The James Kennedy Podcast

James Kennedy
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The official podcast of musician and author, James Kennedy. Exploring music, politics, society, books and whatever else happens along the way. Featuring awesome guests every week. Subscribe and join the conversation! Check out James's other pages at : https://linktr.ee/jameskennedyuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 19 OCT

    #76 - Mark Thomas - Activism, comedy and community

    Mark Thomas is a stand up comedian, author, playwright and political activist from the UK. He was the host of the legendary TV show, 'The Mark Thomas Comedy Product' where he mixed stand up comedy with political reporting and used pranks, stunts and undercover work to expose government and corporate crimes around the world. He is a prominent and much respected figure amongst UK political activists for his decades of investigative journalism, comedy and activism. Here we chat about his current play 'Ordinary Decent Criminal', his thoughts on the current political landscape, how we make positive change, the power of comedy and why the solution to many of our social problems might just be on our doorstep. More on Mark can be found at: https://markthomasinfo.co.uk Support the podcast at : https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jameskennedyuk More about me at : ⁠https://linktr.ee/jameskennedyuk And check out my music page at : ‪‪www.youtube.com/user/jameskennedystuff Join the Secret Society at : http://www.jameskennedystuff.com/tribe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    45 min

  2. 14 MAY

    #75 - Dr Susan Hawley - Government corruption in the Spotlight

    Dr Susan Hawley is an anti-corruption expert who has researched and campaigned against the UK's role in facilitating global corruption for over 20 years. Working formerly at Corruption Watch, she is now the Executive Director of Spotlight on Corruption. Here she explains the different ways that corruption affects our governments, why it's gotten worse, what we can do about it and more. Spotlight on Corruption can be found at: www.spotlightcorruption.org Support the podcast at : https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jameskennedyuk More about me at : ⁠https://linktr.ee/jameskennedyuk And check out my music page at : ‪https://www.youtube.com/@jameskennedystuff Join the Secret Society at : http://www.jameskennedystuff.com/tribe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    49 min

  3. 19 MAR

    #74 - Stand Up To Racism - We Demand Change 2025

    Lewis Nielsen is the anti-fascist officer at the UK Stand Up To Racism campaign. We chat about the upcoming 'We Demand Change' summit in London this March 29th featuring Jeremy Corbyn, Owen Jones, Yanis Varoufakis, Andrew Feinstein and many others. We also discuss the rise of the Far Right, inequality and how we can build a new mass movement of resistance. Stand Up To Racism are at: https://standuptoracism.org.uk The 'We Demand Change' summit is at: https://wedemandchange.uk Support the podcast at : https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jameskennedyuk More about me at : ⁠https://linktr.ee/jameskennedyuk And check out my music page at : https://open.spotify.com/artist/6Cz7SfBAwZaCLN54GAMXX3 Join the Secret Society at : http://www.jameskennedystuff.com/tribe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    29 min

  4. 6 MAR

    #73 - Toby Sebastian - making Eyes Light Up

    Toby Sebastian is a singer-songwriter and actor known for his roles in Game of Thrones, the Music of Silence, Trading Paint and Perfect Match. Here we chat about his brand new album, 'Eyes Light Up', being an independent artist, the music industry, Hollywood, songwriting and what's next. Toby can be followed at : www.instagram.com/tobysebastian1 Support the podcast at : https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jameskennedyuk More about me at : ⁠https://linktr.ee/jameskennedyuk And check out my music page at : https://open.spotify.com/artist/6Cz7SfBAwZaCLN54GAMXX3 Join the Secret Society at : http://www.jameskennedystuff.com/tribe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    39 min

  5. 20 FEB

    #72 - Ginger Wildheart - Recovery, mental health & songwriting

    Ginger Wildheart is a prolific songwriter, singer and musician known mostly as the frontman of The Wildhearts. We chat about their latest album 'Satanic Rites of The Wildhearts', Ginger's recovery and spiritual transformation, mental health, his songwriting process, the music industry and living in The Now. 'Satanic Rites of The Wildhearts' is out on March 7th. Ginger can be followed at : www.instagram.com/gingerwildheart Support the podcast at : https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jameskennedyuk More about me at : ⁠https://linktr.ee/jameskennedyuk And check out my music page at : ‪‪‪‪‪‪‪https://open.spotify.com/artist/6Cz7SfBAwZaCLN54GAMXX3 Join the Secret Society at : http://www.jameskennedystuff.com/tribe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 1m

  6. 5 FEB

    #71 - George Monbiot - How we beat The Invisible Doctrine

    George Monbiot is a renowned journalist, author and activist working mostly on environmental, political and social issues. He writes a regular column in the Guardian and has published many books including Regenesis, Captive State, Feral and many more. Here, we chat about his latest book with Peter Hutchinson, 'The Invisible Doctrine', neoliberalism, capitalism, human nature, oligarchy, democracy and how we avoid fascism. George can be followed on Bluesky at : https://bsky.app/profile/georgemonbiot.bsky.social Support the podcast at : https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jameskennedyuk More about me at : ⁠https://linktr.ee/jameskennedyuk And check out my music page at : ‪‪‪‪‪‪‪@jameskennedystuff‬ ‬ Join the Secret Society at : http://www.jameskennedystuff.com/tribe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    53 min

  7. 16 JAN

    #70 - Steven Donziger - Fighting Big Oil & the price of justice

    See the video on Youtube! Steven Donziger is a lawyer and environmental rights defender who successfully represented victims of oil dumping in Ecuador by oil company Chevron and paid the price with an unprecedented retaliation by Big Oil, which included being sued for 60 billion dollars, spending 3 years under House Arrest, 6 months in prison and the loss of his right to work and travel, still to this day. On this episode we discuss his scandalous story, what it means for activism generally, what lays ahead and his hope of a pardon from President Biden. Please support Steven at : https://www.freedonziger.com Support the podcast at : https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jameskennedyuk More about me at : ⁠https://linktr.ee/jameskennedyuk And check out my music page at : ‪‪‪‪‪https://open.spotify.com/artist/6Cz7SfBAwZaCLN54GAMXX3 Join the Secret Society at : http://www.jameskennedystuff.com/tribe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    35 min

  8. 06/10/2024

    #69 - Amanda Krieg Thomas - Music Sync uncovered

    Amanda Krieg Thomas in an Emmy nominated Music Supervisor behind the soundtracks to Big Mouth, Pitch Perfect 2, American Horror Story, The Patient, The Jeffery Dahmer Story, The People vs OJ Simpson and many, many others. She is also the author of book, 'Thinking in Sync', a regular speaker at music conventions around the world and a former member of the Board of Directors for the Guild of Music Supervisors. On this episode we discuss how music sync works, the role of the music supervisor, the state of the industry today, the future and advice for artists. 'Thinking in Sync' can be found at : www.amazon.co.uk/Thinking-Sync-Primer-Music-Supervisor-ebook/dp/B07PYQG9JN Please subscribe to the podcast for more episodes every week! Support the podcast at : https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jameskennedyuk More about me at : ⁠https://linktr.ee/jameskennedyuk And check out my music page at : ‪‪‪‪https://open.spotify.com/artist/3lEqaRUCAWev5aIuwEJadY Join the Secret Society at : http://www.jameskennedystuff.com/tribe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 6m
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The official podcast of musician and author, James Kennedy. Exploring music, politics, society, books and whatever else happens along the way. Featuring awesome guests every week. Subscribe and join the conversation! Check out James's other pages at : https://linktr.ee/jameskennedyuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    James Kennedy
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2025
  • Episodes
    76
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © James Kennedy
  • Show Website
    The James Kennedy Podcast

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