Life of the Party

Ampersounds Productions
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Life of the Party takes you inside the debates, personalities and politics shaping the new left party in the UK. Hosts Shanice, Jonas and Joe bring critical analysis, unfiltered takes, and lively debates about Your Party, the Greens and the future of the left. You can help to support Life of the Party by subscribing to our Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. Aug 31

    26: Imagined Communities: Should We Embrace the Nation?

    Joe and Jonas reflect on their recent trip to France to take part in the annual festival of Jean-Luc Melenchon’s radical left party, La France Insoumise, while Shanice offers some reflections on the enduring challenge presented to socialist strategy by nationalism and the nation-state. READINGS Kate Fox - Watching the English Satnam Virdee - Racism, Class and the Racialized Outsider Colson Whitehead - The Nickel Boys CREDITS Hosted by Shanice McBean, Jonas Marvin and Joe Todd. Edited by Marcus Berdaut⁠⁠⁠⁠. Design by Rachel Carr / rachelcarr.co.uk Music by Benjamin Tissot / 9INTLNTLWTYTDKVN After Hours Music by Marcus P / MADSQ4HJPOYFTZ1T Become a supporter: patreon.com/LifeoftheParty Follow us on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠This is an Ampersounds production. ⁠ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  2. Aug 17

    After Hours Preview: Who Are Reform Voters?

    We are on a summer break so this week you are getting a special preview of our brand new spin-off show, After Hours. In our very first episode of After Hours, Jonas, Joe and Shanice breakdown a recent report from the National Centre for Social Research, investigating what it says about the average Reform voter and what makes this emerging radical right coalition tick. CREDITS Hosted by Shanice McBean, Jonas Marvin and Joe Todd. Edited by Marcus Berdaut⁠⁠⁠⁠. Design by Rachel Carr / rachelcarr.co.uk Music by Benjamin Tissot / 9INTLNTLWTYTDKVN After Hours Music by Marcus P / MADSQ4HJPOYFTZ1T Become a supporter: patreon.com/LifeoftheParty Follow us on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠This is an Ampersounds production. ⁠ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    After Hours Preview: Who Are Reform Voters?

  3. Aug 3

    25: Talkin' About The Good Life

    Joe breaks down the Greater Manchester mayoral race and argues that poor candidate selection and even worse political strategy had a significant role to play in the Greens’ bad showing. While Jonas then offers us some thoughts on the contemporary challenges to reaching the Good Life, provoking a deeper conversation on how the internet and the attention economy are harming our collective bonds. READINGS John Trickett - The End of Social Democracy ⁠Christopher Nolan - The Odyssey Jonas Patrick Marvin - The Breaking of the English Working Class CREDITS Hosted by Shanice McBean, Jonas Marvin and Joe Todd. Edited by Marcus Berdaut⁠⁠. Design by Rachel Carr / rachelcarr.co.uk Music by Benjamin Tissot / 9INTLNTLWTYTDKVN After Hours Music by Marcus P / MADSQ4HJPOYFTZ1T Become a supporter: ⁠lifeoftheparty.uk⁠ Follow us on ⁠Instagram⁠. This is an Ampersounds production. CREDITS Hosted by Shanice McBean, Jonas Marvin and Joe Todd. Edited by Marcus Berdaut⁠⁠⁠⁠. Design by Rachel Carr / rachelcarr.co.uk Music by Benjamin Tissot / 9INTLNTLWTYTDKVN After Hours Music by Marcus P / MADSQ4HJPOYFTZ1T Become a supporter: patreon.com/LifeoftheParty Follow us on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠This is an Ampersounds production. ⁠ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  4. Jul 20

    24: Cruel Optimism: Can Ecosocialism Stop the Climate Crisis?

    In this week's episode, Jonas takes us through the latest wave of machinations within the Labour Party, arguing that Andy Burnham’s strategy is neither radical nor realistic. Afterwards, Joe asks some fundamental questions of eco socialist strategy, pondering to what extent we could mitigate the climate crisis and what vision of eco socialism is possible on a burning planet. READINGS C.L.R. James - The Black Jacobins Erik Olin Wright - How to Be an Anticapitalist in the Twenty-First Century China Miéville - Embassytown CREDITS Hosted by Shanice McBean, Jonas Marvin and Joe Todd. Edited by Marcus Berdaut for ⁠Ampersounds Productions⁠. Design by Rachel Carr / rachelcarr.co.uk Music by Benjamin Tissot / 9INTLNTLWTYTDKVN After Hours Music by Marcus P / MADSQ4HJPOYFTZ1T Become a supporter: lifeoftheparty.uk Follow us on Instagram. This is an Ampersounds production. CREDITS Hosted by Shanice McBean, Jonas Marvin and Joe Todd. Edited by Marcus Berdaut⁠⁠⁠⁠. Design by Rachel Carr / rachelcarr.co.uk Music by Benjamin Tissot / 9INTLNTLWTYTDKVN After Hours Music by Marcus P / MADSQ4HJPOYFTZ1T Become a supporter: patreon.com/LifeoftheParty Follow us on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠This is an Ampersounds production. ⁠ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  5. Jul 6

    23: Immigration: Is the Left Getting It Right?

    In this week's episode, Joe raises doubts about the Green Party's choice of candidate in the Manchester mayoralty - spurring wider questions about leadership on the left. After discussing the Green Party's proposals for internal democratic reform, your hosts zoom out to discuss politics' most significant wedge issue: immigration. Shanice opens by critiquing the left's go to arguments, proposing an alternative lens for viewing the critical yet divisive immigration debate. READINGS Joshua Virasami - A World Without Racism: Building Antiracist FuturesThe Productive State - A Framework for Manchesterism Margaret Kennedy - The FeastResonance FM - English Stitch Please subscribe, comment and leave a review! Hosted by Shanice McBean, Jonas Marvin and Joe Todd. Edited by Marcus Berdaut for Ampersounds Productions. Become a supporter: lifeoftheparty.uk Follow us on Instagram. This is an Ampersounds production. CREDITS Hosted by Shanice McBean, Jonas Marvin and Joe Todd. Edited by Marcus Berdaut⁠⁠⁠⁠. Design by Rachel Carr / rachelcarr.co.uk Music by Benjamin Tissot / 9INTLNTLWTYTDKVN After Hours Music by Marcus P / MADSQ4HJPOYFTZ1T Become a supporter: patreon.com/LifeoftheParty Follow us on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠This is an Ampersounds production. ⁠ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  6. Jun 22

    22: Burnham Wins Makerfield: Is It Time For a Progressive Alliance?

    Jonas runs through Burnham’s big win in Makerfield and what it might mean for the Labour Party and the country, while Joe gives a deep cut on progressive alliances, assessing their history, viability and whether the Greens should sign up. Live show London 3rd July - Get Your Tickets Readings All in: A Revolutionary Theory to Stop Climate Collapse Bitch: A Revolutionary Guide to Sex, Evolution and the Female Animal The Secret History Donna Tartt Please subscribe, comment and leave a review! Hosted by Shanice McBean, Jonas Marvin and Joe Todd. Edited by Marcus Berdaut for Ampersounds Productions. Become a supporter: lifeoftheparty.uk CREDITS Hosted by Shanice McBean, Jonas Marvin and Joe Todd. Edited by Marcus Berdaut⁠⁠⁠⁠. Design by Rachel Carr / rachelcarr.co.uk Music by Benjamin Tissot / 9INTLNTLWTYTDKVN After Hours Music by Marcus P / MADSQ4HJPOYFTZ1T Become a supporter: patreon.com/LifeoftheParty Follow us on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠This is an Ampersounds production. ⁠ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  7. Jun 8

    21: The First 6 Months of Mayor Mamdani

    Shanice opens up the episode probing why the left’s response to the killing of Henry Nowak has been so lukewarm, whilst Joe gives us a deep dive into six months of Zohran Mamdani’s mayoralty, assessing what’s gone well and what challenges might arise for the young democratic socialist politician. Live show: London 3rd July - Get your tickets! Readings Patrick Radden Keefe - London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family's Search for Truth H. V. Morton - In Search of England Asad Haider - Mistaken Identity: Race and Class in the Age of Trump Please subscribe, comment and leave a review! Hosted by Shanice McBean, Jonas Marvin and Joe Todd. Edited by Marcus Berdaut for Ampersounds Productions. Become a supporter: lifeoftheparty.uk Follow us on Instagram. This is an Ampersounds production. CREDITS Hosted by Shanice McBean, Jonas Marvin and Joe Todd. Edited by Marcus Berdaut⁠⁠⁠⁠. Design by Rachel Carr / rachelcarr.co.uk Music by Benjamin Tissot / 9INTLNTLWTYTDKVN After Hours Music by Marcus P / MADSQ4HJPOYFTZ1T Become a supporter: patreon.com/LifeoftheParty Follow us on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠This is an Ampersounds production. ⁠ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  8. May 25

    20: LIVE SHOW! Andy Burnham and British Politics After the Local Elections (Norwich Transformed)

    Who is Andy Burnham? What is Manchesterism? Should the Greens be afraid of Labour's so-called soft left? Jonas, Joe and Shanice dissect the state of British politics after the local elections, and ask where next for the Left in a rapidly disintegrating two-party system. This episode was recorded live at Norwich Transformed 2026. Please subscribe, comment and leave a review! Hosted by Shanice McBean, Jonas Marvin and Joe Todd. Edited by Marcus Berdaut for Ampersounds Productions. Become a supporter: lifeoftheparty.uk Follow us on Instagram. This is an Ampersounds production. CREDITS Hosted by Shanice McBean, Jonas Marvin and Joe Todd. Edited by Marcus Berdaut⁠⁠⁠⁠. Design by Rachel Carr / rachelcarr.co.uk Music by Benjamin Tissot / 9INTLNTLWTYTDKVN After Hours Music by Marcus P / MADSQ4HJPOYFTZ1T Become a supporter: patreon.com/LifeoftheParty Follow us on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠This is an Ampersounds production. ⁠ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Life of the Party takes you inside the debates, personalities and politics shaping the new left party in the UK. Hosts Shanice, Jonas and Joe bring critical analysis, unfiltered takes, and lively debates about Your Party, the Greens and the future of the left. You can help to support Life of the Party by subscribing to our Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    Ampersounds Productions
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    27
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Ampersounds Productions
  • Show Website
    Life of the Party

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