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In Solidarity is an openDemocracy podcast about people, power and politics, co-hosted by our editors based in London, Abuja and Montevideo and featuring guests from the around the world. Get our independent journalism delivered direct to your inbox, join the openDemocracy Newsletter today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 11/21/2025

    End Times: What Post-Socialist Societies Teach Us About Today

    We’ve normalised the idea that the world is ending, that society is tearing itself apart, that our countries — wherever we live — are falling apart. But what does that really look like? What does it feel like? What emerges in the aftermath? In this episode host Aman Sethi speaks to Renata Salecl,  a Slovenian philosopher, sociologist and political theorist to decode how the experiences of post-socialist countries can help us understand the crisis gripping the West. A Passion For Ignorance - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/8711/9780691240992 The Spoils of Freedom - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/8711/9780415073585 On Anxiety - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/8711/9780415312769 The Tyranny of Choice - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/8711/9781846681868 https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/newsletters/ In Solidarity is openDemocracy’s podcast about people, power, and politics. Support the show by visiting https://www.openDemocracy.net/donate/ Credits: Presented by Aman Sethi Story production by Ayodeji Rotinwa Audio engineering by James Battershill Theme song ‘Odyssey’ performed by Edward Abela — Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 02:30 Post socialist societies 07:22 The modern respect for cunning 08:45 Lessons from pop culture 10:16 The (mis)use of fake news 13:53 On accelerationism 16:11 The dissolution of societies 18:53 Times when nothing and everything changes 20:50 Those that enjoy life the wrong way 22:24 Neoliberal collapse Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    28 min
  2. 10/03/2025

    Now that we have to say 'genocide'

    Did Western media manufacture consent for Israel's ongoing genocide of Palestinians in Gaza? In the last two years since Hamas' attack on Israel, and the latter's bombardment of the territories of Palestine it partially occupies, mainstream media particularly in the U.S. and Europe have broken their own rules of fairness, accuracy, conflict of interest, objectivity and so-called "neutrality" in their coverage of Israel's actions.  They have often repeated the Israeli government's statements as fact without critical context or analysis; for example the fact that Israel was considered to be imposing apartheid on Palestinians long before October 7th. They have underreported or omitted major events from coverage including attacks on aid flotilla for Palestinians or Israeli declarations of intent to commit genocide. In some cases it has been discovered that some news organisations hired former soldiers of Israeli Defence Forces, as reporters without disclosing this affiliation to their audience.  Lila Hassan, an independent investigative journalist and educator who has worked closely with many outlets in the West in the last two years and prior - and has seen the media's role in shaping this conflict firsthand, joins us today to discuss how we got here and the real world harms of the media failing at delivering the one sacred thing required of journalists: the truth.  — https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/newsletters/ In Solidarity is openDemocracy’s podcast about people, power, and politics. Support the show by visiting https://www.openDemocracy.net/donate/ Credits: Presented by Ayodeji Rotinwa Edited and produced by James Battershill, Ayodeji Rotinwa Theme song ‘Odyssey’ performed by Edward Abela Clips from Boston Globe, Al Jazeera, SJS news — Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 05:45 We MUST say genocide 07:06 The tipping point 11:25 The forbidden words 14:44 Societal understanding vs Journalism 20:02 The perception of language 23:28 Western media betrays itself 27:30 Conflicts of interest in reporting 31:12 Misrepresentation from the media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    35 min

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In Solidarity is an openDemocracy podcast about people, power and politics, co-hosted by our editors based in London, Abuja and Montevideo and featuring guests from the around the world. Get our independent journalism delivered direct to your inbox, join the openDemocracy Newsletter today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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