Pause the Politics

Pause the Politics

Listen in on the loosely a-political ramblings of two individuals that wish to cut through the partisan and polarised nature of the modern political world.

Episodes

  1. Max Fosh|From the Nylonsack

    13/01/2021

    Max Fosh|From the Nylonsack

    Hello and welcome to a very special episode and a new series, From The Nylonsack. This interview was incredibly exciting to film, with Max Fosh sharing some never before heard stories. The Interview goes from his humble beginnings with Street Smart on the cold streets of Newcastle, through his blossoming as Maximus Bucharest on the Zac And Jay show, his meeting with Vox Popper All Gas No Breaks, all the way up to his new venture as a stand up comedian. Of course we circle back to his education at Newcastle University, where he studied for 4 years and all without mentioning the H-word (Harrow). Make sure to follow us for more! Twitter: @PoliticsPause Instagram: @PauseThePolitics

    56 min
  2. Special Guest : American and British Judges, Courts and the Constitution (Breifly) | RBG

    23/09/2020

    Special Guest : American and British Judges, Courts and the Constitution (Breifly) | RBG

    Welcome to a very special episode of Pause the Politics which was made in lieu of the tragic death of the greatly respected Ruth Bader Ginsburg.  To gain an American perspective we invited Alex Cantave onto the show, a politics graduate and Trump supporter, to help us 'Pause The Politics' in order to understand the judiciary in some depth.   You may notice that the thumbnail this week is different from the others.  This was to pay our respects to Ruth Bader Ginsburg (hence the lace collar added to Lustita) but also as this is not part of the 'Musings' series, which will continue next week. Did you know that the executive (President) nominates judges in the US?  Or that, In California, judges gain their seat on the bench through election?  To anyone outside of the US this mix of politics into the supposedly 'blind' justice may seem unscrupulous but remains a flagship of American justice.  This is one of the many things discussed, along with: morality of private prisons, prison labour under the 13th Amendment, Justice Anthony Scalia, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, serration of powers, the UK's version of a Supreme Court (The Supreme Court Act 1981), life time  appointments (and their subsequent ages), Supreme Court flag burning, RBG election, Senator positions (such as Lisa Murkowski), Supreme Court nominations process and many more items of interest.

    1h 40m

  3. 16/08/2020

    Musings: PMQ's, Petitions and Scrutiny

    In today's episode we're discussing a prominent form of scrutiny in British politics, PMQ's.  It's fair to say that a critical stance is taken on its effectiveness, but as always with the Musings series we delve deeper than the surface issue and topics such as; the lost art of oratory, the skill of a politician, theatrics in the Commons and (somehow) Nick Clegg.  So what are you waiting for?  Give it a listen and send us your thoughts. Literature and writings: https://pausethepolitics.wordpress.com/?p=152

    42 min

  4. 09/08/2020

    Musings: Electoral Reform, First Past the Post and Single Transferable Vote

    Welcome, to our second podcast.  In todays we'll be discussing everything to do with electoral reform and Nick Clegg. Literature and writings: https://pausethepolitics.wordpress.com/?p=133

    39 min

  5. 04/08/2020

    Musings: Covid, Politicisation and Polarisation

    WEBSITE: http://pausethepolitics.tk/  LINKS FOR STUFF DISCUSSED:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mytilenian_Debate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overton_window#:~:text=The%20Overton%20window%20is%20the,is%20named%20after%20Joseph%20P. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Models_of_representation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delegate_model_of_representation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trustee_model_of_representation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdeHUGalpaE - Rory Stewart on Coronavirus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_2019_suspension_of_rebel_Conservative_MPs#:~:text=On%203%20September%202019%2C%20the,Union%20(Withdrawal)%20(No.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blair_Years https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pericles  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Famine_(Ireland) https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/uk/

    53 min
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Listen in on the loosely a-political ramblings of two individuals that wish to cut through the partisan and polarised nature of the modern political world.

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  • Creator
    Pause the Politics
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    5
  • Rating
    Clean
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