina find out that they were at the same event in Liverpool run by the KLF. Yosser Hughes gets a blue plaque in Liverpool and the work of Buckminster Fuller in defining what work can look like is discussed. Nina Edge talks as an observer of the mass Covid-19 testing experiment during the second wave in Liverpool in November 2020, literally where the whole city was tested (or not). In conclusion wheelable PA systems and taking back control of alleyways leads us to more fertile ways of remaking the cities we live in. Don't miss.

Justin Hopper and Barbara Gallati discuss the US 2020 election aftermath, with intelligent reflections by Professor Jon Dovey. Is America built on forgetting? Can Country & Western be radical and connect with #BlackLivesMatter? Who is at the table? Is the table made yet? Trump, tension and cult politics. Includes an introductory poem by Jon Dovey, referencing 'the pig on the poke'.

A new track by Lavz for the Parallel State

New dance mix by Lavz for Parallel State

It's 30 October 2020 and in the 'UK' the second 'lockdown' is about to commence. Jo Hudson-Lett tells the moving story of two deaths in her family, including her mum. Interviewed by Jon Dovey and with a few comments by Simon Poulter, they discuss the first lockdown, how time compressed and how the second lock down feels different. There is still uncertainty, often passed between family members. Ends with a moving description of Jo talking about how her mum died and how her family could not carry out the traditional funeral process.